This Week's Album, Nanci Griffith - Flyer

If you're a fan of Contemporary Folk or Americana you won't find many albums better than Flyer. This album is a gem, full of folkie goodness and honest songwriting.

Original released in September of 1994, nominated for a Grammy in 1995 (Best Contemporary Folk Album), it sounds just as good today as it did 15 years ago. The album also boasts an all-star lineup of musicians (Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, The Chieftans, and the Indigo Girls) but never feels contrived, slick or overdone.

I've bought a couple of her albums since this one and none have ever come close to making me feel the way this one does.