The first seemed almost more folk
@BooBear: That's exactly it, ma'am. Â What used to be considered "country" is now sort of grouped together with folk, Appalachia, bluegrass, etc. Â It's a hodge-podge that falls under "Americana". Â "Cover Me Up" won the 2014 Americana song of the year, Isbell won artist of year, and his album "Southeastern" won album of the year.
The point of my original post is that there are some really good options in music to be found today. Â There are so many ridiculously talented artists playing in this genre because they don't fit in Nashville's cookie-cutter machine and it's past time that they get a national stage to play on. 4951