Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11313 airplays from 134 different DJs
1: "The Back Fields," Tim Grimm [Wind River, 10/05] (77)
"The People's Highway"
"Lost And Found"
"My Turn"
"Autumn Garden"
2: "Blues And Lamentations," Kate Campbell [Large River, 8/05] (54)
"Miles Of Blues"
"Freedom Train"
"Pans Of Biscuits"
3: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (51)
"Man Of God"
"Paradise Hotel"
"Think About You"
"When You Walk On"
4: "Two Wings," Lauren Sheehan [Wilson River, 10/05] (50)
"Two Wings"
"Kind Hearted Woman"
"Lonesome Day Blues"
5: "Yellow," Cary Cooper [Hudson Harding, 10/05] (42)
"Yellow"
"All The Ways You Give Yourself Away"
"Hannah Hold Your Heart"
6: "My Better Self," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 9/05] (38)
"Echoes"
"Empire"
"You Rise And Meet The Day"
7: "Giants," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, new] (36)
"Giants"
"Before Music Was A Product"
"Talkin' Cheap Trick Blues"
8: "Some Days," Lou And Peter Berryman [Cornbelt, 10/05] (35)
"Best Laid Plans"
"Homelessness"
9: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, 10/05] (34)
"Meet Me Mama"
"Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
9: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (34)
"Sugar Babe"
"Walkin' In My Sleep"
"There Is A Time"
11: "Serenade," Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan [Compass, new] (33)
"After The Gold Rush"
"Jug Of Punch Set"
12: "Live In Sydney," Arlo Guthrie [Rising Son, 8/05] (32)
"City Of New Orleans"
"Me And Bobby McGee"
"Remembering Alice"
13: "Half A Million Miles," The Kennedys [Appleseed, 7/05] (31)
"Half A Million Miles"
"Chimes Of Freedom"
"How Will I Ever Be Simple Again"
13: "Hands Across The Water," Various Artists [Compass, new] (31)
"Fair And Tender Ladies," Tim O'Brien And Lunasa
"This World's Family," Jim Lauderdale With Maura O'Connell
15: "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly," Kate Rusby [Compass, 9/05] (27)
"No Names"
"Lark"
"Game Of All Fours"
16: "Those Were The Days," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, 10/05] (26)
"Blowin In The Wind"
"Those Were The Days"
"Turn, Turn, Turn"
16: "Waves," Eric Andersen [Appleseed, 10/05] (26)
"Changes"
"Bold Marauder"
18: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (23)
"Winter When He Goes"
"Laughlin Boy"
19: "Acoustic Rainbow 23," Various Artists [Poetman, new] (22)
"Rough And Rocky," Cathie Ryan
"Green Eyes," Misty River
19: "I Walk The Road Again," Happy Traum [Roaring Stream, 8/05] (22)
"Blues Ain't Nothin"
"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You"
21: "Cornbread Nation," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (21)
"Hold On"
"California Blues"
"Cornbread Nation"
21: "Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (21)
"Early Morning Rain"
"Long Black Veil"
21: "Prairie Wind," Neil Young [Reprise, 9/05] (21)
"Far From Home"
"Painter"
21: "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex," Various Artists [Self, 8/05] (21)
"Never Go Back," Greg Greenway W/ Kim And Reggie Harris
21: "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1," Jackson Browne [Inside Recordings, new] (21)
"These Days"
"Lives In The Balance"
21: "There Goes The Neighborhood," Mark Stepakoff [Self, new] (21)
"Barbecue Sauce"
"Amanda Peet"
21: "The Tide," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 9/05] (21)
"Everybody Knows But Me"
"My Name Joe"
28: "Bowery Songs," Joan Baez [Koch, 9/05] (20)
"7 Curses"
"Finlandia"
28: "Like Water," Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald [Freewheel, 9/05] (20)
"Peace Jumpers"
"Starlight On The Rails"
28: "New Moon," Northern Lights [Fifty Fifty, 4/05] (20)
"Listen To The Radio"
"Lonely Moon"
28: "Sanctuary Road," Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, 10/05] (20)
"Always One More Round"
"Leaves Are Gone"
"Something In The Air/It's Not On The Airwaves"
32: "Out Beyond Ideas," David Wilcox And Nance Pettit [What Are, 9/05] (19)
"Some Seeds"
32: "Woman Of The House," Cherish The Ladies [Rounder, 10/05] (19)
"Sweet Thames Flow Softly"
