The Doc Watson Family » Biography

The Watson Family is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and The Watson Family, originally released in 1963.
The Watson Family is taken from field recordings by Ralph Rinzler, Eugene W. Earle, Archie Green, and Peter Siegel, done from 1960 to 1963. It was re-released on Smithsonian Folkways on CD in 1990 with additional tracks from the 1970s.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
“Ground Hog” – 2:21
“Every Day Dirt” – 2:08
“Bonaparte’s Retreat” – 1:31 “The House Carpenter” – 4:33
“I’m Troubled” – 2:42
“Your Long Journey” (Rosa Lee Watson, A.L. Watson) – 2:36
“When I Die” – 2:17
“That Train That Carried My Girl From Town” – 2:20
“Down the Road” – 1:41
“The Lone Pilgrim” – 3:08
“Texas Gales/Blackberry Rag” – 1:58
“Darling Corey” – 2:37
“The Triplett Tragedy” (Ed Miller) – 5:31
“Muddy Roads” – 1:24
“The Lost Soul” – 3:01
CD re-issue additional tracks:
“Keep in the Middle of the Road” – 1:14
“The Old Man Below” – 1:35
“Pretty Saro” – 1:42
“Cousin Sally Brown” – 2:20
“Look Down That Lonesome Road” – 2:06
“Doodle Bug” – 1:02
“Rambling Hobo” – 1:38
“The Cuckoo” – 3:03
“Frosty Morn” – 1:41
“Shady Grove” – 2:17
“Southbound” (Merle Watson, Ryerson) – 2:40

Personnel

Doc Watson – guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, autoharp, vocals
Merle Watson – guitar, banjjo
Gaither Carlton – banjo, fiddle, vocals
Dolly Greer – vocals
Sophronie Miller Greer – vocals
Annie Watson – vocals