Here’s what some of the Freight Train Boogie readers chose for their favorite music from 2011.
1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Here We Rest
2. Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Kings and Queens
3. Dawes – Nothing is Wrong
4. The Black Lilies – 100 Miles of Wreckage
5. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
6. Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive
7. Ollabelle – Neon Blue Bird
8. Guy Clark – Songs and Stories
9. Amanda Shires – Carrying Lightning
10. Slaid Cleaves – Sorrow & Smoke
Don Parsons
Spring Valley, MN
1. Ashes & Fire, Ryan Adams
2. Here We Rest, Jason Isbell
3. The Whole Love, Wilco
4. This is Indian Land, Cody Canada & the Departed
5. Middle Brother, Middle Brother
6. Revelator, Tedeschi Trucks Band
7. Mockingbird Time, Jayhawks
8. Paradise Lost, Great American Taxi
9. The Harrow & the Harvest, Gillian Welch
10. Divine Providence, Deer Tick
Jeff Johnson
Tulsa, OK
1 The King is Dead | Long Live The King – The Decemberists
14 The Place I Left Behind – The Deep Dark Woods20 100 Miles of Wreckage – The Black Lillies
- Cahalen Morrison & Eli West: The Holy Coming of The Storm
- Pokey Lafarge And the South City Three: The Middle of Everywhere
- Pharis and Jason Romero: Passing Glimpse
- Matraca Berg: The Dreaming Fields
- The Once: Row Upon Row Of The People They Know
- Abigail Washburn: City of Refuge
- Diana Jones: High Atmosphere
- Ray Bonneville: Bad Man’s Blood
- The Gibson Brothers: Help My Brother
- Jonathan Byrd: Cackalack
As you can see, there’s a high Old-Timey level in my top 10!
Furthermore, also top 10 worthy: Putnam Smith, Eilen Jewell, April Verch, Downtown Ramblers, Paul Geremia, Scott Cook, Nell Robinson, Jason Isbell, Kyle Carey, BettySoo and Doug Cox, Rod Picott and Tom Russell (and I probably forget some others).
Wim Tijskens
The Netherlands
New releases due in January include KATHLEEN EDWARDS, FRED EAGLESMITH, DOLLY VARDEN, RUTHIE FOSTER, LEONARD COHEN…
Bill Frater
Freight Train Boogie
