Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12683 airplays from 139 different DJs
1: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (112)
"Laughlin Boy"
"Mother, I Climbed"
"Gypsy Rose"
"Hey Ho"
"Shadows Of Evangeline"
2: "Let 'em Run," The Bills [Borealis, 7/04] (71)
"Nowhere To Be"
"Old Blue Bridge"
"Let Em Run"
3: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (58)
"Little Road"
"It's The Phone"
"Defying Gravity"
"Since You've Been Gone"
4: "Redbird," Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey [Signature, 2/05] (55)
"Buckets Of Rain"
"Ships"
"Patience"
4: "Woodyboye," Joel Rafael Band [Appleseed, new] (55)
"Stepstone"
"Rangers Command"
"Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key"
"This Train Is Bound For Glory"
6: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (54)
"Death Came A Knockin"
"Love Is The Seventh Wave"
"Wagoner's Lad"
6: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, new] (54)
"Crazy As A Loon"
"Glory Of True Love"
"Long Monday"
"My Darlin' Hometown"
8: "Blue Nightfall," Jimmy Lafave [Red House, 3/05] (47)
"Revival"
"River Road"
"Rain Falling Down"
"Sweet Sweet Love"
9: "Jiig," Ian Robb [Fallen Angle, 3/05] (44)
"Chicken On A Raft"
"Bonny Black Hare"
"Oggie Man"
10: "Ragin' Live," Rhonda Vincent And The Rage [Rounder, 3/05] (40)
"Kentucky Borderline"
"Drivin' Nails In My Coffin"
"One Step Ahead Of The Blues"
11: "Mercy Now," Mary Gauthier [Lost Highway, 2/05] (39)
"Mercy Now"
"Wheel Inside The Wheel"
"I Drink"
12: "American Jukebox Fables," Ellis Paul [Philo, new] (38)
"Blacktop Train"
"Jukebox On My Grave"
"Kiss The Sun"
13: "New Century Suite," Michael J. Miles [Self, new] (36)
"Vincent Black Lightning"
"When Things Go Wrong"
"Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring"
13: "Stolen Moments," Alison Brown [Compass, new] (36)
"Homeward Bound"
"Sound Of Summer Running"
"Going To Glasgow"
15: "Love Call Me Home," Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, new] (34)
"Sing About These Hard Times"
"Poor Ellen Smith"
"Love Call Me Home"
16: "Breakfast," Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes [Waterbug, new] (33)
"Handsome Molly"
"Time Passes Slowly"
"Thirst Quencher"
16: "Chasing The Sun," Karan Casey [Shanachie, 4/05] (33)
"Chasing The Sun"
"When Will We All Be Free"
"Mother Earth's Revenge"
16: "Signature Sounds 10th Anniversary Collection," Various Artists [Signature, 9/04] (33)
"Gentle Arms Of Eden," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
"Long Time Traveling," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
19: "Let My People Go!," Kim And Reggie Harris And Rabbi Jonathan Kligler [Appleseed, 1/05] (32)
"We Shall Overcome: Evolution Of A Song," Pete Seeger W/Reggie Harris
"What's That I Hear"
19: "Make It Through This World," Greg Trooper [Sugar Hill, 4/05] (32)
"Green Eyed Girl"
"Dream Away The Blues"
"Make It Through This World"
21: "For The Women," Enoch Kent [Second Avenue, 1/05] (30)
"Beggin' Man"
"Green Grow The Rashes"
21: "From The Dirt," David Morreale [Mud Luscious, new] (30)
"Different By Now"
"Falling"
"Missing Baltimore"
23: "Thugs And Lovers," J. P. Jones [Self, 2/05] (29)
"Man Stands Up"
"Here To Serve"
24: "Almost Like Tonight," Erica Wheeler [Blue Pie, 2/05] (27)
"Maryland County Road"
"Sober Harley Guys"
24: "Hearts In Mind," Nanci Griffith [New Door, 2/05] (27)
"Simple Life"
"Heart Of Indochine"
"I Love This Town"
24: "Lonely Runs Both Ways," Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 11/04] (27)
"Unionhouse Branch"
"Crazy As Me"
24: "Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 9/04] (27)
"Waking Hour"
"Sunday Morning"
28: "Slide Effects," Phil Leadbetter [Pinecastle, 3/05] (25)
"California Cottonfields"
"Moonracer"
"Steel Guitar Rag"
28: "Warmer Kind Of Blue," Kathy Kallick Band [Copper Creek, new] (25)
"God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign"
30: "Here Come The Choppers," Loudon Wainwright III [Sovereign Artists, new] (24)
"Hank And Fred"
"No Sure Way"
30: "Portrait Of An American Girl," Judy Collins [Wildflower, new] (24)
"Singing Lessons"
"How Can I Keep From Singing"
"Pacing The Cage"
32: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 4/04] (22)
"Beautiful Dawn"
"Old Man"
32: "Promise Of Light," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/05] (22)
"Little Chocolate"
"Felon"
34: "Grascals," Grascals [Rounder, 2/05] (21)
"Bevans Lake Crossing"
"Me And John And Paul"
34: "Waiting For An Echo," Solas [Shanachie, 2/05] (21)
"Silver Dagger"
"Coconut Dog / Morning Dew"
36: "Miles From Home," Jed Marum [Boston Road, 2/05] (20)
"Miles From Home"
"Where The Green Grass Grows"
36: "Musique Celtique," Rosheen [Compass, new] (20)
"Medley: I Buried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her"
"Roisin Dubh"
