Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2004
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF MAY 2004
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11815 airplays from 150 different DJs
1: "Golden Willow Tree," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 5/04] (83)
"Papa Caught A Catfish" (13)
"Ruben" (12)
"Study War No More" (12)
"Spoon River And You" (9)
"Ride Away Easy" (8)
2: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (73)
"Hiway 9" (12)
"Peace Call" (11)
"Not Lonely" (9)
"Dark Side Of Town" (8)
"Runnin' Away" (8)
3: "Rock That Babe," The Mammals [Signature, 4/04] (71)
"Fall On My Knees" (17)
"Bush Boys" (13)
"Bad Shoes Blues" (9)
"Quite Early Morning" (9)
4: "Impossible Dream," Patty Griffin [ATO, 4/04] (49)
"Cold As It Gets" (10)
"Top Of The World" (9)
"Rowing Song" (7)
"Love Throw A Line" (6)
"Useless Desires" (6)
5: "Don't I Know," Maura O'Connell [Sugar Hill, new] (47)
"Love You In The Middle" (8)
"When Being Who You Are" (7)
"Going Down In Flames" (6)
"Trip Around The Sun" (6)
6: "Guest House," Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum [Hightone, 3/04] (46)
"Willie Poor Boy" (9)
"Quiet Hills" (7)
"Old Dan Tucker" (6)
7: "Bittertown," Lori McKenna [Signature, 4/04] (45)
"Bible Song" (7)
"Mr. Sunshine" (6)
"Monday Afternoon" (5)
"One Man" (5)
"Pour" (5)
8: "My Last Go Round," Rosalie Sorrels and Friends [Red House, 4/04] (44)
"I Think Of You" (5)
"Old Devil Time" (5)
"Telling Takes Me Home" (5)
8: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 9/03] (44)
"Oh Sacred World" (6)
"50/50 Chance" (4)
"Bring Them Home," Pete Seeger And Friends (4)
10: "Broke," King Wilkie [Rebel, 4/04] (42)
"Blue Yodel #7" (7)
"Broke Down And Lonesome" (5)
"Sparkling Brown Eyes" (5)
10: "Every Sound Below," Tim Eriksen [Appleseed, 4/04] (42)
"Cumberland And The Merrimac" (11)
"Southern Girl's Reply" (8)
"John Colby's Hymn" (6)
12: "Between Here And Gone," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Columbia, 4/04] (40)
"Goodnight America" (9)
"Grand Central Station" (7)
"My Heaven" (6)
"What Would You Say To Me" (5)
"Between Here And Gone" (4)
13: "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best," Christine Lavin [Appleseed, 4/04] (39)
"Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best" (15)
"What Was I Thinking?" (5)
14: "Acoustic Workshop," Rick Fielding [Borealis, 3/04] (38)
"Off To School No More" (8)
"Cuckoo" (4)
"Hangman's Reel And Bonapart's Retreat" (4)
"Last Freight Train" (4)
"Step It Up And Go" (4)
15: "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger," Various Artists [Appleseed, 1998] (35)
"If I Had A Hammer," Nanci Griffith And Friends (4)
"Goofing Off Suite," Tony Trischka Band (3)
16: "Deeper Waters," Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 2/04] (34)
"Old Plank Road" (8)
"Lost Little Children" (5)
"Whippoorwill" (4)
16: "King Of My World," Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 4/04] (34)
"8 More Miles To Louisville" (7)
"Bananas" (5)
"Puppies 'n Knapsacks" (5)
"King Of The World" (4)
"Mahavishnu Mountain Boys" (4)
18: "Morning Glory Ramblers," Norman And Nancy Blake [Dualtone, 4/04] (33)
"Sunny Side Of Life" (6)
"When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland" (6)
"Rise When The Rooster Crows" (5)
19: "Landing Step," Grada [Compass, new] (30)
"7 Of 8" (6)
"Tread Softly" (6)
"Dear Mary" (4)
"Back Of Beyond" (3)
20: "Love, Murder And Mosquitos," Paul Geremia [Red House, 3/04] (29)
"Another Friend Like Me" (4)
