Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962

Doc Watson And Clarence Ashley | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 28, 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• Copyright: (c) 1995 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• Total Length: 2:05:48
• Genres: Country/Bluegrass, Country/Traditional Country, Folk/Traditional Folk
• ASIN: B000RKLXZE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,039 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, - there's only 5 stars to give, worth 10, November 17, 2000

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6XERVANTES (Dortmund, Ruhr Valley, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clarence Ashley And Doc Watson: The Original Folkways Recordings, 1960-1962 [2-CD Set] (Audio CD)

Such a variety on one double-disk - it's incredible. What's more, it's soulful, handmade, down-to-earth music - a kind of music we will probably never hear again in the age of plastic and computer chips. Both Doc and Clarence are first-rate musicians, too. Dig the guitar playing and the banjo, dig the fantastic, never syrupy, harmony singing. And these songs tell stories, stories about ordinary people in a big country and a great nation. To me as a European, this music is probably as close as I can get to the soul of that dreamland - AMERICA. The packaging, the booklet and the sound quality (given the circumstances and the time of recording) are superb, too. US record number ONE of the 20th century?

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, fun, wonderful, August 19, 2002

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Tony Thomas (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clarence Ashley And Doc Watson: The Original Folkways Recordings, 1960-1962 [2-CD Set] (Audio CD)

I've owned these recordings first as records, then as tapes, and now as CDs since they came out in the early 1960s. After 40 years, they are still fresh, fun, and fantasic, they make me want to pick up my guitar and my banjo and pick behind them. You will find that there is a slight overlap in the cds compared with the original versions of the records. More tunes and more players are on here, particularly banjo players, than on the original records, and some tunes that were on the original recordings under this title now appear on Smithsonian Folkways' new version of the Watson Family. All and all, I couldn't think of the last 40 years of my life without these CDs.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation, April 11, 2001

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John A. Sloat (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clarence Ashley And Doc Watson: The Original Folkways Recordings, 1960-1962 [2-CD Set] (Audio CD)

This is one of the most amazing sets of recordings that I have ever heard. I listen to a fairly wide range of jazz and classical (Ellington to Ayler, Bach to Ligeti) but have only recently begun listening to old-time folk. The intimacy, clarity of sound and creativity of these recordings might be matched elsewhere, but they cannot be surpassed. The musicianship is quite incredible - I wish I did anything as well as these gentlemen play their instruments. Each song sends shivers down my spine. It is disturbing to consider how few people will hear this album. Order it now & become one of the blessed few.