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My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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You've Got the Pocketbook, I've Got the Key on guitar

I show you how to play couple of versions of Rev. Gary Davis' "You've Got the Pocketbook, I've Got the Key". This song was preserved and passed down by his students and fans but was never recorded by him. I start with a two finger picking arrangement similar to the one Stefan Grossman plays. But when I learned the song as a kid, probably from Roy Bookbinder, it was played faster and had lyrics..... Like all old blues, there is no one right way, so take this and make it your own!

https://youtu.be/9PCT2cczOKw

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Judson Carroll

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Richland Woman Blues on guitar

I show you how to play Mississippi John Hurt's "Richland Woman Blues". This song was somewhat unique to his repertoire a was an adaptation of the older folk/blues, "Midnight Special". He combined dissonate bluesy slides with a more old-time country style bass pattern.

https://youtu.be/kpL0tw8BmR8

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