Songs from the Southern Mountains


Songs from the Southern Mountains is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson and Family, released in 1994. The music is taken from recordings by Eugene Earle and D. K. Wilgus. It contains previously unreleased material from the early 1960s as well as three tracks recorded in 1973. The liner notes are by Watson's daughter Nancy, recalling memories of grandpa Gaither Carlton, the first Watson Family recording session, and the April night that Merle Watson began playing guitar.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Jim Smith wrote the album "has a scattershot feeling about it that comes from the material being recorded at different times, but it digs up some good stuff along the way. Particularly nice are Watson's performances of Blind Boy Fuller's "My Little Woman, You're So Sweet" and "Just a Friend," in which he duets with mother Rosa Lee."

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Rye Cove" – 2:20
  2. "Twilight Is Stealing" – 2:24
  3. "Fisher's Hornpipe" – 1:01
  4. "Anniversary Blue Yodel " – 2:07
  5. "A Tiny Broken Heart" – 3:01
  6. "Honey Babe Blues" – 2:25
  7. "Brown's Dream" – 1:45
  8. "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder" – 3:16
  9. "My Little Woman, You're So Sweet" – 2:18
  10. "Will My Mother Know Me There?" – 3:30
  11. "Go Shoot Old Davey Dugger" – 1:31
  12. "My Wandering Boy" – 3:06
  13. "Somebody Touched Me" – 2:10
  14. "Grandfather's Clock" – 2:55
  15. "Lonely Tombs" – 3:01
  16. "Just a Friend" – 3:20

Personnel