Silas House is a journalist, author and 'voice of the Appalachians'. As part of Arts In Action in NUIG, he spoke about the 'mother of folk' Jean Ritchie, her time in Ireland, the connection between Ireland and the Appalachians and her influence of the likes of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. Mary McPartlan was also on hand to speak about her time in Kentucky with Jean Ritchie.
Visit the Ritchie/Pickow archive in NUIG's James Hardiman Library: http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/archives/depositedcollections/featuredcollections/ritchie-pickowcollection/
