Folk, bluegrass, and country music. Various performers. Compact discs. Includes brief notes on Jean Ritchie principally by Fiona Ritchie and Wendell Barry.
Contents:
(spoken word) Jubilee (Kathy Mattea and friends) -- Now is the cool of the day (Molly Andrews) -- The L & N don't stop here anymore (Robin and Linda Williams with John Jennings) -- Morning come, Maria's gone (Janis Ian) -- Lord Bateman (Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen) -- High hills and mountains (Al, Alice, and Ruth) -- Young man who wouldn't raise corn (Peggy Seeger) -- West Virginia mine disaster (Susie Glaze) -- With Kitty I'll go (Mick Lane with Pat Broaders) -- I celebrate life (spoken word) (Pete Seeger) -- Pretty Betty Martin (Kathy-Reid Naiman) -- Shady grove (Sparky and Rhonda Rucker) -- The cuckoo (Sam Amidon) -- Thousand mile blues (Dan Schatz) -- Blue diamond mines (Riki Schneyer) -- The bluebird song (John McCutcheon) -- Go dig my grave (Dale Ann Bradley and Alison Brown) -- Jubilee (Kathy Mattea and friends) -- (instrumental) The peace round (Jean Ritchie and friends). Let the sun shine down on me (Kim and Reggie Harris) -- My dear companion (Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer) -- Last old train's a-leavin' (Peter Pickow, Jon Pickow, and Kenny Kosek) -- Wintergrace (Debra Cowan and John Roberts) -- Pretty Saro (Robbie O'Connell) -- Fair Nottamun Town (Elizabeth LaPrelle) -- Golden ring around the Susan girl (instrumental) (Matt Brown) -- I've been a foreign lander (Atwater-Donnelly) -- One more mile (Rachel Davis) -- Farewell to the mountains (Magpie) -- I've got a mother (Starry Mountain Singers) -- Jemmy Taylor-O (Big Medicine) -- Brightest and best (Lorraine and Bennett Hammond) -- Hangman (Ralston Bowles and May Erlewine-Bernard) -- Jackaro (Archie Fisher) -- Who killed Cock Robin? (Oscar Brand and Jean Ritchie) -- Twilight a-stealing (the Ritchie Nieces) -- The peace round (Jean Ritchie and friends).
Summary:
Kentuckian Jean Ritchie was born in 1922 and was immersed in the traditional songs of the area. She taught music to children in New York where she befriended Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and Oscar Brand. She recorded several albums in the '50s and wrote songs that were recorded by Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, and Linda Ronstadt. Her songwriting has helped preserve the music traditions of Kentucky. Now her music is being covered by her fans and admirers as a thank you for her years of inspiration.
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