Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 10194 airplays from 145 different DJs
1: "Writing In The Margins," John Gorka [Red House, new] (59)
"Writing In The Margins"
"Road Of Good Intentions"
"Chance Of Rain"
"When You Sing"
2: "Firecracker," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 6/06] (54)
"Devil's Paintbrush Road"
"Swallow"
"Firecracker"
3: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 4/06] (50)
"Pay Me My Money Down"
"Jesse James"
"Shenandoah"
4: "Invisible Man," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 6/06] (41)
"Hank Williams' Ghost"
"Goodle, Usa"
"Invisible Man"
4: "Unsung," Slaid Cleaves [Rounder, 5/06] (41)
"Song For June"
"Everette"
"Fairest Of Them All"
6: "Folk Is The New Black," Janis Ian [Cooking Vinyl, 2/06] (37)
"Great Divide"
"Folk Is The New Black"
"Standing In The Shadows Of Love"
7: "Honey On My Grave," Abbie Gardner [Gimmie Some Ribs, 5/06] (36)
"Ain't Misbehavin"
"Honey On My Grave"
"Sweet Georgia Pines"
8: "All American Bluegrass Girl," Rhonda Vincent [Rounder, 6/06] (33)
"All American Bluegrass Girl"
"Heartbreaker's Alibi"
"Rhythm Of The Wheels"
9: "Seven Is The Number," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Self, new] (32)
"7 Is The Number"
"Sarah Turn 'round"
9: "Bad Girl Once," Deborah Holland [Rageon, new] (32)
"Bad Girl Once"
"Hard Times"
"Sloop John B"
9: "Songs For Bright Street," Amy Speace [Wildflower, 6/06] (32)
"Row Row Row"
"Step Out Of The Shade"
"Home"
12: "Being There," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass, 4/06] (31)
"Homelessness"
"High Cotton"
"Road Through The Woods"
12: "Life Grows Back," Sloan Wainwright [Derby Disc, 6/06] (31)
"Tired Of Wasting Time"
"Between The Lines"
"When I Walk Away"
14: "Laps In Seven," Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/06] (27)
"Bringing In The Georgia Mail"
"Ridin' That Bluegrass Train"
"Where There's A Road"
15: "Curious Thing," Cormac McCarthy [Rakish Tilt, new] (26)
"Fishing"
"Asylum Of Your Arms"
"Curious Thing In The Middle"
15: "Just My Heart For You," Curtis And Loretta [Haymarket, 6/06] (26)
"Harps In Heaven"
"Ain't No Bugs On Me"
15: "Midnight On The Water," David Mallett [North Road, new] (26)
"Ballad Of The St. Anne's Reel"
"Midnight On The Water"
15: "Taking The Long Way," Dixie Chicks [Columbia, 5/06] (26)
"I Hope"
"Not Ready To Make Nice"
19: "Blood Oranges," Ginn Sisters [Self, 6/06] (23)
"Down The Drain"
"I'm Clean"
19: "Break Me Open," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 4/06] (23)
"Back To The Mystery"
"So Here's To You"
"Silver Creek"
19: "Life Short Call Now," Bruce Cockburn [True North, new] (23)
"Peace March"
"This Is Baghdad"
"Life Short Call Now"
19: "My Remembrance Of You," Diana Jones [Newsong, 3/06] (23)
"Hold On Me"
"Pretty Girl"
"Willow Tree"
23: "Distant Land To Roam," Ralph Stanley [Columbia, 6/06] (22)
"Distant Land To Roam"
"I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes"
23: "From The Pasture To The Future," The Waybacks [Compass, 4/06] (22)
"Monkey Pants"
"Motorway"
23: "Roadside Saints," Zoe Mulford [Azalea City, 5/06] (22)
"Angel In The Storm"
"Elegy"
26: "Adieu False Heart," Linda Ronstadt And Ann Savoy [Vanguard, new] (21)
"Adieu False Heart"
"I Can't Get Over You"
26: "Personal File," Johnny Cash [Columbia, 5/06] (21)
"Letter Egded In Black"
26: "Strange Conversation," Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 6/06] (21)
"We'll Go No More A-Roving"
"Light Of The Light"
26: "Workbench Songs," Guy Clark [Dualtone, new] (21)
"Magdalene"
"Walkin' Man"
30: "Accidental Pilgrimage," Jen Cass [Blind Justice, 4/06] (19)
"Dear Mr. President"
"Hallelujah"
30: "Hillbilly Heartache," Don Rigsby And Midnight Call [Rebel, new] (19)
"Daddy Was A Moonshine Man"
"Make God Laugh"
30: "Suitable Disguise," Michael Lille [Downstream, 6/06] (19)
"Born To Be Wild"
"Can't You Hear The Whistle Blow"
33: "American V: A Hundred Highways," Johnny Cash [American, new] (18)
"4 Strong Winds"
"Like The 309"
33: "Angels Castles Covers," Vance Gilbert [Disismye, new] (18)
"Heaven Help Us All"
"Case Of You"
33: "Big Dream Boulevard," Antje Duvekot [Black Wolf, 5/06] (18)
"Diamond On Your Hand"
"Dandelion"
33: "I Stand Alone," Ramblin' Jack Elliott [Anti, 6/06] (18)
"Careless Darling"
