Steve Edge's Top Albums

Steve's Top CDs of 2009

#ArtistAlbum (label)
 
  Dave Alvin & Guilty Women (Yeproc)
  Annie Lou (Indie, Yukon)
 Bijou CreoleL’Esprit Creole (Valcour)
 Blame SallyNight Of 1000 Stars (Indie)
 Luka BloomEleven Songs (Bar-None)
 The Bop EnsembleBetween Trains (Indie)
 Jim ByrnesMy Walking Stick (Black Hen)
 Liz Carroll & John DoyleDouble Play (Compass)
 Rosanne CashThe List (Manhattan)
 Slaid CleavesEverything You Love (Music Rd)
 DalaEveryone Is Someone (Campus)
 Guy DavisSweetheart Like You (Red House)
 Ruthie FosterTruth (Blue Corn)
 The Imagined VillageEmpire & Love (Ecc)
 Eilen JewellSea Of Tears (Sig. Sounds)
 Martyn JosephEvolved (Pipe)
 Bassekou KouyateI Speak Fula (Out Here)
 Harry ManxBread & Buddha (Dog My Cat)
 Romi MayesAchin’ In Yer Bones (Indie)
 Tony McmanusMaker’S Mark (Compass)
 La MusganaIdas Y Venidas (Lubican)
 Ruth NotmanThe Life Of Lily (Mrs Casey)
 OysterbandOxford Girl (Running Man)
 Los PaperboysCallithump (Indie)
 Paul PigatBoxcar Campfre (Indie)
 Rupa & The April FishesEste Mundo (Cumbancha)
 Tom RussellBlood & Candle Smoke (Shout)
 Oumou SangareSeya (World Circuit)
 Danny SchmidtInstead The Forest (Red Hse)
 The SheeA Different Season (Indie)
 ShoogleniftyMurmichan (Shoogle)
 Show Of HandsArrogance Ignorance & Greed (Hand Made)
 The SojournersThe Sojourners (Black Hen)
 UiscedwrFish Cat Door (Yukka)
 VariousMan Of Somebody’S Dreams (Yeproc)
 VariousThings About Comin’ My Way (Black Hen)
 Le Vent Du NordLa Part Du Feu (Borealis)

Steve's Top CDs of 2008

#ArtistAlbum (label)
 
1Eliza GilkysonBeautiful World (Red House)
2HeadwaterLay You Down (Indie)
3BreakmenWhen You Leave Town (Indie)
4Tim O’BrienChameleon (Proper)
5ChiwonisoRebel Woman (Cumbancha)
6ShoogleniftyTroots (Shoogle)
7Lila DownsShake Away (Manhattan)
8O.C.M.S.Tennessee Pusher (Nettwerk)
9NiyazNine Heavens (Six Degrees)
10BellowheadMatachin (Navigator)
11Steve DawsonTelescope (Black Hen)
12Pine Leaf BoysHomage A Passe (Lionsgate )
13Abigail WashburnSparrow Quartet (Nettwerk)
14Hayes/CahillWelcome Here Again (Compass)
15Michael FrantiAll Rebel Rockers (Anti)
16No Shit ShirleysNutrify (Indie)
17Don Ross &Amp; Andy MckeeThe Thing That Came From Somewhere (Gobyfish)
18HorsefiesUntil The Ocean (Pest Control)
19Matt AndersenSomething In Between (Indie)
20SolasFor Love &Amp; Laughter (Compass)
21The DuhksFast Paced World (Sugar Hill)
22Houston JonesCalico Heart (Summerhill)
23Ray BonnevilleGoin’ By Feel (Red House)
24Karine PolwartThis Earthly Spell (Hegri)
25Emily SmithToo Long Away (Spit&Amp;Polish)
26Krista DetorCover Their Eyes (Corazong)
27Kara GraingerGrand &Amp; Green River (Craving)
28GenticorumLa Bibournoise (R&Amp;A)
29Justin AdamsSoul Science (Wo. Village)
30Celtic Fiddle FestivalEquinoxe (Loftus)
31Justin Townes EarleThe Good Life (Bloodshot)
32Julie FowlisCuilidh (3 Cd Set) (Indie)
33Colin LindenFrom The Water (True N’Th)

Steve's Top CDs of 2007

#ArtistAlbum (label)
 
