Track Listing

1. Keep On The Sunny Side - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
2. Road To Kaintuck - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
3. Kneeling Drunkards Plea - Carter Girls
4. Storms Are On The Ocean - Carter Cash, June
5. Temptation - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
6. Big Yellow Peaches - Carter Cash, June
7. Alcatraz - Carter Cash, June
8. Sinking In The Lonesome Sea - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
9. Church In The Wildwood/Lonesome Valley - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
10. Cannonball Blues - Carter Cash, June
11. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash
12. Anchored In Love - Carter Cash, June & Joe/Janette Carter
13. Wildwood Flower - Carter Cash, June & Johnny Cash

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99932 in Music
• Released on: 2003-11-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
Released shortly after June Carter Cash's death in 2003, WILDWOOD FLOWER features the country music legend's most personal, intimate music. Recorded with relatives ranging from her cousins Janet and Joe Carter (the children of A.P. and Sara Carter) to granddaughter Tiffany Anastasia Lowe (the daughter of Carlene Carter and Nick Lowe) to, of course, her husband Johnny Cash, these 13 songs have the casual, almost spontaneous quality of a family sing-along. This feeling is heightened by both the snatches of conversation between the tracks and the song selection itself, taken almost entirely fromthe A.P. Carter songbook. That feeling of direct lineage colours the entire record; not only are these among the finestand most archetypal country songs ever written, they're also, in a very real way, family heirlooms, no less so than a treasured photograph or piece of jewellry. As a result, listening to WILDWOOD FLOWER is akin to being present at a particularly intimate, heartwarming family gathering.

Customer Reviews

Like a mix between Norah jones and country music
For thoise who really don't know, June Carter Cash was the first lady of country. Forget Dolly, forget Tammy. June Carter was a prodigy from the Carter family, the founding family of country music. But it wasn't the pale-faced, naff country music that we know from Garth Brooks et al. No, this was country mixed with folk, a beautiful mix. She married Johnny Cash, wrote "Ring of Fire" (yes, she wrote that, not him) and the rest is history. This album was the last thing he ever did, and was released posthumously following her death in 2003, shortly before Johnny. it's a lovely album, and by lovely I mean it's relaxed, cool, funny and sad. Want to be able to image the type of music on it? Imagine a cross between some of the unplugged music on the last four Johnny Cash albums and the songs from "O Brother where are thou." It's the sort of album that will appeal to everyone who likes relaxed but meaningful music, played acoustically. If Norah Jones played harp or mandolin, she's play music like June carter Cash used to. A great album.