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panader0

(25,816 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:38 PM Jul 2020

This is good: Elizabeth Cotten sings her song "Freight Train". Great guitar.

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This is good: Elizabeth Cotten sings her song "Freight Train". Great guitar. (Original Post) panader0 Jul 2020 OP

She was local, saw her perform several times unc70 Jul 2020 #1

She's the real deal, and quite a picker. panader0 Jul 2020 #3

Fantastic. bullimiami Jul 2020 #2

A good picker makes it looks so easy. 3catwoman3 Jul 2020 #4

+1 Ahpook Jul 2020 #5

Self taught GeoWilliam750 Jul 2020 #6

unc70

(6,113 posts)

1. She was local, saw her perform several times

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:48 PM

Jul 2020

She was from Carrboro, NC - next to Chapel Hill. First saw her in 1969 or 1970.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

3. She's the real deal, and quite a picker.

Reply to unc70 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:57 PM

Jul 2020

I have played Freight Train many times, but when I saw this, I'm not sure if I should again.
Very impressive.

bullimiami

(13,086 posts)

2. Fantastic.

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:53 PM

Jul 2020

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)

4. A good picker makes it looks so easy.

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:12 PM

Jul 2020

Freight Train is one of my favorite songs.

Ahpook

(2,750 posts)

5. +1

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:59 PM

Jul 2020

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)

6. Self taught

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 04:07 AM

Jul 2020

And she played it upside-down

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