Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame

Subject: Folklore: Jean Ritchie
From: Peace
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 01:40 AM

"October 30 - Long Island Music Hall of Fame :
Tom [Paxton] will present Jean Ritchie for induction."

Haven't seen a thread on this yet.

Congratulations, ma'am.

Bruce

Subject: RE: Folklore: Jean Ritchie
From: Cluin
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 01:44 AM

YES!

Congrats from this seat as well.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Little Robyn
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 02:05 AM

Wonderful!
You're appreciated here in NZ as well.
Robyn

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 03:34 AM

& here, too

sandra

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: maeve
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 05:52 AM

That's a well-earned honor! Congratulations from Maine as well.

Thank you to Jean for years of splendid music. Thanks to Bruce for noticing and posting the thread.

maeve

More information here
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Quote from Press Release, here

"The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Second Induction Award Ceremony and Fundraising Gala will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 7 PM at the Garden City Hotel, 45 Seventh Street in Garden City, New York.

The second induction class includes Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Aaron Copland, The Ramones, Simon and Garfunkel, Blue Oyster Cult, Jean Ritchie, Carole King, Arlo Guthrie, Public Enemy, Kenny Vance, The Good Rats, The Tokens, Guy Lombardo, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Bob Buchmann, LL Cool J, Eddie Money, Beverly Sills, Walter Becker, Pat Benatar, Barbra Streisand and Marvin Hamlisch. "

LIMHOF will also present its 2007 Music Educator of Note Award to Herbert A. Deutsch, Professor Emeritus of Hofstra University and a leading music pioneer, teacher, composer and mentor for more than 40 years. They will also present the 2008 Music Educator of Note Award..." to John Mcneur"

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 07:36 AM

I can only hope the others on that list are honored to be mentioned alongside Jean. To me, any and all awards and recognitions of her contributions to the world are overdue and inadequate.

But congratulations anyway Jean.....although you deserve far more. Say, now that I think of it, NONE of the others made the Mudcat Cafe Hall of Fame! Now that was really an honor huh? (;<))

Spaw

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Cool Beans
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 10:59 AM

Holy cow! That's the SECOND round of honorees? Who was in the first? Billy Joel and God?

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: topical tom
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 11:20 AM

Congratulations! A much-deserved award.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 11:28 AM

Good company! Congratulations!

SRS

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: maeve
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 12:41 PM

Cool Beans, here's a link to the first group honored:


The First Class of Honorees

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Mark Ross
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 01:11 PM

Long may she wave! Congratulations Jean!


Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 01:20 PM

The same from Litchfield County Connecticut !!! All the best and Congratulations .. Guy

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 01:59 PM

congratulations you deserve it.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Big Mick
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 02:14 PM

Professionally, and in person, this is one of the great folks ever. We all know what a legendary performer Jean Ritchie is, and we all know that her collecting work, her performing career, her writing, it is all the stuff that makes our heritage come alive. Her work will far outlive us all. But when you meet this person, you then realize that greatness of spirit, the loving soul that resides within, the sense that you have met one of the most genuinely nice people that God has ever blessed you to meet, then you know how much she really deserves all the honors that can be bestowed upon her. To me, this is one of the greatest awards she has ever received. That is because it is from her neighbors, from her community.

Well done, darling friend Jean. Congratulations to you, to George, to Jon, and to all that bask in the warmth of your loving presence.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Cool Beans
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 06:06 PM

Thanks, Maeve. I see I was right about Billy Joel but wrong about God. Perhaps in the Third Wave...

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: rumanci
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 06:09 PM

Fabulous news to read. Many congratulations to you.
rum

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 10:14 AM

Congratulations, Jean! You certainly deserve it!

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 10:19 AM

Congratulations!

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: folkwaller
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 02:41 PM

From Suffolk U K Congratulations. From me.
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Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 02:45 PM

Congratulations, Jean!! All you deserve and more!

Thanks for being here.

luvyakat

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: RangerSteve
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 02:47 PM

Congratulations. You really deserve this honor.

OK, how many of you ever thought you'd see Blue Oyster Cult and Jean Ritchie side by side in the same sentence?

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 09:17 PM

Congratulations, Jean!
All the best,
Dan Milner

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 22 Oct 08 - 10:28 AM

Congratulations from an English singer who has never met you but wishes he had. Thank you for your inspirational music.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: GUEST,Mike B.
Date: 22 Oct 08 - 10:40 AM

I could have sworn that she was to be inducted into the LIMHOF a year ago and there was a thread about it on this board. Did they have to postpone the ceremony until now for some reason?

