TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF APRIL 2001 Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists Based on 14359 airplays. 1: "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack," Soggy Bottom Boys (130) "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" (28) "Down To The River To Pray," Alison Krauss (18) "I'll Fly Away," Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch (16) "In The Jailhouse Now" (14) "Man Of Constant Sorrow" (9) "Angel Band," Stanley Brothers (8) "O Death," Ralph Stanley (6) "Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby," Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch (5) "In The Highways," Sarah, Hannah And Leah Peasall (4) "Keep On The Sunny Side," The Whites (4) "I Am Weary," Cox Family (3) "I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow" (3) "Lonesome Valley," Fairfield 4 (3) "Big Rock Candy Mountain," Harry McClintock (2) "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues," Chris Thomas King (2) "You Are My Sunshine," Norman Blake (2) "Big Rock Candy Sunshine," Harry McClintock "Indian War Whoop," John Hartford "Po Lazarus," James Carter And The Prisoners 2: "Borderland," Tom Russell (80) "Touch Of Evil" (15) "When Sinatra Played Juarez" (12) "Down The Rio Grande" (9) "Hills Of Old Juarez" (7) "California Snow" (6) "Road It Gives, The Road It Takes Away" (6) "Where The Dream Begins" (6) "Next Thing Smokin'" (5) "Santa Fe At Midnight" (5) "Let It Go" (4) "What Work Is" (4) "Since Sinatra Played Juarez" 3: "Something I Saw Or Thought I Saw," Bill Morrissey (73) "Buddy Bolden's Blues" (12) "23rd Street" (11) "Just Before We Lost The War" (10) "Judgement Day" (7) "Mobile" (7) "Will You Be My Rose?" (7) "Harry's Last Call" (6) "Traveling By Cab" (6) "Fix Your Hair The Way You Used To" (5) "Moving Day" "St. Valentine's Day" 4: "Nod To Bob," Various Artists (71) "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," Ramblin Jack Elliott (11) "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," Eliza Gilkyson (11) "Girl From The North Country," John Gorka (9) "Boots Of Spanish Leather," Martin Simpson (8) "It Ain't Me Babe," Lucy Kaplansky (6) "All Along The Watchtower," Tom Landa And The Paperboys (5) "Dieu A Nos Cotes," Hart-Rouge (4) "Clothes Line Saga," Suzzy And Maggie Roche (3) "I Want You," Cliff Eberhardt (3) "Sweetheart Like You," Guy Davis (3) "Tomorrow Is A Long Time," Rosalie Sorrels (3) "Pledging My Time," Greg Brown (2) "Restless Farewell," Norman Blake And Peter Ostroushko (2) "Delia," Spider John Koerner And Dave Ray 5: "The Company You Keep," John Gorka (56) "What Was That" (16) "Oh Abraham" (9) "Morningside" (7) "People My Age" (4) "Wisheries" (4) "Around The House" (3) "Saint's Complaint" (3) "Let Them In" (2) "Shape Of The World" (2) "When You Walk In" (2) "Hank Senior Moment" "Joint Of No Return" "Over There" "Sinner's Complaint" 6: "Straight Down Rain," Greg Trooper (51) "Nothin' But You" (13) "Real Like That" (9) "Sometimes It Takes A Hurricane" (8) "I'm Dreaming" (6) "Lovin' Never Came That Easy" (5) "Doghouse" (3) "Over