This week,we conclude our survey of the best of 2020’s folk music releases. We feature great music from Adam Hurt, The Onlies, Ben Reel, Brennen Leigh, Loudon Wainwright III, Mipso and many more. Despite the pandemic and quarantine it was a fine year. 2020, it’s a wrap … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #21-03: Best of 2020 Pt.3

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Adam Hurt / “Back Step Cindy” / Back to the Earth / Ubiquitone

Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton / “The Blue Ridge Mountain Blues” / Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton / Smithsonian Folkways

The Piros / “Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm” / Brandywine Ridge / Self Produced

Jake Blount / “Roustabout” / Spider Tales / Free Dirt

The Onlies / “Going Across the Sea” / The Onlies / Self Produced

Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder / “Thief” / Trouble in Time / Self Produced

Ben Reel / “Tough People” / The Nashville Calling / B.Reel

Brennen Leigh / “Don't You Know I'm from Here” / Prairie Love Letter / Self Produced

Maya De Vitry / “Bread for the Circus” / How to Break a Fall / Self Produced

Adam Hurt / “Kentucky Winder” / Back to the Earth / Ubiquitone

Norah Jones / “I'm Alive” / Pick Me Up Off the Floor / BlueNote

Jules Shear / “Smart” / Slower / Funzalo

Loudon Wainwright III / “I'm Going to Give it to Mary with Love” / I'd Rather Lead A Band / Search Party-Thirty Tigers

Chris Smither / “Let It Go” / More From the Levee / Signature Sounds

Mipso / “Hourglass” / Mipso / Rounder

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways