Missed this one last year, but better late.... The Spirit Ranch Sessions by Diana Catherine and the Thrusty Tweeters; now this disc I flat out love!  Many things fall under our Americana umbrella,  but this is my favorite combination of ingredients.  Great songwriting,  killer voice, and some great energetic music with an electric touch (and killer band name!)  I love tons of great acoustic music, but there is just something about a plugged in electric guitar! You may not have heard of this bunch, as they just got together in 2008 as  "a family of travelin' misfit, musical gypsies who always bring a party to town."  In their short existence the Toronto bunch have toured extensively across their native Canada playing what has been described as "Northern" Americana.  (I like the term Canadiana better myself!)  The band consists of Diana (Catherine) DiGiovanni) who wrote the tunes and provides lead vocals, guitars and harmonica;  Matt Blackie, drums;  Nic DiSanto, bass;  and Kevin Robinson, guitars. The disc is full of great lively stuff, no snoozers here.  Highlights include the opener, Walk,  as well as Travelin' Man,  Sober (Is Too Hard to Stay) and 4 Leaf Clover.   The glue that holds it all together is the powerful Sarah Borges type expressive voice of Diana.  Diana and band remind me a bit of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.  Similarly, Diana is the face of the group but her band was certainly not an afterthought and she relies on them for stellar support.  My rating: 5 Molsons!!