The Moon" (2) "Damages Eyes" "Once And For All" "Staring Down The Night" "Trampoline" "You Love Your Broken Heart" 7: "Little Sparrow," Dolly Parton (49) "Little Sparrow" (9) "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" (8) "Seven Bridges Road" (8) "Shine" (7) "Marry Me" (5) "My Blue Tears" (4) "Down From Dover" (3) "In The Sweet By And By" (2) "Beautiful Lie" "In The Sweet Bye And Bye" "Mountain Angel" 8: "American Guitar," Pat Donohue (48) "Blue Tango" (7) "Freight Train" (6) "Mudslide" (6) "Arkansas Traveler" (5) "Joe Fingers" (4) "Welcome Home" (4) "Into The Garden" (3) "Hard Times" (2) "Maple Leaf Rag" (2) "Millwood" (2) "Rush Hour" (2) "Star Spangled Banner" (2) "All Thumbs" "Fall Creek" "Novocaine" 9: "Concerts For A Landmine Free World," Various Artists (46) "It's A Hard Life," Nancy Griffith (8) "Pearl," Emmylou Harris (8) "Mines Of Mozambique," Bruce Cockburn (7) "This Shirt," Mary Chapin Carpenter (7) "Big Ol' Goofy World," John Prine (4) "Mary," Patty Griffin (4) "Christmas In Washington," Steve Earle (2) "Cold Dog Soup," Guy Clark With Verlon Thompson (2) "Wilderness Of This World," Terry Allen (2) "Morphine," Gillian Welch And David Rawlings "Shipwrecked In The Eighties," Kris Kristoferson 10: "Sense Of Place," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen (45) "Tide And The River Rising" (14) "Eclipse" (6) "Architecture Song" (4) "Sunrise" (4) "Traveler" (4) "Long, Long Trail" (3) "Ou Vas Tu Mon Petit Garcon? / Point Au Pic" (3) "When The First Leaves Fall" (3) "Margery Grey" (2) "Long Long Time" "Reel Beatrice" 11: "Scuffletown," Eric Taylor (43) "Happy Endings" (11) "Where I Lead Me" (6) "Bread And Wine" (5) "Your God" (5) "All The Way To Heaven" (4) "Blue Piano" (4) "Delia And Bad News" (3) "Game Is Gone" (2) "Chicken Pie" "Nothin" "White Bone" 12: "Swerve," Annie Gallup (42) "Three Bills" (8) "Georgia O'keefe" (8) "My Mother's Daughter" (7) "Money" (5) "Red Hair" (3) "What I Know" (3) "End" (2) "Great Distance" (2) "Sky" (2) "One Two" "True" 12: "Winds Begin To Sing," Karan Casey (42) "King's Shilling" (9) "Who Put The Blood" (6) "Eppie Morrie" (4) "Snows They Melt The Soonest" (4) "Where Are You Tonight I Wonder" (4) "You Brought Me Up" (4) "Eirigh Suas A Stoirin" (3) "Liberty Tree" (3) "Strange Fruit" (3) "Buile Mo Chroi" (2) 14: "Hand Hewn," Dry Branch Fire Squad (40) "Angelina Baker" (7) "I'll Live Again" (6) "Two Coats" (5) "The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird" (4) "Willie Brennan" (4) "Nazeer, Nazeer" (3) "Black Lung" (2) "Sailor's Return" (2) "While Roving On Last Winter's Night" (2) "Angline The Baker" "Atlanta Is Burning" "I Can Go To Them" "I Saw A Man At Close Of Day" "Lonesome Road Blues" 15: "Comfort," Denice Franke (38) "Indifference" (6) "Kindred Skin" (6) "To The Light" (6) "Dance To The Moon" (4) "Hundred Miles From Mexico" (4) "Little Bit Of Poison" (4) "Morning Glories" (3) "Personally" (3) "Friends Out There" (2) 16: "Let It Fall," Sean Watkins (36) "Neo's Song" (13) "Ant And The Ant" (6) "Over The Waterfall" (4) "Ferdinand The Bull" (3) "Let