Elizabeth Cotten - Wilson Rag

A good example of the country ragtime style, as Elizabeth Cotten calls it, that might be played at cornshucking parties. Portions of this piece are known by other fold guitar pickers, and she herself rarely plays it twice through the same way. The term ragtime generally describes a guitar style with a steady rhythm on the 3 bass strings with a highly syncopated melody on the 3 treble strings. - Mike Seeger ["Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."]

Added 8 May 2026