Jean Ritchie Folk Music of Ireland and Scotland Recordings

Collection — Container: 1

Identifier: BCA 0145 SAA 145

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of audio recordings of musical performances and narrative made by Jean Ritchie during her time as a Fulbright scholar in the British Isles from 1952 to 1953. These recordings are a portion of her collecting in Ireland and Scotland. None from her recordings in England are included.

Listen To Recordings / Read Play Lists

Dates

created: 1952 - 1953

Creator

Ritchie, Jean -- 1922-2015 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations. Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. Some recordings are available online.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.

Extent

1.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jean Ritchie (1922-2015), was a Kentucky singer and song writer. She recieved a Fulbright scholarship in 1952 and 1953, to study the links between her family's music traditions and those from England, Ireland, and Scotland. She tape recorded many hours of performances and interviews. Irish performers include Con O'Shea, Lilly Moore, Sarah Makem, Maggie Hughes, F. Keating, John Hoare, Michael Cronin, Micheal Reagh, Sean O'Tuama, Elizabeth Cronin, and Seamis Ennis. Instrumentation includes Irish pipes, fiddle, and guitar. Scottish songs and ballads are sung by Jimmy McBeath, Elizabeth White, Jeannie Robertson, Blin Robbin, Isaac Higgins, and others.Her husband, George Pickow accompanied her, photographing Seamus Ennis, Leo Rowsome, Sarah Makem and other musicians.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged as follows:

1. Original recordings in open reel format

2. Reference copies in CD format

The collection was arranged by Harry Rice, Sound Archivist. The finding aid was created in August 2015 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist and Harry Rice.