Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars

Barton Hollow

The Civil Wars

2011
3.18
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Album Summary

Barton Hollow is the first full-length studio album from the Civil Wars. Produced by Charlie Peacock, it was released on February 1, 2011. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart, No. 10 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2013, the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US. Barton Hollow was preceded by the lead single and title track, which was performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 14, 2011. A track on this album, "Poison and Wine" was previously released as a single from their EP Poison & Wine in 2009. On November 30, 2011, Barton Hollow was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, for the title song. The album ended up winning both awards. Numerous publications noted that the Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New Artist nomination by The Grammys. At the ceremony the Civil Wars performed a portion of "Barton Hollow". The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.

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Dec 20 2025 Author
4
Very good. The instrumentation, vocals and writing all top notch. Put me in mind of Nickel Creek though not as overtly neo-traditional.
Dec 21 2025 Author
4
Very nice album. Good to hear some modern folk.
Dec 17 2025 Author
3
This type of americana/indie doesn’t really do anything for me. Feels a little too polished or cosmopolitan, if I’m being honest. It’s not really a “must hear” to my ears, but it’s well performed and sung and I didn’t really have a visceral dislike for any of it, so I’ll give it a three. I think that’s only fair, right?
Dec 22 2025 Author
3
Rating: 6/10