Strangely enough Doc was the first person I heard play the guitar live. My mom bought me to his house in Deep Gap when I was about 7 or 8 and I sat on his couch eating cookies and drinking lemonade while he played "Wildwood flower " for my mom and "If the ocean was whiskey " for me and then went on to play another 30 or 45 minutes, just because there was company. He was really a gentle, gracious soul and that remains one of my most precious memories.
If you like this kind of music you can't get much better than these three men. Thanks so much I grew up around this music as a young lad and now in my 80's never get tired of it.
This is not only one of the best guitar-picking concert I ever say but also a true "Document" and I hope Smithsonian and the Library of Congress will be among those who continue to preserve it. I'll add a couple of Doc stories. The first time I saw him was almost sixty years ago, at the Newport Folk Festival. There were open-air concerts, low stages around which the audience would gather and stand or sit on the grass. So you could get five or ten feet from the performer if you got there first. And some of the musicians who we now view as the movers and shakers of folk and bluegrass music over most of a century, often were there. I was privileged to see some legends, and Doc already was a legend even then. Years later, At the Walnut Valley Festival one year, after dark, he was playing on the main stage there; and we were at the Cowley County Fairgrounds, and half a mile of so away, over in the town of Winfield, Kansas,, there's a rail line, and a train was blowing its horns and Doc had to stop playing and wait for the train to go by. It was better than if it had been a written play. I always have thought Doc's music was as perfect as it could be. I don't think I ever heard a mistake. And every guitarist, when I was growing up and probably still, had to learn or try to learn "Deep River Blues".I first tried to play the guitar part for that song in about 1967, and still can't play it right. But their performance of "Deep River Blues" here is also about as perfect as I've ever heard and a joy to listen to.
Tom Dulla Thomas Dulley, was a resident and a veteran of the Conferate Army located in the Warrior Mountains region of Caldwell County, North Carolina. Around White Mountain to be exact, I know the was hung and buried presumably off my road. His grave is 3 miles from my ranch. I can't wait till my horses eat his grass.
May God have mercy on Doc Watson and make him dwell in your spacious gardens, one of the greatest singers and guitarists in the world. My sincere greetings to him from Algeria.
0:43 Way Downtown 4:45 Shady Grove 11:30 Give me back my money 14:09 The progression of Billy’s face is pricelss ( ty @BDahlem) 14:46 Streamline Cannonball Intro 16:05 Streamline Cannonball 19:57 A little bit of Doc Gospel 22:56 Deep River Blues 27:28 Tom Dooley Intro 29:07 Tom Dooley 33:07 The Train That Carried My Girl From Town 36:30 Tennessee Stud 40:44 Black Mountain Rag 46:01 Troubled 50:23 The Cocaine Blues
@@richardperkins5046 I know. Billy Strings plays Thompson guitars 80% of the time. I bet Bryan Sutton has a huge collection too. I've seen him playing many different guitars over the years. I bet they could have got their hands on them. Hard to beat a good old Martin though.
I consider this video to be essential listening for Billy, Bryan, and Doc fans. Great performance, excellent recording. I have been listening to this type of music for a long time, and how I have gone this long without being aware of Joe Newberry is a head scratcher.
Came for Billy and Bryan, and love that clawhammer of Joe’s. I was lucky enough to see the great Doc several times. Once was one of the first dates I had with my classically oriented wife over 45 years ago.
Back in 2013 I took some online lessons that Bryan gave and to be honest he was so far ahead of literally all his students I wonder why i signed up. He was an excellent teacher and gave us tons of help but quite simply he would dangle a compliment to the best students. My opinion is he improvises better than any other flatpicker .
OMG I just found this. Billy and Bryan doing 53 mins of Doc? I can say with 43 years of unblemished STAUNCH heterosexuality.......that it moved zzzzzzzZING
@@gatoryak7332 Unfortunately this was before Billy got super woke and played onstage with pink hair and a dress. And isn't the term bisexuality considered hate speech because at last count I think they're up to what, 76 genders? lol
as long as its unblemished and there weren't no Bud Light involved let 'r move ! Shit even if there was, there's a lotta other Bullshit trying to steal our hearts and fill our souls with evil, and I would rather not be exposed to that poison 10-4 ?
