Doc Watson, Georgie, Merle Watson, Folk, Traditional

[0mega7000]

so beautiful

[bluegrassrle]

Good song :)

[microflex22]

Saw him at Bass Mountain Fest when I was eight. His performance not only made me appreciate the wonders and emotion of music. I'll never forget that day, he's one of my heroes.

[frogz4me]

As a current student at ASU it has certainly been a treat to read the story and comments below this video. Doc still has a great impact on the region and we students still flock to any opportunity we get to see him in concert. I only wish I could have been around in the days when the Bluegrass scene was more prominent. If you want real live bluegrass these days you have to go down to Mast on Sundays or the Todd General Store.

[scottkristin1]

Wonderful song



[ichisach]

I am not from from English speaking country and I haven´t found lyrics that Doc Watson sing. Anyone who can help ? thx...

[carollizc]

I never thought I'd saysomething like this. Really, never. I like Doc's version better than Martin Carthy's. I didn't think anyone could do a finer version than Martin's but this ROCKS!

[ruffmike]

I was lucky enough to se Doc and the Frosty Morn Band in Santa Cruz Ca. , they put on a great show, I must have seen Doc a couple of dozen times out here, he loves playing the Great Ameican Music Hall. I found your post looking for some songs from Doc and the Boys. I guess I'll have to get the vinyl out.

[WOLF4099]

Good song  :)

[Yeractualpatience]

Great posting. Can't agree with you more. Doc's a great guy and a great picker. I had the great pleasure of meeting him and Rosa Lee a few years ago, when they asked us over to their Deep Gap home, following Merlefest. An unforgettable day. 'We're just ordinary folks,' he said. Modest, warm and welcoming. 'If I could play like Chet, I'd be happy,' he said. Personally, I've always preferred Doc! A great guy, an incredible player!

[Taylerpaw]

I live in Boone, NC and see Doc often at the local "Hardee's". He is an incredible man and is truly a living legend, especially in these parts of N.C. He is really a pleasant man, and hearing his stories of life in the mountains of N.C. is an inspiration!

[barbershopjam]

Thanks for your labor of love. Doc Watson is a class act.

[solflare111]

Thanks for sharing that story. I just got into bluegrass and Doc Watson and his son's Merle's  (R.I.P.) music blows my mind.

[sorethumb44]

I too was a freshman at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC in the Fall of 1970. I quickly learned of and heard Doc and Merle Watson and the rest of the boys. As I recall, T. Michael Coleman, Joe Smothers, and another guy had their own folk trio Fried Chicken and Watermelon. The third guy died in a tragic hiking accident when he fell crossing a waterfall. Anyway, Doc is great, is he not?

[greanteawoman]

We probably know each other and Doc is great, for sure! Fried Chicken and Watermelon - that is too funny - I certainly remember them as well. I also remember the guy who died too - he was walking across the top of the waterfall. I was out in front of The Hard Rock Cafe in Blowing Rock when I heard about the accident. Clay Buckner told me about it and for the life of me I can't remember the guy's name either.

[sorethumb44]

Clay Buckner! of the Red Clay Ramblers. While at ASU, I sold him a (then) cheap Sears Silvertone electric guitar which I had painted like an American flag. He was going to use if for playing slide, as I recall. Wish I had the guitar now - was made by DanElectro company for Sears and is now collectible. Wonder if he still has it?

By the way, if you ever listened to WASU-FM from 1972 -1975, you might have heard my voice as Kid Flash.

[greanteawoman]

OK - we probably know each other, at least in passing. I DJ'd at WASU-FM, 90.5 too! Bob Cowan asked me to DJ and I loved it. My show was at lunchtime, from 12-2 every Tuesday and Thursday in '70 & '71. I remember getting in hot water for playing - Procol Harum's - Still There'll Be More. For some reason I don't remember your 'radio name' - small, small world. Nice to "meet" you!

[picgene]

what a pleasure it was playing music with doc. I  had been playing a hap for about 16years .i was fishing around grandfather moutian . when i came on a feller playing a getfiddle . iwont go into all the details . but didnt know who doc was then. i just knew that he was good . i told all my friend s where i worked that i had played music with a man that called himself doc watson that he was really good .they told me that doc was a legend

that blew me away Nuclear Gene 28years ago it was

[sorethumb44]

Doc and the Boys were great! I too as a freshman at ASU in the fall of 1970 - didn't take long to learn about and hear Doc Watson. I also remember Michael Coleman and Joe Smother's group Fried Chicken and Watermelon. There was a third member whose name escapes me, and if I recall correctly, was killed in a tragic hiking accident trying to cross a waterall. Thanks for posting!

[Galacticplane]

Thank you for your story and uploading "Georgie"!

[a46474647]

A great man.

[slewfootdave]

it is a super super song

[HRUToushcard0u]

Wow what a small world. My Father knew Doc and Merle very well. Merle is my sisters god father. My Father also owned the P.B Scotts and he always told me how Doc and Merle would always come and play for his customers. Maybe you had me my father before, Kevin Brogan? If so than it TRULY is a small world ^^. Its a real shame about Merles death, he was a great man.

