Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 3: Suzy and Brittany play “Dickson County Blues”

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OLD-TIME BLUES with SUZY THOMPSON

Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 1: Brittany and Suzy Play Old-Time Tunes

Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 2: Suzy Thompson Teaches “Dickson County Blues”

Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 3: Suzy and Brittany play “Dickson County Blues”

Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 4: Suzy’s Fiddle

Old-Time Blues with Suzy Thompson, Part 3: Suzy and Brittany play “Dickson County Blues”

Suzy Thompson and Brittany Haas have a go at the “Dickson County Blues.”

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