To the Editor:

I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tribute to my beloved husband, Merce, and his book The Bayman (“Merce Ridgeway Remembered as a Storied Bayman, Folk Musician,” 1/24).

He continued to care about the environment and also continued playing his music while living here in West Virginia almost 31 years. He put on music shows in many places, at several festivals, the fire hall, the community hall, the museum in Middlebourne, andthe head start program, which later adopted a music program,…

June 6, 2018