Jean Ritchie Memorial Concert to be Held 11/20

The Folk Music Society of NY celebrates Jean Ritchie, the "Mother of Folk", her life and music with a gathering to sing the songs that have inspired and touched so many. The concert takes place at 7:30pm at St John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, Manhattan (just West of 7th Avenue). Contribution: General public $25, Folk Society members $20. Tickets are available at the door or online at: http://jeanritchie.bpt.me .

Ritchie embodies the folk tradition, born to a ballad singing family of eastern Kentucky.

"[Jean] brought hundreds of traditional songs from her native Appalachia to a wide audience - singing of faith and unfaithfulness, murder and revenge, love unrequited and love lost - and in the process helped ignite the folk song revival of the mid-20th century." The New York Times

This celebration of Jean's life and music brings together a number of performers whose lives were touched by Jean. This special evening organized by Dan Schatz includes Jean's sons Jon and Peter Pickow; Cathy Fink and

Marcy Marxer; Susie Glaze; Lorraine and Bennett Hammond; Mick Lane; Lisa Null; Tom Paxton; Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen; Dan Schatz; Ken Schatz; Happy Traum; and Heather Wood.

St John's Lutheran Church is half a block west of the #1 train - Christopher Street stop or a short walk from the West 4th St. station on the A, C, D, E of F trains.