Jean Ritchie is an American folk singer, songwriter, and dulcimer player from rural Kentucky who, upon moving to New 
		York City in the 1940s, became known as the "Mother of Folk." Host Sam Litzinger and archivist Jeff Place discuss 
		the life and music of Jean Ritchie with guest Stephanie Smith, assistant archivist at the Smithsonian Center for 
		Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Jean Ritchie is an American folk singer, songwriter, and dulcimer player from rural Kentucky who, upon moving to New York City in the 1940s, became known as the "Mother of Folk." Host Sam Litzinger and archivist Jeff Place discuss the life and music of Jean Ritchie with guest Stephanie Smith, assistant archivist at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Jean Ritchie

Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways is 
	an audio journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes 
	eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. Host Sam Litzinger 
	and archivist Jeff Place comb the stacks for music and 
	stories about this historic record label for monthly 
	broadcasts that feature newly digitized audio, including 
	rare outtakes, interviews, and never-before-heard recordings. 
	Programs cover American folk icons, emerging artists who are 
	continuing and transforming musical traditions around the 
	world, and the sounds of our everyday lives, from the 
	natural environment to the office desk. Interviews with 
	Smithsonian Folkways staff and the artists bring a fresh, 
	behind-the-scenes perspective to a record label that 
	preserves a national musical treasure, documents "people’s 
	music" from around the world, and connects people to their 
	own and others’ heritage. New episodes air monthly on Sunday 
	evenings at 6 p.m. on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, D.C., and 
	often on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. This project was made 
	possible with the generous support of the Smithsonian Women's 
	Committee.

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Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways is an audio journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. Host Sam Litzinger and archivist Jeff Place comb the stacks for music and stories about this historic record label for monthly broadcasts that feature newly digitized audio, including rare outtakes, interviews, and never-before-heard recordings. Programs cover American folk icons, emerging artists who are continuing and transforming musical traditions around the world, and the sounds of our everyday lives, from the natural environment to the office desk. Interviews with Smithsonian Folkways staff and the artists bring a fresh, behind-the-scenes perspective to a record label that preserves a national musical treasure, documents "people’s music" from around the world, and connects people to their own and others’ heritage. New episodes air monthly on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, D.C., and often on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country. This project was made possible with the generous support of the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

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