"Evil World Blues" (3)
"Meet Me In The Bottom" (3)
"New Bully Of The Town" (3)
"Rising River Blues" (3)
"Slow Mama Slow" (3)
21: "Dragon," John Flynn [Mettafour, 3/04] (28)
"Dragon" (8)
"Big Boat Comin" (5)
"Only One" (4)
"Ambush" (3)
22: "Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs," Tom Russell [Hightone, 2/04] (27)
"El Paso" (4)
"Lily, Rosemary, And The Jack Of Hearts" (4)
"Ballad Of Edward Abbey" (3)
"Bucking Horse Moon" (3)
"Tonight We Ride" (3)
23: "Endomusia," James Gordon [Borealis, 3/04] (26)
"Small Town Prairie Gigs" (5)
"Weapons Of Mass Instruction" (5)
"Mesopotamia" (3)
"To The Walls" (3)
23: "Wishbones," Slaid Cleaves [Philo, 3/04] (26)
"Wishbones" (5)
"Below" (3)
"Hearts Break" (3)
"Horses And Divorces" (3)
"Sinner's Prayer" (3)
25: "The Red Thread," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 1/04] (25)
"The Red Thread" (6)
"This Is Home" (6)
"Cowboy Singer" (3)
"I Had Something" (3)
"Land Of The Living" (3)
25: "Walks The Strings," Eddie Pennington [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (25)
"John's Smoke Turns Blue" (4)
"Mose's Blues" (3)
"Walking The Strings" (3)
27: "Jeremiah," J. P. Jones [Vision Company, 4/04] (24)
"New World A-Comin" (4)
"With Open Eyes" (4)
"Every Boy Every Girl" (3)
"So Early Early In The Spring" (3)
"So Far So Good" (3)
27: "Plow To The End Of The Row," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Igo, new] (24)
"Sadie's Song" (5)
"Plow To The End Of The Row" (4)
"Leather Britches" (3)
29: "Been All Around This World," David Grisman And Jerry Garcia [Acoustic Disc, 4/04] (23)
"Been All Around This World" (4)
"Dark As A Dungeon" (3)
"Drink Up And Go Home" (3)
"Handsome Cabin Boy Waltz" (3)
"I'm Troubled" (3)
29: "Contented Must Be," Bruce Molsky [Rounder, 4/04] (23)
"Grey Owl And Victor's No. 39" (4)
"Hills Of Mexico" (4)
"Blackberry Blossom" (3)
29: "Live 1964," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 4/04] (23)
"I Don't Believe You" (3)
"Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll" (3)
29: "Long Way Back Home," The Gibson Brothers [Sugar Hill, 3/04] (23)
"Mountain Song" (5)
"It's All Right With Me" (3)
"Long Way Back Home" (3)
29: "That's How It Used To Be," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, new] (23)
"Jumping Fences" (6)
"Greatest Game They Never Played" (5)
"Bang Your Head Against The Sky" (3)
34: "Best Durn Ride," IIIrd Tyme Out [CMG, new] (22)
"Rest My Weary Feet" (4)
"What True Love Is" (4)
"Pretty Wreath For Mother's Grave" (3)
35: "Billie's Bones," Janis Ian [Oh Boy, 2/04] (21)
"Paris In Your Eyes" (4)
"I Hear You Sing Again" (3)
"Mary's Eyes" (3)
"Mockingbird" (3)
35: "Lost And Found," Kimmie Rhodes [Sunbird, 2/04] (21)
"Catfish Song" (4)
"War Prayer" (4)
"I'm Not An Angel" (3)
"Road To Jubilee" (3)
35: "Then Again," James Keelaghan [Jericho Beach, 3/04] (21)
"Gladys Ridge" (3)
"Hillcrest Mine" (3)
"Recent Future" (3)
35: "Van Lear Rose," Loretta Lynn [Interscope, new] (21)
"High On A Mountain Top" (4)
"Portland Oregon" (4)
"Van Lear Rose" (4)
39: "Live At The Ragged Edge," Tom Adams And Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 4/04] (20)
"Box Elder Beetles" (3)
40: "Fire And Grace," Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas [Culburnie, new] (19)
"Sailor's Wife" (5)
"Calliope Meets Frank" (3)
"Rob Roy Crosses The Minch" (3)
41: "Alecia Nugent," Alecia Nugent [Rounder, 4/04] (18)
"I'll Stay Around" (3)
"Think Of What You've Done" (3)
41: "I Can't Be New," Susan Werner [Koch, 3/04] (18)
