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Here Are The Top Bluegrass Albums For December 2023

Top Bluegrass Albums December
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  • Riley is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, known for her engaging storytelling and insightful coverage of the genre.
  • Before joining Country Thang Daily, Riley developed her expertise at Billboard and People magazine, focusing on feature stories and music reviews.
  • Riley has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Belmont University, with a minor in Cultural Studies.

Willie Nelson’s Bluegrass is leading the top Bluegrass albums for December 2023. Many fans are really enjoying his first full album of bluegrass music featuring a band of talented musicians and twelve songs from his immense catalog refashioned to sound more like resonant Appalachian music. The album is actually a nominee for the Best Bluegrass Album category in the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

Sitting in the second spot is Billy Strings with his album Me / And / Dad, which has been a favorite of many listeners for a couple of months. In this album, Strings teamed up with none other than his dad, Terry Barber, to make a proper studio album composed of fourteen classics the duo know like the back of their hands. These are actually songs Strings’ dad taught him as a kid and that they played together for years.

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Well, there are many albums you will find on this list, such as Leftover Salmon’s Grass Roots, which is a new entry. The band went back into their formative days when they first jammed at the Telluride Festival campground some three decades ago to make a collection of rollicking blends of bluegrass and jam music – which makes the perfect feel-good soundtrack for dancing in the fields.

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What’s even more amazing is that they are joined by icons Billy Strings, Oliver Wood, Darol Anger, and, of course, the new band member Jay Starling. 

Let’s not keep you waiting any longer. Here are the top Bluegrass albums for December 2023.

  1. Bluegrass by Willie Nelson
  2. Me / And / Dad by Billy Strings
  3. City of Gold by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
  4. As We Speak by Bela Fleck/Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia 
  5. Jubilee by Old Crow Medicine Show
  6. Hometown Holiday by Darin & Brooke Aldrige 
  7. Altitude by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
  8. Celebrants by Nickel Creek
  9. Grass Roots by Leftover Salmon
  10. Tougher Than Nails by The SteelDrivers

So, what do you think about the top Bluegrass albums for December 2023? Which one are you currently enjoying the most?

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