I am impressed by this CD. It contains the Asch Recordings of the great American Folk Singer Mr Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-1967).  To my ears, these are distinctly American in flavour.  This collection includes a large variety of his songs including social protest, songs written for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), college drinking songs, cowboy songs, sentimental parlour songs, talking blues and Southern African-American blues.  My favourites are the ones which betray a sense of humour.  "Talking Hard Work", "Talking Fishing" and "The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done" are bragging songs sung tongue in cheek.  The children's songs, "Car Song" in which Mr Guthrie imitates the sounds of an automobile, and "Why, Oh Why" are delightful.  Smithsonian Folkways has maintained its reputation with thorough notes which span more than 30 pages.  Mr Guy Logsdon writes about Moses Asch, Folkway Records, and annotates each song with meticulous detail.  Of particular interest to me is the song "Jesus Christ".  Mr Logsdon writes, "Woody was a religious man, but not in the conventional sense".  Mr Guthrie may not have been conventional, even so, his observations are poignant.  He tells that his inspiration for the song came when "I saw how the rich folks lived, and the poor folks down and out and cold and hungry..."  He sings that the working men believed what Jesus said while the rich and powerful fought against it.  "If Jesus was to preach as he preached in Galilee, they would lay him in his grave."  In an honest expression, Mr Guthrie is preaching the gospel message.  Namely, the good news of salvation.  He is also identifying an age old truth.  The gospel proclaimed meets a two-fold response, (1) some believe and dedicate their life, while (2) others reject it and those who preach it.  I am impressed with the brilliance of Mr Guthrie as he combines so much into a simple song.  If you are interested in songs by a musician who "played a major role in developing the foundation for the song and social movement" or in fun songs that are distincty "American", this CD will interest you.