Folk Roots Radio Episode 357: Best of 2017 – The Next 15

Folk Roots Radio Best of 2017 - The Next 15

Jan 04 2018

We’ve already released our Top Ten albums of 2017 – you can find those on Episode 356 of Folk Roots Radio. This time around we tackle ‘The Next Fifteen’ with an episode featuring some of our favourite tracks from those albums. It’s a great privilege to bring lots of great music and interviews to you each week on Folk Roots Radio, something we’re looking forward to continuing to do throughout 2018. As always, this list only includes those albums that were received from October 1st, 2016 – September 30th, 2017. Listen to tracks from the Next 15 and check out the full playlist below.

The Next Fifteen

100 Mile House – Hiraeth (November 18 2016)
Beyries – Landing (February 24 2017)
Shawn William Clarke – Topaz (September 1 2017)
Scott Cook – Further Down The Line (March 24 2017)
John Craigie – No Rain, No Rose (January 27 2017)
Brendan Scott Friel – Quiet Cars (March 18 2017)
MANdolinMAN – Unfolding The Roots (March 24 2017)
Danny Michel – Khlebnikov (January 20 2017)
Carmel Mikol – Daughter Of A Working Man (May 1 2017)
Zoe Mulford – Small Brown Birds (February 3 2017)
Ian Sherwood – Bring The Light (September 15 2017)
Merlin Snider – One Light Many Windows (November 21 2016)
Jayme Stone – Folklife (April 7 2017)
Jenny Whiteley – The Original Jenny Whiteley (September 16 2016)*
Campbell Woods – Oxford Street (April 25 2017)

* Album received after September 30, 2016.

The Top 10

1. Rob Lutes – A Walk In The Dark (September 8 2017)
2. Rachel Baiman – Shame (June 2 2017)
3. Abigail Lapell – Hide Nor Hair (January 9 2017)
4. Ken Yates – Huntsville (October 4 2016)
5. Harpeth Rising – Against The Tides (April 28 2017)
6. Jerry Leger – Nonsense & Heartache (March 31 2017)
7. Richard Laviolette – Taking The Long Way Home (March 10 2017)
8. Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio – Singin’ (June 30 2017)
9. Sarah Jane Scouten – When The Bloom Falls From The Rose (June 16 2017)
10. Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro – Static In The Wires (February 13 2017)

As I mentioned before all these “Best of” lists are very subjective. But they’re also a fun way to reflect on a year gone by, and hopefully get people to check out some great music they may not have realized they like. If there are albums, you think I should have included, get in touch. Maybe they didn’t make them on to my radar, or perhaps I never received a copy of something I just have to listen to. Or maybe you just want to share your list. You can do that on our Folk Roots Radio facebook page. You can also get in touch with my on Twitter @folkrootsradio.

And that’s all we have time for, this time around. Thanks to all the artists who share their music with us, and thank you for listening. We have a lot of great music and interviews to bring you on future shows. I hope you’ll join us!

Listen

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