"I Can't Be New" (4)
"I'm Not Sure" (3)
"Late For The Dance" (3)
41: "In The Life," Open Road [Rounder, new] (18)
"Bald Knob Arkansas" (7)
"Grey Eagle" (4)
41: "One Moment More," Mindy Smith [Vanguard, 1/04] (18)
"Falling" (3)
41: "Pomegranate Seed," Cosy Sheridan [CMS, 1/04] (18)
"My Mother's House" (8)
46: "Betty's Diner: The Best Of Carrie Newcomer," Carrie Newcomer [Philo, 1/04] (17)
"Gathering Of Spirits" (5)
"Toward The Horizon" (3)
46: "Force Of Nature," Mountain Heart [Skaggs Family, new] (17)
"Heart Like A Road Sign, Head Like A Wheel" (4)
"Soldier's Prayer" (4)
"6 Barn Dance" (3)
46: "Places," Kip White [Selah, new] (17)
"Chicken Coop" (3)
"Landscapes Of Your Love" (3)
46: "Some Old Lonesome Day," Lauren Sheehan [Self, 2002] (17)
"Monkey And The Engineer" (3)
46: "Somebody's Darling," Carol Noonan [Self, new] (17)
"Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier" (4)
"Medal Of Mine" (4)
46: "Underneath The Stars," Kate Rusby [Compass, 1/04] (17)
"Bring Me A Boat" (3)
"Daughter Of Megan" (3)
"Falling" (3)
"Underneath The Stars" (3)
52: "Buckdancer's Choice," Wake The Dead [Redwing, 3/04] (16)
"Dermot O'Beirne's , The Other One, The Pipe On The Hob" (3)
"Liberty" (3)
52: "Fall Down As The Rain," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/04] (16)
"Dance And Sway" (3)
"Little Pink" (3)
52: "Headed For The Hills," Jim Lauderdale [Dualtone, new] (16)
"Headed For The Hills" (6)
52: "Kickin' This Stone," Johnsmith [Self, 2/04] (16)
"Friend Of The Coyote" (6)
52: "Mobius," Jerree Small [Self, 3/04] (16)
"57 Chevy" (5)
"Mile And Mile" (3)
52: "Posing As Human," Rise [Self, new] (16)
"Love At The 5 And Dime" (4)
"Posing As Human" (3)
52: "Time Again," Dirk Powell [Rounder, 2/04] (16)
"Goin' Where I've Never Been Before" (3)
52: "Whoever It Was That Brought Me Here Will Have To Take Me Home," Martyn Joseph [Appleseed, 4/04] (16)
"Wake Me Up" (5)
"Love Is" (3)
"Where The Angels Sleep" (3)
60: "Cold Mountain soundtrack," Various Artists [Columbia, 12/03] (15)
"Shady Grove," Laura Boosinger (3)
60: "Dreaming In Romance Languages," Catie Curtis [Vanguard, 3/04] (15)
"Saint Lucy" (3)
60: "Graceful Ghost," Grey DeLisle [Sugar Hill, 3/04] (15)
"Maple Tree" (3)
60: "Just Like There's Nothin' To It," Steve Forbert [Koch, new] (15)
"Change Song" (4)
"Wild As The Wind" (4)
"There's Everybody Else" (3)
60: "Mother, Queen Of My Heart," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 2002] (15)
"Use A Napkin," Kathy Kallick (4)
65: "Good People," Bruce Piephoff [Flyin' Cloud, new] (14)
"20 Miles To Baghdad" (7)
65: "Heading For Home," Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, 10/03] (14)
"Girl Of Constant Sorrow" (4)
65: "Honey In The Lion's Head," Greg Brown [Trailer, 1/04] (14)
"Down In The Valley" (3)
"I Don't Want Your Millions Mister" (3)
65: "The House Carpenter's Daughter," Natalie Merchant [Myth America, 8/03] (14)
"Which Side Are You On?" (4)
65: "If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Appleseed, 2001] (14)
"Emperor Is Naked Today-O," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (4)
"Oh, Had I A Golden Thread," Dar Williams And Toshi Reagon (4)
65: "Side By Side," BlueRidge [Sugar Hill, 3/04] (14)
"Sailing With The Master" (4)
"Side By Side" (3)
71: "Blackest Crow," Atwater And Donnelly [Rabbit Island, 2/04] (13)
"She Sits At Her Loom" (4)
71: "Kitchen Radio," Peter Mulvey [Signature, 3/04] (13)
"Shirt" (3)
71: "Leftover Salmon," Leftover Salmon [Compendia, 4/04] (13)
