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Highest Rated Folk Albums of 2016
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1.
Billie Marten - Writing of Blues and Yellows
September 23, 2016
Score
80
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2.
Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
February 26, 2016
Score
80
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3.
Whitney - Light Upon The Lake
June 3, 2016
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80
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Keaton Henson - Kindly Now
September 16, 2016
Score
60
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5.
Slow Club - One Day All of This Won’t Matter Any More
August 19, 2016
Score
60
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6.
Mutual Benefit - Skip a Sinking Stone
May 20, 2016
Score
60
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7.
Andrew Bird - Are You Serious
April 1, 2016
Score
60
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8.
Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
April 15, 2016
Score
60
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9.
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - PersonA
April 15, 2016
Score
60
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10.
Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like a Levee
October 7, 2016
Score
60
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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