Folk Songs of Our Land, recorded by Lester Flatt in 1962, documents the Flatt and Scruggs-era star in a more intimate, folk-adjacent mode suited to the tastes of the early 1960s revival audience. By 1962, Flatt and Scruggs were riding high on the visibility provided by their Martha White radio sponsorships and their relationship with the folk revival crowd. 'Philadelphia Lawyer,' associated with Woody Guthrie but rooted in older murder-ballad traditions, illustrates the broad sourcing that Flatt brought to his repertoire. The album remains an important document of how bluegrass musicians positioned themselves within the folk revival marketplace.
Tracklist
- 1 The Legend of the Johnson Boys alt version 2:18
- 2 Hear The Wind Blow 3:09
- 3 George Alley's F.F.V. 3:47
- 4 Good Times are Past and Gone alt version 2:35
- 5 Ellen Smith alt version 2:30
- 6 Sun’s Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday Source Recording 2:19
- 7 This Land is Your Land alt version 2:44
- 8 Philadelphia Lawyer Source Recording 2:46
- 9 Life of Trouble alt version 2:44
- 10 Nine Pound Hammer alt version 2:26
- 11 I’ll Be No Man’s Wife alt version 2:39
- 12 McKinley's Gone 2:35
