Doc Watson was one of the featured performers at the 1964 Berkeley Folk Festival where I had the priviledge and pleasure of seeing him live in concert, and of attending a workshop he gave.

I'm very much into classic guitar. But ignoring the arbitrary boundaries between various styles of guitar playing, I would say that Doc Watson is one of the half-dozen finest guitarists in the world, of any style. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say that Doc Watson is American folk music.

Go! Crawl over broken glass on your hands and knees if you have to, but GO!!

Don Firth