Best of 2023 Folk & World Releases
By WTJU
As they have for the last several years, a few of the WTJU Folk & World announcers look back at some of their favorite 2023 releases.
Click on the respective names below for the lists, and see videos from a few of the acts which made their way to multiple lists.
Alex Davis
Annette Kastner
David Soyka
Emily Gary
Goldfinger
John Bates
Michael Pillow
Pete
Peter Jones
Rebecca
Steve Kindig (Folk)
Steve Kindig (Global)
Some of the albums which came up on numerous Best of lists
Mighty Poplar/Mighty Poplar/Free Dirt
Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway/City of Gold /Nonesuch
Natalie Haas & Brittany Haas/HAAS/Padiddle
George Jackson/George Jackson’s Local Trio/Adhyâropa
Michael Cleveland/Lovin’ of the Game/Compass
Iris Dement/Working on A World/Songs of Iris
Ethan Setiawan/Gambit/Adhyâropa
Joe K. Walsh/If Not Now, Who?/Adhyâropa
Sissoko, Parisien, Peirani, Segal/Les Egares/No Format
Viv & Riley/Imaginary People/Free Dirt
Larry & Joe/Nuevo South Train/ Sidehustle
Alison Brown/On Banjo/Compass
Natalie Merchant/Keep Your Courage/Nonesuch