36: "These Times We're Living In," Various Artists [Red House, 2/05] (20)
"River Road," Jimmy Lafave
"Riverside," John Gorka
39: "Hotwalker," Tom Russell [Hightone, 3/05] (19)
"Woodrow"
"Bukowski #2: On The Hustle"
39: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (19)
"Peace Call"
"Hiway 9"
41: "Acoustic Rainbow 21," Various Artists [Poetman, new] (18)
"Sometimes," Holly Williams
41: "The Farthest Wave," Cathie Ryan [Shanachie, new] (18)
"What's Closest To The Heart"
"The Farthest Wave"
41: "Where The Mangoes Are," Kate McDonnell [Appleseed, 2/05] (18)
"Go Down Moses"
"Railroad Bill"
44: "Apples In The Basket," Gordon Bok [Timberhead, 3/05] (17)
"Apples In The Basket"
"Mussels In The Corner"
44: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2001] (17)
"Gentle Arms Of Eden"
"I Go Like The Raven"
"Ordinary Town"
44: "Grey County," Tim Harrison [Second Avenue, 1/05] (17)
"Don Quixote's Dream"
"Pack Up Your Sorrows"
44: "A Heart Wide Open," Tish Hinojosa [Valley, new] (17)
"Derechos De El Corazon"
"Shotgun Ridin"
44: "Hymns For The Exiled," Anais Mitchell [Waterbug, 9/04] (17)
"Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls"
"Hymn For The Exiled"
44: "Love, Hope And Transportation," Malvinas [Self, 11/04] (17)
"Eastward Bound"
44: "Names," Tim Grimm [Wind River, 10/04] (17)
"Mariano"
"Pretty Boy Floyd"
44: "You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper," Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver [Rounder, 3/05] (17)
"You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper"
52: "Back To Me," Kathleen Edwards [Rounder, 3/05] (16)
"In State"
"Back To Me"
52: "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster," Various Artists [American Roots, 8/04] (16)
"Camptown Races," Duhks
52: "Beyond Borders," Andrew McKnight [Falling Mountain, 1/05] (16)
"Good Things Matter"
"Hard Times In The Heartland"
52: "Blue Highway," John Lilly And Ralph Blizard [Self, 2/05] (16)
"My Dixie Darling"
52: "Exploration," Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion [New West, 3/05] (16)
"In Lieu Of Flowers"
52: "Martha Wainwright," Martha Wainwright [Rounder, new] (16)
"These Flowers"
"Don't Forget"
52: "Rare," Jock Tamson's Bairns [Greentrax, new] (16)
"Scotch Cap"
"Bonnie Earl O' Moray"
59: "Curate's Egg," Poor Old Horse [Folk-Legacy, new] (15)
"Bright Shining Morning"
59: "Somewhere Over Yonder," Beverly Smith And Carl Jones [Dittyville, 2/05] (15)
"Gospel Ship"
59: "Unfamiliar Moon," Vance Gilbert [Self, 12/04] (15)
"I've Got A Plane"
"That Front Porch Song"
59: "Vuelta," Richard Shindell [Koch, 8/04] (15)
"So Says The Whipporwill"
"Hazel's House"
63: "Great Big World," Pierce Pettis [Compass, 8/04] (14)
"Alabama 1959"
63: "Verdant Mile," Tracy Grammer [Self, 8/04] (14)
"This Dirty Little Town"
"Verdant Mile"
63: "Waiting For The Water," Pat Wictor [RiskyDisc, 9/04] (14)
"Sleep Easy"
"Don't Dig My Grave Too Deep"
63: "Yont The Tay," Jim Reid [Greentrax, new] (14)
"Mormond Braes"
"Sodger's Cairn"
67: "40," Larry Sparks [Rebel, 3/05] (13)
"Blues Stay Away From Me"
67: "And The Tin Pan Bended, And The Story Ended," Dave Van Ronk [Smithsonian/Folkways, 6/04] (13)
"Green Green Rocky Road"
"Urge For Going"
67: "A Brief History," The Waifs [Compass, 1/05] (13)
"Bridal Train"
67: "Golden Willow Tree," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 5/04] (13)
"Banjo A La Turk"
67: "Hop High," Crooked Still [Footprint, 8/04] (13)
"Angeline The Baker"
67: "Live At The Newburyport Firehouse," Dry Branch Fire Squad [Rounder, 1/05] (13)
"He's Coming To Us Dead"
67: "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack," Various Artists [Mercury, 2000] (13)
"Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby," Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris And Gillian Welsh
"I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow," Soggy Bottom Boys
67: "The Red Thread," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 1/04] (13)
"I Had Something"
"This Is Home"
67: "Simple Man," The Chapmans [Pinecastle, 4/05] (13)
"Cold And Lonely"
67: "Steelhead In The Riffles," Robin Flower And Libby McLaren [Libbymac, 3/05] (13)
"Billy Tave's Hornpipe"
"Mellie's Mandolin"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12683 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. "Laughlin Boy" (28)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
2. "Mother, I Climbed" (17)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
3. "Nowhere To Be" (15)
by The Bills
from "Let 'em Run"
3. "River Road" (15)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
also "These Times We're Living In"
5. "Gypsy Rose" (14)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
5. "Little Road" (14)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
7. "Hey Ho" (13)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
