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Words fail me.

Gerald Joyce | Chicago, IL USA | 03/04/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My parents are from the West of Ireland and I grew up in a house with very traditional Irish music and even older unaccompanied singing in either Irish or English. While the style here is more English than Celtic, I get the same feeling when I listen to these songs. A Winter's Night is probably one of the most beautiful ballads I have ever heard and I just can't get it out of my head or stop singing it. There's something about sad songs that just washes the dirt off the soul. I really can't recommend, A Winter's Night, Georgie and Pretty Saro enough. This is truly a lovely album."

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Mr. T. | New York, NY | 02/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have over 20 Doc Watson albums and this is the one I always come back to. "Matty Groves" is sheer perfection and this is the greatest version done by anyone including Fairport Convention. The fingerpicking and the story are absolutely mesmirizing from beginning to end. "Georgie" and "Rovin' On a Winter's Night" are also beautiful. Last but not least I'd like to express my fondness for the opening a capella track, "Valley to Pray". Doc gets tons of recognition for his impeccable flatpicking and fingerpicking, but what about his voice? Doc has never sounded so good as on this record. Easily one of my all time favorite albums."