"Everything Is Round" (4)
"Woody Guthrie" (4)
71: "Sweet Liberty," Susan McKeown [World Village, 3/04] (13)
"Shamrock Green" (3)
"Wee Birds All Have Come And Gone/Fisherman's" (3)
71: "Sweet Mystery Of Life," Full Frontal Folk [Self, new] (13)
"Ladies Auxiliary" (4)
"Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover" (3)
"This Morning I Am Born Again" (3)
71: "Well Kept Secrets," Lisa Moscatiello And Rosie Shipley [Shipwhistle, 2/04] (13)
"Flowers Of Saskatchewan" (3)
"Mon Cher Amant" (3)
77: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2001] (12)
"Gentle Soldier Of My Soul" (4)
"Gentle Arms Of Eden" (3)
77: "Infamous Angel," Iris DeMent [Warner, 1993] (12)
"Let The Mystery Be" (6)
"Mama's Opry" (5)
77: "Movin' On," The Greencards [Self, 2003] (12)
"6 White Horses" (4)
"Jolly Hockeysticks" (3)
77: "Strange Noises In The Dark," Austin Lounge Lizards [Blue Corn, 1/04] (12)
"Merchant's Lunch" (3)
"We Always Fight When We Drink Gin" (3)
77: "Tanglewood Tree," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2000] (12)
"Mountain" (4)
77: "Train Home," Chris Smither [Hightone, 7/03] (12)
"Crocodile Man" (3)
"Train Home" (3)
83: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Jericho Beach, 4/04] (11)
"One Voice" (2)
"Something To Hold Onto" (2)
"Untitled" (2)
83: "American Favorite Ballads," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2002] (11)
"Wayfaring Stranger" (2)
83: "Bark," Blackie And The Rodeo Kings [True North, 6/03] (11)
"Born To Be A Traveler" (2)
"Swingin'from The Chains Of Love" (2)
"Water Or Gasoline" (2)
83: "Big Time," Rob Ickes And Blue Highway [Rounder, new] (11)
"Born In A Barn" (2)
"I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blues Eyes" (2)
"Lost Indian" (2)
"Machine Gun Kelly," Rob Ickes With Blue Highway (2)
83: "Election Year Waltz," George Scherer [Self, new] (11)
"2 Bush Blues" (5)
"Election-Year Waltz" (2)
"Nobody Takes The Train/Freight Train" (2)
83: "The Girl In The Other Room," Diana Krall [Verve, new] (11)
"I've Changed My Address" (3)
"Temptation" (3)
83: "Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute To Greg Brown," Various Artists [Red House, 2002] (11)
"Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home," Va- Iris DeMent (2)
83: "Lonesome Highway," Josh Williams [Pinecastle, new] (11)
"Killer On The Loose" (4)
"Cold Virginia Rain" (2)
"Golden Pond Getaway" (2)
83: "Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers & Motherhood," Susan McKeown, Cathie Ryan And Robin Spielberg [North Star, 1999] (11)
"Mother Of Mine" (3)
"Rock Me To Sleep, Mother" (3)
83: "Sense Of Light," Clarence Bucaro [Rounder, new] (11)
"Wartime Prayer" (5)
"Further Away From You" (2)
83: "To Tulsa And Back," J. J. Cale [Sanctuary, new] (11)
"Chains Of Love" (2)
"Problem" (2)
"These Blues" (2)
94: "Best Of Friends," Tom Paxton, Anne Hills And Bob Gibson [Appleseed, 1/04] (10)
"Ramblin' Boy" (3)
"Bottle Of Wine" (2)
"Did You Hear John Hurt" (2)
"Let The Band Play Dixie" (2)
94: "Birds Fly South," Zoe Speaks [Redbird, 10/03] (10)
"Barbrey Allen" (2)
"Cadillac Queen" (2)
"I Believe" (2)
"Shady Grove" (2)
94: "Captured Alive," Tanglefoot [Borealis, 1/04] (10)
"Dollar Bill" (2)
"Old Broken Soldier" (2)
"One More Night" (2)
94: "Duel," Allison Moorer [Sugar Hill, new] (10)
"I Ain't Giving Up On You" (3)
"One On The House" (2)
94: "Harmony," Gordon Lightfoot [Spin Art, new] (10)
"Flyin' Blind" (2)
"Harmony" (2)
"No Mistake About It" (2)
"River Of Light" (2)
