Best albums of 2011

Today, in honor of the New Year, I will be playing selections from my favorite albums of 2011. I chose my favorites from the albums that came into the station in 2011. Some were originally released earlier. I did not aim to pick any specific number of albums, just to pick those I thought were the best. The albums I picked:

Beggar Folk. The Beggar Folk. 

Cassidy, Eva.  Simply Eva.

Crookston,  Joe.  Darkling and the Bluebird Jubilee.

Grimm, Tim.  Thank You Tom Paxton.

Harris, Kim and Reggie.  Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad.

Hogue, Coty.  To the West.

Isles, Bill and Kate.  Still Beneath the Stars and Moon.

Mayer, Peter.  Heaven Below.

McCutcheon, John.  This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America.

Miller, Ed.  Come Awa’ Wi’ Me.

Mills, Gene and Gayla.  If Stones Could Talk.

Nellies, The.  The Nellies. 

Newcomer, Carrie.  Everything is Everywhere.

Red Molly.  Light in the Sky.

Rogers, Stan.  Fogarty’s Cove.

Rogers, Stan.  The Very Best of Stan Rogers.

Rovics, David.  Har, Har, Har – Songs About Pirates, Penguins, and Punk Rock Babies.

Seeger, Mike and Peggy.  Fly Down Little Bird.

Smithfield Fair.  Every New Day.

Teumim, Philip. All Over the Map. 

Wailin’ Jennys. Bright Morning Stars.