The Best Albums of 2015

Posted on January 25, 2016 by PhilMaq

It was an incredible year for music! Once again, I listened to thousands of albums and I had to trim several hundred of them to keep the list at 100! So without further delay, these are the PHILBY ALBUM WINNERS for 2015. Just remember that even at album 100, there are thousands of albums on the other side of that number. Each one is an artistic work of art, no matter what the genre is. The musicians were artists at the top of their game! Hope you find something you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!

Philby Album of the Year 2015

WAKE

1. Wake—Nora Jane Struthers (BEST ALBUM)

Philby Album Winner 2015
2. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys (BEST ANGST ALBUM)

Philby Album Winner 2015
3. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb (BEST POP ALBUM)
4. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame] (BEST CELTIC ALBUM)
5. Swirling Among the Stars—Building Birds (BEST “BIG SOUND” ALBUM)
6. At the Edge of Disaster—The Blueflowers (BEST NOIR ALBUM)
7. Lullaby…and The Ceaseless Roar—Robert Plant (BEST INVENTIVE ALBUM)
8. The Instrumentals—Mick Clarke (BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)
9. Straight Up Boogaloo—The Muggs (BEST ROCK ALBUM)
10. New Flower, Volume 2—Seth and May (BEST ALL GENRE ALBUM)
11. Burn the Plan—Good Lovelies (BEST HARMONIES)
12. Howdy Duty—The Brazilian Johnsons (BEST ROCK EP)
13. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson (BEST OLD SCHOOL ALBUM)
14. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs (BEST GARAGE BAND ALBUM)
15. My Good Side/My Bad Side—Shwizz (BEST JAZZ/ROCK)
16. 16 Winters—G.S. Harper (BEST REAL COUNTRY ALBUM)
17. Healing Waters—Michael on Fire (BEST FOLK/ROCK ALBUM)
18. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame] (BEST SOLO BEATLE ALBUM)
19. Steve Earle—Terraplane (BEST BLUES ALBUM)
20. Searching for Neverland—Annie and Rod Capps (BEST FOLK ALBUM)
21. Standing in the Breach—Jackson Browne (BEST LYRICS)
22. Dogwood Roots—Rob Larkin and The Wayward Ones (BEST FEEL GOOD ALBUM)
23. No More Heroes—Victims of Circumstance (BEST SKA ALBUM)
24. Hand in Hand—Richie Furay (BEST “ALMOST POCO” ALBUM)
25. Yes Indeed!—Kenny Parker (BEST LOCAL BLUES ALBUM)
26. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils (BEST COUNTRY/ROCK ALBUM)
27. Some Gotta Lose—Phil Lee (BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM)
28. Ionia—Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys (BEST AMERICANA ALBUM)
29. Dr. Sutherland and His Traveling Hospital—These Curious Thoughts (BEST CONCEPT ALBUM)
30. EP1—Nina and The Buffalo Riders (BEST LOCAL ROCK EP)
31. It Tastes a Little Sweeter—Pill Hill
32. Storytone—Neil Young
33. Eclectic—Eric Johnson and Mike Stern
34. I Can’t Stop—Bodeans
35. Zander the Great—Zander Michigan
36. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanson
37. Without You—Downriver Dan
38. Suddenly—Fubar
39. Meshugana!—Joanie Leeds & The Night Lights (BEST ETHNIC ALBUM)
40. Harmonizm—T—Bird and The Breaks
41. 1000 Palms—Surfer Blood
42. Nelo—Nelo
43. Made Violent—Made Violent
44. Come and Find It—Jill Suttie
45. The Daredevil Kid—Craig Moreau (BEST CANADIAN REAL COUNTRY ALBUM)
46. In Lust We Trust—MPV
47. Rips—Ex—Hex
48. Fistful of Hollow—Swingin’ Utters
49. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
50. The Whiskey Charmers—The Whiskey Charmers
51. Second Hand Heart—Dwight Yoakam
52. Bad Sports—Miniboone
53. Illustrated Bird—The Hangabouts
54. Minimal Gods—Happy Family
55. An’ When I Die—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
56. No Cities to Love—Sleater-Kinney
57. Chris Emmerson—Chris Emmerson
58. Holy Bones—Mary Bue
59. Tilted World—The Relatives
60. Prisoner—Matt Besey
61. Youngstown Milk Run—The Prime Ministers
62. The Monsanto Years—Neil Young + Promise of the Real
63. Core—Arjun
64. Country EP No.1—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
65. Temptress—The Hot Moms
66. Standard Skies—David Bierman Overdrive
67. Rain or Shine—George Taylor
68. Under a Red Sky Night—Martin Tourish (BEST ACCORDION ALBUM)
69. Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
70. Yaga—Liquid Monk
71. I Want to Grow Up—Colleen Green
72. 72 El Segundo Blvd—The Old Shatterhand
73. Dylan Sires and Neighbors—Dylan Sires and Neighbors
74. The Gasoline Gypsies—The Gasoline Gypsies
75. Ha Ha Heart—Donora
76. Super Sexxxy Sounds—Astronauta Pinguim (BEST BRAZILIAN ALBUM)
77. Way Down South—Igor Prado Band (BEST BLUES COLLABORATION ALBUM)
78. Playland—Johnny Marr
79. A Friend Too Long—Lac La Belle (BEST DETROIT FOLK ALBUM)
80. It’s High Time—Karl W. Davis & The Sweetpeas
81. Music in Search of a Movie—Deane Nesbitt, Jr (BEST DRAMATIC MUSIC)
82. No One Is Lost—Stars
83. Live—Gary Clark Jr. (BEST LIVE ALBUM)
84. What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World—The Decemberists
85. Accidental Truths—Spiraling Suns
86. The Last Shot Got Him—Scott Ainslie (BEST SOLO BLUES/FOLK ALBUM)
87. Bury the Night—The Lucky Dutch
88. Lights Out—Bishop Allen
89. Rude Beggar—Nash Albert
90. Whole Sun—Pigpen Theater Company
91. Dumb Music for Smart People—Xposed 4Heads
92. Proper Villains—Stone Clover
93. Room to Run—Jack Tempchin
94. Dusk—Mod Orange
95. My Drinking Problem—McSpillin
96. In This Mess—Toy Guitar
97. 3—Tritone Paradox
98. For the Winter—Brenda Xu
99. Better Off Worse—Mental Health Day
100.Straight Shots—Telamor

