SISYHPUS TRACKS BEST CDS OF 2001  (January 22, 2002) - Mike Westerfield

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By this weekend, we've got to come up with our STIR Best of 2001 list.  Whereas last year we selected 30 albums in 3 tiers of 10, this year we're cutting that in half - the total list will be just 15 albums.    I'm asking each of you to choose the top 15 from the 30 candidates below, and then choose your favorite of the year. We've featured or played tracks from all of these on STIR between the winter of 2000 and now (see the RR Update for details on those currently featured), and are reprising tracks in the current Random Roots mix, as well.

Various Artists, Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt

Various Artists, Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt Bianca, Outlaws and Lovers

Vince Bell, Live in Texas

Bob Dylan, Love and Theft

Richard Dobson, Hum of the Wheels

Fred Eaglesmith, Ralph's Last Show

Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Together at the Bluebird Cafe

Jeffrey Foucault, Miles from the Lightning

Denice Franke, Comfort

Merle Haggard, Roots Vol. 1

John Hammond, Wicked Grin

Doug Hoekstra, Around the Margins

Tom House, Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eternal and Lowdown

Jimmy LaFave, Texoma

Leonardo, Urban Suite

Delbert McClinton, Nothing Personal

Bill Morrissey, Something I Saw or Thought I Saw

Elliott Murphy & Iain Matthews, La Terre Commune

Bob Neuwirth, Havana Midnight

Oh Susanna, Sleepy Little Sailor

Pierce Pettis, State of Grace

Tom Russell, Borderland

Danny Schmidt, Enjoying the Fall

Jeff Talmadge, Bad Tattoo

Eric Taylor, Scuffletown

Greg Trooper, Straight Down Rain

Gillian Welch, Time (The Revelator)

Lucinda Williams, Essence

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