Black Mountain Rag


Black Mountain Rag is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2006. It contains songs taken from albums that Doc and Merle recorded on the Flying Fish label in the 1980s.
A 1990 trio bonus track of "Blackberry Blossom" with Doc, Norman Blake and Tony Rice is included.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Steve Leggett wrote of the album "... what is immediately striking about this compilation is how varied it is, even as it settles nicely into familiar 'Watson country.' Again, there's no such thing as a bad Doc Watson album, and this one, like all the others, shows why he's a true national treasure."

Track listing

  1. "Black Mountain Rag" – 2:42
  2. "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" – 2:47
  3. "Black Pine Waltz" – 2:34
  4. "Red Rocking Chair" – 2:06
  5. "Twinkle, Twinkle" – 3:04
  6. "Below Freezing" – 2:20
  7. "Mole in the Ground" – 2:30
  8. "Liza/Lady Be Good" – 2:56
  9. "Down Yonder" – 2:23
  10. "Cotton Row" – 2:47
  11. "Sadie" – 2:30
  12. "Leaving London" – 2:32
  13. "Guitar Polka" – 2:22
  14. "Fisher's Hornpipe/Devil's Dream" – 1:44
  15. "Along the Road" – 2:52
  16. "Bye Bye Bluebelle/Smiles" – 2:13
  17. "Sheeps in the Meadow/Stoney Fork" – 2:53
  18. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" – 2:17
  19. "Blackberry Blossom" – 3:15
  20. "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" – 2:31

Personnel