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 24, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 24, 2016

1. Slave—The BoDeans
2. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
3. Not the One—Raina Randolph
4. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
5. Rory and The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
6. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
7. It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
8. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
9. Sabre—Tooth and Bone—Surfer Blood
10. You and I—Oak City Roots
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 17, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, it’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 17, 2016

1. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
2. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
3. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
4. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
5. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
6. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
7. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
8. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
9. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
10.Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 17, 2016

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 17, 2016

1. Not the One—Raina Randolph
2. Rory and The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
4. Slave—The BoDeans
5. Criminal Style—Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys
6. Red Letter Day—Courtney Yasmineh
7. D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
8. 21 Miles to Barstow—The Relatives
9. I Ain’t Holding Back—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
10.It Shook Me Up—JD McPherson
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 10, 2016

Posted on January 17, 2016 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, it’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 10, 2016

1. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
2. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
4. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
5. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
6. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
7. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
8. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
9. Greetings From This Town—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
10.Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 10, 2016

Posted on January 17, 2016 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 10, 2016

1. Rory & The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
2. Red Letter Day—Courtney Yasmineh
3. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
4. Not the One—Raina Randolph
5. Slave—The BoDeans
6. Natives—Young Statues
7. Criminal Style—Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys
8. In My Neighborhood—Dylan Sires and Neighbors
9. She Bites Back Hard—Shiffley
10.D-I-V-O-R-C-E-E—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
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Phil’s Faves: Albums, January 3, 2016

Posted on January 16, 2016 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, it’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of January 3, 2016

1. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
2. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
4. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
5. Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
6. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
7. Eclectic—Eric Johnson and Matt Stern
8. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
9. No Time to Lose—Ransom and The Subset
10.Parable of the Cave—Gigi Scott and Trouble Town
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, January 3, 2016

Posted on January 16, 2016 by PhilMaq

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of January 3, 2016

1. Unsteady—Jubliee Riots with Heather Robb
2. Rory & The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. Red Letter Day—Courtney Yasmineh
4. Weirdoz Everywhere—The Prefab Messiahs
5. Price Tag—Sleater—Kinney
6. Slave—The BoDeans
7. Not the One—Raina Randolph
8. Natives—Young Statues
9. I’m on Fire—Hawk
10.I’ve Been Bored—Superheaven
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The Hot 100 Songs of 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by PhilMaq

Here is my official list for my favorite songs of 2015! Each one is special to me because they provided the soundtrack for not only my radio shows, but my personal life as well. They pulled me through the worst times and made the better times all that much better! The songs are as diverse as my listeners and the artists that made them, each one unique in their beauty, and all deserving a “Philby!”