"Green Fields Of Canada"
34: "Laebrack," Catriona McKay And Chris Stout [Greentrax, new] (18)
"Eileen's Lament"
"Laebrack"
34: "No Direction Home," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 8/05] (18)
"Desolation Row"
34: "Weiser Sunrise," Foghorn String Band [Nettwerk, 8/05] (18)
"Mississippi Sawyer"
"Stagger Lee"
37: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (17)
"Peace Call"
"Hiway 9"
37: "Weather And Water," The Greencards [Dualtone, 6/05] (17)
"Ghost Of Who We Were"
"Like A Melody"
39: "5 South," Janet Beazley [Backcountry, 9/05] (16)
"Julia Belle"
"5 South"
39: "Chicago Wind," Merle Haggard [Sony, new] (16)
"America First"
"Where's All The Freedom"
39: "Home To You," Peasall Sisters [Dualtone, 8/05] (16)
"Where No One Stands Alone"
"Home To You"
39: "Parlor Guitar," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 9/05] (16)
"I'm Just Wild About Harry - Avalon"
"Swanee"
39: "Raw Vision," Tom Russell Band [Philo, 9/05] (16)
"Blue Wing"
"Veteran's Day"
39: "Why Should The Fire Die?," Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (16)
"When In Rome"
"Stumptown"
45: "40," Larry Sparks [Rebel, 3/05] (15)
"1-800-Do-U-Care"
45: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (15)
"Mists Of Down Below"
"Death Came A Knockin"
45: "MR7," Mustard's Retreat [Yellow Room, 9/05] (15)
"Here Comes The Snow"
"Simple Faith"
45: "Never Ending Conversation," Kelly Mulhollan [Self, 9/05] (15)
"Garden Of Love"
"God To Hungry Child"
45: "Nuthatch Suite," Sons Of The Never Wrong [Gadfly, 8/05] (15)
"Too Many"
45: "The Other Evening In Chicago," Bob Franke [Waterbug, 7/05] (15)
"In Lieu Of Chili / Thanksgiving Eve"
"Thanksgiving Eve"
45: "Sparks In The Radio," Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 4/05] (15)
"Sparks In The Radio"
"Hillbilly Hollywood"
45: "This Human Heart," David Kleiner [Self, new] (15)
"Hopeless Romantic"
"This Human Heart"
45: "Trouble From The Start," Lisa Moscatiello [Machine Heart, 9/05] (15)
"Brand New Me"
"Exile"
45: "Unseen Hours," Malinky [Greentrax, new] (15)
"Edom O Gordon"
"Flowers Of Saskatchewan"
55: "American Jukebox Fables," Ellis Paul [Philo, 4/05] (14)
"Kiss The Sun"
"Blacktop Train"
55: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (14)
"The Art Of Virtue"
55: "Collaborations," Will Taylor And Strings Attached [Heart, 9/05] (14)
"Easy Rider"
55: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (14)
"Blessed"
"Little Road"
55: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/05] (14)
"I Hate It When That Happens To Me"
"Clay Pigeons"
55: "Folkzinger," Christine Lavin [Appleseed, 9/05] (14)
"All My Lovin"
"Winter In Manhattan"
55: "Seeing Things," Heidi Muller And Bob Webb [Self, new] (14)
"Sacred Ground"
62: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 4/04] (13)
"One Voice"
62: "Cherryholmes," Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family, 9/05] (13)
"Workin' Man"
62: "Let It Slide," David Holt [High Windy, new] (13)
"Slowfood"
62: "Made Of Mud," Dana Cooper [King Easy, 9/05] (13)
"Nothing To Fear"
62: "Profile," Pat Donohue [Bluesky, 10/05] (13)
"Give A Dog A Bone"
62: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (13)
"Precious Friend," Holly Near And Ronnie Gilbert
62: "Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 9/04] (13)
"Ashtabula"
69: "Five Star Day," Liz Carlisle [Self, 8/05] (12)
"9/8 Central"
"Feels Like Home"
69: "At This Stage," Eric Bogle [Greentrax, 8/05] (12)
"And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"
69: "The Best Kept Secret," Jerry Douglas [Koch, 9/05] (12)
"Swing Blues No. 1"
69: "Bluegrass Hits," Various Artists [Rounder, new] (12)
"Dark Waters," Reno And Smiley
69: "Come On Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Rounder, 8/05] (12)
"I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
69: "The Hard And The Easy," Great Big Sea [Zoe, new] (12)
"Captain Kidd"
"French Shore"
69: "Impossible Dream," Patty Griffin [ATO, 4/04] (12)
"Useless Desires"
69: "Inspired," Giveway [Greentrax, new] (12)
"Jazziness"
69: "One More Time," Joy Lynn White [Thortch, new] (12)
