Jean Ritchie's 1959 Concert History

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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 26, 1959
Jean Ritchie The Town Hall New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 1959 –
Jul 12, 1959
1st Annual Newport Folk Festival
Odetta / Pete Seeger / The Kingston Trio / John Jacob Niles / Jean Ritchie / Leon Bibb / Jimmy Driftwood / Billy Faier / Bob Gibson / Joan Baez / Cynthia Gooding / Frank Hamilton / Kossoy Sisters / Ed McCurdy / The New Lost City Ramblers / Memphis Slim / Frank Warner / Oscar Brand / Barbara Dane / Reverend Gary Davis / The Clancy Brothers / Martha Schlamme / Tommy Makem / The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Hylo Brown and The Timberliners & Earl Scruggs / Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee / Alex Bradford Show all bands
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Freebody Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Folk Festival at Newport 1959 Vol. 1


1st Annual Newport Folk Festival
Jul 11 - 12, 1959
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Folk Festival at Newport 1959 Vol. 2


1st Annual Newport Folk Festival
Jul 11 - 12, 1959
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Folk Festival at Newport 1959 Vol. 3


1st Annual Newport Folk Festival
Jul 11 - 12, 1959
 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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