This is a the list of albums featured during the ten-part Best of 2003 series presented during December on Mixed Bag, heard on WVIA-FM. These albums were selected by series host George Graham from the over 500 CDs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.

The lists are arranged chronologically by month of release. Recordings featured on the on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website. Following the chronological list is another list of albums by artists who have appeared on the Homegrown Music series (Tuesdays at 9:00 PM).

• Tim Easton: BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S HEART (New West)
  
• Kate Rusby: 10 (Compass)
  
• FOR THE KIDS: various artists (Nettwerk)
  
• Clarence Bucaro: SWEET CORN (Burnside)
  
• Karan Casey: Distant Shore (Shanachie)
  
• Coco Mbassi: Sepia (Tinder)
  

• Bill Evans: BIG FUN (ESC)
  
• Mighty Sam McClain: ONE MORE BRIDGE (Mighty Music)
  
• Brooks Williams: NECTAR (SignatureSounds)
  
• Roamin' Gabriels: SMILE (Slingshot)
  
• Matt Flinner Quartet: WALKING ON THE MOON (Compass)
  
• John Mayer: ANY GIVEN THURSDAY (Sony)
  
• Varttina: IKI (Northside)
  
• Tony Trischka Band: NEW DEAL (Rounder)
  
• Eileen Ivers: IMMIGRANT SOUL (Koch)
  

• THE PIECES (Benchmark)
  
• Steve James: FAST TEXAS (Burnside)
  
• Fred: NOTES ON A PICNIC (World In Sound)
  
• Roomful of Blues: THAT'S RIGHT (Alligator)
  
• Marcus Eaton & the Lobby: THE DAY THE WORLD AWOKE (Uninhibited)
  
• Terry Evans: LIVE LIKE A HURRICANE (Audioquest)
  
• The String Cheese Incident: ON THE ROAD TRAVELOGUE FALL 02 (SCI Fidelity)
  
• Dave Hole: LIVE IN PERTH AND CHICAGO (Alligator)
  
• Dennis Chambers: OUTBREAK (ESC)
  
• Lyle Lovett: SMILE SONGS FROM THE MOVIES (Curb)
  
• Celso Fonseca: NATURAL (Six Degrees)
  
• Jimmy Thackery: GUITAR (Blind Pig)
  
• Allman Brothers Band: HITTIN' THE NOTE (Peach/Sanctuary)
  
• Paddy Keenan Tommy O'Sullivan: THE LONG GRAZING ACRE (Compass)
  
• Everything But the Girl: LIKE DESERTS MISS THE RAIN (Atlantic/Sire)
  
• Procol Harum: THE WELL'S ON FIRE (Eagle)
  
• JAKE ARMERDING (Compass)
  

• Acoustic Syndicate: TERRA FIRMA (Sugar Hill)
  
• King Johnson: HOT FISH LAUNDRY MAT (Landslide)
  
• GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY: Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan [various] (Columbia)
  
• Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield: FILLMORE EAST: THE LOST CONCERT TAPES
  
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• Marcia Ball: SO MANY RIVERS (Alligator)
  
• Sean Watkins: 26 MILES (Sugar Hill)
  
• Gotan Project: LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO (XL)
  
• Widespread Panic: BALL (Sanctuary)
  
• Bill Frisell: THE INTERCONTINENTALS (Nonesuch)
  
• A MIGHTY WIND: soundtrack (Columbia)
  
• John Hiatt: BENEATH THIS GRUFF EXTERIOR (New West)
  
• Rhonda Vincent: ONE STEP AHEAD (Rounder)
  
• Etta James: LET'S ROLL (Private Music)
  
• Paso Fino: SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A PONY (I-Town)
  
• Terri Binion: FOOL (Richter)
  
• Third World: AIN'T GIVIN' UP (Shanachie)
  

• COVER THE WORLD: [various artists] (Putumayo)
  
• Ethan Daniel Davidson: DON QUIXOTE DE LA SURURBIA (Times Beach)
  
• John Scofield Band: UP ALL NIGHT (Verve)
  
