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Artist – Song – Album – Label (album release date if later than 10/16/26)
Bruce Cockburn – “Fare Thee Well” – ‘The Blood Of Others’ – Sunset Blvd Records
Béla Fleck – “Tennessee (Live feat. Billy Strings)” – ‘Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman’ – Béla Fleck Productions
Amanda Cook – “Down in the Quarter” – [single] – Mountain Fever Records
Richard Thompson – “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – ‘Hippies, Thugs and Heroes’ – New West Records
Cara Luft – “My Heart Will Always Be” – ‘My Heart Will Always Be’ – Blue Case Tunes (11/6/2026)
Mary Bragg – “Secrets To Strangers” – ‘Secrets to Strangers’ – Single Lock Records
Bright Eyes (comp) – “Wonderful Life” – ‘Felice County Fair: A Celebration of The Felice Brothers’ – Sony Music
Eliza Gilkyson – “In America” – [single] – Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza Edens – “Old Home Video” – ‘Death Drive’ – First City Artists (10/30/2026)
Sarah Julia – “Therapist’s Daughter” – ‘The Fear That This is Real’ – Nettwerk
Charlie Parr – “Rooming House” – ‘Rooming House’ – Smithsonian Folkways
Taylor Ashton – “Susanna” – ‘Charades’ – Birthday Cake Records (11/6/2026)
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light – “The Book of Judith” – [single] – Rachel Sumner
