Rare Performances 1963-1981

The world of American folk music was immeasurably enriched by the discovery of North Carolina's Doc Watson in 1960. He arrived in time to play an active role in the then booming folk revival, where he showed a generation of guitarists how to play traditional music with fresh drive and imagination. After Doc, the old 'strum-and-sing' method no longer sufficed

This collection of rarely seen video performances illustrates the power and range of Doc's talents and the evolution of his performance style. His music ranges from flatpicking guitar instrumentals, a harmonica solo, a cappella gospel singing, frailing banjo to fingerstyle guitar and warm vocals. The tapestry of sounds Doc wove during his first two decades performing outside North Carolina -- the Big Picture -- unfolds in these enduringly and inspiring performances.

Tunes include:
Deep River Blues
Nine Pound Hammer
Daniel Prayed
St. James Hospital
Shady Grove
Black Mountain Rag
Stack O'Lee Blues
Tome Dooley
Southbound
Way Downtown
Lonesome Road
Medley: Nancy Roland/Salt Creek
I Wish I Was A Mole In the Ground
Sweet Georgia Brown
Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Raincrow Bill
Tennessee Stud
Medley: Big Sandy/Bill Cheatham