Folk Songs of Our Land

1962 studio album by Flatt and Scruggs

Folk Songs of Our Land

Studio album by

Flatt and Scruggs

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

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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]

## References

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

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Flatt and Scruggs

Singles|

* "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
* "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
* "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"
* "I Still Miss Someone"

Albums|

* Foggy Mountain Jamboree (1957)
* Songs of Glory (1960)
* Songs of the Famous Carter Family (1961)
* Folk Songs of Our Land (1962)
* Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall! (1963)
* Recorded Live at Vanderbilt University (1964)
* The Fabulous Sound of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (1964)
* Strictly Instrumental (1967)
* Nashville Airplane (1968)

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* Bluegrass music
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