Riding the Midnight Train


Riding the Midnight Train is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1986. It is the last album Merle Watson recorded before he was killed in a tractor accident.
At the Grammy Awards of 1987, Riding the Midnight Train won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Guests include Béla Fleck, Sam Bush and Mark O'Connor.

Track listing

  1. "I'm Going Back to the Old Home" – 2:11
  2. "Greenville Trestle High" – 3:25
  3. "Highway of Sorrow" – 2:48
  4. "Fill My Way With Love" – 2:30
  5. "We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" – 2:48
  6. "Riding That Midnight Train" – 2:04
  7. "Stone's Rag" – 3:20
  8. "Ramshackle Shack" – 3:18
  9. "Midnight on the Stormy Deep" – 4:31
  10. "Baby Blue Eyes" – 3:39
  11. "What Does the Deep Sea Say?" – 3:31
  12. "Let the Church Roll On" – 2:55
  13. "Sweet Heaven When I Die" – 2:07
Track 7 "Stone's Rag" omitted from Sugar Hill cassette tape SH-C-3752.

Personnel

Production notes