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DJ Bob Harris picks an eclectic mix of new tracks

Bob Harris plays an eclectic mix of new tracks from the worlds of Americana, Alt Country, Indie, World, Nu-Folk and Blues

Bob Harris Sunday: Paul Sexton sits in, with Willie Watson in session

Paul Sexton sits in, with Jon Allen in session.

28/09/2014

Paul Sexton sits in, with Willie Watson in session

BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, Paul Sexton sits in, with Willie Watson in session

Paul Sexton sits in for Bob Harris with Willie Watson playing and discussing his new album

Paul Sexton sits in for Bob Harris, hosting Willie Watson in session and discussing his new album, Folk Singer Vol 1.

Paul Sexton sits in for Bob Harris and has Willie Watson in session.

Born in Watkins Glen, New York State - best-known for its race track and the rock festival which took place there, featuring the Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead and The Band-Willie grew up listening to his father's basement record collection, including Bob Dylan and Neil Young, before stumbling on a Leadbelly album at the age of 12.

Willie will be discussing his new album Folk Singer Vol. 1, produced by David Rawlings in Nashville over the course of a pair of two-day sessions. The album spans ten songs from the American folk songbook ranging from standards like Midnight Special, Mexican Cowboy and Richard Rabbit Brown's James Alley Blues to the more obscure, like Memphis Slim's 12-bar blues.

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