As a musician myself, I can attest to the fact that the large majority of performing musicians, live to entertain and please their fans. And also view their fans as personal friends. Without their fans, their careers don't progress and their music does not get shared with those that have never before been entertained by them
Well, yes and no… Doc is in a class all his own and was an amazing solo performer, but over the years certainly made good use of the assistance of Merle, Jack Lawrence, and Michael T. Coleman.
If We had practice 50,000 hours or so you might be this good? If I’d had practiced every minute I sat around even during Covid lockdowns I’d be pretty damned good by now too. They say 10,000 hours and you’ll be damn good. I’m far from 10,000 hours. Professional Musicians usually have started at a very young age and did nothing except practice.
@@coryCuc maybe so, but they didn't practice properly or efficiently then! If you've played for 50,000 hours and done it properly you can play a set with these guys. That's a lot of hours. I'm probably not even on 5000 😭
@@Jay-lr3me my point is that there are guys who've practiced more than 50,000 hours. There are guys who've practiced and trained with some of the best guitarists for well over 50k hours, yet are still nowhere near the level of these guys. It's not just about the amount of practice or the quality of practice. If that was the case there would be thousands of Billy Strings, Tommy Emmanuels, Doc Watsons, Chet Atkins, etc.. But there aren't. There's a reason for that. And it has nothing to do with practice or the quality of practice.
@@coryCuc you really think it has nothing to do with practice or the quality of practice? 😂 I don't really have much to say to ya then, and I'm yet to meet a musician who has spent 50,000 hours and isn't playing to this level. But I'm sure you know what you're talking about, buddy!
@@petefeltman I always thought banjos cut through the mix very well, making it hard for guitars to keep up. Perhaps it's because there are multiple coming through, like to said.
@@stevelacombe5291 I hadn't considered they might be open backed. I know the dreadnaught was designed to cut through, but hasn't considered this. Thanks.
@@DannyLlewallyn I believe Bryan Sutton has also owned or does own a '37 a '40 and a '42 probably amongst others. Can't help you specifically with that one. Sounds amazing though!
Some of the greatest of the great players, yes, tho Stings look a bit bored, like he'd rather inject some Jeff Beck into this stuff. Agree with the comment re Martins on the mic. There's a reason the Ds are the Holy Grail of flat-top sound, and it just isn't there with an internal pickup.
Really? Bored? Not even close. I was there. I'm in the video. I've seen him do Doc sets elsewhere too. It's in his DNA should you haven't been paying attention.
@@thaddeusk4230 Right, Billy Strings is a real fan of the singular talent that was Doc Watson. Shoot, Billy's actually traveling the country re-popularizing Doc on his shows....which is great! Just goes to show how deep Billy's interest and admiration goes!
@@dimensionalbleedthrough2040 if you've never heard Billy and Bryan on their own you can't understand what I mean. This amateurish banging on the banjo added NOTHING!
Strangely enough Doc was the first person I heard play the guitar live. My mom bought me to his house in Deep Gap when I was about 7 or 8 and I sat on his couch eating cookies and drinking lemonade while he played "Wildwood flower " for my mom and "If the ocean was whiskey " for me and then went on to play another 30 or 45 minutes, just because there was company. He was really a gentle, gracious soul and that remains one of my most precious memories.
Lovely. ♥
The BBC did a Doc-umentary in 1976. I saw Doc play in that livingroom.
Holy cow!
Touch my heart! Good old times you've had!
Makes me wish fer them days of old!
What a lucky man !
If you like this kind of music you can't get much better than these three men. Thanks so much I grew up around this music as a young lad and now in my 80's never get tired of it.
I cannot express enough the deep thanks I have to whomever did the video and audio to preserve this unbelievable tribute to the Doc.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yeah, you three are American Ba-as-
Here here!
These guys voices blend into the most beautiful harmonies I've ever heard! Just WOW!
Sutton and Strings are so damn good they don't have to even look at each other to sync up a run. They do it by ear seamlessly.
This is not only one of the best guitar-picking concert I ever say but also a true "Document" and I hope Smithsonian and the Library of Congress will be among those who continue to preserve it.
I'll add a couple of Doc stories. The first time I saw him was almost sixty years ago, at the Newport Folk Festival. There were open-air concerts, low stages around which the audience would gather and stand or sit on the grass. So you could get five or ten feet from the performer if you got there first. And some of the musicians who we now view as the movers and shakers of folk and bluegrass music over most of a century, often were there. I was privileged to see some legends, and Doc already was a legend even then.
