Fiona Black, Director of programming, BlueShore at CapU and artistic director, Vancouver Folk Music Festival
- Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper, Self-Titled (Matsuli Music Limited)
- Bonny Light Horseman, Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free (Jagjaguwar)
- Gillian Welch/David Rawlings, Woodland, (Acony Records)
- Julian Lage, Speak to Me, (Blue Note)
- Justin Adams/Mauro Durante, Sweet Release, (Ponderosa Records)
- La Lom, The Los Angeles League of Musicians, (Verve)
- Leif Vollebekk, Revelation, (Secret City Records)
- Michael Kiwanuka, Small Changes, (Geffen)
- Sahra Halgan, Hiddo Dhawr (Danaya Music)
- Waxahatchee, Tigers Blood, (Anti)
New discoveries:
- Creekbed Carter Hogan
- SG Goodman
- Ye Vagabonds
