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George Graham's Best of 2017 Albums List

These albums were selected by Mixed host George Graham from the over 500 CDs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.

The list is arranged chronologically.

* designates Homegrown Music Artists.
Recordings featured on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website.


Gillian Welch

Boots No. 1The Official Bootleg

Acony

12/13/16

Alexis P. Suter *

Live at Briggs Farm

Briggs Farm

12/15/16

John McCutcheon

Trolling for Dreams

Appleseed

01/03/17

Foxygen

Hang

Jagjaguar

01/04/17

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Times Have Changed

Provogue

01/05/17

John Mayall

Talk About That

Forty Below

01/09/17

Brooks Williams

Brooks’ Blues

independent

01/09/17

Corrina Rose Logston

Bluegrass Fiddler

Patuxent

01/10/17

Lettuce

Mt. Crushmore

independent

01/12/17

Elvin Bishop

Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio

Alligator

01/13/17

Steve Brosky *

Hey Man

independent

01/16/17

JudeJohnstone

A Woman’s Work

Bojak

01/17/17

Wes John Chichosz

The Moon Threads a Needle

independent

01/18/17

Ben Sidran

Picture Him Happy

independent

01/18/17

Tyler Reese

Reminiscence

independent

01/19/17

Keller Williams’ Kwahtro

Sync

independent

01/20/17

Rebecca Loebe

Blink

independent

01/23/17

Beth Hart

Fire on the Floor

Provogue

01/24/17

Arian Saleh

Antoinette

independent

01/24/17

Jocelyn & Chris Arndt *

30,000 Miles

independent

01/25/17

Charles Havira

Actual

independent

01/25/17

The Oracle

#SUF

independent

01/27/17

Simon Kirke

All Because of You

BMG

01/30/17

Jane Siberry

Angels Bend Closer

Sheeba

02/02/17

John Ginty & feat. Aster Phoenix *

Rockers

American Showplace

02/03/17

Lines West *

The Ghost for You

independent

02/07/17

Laura Vecchione

Love Lead

independent

02/07/17

Robert Randolph & the Family Band

Got Soul

Masterworks

02/08/17

Dave Fields

Unleashed

independent

02/09/17

Elbow

Little Fictions

Concord

02/10/17

Chase Gassaway

A Fly Can’t Bird

independent

02/10/17

Ryan Adams

Prisoner

Pax-Am

02/13/17

Chris Moreno

Into the Sun

independent

02/13/17

Free Range Folk *

Impending Doom

independent

02/15/17

Rodney Crowell

Close Ties

New West

02/20/17

Big Bill Morganfield

Bloodstains on the Wall

independent

02/21/17

House of Hamill *

Wide Awake

independent

02/27/17

Jack Snax

Lake Songs

independent

03/01/17

Frontier Ruckus

Enter the Kingdom

independent

03/02/17

Cranford Hollow

Color/Sound/Renew/Revive

independent

03/06/17

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Live from the Fox Oakland

Fantasy

03/07/17

Five Alarm Funk

Sweat

independent

03/07/17

Humphrey-McKeown

Tapestry Tapestry of Shadow

independent

03/08/17

Jennifer Kimball

Avocet

independent

03/10/17

Robert Cray

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

JayVee

03/16/17

Gwyneth Moreland

Cider

Blue Rose

03/16/17

Dangermuffin

Heritage

independent

03/17/17

Coco Montoya

Hard Truth

Alligator

03/17/17

Kasey Chambers

Dragonfly

Essence

03/20/17

Big Slyde

Honeygold

independent

03/20/17

Peridot

Peridot

independent

03/21/17

Aimee Mann

Mental Illness

Superego

03/22/17

Eric Gales

Middle of the Road

Provogue

03/23/17

Becca Stevens

Regina

Ground Up

03/27/17

Roy Williams/Brother Roy *

Last Man Standing

independent

03/27/17

Ondatropica

Baile Bucanero

Soundway

