Alt Country-Americana
- Out Of Touch-Lucinda Williams (One truism of life that feels especially accurate, especially at reunions: Tons of positive and negative developments have taken place in everyone's lives, and most of us only know about a small fraction of them. Williams sings about this fact of life in a way that can't help but resonate.)
- Rider Of Days-Patty Griffin (Griffin paints an effective portrait of a protagonist; his longing for whoever he misses is clearly genuine.)
- The Banks Of The Lee-Arcady (A gripping tale of loss.)
- Darkness Darkness-Solas (A strong cover of a Youngbloods tune that lends itself well to a Celtic remake.)
- The Low Low Lands Of Holland-Rita Eriksen & Dolores Keane (Talk about life throwing a wrench into your plans...)
- Ballad Medley-Stan Getz & Oscar Peterson Trio (Impressive saxophone/piano renderings of tastefully chosen tunes, ranging from "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" to "Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered.")
- A Sunday Kind Of Love-Etta James (A prime example of singing it like you mean it; even if the tune isn't to a listener's taste, I don't know how anyone couldn't respect how convincingly James sings this.)
- Naita (Nothing/rien)-Ojos de Brujo (Appealing Spanish vocals and guitar sung and played with absolute conviction.)