1Outlaw SocialDry Bones (Indie)
2Orch.BaobabMade In Dakar (Nonesuch)
3VariousImagined Village (Realworld)
4OllabelleRiverside Battle Songs (Verve)
5Martin SimpsonProdigal Son (Topic)
6VariousWounded Heart Of America - Songs Of Tom Russell (Hightone)
7VariousWhiskey Hollow Bound (Indie)
8Kate RusbyAwkward Annie (Pure)
9Martha ScanlanThe West Was Burning (Sugarhill)
10Hazmat ModineBahamat (Barbes)
11VariousWorld Circuit Presents (World Circuit)
12DervishTravelling Show (Whirling Discs)
13Bruce SpringsteenLive In Dublin (Sony)
14Laura LoveNegrass (Octoroon)
15Karine PolwartScribbled In Chalk (Spit & Polish)
16OysterbandMeet You There (Tru North)
17Eliza GilkysonYour Town Tonight (Red House)
18Habib KoiteAfriki (Cumbancha )
19Uncle EarlWaterloo Tn (Rounder )
20The SojournersHold On (Black Hen)
21Fraser & HaasIn The Moment (Culburnie)
22The BreakmenThe Breakmen (Indie)
23HeadwaterMy Old Friend (Indie)
24TurtleduhksTrue Lover (Sugar Hill)
25RedgrassOn That Good Road (Indie)
26Richard ThompsonSweet Warrior (Shout Factory)
27ShoogleniftyTroots (Shoogle )
28KleztoryNomade (Amerix)
29Various ArtistsThe Mother Of All Morris (Talking Elephant)
30Hungry HillRide (Caribou)
31Rani ArboBig Old Life (Sig. Sounds)
32Ron KavanaIrish Ways (Proper)
33Sonia & Disappear FearTango (Disappear)

Steve Edge's favourite new releases of 2006

#ArtistAlbum (label)
 
1The DuhksMigrations (Sugar Hill)
2BellowheadBurlesque (Westpark)
3Chris SmitherLeave The Light On (Signature Sounds)
4Van DjangoTiptoe Trip (Indie)
5Mark Knopfler & Emmylou HarrisAll The Roadrunning (Mercury)
 
6Kora Jazz TrioPart Two (Celluloid)
7Les Amis CreoleLes Amis Creole (Arhoolie)
8Salsa CelticaEl Camino (Discos Leon)
9Show Of HandsWitness (Hands On)
10Crooked StillShaken By A Low Sound (Signature Sounds)
 
11Jim ByrnesHouse Of Refuge (Black Hen)
12Bruce SpringsteenWe Shall Overcome (CBS)
13Wailin' JennysFirecracker (Jericho Beach)
14SolasReunion (Compass)
15Toumani Diabate & The Symmetric OrchestraBoulevard de l'Independence (World Circuit)
 
16HemFunnel Cloud (Nettwerk)
17Various ArtistsAfrican Guitar Summit II (CBC Recordings)
18Jim PageHead Full Of Pictures (Whid-Isle Music)
19Ali Farka ToureSavane (World Circuit)
20The Zozo SitersAdieu False Heart (Vanguard)
 
21FriggOasis (Northside)
22Muirean nic AomlaighDaybreak (Compass)
23Guy DavisSkunkmello (Red House)
24KekeleKinavana (Stern's Africa)
25Galant Tu Perds Ton TempsFais-Toi Pas d'Illusions? (Indie)
 
26HalaliHalali (Indie)
27Stephen FearingYellowjacket (True North)
28Colin LindenEasin' Back To Tennessee (True North)
29MozaikChanging Trains (Indie)
30Grouyan GomboBetsy Stomp (Milagro)
 
31The BeatlesLove (Apple)
32Richard Thompson1000 Years Of Popular Music (Cooking Vinyl)
33Ba CissokoElectric Griot Land (Totolo)
34Nicolas Boulerice & Olivier DemersUn Peu D'Ci, Un Peu D'Ca (Roues et Archets)
35Pine Leaf BoysLa Musique (Arhoolie)
 
36GigiGold & Wax (Palm Pictures)
37AfricandoKetukuba (Stern's Africa)
38James KeelaghanA Few Simple Verses (Jericho Beach)
39Kevin Kane, Kieran Welch & Fats KaplinLost John Dean (Compass)
40FlookHaven (Flatfish)
 
