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Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie


Jean Ritchie (born 1922) is an American folk singer and Appalachian dulcimer player. Became known as "The Mother of Folk". As well as work songs and ballads, Jean knew hymns from the "Regular Baptist" church she attended in Jeff, Kentucky. These were sung as "lining out" songs, in a lingering soulful way. One of the songs they sang was Amazing Grace. She wrote some songs, including one on the effects of strip mining in Kentucky.

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A Farmer's Wife

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Brightest and Best

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Wassail Song

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The Bluebird Song

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Wife of Usher's Well

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The Mixolydian Mode

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Open the Window

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The Holy Well

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No Sir

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Black Waters

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