Tuesday, January 05, 2010

It's the Birthday of Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten

Freight Train and Other
North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
Please click image to listen to samples @Amazon.com

Blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born in 1895 and she passed away on June 29, 1987.

I recommend that you take a look at this Elizabeth Cotten Interviewer with Shetland Fiddler Aly Bain, from his 1985 Series "Down Home".

Elizabeth Cotten - Mama, Your Papa Loves You


Elizabeth Cotten Telling a funny story.

Elizabeth Cotten @SqueezeMyLemon


2 comments:

Ken Caudill said...

I do love Ms. Cotton. Freight Train is the first song people learn to fingerpick most of the time. I'm working on some video lessons to get people started,

fitzgerald said...

Thanks Ken, for your comment. Please let us know when you get your video lessons up and on line, we would love to link to them.

Happy New Year and take care.