- Kelly Hogan – “Golden” – I Like To Keep Myself In Pain (Anti)
- Mexican Institute of Sound – “Tipo Raro” – Politico (Nacional)
- Vandella – “Leaves” – S/T (S/R)
- Lia Rose – “Weeping Willow” – S/T (S/R)
- B Stars – “Honky Tonkin Rhythm” – West Coast Special (Rustbelt)
- Corb Lund – “Priceless Antique Pistol Shoots Startled Owner” – Cabin Fever (New West)
- Lindi Ortega – “Use Me” – Cigarettes And Truckstops (Last Gang)
- Lumpkins – “Song For The Leshan Grand Buddha” – Another Wasted Day (Shiitake Mushroom)
- Audra Mae – “Smokin’ The Boys” – S/T (Side One Dummy)
- Gary Clark Jr. – “Bright Lights” – Bright Lights (Warner)
- Jimmy Cliff – “Reggae Music” – Rebirth (Universal)
- The Creak – “Beaten” – Here’s To Feeling Good All The Time (S/R)
- Beautiful Sunsets – “Dirty Old Town” – Coalminers And Moonshiners (Global Seepej)
- Hanni El Khatib – “Heartbreak Hotel” – Will The Guns Come Out (Innovative Leisure)
- Matt And Kim – “Now” – Lighning (Fader)
- Muddy Udders – “Born Leader Boogie” – Bloody Murders (Ionik)
- Orb and Lee Scratch Perry – “Golden Clouds” – The Observer (Cooking Vinyl)
- Old Crow Medicine Show – “Bootlegger’s Boy” – Carry Me Back (ATO)
- Gangstagrass – “Put Your Hands Up High” – S/T (S/R)
- Sycamore Slough String Band – “Jackaroe” – First Rehearsals (Perfectable)
- Imperial Rooster – “Pig Fork” – Good Old Poor Crazy Dead -(S/R)
- Sonny and the Sunsets – “My Mind Is Messed Up” – Longtime Companion (Polyvinyl)
- Coal Porters – “Gospel Shores” – Find The One (Prima)
- Eastbound Jesus – “Don’t Use It Much” – Holy Smokes (S/R)
- Bob Dylan – “Narrow Way” – Tempest (Columbia)
- Woods – “Cali In A Cup” – Bend Beyond (Woodsist)
- Little Feat – “Just A Fever” – Rooster Rag (Rounder)
- Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band – “Broke Down Everywhere” – Between The Ditches (Side One Dummy)
- Langhorne Slim and the Law – “Someday” – The Way We Move (Ramseur)
- Dr. John – “Locked Down” – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
- Steep Canyon Rangers – “Knob Creek” – Nobody Knows You (Rounder)
- Ray Wylie Hubbard – “Train Yard” – Grifter’s Hymnal (Bordello)
- John and Tom – “Lonesome Yodel Blues #2” – Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (Third Man)
- Cuff The Duke – “Time Is Right” – Morning Comes (Paper Bag)
- Mazzy Star – “Lay Myself Down” – Common Burn (Rhymes Of An Hour)
- Moot Davis – “How Long” – Man About Town (Highway Kind)
- Gravel Spreaders – “Kicked My Heart In The Nuts” – Metal Hee-Haw (S/R)
- James Luther Dickinson – “Truck Drivin’ Man” – I’m Just Dead I’m Not Gone (Merless)
- Carolina Chocolate Drops – “Ruby Are You Mad At Your Man -” Leaving Eden (Nonesuch)
- Neung Phak – “Khmer 28” – 2 (Abduction)
Best Compilations
- Café Con Musica – (Nacional)
- Italia 4 – (Felmay)
Best Re-Issues
- Be Good Tanyas – A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material – (Nettwerk)
- Country Joe Mc Donald – Time Flies By – (Rag Baby)
- Rodriguez – Searching For Sugar Man – (Light in the Attic)
Specials thanks to those who appeared live on the Meaty Paws show in 2012
Vandella (simply amazing)
The Creak (found in Golden Gate Park)
Old Belle (also found in Golden Gate Park)