Years later, At the Walnut Valley Festival one year, after dark, he was playing on the main stage there; and we were at the Cowley County Fairgrounds, and half a mile of so away, over in the town of Winfield, Kansas,, there's a rail line, and a train was blowing its horns and Doc had to stop playing and wait for the train to go by.
It was better than if it had been a written play.
I always have thought Doc's music was as perfect as it could be. I don't think I ever heard a mistake.
And every guitarist, when I was growing up and probably still, had to learn or try to learn "Deep River Blues".I first tried to play the guitar part for that song in about 1967, and still can't play it right. But their performance of "Deep River Blues" here is also about as perfect as I've ever heard and a joy to listen to.
great story...and now you and yours are watching Fox news and screwing the rest of us.
thanks boomers! (keep voting for the rapist)
you are all so amazing. My hobby is songwriting I just love music. all music.
Tom Dulla Thomas Dulley, was a resident and a veteran of the Conferate Army located in the Warrior Mountains region of Caldwell County, North Carolina. Around White Mountain to be exact, I know the was hung and buried presumably off my road. His grave is 3 miles from my ranch. I can't wait till my horses eat his grass.
Ain't nothin' better than an old Martin in the right hands.
Love Bryan, Love Billy, Love Joe....Love Doc....Loved it!!!
Love this good Bluegrass singing & keeping it going!! From the old days! Thank you guys much appreciated.
These guys together are addictive ,love the old songs
Well thanks, great in the Tradition of Doc. Cheers.
Damn beautiful ❤
I grew up listning to doc. There will never be another like him.
God rest his soul,,,,
Most definitely a musical genius.
That is some of the best clawhammer playing I have ever heard
I love flat top guitar but truth be told , claw hammer banjo is tough!
I love Bryan's face through this "yeah you're good kid, I still got 25 years on you"
When Bryan starts that train ride, if you can hang on, you're a MONSTER!
Hey that’s my instructor from Artist works. Great music you all. Thank you.
May God have mercy on Doc Watson and make him dwell in your spacious gardens, one of the greatest singers and guitarists in the world. My sincere greetings to him from Algeria.
0:43 Way Downtown
4:45 Shady Grove
11:30 Give me back my money
14:09 The progression of Billy’s face is pricelss ( ty @BDahlem)
14:46 Streamline Cannonball Intro
16:05 Streamline Cannonball
19:57 A little bit of Doc Gospel
22:56 Deep River Blues
27:28 Tom Dooley Intro
29:07 Tom Dooley
33:07 The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
36:30 Tennessee Stud
40:44 Black Mountain Rag
46:01 Troubled
50:23 The Cocaine Blues
14:09 That was so nasty in the best way possible.
THANX!
First song I heard from Doc and indeed learnt. 1965
What a wonderful afternoon set at Creekside Stage.
What a wonderful tribute to the musical genius that was Doc Watson.
Love to hear those Martin dreadnoughts through an external mic instead of an internal pick-up.
Yea. It might sound better.,,
I agree, but they should be playing Gallaghers in honor of Doc though.
@@guitjolin They probably don't own Gallaghers. They play what they have.
@@richardperkins5046 I know. Billy Strings plays Thompson guitars 80% of the time. I bet Bryan Sutton has a huge collection too. I've seen him playing many different guitars over the years. I bet they could have got their hands on them. Hard to beat a good old Martin though.
@jon hart not the new ones! I have an Eastman the kills a lot of the new Martins. A ton of them are just mass produced junk.
I consider this video to be essential listening for Billy, Bryan, and Doc fans. Great performance, excellent recording. I have been listening to this type of music for a long time, and how I have gone this long without being aware of Joe Newberry is a head scratcher.
Man those solos on Deep River Blues were pure fire
The leads on Black Mountain Rag ain't too shabby either ;)
@@bluegrallis No sir, they ain't
Beautiful
The beautiful soft mellow tones reach deep into the soul and bring out emotions that cannot be described.
My goodness this is amazing. I love it.
