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Best Folk CDs of 2006

The finest albums in American folk music in 2006

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From Rosanne Cash to Johnny Cash, Ani Difranco to Rhonda Vincent, the coal miners to the Weepies, 2006 was absolutely wrought with incredible releases from tried-and-true folk artists, as well as some exciting up-and-comers. Here's a list at some of the best work to come out of the worlds of folk music, bluegrass and alt.country over the course of 2006.

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Johnny Cash - America VJohnny Cash - America VNeil Young - Living With WarNeil Young - Living With WarSolomon Burke - Nashville Solomon Burke - NashvilleShawn Colvin - These Four Walls CD CoverShawn Colvin - These Four Walls
Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac CD CoverRosanne Cash - Black CadillacThe Weepies - Say I Am You CD CoverThe Weepies - Say I Am YouJose Gonzalez - Veneer CD CoverJose Gonzalez - VeneerVarious Artists - Harlan County USA: Songs of the Coal Miner's StruggleVarious Artists - Harlan County USA
Bob Dylan - Modern Times CD CoverBob Dylan - Modern TimesVarious Artists - I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John FaheyVarious Artists - I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John FaheySlaid Cleaves - Unsung CD CoverSlaid Cleaves - UnsungKelly Joe Phelps - Tunesmith RetrofitKelly Joe Phelps - Tunesmith Revisited
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