37: "American Favorite Ballads," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2002] (17)
"America The Beautiful"
"Summertime"
37: "A Few Simple Verses," James Keelaghan [Jericho Beach, new] (17)
"My Blood"
"Sweet Thames Flow Softly"
37: "I'm A Mountain," Sarah Harmer [Cold Snap, 11/05] (17)
"I Am Aglow"
"I'm A Mountain"
40: "A Flying Leap," James Hill [Borealis, 4/06] (16)
"Down Rideau Canal"
"Little Wing"
40: "Ghost Repeater," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, 5/06] (16)
"Ghost Repeater"
"Mesa, Arizona"
40: "Hush," Pauline Scanlon [Compass, new] (16)
"Demon Lover"
40: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 2004] (16)
"Peace Call"
"Hiway 9"
40: "Live At Coalesce," Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver [Gambler's Grace, 5/06] (16)
"Red"
"Ghost Of Crazy Horse"
40: "Shaken By A Low Sound," Crooked Still [Signature, new] (16)
"Come On In My Kitchen"
"New Railroad"
"Wind And Rain"
40: "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky," Penny Lang [Borealis, 6/06] (16)
"Careless Love"
40: "Vista," David Wilcox [W. A. R, 5/06] (16)
"Wilford Brandon Hayes"
48: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2001] (15)
"Tillman County"
"Gentle Arms Of Eden"
48: "The Great Divide," Eric Taylor [Blue Ruby, 1/06] (15)
"Bonnie And Avery"
"The Great Divide"
48: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, 10/05] (15)
"Lay Down By The Water"
48: "Lost John Dean," Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin [Compass, 5/06] (15)
"Postcard From Mexico"
"I Can't Wait"
48: "Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 5/06] (15)
"Sail Away," Tim O'Brien
"Louisiana 1927," Sonny Landreth
48: "Say I Am You," The Weepies [Nettwerk, 3/06] (15)
"World Spins Madly On"
"Gotta Have You"
48: "We Will Be Together," David Massengill [Gadfly, new] (15)
"Dave Van Ronk's Last Cigar"
"Talking Dave Van Ronk Blues"
55: "Departure," The Mammals [Signature, 2/06] (14)
"Kiss The Break Of Day"
"Follow Me To Carthage"
55: "New Day," Claire Lynch [Rounder, 3/06] (14)
"Be Ready To Sail"
55: "Spinning," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 6/06] (14)
"Moment They Knew"
55: "Spooked," Marley's Ghost [Sage Arts, 2/06] (14)
"Palms Of Victory"
"Sail Away, Ladies"
55: "Underdog," Wishing Chair [Self, 5/05] (14)
"Bully Circus"
"Sue Mundy"
60: "A Different Life," Emily Smith [White Fall, new] (13)
"Lochmaben Harper"
60: "For The Living Of These Days," Kate Campbell [Large River, new] (13)
"Would They Love Him Down In Shreveport"
60: "Knuckleball Suite," Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/06] (13)
"Abilene"
60: "Let 'er Go, Boys!," Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 5/06] (13)
"Bright And Early"
60: "Love And Fear," Tom Russell [Hightone, 2/06] (13)
"It Goes Away"
60: "Tulips For Lunch," Chuck Brodsky [Waterbug, 2/06] (13)
"In The Beginning"
"2 Left Feet"
60: "West Of The West," Dave Alvin [Yep Roc, 5/06] (13)
"Here In California"
67: "Follow You Down," Caroline Doctorow [Narrow Lane, new] (12)
"One Too Many Mornings"
67: "Postcards," Peter Ostroushko [Red House, 6/06] (12)
"Manassas Junction"
67: "Skunkmello," Guy Davis [Red House, 4/06] (12)
"Uncle Tom Is Dead"
67: "Tanglewood Tree," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2000] (12)
"Tanglewood Tree"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 10194 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. "7 Is The Number" (14)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
2. "All American Bluegrass Girl" (11)
by Rhonda Vincent
from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
3. "Bad Girl Once" (10)
by Deborah Holland
from "Bad Girl Once"
3. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (10)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
3. "Great Divide" (10)
by Janis Ian
from "Folk Is The New Black"
3. "Row Row Row" (10)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
3. "Tired Of Wasting Time" (10)
by Sloan Wainwright
from "Life Grows Back"
3. "Writing In The Margins" (10)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
9. "Folk Is The New Black" (9)
by Janis Ian
from "Folk Is The New Black"
10. "Peace Call" (8)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
10. "4 Strong Winds" (8)
by Johnny Cash