94: "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado," Bill Danoff [Watch Your Head, new] (10)
"I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado" (4)
"Potter's Wheel" (2)
"Readjustment Blues" (2)
94: "Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 10/03] (10)
"Coat Of Many Colors," Shania Twain And Allison Kraus And Union Station (3)
"Jolene," Mindy Smith (2)
94: "Little Bit Of Heaven," Carol McComb [Hazelwood, 2000] (10)
"She Always Breaks My Fall" (3)
"Dreaming In 3-Quarter Time" (2)
"Little Bit Of Heaven" (2)
94: "Maudite Moisson!," Le Vent Du Nord [Borealis, 7/03] (10)
"Chers Amis Buvons" (2)
94: "Miracle Mule," The Subdudes [Back Porch, new] (10)
"Brightest Star" (2)
"Maybe You Think" (2)
"Mississippi Home" (2)
"Morning Glory" (2)
94: "My Home Must Be A Special Place," David Massengill [Gadfly, 2002] (10)
"Girl From Nebraska" (3)
"First Time My Father Saw My Mother" (2)
94: "Oregon Stories," Trail Band [Trail's End, 4/04] (10)
"All Gone Away" (3)
"Barlow Road" (2)
94: "Right Outta Nowhere," Christine Kane [Firepink, new] (10)
"Right Outta Nowhere" (5)
"4 Legs Good, 2 Legs Bad" (2)
94: "Trampin'," Patti Smith [Columbia, new] (10)
"Jubilee," Patty Smith (3)
"My Blakean Year" (2)
"Peaceable Kingdom" (2)
94: "Traveler," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 7/03] (10)
"I've Endured" (5)
"Less And Less" (2)
94: "Unreasonable," Evalyn Parry [Borealis, 4/04] (10)
"Canada Dreams Of California" (3)
"After The Revolution" (2)
"Drive Thru America" (2)
94: "Use Your Voice," Mason Jennings [Bar None, 3/04] (10)
"Crown" (3)
"Empire Builder" (2)
"Southern Cross" (2)
94: "Voice In The Grain," Bob Evans [Acoustic Tonic, new] (10)
"Wisenheimer" (3)
"Dune" (2)
"Slippery Slope" (2)
TOP SONGS OF MAY 2004
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11815 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. "Fall On My Knees" (17)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
2. "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best" (16)
by Christine Lavin
from "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best"
3. "Bush Boys" (13)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
3. "Papa Caught A Catfish" (13)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
3. "Ruben" (13)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
3. "Study War No More" (13)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
7. "Hiway 9" (12)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
8. "Cumberland And The Merrimac" (11)
by Tim Eriksen
from "Every Sound Below"
8. "Peace Call" (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
10. "Cold As It Gets" (10)
by Patty Griffin
from "Impossible Dream"
10. "Spoon River And You" (10)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
10. "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy" (10)
by Pete Seeger
from "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs"
13. "Bad Shoes Blues" (9)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
13. "Dragon" (9)
by John Flynn
from "Dragon"
13. "Goodnight America" (9)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "Between Here And Gone"
13. "Not Lonely" (9)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
13. "Off To School No More" (9)
by Rick Fielding
from "Acoustic Workshop"
13. "Quite Early Morning" (9)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
13. "Top Of The World" (9)
by Patty Griffin
from "Impossible Dream"
13. "Willie Poor Boy" (9)
by Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum
