Elizabeth Cotten on "Guitar Guitar" w/ Laura Weber 1969

[@bar9973]

I’m 80 and have enjoyed her playing for many years. As I recall she had lived in the DC area where I was born.

[@rterry47]

First time I've seen this interview and gotten to hear her praying various songs. This was one brilliant and talented woman. Didn't know that she penned "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". She had to have a lot of patience and determination to be able to play that style. I'm right-handed and just praying guitar in the normal fashion can be difficult at times. How she managed to adapt like that is amazing. Gotta love it.

[@The_triple_fool]

"What a friend we have in Jesus" is a poem from the 1850's that was turned into a hymn in 1868 by Charles Converse.

[@meadowqueen8866]

Wow, this is sensational! My mind is officially blown. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@nonyabidness1623]

Freight Train, Made a great impression on me several years ago, love her style and her presence, a great ,display of talent,!

[@robertpeterson8640]

This is delightful of course. I wish all the “Guitar Guitar” videos were available as a group.

[@JackTheRabbitMusic]

I love how the host gets a good laugh every time she gets to say, “Cotton picking”. 😂 Different times…

[@andyquinn1125]

Amazing video. To see Ms Elizabeth a treasure. Never would have imagined it.

[@outtathyme5679]

The hand of god touches us in the most unlikely places

[@gordyhydro5774]

Brilliant!!!

[@hilmarwensorra1215]

Amazing stuff - period. (and big Thanks for posting)

[@harseybaber]

Yes, this show was originally called "Folk Guitar" (I think) with this same woman - Laura Webber which aired on PBS. I remember it in black and white. When I was a kid, I loved this show. She had a mail-in offer to order some guitar-centric product that she made available. I remember ordering this by sending my envelope in the mail and included a guitar pick as a gift to her. I didn't realize she was broadcasting 1500 miles away and would probably never receive my little present. That memory was probably 1967 or '68. The show's theme song's lyric started with: "All the day a' singin, supper on the ground. Ol' folks and a' young 'uns gatherin' 'round...."

[@MasteringSilence]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

[@bobbiestewart9500]

" Just my Luck", just my luck just my luck, the whole damn thing is just my luck. Yes the whole darn thing is just my luck , cute little melody, "just my luck." What a fabulous calm gentle little lady!

[@danieljoemckinney111]

The way she holds and keeps her pinky and ring finger on the guitar body is A technique my Dad used in playing and teaching how to play the banjo claw finger style like Earl Scruggs Did. Earl Scruggs is the inventor of the claw finger style of picking the banjo 🪕. Works well with finger picking the guitar as well as we all can see. Remarkable that she's playing the guitar left handed and upside down! Wow😀. Nice Job Ladies.

[@ignatiuskhan]

Two finger picking upside down when I can't play it upside up with four fingers in a decent way!! First heard this tune over 50 years ago... sang in French. Only found out about Ms Cotten's version some 20 years ago. Still a treat for my ears.

[@christaylor2070]

I can hear echoes of Rev Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt in her playing yet she came up with it all herself.🙂

[@curtrod]

More like there's echoes of her in their playing 😊

[@douglasnorrie5925]

The jesus song. Man ive heard 20 play that or versions.

[@paulmera7677]

Este video es una joya! ✨👌

[@brianball9156]

Don't care who gets the credit; or how the work gets done, just the love of the work itself with all creation.. the epithet of a saint

[@kimoreilly6899]

😊❤Kim

[@tbeau6663]

More like this please

[@larryrhindress2972]

What a sweetheart that Laura is and a great picker!!

[@user-sb2vg6py4h]

Shows that they many ways to learn guitar enjoyable

[@tbeau6663]

Her fingerstyle method makes so much more sense to me

[@JohnTimothy-m8x]

Than than what sense u getting ​@tbeau6663

[@BostonWhoFan515]

What's upside-down to us regular players is perfectly normal to people like her. She doesn't see it as a trickier way to play. It's just normal. My mind still gets all discombobulated watching it.

[@brendanbansavagepresentedb5086]

She will be our new god

[@ronjackson3]

When I heard this, I had to learn it. I can mimic a bit, but I have never played it.

[@IvesMarcelin]

À Daniel ..F repose en paix Daniel 🎸🩵

[@ChrisDefalcoblues]

She is awesome

[@joshmunderovski943]

Jaw dropping

[@leonardharrison5086]

I love those Washington blues !!!

[@user-ur8ju8uv8y]

I heard a bit of "Candy Man" in the mix😂

[@leftypick4854]

Pure talent. You all right handed guys try and play like that.

[@libertysshore4353]

Given her advice to lefties, you can see that back then not many makers offered lefty versions outside of special orders. As a lefty myself, i appreciate that most offer lefty instruments nowadays. Problem is, the selection in music stores is sparse at best and we have to order from an online retailer.

[@hangerlanetheearthman9421]

amazing ,,just amazing blows 95% of great players out of the water ,, thumb playing melody,,index bass? hendrix watch out ,,

[@richardread8281]

Great finger picking. Does anyone know the tuning at 9 . 25 minutes and which model(s) of Martin Elizabeth played ? I'm in awe of this lady.

[@stvstreett]

looks like a 0028

[@Cracketooth]

E sharp

[@bobbiestewart9500]

"Sweet little me" Sweet little me, I liove to fly but its just me, just not me just not me , I love to fly but its just not me oh its just not me , all i have is its only sweet little me.

[@libertysshore4353]

Curious what open tunings she used

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

I'm wondering if Elizabeth and Etta Baker ever got together and played?

[@Tyler-g5l]

Freight train has lullaby quality

[@larryrhindress2972]

Sorry I meant to write Elizabeth.

[@Davewutsup]

The strings are not reversed,,, she's just playing the guitar upside down.

[@corinafrancishincal9979]

Sound need sub sound so ole come on 😃

[@douglasnorrie5925]

Solid technique. Locked by 2 fingers. Thumbs doin same as classical 654. Django only used 2 fingers. Id wonder about the tuning if she plays by ear. Lot of the old timers were open e or g or d. Inspiritional woman anyroads. So humble and sweet. Reminds me of my granny. And im from Scotland.