Guthrie enjoyed one of his most prolific periods in '41, writing about a song a day for a month. Not only does this CD collect his best-loved songs from that time, but also 11 versions of the songs recorded in '41 that were never released! His indelible classics Pastures of Plenty, Hard Travelin', and Ramblin' Round join Grand Coulee Dam; Oregon Trail; End of My Line, and more.

This rare Guthrie recording is a fluke of sorts in that it's existence is linked somewhat ironically to the fortuitous collection of folklore on what today is considered an outmoded and virtually obsolete recording technology: wire recordings. The two wire recordings on which these historic performances were found were lost for more than half a century. Discovered in a storage closet in the Florida home of Paul Bravemian, the wire recordings were donated to the Woody Guthrie Archives in 2001.