The top photo here is one of the best--somehow I missed it on Thursday evening. The two of them from around the time of Ralph Rinzler's Folkway's recordings.
The second photo--the Ashley family--was taken at a festival--don't know which one, as they became known through the original recording sessions. Not a formal group--just people who had sung these songs together all their lives. Note in particular the postures of Doc Watson and the other men. Says a lot about "where they were coming from." Compare with Joe Maphis/Merle Travis YouTube video we watched--the high-speed double-neck rendition of Wildwood Flower... Whatever happened to Larry X....?
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