A mid price release for this album originally released in 1965.Merle Watson's debut with father Doc Watson was recorded shortly after they performed their first concerts together in California, and it shows the duo's musical partnership already in full flower, an incredible fact considering that Merle had only been picking guitar for eight months.The album features the astonishing instrumental medley 'Fiddler's Dram/Whistling Rufus/Ragtime Annie' and 'Little Stream Of Whiskey', an old Irish drinking song transformed into a hobo ballad with a bouncy fingerpicked melody. Perhaps most amazing is the solo harmonica workout 'Mama Blues', in which the elder Watson imitates the sound of a child crying, showing off yet another facet of his incredible musical skill. Track listing:1. MUSKRAT2. WEARY BLUES3. Medley: FIDDLER'S DRAM/WHISTLING RUFUS/RAGTIME ANNIE (RAGGEDY ANN)4. DREAM OF THE MINER'S CHILD5. RISING SUN BLUES6. MAMA BLUES7. WE SHALL ALL BE REUNITED8. LITTLE STREAM OF WHISKEY9. LITTLE SADIE10. BEAUMONT RAG11. OTTO WOOD THE BANDIT12. FAITHFUL SOLDIER13. MEMPHIS BLUES14. GONNA LAY DOWN MY OLD GUITAR