7. "Old Blue Bridge" (13)
by The Bills
from "Let 'em Run"
7. "Sing About These Hard Times" (13)
by Peggy Seeger
from "Love Call Me Home"
10. "Buckets Of Rain" (12)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
10. "Mercy Now" (12)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
10. "Shadows Of Evangeline" (12)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
10. "Stepstone" (12)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
14. "Handsome Molly" (11)
by Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes
from "Breakfast"
14. "Hank And Fred" (11)
by Loudon Wainwright III
from "Here Come The Choppers"
14. "Man Stands Up" (11)
by J. P. Jones
from "Thugs And Lovers"
17. "Chicken On A Raft" (10)
by Ian Robb
from "Jiig"
17. "Crazy As A Loon" (10)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
17. "Homeward Bound" (10)
by Alison Brown
from "Stolen Moments"
17. "Les Amants De Saint-Laurent" (10)
by Le Vent Du Nord
from "Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent"
17. "Revival" (10)
by Jimmy Lafave
from "Blue Nightfall"
17. "Wheel Inside The Wheel" (10)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
23. "Death Came A Knockin" (9)
by The Duhks
from "The Duhks"
23. "Glory Of True Love" (9)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
23. "Ships" (9)
by Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey
from "Redbird"
23. "Waking Hour" (9)
by David Francey
from "Waking Hour"
23. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (9)
by Joel Rafael Band
from "Woodyboye"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12683 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. Tracy Grammer 2. Cheryl Wheeler 3. John Prine 4. The Bills 5. Joel Rafael Band 6. The Duhks 7. Nanci Griffith 8. Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey 9. Jimmy Lafave 10. Mary Gauthier 11. Ellis Paul 11. Tom Russell 13. Ian Robb 14. Alison Krauss 15. Judy Collins 15. Rhonda Vincent 17. Peggy Seeger 18. Tom Paxton 19. Alison Brown 19. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 19. Dave Van Ronk 22. Bob Dylan 22. Emmylou Harris 24. Michael J. Miles 25. Greg Brown 25. Karan Casey 27. Kim And Reggie Harris 28. J. P. Jones 28. Loudon Wainwright III 30. David Francey 30. Erica Wheeler 32. Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes 33. Greg Trooper 33. Richard Shindell 35. Enoch Kent 35. Lucy Kaplansky 35. Phil Ochs 38. David Morreale 38. Solas 40. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver 40. Jamie Anderson 40. Pete Seeger
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12683 airplays from 139 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Signature 3. Red House 4. Sugar Hill 5. Compass 6. Philo 7. Appleseed 8. Columbia 9. Shanachie 10. Waterbug 11. Smithsonian/Folkways 12. Flying Fish 13. Vanguard 14. Warner 15. Hightone 16. Borealis 17. Green Linnet 18. Greentrax 19. Elektra 20. Rebel 21. Copper Creek 21. Oh Boy 23. Pinecastle 24. Capitol 25. Rhino 26. Folk-Legacy 27. Fallen Angle 27. Lost Highway 29. Gadfly 30. Hannibal 30. Putumayo 32. Koch 32. Rykodisc 34. New West 35. RCA 36. Acoustic Disc 37. Sony 38. Second Avenue 38. Wildflower 40. Narada 40. Reprise These lists are compiled and posted to the FOLKDJ-L web site every month (since October 1997). The archive of past Top Album lists is available at http://folkradio.org (Mike Yuhas' FOLKDJ-L web site) and also, in an extended version, at http://nwfolk.com (my personal web site). The process of compiling the Top Albums list is automated (I do hand correct some obvious errors and typos). The results are based on playlists posted to FOLKDJ-L during the calendar month. I wrote a pair of programs that work with the Eudora email program's filtering feature. One program parses each playlist as it comes in and adds it to a spreadsheet. The second program processes the spreadsheet into a readable report. Playlists have to include artist, song and album name (label is optional) and be in a reasonably regular format for my program to be able to parse them. My programs wind up identifying 60% to 80% of the songs actually posted. The number of airplays listed for each album is the number that my programs caught, which is smaller than the actual number. The Top Albums list is sorted in descending order by number of plays recorded for each album. Within an album, the number of times each of the more popular tracks were played is shown. If a single DJ is the only one mostly playing an album, the count of plays is adjusted downwards; otherwise the raw counts are used. The top 70 albums are listed. A more detailed explanation is available at nwfolk.com. Richard Gillmann http://www.nwfolk.com Monday "Lunch With Folks" Noon-3pm richard@nwfolk.com KBCS (91.3 FM) - Bellevue, WA http://kbcs.fm