Jean Ritchie's Kentucky Mother Goose: Songs and Stories from My Childhood

by Susan Brumfield and Jean Ritchie

Book Overview

Jean Ritchie's Kentucky Mother Goose is a collection of songs, rhymes and stories recalled by Jean from her own childhood. The youngest of 14 children in a singing family from Viper, Kentucky, she grew up surrounded by the ballads, hymns, play-party songs, singing games and dulcimer tunes that comprised the Ritchie Family repertoire. Her 1955 book, Singing Family of the Cumberlands, portrays the rich musical life of the Ritchies: Jean's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149500788X
• ISBN13: 9781495007880
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.1"