Folk Alley Favorites: Top 20 Listener Favorites of 2023
Every year, Folk Alley spends time combing through the best of the best to ensure that YOU have a unique and eclectic mix of music available to stream anytime you want. We are MEMBER-supported — and it’s thanks to members around the world that we can share this music with you 24/7.
A favorite time of the year for us is when we get to ask YOU to share your favorite music of the year. With just under 1000 ballot submissions in our Listener Poll, we are happy to share with you the results. Here are the Top 20 Favorite Albums and/or songs of 2023 as voted on by Folk Alley listeners!
To listen to a 6+ hour playlist of all our Folk Alley favorites of 2023, check out our Fresh Cuts channel, available here on the website, on our mobile app, or by saying, “Alexa, ask Folk Alley to play Folk Alley Fresh Cuts.”
2. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway – City of Gold
3. Allison Russell – The Returner
4. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Weathervanes
5. Bruce Cockburn – O Sun O Moon
6. Iris Dement – Workin’ On A World
7. Eilen Jewell – Get Behind the Wheel
8. Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One
10. Karan Casey – Nine Apples of Gold
11. Joni Mitchell – Archives, Vol. 3 The Asylum Years (1972-1975)
12. Various Artists – More Than A Whisper: Celebrating the Music Of Nanci Griffith
14. Billy Strings – “California Sober” (feat. Willie Nelson) [single]
15. Bob Dylan – Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)
16. Joy Clark – “Guest” [single]
17. Natalie Merchant – Keep Your Courage
18. Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy Solo Sessions
20. Mark Erelli – Lay Your Darkness Down
Honorable Mentions
21. Chris Stapleton, Higher
22. Low Lily, Angels in the Wreckage
23. Lori McKenna, 1988
24. Amos Lee, Honeysuckle Switches (The Songs of Lucinda Williams)
25. Slaid Cleaves, Together Through the Dark
