Doc & Merle reaches deep into the relationship between Doc and Merle Watson. It gives an historical overview of their evolution as musicians and explores the special bond between them and the North Carolina mountains they call home. It presents an entertaining and enlightening look at their lives and their music. During their 21-year career the Watsons' mastery of guitar and their unique blend of traditional bluegrass country and western blues and gospel music won them aninternational audience and numerous awardsThis documentary is a rich mixture of music informal interviews old photographs and rare film footage. The wide range of musical influences the Watsons' embraced is clearly shown through concert footage and less formal at-home picking sessions.Sixteen songs are presented ranging from Black Mountain Rag and Wabash Cannonball to Blue Suede Shoes and Freight Train Blues. Doc is reunited musically with Jack Williams his partner from the early 1950s for a rare rockabilly performance of Step It Up And Go. He also performs with Clint Howard and Fred Price playing Fire On The Mountain and Daniel Prayed and with his wife Rosa Lee for a moving rendition of Wandering Boy.This DVD is dedicated to the memory of Merle Watson who died in a tractor accident on October 23rd 1985.

Doc Watson was a legendary performer who blended his traditional Appalachian musical roots with bluegrass country gospel and blues to create a unique style and an expansive repertoire. His flatpicking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock guitarists.Doc was born in Deep Gap North Carolina on March 3 1923 into a family already rich in musical tradition. His mother Annie Watson sang traditional secular and religious songs and his father General Watson played the banjo which was Doc's first instrument as well.In 1953 Doc met Jack Williams a local piano player and played rockabilly/swing music for seven years a period and a style that he later revisited in the album Docabilly. But he also continued to play acoustic traditional music with his family and with his banjo playing neighbor Clarence Tom Ashley. In 1960 spurred by the growing folk revival folklorists Ralph Rinzler and Eugene Earle came south to record Ashley and heard Doc Watson in the process. These sessions resulted in Doc's first recordings Old-Time Music at Clarence Ashley's.In 1961 the Friends of Old-Time Music invited Doc Ashley Clint Howard and Fred Price to perform at a now-legendary concert in New York City and one year later Doc gave his first solo performance at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village. From then on he was a full-time professional playing a wide range of concerts clubs colleges and festivals including the Newport Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall.In the late 1960s Doc was joined on the road by his son Merle who provided both musical and emotional companionship; with Merle playing guitar and banjo and serving as partner and driver the father-son team expanded their audience nationwide. Sadly Merle died in 1985 from a tractor accident.A series of over 50 remarkable recordings including collaborations with Flatt & Scruggs Chet Atkins and

Doc Watson is widely regarded as the finest flat-picking guitarist preeminent folk artist alive today. He is a living musical treasury of Americana. In this Ramblin' concert recorded in 1980 Doc is joined by his son Merle on guitar and banjo and Michael Coleman on bass. Their performance is a showcase of native folk traditions and a display of distinctive stylistic inventions. Doc and Merle Watson's repertoire encompasses country ballads bluegrass gospel jazz standards contemporary songs and blues. A visit with Doc and Merle at home in Deep Gap North Carolina and in concert in Rock Hill South Carolina is also included.

DVD edition of this incredible jam session bringing together five masters or flatpicking guitar: Doc Watson Tony Rice Dan Crary Jack Lawrence and Steve Kaufman. Together they harmonise and improvise in an hour of unbeatable picking.

The first authorized compilation of Doc Watson's life and music is meant to serve not only as a biography but also as a unique instructional book. A running dialogue with Doc reveals the story behind each tune while SteveKaufman provides additional performance tips. Here's your opportunity to learn from the best! The obvious rapport between the author and his subject produced a formula that fittingly captures the 50-year legacy of a remarkablemusician. Written in notation and tablature for the intermediate level flatpicking guitarist with a few nods to fingerstyle technique. Includes an insightful illustrated essay by Dan Miller of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.

Play Like a Legend: Doc Watson features transcriptions of his great guitar flatpicking recordings from the early 1960s until the 1990s. In addition detailed explanations of special techniques such as CarterPlus soloing using three note patterns (3NPs) and numerous crosspicking patterns are included. Exercises are designed to isolate specific licks and patterns making them easier to learn. Moveable phrases and licks are identifiedso that players can introduce Doc's unique sound into their own playing. Accompanying audio is included.

Par WATSON DOC. Plus de 30 chansons préférées comme chanté et jouent par ce grand musicien folk des Smokies. Transcriptions en notation musicale standard et en tablature. / Rép International / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Edition DVD de cette incroyable jam session, réunissant cinq maîtres ou flatpicking guitare : Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Dan Crary, Jack Lawrence et Steve Kaufman. Ensemble, ils harmoniser et improvisent en une heure de cueillette imbattable. / Guitare

This collection of rarely seen video performances illustrates the power and range of Doc's talents and the evolution of his performance style. His music ranges from flatpicking guitar instrumentals a harmonica solo a capella gospel singing frailing banjo to fingerstyle guitar and warm vocals. The tapestry of sounds Doc wove during his fisrt two decades performing outside North Carolina - the Big Picture - unfolds in these enduringly and inspiring performances.

