Home Again! (Doc Watson album)

Home Again!
Studio album by
Doc Watson
Released1966
GenreFolk, blues
Length40:17
LabelVanguard
ProducerRalph Rinzler
Doc Watson chronology
Southbound
(1966) 		Home Again!
(1966) 		Ballads from Deep Gap
(1967)

Home Again! is the fourth studio album American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1966.

Two of the songs were co-written with fiddler Gaither Carlton, Doc's father-in-law.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder called the album "his most affecting folk-style record, with unexpectedly warm vocals matched to the quiet virtuosity of his playing... This album was a great showcase for Watson's voice — vaguely similar to but rougher-hewn than Burl Ives — which is often overlooked in the aura of his playing."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Down in the Valley to Pray" (Traditional) – 2:01
  2. "Georgie" (Gaither Carlton, Doc Watson) – 2:48
  3. "The Old Man Below" (Carlton, Watson) – 2:07
  4. "Katie Morey" (Traditional) – 2:25
  5. "F. F.V." (Annie Watson, Watson) – 4:04
  6. "A-Rovin' on a Winter's Night" (Dolly Greer, Watson) – 3:25
  7. "Dill Pickle Rag" (Traditional) – 1:26
  8. "Sing Song Kitty" (Traditional) – 2:19
  9. "Froggie Went A-Courtin'" (Traditional) – 4:07
  10. "Pretty Saro" (Traditional) – 2:45
  11. "Childhood Play" (Alfred G. Karnes) – 2:00
  12. "Rain Crow Bill" (Henry Whitter) – 1:47
  13. "Matty Groves" (Dolly Greer, Doc Watson, Stewart Yonce) – 6:07
  14. "Victory Rag" (Maybelle Carter) – 1:44

Personnel

  • Doc Watson – guitar, 12-string guitar on track #7, vocals, banjo, harmonica solo track #12
  • Merle Watson – guitar
  • Russ Savakus – bass

References

  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Home Again! > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.