Description

Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton is a new album of old-time music produced from archival recordings by two legendary musicians. These largely unheard tapes were recorded at Doc Watson s two earliest concerts, presented in New York City s Greenwich Village in 1962. Those shows were among the rare appearances Doc s father-in-law, fiddler Gaither Carlton, made outside of North Carolina. The instrumental pieces, including Gaither s signature tune Double File, include intricate musical interactions developed through years of family music-making. On the songs and ballads, Doc s instantly recognizable baritone voice is accompanied by his own guitar and Gaither s fiddle, or by the traditional combination of fiddle and banjo. Shortly after these recordings were made, Doc Watson embarked on a career as one of America s premier acoustic guitarists, earning the National Medal of Arts and eight Grammy Awards.

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