2003-12-30
The latest soundtrack assembled by uber-producer T-Bone Burnett features numerous renditions of traditional ballads performed by Americana elite like Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell. The highlight, though, is the recasting of The White Stripe's Jack White as an acoustic country blues musician. Is there an Oscar for "Best Supporting Musician"?
HEIDI TALBOT
The Last Star
Caroline Aiken
Broken Wings Heal
Urban Acoustic Coalition
The Habit
Joel Mabus
Retold
KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON
Rattlin' Bones
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, & ray Price
Last of the Breed
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