The best folk music released in 2013 was, almost without exception, of the intensely personal variety. These remarkable albums struggled with addiction and death, coming of age, faith and the unstoppable rhythm of change. Three of these releases came from well-loved artists making music in ways that nobody saw coming. But all of the recordings listed below challenged us to open our minds and consider things differently, find beauty in small places and discover possibility in life's many challenges.
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— Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer, Child Ballads.
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— Aoife O'Donovan, Fossils.
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3 of
— Guy Clark, My Favorite Picture Of You.
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4 of
— Elephant Revival, These Changing Skies.
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— Jason Isbell, Southeastern
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— Mandolin Orange, This Side Of Jordan.
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— The Milk Carton Kids, The Ash & Clay.
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— Patty Griffin, American Kid.
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— Pharis & Jason Romero, Long Gone Out West Blues.
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— Sarah Jarosz, Build Me Up From Bones.
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