It Fall" (3) "Birth" (2) "Cloudbreak" (2) "Hidden Track" "January 2nd" "Nostalgic" 17: "On The Road," Country Gentlemen (33) "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (3) "Little Sparrow" (3) "Long Black Veil" (3) "Ain't Got No Home" (2) "Fields Have Turned Brown" (2) "Grandfather's Clock" (2) "Heartaches" (2) "I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow" (2) "I Am A Pilgrim" (2) "Little Glass Of Wine" (2) "Poor Ellen Smith" (2) "Sunny Side Of Life" (2) "Walking In Jerusalem" (2) "Handsome Molly" "John Hardy" "Rawhide" "These Men Of God" 17: "Songs Of The South," Carl Jackson (33) "Earl's Breakdown" (7) "Lay Down My Old Guitar" (5) "Lonesome River" (5) "Banjo Man" (3) "Reuben" (3) "Keep On The Sunny Side" (2) "On My Mind" (2) "You Are My Flower" (2) "Careless Love" "Home Sweet Home" "Jesse And Me" "John Henry" 19: "The Girl I Left Behind," Joyce Andersen (32) "Short Life Of Trouble" (11) "Columbine" (3) "Maggie" (3) "Who's That Knockin' At My Door" (3) "Devil's Fiddle" (2) "Going To Bodie" (2) "Growling Old Man" (2) "Ramblin' Man" (2) "Dizzy With The View" "Giving Everything Away" "Lean Into The Light" "When I Was A Young Girl" 19: "Tanglewood Tree," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (32) "The Mountain" (8) "Happytown" (5) "Hey Conductor" (5) "Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover" (3) "Crocodile Man" (3) "Farewell To Fiddler's Rim" (3) "Tanglewood Tree" (2) "Cowboy Singer" "Farewell To St. Dolores" "Walkin' Away From Caroline" 21: "Time Of Our Lives," Pam Gadd (30) "If I Was A River" (8) "Ramble And Roll" (6) "Hold Your Horses" (4) "Go On" (3) "Some Things Stay The Same" (3) "Virginia Man" (2) "Blue Railroad Tracks" "Love Never Felt Like This" "Time Of Our Lives" "Whole Lot Of Heart" 22: "Six Of One," Joel Mabus (29) "Back Porch Of Glory" (7) "Virus On The Town" (6) "Cowboy's Barbry Allen" (4) "My Ramona" (3) "Old Baggum/Toss The Feathers" (3) "Careless Love" (2) "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" (2) "Little Baby Lindberg" "On Top Of Old Smokey" 22: "Hands," Pat Humphries (29) "In This Life" (5) "People Love" (5) "Hands" (4) "Cold Cup Of Water" (3) "Swimming To The Other Side" (3) "No Sweat" (2) "We Were There" (2) "Bound For Freedom" "Bread And Roses" "Indanee" "Indian Prayer" "Let Her Go" 24: "Skiffle-Bop," Brooks Williams (27) "Love Came Down" (9) "Mountain" (4) "Author" (3) "Libera Me" (2) "Restless" (2) "Ring Bell" (2) "Weary Of The Moon" (2) "Zoe" (2) "Chasin' The Groove" 24: "Texoma," Jimmy Lafave (27) "Bad Bad Girl" (3) "Emotionally Yours" (3) "On A Bus To St. Cloud" (3) "San Francisco" (3) "Woody Guthrie" (3) "Elvis Loved His Mama" (2) "Moon's A Harsh Mistress" (2) "Red Dirt Song" (2) "This Glorious Day" (2) "Never Is A Moment" "On The Road To Rock And Roll" "Patient Man" "Tears" 26: "Houston Kid," Rodney Crowell (26) "I Walk The Line" (5) "Banks Of The Old Bandera" (4) "I Wish It Would Rain" (3) "Rock Of My Soul" (3) "Highway 17" (2) "Topsy Turvy" (2) "Wandering Boy" (2) "Why Don't We Talk About It" (2) "Banks Of The Bandura" "I Know Love Is All I Need" "Telephone Road" 27: "Happy Daze," The Battlefield Band (25) "Shepherd Lad" (7) "Banks Of Red Roses" (5) "Devil's Courtship" (3) "Medium Man, Etc" (2) "Whaur Will We Gang?