Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train

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Elizabeth Cotten on Rainbow Quest with Pete Seeger (No. 3)

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are any of these on ... ( 1 month ago by quadroonlicious)

are any of these on DVD? That'd be great!

her guitar style ... ( 1 month ago by dontesme)

her guitar style became known as cotten picking, no need for the thumbs down

Reply to Tianshou88 ... ( 1 month ago by VeeVeeVeeV)

Reply to Tianshou88 Oct 20, 2008 not only is the guitar right handed, she's playing it upside down.... it's not been re-strung... but the thickest string is on the bottom - where it would normally be on the top. If you know your chords at all, you can see that her chord positions are upside down. truly amazing....

well right thats ... ( 1 month ago by Tianshou88)

well right thats what i said that. i said shes playing a right handed guitar the way youd play a left handed one. if you dont flip it upsidedown the neck would just be sticking out behind you

i pay her tribute ... ( 1 month ago by Saoff)

i pay her tribute in my video response, liz cotten is an incredible player!

man , ive watched a ... ( 1 month ago by jonnyaces)

man , ive watched a lot of these Seeger videos, and i totally think its rad and respect that he is exposing these amazing singers/artists to new people but i something about him just bothers me. maybe its his demeanor or something? I'm probably stating the obvious but i get i feeling that he thinks he is more divine than his guests.

Even when Pete ... ( 1 month ago by SirCoughsalot)

Even when Pete can't see the audience, he still makes them join in.

thanks to share; ... ( 1 month ago by nondepouk)

thanks to share; very nice

If you mean that he ... ( 1 month ago by almanacofsleep)

If you mean that he cuts her off mid story I think its just keeping to the shows time limit.
Also it might be that hes not complety comfertable amoungst his guests, like a middleclass guy trying to hang out with working class guys.

Fantastic picking!!! ( 1 month ago by countryfan5)

Fantastic picking!!!

CLASSIC SONG.... ( 1 month ago by jjwebb123)

CLASSIC SONG....

She's probably one ... ( 1 month ago by drifternumber9)

She's probably one of the best guitar players ever, yet when you see those bogus "best guitar players ever" lists from Rolling Stone or whatever, you'll never see her listed.

that list was ... ( 1 month ago by imairlax)

that list was really just embarrassing to read, and a reaffirmation of how little rolling stone really understands about music!

so good. i wish i ... ( 1 month ago by miasm)

so good. i wish i was around in the 1960s

They'd probably be ... ( 4 weeks ago by davitogrubba)

They'd probably be shaken by the idea of an old lady playing an upside-down guitar... Truly, she was one of the world's great musicians, no matter what this condescending, racist man is thinking.

Elizabeth Cotten, ... ( 3 weeks ago by Saoff)

Elizabeth Cotten, you are an incredible inspiration! Thank you so much.

What an inspiration ... ( 3 weeks ago by girlswithguitars859)

What an inspiration. Like pete said "You don't have to be a great singer, just have a desire to sing". This is why American Idol and that stuff is a bunch of over commercialized crap. This is why people do not pick insturments and learn to play and sing. It is really sad that music has to die because of it. All because you have to look or sound a certain way.

"She's probably one ... ( 3 weeks ago by JosephNScott)

"She's probably one of the best guitar players ever" In the same league as Blind Blake, you think?

"Truly, she was one ... ( 3 weeks ago by JosephNScott)

"Truly, she was one of the world's great musicians, no matter what this condescending, racist man is thinking." Pete Seeger helped get Elizabeth Cotten and her peers on records and TV, which "whites" of his time generally were far from bothering to do, because he was anti-racist. Remarkable how your imagination manages to turn that upside down.

WOW! this was ... ( 1 week ago by dongpingog)

WOW! this was incredible. I have never heard about this or her before, but this is music made from the buttom of the heart. just fantastic.

such a great talent ... ( 4 days ago by MartinGuitarLover1)

such a great talent WOW!!!!

I'm know I'm ... ( 4 days ago by GreeninMissouri)

I'm know I'm hearing this wrong, but it seems like after Pete interrupts her she says "I hate your song."

I think she's ... ( 3 days ago by suepie)

I think she's saying "I gotcha," meaning she understands tv time is running.

I hate this song to ... ( 1 day ago by karlheinzo)

I hate this song to but I like her henc I look this video so often

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