Elizabeth Cotten's charming style is a blend of blues, rags, religious and traditional material she absorbed as a young girl at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Her career blossomed in the 1960s when she became an audience favorite on the folk festival circuit. In addition to her signature song "Freight Train," she performs "Wilson Rag," "Mama, Your Papa Loves You," and many others. Introduced first on the show is the Puerto Rican duo of Rosa Valentin & Rafael Martinez, who sing heartfelt renditions of several folk songs from their native land.
