Gold Watch and Chain

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"Gold Watch and Chain" is a traditional country and bluegrass song, popularized in the American roots music canon and often performed as a sentimental ballad about love and loss.

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Gold Watch and Chain canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bluegrass song ⓘ
country song ⓘ
song ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre American roots music ⓘ
bluegrass ⓘ
country ⓘ
hasMotif farewell between lovers ⓘ
gift of a gold watch ⓘ
promise of remembrance ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic often performed as a sentimental ballad ⓘ
recognized as a traditional standard in bluegrass circles ⓘ
widely covered by roots musicians ⓘ
isPopularIn American roots music canon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricTheme loss ⓘ
love ⓘ
parting ⓘ
sentimentality ⓘ
narrativeForm ballad ⓘ
partOf American folk music tradition ⓘ
bluegrass standard repertoire ⓘ
country gospel and sentimental song tradition ⓘ
performanceContext bluegrass festivals ⓘ
country and folk concerts ⓘ
informal jam sessions ⓘ
traditional music recordings ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
banjo ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ
upright bass ⓘ
typicalVocalStyle close harmony singing ⓘ

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Roses in the Snow → hasTrack → Gold Watch and Chain ⓘ