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Doc Watson and his Family

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Performer

Doc Watson Family (Musical group)
Greer, Sophronie Miller

Artist

Watson, Doc

Performer

Watson, Doc

Producer

Rinzler, Ralph

Recorder

Rinzler, Ralph

Performer

Rinzler, Ralph
Watson, Arnold
Carlton, Gaither, 1901-1972
Watson, Annie
Watson, Rosa Lee

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Ground hog --Everyday dirt --Bonaparte's retreat --The house carpenter --I'm troubled --Your long journey --When I die -- The train that carried my girl from town --Down the road --The lone pilgrim --Texas gales ; Blackberry rag --Darling Cory --The Triplett tragedy --Muddy roads --The lost soul.

Track Information

101 Ground Hog / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Autoharp,Fiddle,Banjo. 102 Every Day Dirt / Doc Watson. Guitar. 103 Bonaparte's Retreat / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar. 104 House Carpenter(Child No. 243) / Gaither Carlton, Annie Watson. Fiddle. 105 I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson. Guitar,Harmonica. 107 When I Die / Doc Watson, Doc Watson Family (Musical group). 108 The Train That Carried My Girl from Town / Doc Watson. Guitar. 201 Down the Road / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Banjo. 106 Your Long Journey / Doc Watson, Rosa Lee Watson. Guitar. 202 The Lone Pilgrim / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Guitar. 203 Texas Gales / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin. 204 Darling Corey / Arnold Watson, Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton. Fiddle,Banjo. 205 Triplett Tragedy / Sophronie Miller Greer. 206 Muddy Roads / Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton, Ralph Rinzler. Fiddle,Guitar. 207 The Lost Soul / Doc Watson Family (Musical group). 203 Blackberry Rag / Doc Watson, Ralph Rinzler. Guitar,Mandolin.
sova.cfch.asch_ref24649

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bfed5ddd-621b-4857-b624-a9cd34b8cef4

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-02366 Folkways.2366

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Folkways 1963

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: North Carolina, United States.

General

Recorded by Ralph Rinzler, Eugene W. Earle, Archie Green, and Peter Siegel. Notes by D.K. Wilgus, assisted by Ralph Rinzler and Eugene W. Earle. Program notes (12 p.) inserted. Performer(s): Folk songs; sung and played by Doc Watson, and others, including his son Merle. Production notes: Contains folk-songs and ballads recorded principally in Deep Gap, N. C.

Place

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Songs and music
United States
North Carolina
United States--Southeast

Topic

Old-time music
Wit and humor
Hunting
Folk songs -- United States
Ballads
Marriage
Fiddle tunes
supernatural
Opera
Complaint
hymns
Gospel music
Shape-note singing
Blues (Music)
love songs
Dance music
Sentimental
Murder
Spirituals (Songs)
Autoharp
Violin
Banjo
Guitar
Harmonica
Mandolin

Performer

Doc Watson Family (Musical group)
Greer, Sophronie Miller

Artist

Watson, Doc

Performer

Watson, Doc

Producer

Rinzler, Ralph

Recorder

Rinzler, Ralph

Performer

Rinzler, Ralph
Watson, Arnold
Carlton, Gaither, 1901-1972
Watson, Annie
Watson, Rosa Lee

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1963

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-02366

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only, see 40012..
CFCH.ASCH_ref24649
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bfed5ddd-621b-4857-b624-a9cd34b8cef4
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785307-2

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