41Dave AlvinWest Of The West (Yep Roc)
42Greg BrownThe Evening Call (Red House)
43GjallarhornRimfaxe (Westpark)
44Kelly Joe PhelpsTunesmith Retrofit (Rounder)
45ShoormalTurning Tide (Greentrax)
 
46BodegaBodega (Greentrax)
47Donal ClancyClose To Home (Compass)
48Chris Frye & The Analog GhostsRaised On Rhythm & Rhyme (Warner)
49VardosWild Side Of The Village (Indie, Australia)
50Darrell ScottThe Invisible Man (Compass)
 
51Mountain BluebirdsMountain Bluebirds (Indie)
52BalanceSara Tavares (Times Square)
53Claude MetheL'Amant Confesseur (Roues Et Archets)
54Waterson: CarthyHoly Heathens & The Old Green Man (Topic)
55Tim Van EykenStiffs, Lovers, Holymen, Thieves (Topic)
 
56Jaime RT & Andy HillhouseSpark (Dog My Cat)
57Annie GallupHalf Of My Crime (Waterbug)
58Dixie ChicksTaking The Long Way (Columbia)
59Mamadou DiabateHeritage (World Village)
60Various ArtistsAcoustic Africa (Putumayo)

Steve Edge's favourite new releases of 2005

#ArtistAlbum (label)
 
1Steve Riley & The Mamou PlayboysDominos (Rounder)
2Afro Celt Sound SystemAnatomic (Realworld)
3John SpillaneHey, Dreamer (EMI)
4Ali Farka Toure & Toumani DiabateIn The Heart of the Moon (World Circuit)
5Souad MassiMesk Elil (Wrasse)
 
6Salif KeitaM'Bemba (Universal)
7Karen SavocaIn The Dirt (Alcove)
8Harry ManxMantras for Madmen (Dog My Cat)
9Liz Carroll & John DoyleIn Play (Compass)
10Le Vent du NordLes Amants du St. Laurent (Borealis)
 
11Sharon Shannon & co.Tunes (Compass)
12Maria de BarrosDanca Ma Mi (Narada)
13FerronTurning Into Beautiful (Festival Distribution?)
14Eivor PalsdottirEivor (12 Tonar)
15Dar WilliamsMy Better Self (Razor &tie)
 
16Eliza GilkysonParadise Hotel (Red House)
17Thione SeckOrientation (Stern's)
18SolasWaiting for an Echo (Shanachie)
19GenticorumMalins Plaisirs (Indie)
20DanuWhen All Is Said & Done (Shanachie)
 
21Niall Vallely etc.Buille (indie)
22Steve DawsonWe Belong to the Gold Coast (KOCH)
23Karan CaseyChasing the Sun (Shanachie)
24The PaperboysRoad to Ellenside (indie)
25Hot Club of MarsGypsy Fire (indie)
 
26Paul GitlitzTo Have & To Hold (indie)
27SlowdragSlow Fidelity (Corvus)
28VariousRough Guide To Zydeco (Rough Guide)
29Riccardo Tesi & BanditalianaLune (Felmay)
30Dobet GnahoreAno Neko (Contre Jour)
 
31Amos LeeAmos Lee (Blue Note)
32Tracy GrammerFlower of Avalon (True North)
33Boubacar TraoreKongo Magni (Marabi)
34Kate RusbyThe Girl Who Couldn't Fly (Compass)
35Marc Atkinson TrioM.A.T.3. (Warner)
 
36Lissa ScheckenburgerLissa Scheckenburger (Footprint)
37Maria MuldaurSweet Lovin' Ol' Soul (Stony Plain)
38Richard ThompsonFront Parlour Ballads (Cooking Vinyl)
39MarizaTransparente (Time Square)
40MkutanoTaj Mahal & Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar (Tradition & Modern)
 
41Celso MachadoCapivara (Festival Distribtution)
42SwamperellaBlack Cat Boogie (Cattail)
43As My Heart IsJulie Fowlis (MacMeanmna)
44Mary Jane LamondStoras (Turtlemusik)
45Mary GauthierMercy Now (Lost Highway)
 
46Alison BrownStolen Moments (Compass)
47Warsaw Village BandUprooting (World Village)
48Ian RobbJiig (Fallen Angle)
49Uncle EarlShe Waits For Night (Rounder)
50Foghorn StringbandWeiser Sunrise (Nettwerk)