Somehow, the monstrosity that is Mumford & Sons has become the face of folk music. To right this wrong, here is a playlist of overshadowed gems that make up the contemporary folk scene.
“Bugs” – O’Death
“Play a Train Song” – Todd Snider
“Birmingham” – Shovles & Rope
“Goodbye Midnight” – The Spring Standards
“Fingers To The Bone” – Brown Bird
“Tight Like That” – Asylum Street Spankers
“Black River Killer” – Blitzen Trapper
“Little Rock” – Hayes Carll
“Jackson” – Lucinda Williams
“Winter Trees”-Tallahassee
“In Sleep”-Lissie
“Whales and Roses”-We Are The Woods