| Ben Sollee | Bend | | Learning To Bend / Sona Blast Records |
| Crooked Still | Florence | | Still Crooked / Signature Sounds |
| The Watson Twins | Only You | | Fire Songs / Vanguard Records |
| Corbett/ Chrisman/ Tice | Chincoteague | | Corbett//Chrisman//Tice / Patuxent Records |
| Washburn, Abigail & The Sparrow Quartet | Kangding Qingge/ Oldtimey Dance Party | | Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet / Nettwerk Productions |
| The Deadly Gentlemen | Roll Me Tumble Me | | Bastard Masterpiece, The / Deadly Gentle Records |
| Emmylou Harris | Sailing Round The Room | | All I Intended To Be / Nonesuch Records |
| Adam Carroll | Highway Prayer | | Old Town Rock N Roll / Self Release |
| Karan Casey | Erin's Lovely Home | | Ships In The Forest / Compass Records |
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| Red Molly | Beaumont Rest Stop | | Love And Other Tragedies / Self Release |
| I See Hawks In L.A. | Carbon Dated Love | | Hallowed Ground / Big Book Records |
| Heybale | Livin' In A Cheap Motel | | Last Country Album, The / Shuffle 5 Records |
| The Boxmasters | The Girl On The Side | | Boxmasters, The / Vanguard Records |
| Girls Guns And Glory | Working All The Time | | Inverted Valetine / Self Release |
| Urbane Cowboys | 30 Days | | Cheatin' Heart: Tales Of Lies & Love / Baamo Records |
| Eleven Hundred Springs | Every Time I Get Close To You | | Country Jam / Palo Duro Records |
| the Flying Burrito Brothers | Christine's Tune | | Hot Burritos: Anthology / A&M Records |
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| Sisk, Junior & Ramblers Choice | The Wolf Is At The Door | | Blue Side Of The Blue Ridge / Rebel Records |
| Dan Tyminski | I Ain't Taking You Back No More | | Wheels / Rounder Records |
| The Stairwell Sisters | Boat's Up The River | | Get Off Your Money / Yodel-Ay-Hee |
| Jim & Jesse | Diesel On My Tail | | Jim & Jesse Story, The / Cmh Records |
| The Infamous Stringdusters | Won't Be Coming Back | | Infamous Stringdusters, The / Sugar Hill Records |
| David Bromberg | Buck Dancer's Choice | | Try Me One More Time / Appleseed Recordings |
| Angel Band | Hold Me Angel | | With Roots & Wings / Appleseed Recordings |
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| Houston Marchman | $2 Pistol | | Naked / Self Release |
| John Mccutcheon | Te Recuerdo | | Sermon On The Mound / Appalsongs |
| Eliza Gilkyson | Great Correction | | Beautiful World / Red House Records |
| Danny Schmidt | California's On Fire | | Little Grey Sheep / Waterbug Records |
| Mose Allison | Your Mind Is on Vacation | | Best of Mose Allison, the / Atlantic Records (Modern) |
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| Lewis, Laurie & The Right Hands | Going To The West | | Live / Spruce & Maple Music |
| Sierra Hull | If You Can Tame My Heart | | Secrets / Rounder Records |
| Tony Trischka | The Next Big Thing | | Territory / Smithsonian/Folkways |
| Bearfoot | Village Idiot | | Follow Me / Glacier Records |
| Jim Smoak | Saint Anne's Reel | | Orange Blossom Special, The / Self Release |
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| Copper Kettle | Poison On Your Mind | | Poison On Your Mind / Fine One Music |