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Alt Root Weekly Top Ten 08/20/2025
Singing a Folk song from the woman with the torch standing tall on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Rising Appalachia offers “Lady Liberty”. Sung from view of her own stone eyes, Rising Appalachia gave the background of the song, band member Chloe Smith stating that ‘”Lady Liberty” is a Folk song from the perspective of the statue herself, speaking to the protection of immigrants and refugees. We imagined what the physical and poetic symbol of liberty may want to sing if she herself were given the chance. While we witness ongoing destruction of colonialism, genocide, climate migration, and extreme nationalism, we question what we’ve become in relation to the original promise of the United States as a refuge for liberty’. Backing the track with their patented brand of Appalachian Folk and Global Roots Music, Rising Appalachia land in the #1 spot for the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday August 20, 2025 alongside new music from St. Paul & The Broken Bones with “Fall Moon”, a cut from their upcoming (10-10-25) self-titled release. The Infamous Stringdusters announce their upcoming (January 2026) album 20/20 (which celebrates their 20th album release) with a stomping first single, “Working Man’s Blues”, while Bad Temper Joe revisits the Willie Dixon-authored, Howlin’ Wolf hit (1960) “Spoonful”. Following a career that has spanned two decades, Rose’s Pawn Shop bid “Fare the Well” on the first single from their upcoming (early 2026) release American Seams as The Pleasures offer the title track to their recent release, Enemy of My Enemy and Joelton Mayfield sings of “Turpentine (You Know the One)” from his upcoming (10-24-25) Bloodshot Records release, Crowd Pleaser. The Steel Wheels have a new single, “Easy”, which makes the chart with The Name Droppers shouting the praises of “Cool Blue Shoes” and Midnight Sky offering advice with “Hearts Are Wild” on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday August 20, 2025.
01 Lady Liberty – Rising Appalachia (single available as a self-release)
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02 Fall Moon – St. Paul & The Broken Bones (from the album St. Paul & The Broken Bones available on Oasis Pizza Records/Thirty Tigers)
St. Paul & The Broken Bones by St. Paul & The Broken Bones will be available on October 10, 2025
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03 Working Man Blues – The Infamous Stringdusters (from the album 20/20 available on Americana Vibes Records)
20/20 by The Infamous Stringdusters will be available January 2026
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04 Spoonful – Bad Temper Joe (from the album The Acoustic Blues Guitar Revue available on TimeZone Records)
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05 Fare the Well – Rose’s Pawn Shop (from the album American Seams available on Copaco Records/Blue Elan Records)
American Seams by Rose’s Pawn Shop will be available early 2026
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06 Enemy of My Enemy – The Pleasures (from the album Enemy of My Enemy available as a self-release)
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07 Turpentine (You Know the One) – Joelton Mayfield (from the album Crowd Pleaser available on Bloodshot Records)
Crowd Pleaser by Joelton Mayfield will be available on October 24, 2025
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08 Easy – The Steel Wheels (single available on Big Ring Records)
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09 Cool Blues Shoes – The Name Droppers (from the album Cool Blue Shoes available on HMG Records)
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10 Hearts Are Wild – Midnight Sky (from the album Just Before Dawn available on MTS Records)
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01 Lady Liberty – Rising Appalachia (single available as a self-release)
Listen and buy “Lady Liberty” by Rising Appalachia from AMAZON
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02 Fall Moon – St. Paul & The Broken Bones (from the album St. Paul & The Broken Bones available on Oasis Pizza Records/Thirty Tigers)
St. Paul & The Broken Bones by St. Paul & The Broken Bones will be available on October 10, 2025
Listen and buy “Fall Moon” by St. Paul & The Broken Bones from AMAZON
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03 Working Man Blues – The Infamous Stringdusters (from the album 20/20 available on Americana Vibes Records)
20/20 by The Infamous Stringdusters will be available January 2026
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04 Spoonful – Bad Temper Joe (from the album The Acoustic Blues Guitar Revue available on TimeZone Records)
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05 Fare the Well – Rose’s Pawn Shop (from the album American Seams available on Copaco Records/Blue Elan Records)
American Seams by Rose’s Pawn Shop will be available early 2026
Listen and buy “Fare the Well” by Rose’s Pawn Shop from AMAZON
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06 Enemy of My Enemy – The Pleasures (from the album Enemy of My Enemy available as a self-release)
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07 Turpentine (You Know the One) – Joelton Mayfield (from the album Crowd Pleaser available on Bloodshot Records)
Crowd Pleaser by Joelton Mayfield will be available on October 24, 2025
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08 Easy – The Steel Wheels (single available on Big Ring Records)
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09 Cool Blues Shoes – The Name Droppers (from the album Cool Blue Shoes available on HMG Records)
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10 Hearts Are Wild – Midnight Sky (from the album Just Before Dawn available on MTS Records)
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