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Black Mountain Rag
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Track Listing
- Black Mountain Rag
- Smoke, Smoke, Smoke
- Black Pine Waltz
- Red Rocking Chair
- Twinkle, Twinkle
- Below Freezing
- Mole in the Ground
- Liza/Lady Be Good
- Down Yonder
- Cotton Row
- Sadie
- Leaving London
- Guitar Polka
- Fisher's Hornpipe/Devil's Dream
- Along the Road
- Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles
- Sheeps in the Meadow/Stony Fork
- Take Me out to the Ballgame
- Blackberry Blossom
- Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #97286 in Music
- Released on: 2006-09-19
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Doc Watson Is a Musical Treasure
This is the companion album to 2004's SITTIN' HERE PICKIN' THE BLUES. That album expanded 1985's PICKIN' THE BLUES by adding a handful of tracks from RED ROCKING CHAIR (1981) and DOC AND MERLE WATSON'S GUITAR ALBUM (1983). All three of those albums were from Doc's association with the Flying Fish Label.
Now, two years later, Rounder puts out BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG, which includes the remaining eight tracks from RED ROCKING CHAIR and the remaining 9 tracks from GUITAR ALBUM. In addition, there are two tracks ("Leaving London" and "Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles") from the 1996 compilation WATSON COUNTRY, as well as "Blackberry Blossom" from 1990's NORMAN BLAKE & TONY RICE 2.
Quite simply, Doc Watson is one of the best flat-pick guitarists--period. And his son Merle (who tragically died in 1985) is an equally talented guitarist, especially his slide guitar playing. I was first introduced to Doc Watson on the Dirt Band's WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN and have been a fan ever since. Doc is incapable of putting out a bad album, and his albums for the Flying Fish label in the early Eighties are all excellent. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Black Mountain Rag
I am becoming more convinced that all of Doc Watson's recordings are wonderful to listen to.
Awesome Doc & Merle Watson
This repackaging of classic cuts just before Merle's death has excellent sound quality, with Doc at his musical peak. Mark O'Connor fiddle backup is awesome. Some of the most important Doc songs, a great example of an American legend.