from "Guest House"
21. "8 More Miles To Louisville" (8)
by Sam Bush
from "King Of My World"
21. "Bald Knob Arkansas" (8)
by Open Road
from "In The Life"
21. "Bible Song" (8)
by Lori McKenna
from "Bittertown"
21. "Blue Yodel #7" (8)
by King Wilkie
from "Broke"
21. "Dark Side Of Town" (8)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
21. "Friend Of The Coyote" (8)
by Johnsmith
from "Kickin' This Stone"
21. "Love You In The Middle" (8)
by Maura O'Connell
from "Don't I Know"
21. "My Mother's House" (8)
by Cosy Sheridan
from "Pomegranate Seed"
21. "Old Plank Road" (8)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Deeper Waters"
21. "Ride Away Easy" (8)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
21. "Runnin' Away" (8)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
21. "Sally Goodin In The Alley With Sugar In The Gourd" (8)
by Joel Mabus
from "Golden Willow Tree"
21. "Southern Girl's Reply" (8)
by Tim Eriksen
from "Every Sound Below"
34. "Grand Central Station" (7)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "Between Here And Gone"
34. "Heart Like A Road Sign, Head Like A Wheel" (7)
by Mountain Heart
from "Force Of Nature"
34. "My Heaven" (7)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "Between Here And Gone"
34. "Quiet Hills" (7)
by Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum
from "Guest House"
34. "Rowing Song" (7)
by Patty Griffin
from "Impossible Dream"
34. "Sunny Side Of Life" (7)
by Norman And Nancy Blake
from "Morning Glory Ramblers"
34. "Tender Mercies" (7)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
34. "What Was I Thinking?" (7)
by Christine Lavin
from "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best"
34. "When Being Who You Are" (7)
by Maura O'Connell
from "Don't I Know"
34. "Wishbones" (7)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Wishbones"
44. "20 Miles To Baghdad" (6)
by Bruce Piephoff
from "Good People"
44. "7 Of 8" (6)
by Grada
from "Landing Step"
44. "Big Boat Comin" (6)
by John Flynn
from "Dragon"
44. "Down From Iona" (6)
by The Waybacks
from "Burger After Church"
also "Way Live"
44. "Going Down In Flames" (6)
by Maura O'Connell
from "Don't I Know"
44. "Headed For The Hills" (6)
by Jim Lauderdale
from "Headed For The Hills"
44. "John Colby's Hymn" (6)
by Tim Eriksen
from "Every Sound Below"
44. "Jumping Fences" (6)
by Terry Kitchen
from "That's How It Used To Be"
44. "Let The Mystery Be" (6)
by Iris DeMent
from "Infamous Angel"
44. "Love Throw A Line" (6)
by Patty Griffin
from "Impossible Dream"
44. "Milk And Honey" (6)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
44. "Monday Afternoon" (6)
by Lori McKenna
from "Bittertown"
44. "Mr. Sunshine" (6)
by Lori McKenna
from "Bittertown"
44. "Oh Sacred World" (6)
by Pete Seeger & Friends
from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3"
44. "Old Dan Tucker" (6)
by Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum
from "Guest House"
44. "The Red Thread" (6)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "The Red Thread"
44. "Right Outta Nowhere" (6)
by Christine Kane
from "Right Outta Nowhere"
44. "Rise When The Rooster Crows" (6)
by Norman And Nancy Blake
from "Morning Glory Ramblers"
44. "This Is Home" (6)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "The Red Thread"
44. "Tread Softly" (6)
by Grada
from "Landing Step"
44. "Trip Around The Sun" (6)
by Maura O'Connell
from "Don't I Know"
44. "Useless Desires" (6)
by Patty Griffin
from "Impossible Dream"
