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Alt Country/Folk, American roots

My love for this style of music began about 14 years ago with the Billy Brag and Wilco tribute albums to Woody Guthrie titled Mermaid Ave. Volume one and two.
I just happened upon a new band , that I am very excited about!!! The Cave Singers They are from the Seattle area. Their new album is VERY, VERY solid.I also have been enjoying the band's two albums from 2007, and 2009 on Spotify !!
Also do check out The Wood Brothers !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Wood is the Wood from band Modeski, Martin and Wood.
The Wood Brothers three albums are near flawless.
I have seen the Wood Brothers twice. If you like em, a must see live.
MMW are some of the best concerts I have ever seen as well. MMW are more alt/Jazz/Jam band
Ryan Bygham's album Junky Star is a masterpiece!!
The Civil Wars album was fantastic, much deserved of the grammy it won.
I am a pretty big Son Volt/ Uncle Tupelo fan.
Wilco of course.
What say ye? Who or who are your favorite Alt Country Alt Folk/ American Roots bands or albums.
Thanks,
Todd
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pehare
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Matraca Berg, The Dreaming Fields (2011).
dgarretson
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Rosanne Cash, The River and The Thread. This is the one where she fills her father's big shoes.
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mofimadness
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Dgarretson...Rosanne Cash's new album is indeed excellent! My favorite so far this year, (yes, I know we are only a month into 2014), but still an fantastic release.
audiowoman
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Rosanne gets my vote too, nicely done! Also, Matraca Berg wrote the lovely "Back When We Were Beautiful" on Old Yellow Moon with Emmylou and Rodney.
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swampwalker
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A hundred thumbs up for the Matraca Berg recommendation. She's a very talented writer and singer who released a few albums years ago and then dropped out of the Nashville scene, for quite a while except for session work (check out her harmonies on Oh, Cumberland w ELH on the Songcatchers soundtrack, or better yet, her singing lead on that song, which I believe she wrote, on The Dreaming Fields. Her work never quite fit the Nashville mold and so some of the old stuff is a bit overproduced, but if you like Dreaming Fields, check out The Speed of Grace and Sunday Morning to Saturday Night. Most highly recommended.

I'll also give a shout-out to Shelby Lynne's baby sister, Alison Moorer. If you can find it, her duet of Picture w Kid Rock is outstanding.
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