The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth

The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth is the debut album by British folk metal band Skyclad. Though still rooted in thrash,^[3] it is regarded as one of the first folk metal albums, with the track "The Widdershins Jig" in particular pointing the way for the genre. Front cover artwork is by Garry Sharpe-Young.

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The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
Studio album by Skyclad
Released	17 October 1991
Recorded	Jacobs Studios, Surrey England
Genre	Thrash metal,[1] folk metal[1]
Length	46:47[2]
Label	Noise
Producer	Skyclad, Kevin Ridley
Skyclad chronology
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth (1991) A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol (1992)

Track listing

• All lyrics by Martin Walkyier. All music as noted under "Writer(s)".

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sky Beneath My Feet"	Steve Ramsey	5:41
2.	"Trance Dance (A Dreamtime Walkabout)"	Ramsey, Graeme English	5:29
3.	"A Minute's Piece"	English	1:10
4.	"The Widdershins Jig"	Ramsey	3:40
5.	"Our Dying Island"	Ramsey	7:07
6.	"Intro: Pagan Man"	Ramsey	1:00
7.	"The Cradle Will Fall"	Ramsey	6:26
8.	"Skyclad"	Ramsey	5:01
9.	"Moongleam and Meadowsweet"	English	4:35
10.	"Terminus"	Ramsey	6:38

Personnel

Skyclad

• Martin Walkyier – vocals
• Steve Ramsey – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
• Graeme English – electric bass, classical guitar
• Keith Baxter – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Joe "Guido" Caprani – voice on track 6
• Dominic Miller – classical guitar lead on track 9
• Mike Evans – fiddle
• Rog Patterson – keyboards, piccolo