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Peace
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 03:13 AM

Wish I could answer that question.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: bankley
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 06:51 AM

Well done JR ... Long Island just got longer.... and wider..

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Azizi
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 06:59 AM

Congratulations!

It's important to honor our living treasures. And Jean Ritchie and her music certainly are well deserving of this honor!

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: gnu
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 07:18 AM

Congrats and BRAVO!

Gary

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: bobad
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 07:31 AM

Congratulations for a well deserved honour and thank you for the music.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Beer
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 07:43 AM

You don't know me J.R. but I do. That is I know your music. Thank you for it and congratulations from Quebec.
Adrien

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Ron Davies
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 07:45 AM

This couldn't be more deserved. Jean is unquestionably one of the wellsprings of the music we love.

In addition, songs like "Black Water" and "Cool of the Day" just in themselves make her immortal and her music indispensible.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 09:03 AM

There WAS a thread last year here.

I am of the opinion that there is no such thing as 'too much recognition' for Jean Ritchie. The first instrument I owned was a 3-stringed dulcimer my mom bought for me. I can think of many times I've heard a Jean Ritchie song and been astounded at the elegance and eloquence. Voice as clear and pretty as a silver bell. Congratulations Jean!

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Rapparee
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 09:05 AM

Now I was going to add my two bits to this thread yesterday afternoon, but I got REALLY busy and never got to it.

Congratulations! You're in good company, but I can't think of anyone who deserves it more!

And I'm not just saying that, either.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 10:35 AM

Congratulations!

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Amos
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 10:58 AM

Jean, I can't think of anyone who deserves this recognition more than you do. Congratulations.


Amos

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: gnu
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 06:03 PM

Been taking a break from work and hit the You Tube. Go there and type in "Jean Ritchie"... or "voice of an angel" - that oughta work the same.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Severn
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 06:06 PM

One of my all time favorite performers in any genre. Congradulations and thanks for the many hours from many years of listening and reading pleasure. There are many more halls you need to be enshrined in.

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
Date: 01 Nov 08 - 08:33 PM

Hi everybody- Your posts all came in from Nov. 20th to the 23rd, and I was so nervous I barely turned on my computer at all, so just read them today. Now it's all over and I spent all of Friday and most of today, sleeping. It was mostly hip-hop and hard rock of one kind and another, and I kept wondering what the heck I was doing there. They kindly seated me and my guests at Table 1, making it easier for me to get onstage, but SQUARELY in FRONT of the SPEAKERS- my ears were nearly fractured by the time they called me, so I was a little shaky. Tom's dear wife is ill, and another good friend John Platt introduced me, and George, I guess, said a prayer. Our sons Pete and Jon supported me onto the stage and over to to microphone, and we stood for the song. By that time I discovered I was cool and collected, and said a few words about being both a Kentuckian and a Long Islander, having lived longer on L.I. than I had in Kentucky. Got a laugh. We sang without accompaniment, "Now is the Cool of the Day"(not wanting to bore them with a long ballad. I started, then each took a verse and the boys did harmonies on the choruses. You could hear a pin drop, and after we left the stage people told me that we had the only standing ovation of the evening!!! And I decided that it was fun being there, after all- the food was delicious.....

Of course our L.I. paper, Newsday, mentioned my name in the list, but reviewed only the rock music groups- never said a word further about me. So much for my home community! BUT- Friday I was awakened briefly by a reporter from The New York Times (trumpets here), and she wanted to come for an interview, on Monday, for the Times. So- Newsday- Nyahh!

Thanks so much to all of you for your good words and wishes. I hope to be a Mudcatter for a long time yet!

Love and blessings,    Jean

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Nov 08 - 12:26 AM

And the Lady said, "I hope to be a Mudcatter for a long time yet!"

Well that's funny Jean......We all hope the same thing! Sounds as if it all was wonderful and again, it is richly deserved.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: GUEST,Peace
Date: 02 Nov 08 - 12:29 AM

I'm real happy for you, Jean. Again, congratulations you wonderful gal.

Bruce Murdoch

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Nov 08 - 01:14 AM

The TIMES! Whoo-hoo! That's super. I'll bet your unaccompanied singing was a very welcome respite from the raucousness that went before. How blessed that audience was to hear you and your sons, Jean. And, how blessed we Mudcatters are to have you among us. Good to hear from you, Dear Lady!

luvyakat

Subject: RE: Jean Ritchie - Long Island Music Hall of Fame
From: Fortunato
Date: 02 Nov 08 - 12:28 PM

Congratulations, Jean. I'm very glad you enjoyed the evening. All the best. I hope your holidays are joyful and you and your family are well.

regards,
Chance and Susette