2023 was a great year in Americana music. Its always difficult to rank, so listed below are some of my favorite releases, in no particular order.
- Rhiannon Giddens - You’re the One
- Jason Eady - Mississppi
- Jamie Wyatt- Feel Good
- The War and Treaty - Lover’s Game
- Brent Cobb - Southern Star
- Brennen Leigh -Ain't Through Honky Tonkin' Yet
- Brit Taylor - Kentucky Blue
- Margo Cilker - Valley of the Heart’s Delight
- Vincent Neil Emerson - The Golden Crystal Kingdom
- Charles Wesley Godwin - Family Ties
- Rodney Crowlll - The Chicago Sessions
- Eillen Jewel - Get Behind the Wheel
- Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder
- Miles Miller - Solid Gold
- Jason Isbell - Weathervanes
- Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
- JD Clayton - Long Way From Home
- Cat Clyde - Down Rounder
- Drayton Farley - Twenty on High
- Band of Heathens- Simple things
- Jake Ybarra - Something in the Water
- Mya Byrne - Rhinstone Tomboy
- Jeremie Albino - Tears you Hide
- Teddy Thompson - My Love of Country
- The Record Company - 4th Album
- Alison Russell - The Returner
- John R. Miller - Heat Comes Down
- Suzy Bogguss - Praying for Sunshine
- Adam Hood – Adam Hood’s New Groove
- Darrel Scott – Old Cane Back Rocker
- Jeff Plankenhorn - Alone at Sea
- William Prince – Stand In the Joy