Audio CD review:
Doc Watson - Black Mountain Rag

Doc Watson - Black Mountain Rag

Band: Doc Watson Title: Black Mountain Rag Rating: Release Date: 2006-09-19 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Black Mountain Rag 2: Smoke, Smoke, Smoke - Doc Watson, Travis, Merle 3: Black Pine Waltz 4: Red Rocking Chair 5: Twinkle, Twinkle 6: Below Freezing - Doc Watson, Coleman, T. Michael 7: Mole in the Ground 8: Liza/Lady Be Good - Doc Watson, Gershwin, George 9: Down Yonder 10: Cotton Row 11: Sadie - Doc Watson, Coleman, T. Michael 12: Leaving London - Doc Watson, Paxton, Tom 13: Guitar Polka - Doc Watson, Dexter, Al 14: Fisher's Hornpipe/Devil's Dream 15: Along the Road - Doc Watson, Fogelberg, Dan 16: Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles - Doc Watson, 17: Sheeps in the Meadow/Stony Fork 18: Take Me out to the Ballgame - Doc Watson, VonTilzer, Albert 19: Blackberry Blossom 20: Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Doc Watson, Delmore, Alton

Black Mountain Rag I am becoming more convinced that all of Doc Watson's recordings are wonderful to listen to. "Below Freezing"---where to find more like this? Thanks!. I am only recently getting familiar with Doc Watson's work and really enjoying it! Came accross "Below Freezing" on this album and am amazed, raising questions like: "where can I find more stuff like this?" "this is unlike anything else on DW's records, where did this come from?" I would love to have feedback that would lead me to anwers to these questions. Awesome Doc & Merle Watson Mark O'Connor fiddle backup is awesome. This repackaging of classic cuts just before Merle's death has excellent sound quality, with Doc at his musical peak. Some of the most important Doc songs, a great example of an American legend. Outstanding bluegrass Great CD for any bluegrass lover's library. This is an excellent CD of music by a phenomenal bluegrass musician and his equally good son. Doc Watson Is a Musical Treasure 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). This is the companion album to 2004's SITTIN' HERE PICKIN' THE BLUES. 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. You can see a complete list of all Doc Watson discography, or go back to the Doc Watson tabs