Jean Ritchie

Voice of Appalachia

Jean Ritchie (1922–2015) was one of America’s finest and most beloved traditional singers, considered a national treasure for her work in preserving folkways. The eastern Kentucky coal country where she was raised proved creative fodder for composing such songs as “Blue Diamond Mines,” “Black Waters,” and “The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore.” Ritchie is in large part responsible for the revival and popularization of the Appalachian dulcimer, which she often used to accompany her songs.

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Jean Ritchie Celebration of Life: Her Songs…her poems

referenced: Ritchie, Jean
: Geordie Music Publishing, Inc.

Description (Brief): Jean Ritchie Celebration of Life: Her Songs…her poems (New York: Geordie Music Publishing, Inc., 1971). The book features original music and arrangements by Jean Ritchie and photographs by her husband George Pickow.
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Nancy B. Hoffman and Elliot L. Hoffman

1971

ID Number: 2016.0274.04
accession number: 2016.0274
catalog number: 2016.0274.04

Object Name: book

Physical Description: paper (overall material); ink (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in x 3/8 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x .9525 cm

place made: United States: New York, New York City

National Museum of American History

Record ID: nmah_1822735

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-56a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Jean Ritchie

Voice of Appalachia

Jean Ritchie Celebration of Life: Her Songs…her poems

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