Elizabeth Cotten’s namesake style of play was formed by left-handedness & the banjo. After marriage, she closeted her guitar for over 30 years until fortuitously becoming housekeeper to the Seeger family. Here, c. 1960s, she performs the folk standard

Elizabeth Cotten’s namesake style of play was formed by left-handedness & the banjo. After marriage, she closeted her guitar for over 30 years until fortuitously becoming housekeeper to the Seeger family. Here, c. 1960s, she performs the folk standard