Philby Song of the Year 2015
1. Venus is Rocking in the Cradle of the Moon—Wendy Webb

Philby Song Award Winner 2015
2. Bloodless–Andy and the Pandys

Philby Song Award Winner 2015
3. Strange—The Blueflowers
4. No Creases—Mick Clarke
5. Bright—Echosmith
6. The Same Road—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
7. Elizabeth—Building Birds
8. Madness—Nina and The Buffalo Riders
9. Applecart Blues—The Muggs
10. Shotgun—The Jane Shermans
11. S.O.S.—The Brazilian Johnsons
12. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
13. Uptown Funk—Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
14. Harmonizm—T-Bird and the Breaks
15. Head Over Heels—J.D. McPherson
16. Sunday—Brown Mountain Apes
17. Treacherous—Oak City Roots
18. Soul Sister—The Tripping Souls
19. What I Thought—Chris Emmerson
20. Baby Bye Bye—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis
21. I Gave Up Everything for You, ‘Cept the Blues—Joe Bonamassa
22. My Lady’s Got a Toolbox—The Dirty Dirty Dollars
23. Everywhere—The Blueflowers
24. Alone Again, Or—Fubar
25. Night Ridin’—Savage Grace
26. Die Alone—Andy and The Pandys
27. Turn It Up—Robert Plant
28. All I Ever Need—Building Birds
29. Usually Whiskey—The Lucky Dutch
30. No Matter What—Midday Swim
31. Embrace Another Fall—Robert Plant and Julie Murphy
32. Chloe—Phil Lee
33. Vampire—The Whiskey Charmers
34. Right for You—The Fletchers
35. In the Morning—Good Lovelies
36. Long Day in the Sun—Wendy Webb
37. Honest Lies—The Messenger Birds
38. Weirdoz Everywhere—The Prefab Messiahs
39. Stranger in a Strange Place—The Brazilian Johnsons
40. That Dress—The Dives
41. White Dress–Nemes
42. Broken Hearted—Good Lovelies
43. Redneck Man—Jennifer Westwood and The Handsome Devils
44. Don’t Care—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
45. Jesus and Mohammed—Jack Tempchin
46. Girl Crush—Little Big Town
47. Meshugana!—Joanie Leeds and The Night Lights
48. Big Blue Sky—Wendy Webb
49. Another Wasted Year—Andy and The Pandys
50. Taking Me Home—Rob Larkin and The Wayward Ones
51. Seize the Day—The Dives
52. Shakin’—Blair Alise and The Bombshells
53. Damaged Goods—Chris Degnore and The Black Drops
54. Blank Space—Taylor Swift
55. In a Crowd—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
56. What Does This Mean?—Shwizz
57. Uptown Pony—Craig Moreau
58. Cuban Getaway—Kenny Parker
59. Rory and The Hurricanes—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
60. Let’s Go—Joanie Leeds and The Night Lights
61. Fear and Loathing in Grand Forks—The Union Suits
62. Buffalo Blues—Nina and the Buffalo Riders
63. Almost Crazy—The Blueflowers
64. My Back Pocket—The Steepwater Band
65. Lightning Cries—The Muggs
66. So What Would I Do?—Joe Bonamassa
67. Ding Dong Daddy—Joe “King” Carrasco
68. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
69. ‘Til I Kissed You—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line
70. Oh, No, Not My Baby–Fubar
71. Hold Me Close—Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas
72. Man on Fire—Liquid Monk
73. Yellow Eyes—Rayland Baxter
74. No Ash Will Burn—Altan [Hall of Fame]
75. Like Clouds—Spiraling Suns
76. Delivery—Matt Besey
77. Cynic—Andy and The Pandys
78. Sometimes—Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys
79. What You Want—The Fletchers
80. Late Last Night—Scott Ainslie
81. Awesome—Stone Clover
82. 100 Years From Now—Michael on Fire
83. It Spills Out—Rob Larkin and The Wayward Ones
84. Dance With Me—Screw
85. Ma Theann Tu Un Anolaigh—Altan [Hall of Fame]
86. Breakin’ Up—Jan King and Medicine Ball
87. Price Tag—Sleater Kinney
88. Breathe—Building Birds
89. Tame—The History of Apple Pie
90. Butterfly—Nemes
91. Last Night—Feather-Bright
92. The Right Thing Did Me Wrong—Gemma Ray
93. It Shook Me Up—J.D. McPherson
94. Turkish Delight—Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis
95. Choir—Pigpen Theater Company
96. Healing Waters—Michael on Fire
97. This Is the Moment—Wendy Webb
98. Body Like a Bell—Red Tail Ring
99. But a Girl—Brenda Xu
100.Sukkah Shaking—Joanie Leeds and the Night Lights

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, December 27, 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category. It may also give some insight as to what I might be playing in the near future on my radio show, “Theme Attic.” Once again, it’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

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Top 10 Albums for the Week of December 27, 2015

1. Let the Good Times Roll—JD McPherson
2. Postcards from Paradise—Ringo Starr [Hall of Fame]
3. Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive—The Prefab Messiahs
4. No Cities to Love—Sleater—Kinney
5. Yes, Indeed—Kenny Parker
6. It Only Gets Darker—Andy and The Pandys
7. The Widening Gyre—Altan [Hall of Fame]
8. Eclectic—Eric Johnson and Matt Stern
9. This Is My Day—Michelle Hanlon
10.Sixteen Winters—G.S. Harper
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