Jean Ritchie

Biografie

"They were quiet, thoughtful folks, who went in for ballads, big families and educating their children. Jean's grandmother was a prime mover in the Old Regular Baptist Church, and all the traditional hymn tunes came from her. Jean's Uncle Jason was a lawyer, who remembers the big ballads like "Lord Barnard." Jean's father taught school, printed a newspaper, fitted specs, farmed and sent ten of his fourteen children to college". „Sie waren ruhige, nachdenkliche Leute, die gerne Balladen sangen und ihre großen Familien und die Bildung ihrer Kinder liebten. Jeans Großmutter spielte eine maßgebliche Rolle bei den Old Regular Baptists, und die Melodien aller traditionellen Kirchenlieder kamen von ihr. Jeans Onkel Jason... ~ de.wikipedia.org