Re: Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train

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More Elizabeth Cotten!
Interviewer is Shetland Fiddler Aly Bain, from his 1985 Series Down Home.
(Top Tip: Search his "Transatlantic Sessions" clips on this site for more great music)

Channel: Music
Uploaded: September 3, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Author: crtUK

Length: 00:07:05
Rating: 4.96
Views: 26031

Tags: elizabeth cotten freight train blues pete seeger cotton picking style

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Video Comments:
guitarheromaniac34 (November 28, 2008 at 1:41 am)
The most incredible thing is that she learned to play guitar INVERTED!!! Most left handed guitarists(e.g. Jimi Hendrix) took right handed guitars and strung them upside down so they could be played properly from the left handed perspective. This amazing woman simply flipped it over and learned the instrument inverted. The only other inverted guitarist that I am aware of is Albert King. He used a Gibson Flying V inverted. God bless your talent Elizabeth Cotton!
richardyingren (November 20, 2008 at 12:50 pm)
The way she sings and plays 'Freight Train' is incredible. Has me in tears. This is a very important clip.
j3ohnny (November 18, 2008 at 3:58 am)
what a strong sweet lady!!!bless her heart!
evanselcer (November 12, 2008 at 3:01 pm)
i think everybody should be more like elizabeth cotten
dedefellini (October 9, 2008 at 4:54 pm)
Absolutely American
lookatdoor (October 9, 2008 at 2:30 am)
yeah she does
alfonsochianese (October 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm)
Thank you crtUK
matthewcross (September 2, 2008 at 2:00 pm)
great post!!! thanks for this. great sounds out of that guitar. she's a good player!
nightscape124 (August 29, 2008 at 11:30 pm)
wow...she is so Amazing..i used to play this song when i was learning meself to play the guitar....wot a legend.......
Shayu (August 28, 2008 at 7:16 pm)
well, not to stump both you down i think her voice is beautiful at any age she'd sing with so much heart.