Here's the FAR Best of 2001
 

1. Cornell Hurd Band: Song Of South Austin (Behemoth) *BL/*CM/*DF/*JH/*KD/*RR/*TS
   Fred Eaglesmith: Falling Stars & Broken Hearts (FSE) *AB/*CD/*DWT/*DY/*KF/*KR/*MP/*ND/*WT
   
   
2. James Talley: Touchstones (Cimarron) *BW/*MR/*RH/*TF
   
   
3. Ronnie Elliott: Magneto (Blue Heart) *DB/*EGB/*JS
   
   
4. The Flatlanders: Now Again (New West) *CP/*LW/*TG
   
   
5. Nathan Hamilton: All For Love And Wages (Steppin’ Stone) *BP/*GS/*MM
   
   
6. Doc Watson w/Frosty Morn: Round The Table Again (Sugar Hill) *AR/*LG
   
   
7. Porter Hall, TN: Welcome To Porter Hall, TN (Slewfoot) *TW
   
   
8. Don Walser: Dare To Dream (Lone Star) *NA
   
   
9. Meat Purveyors: All Relationships Are Doomed To Fail (Bloodshot) *JE
   
   
10. Caitlin Cary: While You Weren’t Looking (Yep Roc)
    
    
11. Pine Valley Cosmonauts: The Executioners’ Last Song (Bloodshot) *PTT
    
    
12. Star Room Boys: This World Just Won’t Leave You Alone (Slewfoot) *RD
    
    
13. The Tennessee Twin: Free To Do What? (Mint) *EE/*VP
    
    
14. Cave Catt Sammy: Love Me Like Crazy (Rubric) *BC/*RMS
    The Damnations: Where It Lands (Joy-Ride)
    Lonesome Bob: Things Change (Leaps) *CW
    
    
15. Christy McWilson: Bed Of Roses (Hightone) *TO
    
    
16. John Cowan: Always Takes Me Back (Sugar Hill) *RJ
    Steve Earle: Sidetracks (Artemis) *WR
    
    
17. Kasey Chambers: Barricades & Brickwalls (Warner) *LH
    
    
18. Florence Dore: Perfect City (Slewfoot) *JVB
    Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley: Lost In the Lonesome Pines (Dualtone) *KC
    Gurf Morlix: Fishin’ In The Muddy (Catamount)
    Josh Ritter: the Golden Age Of Radio (Signature Sounds) *HTR
    VA: Mama’s Hand (Rounder) *R&HL
    
    
19. Hillbilly IDOL (Slewfoot)
    Charlie Sizemore: The Story Is . . . The Songs of Tom T Hall (Rebel) *CC
    
    
20. Honky Tonk Confidential: Your Trailer Or Mine? (Too Many Dogs)
    John Trudell: Bone Days (Daemon) *DT
    VA: Caught In The Webb; A Tribute To Webb Pierce (Audium) *MA
    Hank Williams III: Broke, Lovesick & Driftin’ (Curb)
    Tommy Womack: Circus Town (Sideburn)
    
    
21. Cosmic Dust Devils (Little Train) *DA
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (Capitol) *EB
    One Riot One Ranger: Flat City Nights (Hayden’s Ferry)
    VA: Evangeline Made (Vanguard) *SC
    Joe West: The Lamp Sessions (self) *PP
    
    
22. The Bottle Rockets: Songs Of Sahm (Bloodshot)
    Ed Bruce: This Old Hat (EBR) *H&H
    Charlene Condray Hancock: 50 Years From There To Here (Akashic) *RM
    Mark Erelli: The Memorial Hall Recordings (Signature Sounds) *SG
    Patty Griffin: 1000 Kisses (Ato) *CS
    Rodney Hayden: The Real Thing (Rosetta) *EW
    Los Dos Equis: Austin Tea Party (Akashic) *MT
    Lisa Mednick: Semaphore (Texas Music Group) *MDT
    David Olney: Woman Across The River (Strictly Music) *DJ
    Texas Redemptors: Milagros (Catfish) *JR
    Josie Kruezer: Beggin’ Me Back (She Devil) *DC
    
    
23. Longview: Lessons In Stone (Rebel)
    VA: A Tribute To Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ (Mint)

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