Indie30 Tracks of 2019 Series: Folk, Country & Singer Songwriter – An End of Year Independent Music Playlist by Indie30 on Spotify

Tracks of 2019 Series: Folk, Country & Singer Songwriter – An End of Year Independent Music Playlist by Indie30 on Spotify

That’s a wrap for our New Folk Country Singer-Songwriter Playlist on Spotify so that also means its companion playlist our Tracks of 2019 Series: Folk Country Singer Songwriter edition can now take centre stage for the next six or so weeks while we take a break. Containing all 700+ tracks play-listed during 2019 plus a few added extras. It features the likes of;

Hand Habits, Cass McCombs, Lucy Rose, Flatland Cavalry, Jason James, Weyes Blood, Jessica Pratt, Tiny Ruins, Hayes Carll, Rosie Carney, Ryan Bingham, Son Volt, Mary Bragg, Justin Townes Earle, Renee Wahl, Damien Jurado, Jesca Hoop, Mega Bog, Bill Callahan, Mabes, Mike And The Moonpies, The Felice Brothers, Honey Harper, Lula Wiles, Juan Wauters, Austin Plaine, Molly Sarlé, Wilco, Whitney, Charlie Collins, Good Morning, Anna Ash, Harrison Storm, Bobby Long, Red River Dialect, Leslie Stevens, Freya Josephine Hollick, Dori Freeman, Flora Hibberd, Emily Jane White, Josienne Clark, Gerry Cinnamon, Ben Walker, The Milk Carton Kids, Lankum, Lynne Hanson, Will Kimbrough, T. Hardy Morris, Charlotte Cornfield, Heather Woods Broderick, Lucy Roleff, Josh Ritter, Tanbark, House And Land, Jamestown Revival, Heather Maloney, Garrett Kato, North Mississippi Allstars, Joshua Ray Walker, Emma Elisabeth, Mandolin Orange, Chris Staples, Jade Jackson, Jamie Maclean Band, Lilly Hiatt, Izzie Walsh, Joan Shelley, Charlie Parr, Jamie Lin Wilson, Paula Cole, Kathryn Joseph, Briana Adams, Kelsey Waldon, Vetiver, Caroline Spence, The Brother Brothers, Betsy Phillips, Nadia Reid and hundreds more.

Access the Tracks of 2019 Series here and below. Look out for best 30 tracks of 2019 in across these genres over the next couple of weeks.

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