Whiskeytown

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United States (1994 – 2000)

Whiskeytown was an alt-country band from Raleigh, North Carolina founded in 1994 and fronted by Ryan Adams along with violinist Caitlin Cary. The band produced a number of albums before ultimately parting ways in 2000.

Other members of the group included guitarists Mike Daly and Phil Wandscher, bassist Steve Grothmann and drummer Skillet Gilmore.

Adams and Cary have publicly talked of reuniting Whiskeytown on multiple occasions, as recently as 2005, but as of yet, nothing new has materialized. The two did perform together briefly, along with Skillet Gilmore, on June 8, 2005, in Raleigh.

Major recordings include:

Faithless Street (Mood Food, 1995) which was later reissued with additional tracks and a new mix.

Strangers Almanac (Outpost, 1997).

Pneumonia (Lost Highway, 2001) the band’s swan song, which Adams labored over for two years before its release, by which time the group had split up.

The EP Rural Free Delivery (Mood Food, 1997) collects unreleased tracks from the early days and is apparently reviled by Adams.

Additionally, the band’s music appears on various soundtracks and compilations.

1	Houses on the Hill full track	364
2	Jacksonville Skyline full track	308
3	Don't Wanna Know Why full track	267
4	Don't Be Sad full track	248
5	Crazy About You full track	244
6	Inn Town full track	237
7	Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight	232
8	16 Days	224
9	Everything I Do full track	222
9	Dancing with the Women at the Bar full track	222
11	Avenues full track	212
12	Sit & Listen to the Rain full track	199
13	Turn Around full track	194
14	Losering full track	190
15	Under Your Breath full track	187

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Faithless Street
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Strangers Almanac
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furtherboy wrote:
Thursday morning

Hahaha que fantástico es el "Stranger Almanac" meencanta Dancing With The Woman At The Bar Bailando con la chica en el bar...

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mmsmith618 wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Could we get 16 Days on here. That might be my favorite song of all time.

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rakshasa07 wrote:
20 days ago

Whiskeytown and Charlie Daniels Band are cool.

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herodotus wrote:
23 days ago

I wish I lived in Whiskeytown.

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aliwhitton wrote:
last month

hey there, I wondered if you might like my songs... you can hear them at: http://www.aliwhitton.co.uk on the music page... hope you like them - they're kinda alt-country'esque... :-) ali x

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thelightbrigade wrote:
June 2008

if you like this check out www.myspace.com/henrysayers

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PiNoRo wrote:
June 2008

I found them through their song 'Wither I'm a Flower' on the Hope Floats soundtrack. Must say, it's still my fave of theirs so far.

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PiNoRo wrote:
June 2008

just about.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
April 2008

lo-fi tennessee mountain angel should be higher
YEMinaJar wrote:
April 2008

So, seriously, does EVERYTHING on this site get labeled indie?

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avenues wrote:
April 2008

i ordered my almanac-vinyl =D

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slipping wrote:
March 2008

If you're debating about getting the deluxe edition of strangers almanac...stop debating...WELL worth the $.

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ToBeYoung wrote:
March 2008

The Deluxe Edition of SA is out now.

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DeadManSaloon wrote:
February 2008

The details on the Deluxe SA can be found on a post on the Ryan Adams Archive, http://www.ryanadamsarchive.com/showthread.php?t=7779

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gjallen51 wrote:
January 2008

I've ordered Stranger Almanac Deluxe Edition, which was to come out on 1/29. Now I see the date has changed to 3/4. Does anyone know the details of the deluxe album? Like what special features might there be on it?

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ginnyoh wrote:
January 2008

you all should listen to caitlin cary's solo stuff!

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JBiiJB wrote:
January 2008

Stranger's Almanac is truly a masterpiece.

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RachelApathetic wrote:
December 2007

Ahh these were the days. Love Ryan as a solo singer and with the cardinals but Whiskeytown shits all over them both.

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lucyalaska wrote:
December 2007

I agree with MagnolianCacao. Pneumonia is a great album :)

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fatherdmj wrote:
November 2007

Waiting to Derail from Strangers Almanac is as good as it gets.

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