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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

2025-09-16

2

6 of 18

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, South Coast

2025-09-15

2

6 of 15

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, Watson Blues

2025-09-11

2

8 of 19

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, Miss The Mississippi And You

2025-09-05

2

5 of 17

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

, The Old Home

2025-06-11

2

3 of 17

Whistling Rufus >

Ragtime Annie

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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

2025-09-16 The Signal – Chattanooga, TN

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED

26

TOTAL TIMES YOU'VE SEEN

–

LAST 3 TIMES PLAYED

2025-09-16 The Signal – Chattanooga, TN2025-09-15 Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN2025-09-11 Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts – Boone, NC

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TIMES PLAYED PER YEAR

SET PLACEMENTS

TOTAL TIMES PLAYED: 26

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

12 14 0

Set 1 Opener

Set 2 Opener

Encore

0 0 0

Set 1 Closer

Set 2 Closer

0 0

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