from "American V. A Hundred Highways"
10. "I Hope" (8)
by Dixie Chicks
from "Taking The Long Way"
10. "Pay Me My Money Down" (8)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
10. "Road Of Good Intentions" (8)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
10. "Step Out Of The Shade" (8)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
10. "Water In The Desert" (8)
by Tena Moyer
from "Water In The Desert"
10. "When The War Is Won" (8)
by Mission Street Project
from "When The War Is Won"
18. "Chance Of Rain" (7)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
18. "Hank Williams' Ghost" (7)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
18. "Hard Times" (7)
by Deborah Holland
from "Bad Girl Once"
18. "Motorway" (7)
by The Waybacks
from "From The Pasture To The Future"
18. "Swallow" (7)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
18. "When You Sing" (7)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
24. "Adieu False Heart" (6)
by Linda Ronstadt And Ann Savoy
from "Adieu False Heart"
24. "Back To The Mystery" (6)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
24. "Dear Mr. President" (6)
by Jen Cass
from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
24. "Firecracker" (6)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
24. "Fishing" (6)
by Cormac McCarthy
from "Curious Thing"
24. "Goodle, Usa" (6)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
24. "Heaven Help Us All" (6)
by Vance Gilbert
from "Angels Castles Covers"
24. "Homelessness" (6)
by Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen
from "Being There"
24. "Invisible Man" (6)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
24. "Johnny And June" (6)
by Truckstop Honeymoon
from "Delivery Boy"
24. "Kiss The Break Of Day" (6)
by The Mammals
from "Departure"
24. "Lay Down By The Water" (6)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face"
24. "Lockkeeper" (6)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
24. "Sail Away" (6)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman"
24. "Shattered Cross" (6)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
24. "Sloop John B" (6)
by Deborah Holland
from "Bad Girl Once"
24. "So Here's To You" (6)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
24. "Song For June" (6)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
24. "This Land Is Your Land" (6)
by Woody Guthrie
from "This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1"
24. "Wilford Brandon Hayes" (6)
by David Wilcox
from "Vista"
24. "Willow Tree" (6)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 10194 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer 2. John Gorka 3. Johnny Cash 4. Wailin' Jennys 5. Bruce Springsteen 6. Darrell Scott 7. Slaid Cleaves 8. Janis Ian 9. Bruce Cockburn 10. Abbie Gardner 10. Deborah Holland 12. Guy Clark 12. Rhonda Vincent 14. Pete Seeger 15. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen 16. Curtis And Loretta 16. David Mallett 16. Sam Bush 16. Sloan Wainwright 20. Amy Speace 20. Eliza Gilkyson 20. Kate Campbell 23. Dixie Chicks 23. The Waybacks 25. Bob Dylan 25. Cormac McCarthy 25. James Keelaghan 25. Johnsmith 29. Ralph Stanley 29. Tom Russell 31. Diana Jones 32. Kris Delmhorst 33. Dave Alvin 34. Cheryl Wheeler 34. Jack Williams 34. John Prine 34. Tim O'Brien 38. Ginn Sisters 38. Linda Ronstadt And Ann Savoy 38. Ramblin' Jack Elliott 38. Robert Earl Keen 38. Zoe Mulford
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 10194 airplays from 145 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Red House 3. Columbia 4. Compass 5. Sugar Hill 6. Signature 7. Smithsonian/Folkways 8. Warner 9. Vanguard 10. Borealis 10. Philo 12. Flying Fish 12. Rebel 14. Appleseed 15. Hightone 16. Rhino 17. Greentrax 18. Shanachie 19. Green Linnet 19. Pinecastle 21. RCA 22. Folk-Legacy 22. Waterbug 24. Gadfly 24. Wind River 26. Sony 26. True North 28. Dualtone 29. Nettwerk 29. Reprise 31. MCA 32. Alligator 32. Full Light 34. Capitol 35. Koch 36. Elektra 37. Arhoolie 37. Yep Roc 39. Skaggs Family 40. Mercury 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 (the official 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 Tuesday "Lunch With Folks" Noon-3pm richard@nwfolk.com KBCS (91.3 FM) - Bellevue, WA http://kbcs.fm