Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Coll

Doc Watson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B00004U1G6
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #66 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country
  • #100 in Music > Country > Instrumental

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, but not enough of it, December 12, 2001

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T. M. House (Palmdale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Coll (Audio CD)

Clocking in at a spare 31:36, this CD collects sixteen instrumental cuts from a small selection of Doc's output during these 25 years. This collection is a good starting point for newcomers to Doc's fine guitar (and banjo) playing, but for the avid fan it provides only highlights of his career and little more. We get a taste of flat picking, and a taste of finger picking, with a little banjo playing thrown in on the side. Still, it's hard to complain about an artist who is truly a national treasure, and whose picking is unsurpassed. It's just so good one wishes that they had included much, much more.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Doc in instrumental form., August 19, 2000

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Steve Carr (West Linn, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Coll (Audio CD)

Doc Watson is a man who has had enormous influence on the the emergence of the acoustic guitar as a lead instrument in the folk/bluegrass genres. Without a doubt, Doc is the guy who blazed the trail and showed just what the guitar could do. This album is a fitting tribute to Doc and showcases a selection of tunes that span his career.

While all of these cuts have been previously issued, this instrumental album is a first and should not be missed by any serious Doc Watson fan. It is truly magical to hear Doc's playing through the years on this CD. While his own style is remarkably similar throughout, the variety of artists who accompany him that make the tunes quite different and varied. This CD demonstrates just how special a player Doc is.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Quintessential Doc, October 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Coll (Audio CD)

I first heard Doc when I was A boy. Being that my mother is from Kentucky, I was blessedly afforded the gift of bluegrass. Being A Yankee from Michigan, this type of music was lost on my friends but Lawdy, not on me. My first experience with Docs music was through the hands of my uncle Nathen who would play everything you could imagine and then some. But,... But when he got to Doc, time stood still. I tell you these things as when I listened to this collection, time stood still with meaning for me. "Docs guitar" still leaves me speachless, and "Windy and Warm" is a lovely coalition of two generations (God rest Merle) coming together, one at his fathers feet, to gift the world with the glory of artisans. I have been a guitarist for 27 years and yet still I stand in rapt awe of his magesty on the guitar.