Here are my favorite dozen albums from among the 500+ featured on WVIA's Mixed Bag during the course of 2008. Arranged in alphabetical order.
The Bobs: GET YOUR MONKEY OFF MY DOG (Bobs) Jonatha Brooke: THE WORKS (Bad Dog) Jack Bruce and Robin Trower: SEVEN MOONS (Big Daddy) Crooked Still: STILL CROOKED (Signature Sounds) Gabe Dixon Band: GABE DIXON BAND (Fantasy) Eliza Gilkyson: BEAUTIFUL WORLD (Red House) Lindsay Mac: STOP THINKING (independent) Del McCoury: MONEYLAND (McCoury Music) Randy Newman: HARPS AND ANGELS (Nonesuch) Tim O'Brien: CHAMELEON (Proper American) Mavis Staples: LIVE: HOPE AT THE HIDEOUT (Anti-) Steve Winwood: NINE LIVES (Columbia) Song of the Year, which best sums up the year: "Great Correction" from Eliza Gilkyson's CD BEAUTIFUL WORLD . |