One of my favorite genres of music is the grey area between country and alternative. Perhaps too down-home to play on mainstream radio and too edgy to play on Country stations, it falls between but is sometimes overlooked. So this, my off the wall collection will make appearances every year until I run out of stuff I need to hear.

1: Blue - The Jayhawks

2: Tear Stained Eye - Son Volt

3: Revelator - Ryan Adams & Gillian Welsh

4: Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

5: The Facts About Jimmy - Shawn Colvin

6: Closer to Free - The Bodeans

7: My Hometown - Charlie Robison

8: Killing Kind - Shelby Lynne

9: Downbound Train - The Smithereens

10: Jackie Brown - John Mellencamp

11: Everything Falls Apart - Dogs Eye View

12: Anniversary Song - Cowboy Junkies

13: Insensitive - Jan Arden

14: Angry All The Time - Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis

15: Beautiful Goodbye - Jen Hanson

16: Step Inside - Lyle Lovett

17: Sweet Old World - Emmy Lou Harris