Original Folk: Contemporary American Songs Performed by the Writers

Ten singer-songwriters from across America perform one of their own compositions on this compilation, originally released in 1986. The songs were gathered by producer Marc Winokur during travels across the United States in 1985. Song range from themes of love to a commentary on “The Well Adjusted Man,” trains, horses, getting the blues, and the Atomic bomb (“Hiroshima”).

Liner notes included song lyrics and a brief biography of each performer.

Track Listing

101	Liberty	Steve Strauss	02:49
102	Bag Lady	Pat Wynne	04:27
103	The Well Adjusted Man	Marc Winokur	03:06
104	Love Logic	Julie Sullivan	04:15
105	Trainsong	John Fizer	02:34
201	The Ballad of Mexican Joe	Cris Plata	03:48
202	Living Alone	Keith Nichols	02:43
203	I Never Had a Love Like This Before	Mary Jean Batten	03:20
204	How Blue Can You Get?	Allen Schwartz	03:10
205	Hiroshima	Jim Wachtendonk	02:31