/March Of The Ceili Man" (2) "Three Reels" "Happy Days" "Happy Daze" "Mile Down The Road/Johnny's Jig/Boys Of The Puddle" "Start It All Over Again" "Whaur Will We Gang And The Merry Macs And Shepherd Lad" 27: "In Full Color," Karl Shiflett And Big Country Show (25) "Since You've Gone Away" (7) "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" (4) "Cold, Cold Love" (3) "Misery Loves Company" (3) "Another Day" (2) "Jakebrakes" (2) "Juke Joint Boogie" (2) "Day I Met An Angel" "Now That You Have Me" 27: "Live At The Freight," Marley's Ghost (25) "Dinah/Jordan Am A Hard Road To" (3) "Stir It Up" (3) "Fiddler's Green" (2) "Going To The West" (2) "Iko Iko" (2) "Leapord Skin Pillbox Hat" (2) "Old Plank Road" (2) "One More Shot" (2) "Story Of Job" (2) "Down The Old Plank Road" "Late In The Day" "Mexico" "She'd Rather Be Homeless" "Sugar Trade" 30: "Diamond Mountain Sessions," Sharon Shannon (24) "Galway Girl" (5) "Man Of Constant Sorrow," Sharon Shannon With Jackson Browne (4) "Hounds Of Letterfrack" (3) "Diamond Mountain" (2) "Jota Do Porto Du Cabo" (2) "On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain" (2) "Costa De Galicia," Sharon Shannon And Friends "Fire In The Bellies" "Love Love Love" "Northern Lights" "Say You Love Me" "Slan Le Van," Sharon Shannon With John Hoban 30: "Texas Songwriters," Various Artists (24) "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight," Kinky Friedman (4) "Hey Jimmy," Christine Albert And Chris Gage (4) "White Rabbit," Karen Abrahams And Austin Lounge Lizards (4) "Walking Back Home," Eric Taylor (3) "Dust Of The Chase," Ray Wylie Hubbard (2) "Shores Of Ireland," Betty Elders (2) "Take Me With You," Sara Hickman (2) "Texas Home," Kimberly M'Carver (2) "Meet You Here," Louise Taylor 32: "Back Home Again," Rhonda Vincent (21) "When I Close My Eyes" (6) "Passing Of The Train" (4) "Lonesome Wind Blues" (3) "Where No Cabins Fall" (3) "Jolene" (2) "Little Angels" (2) "Pretending I Don't Care" "You're Running Wild" 32: "Only Love," Fred Small (22) "Buddha Behind The Wheel" (9) "Don't Take Moderation In Excess" (3) "Great Green Earth" (3) "Only Love" (2) "Weed" (2) "Dream In The Light" "Nobody's Beauty" "Roger And Phoebe" 34: "Paradox Of Grace," Don Conoscenti (21) "Other Side" (8) "Vigilante Man" (4) "She Is The Language" (3) "Molly" (2) "Beautiful Valley" "Burren" "Drink Another Round" "Paradox Of Grace" 34: "Ralph's Last Show," Fred Eaglesmith (21) "Lucille" (3) "White Trash" (3) "Carter" (2) "Freight Train" And "Mighty Big Car" (2) "I Like Trains" (2) "Spookin' The Horses" (2) "Alcholol And Pills" "Carmelita" "Cd 1 / 2nd Track" "Disc 1" "He's A Good Dog" "How's Ernie" "John Deere" 34: "There," Michael Smith (21) "Painted Horse" (6) "Alexandria" (3) "Hey Kid" (3) "Kill The Buddah" (3) "Hole In The Sky" (2) "Look, Look" (2) "There" (2) 37: "Broke Down," Slaid Cleaves (20) "One Good Year" (4) "Breakfast In Hell" (3) "Bring It On" (3) "Broke Down" (3) "Cold And Lonely" (2) "Horseshoe Lounge" (2) "This Morning I Am Born Again" (2) "Key Chain" 37: "The Captain," Kasey Chambers (20) "This Flower" (4) "The Captain" (3) "These Pines" (3) "You Got The Car" (3) "Cry Like A Baby" (2) "This Flower" (2) "Better Be Home Soon" "Heartbreak Heartmend," Kasey Chambers With Paul Kelly "I Still Pray," Kasey Chambers With Paul Kelly "Southern Kind Of Life" 37: "Compass And Companion," Mark Erelli (20) "Take My Ashes To The River" (6) "Compass And Companion" (4) "Before I Knew Your Name" (3) "Why Should I Cry Over You" (2) "Almost Home" "Free Ride" "Ghost" "Little Sister" "River Road" 37: "Fit?," Old Blind Dogs (20) "Is There For Honest Poverty" (7) "Tramps And Hawkers" (4) "Much Better Now" (2) "Awa' Whigs Awa'" "Black Haired Lad" "Cuilfhoinn" "Rejected Suitor" "Reres Hill" "Sky City" "Tatties And Herrin'" 37: "La Terre Commune," Elliot Murphy And Iain Matthews (20) "Blind Willie McTell" (10) "Navy Blue" (3) "She's A Mistery" (3) "One Cold Street" (2) "Darkness, Darkness" "Sad Eyes" 37: "That Kind Of Lonely," Roger Wallace (20) "That Kind Of Lonely" (5) "I Never Picked Cotton" (4) "Almost Good Tonight" (3) "First Train Heading South" (2) "I Ain't Gonna Waste My Time" (2) "Don't Tell Me You're Not Crying" "From The Time I Get Up" "Good Thing You Love Me" "Last Word In Lonesome" 37: "Wandering Strange," Kate Campbell (20) "Last Song" (7) "10, 000 Lures" (4) "House You Live In" (4) "Bear It Away" (2) "Now Is The Day Of Salvation" (2) "King's Business" 44: "Prime Cuts of Bluegrass #50," Various Artists (19) "I Want To Be A Redneck," Mitch Harrell (4) "I Want To Play The Banjo," Ryan Holladay (4) "True Love Is Hard To Find," Dean Osborne (3) "Nothing To Lose," Kim Fox (2) "Only Love," Misty River (2) "Cold Cold Love," Karl Shiflett And Big Country "Hickory Wind," Jackson, Satcher, And Skaggs "Little Girl At The Station," Mark Gainer "When I Come Home," Jeff Barbra And Sarah Pirkle 45: "Broken Moon," John Lilly (18) "In The Hills Of Tennessee" (4) "Bigfoot Stole My Baby" (3) "Broken Moon" (3) "Sweet Sunny South" (3) "I've Always Been A Rambler" "Riders In The Sky" "Spirit" "Wishful Drinking" "You'll Be Rewarded" 45: "Don't Get Me Started," Kate McDonnell (18) "Don't Get Me Started" (9) "Give It Back" (2) "Toss It To The Wind" (2) "Back To Home" "Banks Of The Ohio" "Gone" "Sticky Buns" "You're Wrong" 45: "I Struck Gold," Charlie King And Karen Brandow (18) "Wal-Mart Union Gonna Rise Again" (4) "I Cannot Sleep" (3) "Tinky Winky" (3) "Barney" (2) "Que Sera De Mis Hermanos" (2) "Six Days With The Boss" "God Danced" "I Struck Gold" "One That Got Away" 45: "Man Under The Influence," Alejandro Escovedo (18) "Across The River" (4) "Wave" (4) "Velvet Guitar" (3) "Follow You Down" (2) "About This Love" "As I Fall" "Castenets" "Don't Need You" "Rhapsody" 45: "Music From Rancho Deville," Charles Sawtelle (18) "Gonna Paint The Town" (5) "Butcher's Dog" (3) "Newz Reel" (2) "Ranger's Command" (2) "Chez Seychelles" "Forsaken Love" "Grand Texas" "I Will Always Love You" "Jolie