''Down South'' is the title of a recording by American

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

artists

Doc Watson Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. W ...

and

Merle Watson Eddy Merle Watson (February 8, 1949 – October 23, 1985) was an American folk and bluegrass guitarist. He was best known for his performances with his father, Doc Watson. Merle played and recorded albums together with his father from age 15 unti ...

, released in 1984. It has been reissued on CD by

Rykodisc Rykodisc is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, operating as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance. History Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record la ...

and Sugar Hill.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted. # "Solid Gone" – 3:02 # "Bright Sunny South" – 2:36 # "Slidin' Delta" (

Mississippi John Hurt John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1893 – November 2, 1966), better known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He w ...

) – 2:03 # "Coal Miner's Blues" (Carter) – 2:30 # "

Hesitation Blues "Hesitation Blues" is a popular song adapted from a traditional tune. One version was published by Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, and Art Gillham. Another was published by W.C. Handy as "Hesitating Blues". Because the tune is traditional, man ...

" – 2:46 # "

What a Friend We Have in Jesus "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, a ...

" ( Charles C. Converse, Joseph M. Scriven) – 3:35 # "Fifteen Cents" – 2:28 # "Twin Sisters" – 1:39 # "The Hobo" – 4:18 # "

Cotton-Eyed Joe "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") is a traditional American country folk song popular at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the American South. The song is ...

" – 1:48 # "Hello Stranger" (Carter) – 2:17 # "Down South" – 2:35

Personnel

*Doc Watson – guitar, harmonica, vocals *Merle Watson – guitar, banjo, slide guitar * T. Michael Coleman – bass, harmony vocals *Buddy Davis – bass *

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 Reviva ...

– fiddle Production notes *Produced by Merle Watson *Engineered and mixed by Carl Rudisill

References

External links

Doc Watson discography
{{Authority control 1984 albums Doc Watson albums Flying Fish Records albums