Freak Flag is an album by American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2011.

Reception

Music critic Mark Deming wrote in his Allmusic  "... these songs find him very much in his element, marrying sly but heartfelt vocals to slinky melodies that split the difference between folky simplicity and bluesy grit... here his vocals aren't as strong a vehicle for his songs as they once were. It doesn't seem as if Brown is the least bit worried about this, but Freak Flag is one album where his take-it-or-leave-it attitude starts to fail him, at least as far as his voice is concerned."

Track listing

All songs by Greg Brown unless otherwise noted.

1. "Someday House" – 2:38
2. "Where Are You Going When You're Gone" – 3:43
3. "Rain & Snow" – 2:41
4. "Freak Flag" – 4:18
5. "Lovinest One" – 2:46
6. "I Don't Know Anybody in ThisTown" – 3:26
7. "Flat Stuff" – 4:40
8. "Mercy Mercy Mercy" – 3:18
9. "Let the Mystery Be" (Iris DeMent
   Iris DeMent
   Iris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 4:04
10. "Remember the Sun" – 4:18
11. "Tenderhearted Child" – 4:50

Personnel

• Greg Brown – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Bo Ramsey – guitar, vocal harmony
• Richard Bennett – guitar
• Mark Knopfler
  Mark Knopfler
  Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
  
  – guitar
• Steve Hayes – drums, percussion
• Jon Penner – bass
• David Mansfield – strings
• Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3

Production notes:

• Bo Ramsey – producer
• John Hampton – engineer
• Ray Kennedy – engineer, mastering, mixing, shaker
• Jason Gillespie – assistant engineer
• Ross Harvey – assistant engineer
• Tom Tucker – engineer, mixing
• Tod Foley – art direction, design
• Jim Herrington – photography