| The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Skyclad |
| Cover: | Skyclad wayward.jpg |
| Released: | 17 October 1991 |
| Recorded: | Jacobs Studios, Surrey England |
| Genre: | Folk metal, heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal[1] |
| Length: | 46:47[2] |
| Label: | Noise |
| Producer: | Skyclad, Kevin Ridley |
| Next Title: | A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad, and is regarded as one of the first folk metal albums, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre. Front cover artwork is by Garry Sharpe-Young.