The weather is starting to turn, the buds are out, flowering bushes are blooming, the snow and extreme cold are in the rearview mirror. The sun is out, the sky is deep blue. Spring cleanup in the yard. The cover is off the barbecue and the patio set. Our first dinner outside. Moods are improving. Driving home in the light. Every day gets longer. And looking forward to my first Catskills trip of the year in a few weeks.

Plenty of inside time during the long winter meant having the time to take a look at a new music set for that first Catskills trip. Depending on where I’m headed the drive takes about ~2 hours. This music set comes in at 1 hour, 28 minutes, covering me for most of the drive. Plenty of first timers to my ultimate road trip sets, including a well-known and diverse set of musicians such as Lucinda Williams, Jason Isbell, Chris Smither, Tom Russell, Kim Richey, Colter Wall, Chris Stapleton, Chris Knight and Darius Rucker.

1. I Am the Ride – Chris Smither

2. Tonight We Ride – Tom Russell

3. The Sky Above, the Mud Below – Tom Russell

4. The Pugilist at 59 – Tom Russell

5. Don’t Get Me Started – Rodney Crowell

6. East Side of Town – Lucinda Williams

7. Longest Days – John Mellencamp

8. 24 Frames – Jason Isbell

9. Racing In the Street – Charlie Robinson

10. Sleeping on the Blacktop – Colter Wall

11. Breakaway Speed – Kim Richey

12. How Am I Ever Gonna Be Me? – Scott Miller

13. Amtrak Cresent – Scott Miller & The Commonwealth

14. The Rain – Scott Miller

15. Thorn In My Heart – Kim Richey

16. House and 90 Acres – Chris Knight

17. Outlaw State of Mind – Chris Stapleton

18. Highland Country Boy – Scott Miller

19. Hot Corn, Cold Corn – Robert Earl Keen

20. Surrender Under Protest – Drive-By Truckers

21. Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker