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"Shady Grove" (Roud 4456) [1] is a traditional Appalachian folk song, [2] believed to have originated in eastern Kentucky around the beginning the 20th century. [3] The song was popular among old-time musicians of the Cumberlands before being widely adopted in the bluegrass repertoire. [ 4 ]
The surprising offspring of the urban revival's intersection with a traditional musical community, Watson and Ashley's Original Folkways Recordings reveals a bottomless well of tradition and a music as fresh and exciting today as it was to the college kids and festival followers of the early '60s."
Songs from Home is the title of a recording by the American folk music and country blues artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 2002. It contains tracks from Watson's years on the Poppy and United Artists labels plus four previously unreleased tracks. [citation needed]
Songs for Little Pickers is a live album by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1990. It contains songs Watson learned as a child. ... "Shady Grove ...
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964–1968 is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 1999. It contains tracks from Watson's early years on the Vanguard label plus four previously unreleased tracks.
David Grisman – mandolins; Tony Rice – guitars; Some of the songs were performed on instruments made when the songs were written to allow the listener to experience the tonal properties of the original performances.
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Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, [1] called by some the "Mother of Folk". [2] In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child ...