The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Bluegrass Album Chart
for the Year of 2022

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The Next Mountain
by: Rick Faris

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Make Each Second Last
by: Chris Jones & the Night Drivers

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Up All Night
by: The Grascals

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Label: Mountain Home
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Ridin' Through the Country
by: Shannon Slaughter

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Label: Elite Circuit
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Solitary Diamond
by: Laura Orshaw

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Label: Dark Shadow
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Authentic Unlimited
by: Authentic Unlimited

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Label: Billy Blue
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Something You Didn't Count on
by: Jaelee Roberts

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Label: Mountain Home
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Heartache and Trouble
by: Fast Track

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Label: Engelhardt Music
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How I Hear It
by: Jeremy Stephens

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Label: Rebel
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Hold on
by: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

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Label: Compass
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This Life We're Livin'
by: Darin & Brooke Aldridge

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Label: Billy Blue
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A Miner's Life
by: Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band

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Label: Calv'ry
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Small Town Dreamer
by: Daryl Mosley

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Label: Pinecastle
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Family Reunion
by: Della Mae

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Label: Soundly
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Music is What I See
by: Rhonda Vincent

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Label: Upper Management
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Things She Couldn't Get over
by: Dale Ann Bradley

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Label: Pinecastle
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Twenty
by: Deeper Shade Of Blue

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Label: Pinecastle
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Leave the Porch Light on
by: Kim Robins

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Label: Pinecastle
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19
Gospel Sessions, Vol. 1
by: Authentic Unlimited

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Label: Billy Blue
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Black Banjo
by: Tray Wellington

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Label: Mountain Home
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21
Quiet Country Town
by: Wildfire

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Label: Pinecastle
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22
Imaginary Lines
by: Unspoken Tradition

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Label: Mountain Home
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In Dreams I Go Back
by: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run

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Label: Mountain Fever
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East Nash Grass
by: East Nash Grass

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Label: Lamb Lyfe
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The Lonesome Season
by: Andrew Crawford

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Label: Bonfire
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Flyin' High
by: The Wooks

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Label: Self-Release
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Timeless
by: Magnolia Drive

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Label: Mountain Fever
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Goin' Home Comin' on
by: Carley Arrowood

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Label: Mountain Home
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29
Bridges and Backroads
by: Jerry Salley

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Label: Very Jerry
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30
A Tale to Tell
by: Rick Lang

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Label: Dark Shadow
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31
From the Ground Up
by: Jim Hurst

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Label: Pinecastle
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Renaissance
by: Valerie Smith

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Label: Bell Buckle
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The Goodwin Bros.
by: The Goodwin Brothers

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Label: The 615 Hideaway
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34
Narrowing the Gap
by: Amanda Cook

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Label: Mountain Fever
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35
Maria with a "J"
by: Marija Droze

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Label: RBR Ent
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Fall Like Rain
by: Justin Moses

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Label: Mountain Fever
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What You Need to Prove
by: Thomas Cassell

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Label: Mountain Fever
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38
Hindsight is 2020
by: Colebrook Road

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Label: Mountain Fever
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39
Brothersville
by: Doug Flowers

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Label: Self-Release
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Kristi
by: Kristi Stanley

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Label: The 615 Hideaway
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Distance and Time
by: Becky Buller

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Label: Dark Shadow
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42
4.0
by: The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet

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Label: Pinecastle
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Where the Trees Know My Name
by: Larry Cordle

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Label: Self-Release
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44
Fresh Pickles
by: Chris Castino & Chicken Wire Empire

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Lovin' of the Game
by: Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

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Label: Compass
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Mountaintop
by: Don Schlitz

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Label: Engelhardt Music Group
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Love Somebody
by: The Goodfellers

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Label: Bell Buckle
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Leftover Feelings
by: John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band

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Label: New West Records
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Songs for the Sparrows
by: Nefesh Mountain

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Label: Eden Sky
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50
Still Here (With Tim Stafford)
by: Steve Gulley

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Label: Mountain Home
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51
The Dark Side of Lonesome
by: Edgar Loudermilk Band

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Label: Rural Rhythm
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52
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1
by: Thomm Jutz

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Label: Mountain Home
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53
Banjo Player's Blues
by: High Fidelity

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Label: Rebel
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54
Waiting out the Storm
by: Billy Droze

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Jake Eddy
by: Jake Eddy

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The American Fiddler
by: Andy Leftwich

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Label: Mountain Home Music
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Bluegrass at the Crossroads
by: Bluegrass at the Crossroads

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Label: Mountain Home Music
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Bill Monroe’s Ol’ Mandolin
by: Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road

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Label: Pinecastle
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59
Wings of a Jetliner
by: Nate Lee

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Label: Adverb
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Swing for the Fences (feat. Steve Gulley, Alan Bibey, Jason Burleson & Robert Hale)
by: Phil Leadbetter and the All Stars of Bluegrass

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Label: Pinecastle
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Ordinary Soul
by: Stephen Mougin

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Label: Dark Shadow
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Circus No. 9
by: Circus No. 9

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Label: Bonfire
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Here Within My Heart
by: Tina Adair

