![]() The gods of folk music, as if in a conspiracy of malevolent intent, have robbed us of three of our most significant and distinctive voices-like a destruction myth parody of Genesis: In the beginning God took home the songwriter and popular folk musician Will Holt, who wrote Lemon Tree and on the 2nd day God took home the singing family of the Cumberlands’ Jean Ritchie, who wrote Black Waters and The L & N Don’t Stop Here Anymore and even on the 7th day God did not rest-He sent his henchmen to take the gorgeous alto of The Weavers, Ronnie Gilbert, whose clarion voice soared high above Pete Seeger, Lee Hayes and Fred Hellerman-raising them to the skies. God took home the Belmont when he crowned the Weavers Ronnie Gilbert and gave her an angel’s wings she already had an angel’s voice. ![]() ![]() Triple Crown: A Long Strange Week for Folk MusicĪnd Ronnie Gilbert (Septem– June 6, 2015)Īmerican Pharoah wasn’t the only Triple Crown winner last Saturday, June 6, D-Day. ![]()
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