Shady Grove/Bandyrowe | Kentucky/Appalachian Culture
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Shady Grove/Bandyrowe | Kentucky/Appalachian Culture
In this video folksinger Jean Ritchie performs the Appalachian tune “Shady Grove,” a traditional song she learned from her family. Then she performs “Bandyrowe,” a song for which she made up verses to help get her two sons to sleep when they were very young. Ritchie accompanies herself on the lap dulcimer.