[greanteawoman]

HRU, I knew both your Father and your uncle Shawn. When your dad was helping to build "the new PB's", (which we referred to as 'the dome'), he was up on top, building the roof when it collapsed. Kevin's finger was almost cut-off in the accident. He came over to my house, which was a 'chestnut bark' house down from Holly's across from the Green Park. He showed my roommate & I his bloody finger. My roommate took your dad to Blowing Rock hospital and they stictched him up. It's truly a small world!

[HRUToushcard0u]

Hahaha yep. Wow that is amazing.. You made my day ^^.

[nllleonard]

Thanks for this! I love Doc Watson and his music. Thinking of him today, and found this song and your writings. I first saw Doc and Merle in 1972 at the Great Southeast Music Hall in Atlanta. It was a tiny venue and we were all friends there. Have seen him through the years, and now my 27 year old daughter and I go to Merlefest together every year and always look forward to Doc! Thanks for the song and the personal note! ;) Nancy

[satanel77]

Wonderful - I like Docs voice and guitar playing sooo much!

Thanks for posting!

[satanel77]

I love this song, I love Doc's voice and all of his music.

Thanks for posting !

[baron937]

this song is great!!! is it on an album?? someone let me know!!!

[greanteawoman]

This is a Doc Watson cut off of the LP - Home Again. Thanks for dropping by.

[philomelodia]

I would absolutely love to hear this tune accompanied by a renaisance lute. I'm convinced that it was the original instrument used. I read somewhere that it dates back to about 1610. Incredible to think it's been sung in the hills for all these centuries. Love it!

[Mountaingt]

Thank you for sharing your story and the great music Doc gave us. Idaho Mountain Goat

[country182]

very great , i love it

[L8nitedave]

I saw Doc here in Dallas in 90s in a small venue with probaly less than 20 people. It was very obvious what a wonderful and genuine human being he is. Thank you for sharing.

[buckhendrix]

Tell me more. Doc Watson is my hero. I grew up here in Lenoir where legend has it, he got the name "Doc." My mom is from Blowing Rock and I remember being at my cousin's house when Merle died. My aunt and uncle had "partied" with Merle before. P.S., the guy that owns Canyons (was Hollies Tavern) has a PB Scott's wall of memorabilia and I think he has a PB Scott's reunion every year.

[northbound74]

Delightfull story and video.

[greanteawoman]

Thank you so much northbound!

[tigergoldgto]

Being a Boone native, I had the pleasure of knowing Doc and Merle Watson. Doc bought furniture at my dad's store, Modern Appliance and Furniture Co., and I used to deliver the furniture to his house. Doc always played and sang for us in his living room before we left. Great guy and a legendary performer!

[greanteawoman]

I remember Modern Appliance and Furniture Company & I think I remember you! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment tiger.

[kabeljauw]

Doc Watson is an amazing musician and you americans should consider him a national treasure :)

[greanteawoman]

Kabe - Thank you for your comment and yes, we do consider Doc Watson, not only a national treasure, but also a living legend.

[kabeljauw]

It must be great to have gotten to know both Doc and Merle, you're very lucky and i envy you :)

[rmstudio]

Oh I dont doubt myself anymore.. The lyrics and wisdom in these songs are full of nothing but good wisdom.. I think my father didnt want me to listen to it cause it would show me about what was right and wrong.. Something he didnt want me to know about.. Thats why he tried to keep me away from it.. Because listening to it made me a better man than he ever was.. You just gotta love Doc voice..

[greanteawoman]

Just imagine listening to Doc's voice and guitar picking at Doc & Rosa Lee's house or a little bar in the mountains that only held 35 people (while Doc and the boys were recording a live LP) or at a vaccum cleaner repair shop on Friday nights quite often, when a few people got together to pick and sing or sitting in the grass at your college and Doc is sitting 2 feet from you - I got to hear Doc Watson pick and sing like that and it's an experience I cherish & won't forget as long as I live.

[rmstudio]

Thats why it sucks living in California.. I never get those kind of experiences.. To sit in a old mountain bar and listen to someone like him... Wow! You are lucky..

[rmstudio]

Oh wow... Doc Watson! Love that man.. He helped one of my favorite bands "Old Crow Medicine Show" get there start... This man is a prodigy.. What a great video... I had a mean father.. When I was a little boy I wanted to play the banjo or the guitar like Dock Watson or Glen Campbell. But he wouldnt let me have that guitar or banjo.. He hated me liking this country and folk music.. My father is Latin so he hated me liking this music and its ways... What a great video. Thank you.

[greanteawoman]

Thank you rm. I'm glad that you became the person you wanted to be, despite of your father not agreeing with your taste in music. This is wonderful music and you have excellent taste. Don't ever doubt yourself.