Jean Ritchie, who was honorary titled Mother of Folk, has passed away at her home on June-1, 2015 in Berea, Kentucky. She was 92.

Jean Ritchie – at her young age.

Mrs. Ritchie has started to gain fame when she emerged on the New York folk scene in the 1940s and brought the Appalachian sound to a much wider audience. She sang at the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959 and won over a new, younger audience with her 1977 album “None But One”, which was awarded the Critics’ Award by Rolling Stone magazine.

She has also inspired a string of stars which include Bob Dylan. He paid a financial settlement to and gave her co-writing credit for his song “Masters Of War”, which borrowed heavily from her version of “Nottamun Town”.

She performed up until 2009 when she suffered a stroke. Ritchie was married to film-maker George Pickow, who died in December 10, 2010, two days after her 88^th birthday and is survived by their sons Peter and Jonathan. She was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2008.