The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Album Chart
for the Year of 2017

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Silence in These Walls
by: Flatt Lonesome

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Label: Mountain Home Music
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Workin's Too Hard
by: Rayna Gellert

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Label: StorySound
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T Sisters
by: T Sisters

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Label: Self-Release
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Poor David's Almanack
by: Dave Rawlings

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Label: Acony
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Before I Go
by: Ordinary Elephant

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Label: Berkalin
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Small Believer
by: Anna Tivel

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Label: Fluff & Gravy
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Spades and Roses
by: Caroline Spence

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Fifteen
by: The Wailin' Jennys

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Label: Red House
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Natural Conclusion
by: Rose Cousins

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Label: Old Farm Pony
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Mockingbird Soul
by: Brigitte DeMeyer

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Label: MRI
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Ironbark
by: The Waifs

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Label: Compass
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Poets, Philosophers, Workers & Wanderers
by: Joe Jencks

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Label: Turtle Bear Music
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Universal Favorite
by: Noam Pikelny

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Label: Rounder
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City Lights
by: Driftwood

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Label: Self-Release
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Up Ahead
by: Travis Linville

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God Bless the Grass
by: The Malvinas

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Label: Soona Songs
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Hide nor Hair
by: Abigail Lapell

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Label: Coax
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Fall Away Blues
by: Red Tail Ring

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Label: Earthwork
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Jayme Stone's Folklife
by: Jayme Stone

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Label: Borealis
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Wondrous Traveler
by: The Small Glories

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Daybreak over Jackson Street
by: Steph Cameron

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Label: Pheromone
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They Are Going Away
by: Donovan Woods

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Label: Meant Well
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Before the Bridge
by: Eddie Berman

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Label: Nettwerk
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Land of Broken Angels
by: Micah & Mark Atkinson

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Label: Self-Release
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Sundown over Ghost Town
by: Eilen Jewell

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Label: Signature Sound
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Brighter in the Dark
by: Mouths of Babes

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Label: Wild Awake Music
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Eyes Brand New
by: Zoe & Cloyd

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Label: Self-Release
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The Queen of Hearts
by: Offa Rex

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Label: Nonesuch
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29
Singin'
by: Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio

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Label: Vessel Recordings
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Blurred Harmony
by: The Parson Red Heads

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Label: Fluff and Gravy
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We Win Some We Lose
by: The Once

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Label: Self-Release
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Are You Listening?
by: Peter Mulvey

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Label: Righteous Babe
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33
Balancing Act
by: Judy Nazemetz

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Label: Smokey Lady Music
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The Bird & the Rifle
by: Lori McKenna

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Label: CN Records
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The Drifter and the Preacher
by: Barney Bentall

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Label: True North
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If It's Alright with You - the Songs of Gene MacLellan
by: Catherine MacLellan

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Label: True North
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Divining Rod
by: Wyatt Easterling

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Label: Phoenix Rising
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Silhouette of Sirens
by: Chastity Brown

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Label: Red House
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Magnolia
by: Megan Bonnell

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Label: Self-Release
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40
Pacific Northwest Bound
by: Mike McKenna Jr.

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41
Boomtown Ghosts
by: Pint & a Half

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Label: Self-Release
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42
From the Village to the Canyon – a Songwriter’s Journey
by: Art Podell

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Label: Amsqosh Records
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Thousand Springs
by: Korby Lenker

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Label: Soundly Music
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44
One Light Many Windows
by: Merlin Snider

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Label: Barking Dog
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Say My Name
by: Joy Zimmerman

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Back when We Were Cool
by: Adam Mitchell

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Label: Twin Vision
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Tales from the Self-Help Section
by: Flagship Romance

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Label: Gatorbone
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48
Blink
by: Rebecca Loebe

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Label: Black Wolf
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49
Moonshine Freeze
by: This Is the Kit

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Label: Rough Trade
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50
Itinerant Arias
by: Christopher Paul Stelling

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Label: Anti
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51
Carlo Acousticman 5
by: Carlo Grimelli

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Label: Self-Release
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52
Great Northern
by: Terry Klein

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Label: Self-Release
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53
Live
by: Underhill Rose

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54
Lucky Girl
by: Deb Talan

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Label: Nettwerk
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Frailing to Succeed
by: Daniel Koulack

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Label: Self-Release
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56/62
by: The Johans

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Label: Handclaps
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Joan Shelley
by: Joan Shelley

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Label: No Quarter
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Fading Mystery
by: Taarka

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Label: Self-Release
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Watershed
by: Amelia Curran

Label: Six Shooter
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Patch of Sky
by: Larry Murante

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Label: Self-Release
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I Am the Rain
by: Chely Wright

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Label: Painted Red Music
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Vinyl and a Heartache
by: Darling West

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Label: Jansen
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If the Static Clears
by: Gabrielle Louise

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Label: Sandalwood Records
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Dream with Me
by: Moore & McGregor

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Label: Self-Release
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King of Killing Time
by: The Sweetback Sisters

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Label: Signature Sounds
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If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
by: Sarah McQuaid

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Label: Shovel And A Spade
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Alastair Moock
by: Alastair Moock

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Label: Self-Release
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68
A Bright Horizon Line
by: Davey O.

