Released September 11, 2001 Producer Peter K. Siegel Artist Doc Watson Label Sugar Hill Records | Recorded 1962-1963 Doc Watson at Gerde's Folk City
(2001) Songs from Home
(2002) Release date 11 September 2001 Genres Folk music, Blues | |
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Doc Watson at Gerde's Folk City is the title of live recordings by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2001. The recordings are of Watson's first solo public performances, recorded in 1962 and 1963 at Gerde's Folk City. The tracks were never released prior to 2001.
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Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Rick Anderson wrote of the album "... what is consistently striking is his mastery of the stage and the warmth and gentle virtuosity of his playing — attributes that would later come to define his art, but which are remarkable in an artist performing solo for the first time... Highly recommended."
Track listing
- "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 2:23
- "Blue Smoke" (Merle Travis) – 2:12
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:36
- "John Herald Introduction" – 0:39
- "Sing Song Kitty" – 2:51
- "The House Carpenter" (Traditional) – 4:30
- "Liberty" (Traditional) – 1:46
- "The Old Wooden Rocker" (Bradley Kincaid) – 3:06
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:10
- "Tragic Romance" (Grandpa Jones aka Louis Marshall Jones) – 3:59
- "The Dream of the Miner's Child" (Andrew Jenkins) – 3:07
- "The Wagoner's Lad" – 3:20
- "Cannonball Rag" (Merle Travis) – 1:54
- "The Lone Pilgrim" – 4:27
- "The Roving Gambler" – 2:28
Personnel
Production notes:
Songs
1Little Sadie (Live)2:24
2Blue Smoke2:12
3St Louis Blues2:37
References
Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA