Great country recording

Allison Krauss is always a good bet and her later albums like "So Long So Wrong" are extremely well recorded with very well done arrangements. Agree with the recommendation of Dwight Yoakum, he manages to combine the core of country music's appeal with very sophisticated presentation and exceptional production.

Steve Earle, “The Mountain”
Emmylou Harris, “Wrecking Ball”
Kasey Chambers, “Wreck & Ruin”
Doc Watson, “Pickin’ the Blues”
Gillian Welch, “Soul Journey”

Bonnie Raitt,Charlie Daniels,Willie Nelson,Waylon Jennings,Reba McIntyre.

Yeah does it have to be country country or can it be "country" like Mark Knopfler/Chet Akins? Allison Krauss, New Favorite? Nancy Bryan, Lay Me Down? 

One good thing about country music it seems for whatever reason they kept up higher recording standards or at least didn't sink down the hole a lot of em like Santana have. New Favorite, Lay Me Down, Luck of the Draw and Nick of Time are awesome recordings, whatever genre you want to call em. 

Anything of Merle Haygard's but his last two I just can't get out of my rotation, Waylon Jennings ole 5 and dimer, most the songs on this one were written by Billy Joe Shaver, also go to Elusive Disc as they stock a lot of the New West label and their series of Live In Austin recordings of a lot of the greats such as Johnny Cash, D. Yokum, Merle Hagard, Buck Owens, Steve Earl and many more. Enjoy the music