Paul Norton: one of the hosts of What The Folk’ on CFRO Vancouver Coop Radio and the publicist at the Rogue Folk Club
- Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer (Indie)
- Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian, From China To Appalachia (Community)
- David Vest & Terry Robb, Crisscross (Cordova Bay)
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Woodland (Acony)
- Lonesome Ace String Band, Try To Make It Fly (Indie)
- Ndidi O, Simple Songs for Complicated Times (Black Hen)
- Russell DeCarle, The End of the Road (Indie)
- Sierra Ferrell, Trail of Flowers (Rounder)
- Sue Foley, One Guitar Woman (Stony Plain)
- Terra Spencer, Sunset (Indie)
New discoveries:
- Terra Spencer