Faye" "Storms Are On The Ocean" 45: "Neighbor Girl," Cary Fridley (18) "Down The Road" (5) "Cannonball Blues" (2) "Early, Early In The Spring" (2) "On A Hill Lone And Grey" (2) "Young Edward" (2) "Banjo Picking Girl" "Gathering Flowers" "Neighbor Girl" "Pretty Crowing Chicken" "Uncle Dudy" 45: "Nickel Creek," Nickel Creek (18) "Ode To A Butterfly" (6) "The Fox" (3) "Reasons Why" (3) "Lighthouse's Tail" (2) "House Of Tom Bombadil" "Lighhouse's Tale" "Sweet Afton" "When You Come Back Down" 45: "Way Out Yonder," Andy Irvine (18) "Gladiators" (7) "Highwayman" (5) "The Girl I Left Behind" (3) "On A Distant Shore" "They'll Never Believe It's True" "When The Boys Are On Parade" 45: "Young, Guitar Days," Steve Forbert (18) "House Of Cards" (4) "Steve Forbert's Moon River" (3) "Got That Vagabond Feeling" (2) "In The Jailhouse Now" (2) "Song For The South" (2) "Witch Blues" (2) "I Will Be There" "One Short Year Gone By" "Smoky Windows" 54: "Another Sleepless Night," Northern Lights (17) "Another Sleepless Night" (4) "Road Goes On Forever" (4) "Annabelle" (2) "Down At The Red Red Rose" (2) "Average White Male" "Before The Fire Comes Down" "If I Needed Someone" "My Heavenly Home" "Rust Farm Fire" 54: "Big Mon: The Songs Of Bill Monroe," Various Artists (17) "Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine," Dixie Chicks And Ricky Skaggs (4) "Darlin Corey," Bruce Hornsby (3) "Close By," Patty Loveless And Ricky Skaggs (2) "Cry, Cry Darlin'," Dolly Parton (2) "Georgia Rose," Travis Tritt With Ricky Skaggs And Friends (2) "Little Georgia Rose," Travis Tritt (2) "I Am A Pilgrim," Charlie Daniels "Rocky Road Blues," Dwight Yoakam With Ricky Skaggs And Friends 54: "Earth Rolls On," Shaver (17) "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (3) "Leavin' Amarillo" (3) "Love Is So Sweet" (3) "Earth Rolls On" (2) "You're Too Much For Me" (2) "Hard Hearted Heart" "I Don't Seem To Fit Anywhere" "It's Not Over Till It's Over" "New York City Girl" 54: "Easy Club," Easy Club (17) "Midlothian Mining Song" (6) "Easy Club Reel/Janine's Reel" (4) "Dirty Old Town" (3) "Arnish Light/The Ostrich" "Auld Toon Shuffle" "Innocent Railway/Daphne's Trousers/A Bruxa" "Train Journey North" 54: "Public Domain: Songs From The Wild Land," Dave Alvin (17) "Maggie Campbell" (5) "Shenandoah" (5) "Texas Rangers" (2) "Delia" "Mama, Ain't Long Fore Day" "Railroad Bill" "Sign Of Judgement" "Walk Right In" 54: "Unit Of Measure," The Tony Rice Unit (17) "Gold Rush" (5) "High Noon" (3) "Beaumont Rag" (2) "Jerusalem Ridge" (2) "Sally Goodin" (2) "House Of The Rising Sun" "Manzanita/An Olde Irish Aire" "Shenandoah" 54: "Waltz Of The Wallflowers," Small Potatoes (17) "Humming To Myself" (3) "They're Not Normal Like Us" (3) "Waltz Of The Wallflowers" (3) "1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes" (2) "Old Devil Time" (2) "Dollar Episode" "Hope" "Lather/Danish Misfortune/Mad Mouth" "Life Is And Accident" 54: "A Whole New You," Shawn Colvin (17) "Matter Of Minutes" (6) "Bound To You" (4) "Whole New You" (3) "Anywhere You Go" (2) "One Small Year" "Roger Wilco"