03/30/17

String Cheese Incident

Believe

SCI Fidelity

04/04/17

Van Wagner *

River Rat

independent

04/04/17

Jocelyn & Chris Arndt *

Go

independent

04/06/17

Gaby Moreno

Ilusion

Metamorforsis

04/07/17

Nattali Rize

Rebel Frequency

independent

04/11/17

Pho

Two

independent

04/14/17

Ray Davies

Americana

Legacy

04/19/17

The Hooten Hollers

The Hooten Hollers

Big Muddy

04/19/17

Vieux Farka Toure

Samba

Six Degrees

04/20/17

Taj Mahal & Keb Mo

TajMo

Concord

04/27/17

March to May

Through the Night

independent

04/27/17

Taarka

Fading Mystery

independent

04/28/17

Audric Jankaukas

Intrepid Spirits

independent

05/02/17

Justin Townes Earle

Kids on the Street

New West

05/03/17

Yorkston, Thorne, Khan

Wight Neuk Delhi All-Stars

Domino

05/04/17

The Elovaters

The Cornerstone

independent

05/05/17

Tow’rs

Grey Fidelity

independent

05/08/17

Joe Jencks

Poets, Philosophers, Workers & Wanderers

independent

05/09/17

Selwin Birchwood

Pick Your Poison

Alligator

05/11/17

Morgan Heritage

Avrakedabra

independent

05/11/17

56 Men

Holy Hannah

independent

05/15/17

Peter Calo

Time Machine

independent

05/17/17

Jon Stickley Trio

Maybe Believe

independent

05/18/17

Don Bryant

Don’t Give Up on Love

Fat Possum

05/19/17

Teddy Young and the Aces *

Movin’ On

independent

05/22/17

Ani DiFranco

Binary

Righteous Babe

05/24/17

Mavis Staples

I’ll Take You There

independent

05/25/17

EJ Ouellette *

Conjure Man Conjure Man

independent

05/29/17

Sarah Donner *

Black Hole Heart

Cat Lady

05/29/17

Gov’t Mule

Revolution Come.. Revolution Go

Fantasy

05/30/17

Clarence Bucaro *

Tableau

20/20

06/05/17

Shubh Saran

Hmayra

Art of Life

06/06/17

Flogging Molly

Life Is Good

Vanguard

06/07/17

Jah Sun

Between the Lines

independent

06/07/17

Andy T Band

Double Strike

American Showplace

06/08/17

Janie Barnett & Blue Room

You See This River

independent

06/09/17

Willie Nile

Positively Bob

independent

06/13/17

Bovine Social Club

Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House

independent

06/15/17

Cliff Hillis

Many Happy Returns

independent

06/16/17

Fleet Foxes

Crack Up

Nonesuch

06/19/17

Sonny Landreth

Recorded Live in Lafayette

Provogue

06/21/17

Zach Gill

Life in the Multiverse

Brushfire

06/22/17

Allen Hinds

Fly South

independent

06/22/17

Parson Red Heads

Blurred Harmony

Fluff & Gravy

06/23/17

The Cash Box Kings

Royal Mint

Alligator

06/29/17

Jonah Whale *

Mobius

independent

06/30/17

Ancient Cat Society

Ancient Cat Society

independent

07/05/17

Ned Farr & the Good Red Road *

The Ghost of It All

independent

07/06/17

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues

Different Voices

independent

07/06/17

Fastball

Step Into Light

independent

07/06/17

Melodic Intersect *

Looking Forward

Aimrec

07/10/17

Stanton Moore

With You in Mind

Mascot

07/14/17

Kronos Quartet

Folk Songs

Nonesuch

07/17/17

Nooky Jones

Nooky Jones

independent

07/18/17

Offa Rex

The Queen of Hearts

Nonesuch

07/24/17

Band of Lovers

American Tour

independent

07/25/17

The Early Mays

Chase the Sun

independent

07/31/17

Jerry Douglas Band

What If

Rounder

08/08/17

Emily Saliers

Murmuration Nation

independent

08/09/17

Kenny Young and the Eggplants*

Plantastic Voyage

independent

08/10/17

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

Groovin’ in Greaseland

Alligator

08/11/17

George Thorogood

Party of One

