Watson Country

Watson Country is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1996.

Watson Country
Compilation album by
Doc Watson, Merle Watson
ReleasedJune 1996
RecordedDec 1980 - Nov 1984
GenreFolk, blues
Length48:13
LabelFlying Fish
ProducerMitch Greenhill, Merle Watson
Doc Watson chronology
The Vanguard Years
(1995)		 Watson Country
(1996)		 Doc & Dawg
(1997)

This collection is taken from the albums Watson recorded for Flying Fish between 1980-1984. It contains two previously unreleased tracks: "Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles" and "Leaving London".

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Rick Anderson wrote of the album "It has the smooth Nashville production characteristic of his albums of the time, but that's not really a flaw — even if it takes some of the leather out of his playing, having a full backing band extends his appeal beyond the hillbilly curtain, and to many ears, that's a good thing... Doc recorded many albums in this style, but for newcomers this is a nice sampler of his middle years."[1]

Track listing
  1. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" (Merle Travis, Tex Williams) – 2:49
  2. "Along the Road" (Dan Fogelberg) – 2:53
  3. "Sheeps in the Meadow/Stoney Fork" (Traditional) – 2:56
  4. "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (Traditional) – 2:55
  5. "California Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:22
  6. "Down Yonder" (Traditional) – 2:24
  7. "Any Old Time" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:29
  8. "Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles" (Travis) – 2:15
  9. "Leaving London" (Tom Paxton) – 2:32
  10. "Red Rocking Chair" (Traditional, Watson) – 2:06
  11. "Black Pine Waltz" (Traditional) – 2:35
  12. "Freight Train Blues" (Traditional) – 2:48
  13. "Hobo Bill's Last Ride" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:47
  14. "Jailhouse Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) – 2:52
  15. "Sadie" (T. Michael Coleman, Byron Hill) – 2:31
  16. "Fisher's Hornpipe/Devil's Dream" (Traditional) – 1:45
  17. "Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues" (Coleman, Watson) – 3:15
  18. "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 2:32

Personnel
  • Doc Watson – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Merle Watson – guitar, dobro, banjo
  • T. Michael Coleman – bass, harmony vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals
  • Ron Tutt – drums
  • Gene Estes – percussion
  • Hank "Bones" Kahn – bones
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar
  • Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Sam Bush – fiddle, mandolin
  • Pat McInerney – drums, percussion
  • Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
  • Tom Scott – clarinet
  • Joe Smothers – harmony vocals
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References
  1. Smith, Jim. "Watson Country > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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