"I'm just as informal as I would be if you were down at my home," said guitar legend Doc Watson to a packed house Saturday night at the Birchmere in Alexandria. And sure enough, it wasn't long ...

In 1997, when presenting Arthel “Doc” Watson with a National Medal ... I want you to learn how to play this thing real well,” CNN quotes Watson as saying. “It might help you get through ...

Doc Watson died in 2012 but his influence on American music was undeniable. Master of flatpicking--the technique of striking the strings of a guitar with a pick (also called a plectrum) held between ...

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