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NonDawg This thread is by request. I didn’t know if there’d be a lot of participation for this, but give me your top 10 (20, 30 whatever) alt-country songs

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This is pretty loosely defined so let’s call it any not mainstream country, Americana, singer/songwriter, roots rock, bluegrass, red dirt, folk etc.

Let’s get in to it

1. The Road Goes on Forever- REK (or pick one)
2. Sugar Queen- Band of Heathens
3. My Proud Mountains- TVZ (or pick one)
4. James River Blues- OCMS
5. Midnight on the Interstate- Trampled by Turtles
6. Ripple- Grateful Dead
7. Hardcore Troubadour- Steve Earle
8. Sangria Wine- Jerry Jeff Walker
9. Nothing to Lose- American Aquarium
10. Beaumont- Hayes Carll
11. If I could only Fly- Blaze Foley
12. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train- Guy Clark
13. High Country- Leftover Salmon
14. Zip City- Drive By Truckers (or pick one)
15. Inn Town- Whiskeytown
16. Where the Sun Don’t Shine- Whiskey Myers
17. My Best Girl- Lucero
18. Bird Hunters- Turnpike Troubadours
19. Flagship- Jason Isbell
20. Ooh Las Vegas- Gram Parsons
21. Leaving Chattanooga- Wrinkle Neck Mules
22. You Left Me in a Hole- YMSB
23. Ballad of Love and Hate- Avett Bros
24. Up on Crippled Creek- The Band
25. Long Way from Georgia- Ryan Bingham
26. Harvest Moon- Head for the Hills
27. Down by the River- Dirty River Boys
28. Charleston Girl- Tyler Childers
29. Redbird- Thieving Birds
30. You can have the Crown- Sturgill Simpson
31. Fish and Whistle- John Prine
32. Keep the Wolves Away- Uncle Lucious
33. Somewhere Down in Texas- Jason Boland
34. Girl From the North Country- Bob Dylan

I’m honestly just getting started and I know I’ve left off some bad ass stuff. So let’s hear it…
 
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