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A live performance from Doc Watson and David Grisman in concert, featuring 18 tracks.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By GA GREINE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Enjoyable and laid-back concert from the 1980's `Ramblin'' series, with old flat pickin' hero Doc Watson and his son Merle. Bass player Michael Coleman completes the little circle. Doc Watson seems to have been around forever, and is still singing and picking, from time to time - though he's now well into in his 80's.
This easy going performance includes ballads, bluegrass, a little gospel, some jazz and blues - a little pathos and a lot of humor!
There is also an interesting visit with Doc and Merle at home in Deep Gap, North Carolina. Here Doc talks earnestly and expansively, about his early life, his influences, and his family. The `Bonus' material includes a 1999 interview with Doc where he reflects anew on his life, his beliefs and values, and the passing of his son Merle in 1985. Doc now plays with Merle's son Richard amongst others.
A PDF file is included, (accessable through your home PC) which has biographical material, rare photographs, and music details - including information about the annual music festival `Merlefest' started by the family to honor Merle's memory.
I've had records of Doc Watson from the days of yore, which I've always enjoyed listening to. However a DVD, and in particular this DVD, gives a much more satisfying and broader dimension to the experience, as you enjoy a more natural and active participation with the performance and the players.
I would recommend this balanced DVD as an enriching and enjoyable piece of `Americana', and a valuable historical document. And I would recommend it just for the buzz!
(Be aware that some of the other reviews on this page are for a different DVD!!)
This easy going performance includes ballads, bluegrass, a little gospel, some jazz and blues - a little pathos and a lot of humor!
There is also an interesting visit with Doc and Merle at home in Deep Gap, North Carolina. Here Doc talks earnestly and expansively, about his early life, his influences, and his family. The `Bonus' material includes a 1999 interview with Doc where he reflects anew on his life, his beliefs and values, and the passing of his son Merle in 1985. Doc now plays with Merle's son Richard amongst others.
A PDF file is included, (accessable through your home PC) which has biographical material, rare photographs, and music details - including information about the annual music festival `Merlefest' started by the family to honor Merle's memory.
I've had records of Doc Watson from the days of yore, which I've always enjoyed listening to. However a DVD, and in particular this DVD, gives a much more satisfying and broader dimension to the experience, as you enjoy a more natural and active participation with the performance and the players.
I would recommend this balanced DVD as an enriching and enjoyable piece of `Americana', and a valuable historical document. And I would recommend it just for the buzz!
(Be aware that some of the other reviews on this page are for a different DVD!!)
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have been listening to Doc Watson for over 30 years and to David Grisman for 20 and this recording shows them both in the finest light possible.The empathy between them is a joy to watch and listen to.You will not be dissapointed, and you will have a fantastic piece of history. Buy it!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Father And Son Make Beautiful Music Together
9 Dec 2007
By Chris Luallen
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Doc Watson is one of the true treasures of American folk music. He is known for his virtuoso guitar playing and distinctive vocals. But what I especially love about Doc is his choice of songs, bringing to the public some of the all time great classics and overlooked gems in the canon of American traditional music.
This concert is from 1980 and Doc is joined by his son, Merle Watson, on guitar and Michael Coleman on bass. They play a wide range of traditional tunes, including "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Wild Bill Jones" and "I Miss The Mississippi And You", closing with a harmonica medley of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Dixie".
The concert is interspersed with an interview from Doc's home in Deep Gap, North Carolina and, following the show, there is an additional "bonus" interview with Doc from 1999. This is terrific stuff from one of the greats of American music. Highly recommended!
This concert is from 1980 and Doc is joined by his son, Merle Watson, on guitar and Michael Coleman on bass. They play a wide range of traditional tunes, including "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Wild Bill Jones" and "I Miss The Mississippi And You", closing with a harmonica medley of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Dixie".
The concert is interspersed with an interview from Doc's home in Deep Gap, North Carolina and, following the show, there is an additional "bonus" interview with Doc from 1999. This is terrific stuff from one of the greats of American music. Highly recommended!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, A Must-See
15 April 2008
By Andrew P. Wheeler
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
This DVD presents Doc and son Merle Watson in fine form. The treat is T. Michael Coleman on Bass. Doc helped give Coleman his start in the bluegrass area, and now Coleman is producing some of the finest bluegrass, newgrass, and folk acts available. This DVD not only presents Doc in front of a live audience which seems to bring out the best in his "pickin' and grinnin'", but also intersperses interviews with Doc between every few songs about his life, his influences, and his playing. If you have to choose 1 Doc Watson DVD or VHS, I would suggest this well-rounded film. I have had the good fortune to see Doc live, he even signed my guitar. He is a true gentleman and a master of the acoustic guitar. This film does him justice.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two Great American Musicians
20 Jan 2008
By Chris Luallen
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Flat picking guitar legend Doc Watson is joined on stage by mandolin player David Grisman. It seems like a odd combination at first, as Watson is an old timer from the mountains of North Carolina and Grisman a hippie from New York perhaps best known for his Grateful Dawg sessions with Jerry Garcia. But actually these two go way back to the NYC folk scene of the early 60's. In fact, Doc first invited David to play on stage with him when Grisman was just a 17 year old kid.
In this concert footage they play a slew of classic American songs such as "Summertime" and "Sweet Georgia Brown". I especially enjoyed their version of the Bill Monroe favorite "In The Pines". The two seem compatiable on both a musical and personal level, dishing out some hot instrumental licks as Doc coaxes David to "play it pretty."
Interviews with both musicians are also interspersed between songs. Doc discusses how he first learned to play guitar and his wide range of musical influenes while David talks about his early efforts to imitate Bill Monroe before finding his own identity as a player. This is some terrific music from two great musicians and comes highly recommended.
In this concert footage they play a slew of classic American songs such as "Summertime" and "Sweet Georgia Brown". I especially enjoyed their version of the Bill Monroe favorite "In The Pines". The two seem compatiable on both a musical and personal level, dishing out some hot instrumental licks as Doc coaxes David to "play it pretty."
Interviews with both musicians are also interspersed between songs. Doc discusses how he first learned to play guitar and his wide range of musical influenes while David talks about his early efforts to imitate Bill Monroe before finding his own identity as a player. This is some terrific music from two great musicians and comes highly recommended.
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