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Singing Family of the Cumberlands Paperback - 1988

by Jean Ritchie

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The "singing family" of which Jean Ritchie writes is that of her parents, Balis and Abigail Ritchie, and their fourteen children, all born and reared in Viper, Kentucky, deep in the Cumberland Mountains. Jean, the youngest of the clan, grew up to be a world renowned folksinger. But she was hardly unique in the family. All the Ritchies sang--when they worked, when they prayed, when they rejoiced, even when tragedy struck.

Singing Family of the Cumberlands is both an appealing account of family life and a treasury of American folklore and folksong. In the deceptively simple but picturesque language of rural Kentucky, Jean Ritchie tells of a way of life now nearly vanished and of a gentle, upright people shielded from the outside world by forbidding mountain ranges, preserving the traditions of their forebears.

Foremost among those traditions were the British folksongs brought from England by James Ritchie in 1768. Even in a region noted for its wealth of folksongs, the Ritchies' inheritance was exceptional. Forty-two of the family's beloved songs are woven through Jean Ritchie's narrative, complete with words and often musical scores. Each song evokes a memory for Jean--hoeing corn, stirring off molasses, telling ghost stories, singing a dying baby to its eternal rest. Songs lightened the burden of poverty for the Ritchies and brought them joy and solace.

Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, Singing Family of the Cumberlands will delight readers in all walks of life.

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  • Title Singing Family of the Cumberlands
  • Author Jean Ritchie
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Kentucky, Lexington
  • Publication date 1988-09-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780813101866 / 0813101867
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.54 x 0.8 in (21.64 x 14.07 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Geographic Orientation: Kentucky
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Ritchie, Jean, Folk singers - Appalachian Region - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88017337
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Jean Ritchie continues to perform at folk festivals, to record, and to publish music.

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