Willie Watson

We talked in tongues of a kinship We could only deny Now you think you're anonymous A masked face without a name But I know you're one of us Underneath you're still the same I remember you I remember you

Good evening, Kirsten here for the next two hours of Border Radio, where we play the best American roots music, and those were two pretty fine tracks, weren't they? Rock, Salt and Nails from Willie Watson, who was the founder member of the Old Crow Medicine Show, and he went out on his own, and that's his first solo album from Folk Singer, Volume 1.

And that is a favourite song of mine, Rock, Salt and Nails, written by Utah Phillips and recorded in 1969 by Steve Young.

And I think most best known by Steve Young.

Her sad songs have drawn numerous accolades, including first place at the MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest.

Over the course of her career, she's shared stages with folks like Molly Tuttle, Kim Richey, Willie Watson, and Ben Sollee.

And this is her second appearance on Appalachian Vibes, maybe the third, um, but her first live performance with us.

Please welcome to the stage Catherine The Great.

What about your relationship with, like, Willie? Are you guys on good terms, or how'd that fall out?

Oh, yeah, we, we, w- yeah, Willie Watson and I, you know, we didn't talk for a while, and we parted ways, and that was unpleasant and everything.

But, um, it's not really like that anymore, and we've really found peace and harmony, and we've sung together, and corresponded, and talked on the phone.

And, you know, we text each other now.