Folk Songs of Our Land explained

Folk Songs of Our Land
Type:	studio
Artist:	Flatt and Scruggs
Cover:	Folk Songs of Our Land.png
Released:	1962
Genre:	Country
Label:	Columbia

Folk Songs of Our Land is a studio album by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was released in 1962 by Columbia Records, catalog numbers CL 1830 (mono) and CS 8630 (stereo).^{[1] [2]}

The album was released before Billboard magazine began maintaining its Top Country Albums chart in 1964. The album was part of Louise Scruggs' plan to give the group a facelift by adding older folk songs to their repertoire.^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "The Legend Of The Johnson Boys" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:15]
2. "Hear The Wind Blow" (M. Carter, Flatt, Scruggs) [3:05]
3. "George Alley's F.F.V." (Flatt, Scruggs) [3:45]
4. "Good Times Are Past And Gone" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:33]
5. "Ellen Smith" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:27]
6. "Sun's Gonna Shine In My Back Door Some Day" (A.P. Carter) [2:18]

Side B

1. "This Land Is Your Land" (W. Guthrie) [2:26]
2. "Philadelphia Lawyer" (W. Guthrie) [2:45]
3. "Life of Trouble" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:41]
4. "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) [2:23]
5. "I'll Be No Man's Wife" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:36]
6. "McKinley's Gone" (Flatt, Scruggs) [2:33]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs* – Folk Songs Of Our Land. Discogs. February 18, 2021.
2. Web site: Folk Songs of Our Land. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.
3. Book: Folk Music USA: The Changing Voice Of Protest. Ronald D. Lankford. 2005. 9780857124975. Schirmer Trade Books.