• Jesse Harris: THE SECRET SUN (Blue Thumb)
  
• Mike Marshall & Chris Thile: INTO THE CAULDRON (Sugar Hill)
  
• Lynn Morris Band: SHAPE OF A TEAR (Rounder)
  
• Gillian Welch: SOUL JOURNEY (Acony)
  
• Old Blind Dogs: THE GAB O MEY (Green Linnet)
  
• Bryan Sutton: BLUEGRASS GUITAR (Sugar Hill)
  
• Steve Winwood: ABOUT TIME (SCI Fidelity)
  
• Stephan Smith: NEW WORLD WORDER (Schronic)
  
• Hamilton Loomis: KICKIN' IT (Blind Pig)
  

• Shooglenifty: THE ARMS DEALER'S DAUGHTER (Compass)
  
• Groovelily: LIVE: JUST THE THREE OF US (groovelily.com)
  
• Bruce Cockburn: YOU'VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING (Rounder)
  
• Buddy Guy: BLUES SINGER (Silvertone)
  
• Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: GAMBLING EDEN (Signature Sounds)
  
• SERART (Columbia)
  
• Louis Winsberg: JALEO (Sunnyside)
  
• Beppe Gambetta: BLU DI GENOVA (Gadfly)
  
• Kim Wilson: LOOKIN' FOR TROUBLE (M.C.)
  
• Salsa Celtica: EL AGUA DE LA VIDA (Compass)
  
• John Mellencamp: TROUBLE NO MORE (Columbia)
  
• Darrell Nulisch: TIMES LIKE THESE (Severn)
  
• Miary Lepiera: SORO (Tinder)
  
• Jack Casady: DREAM FACTOR (Eagle)
  

• Richard X. Heyman: RIGHTOVERS (Turn-Up)
  
• Howard Tate: REDISCOVERED (Private Music)
  
• Adam Levy: GET YOUR GLOW ON (Los Wax)
  
• Minibar: FLY BELOW THE RADAR (Foodchain)
  
• Tim O'Brien: TRAVELER (Sugar Hill)
  
• Keller Williams: HOME (SCI Fidelity)
  
• Shane Fontayne: WHAT NATURE INTENDED (Mile End)
  
• Harper: WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE (On Core)
  
• Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson/Ricky Skaggs: THE THREE PICKERS (Rounder)
  

• BLUESTRING (Flying Frog)
  
• Robert Randolph & Family Band: UNCLASSIFIED (Warner/Dare)
  
• Derek Trucks Band: SOUL SERENADE (Columbia)
  
• Chris Bucheit Group: BEAUTIFUL MYTH (independent)
  
• Bill Mallonee: PERFUMED LETTER (Paste)
  
• Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: TEN FROM LITTLE WORLDS (Columbia)
  
• Joan Baez: DARK CHORDS ON A BIG GUITAR (Koch)
  
• Josh Ritter: HELLO STARLING (SignatureSounds)
  
• We're About 9: ENGINE (circanine.com)
  

• Rodney Crowell: FATE'S RIGHT HAND (DMZ/Epic)
  
• Darrell Scott: THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD (Full Light)
  
• Eric Bibb: NATURAL LIGHT (Earthbeat)
  
• String Cheese Incident: UNTYING THE KNOT (SCI Fidelity)
  
• Del McCoury Band: IT'S JUST THE NIGHT (McCoury Music)
  
• Rufus Wainwright: WANT ONE (Dreamworks)
  
• The Kennedys: STAND (Koch)
  
• Josh Rouse: 1972 (Ryko)
  
• Hem: RABBIT SONGS (Dreamworks)
  
• Grazyna Auguscik: PAST FORWARD (GMA)
  

• Jim's Big Ego: THEY'RE EVERYWHERE (bigego.com)
  
• Big Bill Morganfield: BLUES IN THE BLOOD (Blind Pig)
  
• SHOUT SISTER SHOUT: [various artists] (M.C.)
  
