Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie

Birthday: 1922-12-08

Place of Birth: Viper, Kentucky, USA

Biography: Jean Ruth Ritchie was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk".

Movies

Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New Yor...

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Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

In the early 1960s, when Greenwich Village was bursting with a folk music revival, the Friends of Ol...

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Next of Kin
Next of Kin

Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothe...

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