Jean Ritchie is a musical treasure. Compass Records will shortly release Dear Jean a collection of artists performing selections from Jean’s repertoire of collected and composed tunes. That CD is the inspiration for this week’s program. I submit some of my favorite tunes and artists associated with Jean along with a few selections from the new CD and from Jean as well. Jean Ritchie is so much more than a dulcimer player as you will see.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways

Lois Hornbostel / “Southern Aristocracy-Sail Away, Ladies” / Dulcimer
        Jubilee Alarka
John McCutcheon, Tim O’Brien et al / “Black Waters” / Dear Jean /
        Compass
Jean Ritchie & Sons / “Mountain Born” / Mountain Born / Greenhays
Richard & Mimi Farina / “Pack Up Your Sorrows” / Greatest
        Folksingers of the ‘Sixties / Vanguard

Jeannie Robertson / “When My Apron It Hung Low” / Field Trip /
        Greenhays
Jean Ritchie / “Careless Love” / Field Trip / Greenhays
Magpie / “Farewell to the Mountains” / Dear Jean / Compass
William Coulter & Barry Phillips / “Like Pretty Birds-Come Life,
        Shaker Life” / Music on the Mountain / Gourd
Lois Hornbostel / “Sugar Hill-Cluck Old Hen-Fly Around, My Pretty
        Little Miss” Dulcimer Jubilee / Alarka

Joni Mitchell / “All I Want” / Blue / Reprise
Claudia Schmidt / “Beaver Island Jubilee-For the Birds-Replenish” /
        New Goodbyes Old Helloes / Flying Fish
Bruce Cockburn / “Vagabondage” / In The Falling Dark / ESP

Jean Ritchie & Mike Seeger / “Deep Shady Grove” / Third Annual
        Farewell Reunion / Rounder
Robbie O’Connell / “Pretty Saro” / Dear Jean / Compass

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways