Wildwood Flower / Forsaken Love

by Carter Family

Wildwood Flower / Forsaken Love cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: January 1929
  • Label: Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by Maybelle Carter's incredibly revolutionary thumb-picking technique, this acoustic ballad became an absolute foundational standard for folk and country instrumentalists. The melodic brilliance and romantic longing preserved a deeply vital piece of Appalachian parlor history.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, breakup, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Wildwood Flower
  2. Forsaken Love

Credits

  • The Carter Family - primary artist
  • A. P. Carter - written-by

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