| Pickin' the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Folk, country blues | |||
| Length | 35:29 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
| Producer | Mitch Greenhill, Merle Watson | |||
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Pickin' the Blues is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1985. In 2006, it was re-issued on a limited edition, 180 gram all-analog virgin vinyl record from Analogue Productions.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Eugene Chadbourne wrote of the album "What we have here is really a delightful blend of several different blues traditions, transcending the stupid questions of race as if it were a bit of dust that can be blown off the phonograph needle... Watson is such a fine vocalist that he is able to make a number such as this sound relatively fresh, no doubt helped by a blend of acoustic instruments not normally associated with this type of tune. But whatever style the players take on, everything is performed beautifully with deep feeling, comfortable tempos, and inspired picking that is never simply grandstanding. Fans of acoustic guitar will love this record — the instruments are recorded beautifully, especially in that warm, sonorous mid-register." [1]
All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
Production notes
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