"WILDWOOD FLOWER," MAYBELLE CARTER

Here's Maybelle Carter, with one of the later editions of the Carter Family. This arrangement is "slick" by comparison with the austere classic sides with Sara and A.P., but the quality picture makes it relatively easy to see Maybelle's unusual technique up close. Check out the solo-- I've always been skeptical when I've read that she used fingerpicks for up and down strokes, but apparently that's exactly what she was doing. I didn't go back to check the original recording for comparison, but it sounds to me like she's playing the same way she always had. (If you're quicker on the draw than me, and notice any differences, please post a comment.)