• Aquarium Rescue Unit: THE CALLING (Inio)
  
• Seth Horan: NOTWITHSTANDING (Benchmark)
  
• Hot Club of Cowtown: CONTINENTAL STOMP (Hightone)
  
• Randy Newman: THE RANDY NEWMAN SONGBOOK VOL. 1 (Nonesuch)
  
• Dixie Hummingbirds: DIAMOND JUBILATION (Rounder)
  
• Van Morrison: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PIICTURE (Blue Note)
  
• Allman Brothers Band: LIVE AT ATLANTA INT'L POP FESTIVAL 1970 (Epic)
  

• Robben Ford: KEEP ON RUNNING (Concord)
  
• Rickie Lee Jones: THE EVENING OF MY BEST DAY (V2)
  
• Samite: TUNULA ENO (Triloka)
  
• The Bangles: DOLL REVOLUTION (Koch)
  
• Josh Aran: BETWEEN US THERE AROSE HAPPINESS (independent)
  
• Dan Zanes & Friends: HOUSE PARTY (Festival Five)
  
• John Lee Hooker: FACE TO FACE (Eagle)
  
• Little Feat: KICKIN' IT AT THE BARN (Hot Tomato)
  
• Natalie Merchant: THE HOUSE CARPENTER'S DAUGHTER (Myth America)
  
• MOONRAKER (Immergent)
  
• Solas: ANOTHER DAY (Shanachie)
  
• Corey Harris: MISSISSIPPI TO MALI (Rounder)
  
• Al Green: I CAN'T STOP (Blue Note)
  
• Peter Malick Group: CHANCE AND CIRCUMSTANCE (Koch)
  

• Rob Gonzalez: THE RUSH FOR YOUR TOUCH (Tons of Fun)
  
• Kevin Fisher: NOUN VERB NOUN (Stone Poet)
  
• Daude: NEGUINHA TO AMO (Realworld)
  
• French Cafe: [various artists] (Putumayo)
  
• Rory Block: LAST FAIR DEAL (Telarc)
  
• Kila: LUNA PARK (World Village)
  
• Ricardo Silveira: NOITE CLARA (Adventure Music)

• Bent Blue: BENT BLUE (Funeral Fan)
• Debbie Davies: KEY TO LOVE (Shanachie)
  
• Townhall: THE NEW SONG (Redeye)
  
• Plus 3: HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENTS (independent)
  
• Lanky: INNER ONRIGHTER (Imposter)
  
• Mighty Fine Wine: NOW HEAR THIS (MFW Music)
  
• Jack Hardy: BANDOLIER (Great Divide)
  
• The Villas: SET FOR LIFE (Think Tank)
  
• E.G. Kight: SOUTHERN COMFORT (Blue South)
  
• Stacie Rose: THIS IS MINE (Enchanted)
  
• George Wesley: SAILING ON THE SEAS OF FATE (Joy & Harmony)
  
• HAZY MALAZE (Morebarn)
  
• Professor & Maryann: RUNAWAY FAVORITE (Happy Thighs)
  
• One Alternative: PENDULUM (independent)
  
• B.D. Lenz: SIMPLE LIFE (Apria)
  
• The Brilliant Mistakes: DUMB LUCK (Aunt Mimi's)
  
• John Dillon: CALLING ME HOME (Mother Ditch)
  
• Relative Sight: MORE THAN ONE LIFE (independent)
  
• Dave Isaacs: PRODIGAL SON (independent)
  
• Carbondale: CAUSE 7 ATE 9 (RCA)
  
• Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: THE IRIDIUM CONTROVERSY (Cuneiform)
  
• Mike Dugan & Blues Mission: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Top Shelf)
• Nadas: TRANSCEIVER (Authentic)
  
• Lex Romane: DIGGIN' DUSTY DIAMONDS (Lucky Duck)
  
• The Fat Handsome: UNCLE HANK'S ATTIC VOL. 1 (independent)
  
• Carla Ulbrich: PRFESSIONAL SMART ALECK (Official Seal)
  
• Van Wagner: IF TIME COULD STAND ALONE (independent)
  
• Plus 3: BAD MATH (independent)
  
• Joe Charles: WAR AND DANCING (S.A.M.)
  

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