Alenemoren Flora vet ikke hva hun skal gjøre med sin trassige tenåringssønn Max. Hennes forsøk på å holde ham unna trøbbel fører til en sliten kassegitar, en avdanka musiker fra LA og harmoni for den medtatte familien fra Dublin.

Doc Watson teaches some of the most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking tunes in his vast repertoire. The tunes include Deep River Blues, Blue Railroad Train, Bluebell, Windy and Warm, Southbound, Black Mountain Rag, Beaumont Rag, Georgie, East Tennessee Blues, Way Downtown, The Cuckoo, and Don't Let Your Deal Go Down.

In a dialogue with Happy Traum, Norman Blake teaches his guitar techniques. 10 tunes are covered: "Coming Down From Rising Fawn," "Caperton Ferry," "Uncle Joe" ("Miss McLeod's Reel"), "Old Virginia Reel," "Coleman's March," "New Century Hornpipe" and "Jimmy in the Swamp." Songs: "Church Street Blues," "Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents" and "Hobo's Last Ride."