Saturday, March 03, 2018

Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton – And Am I Born To Die



Doc Watson And Gaither Carlton - And Am I Born To Die?

From The Watson Family Tradition...

Field Recordings by Ralph Rinzler and Daniel Seeger, Deep Gap, North Carolina, September 1964; Doc Watson, vcl; Gaither Carlton, fiddle

Spoken passages by Doc Watson recorded by A.L. Lloyd, 1976 

"The old-time fiddle tunes and ballads, there's never been anything prettier, nor ever will be." ~ Doc Watson 

Images: Doc Watson at age 16 with one of his first guitars; Doc Watson sings while his father-in-law, Gaither Carlton, accompanies on violin in New York, circa 1961 by John Cohen

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