Various Artists - I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow

Though it was obviously released simply to capitalize on the resurgence of interest in old-timey music occasioned by the success of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the 20-track collection I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow is an amazing, practically faultless compilation. Virtually every song here is a classic, whether for fans of old-timey, country, early blues, or gospel.

1) I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow - Stanley Brothers
2) Keep on the Sunny Side - Carter Family
3) Big Rock Candy Mountain - McClintock Harry 'Mac'
4) Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - James Skip
5) You Are My Sunshine - Davis Jimmie (1)
6) I'll Fly Away - Humbard Family
7) I'm Blue I'm Lonesome - Monroe Bill
8) Lonesome Valley - Sanctified Group
9) Indian War Whoop - Ming Hoyt ; His Pep-Steppers
10) In the Jailhouse Now - Rodgers Jimmie (1)
11) In the Highways - Carter Family
12) Sandy Land - Long Sam
13) Uncle Pen - Monroe Bill
14) John the Revelator - Johnson 'Blind' Willie (1)
15) Way Down the Old Plank Road - Macon 'Uncle' Dave
16) Blue Yodel No 8 - Rodgers Jimmie (1)
17) St Louis Blues - Smith Bessie
18) Country Blues - Boggs Dock
19) Golden Gate Gospel Train - Golden Gate Quartet
20) White Dove - Stanley Brothers