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Label: Englehardt Music Group
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Sundrops on the Water - Reflections
by: The Sharp Flatpickers

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Label: Mountain Fever
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Circle Up
by: Deanie Richardson

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Label: EMG
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66
Elements
by: Fireside Collective

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Label: Mountain Home
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Arrows
by: Bowregard

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Label: Bowregard
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Lively Times (Live at the Anza Club!)
by: The Lonesome Ace Stringband

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Label: Self-Release
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69
I Hope You Have a Good Life
by: The Gina Furtado Project

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Label: Mountain Home Music Company
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70
The Secret of Life
by: Daryl Mosley

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Label: Pinecastle
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71
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)
by: Sturgill Simpson

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Label: High Top Mountain
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Walkin' the Blues
by: Lori King & Junction 63

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Label: Turnberry
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Banjophonics
by: Damien O'Kane & Ron Block

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Label: Pure
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74
+ 1
by: Mike Barnett

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Label: Compass
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75
New Horizons
by: Mason Via

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Label: Mountain Fever
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Round Feet, Chrome Smile
by: Ragged Union

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Label: Shining Castle
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77
Up the Hill and Through the Fog
by: The Slocan Ramblers

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78
Hair & Hide
by: George Jackson

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79
With You
by: Kenny & Amanda Smith

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Label: Farm Bot
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80
Great Big Skies
by: Wood Belly

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Label: Americana Vibes
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81
Changes
by: Amanda Cook

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Label: Mountain Fever
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82
Losing Time
by: Route 3

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Label: Pinecastle
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83
Apple & Setser
by: Apple & Setser

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Label: Bell Buckle
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84
Chicago Barn Dance
by: Special Consensus

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Label: Compass
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85
Blues Around My Cabin
by: Flashback

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Label: Pinecastle
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86
25 Trips
by: Sierra Hull

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Label: Rounder
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Undeniable
by: Nothin' Fancy

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Label: Mountain Fever
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Renaissance
by: Billy Droze

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Label: Rural Rhythm
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89
No Headlights
by: Kristy Cox

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Label: Mountain Fever
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Straighten the Curves
by: The Grascals

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Label: Crossroads
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91
My Remedy
by: Missy Armstrong

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Label: Melton & Miller
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Inner Journey
by: Darin & Brooke Aldridge

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Label: Rounder
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Oh Darlin'
by: Bradley & Adair

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Label: Pinecastle
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Freedom, Love, and the Open Road
by: Lindley Creek

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Label: Pinecastle
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Tall Fiddler
by: Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

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Label: Compass
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Chronicle: Friends and Music
by: Gena Britt

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Label: Pinecastle
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Bad for You
by: The Steeldrivers

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Label: Rounder
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Authentic
by: Band Of Ruhks

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Label: Rebel
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99
Salem Town
by: Backline

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Label: Mountain Fever
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100
Grass Stains
by: Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

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Label: FCP Productions
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101
Breaking in Lonesome
by: Rick Faris

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Label: Dark Shadow
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102
Lonesome Riverboat Blues (feat. Jeff Autry)
by: Edgar Loudermilk Band

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Label: Rural Rhythm
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103
Route 3
by: Route 3

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Label: 7flat
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104
Where the Dogs Don't Bite
by: Old Salt Union

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Label: Compass
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105
Man on the Radio
by: Wood Belly

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Label: Americana Vibes
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106
Headed South
by: Crandall Creek

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Label: Bell Buckle
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107
Lovin' and Leavin' (A Bluegrass Tribute to Mickey Clark)
by: Aaron Bibelhauser

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Label: Self-Release
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108
Memories of Home
by: The Farm Hands Bluegrass Quartet

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Label: Pinecastle
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109
Laysongs
by: Chris Thile

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Label: Nonesuch
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The Storyteller in Me
by: Daniel Crabtree

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Label: Codel
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Fast Track
by: Fast Track

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Label: Engelhardt Music Group
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Headlight
by: Della Mae

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Label: Rounder
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113
Classy. Sassy. Bluegrassy.
by: Williamson Branch

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Label: Pinecastle
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114
The Bull Mountain Moonshiners' Way
by: Jesse McReynolds

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115
Pieces
by: Jason Barie

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Label: Billy Blue
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Rising Tide
by: Pert Near Sandstone

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Label: Self-Release
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Bluegrass 2022 (feat. Scott Vestal, Randy Kohrs, Tim Crouch, Cody Kilby & Byron House)
by: Scott Vestal

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Label: Pinecastle
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118
Ronnie Bowman
by: Ronnie Bowman

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Label: Engelhardt Music Group
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119
B-Flat Earth
by: Swamptooth

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120
Starry Southern Nights
by: Rock Hearts

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Inside the Lines
by: Nick Chandler & Delivered

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Label: The 615 Hideaway
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122
Abilene
by: Jackson Melnick

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Stuck Loving You
by: Morgan Brake

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124
City on a Hill
by: Mile Twelve

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Label: Delores the Taurus
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Long Way from Home
by: The Burnett Sisters Band

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