Name: 'Round the Table Again
Brand: Sugar Hill
SKU: 61406
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'Round the Table Again

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Album: 'Round the Table Again
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Lynchburg Town
2)	Coo Coo Bird
3)	Blues Walkin' Round My Bed
4)	She's So Sweet
5)	On a Monday Morning
6)	Working Man's Blues
7)	Jimmie's Mean Mamma Blues
8)	Walking in Jerusalem
9)	Show Bizness
10)	Sincerely
11)	Battle of Nashville
12)	You Ain't Going Nowhere
13)	C.C. Rider
14)	Court on High
15)	Nights in White Satin
16)	Sugar Babe
17)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)

Album: 'Round the Table Again
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Lynchburg Town
2)	Coo Coo Bird
3)	Blues Walkin' Round My Bed
4)	She's So Sweet
5)	On a Monday Morning
6)	Working Man's Blues
7)	Jimmie's Mean Mamma Blues
8)	Walking in Jerusalem
9)	Show Bizness
10)	Sincerely
11)	Battle of Nashville
12)	You Ain't Going Nowhere
13)	C.C. Rider
14)	Court on High
15)	Nights in White Satin
16)	Sugar Babe
17)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Doc Watson (vocals, guitar, banjo); Bob Lamar Hill (vocals, guitar, piano); Joe Smothers (vocals, guitar); T. Michael Coleman (vocals, bass); Richard Watson (guitar).
Includes liner notes by T. Michael Coleman.
Performances by Doc Watson with Frosty Morn have become a high point at Merlefest, the annual gathering launched in memory of Doc's son and collaborator, Merle Watson. The band, formed by Merle shortly before his death in 1985, plays impeccably on this Merlefest recording, but Doc opens alone with two traditional performances, playing banjo behind his own vocals on "Lynchburg Town" and singing a cappella on the haunting ballad "Coo Coo Bird." Gradually, the rest of Frosty Morn takes the stage, one song at a time; as each member comes out, Watson steps back a little further until he is integrated fully into the group. Understandably though, he holds the spotlight more than anyone else, telling a few folksy preacher jokes, urging his colleagues to "play it, son," even yodeling in classic fashion on "Jimmie's Mean Mamma Blues." The younger guys on the gig seem eager too, but to a fault; they whoop and yelp a little excessively after "On a Monday" and turn "Show Bizness" into a somewhat silly exercise. Watson, in contrast, tempers his enthusiasm with an almost anachronistic dignity. He does overreach at times, most awkwardly on an uncomfortable rendition of the R&B chestnut "Sincerely." Though his voice has worn a bit, it still animates more congenial material with his combination of warmth and stoic detachment. This is evident especially in his reading of "Nights in White Satin," which raises spirits that would doubtless have startled the Moody Blues. In the end, all of these tracks only echo the introduction that opens the disc: "A national treasure...Doc Watson." ~ Robert L. Doerschuk

Professional Reviews

CMJ (4/1/2002, p.10) - "The Late Merle Watson...genre-spliced blues, country, folk, rock and bluegrass with youthful irreverence....ROUND THE TABLE AGAIN was recorded at the 2001 [Merle Fest]....the recording captures the energy and warmth of the performances..."