Artist: Thomas Fox

The Year's Best Coverfolk, Part 1: Tribute Albums and Covers Collections

Dec 18, 2011, 12:08pm Cover Lay Down

It's coming on 2012, and all around us, bloggers tout their 2011 taste, jostling to be the best and first match for your own preferences, inviting debate over position in the ranks. And so, as we do every year as the calendar comes to a close, we struggle with the conceit of The Year In Review, surveying a year's worth of posts, writing a never-ending series of half-hearted drafts, flinching every time we approach the task, yet feeling guilt every time we put it down. My reluctance to pass judgement isn't a cop-out. [...]

• Birdy - Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover)
• Chamberlin - Lost In the World (Kanye West ft Bon Iver cover)
• Chris Thile & Michael Daves - My Little Girl in Tennessee (Flatt and Scruggs cover)
• Eef Barzelay - Black Tin Rocket (Transmissionary Six cover)
• Holly Figueroa O'Reilly - thisperf.mp3
• Holly Figueroa O'Reilly - Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
• Kasey Chambers - Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House cover)
• Kris Delmhorst - Magic (The Cars cover)
• Laura Viers w/ Colin Meloy - Soldier's Joy
• Lior & Emma Louise - It's Only Natural (Crowded House cover)
• Lucy Kaplansky - Forget Me Not (Jack Hardy cover)
• Marissa Nadler - The River (Bruce Springsteen cover)
• Marissa Nadler - Winter Lady (Leonard Cohen cover)
• Meg Hutchinson - Born In Time (Bob Dylan cover)
• Paul Kelly & Angus Stone - Four Seasons In One Day (Crowded House cover)
• Pharis & Jason Romero - I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (Everly Brothers cover)
• Ralph McTell - Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan cover)
• Red Molly - By the Mark
• Red Molly - Your Long Journey
• Richard Shindell - Little Dove (Jack Hardy cover)
• Spuyten Duyvil - Shady Grove (feat. Brian Ashley Jones)
• The Pines - What Good Am I? [Live At The Cedar] (Bob Dylan cover)
• The Watson Twins - You Showed Me (Turtles cover)
• Thea Gilmore - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan cover)
• Thomas Fox - Single Girl, Married Girl

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Artist:	Birdy
Title:	Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover)
Link Text:	Birdy: Skinny Love
File Name:	skinlove.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2011

Artist:	Chamberlin
Title:	Lost In the World (Kanye West ft Bon Iver cover)
Link Text:	Chamberlin: Lost In The World
File Name:	lostin.mp3
Genre:	Covers
Year:	2011

Artist:	Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Title:	My Little Girl in Tennessee (Flatt and Scruggs cover)
Link Text:	Michael Daves and Chris Thile: My Little Girl In Tennessee
File Name:	mylit.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Eef Barzelay
Title:	Black Tin Rocket (Transmissionary Six cover)
Link Text:	Eef Barzelay: Black Tin Rocket
File Name:	blacktin.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
Link Text:	Holly Figueroa O’Reilly: This Perfect World
File Name:	thisperf.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
Title:	Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
Link Text:	Holly Figueroa O’Reilly: Wonderwall
File Name:	wonderw.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	Kasey Chambers
Title:	Better Be Home Soon (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:	Kasey Chambers: Better Be Home Soon
File Name:	bbhome.mp3
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Kris Delmhorst
Title:	Magic (The Cars cover)
Link Text:	Kris Delmhorst: Magic
File Name:	magickd.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	Laura Viers w/ Colin Meloy
Title:	Soldier's Joy
Link Text:	Laura Viers: Soldier’s Joy
File Name:	soldiers.mp3
Bitrate:	188 kbps
Genre:	folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Lior & Emma Louise
Title:	It's Only Natural (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:	Lior and Emma Louise: It’s Only Natural
File Name:	onlynat.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Lucy Kaplansky
Title:	Forget Me Not (Jack Hardy cover)
Link Text:	Lucy Kaplansky: Forget Me Not
File Name:	forgnot.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Marissa Nadler
Title:	The River (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Link Text:	Marissa Nadler: The River
File Name:	triver.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Marissa Nadler
Title:	Winter Lady (Leonard Cohen cover)
Link Text:	Marissa Nadler: Winter Lady
File Name:	winlady.mp3
Genre:	Covers
Year:	2011

Artist:	Meg Hutchinson
Title:	Born In Time (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:	Meg Hutchinson: Born In Time
File Name:	bornin.mp3
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Paul Kelly & Angus Stone
Title:	Four Seasons In One Day (Crowded House cover)
Link Text:	Paul Kelly & Angus Stone: Four Seasons In One Day
File Name:	4seas.mp3
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Pharis & Jason Romero
Title:	I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (Everly Brothers cover)
Link Text:	Jason & Pharis Romero: I’m Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
File Name:	imjust.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Country & Folk

