Thistle & Shamrock’s Fiona Ritchie stopped, mid-interview, and remarked to John, “It’s really clear how influential women were in your musical development!”  Jean Ritchie, Hazel Dickens, Ola Belle Reed, Lily Mae Ledford, Janette Carter, traditional musicians all, were also powerful songwriters.  They were each friends and heroes to John.  Here he’ll celebrate their music, their lives, and the many ways they “made him.”

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