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Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson/Ricky Skaggs
Three Pickers
Release Date: 2003 07 15
Label: Rounder
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Folk and bluegrass legends meet live on-stage on Rounder's bright and entertaining Three Pickers. The titular "pickers" are bluegrass banjo innovator Earl Scruggs, guitarist and folk purist Doc Watson, and relative newcomer (with only 45 years of musical experience under his belt) Ricky Skaggs on mandolin and guitar; they work most often as a trio but also perform with a wide variety of combos that were lucky enough to be invited on-stage. Recorded in Winston Salem, NC, in December 2002, the album reflects an honest interplay between the three main performers and the audience that seems lost in most concert experiences, and despite their age, Watson can still sing and Scruggs can still pick nearly as well as they did in their prime. Guest vocals and fiddle from the ubiquitous Alison Krauss liven up "The Storms Are on the Ocean" and the "one-sided prenuptial agreement" murder ballad "On the Banks of the Ohio," while Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder inject some youthful exuberance into the evening during their set. The songs performed by "Earl Scruggs With Family and Friends" get a little loose around the edges, but the sweet and lowdown duo of Watson and his grandson Richard more than make up for it with their warm intimacy. All in all, it seems as though this was a spectacular exhibition of authentic folk music live on-stage, and the album lets that genuine honesty and warmth shine through perfectly. Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Feast Here Tonight	Traditional	3:02
2	What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul	Carr, Traditional, Berry	2:35
3	Spoken Introduction		:54
4	Who Will Sing for Me?	Public Domain [1], Ely	3:34
5	Spoken Introduction		1:47
6	Soldier's Joy	Scruggs, McEuen	1:39
7	Walk on Boy	Tillis, Walker, Walker	3:30
8	Daybreak Blues [*]	Rodgers	3:21
9	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	Stacey, Walker, Certain, Traditional	2:30
10	Pick Along	Scruggs	2:39
11	Spoken Introduction		:29
12	What Is a Home Without Love?	Public Domain [1], Harris	3:06
13	Doin' My Time [*]	Skinner	4:28
14	Earl's Breakdown	Scruggs	3:43
15	Storms Are on the Ocean	Carter, Carter, Carter	3:58
16	Down to the River to Pray	Berns, Burke, Chivian, Martin, Traditional	2:48
17	Banks of the Ohio	Traditional	4:19
18	Ridin' That Midnight Train [*]	Stanley, Stanley	2:45
19	Spoken Introduction		:51
20	Road to Spencer	Skaggs	3:36
21	Katy Hill	Traditional	2:44
22	Foggy Mountain Top	Carter	3:10
23	Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms	Christian, Traditional	3:21

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