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Doc Watson & Merle Watson – “Fiddler’s Dram” > “Whistling Rufus” > “Ragtime Annie” (Official Audio) Doc Watson 1965-01-01
“Ragtime Annie” – Eck Robertson Eck Robertson 1922-01-01

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Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton @ Station Inn- "Give the Fiddler a Dram/Whistling Rufus/Ragtime Annie" T Shaw's Progressive Bluegrass 2020-01-08

FULL LIST OF SONG PLACEMENTS IN ALL SHOWS

Date

Set #

Song Placement

2026-10-20

2

10 of 17

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette

2026-04-17

1

15 of 29

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, Country Blues

2025-11-11

1

13 of 14

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

> Catch and Release

2025-10-24

2

4 of 14

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

> Catch and Release

2025-10-05

2

4 of 18

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit In A Log)
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SONG TYPE

WRITTEN BY

Traditional

ALBUM

SONG INFO

Origin: Traditional (South, Midwest, late 1800's)

First recording and first release by A.C. (Eck) Robertson (1922/1923)
Released by Doc Watson with Merle Watson (1965)

SONG INFO

Origin: Traditional (South, Midwest, late 1800's)

First recording and first release by A.C. (Eck) Robertson (1922/1923)
Released by Doc Watson with Merle Watson (1965)

SONG STATS

FIRST TIME PLAYED

2016-09-06 Appaloosa Fest Guitar Workshop – Front Royal, VA

MOST RECENT TIME PLAYED

2026-10-20 Tivoli Theatre – Chattanooga, TN

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED

31

TOTAL TIMES YOU'VE SEEN

–

LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2026-10-20 Tivoli Theatre – Chattanooga, TN2026-04-17 John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA2025-11-11 Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, NY

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TIMES PLAYED PER YEAR

SET PLACEMENTS

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED: 31

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

14 17 0

Set 1 Opener

Set 2 Opener

Encore

0 0 0

Set 1 Closer

Set 2 Closer

0 0

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