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I re-rated this to upgrade to a class B article. I would consider the importance to be at least Mid, due to international recognition. I have rated her Mid in the "Roots" class. Pustelnik ( talk) 23:10, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't the following information be included in the main article?
from the website Musician's Guide:
96.250.132.201 ( talk) 16:42, 13 July 2008 (UTC)July 13, 2008
In the wikipedia entry for Jean Ritchie, there is a claim that is unverified: "In the mid-thirties Alan Lomax recorded in Kentucky for the Library of Congress's Archive of Folk Song. Among the people he recorded were The Singing Ritchies."
Please cite any and all sources for this claim. We can find no record of these recordings in the American Folklife Center archives at the Library of Congress. Please show evidence that Alan Lomax recorded Jean Ritchie or any of the Ritchie family before 1946.
Thanks.
Bertram Lyons Folklife Specialist American Folklife Center Library of Congress —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertramlyons ( talk • contribs) 16:00, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
http://research.culturalequity.org/rc-b2/get-audio-ix.do?ix=recording&id=1850&idType=performerId&sortBy=abc 139 recordings by Alan Lomax featuring Jean Ritchie. As best I can see she was first recorded in the forties, which is also when the only other kentucky recordings are listed. Probably Lomax began recording in the thirties. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.62.23 ( talk) 22:56, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Her son Jon is a musician. I believe I saw mention of another son whose name I do not recall. 1archie99 ( talk) 14:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
- Is it worth adding that Merrill Garbus, aka Tune-yards, is a distant cousin? https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/festivals/tune-yards-goes-fantasy-record-shopping-at-le-guess-who
Please help Can't get this info to be recognized when added to info box. |spouse = George Pickow (1950–December 10, 2010) 1archie99 ( talk) 12:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm embarrassed to have confused her momentarily just now with Jean Redpath! Perhaps just my quirk, but if others do the same, save time by profiting from my error.
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Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and songwriter who was known for playing the Appalachian dulcimer. Born to a family of folk singers in Viper, Perry County, Kentucky, Ritchie was the youngest of 14 siblings. As a child, her father Balis barred his children to play the dulcimer, but Ritchie defied his injunction and began playing the dulcimer in secret. Thus, by the time her father began teaching her how to play, she was already accustomed to the instrument so her father labeled her as a "natural born musician". By playing the dulcimer on many of her albums and writing tutorials, Ritchie popularized the instrument, making her ultimately responsible for the revival of the Appalachian dulcimer, and earning her the nickname "Mother of Folk". Photograph credit: Associated Press
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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 16:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I re-rated this to upgrade to a class B article. I would consider the importance to be at least Mid, due to international recognition. I have rated her Mid in the "Roots" class. Pustelnik ( talk) 23:10, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't the following information be included in the main article?
from the website Musician's Guide:
96.250.132.201 ( talk) 16:42, 13 July 2008 (UTC)July 13, 2008
In the wikipedia entry for Jean Ritchie, there is a claim that is unverified: "In the mid-thirties Alan Lomax recorded in Kentucky for the Library of Congress's Archive of Folk Song. Among the people he recorded were The Singing Ritchies."
Please cite any and all sources for this claim. We can find no record of these recordings in the American Folklife Center archives at the Library of Congress. Please show evidence that Alan Lomax recorded Jean Ritchie or any of the Ritchie family before 1946.
Thanks.
Bertram Lyons Folklife Specialist American Folklife Center Library of Congress —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertramlyons ( talk • contribs) 16:00, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
http://research.culturalequity.org/rc-b2/get-audio-ix.do?ix=recording&id=1850&idType=performerId&sortBy=abc 139 recordings by Alan Lomax featuring Jean Ritchie. As best I can see she was first recorded in the forties, which is also when the only other kentucky recordings are listed. Probably Lomax began recording in the thirties. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.62.23 ( talk) 22:56, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Her son Jon is a musician. I believe I saw mention of another son whose name I do not recall. 1archie99 ( talk) 14:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
- Is it worth adding that Merrill Garbus, aka Tune-yards, is a distant cousin? https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/festivals/tune-yards-goes-fantasy-record-shopping-at-le-guess-who
Please help Can't get this info to be recognized when added to info box. |spouse = George Pickow (1950–December 10, 2010) 1archie99 ( talk) 12:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm embarrassed to have confused her momentarily just now with Jean Redpath! Perhaps just my quirk, but if others do the same, save time by profiting from my error.
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Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and songwriter who was known for playing the Appalachian dulcimer. Born to a family of folk singers in Viper, Perry County, Kentucky, Ritchie was the youngest of 14 siblings. As a child, her father Balis barred his children to play the dulcimer, but Ritchie defied his injunction and began playing the dulcimer in secret. Thus, by the time her father began teaching her how to play, she was already accustomed to the instrument so her father labeled her as a "natural born musician". By playing the dulcimer on many of her albums and writing tutorials, Ritchie popularized the instrument, making her ultimately responsible for the revival of the Appalachian dulcimer, and earning her the nickname "Mother of Folk". Photograph credit: Associated Press
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