Of course Doc sings English and Scots folk songs.....that's where the American songs originated.....There are usually several variants of all these songs in both traditions....see , for example the Baez or Bob Dylan version of Lilly of the West and the Irish version by Mark Knoffler and the Cheifftens
impiccheranno Geordie con una corda d'oro
estderoma 1 year ago
I am not from from English speaking country and I haven´t found lyrics that Doc Watson sing. Anyone who can help ? thx...
ichisach 1 year ago
I can't tell... is he using standard tuning or drop D?
SwampFrogBlues 2 years ago
@SwampFrogBlues Drop d
gantzel94 1 year ago
@gantzel94 It's just regular tuning, actually.
aitkenjoshua 1 year ago
This song was also widely found in Appalachia - lots of Scots and English ballads were.
smithvamech 2 years ago
Of course Doc sings English and Scots folk songs.....that's where the American songs originated.....There are usually several variants of all these songs in both traditions....see , for example the Baez or Bob Dylan version of Lilly of the West and the Irish version by Mark Knoffler and the Cheifftens
hawkwood44 2 years ago
@hawkwood44 Knopfler ;)
jimih64 2 years ago
Doc Watson singing English folk songs. Now I've seen everything.
pw51508 2 years ago
he hasn't.
yourmomtwice 2 years ago
uh yea...it is an old english folk song
DisposableHero187 2 years ago