Artist:	Ralph McTell
Title:	Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:	Ralph McTell: Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
File Name:	dontthin.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Red Molly
Title:	By the Mark
Link Text:	Red Molly: By The Mark
File Name:	bymark.mp3
Genre:	Country
Year:	2011

Artist:	Red Molly
Title:	Your Long Journey
Link Text:	Red Molly: Your Long Journey
File Name:	yourlong.mp3
Genre:	Country
Year:	2011

Artist:	Richard Shindell
Title:	Little Dove (Jack Hardy cover)
Link Text:	Richard Shindell: Little Dove
File Name:	litdove.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Spuyten Duyvil
Title:	Shady Grove (feat. Brian Ashley Jones)
Link Text:	Spuyten Duyvil: Shady Grove
File Name:	shadgro.mp3
Genre:	Country
Year:	2011

Artist:	The Pines
Title:	What Good Am I? [Live At The Cedar] (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:	The Pines: What Good Am I
File Name:	whatgood.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	The Watson Twins
Title:	You Showed Me (Turtles cover)
Link Text:	Watson Twins: You Showed Me
File Name:	ushowed.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Thea Gilmore
Title:	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan cover)
Link Text:	Thea Gilmore: I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
File Name:	illbe.mp3
Genre:	Folk
Year:	2011

Artist:	Thomas Fox
Title:	Single Girl, Married Girl
Link Text:	Thomas Fox: Single Girl, Married Girl
File Name:	singirl.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2011

New Artists, Old Songs, Vol. XXI: From the fringes of folk with covers of Ryan Adams, The Smiths, Linda Rondstadt, tradfolk & more!

Jun 2, 2011, 10:31pm Cover Lay Down

It's been a long while since we turned to the mailbag, but even after pulling out most of the vast Dylan tribute coverage over the last few months, it's bulging at the seams with the good stuff. So, as always, we've sifted through the chaff to find the best recent releases from new, practically new, and still under-the-radar artists - and happily, plenty in this late Spring crop is well worth your while. From classic jump-up cajun to broken-down bedroom folk to full-blown folk-influenced rock and roll, this month's backlog best [...]

• Angie Hart - I Want To Conquer You (Triffids cover)
• Angie Hart - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover)
• Blind Willies - Absolutely Isabel
• Blind Willies - Trampin'
• Caitlin Rose - Faithless Love
• Caitlin Rose - You Are My Sunshine ( American
• greenriverordinance - 01 Stuck In The Middle (Stealers Wheel)
• greenriverordinance - 03 The Weight (The Band)
• Janelle Daddona - Firecracker (Ryan Adams cover)
• Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy, and the Cajun Country Revival - Corina
• Sean Siegfried - Apples In Winter
• Thomas Fox - Single Girl, Married Girl
• Thomas Fox - Sugar Hill

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Artist:	Angie Hart
Title:	I Want To Conquer You (Triffids cover)
Link Text:	Angie Hart: I Want To Conquer You
File Name:	iwantcon.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Angie Hart
Title:	There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover)
Link Text:	Angie Hart: There Is A Light
File Name:	isalight.mp3
Year:	2009

Artist:	Blind Willies
Title:	Absolutely Isabel
Link Text:	Blind Willies: Absolutely Isobel
File Name:	abso.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Blind Willies
Title:	Trampin'
Link Text:	Blind Willies: Trampin’
File Name:	trampin.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Caitlin Rose
Title:	Faithless Love
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Caitlin Rose
Title:	You Are My Sunshine ( American
Link Text:	Caitlin Rose: You Are My Sunshine
File Name:	uarem.mp3
Genre:	Alt-country
Year:	2010

Artist:	greenriverordinance
Title:	01 Stuck In The Middle (Stealers Wheel)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	greenriverordinance
Title:	03 The Weight (The Band)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	Janelle Daddona
Title:	Firecracker (Ryan Adams cover)
Link Text:	Janelle Daddona: Firecracker
File Name:	firecra.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy, and the Cajun Country Revival
Title:	Corina
Link Text:	Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy, and the Cajun Country Revival: Corina
File Name:	corina.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Sean Siegfried
Title:	Apples In Winter
Link Text:	Sean Siegfried: Apples In Winter
File Name:	applesin.mp3

Artist:	Thomas Fox
Title:	Single Girl, Married Girl
Link Text:	Thomas Fox: Single Girl, Married Girl
File Name:	singirl.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	Thomas Fox
Title:	Sugar Hill
Link Text:	Thomas Fox: Sugar Hill
File Name:	sughill.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2011