Rounder

08/11/17

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real

Fantasy

08/14/17

Eilen Jewell

Down Hearted Blues

Signature Sounds

08/15/17

Walter Trout

We’re All in This Together

Provogue

08/18/17

Ron Pope

Work

independent

08/23/17

Gregg Allman

Southern Blood

Rounder

08/28/17

Joan Osborne

Songs of Bob Dylan

Womanly Hips

08/29/17

Turnover

Good Nature

Run for Cover

08/30/17

Lizz Wright

Grace

Concord

09/01/17

Susan Werner

An American in Havana

independent EP

09/05/17

Ladama

Ladama

Six Degrees

09/06/17

Chris Pierce

You’ve Got to Feel It

independent

09/08/17

Night Tree

Night Tree

independent

09/11/17

Chicago Afrobeat Project

What Goes Up

independent

09/12/17

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius *

Guilty of Innocence

MRR

09/14/17

Coronas, The

Trust the Wire

So Far So Good

09/15/17

Blind Boys of Alabama

Almost Home

Amazon

09/18/17

Tori Amos

Native Invader

Decca

09/19/17

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

The Long Awaited Album

Rounder

09/21/17

Original Blues Brothers Band

The Last Shade of Blue Before Black

Severn

09/25/17

ESOEBO

IV

independent

09/27/17

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Memphis… Yes, I’m Ready

Okeh

09/28/17

Yusuf

The Laughing Apple

Decca

09/29/17

The Empty Pockets *

Voices

independent

10/02/17

Tim Stafford

Acoustic Guitar

independent

10/03/17

Michael McDonald

Wide Open

BMG

10/05/17

Chris Daniels and the Kings

Blues With Horns, Volume 1

Moon Voyage

10/05/17

Alfa *

Spark and Fury

Pacific

10/06/17

Frogleg

Busy Checking In

independent

10/09/17

Aztec Two-Step *

Naked

independent

10/10/17

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Echo in the Valley

Rounder

10/13/17

Wailin' Jennys

Fifteen

Red House

10/13/17

Joe Henry

Thrum

EAR Music

10/17/17

Little Steven

Soulfire

Wicked Cool

10/18/17

Christen Lien

Elpis

independent

10/19/17

Gladshot

These Are Vitamins

independent

10/23/17

Ryan Harris Brown *

Stranded in the Present Tense

independent

10/24/17

Ane Brun

Leave Me Breathless

Balloon Ranger

10/26/17

Mitch Woods

Friends Along the Way

E-One

10/27/17

Beck

Colors

Capitol

10/27/17

Downchild

Something I’ve Done

Linus

10/30/17

Life in a Blender *

Happy Enough

Fang

11/02/17

Geoff Gibbons

Buffalo Hotel

independent

11/06/17

Dave Keyes

The Healing

independent

11/07/17

Julien Baker

Turn Out the Lights

Matador

11/07/17

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Soul of a Woman

Daptone

11/08/17

Moses Sumney

Aromanticism

Jagjaguwar

11/09/17

Americans, The

I’ll Be Yours

Incandescent

11/10/17

Blue Light Bandits

Blue Light Bandits

independent

11/16/17

Marcus Randolph & My Peeple’s Peeple

Transplant

American Showplace

11/21/17

Mavis Staples

If All I Was Was Black

Anti-

11/27/17

Joss Stone

Project Mama Earth

Provogue

11/29/17

Rick Horvath *

Stale Green Light

independent

11/30/17

Matt Miskie *

Hometown Serenade

independent

11/30/17

Mikkel Ploug

Alleviation

Songlines

12/01/17

Van Morrison

Versatile

Legacy

12/04/17

Annie Gallop

Lucy Remembers Her Father

independent

12/04/17

Bjork

Utopia

One Little Indian

12/05/17

Jim James

Tribute to 2

ATO

12/06/17

Timothy Zeiger *

North Light

independent

12/11/17

The Commoners

No Strangers

Fontana

12/14/17

Lisa Loeb

Lullaby Girl

Amazon

12/14/17


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