Hi, Sandy - you rang? What was it you needed help with? Searching for MATTIE GROVES in the Digital Tradition? You'll note there's a difference in spelling. Best to use "wildcards" (asterisks) and search for [mat* grov*]. You'll come up with just one version, but then you can search again using the Child Ballad number at the bottom of the lyrics, #81. Still, we come up with just two versions (click here for the second) and a parody. Seems we ought to have more. Got more to post? Of course, we have this thread and this.
-Joe Offer-

DDW, the Doc Watson Vanguard Years 4-CD set certainly does not contain everything Doc recorded for Vanguard, and it doesn't have "Matty Groves." It has a mere 64 songs, a total of about 175 minutes - that's under 44 minutes per CD, and it would easily fit on 3 CD's. Vanguard was quite generous on their Weavers and Baez box sets, but they sure were stingy with their Doc Watson music. I wonder why. Say, that's a good idea for a new thread (click here)