Hun bounties blue tick ann rhythmic bounty hunter with the freakbut at least you like bluegrass , at least you like blue gra
The progression of Billy’s face at 14:09 is pricelss
clearly impressed by Sutton
Gave him the stank face. Highest compliment ever
@@401Blues There are several times in this where Billy is studying what Sutton is doing with a perplexed expression on his face. It's good to see.
Came for Billy and Bryan, and love that clawhammer of Joe’s. I was lucky enough to see the great Doc several times. Once was one of the first dates I had with my classically oriented wife over 45 years ago.
Smiling through this whole thing.
Back in 2013 I took some online lessons that Bryan gave and to be honest he was so far ahead of literally all his students I wonder why i signed up. He was an excellent teacher and gave us tons of help but quite simply he would dangle a compliment to the best students. My opinion is he improvises better than any other flatpicker .
listened to this at least 1000 times i just love it. all legends, so pissed didnt get to see billy in london as all tickest sold out :(
Are you from over there in the London area? And do you play your heart out for bluegrass picking
Many thanks for this! Clear videography and clear sound. I love the picking on display by these three! Billy channels Doc!
I sure am GLAD, somebody recorded this 😎😁 AND, took the time to post it!
Beautiful sound. Monumental tribute!
Billy is the future of bluegrass.
Totally agree....and all the more now that he's reviving Doc Watson's memory around the country.
Kid ain't even peaked yet.
Not only that, but he is an inspiration to kids to learn guitar.👍
Wow, that was just awesome guys!!
Doc Watson Remembered was so much fun!! I danced my butt off to this set!!
Awesome, Thank you!
OMG I just found this. Billy and Bryan doing 53 mins of Doc? I can say with 43 years of unblemished STAUNCH heterosexuality.......that it moved zzzzzzzZING
Oh go ahead and indulge your bisexuality.
@@gatoryak7332 Unfortunately this was before Billy got super woke and played onstage with pink hair and a dress. And isn't the term bisexuality considered hate speech because at last count I think they're up to what, 76 genders? lol
as long as its unblemished and there weren't no Bud Light involved let 'r move ! Shit even if there was, there's a lotta other Bullshit trying to steal our hearts and fill our souls with evil, and I would rather not be exposed to that poison 10-4 ?
Wow! Wow! Wow!
I love when they talk between songs,.awesome makes me feel like I am their actual friend
Sharing the history makes me happy
You are
As a musician myself, I can attest to the fact that the large majority of performing musicians, live to entertain and please their fans. And also view their fans as personal friends. Without their fans, their careers don't progress and their music does not get shared with those that have never before been entertained by them
Back for more...these boys sure know how to play my heartstrings...
Absolutely Amazing.
wow,i am floored ...once again....thank you
Well that was amazing
Don't get no better than these guys
Got to be 3 of the finest bluegrass/frailing banjo musicians in acoustic history...
I love how the baddest of the bad sits there until his turn. Humble
Hell YEAH!
Loved this whole set!!!!
amazing!
this is great! thanks for uploading!!!
I sense talent.
That was great!
Great 🎶🎵.... thanks Greyfox!!
Great stuff
Beautiful Tribute, Thank you for sharing!
Just makes you feel good.
You know someone's serious when they've got two pickguards...
That used to be Bryan Sutton's guitar!
Past present and future all in one
Ol' Doc did it all on his ownsome. Enjoyed this gig, though. Thanks, fellas.
Well, yes and no… Doc is in a class all his own and was an amazing solo performer, but over the years certainly made good use of the assistance of Merle, Jack Lawrence, and Michael T. Coleman.
Excellent
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
that banjo playin is wild
Saw Doc in a tiny Dallas club in the 80s. Then at a college gig in Virginia in the 2000s. Gravitas man.
Sweeeeeeet!
Subscribed. Don’t thank me just thank Billy!
Pickin and a grinnin!
it is insane how good they are at music
If We had practice 50,000 hours or so you might be this good?
If I’d had practiced every minute I sat around even during Covid lockdowns I’d be pretty damned good by now too.
They say 10,000 hours and you’ll be damn good. I’m far from 10,000 hours.
Professional Musicians usually have started at a very young age and did nothing except practice.
@@rjh1226 And yet some people practice more than what you listed above and are STILL not as good. Imagine that.
