Doc Watson - Out in the CountryThe late Doc Watson was perhaps the foremost and certainly most popular practitioner of a country folk tradition that extends back to the birth of America. As singer and guitarist, Arthel Doc Watson had no peers, and more than any other folk artist, Doc was responsible for keeping Americas pure musical heritage alive and made sure it was passed down to the next generation. Presented here are some of Docs earliest recordings, recorded by noted folk and

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsodies 1-14/Rakoczy March/Con Pathet

Blind Blake and Meade Lux Lewis

one of the most prominent German composers of the late Baroque era

It takes on all it's twilight hues with Stéphane Degout's vocal performance

Nunn and Trevitt's Romeo and Juliet has been re-imagined for the camera

since it is hardly possible to cite other examples of ruling monarchs whose favorite pastime was orchestral conducting

the famous impresario Salomon

Thomas went back into his tape archive to unearth another 10 tracks

Friedrich Gernsheim's chamber music figures significantly in his extensive oeuvre

While working for a degree in chemistry he also found time for singing lessons and appeared in smaller Copenhagen theatres

the other calm and meditative

Marvin Rainwater and Andy Starr