Jean ritchie was born into a large and musical family in viper, kentucky in 1922. Jean ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk singer and appalachian dulcimer player. He has since released the book as a pdf file that is free to the world. We have been honored to be the authorized builders of the jean ritchie dulcimer since the early part of the l980s. She accompanies herself on the appalachian mountain dulcimer.
This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruction. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie softcover. Jean ritchie and appalachian folk music happy birthday jean, american folk music. You can teach yourself dulcimer by madeline macneil. This video provides sound comparisons among mcspadden, blue lion, papaws dulcimers, magowan dulcimers, and clemmer dulcimers made from a variety of woods. Jean ritchies dulcimer people bridges the gap between the old time players and. Shall we gather at the river dulcimer tab version 1, version 2, version 3. An instructional record by jean ritchie on amazon music. Jean ritchies the dulcimer book has an old photograph of mrs. Blue lion instruments builders of fine, handcrafted, mountain dulcimers and acoustic guitars. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book jean ritchie anyone, regardless of musical experience, will be able to play the songs and tunes that jean teaches.
Homespun traditional mountain dulcimer ritchie bookcd. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. Lee cagle music the story of my blue lion dulcimer. Of course, what makes a given dulcimer book effective is partly a matter. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Shop and buy traditional mountain dulcimer sheet music. Ive enjoyed the sound of the mountain aka appalachian dulcimer since first. The website offers an archive of outofprint editions free of charge. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie, other. Other stuff not bass related started by trabeen, jun 14, 20. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jeans. The ritchie family was very much a part of the appalachian folk tradition, and had committed over 300 songs including hymns, traditional love songs, ballads, childrens game songs, etc.
Amazing grace aunt rhody the ballad of jesse james banks of the ohio beautiful brown eyes beware, oh take care bile them cabbage down billy boy bluetail fly buffalo gals camptown races clementine chewing gum the coo coo crawdad song daisy on a bicycle. I play noterdrone style music on it and like its ease of play. Her career bridged traditional and modern forms of folk music. Jean ritchie brought a mountain dulcimer out of the hills of kentucky to new york city where it was discovered by an entire new generation of musicians.
She is a folk singer from kentucky that plays the dulcimer. Blue lion price list effective june 15, 2015 blue lion musical instruments 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453 805 4385569. Modal tunings contribute to the dulcimers curiously foreign sound, creating that simultaneous strangeness and familiarity that is the charm of so much folk music. Read the dulcimer book by jean ritchie available from rakuten kobo. Blue lion are identified by roman numerals, but i changed to arabic numbers because some computer fonts make the distinction between one and l difficult. A repair on a blue lion jean ritchie model mountain dulcimer.
It is available with either the partial scroll peghead shown or a flat guitarstyle peghead at no extra charge. Hammered dulcimer, alto voice, bass voice, keyboard, soprano voice, tenor voice satb, pno, bass, gtr. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Take my life and let it be dulcimer tab version 1, version 2 this little light of mine dulcimer tab version 1, version 2 the king of love my shepherd is dulcimer tab version 1 to god be the glory. Articles by jean ritchie a dulcimer round from jean ritchie. As well as work songs and ballads, jean knew hymns from the regular baptist church she attended in jeff, kentucky. Guitar tuningsdulcimer musica case of youmountain dulcimerblue. For fit and finish, the quality of the instrument is very very good. The lower bout on the bass side was completely destroyed so this was the patch used. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book. Included with the instrument is the hard case pictured, plus a few dulcimer picks and a humidifier. She was born into a singing family in viper, kentucky, in the cumberland mountains of the eastern part of the state.
The back, sides and peghead and tailpiece are the last pieces of wood left from the same board used to construct the first dulcimer we made for jean ritchie. As she tells it, this led to her forever being asked at performances and appearances, which album has the most dulcimer. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie softcover sheet music. The story of my blue lion dulcimer for some time, i had wanted a koa dulcimer built by bob and janita baker of blue lion instruments. American folk singer jean ritchie sings the traditional appalachian old time song of english origins, hangman. In her youth she learned folksongs in the traditional way orally. Jean ritchies dulcimer people by jean ritchie, 1975, oak publications edition, in. These were sung as lining out songs, in a lingering soulful way. Jean ritchie, the recipient of the bess lomax hawes national heritage fellowship, is a significant musician and songwriter, as well as a cultural activist and chronicler of her home region. This book gives the traditional background and history of the moutain dulcimer in her kentucky hometown, as well as its distant ancestors in europe. This book presents traditional and original blues tunes that have delighted his. Jean ruth ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk music singer, songwriter, and appalachian dulcimer player. Heres a link to a wonderful article about bob and janita baker, who make the fine dulcimers featured here at wildwood music. Dulcimer song book download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
The strumstick and mountain dulcimer music book 5th edition 100 songs song titles. Woodworkers journal classic projects are scans of muchloved woodworking plans from our. Blue lion koa dulcimer click to read the story lee playing at the saturday night concert for the chattanooga dulcimer festival with jess eisley on guitar, jeff hames on mountain dulcimer, and bill beno on percussion. We are proud and honored to be the authorized builders of the jean ritchie dulcimer. Jean ritchie the dulcimer book, 1974 and others have speculated that the. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jeans specifications. In addition to choosing an instrument that has a sound that you find pleasing, be sure that a prospective dulcimer has high quality geared tuners, an action that is comfortable to you, and. In her book, dulcimer people, jean ritchie recalls how she first taught him the dulcimer. Dulcimer players news is a quarterly magazine and cd filled with instruction, interviews, and stories for and about dulcimer enthusiasts. Thirtyeight alltime favorite dulcimer solos penned artistically by colorados bud and donna ford.
This one is a top of the line model 2r, with its fancy rose inlay, and optional brass soundhole decoration. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and dulcimer tablature. The youngest child of balis ritchie and the former abigail hall, jean ruth ritchie was born on dec. The dulcimer has a walnut fingerboard overlay with mother of pearl position markers in frets 3, 7, 10 and 14. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. O love is teasin by jean ritchie unknown date of recording. Ruth barrett is an internationally known mountain dulcimer artist and singer. The style i dulcimer is built with bookmatched solid walnut back and sides and a western red cedar soundboard. We build standard, bass, baritone, acoustic jam and soprano fretted dulcimers and offer dulcimer strings and other dulcimer related accessories. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Lee cagles blue smoke risin on the mountain dulcimer. There were moments when i heard people like jean ritchie sing so wonderfully with their instruments. I, luckily, came by it used though in likenew condition.
Thank you for purchasing this woodworkers journal classic project plan. My first dulcimer was definitely a starter, but i have played a blue lion dulcimer since i purchased one from janita at the old memphis dulcimer festival in about 1992. And the instrument was a custom order so is not exactly what you will see on the blue lion website. Dave has released seven dulcimer instructional bookscds, four instrumental. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jean s specifications. Jean ritchie singing shady grove and playing the mountain dulcimer in the 1960s, folk music became a major force in american popular music. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Roy book binder has been singing, playing guitar, and writing songs since the 60s. Leah smith of big laurel, kentucky, playing the dulcimer with a bow instead of a pick, with the tail of the dulcimer held in the players lap, and the headstock resting on a table pointing away from her. Although jean ritchie is associated with the appalachian lap dulcimer, an instrument she largely introduced along with richard farina to the emerging folk revival of the 1960s, she seldom features it on more than a handful of tracks on her many albums. The youngest of 14 children, she studied at viper high school.