@@coryCuc maybe so, but they didn't practice properly or efficiently then! If you've played for 50,000 hours and done it properly you can play a set with these guys. That's a lot of hours. I'm probably not even on 5000 😭
@@Jay-lr3me my point is that there are guys who've practiced more than 50,000 hours. There are guys who've practiced and trained with some of the best guitarists for well over 50k hours, yet are still nowhere near the level of these guys. It's not just about the amount of practice or the quality of practice. If that was the case there would be thousands of Billy Strings, Tommy Emmanuels, Doc Watsons, Chet Atkins, etc.. But there aren't. There's a reason for that. And it has nothing to do with practice or the quality of practice.
@@coryCuc you really think it has nothing to do with practice or the quality of practice? 😂 I don't really have much to say to ya then, and I'm yet to meet a musician who has spent 50,000 hours and isn't playing to this level. But I'm sure you know what you're talking about, buddy!
I thought I'd just check it out to see if I should give it a listen in the morning. It's now one-thirty AM, and how am I to wind down after that! 😉🥰
Tom Dula's Grave Ferguson, NC there truly is no Ferguson, it's outskirts of Lenoir to Happy Valley.😂
Shady Grove is an old IRISH MELODY mATTY gROVE, DIFFERENT LYRICS.
awesome
Fun fact..Billy bought that guitar from the man on his right.. Bryan Sutton. You're welcome
I figured that was Bryan's old Martin, either he was just playing it or he'd bought it from him. That's pretty cool.
Finally some good grass style frailing
Hey, Joe Newberry!
Bee-u-tiful.
I'd like some lessons from Brian. And that old Martin has such a wonderful tone.
Join Bryan's class at Artistworks. It's a great and positive community.
Bryan’s Class is first rate. His video exchanges with students are amazing.
Anyone else get the feeling the two older fellers were tryna see Billy’s ability? I did.
Bryan Sutton already knows.
Just some dudes who like to flatpick. nbd
Tell it to me. 🥰
Was about 47 tattoos ago.
Haha I’m starting to date his performances by amount of ink.
boy he is really Sutton else.... i'll see myself out
🇯🇲 Only with stars and other color
Never heard of a Mamy before 😅
Does the banjo sound thin to anyone else? It's sounds like they have him way back in the mix.
without a doubt.
I think its just his clawhammer style - its tough to cut thru those two guitars but it sounds good when he takes his breaks!
@@petefeltman I always thought banjos cut through the mix very well, making it hard for guitars to keep up. Perhaps it's because there are multiple coming through, like to said.
Open backed banjos don’t project very much compared to those Martins.
@@stevelacombe5291 I hadn't considered they might be open backed. I know the dreadnaught was designed to cut through, but hasn't considered this. Thanks.
Any body else realize the girl taking pictures thinking she’s recording during Tennessee stud
Dueling guitars 41:00
There's something about this Billy guy....
Sorry, who is Newbury? Quick search I don't find him. History? Full name? History?
Joe Newberry, great clawhammer banjo player
Wonder how old that Martin is? Looks like a 40's model or something.
The double pick guard one is a 1948
@@phil9781 Sorry. I was referring to the one on the left. It looked older but perhaps had a rougher lifetime.
@@DannyLlewallyn I believe Bryan Sutton has also owned or does own a '37 a '40 and a '42 probably amongst others. Can't help you specifically with that one. Sounds amazing though!
Does the c? :)))
Grandpa Müller
School.
😂😂😂
Those guys should have practiced
Biten 🏥
Some of the greatest of the great players, yes, tho Stings look a bit bored, like he'd rather inject some Jeff Beck into this stuff. Agree with the comment re Martins on the mic. There's a reason the Ds are the Holy Grail of flat-top sound, and it just isn't there with an internal pickup.
Really? Bored? Not even close. I was there. I'm in the video. I've seen him do Doc sets elsewhere too. It's in his DNA should you haven't been paying attention.
@@thaddeusk4230 Right, Billy Strings is a real fan of the singular talent that was Doc Watson. Shoot, Billy's actually traveling the country re-popularizing Doc on his shows....which is great! Just goes to show how deep Billy's interest and admiration goes!
They could have done without the banjo.
Wha?
@@dimensionalbleedthrough2040 if you've never heard Billy and Bryan on their own you can't understand what I mean. This amateurish banging on the banjo added NOTHING!