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69
James
by: Eliot Bronson

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Label: Rock Ridge
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All I Ever See in You is Me
by: Jillette Johnson

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Label: Rounder
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71
Spring Tide
by: Beth Wood

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72
Call to Arms
by: Harrow Fair

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Label: Roaring Girl
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Canyons of My Mind
by: Andrew Combs

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Label: New West
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Boomerang
by: Chelsea Williams

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Label: Blue Elan
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75
Stove Up
by: Danny Barnes

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Label: Wendell
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Let the Fire Burn Strong
by: Sam Corbin

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Label: Earthwork Music
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Beautiful You
by: The Waifs

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Label: Compass
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78
Hearts in Need of Repair
by: Sarah Morris

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Label: Self-Release
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79
The Knight Sessions
by: Madison Violet

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Label: Passenger Sounds
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80
The Doubles
by: Matt The Electrician

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81
Turning of the Fall
by: Steep Ravine

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82
Resolute
by: Stu Larsen

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Label: Nettwerk
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83
The Following Mountain
by: Sam Amidon

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Label: Nunsuch
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84
Two Sides to Every Story
by: Hat Check Girl

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Label: Gallway Bay Music
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85
Boat in the Water
by: Tom Paxton

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Label: Pax
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86
A Handmade Life
by: Jill Freeman

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Label: Jellybean
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You Had Me at Goodbye
by: Samantha Crain

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Label: Ramseur
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Siren Song
by: Jan Seides

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Label: Panda Productions
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So Free
by: Joanna Lee

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Label: Cutmore
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I Was Just Leaving
by: Ryan Montbleau

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Label: Blue's Mountain
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2
by: Shook Twins

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92
The Patron Saint of Lost Causes
by: Jim Bruno

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Label: Split Level
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93
Left Right Here
by: Beth Fitchet Wood

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Label: Self-Release
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Off-Grid Lo-Fi
by: Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer

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Sillion
by: Johnny Flynn

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Label: Transgressive
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The Gleaner
by: Tara Dente

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Label: Travianna
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FRYD
by: SVER

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Label: Folkhall
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Tears and Laughter
by: Robin Greenstein

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Label: Windy
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IV
by: Timothy Seth Avett as Darling

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Label: Ramseur
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Featherbed Lane
by: Jordan Renzi

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Small Brown Birds
by: Zoe Mulford

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Label: Azalea City Recordings
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102
The Pilot and the Flying Machine
by: Ben Bedford

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Label: Waterbug
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103
An American in Havana
by: Susan Werner

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104
Loving Light
by: Lee Murdock

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105
Gathering
by: Maria Dunn

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Label: Distant Whisper
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One More Time Around
by: Scott Cook

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Label: Self
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107
The Man Who Became a Song
by: Ron Renninger

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108
Folk Hotel
by: Tom Russell

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Label: Frontera
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109
Could Come True
by: Timmy Abell

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Label: Upstream
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110
Paperweights
by: Roo Panes

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Label: CRC
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111
Georgia I'm Here
by: Joe Crookston

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Label: Self Release
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Cybertrad
by: Matthew Olwell

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113
The Person I Admire
by: Joe Holt

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Tomorrow is My Turn
by: Rhiannon Giddens

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Label: Nonesuch
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Cricket Blue
by: Cricket Blue

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The Day After Everything Changed
by: Ellis Paul

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A Wanderer I'll Stay
by: Pharis & Jason Romero

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Label: Lulu
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118
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
by: Hank Williams

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Label: Omnivore
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119
Couchville Sessions
by: Darrell Scott

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Label: Full Light
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120
Red Shoes
by: Roosevelt Dime

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121
A Woman's Work
by: Jude Johnstone

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Label: BoJak
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Ionia
by: Lindsay Lou

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Label: Earthwork Music
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123
All These Dreams
by: Andrew Combs

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Label: Coin
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124
Headwaters
by: Misner & Smith

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125
Making Me Break
by: Heather Maloney

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Label: Signature Sounds
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126
Ashes & Dust
by: Winter Wilson

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Label: Self-Release
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127
Por Favor
by: Brett Dennen

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Label: Elektra
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128
Weights & Wings
by: Brother Sun

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129
Before This World
by: James Taylor

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Label: Concord
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I Was So Fond of You
by: Matt Patershuk

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Label: Black Hen
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131
Drylands
by: Mel Parsons

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Label: Cape Road
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132
Still the Birds
by: Darryl Purpose

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Label: Blue Rock Artists
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133
Heading North
by: Lydia Hol

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Label: Self-Release
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134
So Much More
by: Brett Dennen

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Label: Dualtone
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Ynana Rose
by: Ynana Rose

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136
Shifted
by: Harpeth Rising

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Label: Grimm Rising
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Painting My Wall Gold
by: NEeMA

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Label: Neemaste
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138
An Offering
by: Amanda Pearcy

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Label: Self-Release
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139
Fossils
by: Aoife O'Donovan

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Label: Yep Roc
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Vestiges & Claws
by: Jose Gonzalez

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Label: Mute
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141
Caldera
by: Raina Rose

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142
In This Light
by: RJ Cowdery

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Label: Blue Rock Artists
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143
Love, Guns & Money
by: Bianca De Leon

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144
Raising Sand
by: Robert Plant & Allison Kraus

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Label: Rounder
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Some Part of the Truth
by: Brother Sun

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Label: Brother Sun Music
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The Wayside
by: Kelley McRae

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