2003-12-30
The latest soundtrack assembled by uber-producer T-Bone Burnett features numerous renditions of traditional ballads performed by Americana elite like Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell. The highlight, though, is the recasting of The White Stripe's Jack White as an acoustic country blues musician. Is there an Oscar for "Best Supporting Musician"?
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris
All The Roadrunning
THE TRAVELLING MABELS
Song In A Dream
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
Tres Chicas
Sweetwater
Michael Franti
Songs from the Front Porch
Rob Ickes Trey Hensley
The Country Blues
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