"I'm Free"
69: "Song Of The Traveling Daughter," Abigail Washburn [Nettwerk, 8/05] (12)
"Sometimes"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11313 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. "After The Gold Rush" (14)
by Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan
from "Serenade"
1. "Giants" (14)
by Donal Hinely
from "Giants"
1. "People's Highway" (14)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
4. "Yellow" (13)
by Cary Cooper
from "Yellow"
5. "Man Of God" (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
5. "Miles Of Blues" (11)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
7. "2 Wings" (10)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Two Wings"
7. "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (10)
by Eric Bogle
from "At This Stage"
also "Scraps Of Paper"
7. "Autumn Garden" (10)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
10. "Everybody's Gone Crazy" (9)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
10. "Lost And Found" (9)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
10. "Meet Me Mama" (9)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
10. "My Turn" (9)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
10. "These Days" (9)
by Jackson Browne
from "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1"
10. "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" (9)
by Gordon Lightfoot
from "Summertime Dream"
16. "Echoes" (8)
by Dar Williams
from "My Better Self"
16. "Paradise Hotel" (8)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
16. "Rough And Rocky" (8)
by Cathie Ryan
from "Acoustic Rainbow 23"
16. "Song Of Thanksgiving" (8)
by Tim Harrison
from "Wheatfield With Crows"
16. "Yellow House" (8)
by Red Molly
from "Red Molly"
21. "Before Music Was A Product" (7)
by Donal Hinely
from "Giants"
21. "City Of New Orleans" (7)
by Arlo Guthrie
from "Live In Sydney"
21. "Easy Rider" (7)
by Will Taylor And Strings Attached
from "Collaborations"
21. "Freedom Train" (7)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
21. "Hold On" (7)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Cornbread Nation"
21. "Painter" (7)
by Neil Young
from "Prairie Wind"
21. "Pans Of Biscuits" (7)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
21. "Sometimes Trouble Is A Gift" (7)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
21. "Sugar Babe" (7)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
21. "Thanksgiving Eve" (7)
by Bob Franke
from "In This Night"
also "The Other Evening In Chicago"
21. "Think About You" (7)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11313 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. Tim Grimm 2. Eliza Gilkyson 3. Kate Campbell 4. Dar Williams 5. Lauren Sheehan 6. Bob Dylan 7. Tim O'Brien 8. Lou And Peter Berryman 9. Cary Cooper 9. Dolly Parton 9. Neil Young 12. Tom Paxton 13. Jack Williams 13. Joan Baez 15. Arlo Guthrie 16. Donal Hinely 16. Mustard's Retreat 18. Johnny Cash 19. The Kennedys 19. Uncle Earl 21. Eric Andersen 21. Lucy Kaplansky 23. Jackson Browne 24. Kate Rusby 24. Mick McAuley And Winifred Horan 26. Eric Bogle 26. Nanci Griffith 26. Tom Russell 29. Joel Mabus 29. John Prine 29. Tracy Grammer 32. John McCutcheon 33. Greg Brown 33. Richard Shindell 35. Cheryl Wheeler 35. Happy Traum 35. John Gorka 38. Bob Franke 38. David Francey 38. Joni Mitchell
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11313 airplays from 134 different DJs
1. Rounder 2. Compass 3. Sugar Hill 4. Red House 5. Columbia 6. Philo 7. Appleseed 8. Smithsonian/Folkways 9. Signature 10. Wind River 11. Flying Fish 12. Vanguard 13. Greentrax 14. Waterbug 15. Warner 16. Shanachie 17. Borealis 18. Hightone 19. Reprise 20. Green Linnet 21. Rhino 22. Koch 23. Razor And Tie 24. Rebel 25. Capitol 25. Pinecastle 27. Copper Creek 27. Dualtone 29. Nettwerk 30. Large River 31. RCA 31. Rising Son 33. Sony 34. Gadfly 34. New West 36. Hudson Harding 37. Lost Highway 38. Elektra 38. 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 (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