December 31, 2019 - 4:49 pm

Longtime host of Our Saturday Tradition, Larry Lewin, brings a bit of focus to a wonderful year in music. Check out his favorite albums from the year!

Dave Gunning Up Against the Sky Wee House of Music

J Wagner A New Story Independent

Zoe Mulford Small Brown Birds Independent

Best of the High Kings Decade Celtic Collections

The Young ‘Uns The Ballad of Johnnie Longstaff Heretue Records

Joseph Huber Moondog Independent

Alexa Rose Medicine for Living Big Legal Mess Records

Martin Simpson Rooted Topic Records

Smoke Creek Range Fire Independent

Tim Grimm Heartland Again Independent

Honorable Mention (in no particular order):

John McCutcheon / To Everyone in the World; Marley’s Ghost / Travelin’ Shoes;  Big Country Bluegrass / Mountains, Mamas and Mandolins; Dede Wyland / Urge for Going;  Ed Miller and Rich Brotherton / Follow the Music; Dervish / The Great Irish Songbook; Bob Livingston / Up the Flatland Stairs; Ellis Paul / The Storyteller’s Suitcase; Tim Henderson / Among the Best; Trillium-239 / Rare Isotope; Ben Winship / Acorns; Tommy Sands / Fair Play to You All

Comments:  Every year picking these selections is an agonizing process, which explains why there are so many Honorable Mentions.