Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac (Capitol Records, 2006)
How can such a depressing subject make such a good record? Cash writes about the death of her father Johnny Cash, her stepmother June Carter Cash, and her mother in such a tribute that it brings both joy and tears.
http://www.rosannecash.com/
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (Matador Records, 2005) Scotland's finest band puts out yet another great album that shows their English pop roots and their progressions into more jazzy and bluesy material.http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/
Rhett Miller - The Believer (Verve Forcast, 2006) Miller's second solo album away from his bandmates in the Old '97's demonstrates the maturation of Miller's songwriting and more of his pop stylings.
http://www.rhettmiller.com/
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - Exploration (New West Records, 2005) This husband and wife duo make great music and harmonies together. Guthrie's pedigree is well known with father Arlo and grandfather Woody. Irion cut his teeth with the band Dillon Fence in the early 1990's on releases from Mammoth Records. http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com/index.cfm
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia Records, 2006) The Boss shows that he even rocks on some traditional folksongs. With a 17 piece band Springsteen recorded a group of traditional folksongs passed on by Pete Seeger in a farmhouse in New Jersey.http://www.brucespringsteen.net/
