Jean Ritchie - Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Jean Ritchie is a national treasure, one of America's finest and best known traditional singers. She grew up in Viper, Kentucky, and is part of a large family, the famous InchSinging Ritchies of Kentucky.Inch the ballads on this recording are outstanding Appalachian versions of the InchChild ballads,Inch English and Scottish narrative songs collected and published by scholar Francis James Child in the late 19th century. The songs tell of true and lost love, jealousy, treachery, grief, death, and the supernatural. This landmark Folkways recording brings her clear, pure voice and timeless songs to new generations of listeners. Album Tracks 1. The Unquiet Grave 2. Little Devils 3. Sweet William and Lady Margaret 4. There Lived An Old Lord 5. Wife of Usher's Well 6. Cherry Tree Carol 7. Edward 8. Gentle Fair Jenny 9. Lord Randall 10. Little Musgrave (Matty Groves)

Perhaps the best-known of the Scottish ballad singers regularly touring in this country, Jean often has been featured on the Prairie Home Companion. We think this is one of her most beautiful recordings. You'll love it, too. The Gairdner and the Plooman; I'll Lay Ye Doon, Love; the Gairdner Child; Wars o' High Germanie; Silver Tassie; the Rantin' Dog, the Daddy O'T; Hishie Ba; My Ain Countrie; Matt Hyland; the London Ba'; Kilbogie; A' the Week Yer Man's Awa'; Johnnie o' Braidiesley; Farewell He; Bonny Gallowa' and Eileen Aroon. Album Tracks 1. The Gairdner and the Plooman 2. I'll Lay Ye Doon, Love 3. The Gairdner Child [Child 219] 4. Wars O' High Germanie 5. Silver Tassie 6. The Rantin' Dog, the Daddie O't 7. Hishie Ba 8. My Ain Countrie 9. Matt Hyland 10. The London Ba' 11. Kilbogie 12. A the Wek Yer Man's Awa 13. Johnnie O' Braidiesley [Child 114] 14. Farewell He 15. Bonny Gallowa' 16. Eileen Aroon

This collection of ballads from the Kentucky mountains comes from the repertoire of Betty Garland, who learned them from her family. She writes, InchI did my best to sing these songs the way I have always heard them so that the original and beautiful tunes of the mountain people won't be lost.Inch Album Tracks 1. Lovin' Nancy 2. East Virginia 3. Ole Gum Boots and Leggins 4. I Saw the Pale Moon Shining on Mother's White Tombstone 5. Two Little Orphans 6. Broken Engagement 7. Little Rosewood Casket 8. One Morning in May 9. Love My Darlin' O 10. The Drunkard's Dream 11. Don't Sell Daddy Anymore Whiskey 12. Don't Ever Make True Lovers Part 13. Ten Thousand Miles 14. Katy Dory