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PIETA BROWN |
MERCURY |
RED HOUSE |
| 2 |
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS |
LEAVING EDEN |
NONESUCH |
| 3 |
ROSE COUSINS |
WE HAVE MADE A SPARK |
OUTSIDE MUSIC |
| 4 |
SHAWN COLVIN |
ALL FALL DOWN |
NONESUCH |
| 5 |
LUCY KAPLANSKY |
REUNION |
REDHOUSE |
| 6 |
WOODY GUTHRIE |
WOODY AT 100 |
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS |
| 7 |
CAROLINE HERRING |
CAMILLA |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 8 |
MARK KNOPFLER |
PRIVATEERING |
UNIVERSAL |
| 9 |
RED MOLLY |
LIGHT IN THE SKY |
SELF |
| 10 |
CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST |
OUR LADY OF THE TALL TREES |
INDIE |
| 11 |
NANCI GRIFFITH |
INTERSECTION |
PROPER / HELL NO |
| 12 |
RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM |
SOME BRIGHT MORNING |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 13 |
MUMFORD & SONS |
BABEL |
GLASSNOTE RECORDS |
| 14 |
THE REFUGEES |
3 |
WABUHO |
| 15 |
ABIGAIL WASHBURN |
CITY OF REFUGE |
FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS |
| 16 |
100 MILE HOUSE |
HOLLOW PONDS |
HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS |
| 17 |
THE HARD ROAD TRIO |
MONTICELLO |
DESERT NIGHT |
| 18 |
MALCOLM HOLCOMBE |
DOWN THE RIVER |
GYPSY EYES MUSIC |
| 19 |
SARAH MCQUAID |
THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE |
WATERBUG |
| 20 |
THE HONEY DEWDROPS |
SILVER LINING |
SELF |
| 21 |
BEN BEDFORD |
WHAT WE LOST |
WATERBUG |
| 22 |
MINDY SMITH |
MINDY SMITH |
SELF |
| 23 |
MADISON VIOLET |
THE GOOD IN GOODBYE |
TRUE NORTH |
| 24 |
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH |
THERE’S NO LEAVING NOW |
DEAD OCEANS |
| 25 |
SARAH MACDOUGALL |
THE GREATEST ONES ALIVE |
RABBIT HEART MUSIC |
| 26 |
KATHY MATTEA |
CALLING ME HOME |
SUGAR HILL |
| 27 |
THE PINES |
DARK SO GOLD |
RED HOUSE |
| 28 |
THE DEEP DARK WOODS |
THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND |
SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL |
| 29 |
THE CHIEFTAINS |
VOICE OF AGES |
HEAR MUSIC |
| 30 |
ANNALIVIA |
THE SAME WAY DOWN |
SELF |
| 31 |
PETER MULVEY |
THE GOOD STUFF |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 32 |
BILL FAY |
LIFE IS PEOPLE |
DEAD OCEANS |
| 33 |
JUNE TABOR |
RAGGED KINGDOM |
TOPIC |
| 34 |
BAP KENNEDY |
THE SAILOR’S REVENGE |
PROPER AMERICAN |
| 35 |
LEONARD COHEN |
OLD IDEAS |
COLUMBIA |
| 36 |
JOHN DOYLE |
SHADOW AND LIGHT |
COMPASS |
| 37 |
GRETCHEN PETERS |
HELLO CRUEL WORLD |
SCARLET LETTER |
| 38 |
GENE AND GAYLA MILLS |
IF STONES COULD TALK |
HEART PINE |
| 39 |
THE ONCE |
ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW |
BOREALIS |
| 40 |
LORETTA HAGEN |
MUD AND STONE |
BEARFORT |
| 41 |
THE STRAY BIRDS |
THE STRAY BIRDS |
SELF |
| 42 |
PHARIS & JASON ROMERO |
A PASSING GLIMPSE |
LULA |
| 43 |
ANNA DAGMAR |
SATELLITE |
SELF |
| 44 |
LAURA MARLING |
A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW |
EMI |
| 45 |
OLLLAM |
THE OLLLAM |
COMPASS |
| 46 |
PETE SEEGER & LORRE WYATT |
A MORE PERFECT UNION |
APPLESEED |
| 47 |
HUMMING HOUSE |
HUMMING HOUSE |
SELF |
| 48 |
ANGEL SNOW |
ANGEL SNOW |
SELF |
| 49 |
THE WAYMORES |
THE WAYMORES |
SELF |
| 50 |
ANI DIFRANCO |
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? |
RIGHTEOUS BABE |
| 51 |
STACEY EARLE AND MARK STUART |
DEDICATION |
GEARLE |
| 52 |
DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN |
DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN |
BLIX STREET |
| 53 |
LUKA BLOOM |
THIS NEW MORNING |
COMPASS |
| 54 |
DAVID BROMBERG |
USE ME |
APPLESEED |
| 55 |
PEYTON TOCHTERMAN |
A NEW WORLD |
SELF |
| 56 |
GEOFF BARTLEY |
MERCY FOR THE DISPOSSESSED |
MAGIC CROW |
| 57 |
THE FOGHORN STRINGBAND |
OUTSHINE THE SUN |
INDIE |
| 58 |
DAVE GUNNING |
NO MORE PENNIES |
WEE HOUSE OF MUSIC |
| 59 |
GOOD LOVELIES |
LET THE RAIN FALL |
SELF |
| 60 |
BOBTOWN |
TROUBLE I WROUGHT |
SELF |
| 61 |
BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX |
MORE LIES |
BORDERLINE TALENT |
| 62 |
HAL CANNON |
HAL CANNON |
OKEHDOKEE RECORDS |
| 63 |
AMY WHITE WITH AL PETTEWAY |
HOME SWEET HOME – SONGS OF LOVE, LOSS, AND BELONGING |
FAIREWOOD STUDIOS |
| 64 |
MARVIN ETZIONI |
MARVIN COUNTRY! |
NINE MILE RECORDS |
| 65 |
ANAIS MITCHELL |
YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA |
THIRTY TIGERS |
| 66 |
ANTJE DUVEKOT |
NEW SIBERIA |
INDIE |
| 67 |
NELS ANDREWS |
SCRIMSHAW |
SELF |
| 68 |
MARCI GELLER |
OPEN BOOK |
SELF |
| 69 |
DREW NELSON |
TILT-A-WHIRL |
RED HOUSE |
| 70 |
STEPHEN FEARING & ANDY WHITE |
FEARING & WHITE |
LOWDEN PROUD |
| 71 |
JON BROOKS |
DELICATE CAGES |
SELF |
| 72 |
BATTLEFIELD BAND |
LINE UP |
TEMPLE |
| 73 |
DON GALLARDO AND HOW FAR WEST |
THE ART OF TROUBLESOME TIMES |
FIRST FLOOR STORY RECORDINGS |
| 74 |
THE BILLS |
YES PLEASE |
INDIE |
| 75 |
MATT HARLAN & THE SENTIMENTALS |
BOW & BE SIMPLE |
BERKALIN |
| 76 |
GATHERING TIME |
RED APPLES AND GOLD |
INSPIRELINE / TREBLE-G |
| 77 |
MAE MOORE |
FOLKLORE |
POETICAL LICENSE |
| 78 |
ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS |
STONEWALL COUNTRY |
RED HOUSE |
| 79 |
BARREN RIVER TRIO |
AMERICAN FOLK |
BARREN RIVER TRIO |
| 80 |
FIRST AID KIT |
THE LION’S ROAR |
WICHITA |
| 81 |
OLD MAN LUEDECKE |
TENDER IS THE NIGHT |
TRUE NORTH |
| 82 |
PAUL SIMON |
SONGWRITER |
LEGACY |
| 83 |
JONAH TOLCHIN |
CRIMINAL MAN |
NEW WHEEL |
| 84 |
DULCIE TAYLOR |
FREE OF THIS SORROW |
MESA / FONTANA |
| 85 |
COLD SPECKS |
HOLLAND |
ARTS AND CRAFTS |
| 86 |
VARIOUS ARTIST |
A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY |
RED HOUSE |
| 87 |
INDIGO GIRLS |
BEAUTY QUEEN SISTER |
VANGUARD |
| 88 |
RAYLENE RANKIN |
ALL THE DIAMONDS |
CORVUS |
| 89 |
ALAN DOYLE |
BOY ON BRIDGE |
UNIVERSAL |
| 90 |
AOIFE O’DONOVAN |
PEACHSTONE EP |
INDIE |
| 91 |
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER |
POOR MOON |
TOMPKIN SQUARE |
| 92 |
SUZANNE VEGA |
CLOSE UP VOL 3 – STATE OF BEINGS |
AMAOUENSIS |
| 93 |
ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK |
RISE |
BOREALIS |
| 94 |
DAVID FRANCEY |
LATE EDITION |
LAKER MUSIC |
| 95 |
KATE CAMPBELL |
1000 POUND MACHINE |
LARGE RIVER MUSIC |
| 96 |
KEVIN BROWN |
THE BELOVED COUNTRY |
SELF |
| 97 |
JORY NASH |
LITTLE PILGRIM |
THIN MAN RECORDS |
| 98 |
THE CIVIL WARS |
BARTON HOLLOW |
SENSIBILITY |
| 99 |
BAHAMAS |
BARCHORDS |
BRUSHFIRE RECORDS |
| 100 |
CHUCK BRODSKY |
SUBTOTAL ECLIPSE |
SELF |
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DARRELL SCOTT |
LONG RIDE HOME |
FULL LIGHT |
| 2 |
ROBERT EARL KEEN |
READY FOR CONFETTI |
LOST HIGHWAY |
| 3 |
RODNEY CROWELL |
KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL |
VANGUARD |
| 4 |
CORB LUND |
CABIN FEVER |
NEW WEST |
| 5 |
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE |
NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW |
BLOODSHOT |
| 6 |
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD |
THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL |
BORDELLO |
| 7 |
WILLIE NELSON |
HEROES |
LEGACY |
| 8 |
SARA WATKINS |
SUN MIDNIGHT SUN |
NONESUCH |
| 9 |
JIMMY LAFAVE |
DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE |
MUSIC ROAD |
| 10 |
MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES |
NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN |
SUGAR HILL |
| 11 |
THE LITTLE WILLIES |
FOR THE GOOD TIMES |
EMI / MILKING BULL |
| 12 |
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO |
BIG STATION |
FANTASY / CONCORD |
| 13 |
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER |
ASHES AND ROSES |
ZOE / ROUNDER |
| 14 |
DWIGHT YOAKAM |
3 PEARS |
WARNER NASHVILLE |
| 15 |
ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS |
OLD GOLD |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 16 |
RAYLAND BAXTER |
FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS |
ATO |
| 17 |
MISS TESS |
SWEET TALK |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 18 |
GILLIAN WELCH |
THE HARROW & THE HARVEST |
ACONY |
| 19 |
JOE ELY |
SATISFIED AT LAST |
REDEYE |
| 20 |
RYAN ADAMS |
ASHES & FIRE |
CAPITOL |
| 21 |
THE FLATLANDERS |
THE ODESSA TAPES |
NEW WEST |
| 22 |
RYAN BINGHAM |
TOMORROWLAND |
AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS |
| 23 |
NIALL TONER |
ONWARDS & UPWARDS |
PINECASTLE |
| 24 |
CHRIS KNIGHT |
LITTLE VICTORIES |
DRIFTER’S CHURCH |
| 25 |
DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER |
LITTLE BLUE EGG |
RED HOUSE |
| 26 |
JERRY DOUGLAS |
TRAVELER |
E ONE |
| 27 |
LUCERO |
WOMEN & WORK |
ATO |
| 28 |
GREG BROWN |
HYMNS TO WHAT IS LEFT |
SAWDUST |
| 29 |
KELLY HOGAN |
I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN |
ANTI |
| 30 |
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS |
KINGS AND QUEENS |
DRAMATICO |
| 31 |
RONNIE FAUSS |
I AM THE MAN YOU KNOW I’M NOT |
NORMALTOWN |
| 32 |
JOHN WORT HANNAM |
BRAMBLES & THORNS |
BOREALIS |
| 33 |
CATHERINE MACLELLAN |
SILHOUETTE |
TRUE NORTH |
| 34 |
LYLE LOVETT |
RELEASE ME |
CURB / LOST HIGHWAY |
| 35 |
AARON FLINN |
MISS READY BLOSSOM AND THE SEED OF DREAMS |
SELF |
| 36 |
VARIOUS ARTIST |
THIS ONE’S FOR HIM – A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK |
MUSIC ROAD |
| 37 |
JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER, AND YIM YAMES |
NEW MULTITUDES |
ROUNDER |
| 38 |
CHRIS CASTLE |
LAST BIRD HOME |
DIRT SANDWICH |
| 39 |
ANDRE WILLIAMS AND THE SADIES |
NIGHT & DAY |
YEP ROC |
| 40 |
BELLE STARR |
THE BURNING OF ATLANTA |
SONY MUSIC |
| 41 |
GREG BROWN |
FREAK FLAG |
YEP ROC |
| 42 |
AVETT BROTHERS |
THE CARPENTER |
AMERICAN |
| 43 |
TARA NEVINS |
WOOD AND STONE |
SUGAR HILL |
| 44 |
BRANDI CARLILE |
BEAR CREEK |
COLUMBIA |
| 45 |
FISH & BIRD |
EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID |
FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS |
| 46 |
PUNCH BROTHERS |
WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW? |
NONESUCH |
| 47 |
EILEN JEWELL |
QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY |
SIGNATURE SOUNDS |
| 48 |
KASEY CHAMBERS |
STORYBOOK |
SUGAR HILL |
| 49 |
CORNFLOWER BLUE |
RUN DOWN THE RAILS |
SELF |
| 50 |
REBECCA LOEBE |
CIRCUS HEART |
SELF |
| 51 |
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER |
DRIVE TIME |
MOUNTAIN HOME MUSIC |
| 52 |
THE TRISHAS |
HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME |
SELF |
| 53 |
BURNS & KRISTY |
CARAVAN |
SELF |
