Best of 2022: Hippies & Cowboys Picks

2022 was undoubtedly a phenomenal year for independent country music! With so many stellar albums, EP’s, and singles, we feel it’s necessary to recap our favorites. For this, all contributing members to the podcast voted on the following categories:

Best Album of 2022

1) Fortune Favors the Bold: 49 Winchester

T-2) River Fools & Mountain Saints: Ian Noe

T-2) The Liar: John Fullbright

Best Song of 2022

1) “Russell County Line” 49 Winchester

2) “Way of the Triune God” Tyler Childers

Best Solo Artist of 2022

T-1) Pony Bradshaw

T-1) Tyler Childers

T-1) Charles Wesley Godwin

Best Band of 2022

1) 49 Winchester (Unanimous)

2) The Local Honeys

Artists to Watch in 2023

1) Drayton Farley

2) Nolan Taylor