Routes & Branches 12/28/13

This being my last show for 2013 I am playing from my favorites of the year. The following list are my choices for this year's FAR & Away chart (Freeform American Routes best of the year).

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

1) Steve Earle & The Dukes: The Low Highway (New West)
2) Bill Kirchen: Seeds & Stems (Proper)
3) Chicago Farmer: BackenForth, Il (self)
4) The Band Of Heathens: Sunday Morning Record (BOH)
5) Son Volt: Honky Tonk (Rounder)
6) Kristina Murray: Unravelin’ (self)

 DEBUT ALBUM

1) Kristina Murray: Unravelin’ (self)
2) Copper & Coal (self)
3) The Slide Brothers (Dare)
 
VARIOUS ARTISTS/TRIBUTE ALBUM
1) Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County (Hear Music)
2) Inside Llewyn Davis (Nonesuch)
3) Billie Joe & Norah: Foeverly (Reprise)

 REISSUE/HISTORIC ALBUM also covers vintage material appearing for the first time.

1) Duane Allman: Sky Dog (Rounder)
2) Dwight Yoakam: 21^st Century Hits (New West)
3)  Tim Easton: Before The Revolution (New West)
 
LIVE ALBUM
1) Ricky Scaggs & Bruce Hornsby: Cluck Ol’ Hen (Skaggs Family)
2) Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos (Nonesuch)
3) The Infamous Stringdusters: Road To Boulder (High Country)

 FEMALE ARTIST

1) Amanda Cevallos
2) Mary Gauthier
3) Patty Griffin

 MALE ARTIST

1) Rod Balch
2) Jason Isbell
3) Slaid Cleaves

 DUO/GROUP

1) Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
2) The Wood Brothers
3) Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
 
INSTRUMENTALIST
1) Bill Kirchen
2) The Slide Brothers
3) Greg Leisz
 
SONGWRITER
1) Guy Clark
2) Amos Lee
3) Will Hoge
 

BEST IN THE INDUSTRY

1) Lori Kampa
2) Lynda A. Weingartz
3) Notorious Liz
 

Local NW

1) The Whiskey Chasers

2)The Fiddlin’ Big Sue Band

3) Fruition

Here what I was able to fit into Today's show.

Artist-Song-Source

3pm
The Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear - Skydog
Dwight Yoakam - If Teardrops Were Diamonds - 21st Century Hits
Oscar Isaac & T Bone Burnett - Fare The Well (Dink's Song) - Inside Llewyn Davis
Billie Joe & Norah - I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - Foreverly
Jason Isbell - Different Days - Southeastern
Slaid Cleaves - Without Her - Still Fighting The War
Rod Balch - Up The Road - Fort Worth 76102
Patty Griffin - Don't Let Me Die In Florida - American Kid
Mary Gauthier - I Drink - Live At Blue Rock
Amanda Cevallos - I'll Never Honky Tonk You - I'll Never Honky Tonk You
The Wood Brothers - The Muse - The Muse
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale - The Train That Carried My Gal From Town - Buddy & Jim
The Fiddlin' Big Sue Band - Wagon Wheel - The Fiddlin' Big Sue Band

4pm
The Whiskey Chasers - One More Pull Of Whiskey - Well For The Worse
Amos Lee - Tricksters, Hucksters, and Scamps - Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song
Guy Clark - My Favorite Picture Of You - My Favorite Picture Of You
Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos - Crazy 'Bout An Automobile - Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos Live
Ricky Scaggs & Bruce Hornsby - Bluegrass Breakdown - Cluck Ol' Hen
Copper & Coal - The Whole Damn Bottle - Copper & Coal
Kristina Murray - Smoke And Brown Whiskey - Unravelin'
Son Volt - Bakersfield - Honky Tonk
The Band Of Heathens - One More Trip - Sunday Morning Record
Chicago Farmer - Twenty Dollar Bill - BackenForth, Il.
Bill Kirchen - Hot Rod Lincoln - Seeds & Stems