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"?
BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES
Where The Heather Don't Grow
Goldmine Pickers
Lonesome Gone
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
ROBERT EARL KEEN
READY FOR CONFETTI
MEKLIT HADERO
On a Day Like This...
DAR WILLIAMS
Promised Land
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