Due to damage from Hurricane Helene, the 2025 Doc & Rosa Lee Watson MusicFest is moving from Sugar Grove for the first time ...

Enjoy the smooth guitar picking and heartfelt lyrics in Deep River Blues, a classic folk-blues track performed by Doc Watson.

Trace the legacy of Little Sadie, a timeless murder ballad. Learn its meaning, versions, and chilling story through Little ...

“Tennessee Stud”—The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Re-Introduces Doc Watson The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released Will the Circle Be Unbroken in 1972. The album featured several classic ...

As she releases new album Saved!, Reverend Kristin Hayter ministers to Jared Dix on the power of song, sharing inspirations for her new record and the versatility of the human voice through thirteen ...

Doc Watson died in 2012 but his influence on American music was undeniable. Master of flatpicking--the technique of striking the strings of a guitar with a pick (also called a plectrum) held between ...

The tribute album presents the profound influences and powerful legacy associated with the folk music icon. I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 includes an impressive and unique lineup of ...

The father-son duo became a top concert draw and recorded a string of beloved albums for United Artists and independent labels Vanguard, Poppy, Flying Fish and Sugar Hill. In 1972 Doc Watson ...

Go Dig My Grave is a bareboned take on a song that Peat first heard on a 1963 Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson album. Its doom-laden lyric informed her deliciously dark interpretation and the band’s ...

Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3 ... Rinzler’s recordings were released on a 1961 Folkways album, and Watson was soon recognized as a generational talent. Playing acoustic ...