Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Doc, Ricky, Alison. Down in the Valley...

Story of a song
Doc Watson heard this song from his grandmother. Alison Kraus found it in Watson's recordings, and so must have changed "valley" to "river" -- an inspired choice. It's now a Bluegrass standard, with a very fine version done by the Petersen sisters, and another by a very young group of Burnett sisters.

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Renewing an old acquaintance: Doc Watson

These sound like the original lyrics with other versions sounding as though they've been cleaned up. But who knows?