Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Rick Anderson wrote of the album "... what is consistently striking is his mastery of the stage and the warmth and gentle virtuosity of his playing — attributes that would later come to define his art, but which are remarkable in an artist performing solo for the first time... Highly recommended."[1]

1. "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 2:23
2. "Blue Smoke" (Merle Travis) – 2:12
3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:36
4. "John Herald Introduction" – 0:39
5. "Sing Song Kitty" – 2:51
6. "The House Carpenter" (Traditional) – 4:30
7. "Liberty" (Traditional) – 1:46
8. "The Old Wooden Rocker" (Bradley Kincaid) – 3:06
9. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 2:10
10. "Tragic Romance" (Grandpa Jones aka Louis Marshall Jones) – 3:59
11. "The Dream of the Miner's Child" (Andrew Jenkins) – 3:07
12. "The Wagoner's Lad" – 3:20
13. "Cannonball Rag" (Merle Travis) – 1:54
14. "The Lone Pilgrim" – 4:27
15. "The Roving Gambler" – 2:28

• Doc Watson – guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, vocals
• Bob Yellen – banjo
• John Herald – guitar, vocals
• The Greenbriar Boys

Production notes:

• Producer, liner notes, mastering by Peter K. Siegel
• Photography by John Cohen and David Gahr, George Pickow
• Mastering by David Glasser