Domingo 1 Ene 2012, 14:32

Another list posing as a post. You'll see many of my Best of 2011 on the list and some 2011 releases that were candidates. Some old favorites and some new favorites. Some country, some folk, some blues, all good stuff.

JC's Artists Played in 2011

1 Alison Krauss & Union Station / Alison Krauss
2 Drive-By Truckers
3 Cowboy Junkies
4 Emmylou Harris
5 Dwight Yoakam
6 Willie Nelson
7 Gillian Welch
8 Lyle Lovett
9 Steve Earle
10 Johnny Cash
11 Patty Griffin
12 Lori McKenna
13 Tom Russell
14 Lynyrd Skynyrd
15 Lucinda Williams
16 Audrey Auld
17 Graham Lindsey
18 Merle Haggard
19 Billy Joe Shaver
20 Kasey Chambers

Albums spun in 2011

1 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
2 Alison Krauss & Union Station – Paper Airplane
3 Various – Country: The American Tradition
4 Steve Earle – I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
5 Lucinda Williams – Blessed
6 Amos Lee – Mission Bell
7 Gillian Welch – The Harrow & The Harvest
8 Kasey Chambers – Little Bird (Deluxe Edition) / Little Bird
9 Bearfoot – American Story
10 Various Artists – A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
11 Lori McKenna – Lorraine
11 Bridger Creek Boys – Live at Bozeman Brewing Company 2011-10-17
13 Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO (And Other American Stories)
14 Iris DeMent – Lifeline
15 George Strait – 50 Number Ones
15 Patty Griffin – Downtown Church
17 Cowboy Junkies – Demons
17 Matraca Berg – The Dreaming Fields
19 Hank Williams – 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits
19 The Tinder Box – These Winds EP

Tracks tracked in 2011

1 Alison Krauss & Union Station – Paper Airplane
2 Drive-By Truckers – Used to Be a Cop
3 James Blunt – I Really Want You
4 Trisha Yearwood – Perfect Love
5 Emmylou Harris – If I Needed You
5 Bearfoot – When You're Away
7 Amos Lee – El Camino
7 Steve Earle – Molly-O
7 Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes
10 Rodney Crowell – I Know Love Is All I Need
10 Adrienne Young – Hills and Hollers
12 The Del McCoury Band – 1952 Vincent Black Lighting
12 Alison Krauss & Union Station – Lie Awake
14 Gram Parsons – Love Hurts
14 Matraca Berg – Oh Cumberland
14 Graham Lindsey – The Bird That Lived in a Burning Tree
14 Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
14 The Tinder Box – These Winds
19 Steve Earle – God Is God
19 Gillian Welch – Tennessee

Happy new year, may it bring you many musical delights.

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