# The Carter Family — Wildwood Flower

The Carter Family’s Wildwood Flower (1928) is No. 4 in our Country ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1928
- **Label:** Victor
- **On one list:** Country
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [The Carter Family](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-carter-family/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-carter-family--wildwood-flower/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Country](https://waxonia.com/genre/country/)

Maybelle Carter's thumb-and-fingers guitar style, invented on this record and copied by everyone since. The Bristol sessions in one performance.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Carter%20Family%20Wildwood%20Flower) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=l0DMhqlH20k)

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