| 54 |
IRIS DEMENT |
SING THE DELTA |
FLARIELLA |
| 55 |
FRED EAGLESMITH |
6 VOLTS |
INDIE |
| 56 |
LINDA MCRAE |
ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS |
42 RECORDS |
| 57 |
ELIZABETH COOK |
GOSPEL PLOW |
31 TIGERS |
| 58 |
ROSIE FLORES |
WORKING GIRL’S GUITAR |
BLOODSHOT |
| 59 |
JOEL RAFAEL |
AMERICA COMING HOME |
INSIDE |
| 60 |
STEVE FORBERT |
OVER WITH YOU |
BLUE CORN |
| 61 |
TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS |
GOODBYE NORMAL STREET |
BOSSIER CITY |
| 62 |
SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP |
SUGAR & THE HI-LOWS — TRENT DABBS AND AMY STROUP |
SELF |
| 63 |
MICHAEL KOPPY |
ASHMORE’S STORE |
A GOOD TRACK RECORD |
| 64 |
JASON EADY |
AM COUNTRY HEAVEN |
UNDERGROUND SOUND |
| 65 |
BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX |
ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME |
SELF |
| 66 |
JOHN DOE AND EXENE CERVENKA |
SINGING AND PLAYING |
MOONLIGHT GRAHAM |
| 67 |
KASEY CHAMBERS |
LITTLE BIRD |
LIBERATION |
| 68 |
JOHN HIATT |
DIRTY JEANS AND MUDSLIDE HYMNS |
NEWWEST |
| 69 |
DANGERMUFFIN |
OLLY OXEN FREE |
DANGERMUFFIN |
| 70 |
THE MCEUEN SESSIONS |
FOR ALL THE GOOD |
MESA |
| 71 |
TOM JONES |
PRAISE & BLAME |
LOST HIGHWAY |
| 72 |
WILLIE NELSON |
REMEMBER ME VOL. 1 |
R&J RECORDS |
| 73 |
VARIOUS ARTIST |
CHIMES OF FREEDOM – THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN |
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL |
| 74 |
KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON |
WRECK & RUIN |
SURGAR HILL |
| 75 |
BILL STAINES |
BENEATH SOME LUCKY STAR |
RED HOUSE |
| 76 |
DEREK HOKE |
WAITING ALL NIGHT |
ELECTRIC WESTERN |
| 77 |
PATTERSON HOOD |
HEAT LIGHTNING RUMBLES IN THE DISTANCE |
ATO |
| 78 |
TODD SNIDER |
TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER |
AIMLESS |
| 79 |
NATASHA JAMES |
MY COUNTRY HAS THE BLUES |
HIGHWAY ONE |
| 80 |
TOM RUSSELL |
THE MAN FROM GOD KNOWS WHERE |
HIGHTONE |
| 81 |
LORRIE SINGER & BRADLEY KOPP |
A DEEP OASIS |
REDBOOT RECORDS |
| 82 |
EMMYLOU HARRIS |
HARD BARGAIN |
NONESUCH |
| 83 |
DALE WATSON |
THE SUN SESSIONS |
RED HOUSE |
| 84 |
KEVIN ABERNATHY |
SOME STORIES |
LIFE SOCKET RECORDS |
| 85 |
RADNEY FOSTER |
DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME |
DEVIL’S RIVER |
| 86 |
WILCO |
THE WHOLE LOVE |
ANTI- |
| 87 |
JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN |
THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD |
MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA |
| 88 |
JONAS FRIDDLE |
BELLE DE LOUISVILLE |
SELF |
| 89 |
STEVE EARLE |
I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE |
NEW WEST |
| 90 |
HANK WILLIAMS III |
LONG GONE DADDY |
CURB |
| 91 |
VARIOUS ARTIST |
WE WALK THE LINE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH |
SONY LEGACY |
| 92 |
THE STEEL WHEELS |
LAY DOWN, LAY LOW |
SELF |
| 93 |
SETH WALKER |
TIME CAN CHANGE |
SELF |
| 94 |
DEL BARBER |
HEADWATERS |
SIX SHOOTER |
| 95 |
JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS |
WHITE LIGHTER |
WRONG REASONS |
| 96 |
THE DOC MARSHALLS |
LOOK OUT, COMPADRE |
TWINPOST MUSIC |
| 97 |
SHELBY LYNNE |
REVELATION ROAD (SINGLE) |
EVERSO |
| 98 |
BUDDY MILLER |
THE MAJESTIC SILVER STRINGS |
NEW WEST |
| 99 |
WANDA JACKSON |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS |
SUGAR HILL |
| 100 |
ANDRA SUCHY |
LITTLE HEART |
RED HOUSE RECORDS |
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