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Carols of All Seasons (Remastered) [feat. LaNoue Davenport & Robert Abramson]
17 tracks
Viper, Perry County, Kentucky, United States (1922 – 2015)
Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and Appalachian dulcimer player. Became known as "The Mother of Folk". As well as work songs and ballads, Jean knew hymns from the "Regular Baptist" church she attended in Jeff, Kentucky. These were sung as "lining out" songs, in a lingering soulful way. One of the songs they sang was Amazing Grace. She wrote some songs, including one on the effects of strip mining in Kentucky. "My… read more
Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Black Is The Color |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | Jubilee |
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| 3 | A Short Life Of Trouble |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | Old Virginny |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | O Love Is Teasin' |
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| 6 | One Morning In May [aka The Nightingale] |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Nottamun Town |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Skin And Bones |
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| 9 | My Boy Willie - Version 2 |
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| 10 | The Cuckoo |
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