Willie Watson - Folk Singer, Vol. 1 '2014

Tracks list

       Willie Watson belongs to these troubadours filled with nostalgia for
bygone eras. The album Folk Singer, Volume 1 emphasizes all the musical culture
belonging to the American classic repertoire. It’s modern folk music that
doesn’t forget its traditional roots. Willie Watson caught the string
bug, whether guitar strings or banjo strings, and you don’t have to add
anything more to these tunes already filled with so many stories and memories.
There no excess! Here is some raw music overflowing with sincerity and emotion.
A second birth for Long John Dean, on which banjo notes insinuate themselves
through Watson’s nasal voice and an album getting off to a good start
with Midnight Special. Have you never been touched by the light before? Let the
man do it and propel you through this prisoner song sung by American
Southerners. Leadbelly has finally found a partner able to pass down this
powerful and poignant music. But Watson also knows how to revive a certain
melancholy through legendary ballads such as James Alley Blues or even Rock Salt
and Nails, notably popularized by the great Steve Young. The highly peculiar
vibrato of the co-founder of Old Crow Medicine Show underlines the complexity of
this folksy music. It’s an unforgettable trip that will allow you to
discover or rediscover the Delta blues, the Southern gospel and of course the
classic country.

Tracklist:
1 01. Willie Watson - Midnight Special (04:38)
1 02. Willie Watson - Long John Dean (02:54)
1 03. Willie Watson - Stewball (03:47)
1 04. Willie Watson - Mother Earth (03:36)
1 05. Willie Watson - Mexican Cowboy (03:53)
1 06. Willie Watson - James Alley Blues (04:06)
1 07. Willie Watson - Rock Salt and Nails (03:47)
1 08. Willie Watson - Bring It With You When You Come (02:46)
1 09. Willie Watson - Kitty Puss (03:15)
1 10. Willie Watson - Keep It Clean (03:35) 

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