New West records, famous for it's stable of country based artists has made a 12 track sampler of their best of 2009 available by free download.
It features among others Steve Earle, Gary Louris and Marc Olson, Drive-by Truckers, Delbert McClinton (the man who gave John Lennon the harmonica riff on Love Me Do and a great rocker too), Kris Kristofferson, Buddy & Julie Miller and England's own Ian Hunter among others.
To get it, all you have to do is register for their newsletter, which you can do here:
http://www.newwestrecords.com/our-best-2009
What more could you want at the start of this snowbound year?