7:31Freight Train -- Stefan Grossman and Christian Marsh at the Stock Camp, National Folk Festival 2012
Elizabeth Cotten
2010sAcoustic
Elizabeth Cotten — Acoustic Clips
Rare acoustic footage of Elizabeth Cotten, curated from across the internet. Browse 2 clips below.
About Acoustic Footage
Acoustic performances strip music down to its essence. Without amplification, effects, or the energy of a full band, it’s just the song and the musician. These clips — recorded in dressing rooms, radio stations, living rooms, and intimate venues — often reveal dimensions of familiar songs that the full arrangements obscure.
About Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Cotten was a self-taught blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter. born January 5, 1893 in Carrboro, North Carolina died June 29, 1987 in Syracuse, New York (Aged 94) She developed her own style of playing left-handed by holding a normally tuned guitar upside down so she played the melodies with her thumb and the bass lines with her fingers. Her style of playing became known as "...
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