''Portrait'' is the title of a recording by

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folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1987. Guests include Jerry Douglas,

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

and Mark O'Connor.

Track listing

# "I'm Worried Now" – 2:13 # "Nobody Knows But Me" (Elsie McWilliams,

Jimmie Rodgers James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as "the Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive rhythmi ...

) – 3:40 # "Leaving London" (

Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

) – 3:48 # "Stay in the Middle of the Road" (Traditional) – 2:33 # "Risin' Sun Blues" (Traditional) – 4:11 # "George Gudger's Overalls" (Lawrence Hammond) – 3:20 # "Tucker's Barn" (Traditional) – 2:08 # "Storms on the Ocean" (

A. P. Carter Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (December 15, 1891 – November 7, 1960) was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music. Biography Life A.P. Carter was born to Robe ...

) – 3:31 # "Prayer Bells of Heaven" (Traditional) – 2:25 # "Tough Luck Man" (

Clarence Ashley Clarence "Tom" Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American musician and singer, who played the clawhammer banjo and the guitar. He began performing at medicine shows in the Appalachia, Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911 ...

) – 2:45 # "She's Gone Away" (William Smith) – 2:43 # "Country Blues" ( Dock Boggs) – 3:24 # "Blue Eyed Jane" (Jimmie Rodgers, Lulu Belle White) – 3:00

Personnel

*Doc Watson – guitar,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

autoharp An autoharp or chord zither is a string instrument belonging to the zither family. It uses a series of bars individually configured to mute all strings other than those needed for the intended chord. The term ''autoharp'' was once a trademark of ...

, vocals *

T. Michael Coleman Thomas Michael Coleman (born January 3, 1951) is an American bass player of bluegrass and folk music. He is best known for work with Doc Watson and the Seldom Scene. Biography Doc Watson Coleman grew up in Mayodan, North Carolina, graduating fr ...

– bass, harmony vocals *

–

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

* Mark O'Connor – fiddle * Jerry Douglas –

dobro Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar. The Dobro was originally ...

*Alan O'Bryant – guitar, harmony vocals *Pat McInerney – percussion * Mike Compton – harmony vocals *Pat Enright – harmony vocals *Mark Hembree – harmony vocals *

Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence may refer to: *Jack Lawrence (songwriter) (1912–2009), American songwriter *Jack Lawrence (artist) (born 1975), British comic book artist and animator * Jack Lawrence (bluegrass) (born 1953), American bluegrass guitarist * Jack Lawre ...

– guitar Production notes *Produced by T. Michael Coleman and Doc Watson *Engineered by Bill Vorn Dick *Mastered by James Lloyd

References

External links

Doc Watson discography
{{Authority control 1987 albums Doc Watson albums Sugar Hill Records albums