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Doc Watson Research Guide: Videos
Doc Watson onstage with others at the 1968 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, August 1968, Alice Gerrard Collection (#20006), Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Instructional
Doc's Guitar: The Fingerpicking and Flatpicking of Doc Watson by Call Number: 65-DVD17029Publication Date: 2002
Traditional Guitar Styles
Legends of Flatpicking Guitar: 90 Minutes of Hot Picking by Call Number: DVD-299Publication Date: 2001
Live Performances
MerleFest
- Tribute to a Legend: Merle Watson Memorial Festival, 1988 byCall Number: VHS-223Publication Date: 1988
Online Resources
- Films on Demand Video CollectionWatch thousands of full length documentaries from Films Media Group's Master Academic Collection online. Subject areas include: Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Business & Economics, and Health. The collections are dynamic.
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Stream documentaries made by independent filmmakers about folk art, culture, and communities. Watch Doc and Merle (1986) here.