hey, the good'ns don't stop 25 years ago! Here's some FABULOUS songs written in the past ten:

If Love Is Not Enough -- Peter Mulvey
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive -- Darrell Scott
Akasha Wind -- LJ Booth
Much At All -- Susan Werner
Summerfly -- Cheryl Wheeler
Swing That Thing -- Joel Mabus
When There's No One Around,
Music Tree,
One Girl Cried -- Tim O'Brien
Ghost In This House,
The Song Remembers When,
Bristlecone Pine -- Hugh Prestwood
Hometown Boy,
Waterbug,
Heartland -- Jack Williams
Moontown -- Pierce Pettis

Today, even the independent artist has to demonstrate not just a good turn of phrase, but amazing musicianship. These guys are standing on the shoulders of the genius folk musicians of the 50's-70's but have technically surpassed them greatly. No strummers and hummers (and no kazoos!) in this crowd.