October 3, 2021

Precious Memories: Jean Ritchie Sings Folk and Country Song

Folkways Records – FA 2427
Folkways Records – FA 2427

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
A1 The Little Rosebud Casket (3:11)
A2 The Gypsy's Warning (2:39)
A3 The Poor and Rambling Boy (3:51)
A4 Jim Blake (4:32)
A5 Bury Me Beneath the Willow (2:36)
A6 No Sir (2:14)
A7 The Printer's Bride (3:53)
A8 Pretty Betty Martin (1:43)
B1 Precious Memories (3:28)
B2 The Great Speckled Bird (2:43)
B3 Sweet Willie (2:01)
B4 Two Little Children - The Orphan's Last Plea (1:35)
B5 The Most Fair Beauty Bright (2:23)
B6 The Maple on the Hill (3:02)
B7 The Wreck on the Highway (2:07)
B8 Go Dig My Grave (2:06)
[Credits]
Jean Ritchie (dulcimer/guitar/vocals) Accompanied by Arthur Rosenbaum, Eric Weissberg and Marshall Brickman
Liner Notes: Jean Ritchie, Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: George Pickow
[Notes]
Today, it's hard to imagine songs like "Rosewood Casket" or "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" as new-fangled pop songs, "hillbilly music" adored by the young and controversial to everyone else. Famed ballad singer Jean Ritchie shares some of the popular songs that caught her fancy as a youth.

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