Musique de Jean-Christophe Rosaz Livret d'Eddie Souchois et J,C, Rosaz?Elémentaire mon cher Watson ! ou l'aventure du Diamant Bleu est une Commande du Conservatoire de Musique et de la Communauté d'agglomération des Portes de l'Essonne à l'instigation du quatuor Panam Trombone,Créée en 2011 par pas moins de 300 trombonistes des classes d'Ile de France, cette partition est écrite pour 4 ensembles de trombones à 4 voix chacun des Cycles 1, 2, 3 en tenant compte expressément des difficultés auxquelles chaque niveau peut prétendre se frotter ainsi qu'un quatuor d'un niveau supérieur,Les parties chantées sont d'un niveau abordable, à noter à leur côté la présence d'une rythmique indispensable au caractère swingué de la pièce comprenant guitare et basse électriques, clavier et batterie (à laquelle s'adjoint une partie de percussion),Cette oeuvre alterne moments musicaux - qui ' posent le décor ' comme le fameux brouillard londonien - et chansons de caractères divers (en humble hommage au rap, rock, jazz, latino?) qui relatent l'enquête menée tambour battant et donnent une âme à tous les personnages rencontrés par Sherlock Holmes et son éternel associé Docteur Watson, chantant le courage, l'amitié, l'ingéniosité sans négliger une pointe d'humour toute '?british ' !D'une durée de 60 minutes, elle se divise en 19 tableaux musicaux entrecoupés de scènes parlées qui peuvent être mises en scène, Elle peut être donnée en morceaux séparés et traduite en diverses langues, Nomenclature- Un récitant ou trois comédiens : Holmes, Watson, le troisième jouant (par ordre d'apparition) les rôles de : Peterson, Baker, Winter (dans le cas d'une mise en scène, changements de costumes rapides)- Choeur à une ou deux voix- Xylophones - 4 notes au moins: ré, mib, fa, sol, la- Quatuor de trombones premier cycle- Quatuor de trombones second cycle- Quatuor de trombones troisième cycle- Quatuor de trombones professionnel- Guitare électrique, (guitare acoustique amplifiée ad lib,)- Basse électrique- 2 percussionnistes : batterie + triangle, metal chime, maracas ou chekere, tambourin avec cymbalettes, tambourin sans cymbalettes, bongos, gong ou tam-tam, marimba) maracas, guïro, bongos, congas ad lib,, temple block, chime, grelots, 2 cloches, 2 cloches agogo, marimba, vibraphone, crotale ad lib, / Choeur

Musique de Jean-Christophe Rosaz Livret d'Eddie Souchois et J,C, Rosaz?Elémentaire mon cher Watson ! ou l'aventure du Diamant Bleu est une Commande du Conservatoire de Musique et de la Communauté d'agglomération des Portes de l'Essonne à l'instigation du quatuor Panam Trombone,Créée en 2011 par pas moins de 300 trombonistes des classes d'Ile de France, cette partition est écrite pour 4 ensembles de trombones à 4 voix chacun des Cycles 1, 2, 3 en tenant compte expressément des difficultés auxquelles chaque niveau peut prétendre se frotter ainsi qu'un quatuor d'un niveau supérieur,Les parties chantées sont d'un niveau abordable, à noter à leur côté la présence d'une rythmique indispensable au caractère swingué de la pièce comprenant guitare et basse électriques, clavier et batterie (à laquelle s'adjoint une partie de percussion),Cette oeuvre alterne moments musicaux - qui ' posent le décor ' comme le fameux brouillard londonien - et chansons de caractères divers (en humble hommage au rap, rock, jazz, latino?) qui relatent l'enquête menée tambour battant et donnent une âme à tous les personnages rencontrés par Sherlock Holmes et son éternel associé Docteur Watson, chantant le courage, l'amitié, l'ingéniosité sans négliger une pointe d'humour toute '?british ' !D'une durée de 60 minutes, elle se divise en 19 tableaux musicaux entrecoupés de scènes parlées qui peuvent être mises en scène, Elle peut être donnée en morceaux séparés et traduite en diverses langues, Nomenclature- Un récitant ou trois comédiens : Holmes, Watson, le troisième jouant (par ordre d'apparition) les rôles de : Peterson, Baker, Winter (dans le cas d'une mise en scène, changements de costumes rapides)- Choeur à une ou deux voix- Xylophones - 4 notes au moins: ré, mib, fa, sol, la- Quatuor de trombones premier cycle- Quatuor de trombones second cycle- Quatuor de trombones troisième cycle- Quatuor de trombones professionnel- Guitare électrique, (guitare acoustique amplifiée ad lib,)- Basse électrique- 2 percussionnistes : batterie + triangle, metal chime, maracas ou chekere, tambourin avec cymbalettes, tambourin sans cymbalettes, bongos, gong ou tam-tam, marimba) maracas, guïro, bongos, congas ad lib,, temple block, chime, grelots, 2 cloches, 2 cloches agogo, marimba, vibraphone, crotale ad lib, / Choeur

Flatpicking Guitar has taken an interesting journey since its inception first with Maybelle Carter then Don Reno Doc Watson and Clarence White. Younger players who began by listening to the original masters have melded thoseinfluences with other styles including blues swing classical and even various world music styles.When first listening to Doc Watson and Clarence White Barry Solomon was particularly attracted to their use of swing andjazz licks and phrasing and their choices of songs straight from the Tin Pan Alley and Great American Songbook.Tunes like Limehouse Blues All of Me and Honeysuckle Rose were exciting challenges toexplore after becoming comfortable with bluegrass and fiddle tunes. Barry always thought that bluegrass and jazz were a wonderful combination and the most gratifying challenge has been to create arrangements that meld both stylesin a tasteful and exciting manner.Titles presented in Volume 2 include: The Way You Look Tonight All of Me Oh Baby and Limehouse Blues. Accompanying audio tuition is included.

Rare footage of the legends of old time music featuring Tommy Jarrell Clarence Ashley Roscoe Holcomb Doc Watson Sam McGee Pete Steele Jean Ritchie and others. A 22 page comprehensive booklet featuring biographical materail rare photographs and details on the tunes performed is also available for download with this product.