Down South is a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1984. It has been reissued on CD by Rykodisc and Sugar Hill.

Down South
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedNorth Star Production, Todd, North Carolina
GenreFolk, country blues
Length31:53
LabelFlying Fish
ProducerMerle Watson
Doc Watson chronology
Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album
(1983)
Down South
(1984)
Pickin' the Blues
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing edit

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Solid Gone" – 3:02
  2. "Bright Sunny South" – 2:36
  3. "Slidin' Delta" (Mississippi John Hurt) – 2:03
  4. "Coal Miner's Blues" (Carter) – 2:30
  5. "Hesitation Blues" – 2:46
  6. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Charles C. Converse, Joseph M. Scriven) – 3:35
  7. "Fifteen Cents" – 2:28
  8. "Twin Sisters" – 1:39
  9. "The Hobo" – 4:18
  10. "Cotton-Eyed Joe" – 1:48
  11. "Hello Stranger" (Carter) – 2:17
  12. "Down South" – 2:35

Personnel edit

  • Doc Watson – guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Merle Watson – guitar, banjo, slide guitar
  • T. Michael Coleman – bass, harmony vocals
  • Buddy Davis – bass
  • Sam Bush – fiddle

Production notes

  • Produced by Merle Watson
  • Engineered and mixed by Carl Rudisill

References edit

  1. ^ "Down South > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

External links edit