Jean Ritchie
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Culture (language, religion, ethnicity, etc.):
Ritchie (1922-2015) was an enormously important Appalachian singer and songwriter. She was friends with the Seeger family. She was largely responsible for popularizing the lap dulcimer in folk circles around the U.S.
Biographical article: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/06/jean-ritchie-1922-2015/
Archival photographs of Ritchie during her artist in residency at UC Santa Cruz in 1978
Songs Composed
| Black waters | RA: Earthcare | p. 42 |
| Come Fare Away with Me | RUS: Sea | p. 200 |
| God Bless the Moon | RUS: Lullabies | p. 132 |
| The L and N Don't Stop Here Anymore | RUS: Mountain | p. 147 |
| Let the sun shine down on me | RA: Gospel | p. 115 |
| Now Is the Cool of the Day | RUS: Ecology | p. 36 |
| Peace Round | RUS: Sacred | p. 195 |
| Pretty Saro | RUS: Mountain | p. 149 |
| What'll I Do With This Baby-o? | RUS: Home | p. 113 |
Song Videos
| Barbara Allen | RUS: Ballads | p. 7 |
| Black Is the Color | RUS: Ballads | p. 8 |
| Black waters | RA: Earthcare | p. 42 |
| The Cuckoo | RA: Oldtime | p. 186 |
| Fiddle-i-fee | RA: Play | p. 211 |
| Flower Carol | RUS: Outdoors | p. 152 |
| Kitty Alone | RA: Lullabies | p. 160 |
| The L and N Don't Stop Here Anymore | RUS: Mountain | p. 147 |
| Let the sun shine down on me | RA: Gospel | p. 115 |
| Now Is the Cool of the Day | RUS: Ecology | p. 36 |
| One Morning in May | RUS: Creativity | p. 25 |
| Peace Round | RUS: Sacred | p. 195 |
| Pretty Saro | RUS: Mountain | p. 149 |
| Shady Grove | RUS: Mountain | p. 149 |
| There was a pig went out to dig | RA: Ballads | p. 6 |
| What'll I Do With This Baby-o? | RUS: Home | p. 113 |
