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37.Rocky Votolato - Portland is Leaving



Another great singer/songwriter who has so many amazing songs it was hard to pick just a few for this list. This was one of the best though and the live performance is even better than the studio version I think.





36.Augie March - One Crowded Hour

A Australian folk-sionger, I had never heard of him before this song. I'm not a huge fan of his other stuff but love love this song. Great video too. I had this song on repeat for like 3 weeks and listened to it over and over.

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35.Eels - Dead of Winter

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Great song with a lot of meaning, very heartfelt. And you gotta love that the only place i could find it on youtube was used in a tribute to Flower of Meerkat Manor

28.Damien Rice - Eskimo





The 2nd Damien Rice song on the list, a great song from a great album. Probably the best mix of folk music and opera ever...I doubt there have been any others...but if there are it would be hard to top this. Everytime I listen to that album I always look forward to the end cause I know this is the last one on the cd. The video for this is pretty incredible also.




27.Matt Costa - Sunshine




Roadie was actually the one who made me aware of Mat Costa with this song, and it's just so darn catchy. Such a happy upbeat song, I like a lot of his stuff, but i think this will always remain my favorite

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26.Jack Johnson - The News


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With the type of music I like you'd expect me to like Jack Johnson, but honestly 90% of his stuff I can't stand. However not this song, a truly sad, eye opening type song that is meloncholy and beautiful at the same time.

25.Joshua Radin - The Fear You Won't Fall




I just counted and Joshua does actually have the most entries on this countdown. Which is funny cause I wouldn't rank him as my favorite overall...maybe�it's just cause his were easiest to find on Youtube. Anyways, this is another good one set to a Lost video. "Part of the beauty of falling in love with you...is the fear you won't fall"


24.Amos Lee - Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight





I debated for a while whether he was actually folk or not, but he does fall into the singer/songwriter genre so despite he is more bluesy and r&bish he still made the list. Amos Lee first became popular after touring with Norah Jones when she was huge, and he has been widely acclaimed. This was his first single that got a lot of play.




23.Ron Sexsmith - Speaking with the Angel





Ok, now here is one that I absolutely adore. First off Ron is a friendly Canadian who looks very much like a hobbit. But the stories he tells in his songs is what keeps me listening. Every song is like a short story that sucks you in, and his voice is just so melodic. One of the most underrated artists ever I think.

Yea, there isn't a over-abundence of females on this list. And I will admit it's probably 75% to 25% in terms of what I listen to geared towards men. However as far as the list goes, when you look at the female singer/songwriters out right about now, a lot of them are pretty well knowsn. I mean I could have thrown people like Regina Spekter, Beth Orton, Rilo Kiley,�A Fine Frenzy, on this list. But everyone already knows of them. Even Ingrid is better known than most of the people on this 40

However there's a woman coming up next post who I think everyone will like, and she's not well known at all.



22.The Avett Brothers - Paranoia in B Flat Minor/Die Die Die







I had to post both for this one, cause one song alone doesn't give them justice. I'm sure none of you have heard of them, but you should cause they are brilliant. They fuse folk, bluegress and rock into one great hippie fusion. Their live shows are amazing, and they are a ton of fun.






21.Damien Rice - Amie





The last Damien Rice song on the list...shocking I know. But I didn't put the Blower's Daughter on cause everyone knows it. And even I did Amie would be ranked above it, cause this is far and away my favo Damien song of all time. It's what got me hooked on him and it remains as beautiful to this day.

20.Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy part 2



I can't think of many other artists/bands who people are as fond of and have as much of a cult following as Neutral Milk Hotel. They still aren't well known, but more well known than I would expect them to be, cause i'm always coming across more people who enjoy them. In The Aeroplane ovver the See was a fantastic album but after that they disappeared never to be heard from again. This is my favorite song from the record, it's beautiful and bizarre at the same time. "God is a place where some holy spectacle lies...and when we wake...we'll wait for our miracles...God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life"



19.Polly Paulusma - Mea Culpa/She Moves in Secret Ways

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Here's another female, one I expect to be a star at some point. She's a British singer/songwriter who toured a lot with Jamie Cullum. I heard Mea Culpa first from her and adored it and am yet to hear a song I don't like that she has made.