Doc Watson profile in Washington Post
Today’s (1/27) edition of The Washington Post has a lengthy feature on flatpicking icon and folk music hero Doc Watson.
The article by Post staffer Tim Warren in Greensboro, NC where he interviewed Doc before a concert with David Holt on January 11. Warren reviews the show, and includes a number of personal revelations from Watson, including a question about how much longer he can keep going at age 85.
He locked his blind eyes on his questioner and said finally, quietly, “I haven’t the faintest idea. But I’ll have to sooner or later, because my hands can’t do this much longer. I can’t play like I could 30 or 40 years ago. The speed’s not there and the clarity’s not there. My reflexes are slowing down, and there’s not a thing I can do about it.”
You can read the entire piece online.
HT: Katy Daley
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We have word that Doc Watson is home and recovering nicely from his recent surgery.
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