When I was very much younger, I went to a tour performance of Agnes de Mille's Heritage Dance Theater. Jean Ritchie herself, with her dulcimer, came on, mid-performance, to sing a few songs; the dancers stood around her and sang along with her. Afterwards I went backstage to thank Jean Ritchie in person. An unforgettable experience. The two songs she sang that I remember: Going to Boston ("ear-lye in the mor-ning") One I Love
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