The Watson Family

~ Release by The Doc Watson Family (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1990 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
℗ 1990 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-28 14:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Ground Hog
autoharp:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
banjo:
Arnold Watson
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Ground Hog
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:21
2Every Day Dirt
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
2:08
3Bonaparte’s Retreat
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Bonaparte’s Retreat
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:32
4The House Carpenter (Child Ballad 243)
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Annie Watson
recording of:
The Daemon Lover (aka The House Carpenter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 14) and Child Ballads (number: 243)
4:33
5I’m Troubled
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
harmonica:
Arnold Watson
vocals:
Arnold Watson and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:43
6Your Long Journey
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Rosa Lee Watson
recording of:
Your Long Journey
composer:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Rosa Lee Watson
2:37
7When I Die
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
The Watson Family
2:18
8That Train That Carried My Girl From Town
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:21
9Down the Road
banjo:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:42
10The Lone Pilgrim
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Lone Pilgrim
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan, Benjamin Franklyn White and William Walker (publisher) (in 1847)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Adger M. Pace
publisher:
Special Rider Music
version of:
The Braes O’ Ballquhidder (traditional folk dance song from the 1700's)
version of:
The White Pilgrim
3:08
11Texas Gales / Blackberry Rag
guitar:
Ralph Rinzler
mandolin:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:58
12Darling Corey
banjo:
Arnold Watson
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Darling Corey
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
2:38
13The Triplett Tragedy
vocals:
Sophronie Miller Greer (US old-time ballad singer)
5:31
14Muddy Roads
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
guitar:
Ralph Rinzler and Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:25
15The Lost Soul
vocals:
The Watson Family
3:01
16Keep in the Middle of the Road
banjo:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
1:15
17The Old Man Below
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
1:35
18Pretty Saro
vocals:
Dolly Greer (US old-time ballad singer)
recording of:
Pretty Saro
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 417)
1:42
19Cousin Sally Brown
banjo:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Willard Watson
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
2:21
20Look Down That Lonesome Road
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
recording of:
Look Down That Lonesome Road
publisher:
Hillgreen Music
2:06
21Doodle Bug
fiddle:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
vocals:
Gaither Carlton (Fiddle & banjo player from Deep Gap, NC)
1:02
22Rambling Hobo
banjo:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:38
23The Cuckoo Bird
banjo:
Merle Watson
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
3:04
24Frosty Morn
banjo:
Merle Watson
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
1:41
25Shady Grove
banjo:
Merle Watson
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Shady Grove
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
2:17
26Southbound
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Merle Watson
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Southbound
writer:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
publisher:
Ryerson Music Publishers, Inc.
2:41