Rich, compelling vocals and versatile guitar playing, writer of 4-minute novels, poetry and music all rolled into one. Her wide musical range is demonstrated by the women she’s been compared to…Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, kd lang, and Yo Yo Ma’s cello…
Easy links to samples of Tracy’s work
(all original)
plus one by T.R. Ritchie:
Masako’s Guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkgYAVl_F6E
Hunter and the Bear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=mmmLB5Q7Jgc
We Hang the Nets for Bristol Bay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cXrk96Lol8
The Ballad of Molly Walsh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=gWl3PEmGG2E
Get Lucky With You:
Flame:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhxyFa208rA
The Weaver’s Loom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwh6vIo_rM
Wild Horses (by TR Ritchie):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht7DCPEZBKw
Palindrome (Looking Forward, Looking Back album):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7xnHM_2El8
Little Rock in the River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M67OFpOaLI
Trouble (Looking Forward, Looking Back album):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ahyaHepVk
Long Time Gone (Looking Forward, Looking Back album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86YW4484fKE
Four records and a guitar instruction book: https://tracyspring.com/music/
And… a documentary produced by Tracy and Executive Producer and Peabody Award-winner Dennis Dougherty that could be a good fit for a festival film showing!
T.R. Ritchie: An American Songwriter