44. "When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland" (6)
by Norman And Nancy Blake
from "Morning Glory Ramblers"
44. "Which Side Are You On?" (6)
by Natalie Merchant
from "The House Carpenter's Daughter"
68. "2 Bush Blues" (5)
by George Scherer
from "Election Year Waltz"
68. "57 Chevy" (5)
by Jerree Small
from "Mobius"
68. "Bananas" (5)
by Sam Bush
from "King Of My World"
68. "Between Here And Gone" (5)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "Between Here And Gone"
68. "Broke Down And Lonesome" (5)
by King Wilkie
from "Broke"
68. "Dancing With My Mother" (5)
by Rachel Bissex
from "Don't Look Down"
68. "Emperor Is Naked Today-O" (5)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2"
68. "Fields Of Gold" (5)
by Eva Cassidy
from "Songbird"
68. "Flowers Of Saskatchewan" (5)
by Lisa Moscatiello And Rosie Shipley
from "Well Kept Secrets"
68. "Gathering Of Spirits" (5)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Betty's Diner: The Best Of Carrie Newcomer"
68. "Go On Traveling" (5)
by The Mammals
from "Rock That Babe"
68. "Greatest Game They Never Played" (5)
by Terry Kitchen
from "That's How It Used To Be"
68. "High On A Mountain Top" (5)
by Loretta Lynn
from "Van Lear Rose"
68. "I Think Of You" (5)
by Rosalie Sorrels and Friends
from "My Last Go Round"
68. "I've Endured" (5)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Traveler"
68. "I've Got To Know" (5)
by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
from "Fool's Paradise"
68. "If I Had A Hammer" (5)
by Nanci Griffith And Friends
from "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger"
68. "Long Black Wall" (5)
by Michael Jerling
from "Early Jerling"
68. "Lost Little Children" (5)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Deeper Waters"
68. "Mama's Opry" (5)
by Iris DeMent
from "Infamous Angel"
68. "Mountain Song" (5)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Long Way Back Home"
68. "Old Devil Time" (5)
by Rosalie Sorrels and Friends
from "My Last Go Round"
68. "One Man" (5)
by Lori McKenna
from "Bittertown"
68. "Pour" (5)
by Lori McKenna
from "Bittertown"
68. "Puppies 'n Knapsacks" (5)
by Sam Bush
from "King Of My World"
68. "Sadie's Song" (5)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "Plow To The End Of The Row"
68. "Sailor's Wife" (5)
by Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas
from "Fire And Grace"
68. "Shady Grove" (5)
by Laura Boosinger
from "Cold Mountain soundtrack"
68. "Small Town Prairie Gigs" (5)
by James Gordon
from "Endomusia"
68. "Sparkling Brown Eyes" (5)
by King Wilkie
from "Broke"
68. "Telling Takes Me Home" (5)
by Rosalie Sorrels and Friends
from "My Last Go Round"
68. "There's No Good Day For Dying" (5)
by Maura O'Connell
from "Don't I Know"
68. "Touch A Name On The Wall" (5)
by Joel Mabus
from "Naked Truth"
68. "Use A Napkin" (5)
by Kathy Kallick
from "Mother Queen Of My"
68. "Wake Me Up" (5)
by Martyn Joseph
from "Whoever It Was That Brought Me Here Will Have To Take Me Home"
68. "What Would You Say To Me" (5)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "Between Here And Gone"
68. "With Open Eyes" (5)
by J. P. Jones
from "Jeremiah"
68. "Woody Guthrie" (5)
by Leftover Salmon
from "Leftover Salmon"
TOP ARTISTS OF MAY 2004
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11815 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. Pete Seeger (171)
2. Joel Mabus (97)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (83)
4. The Mammals (78)
5. Bob Dylan (71)
6. Patty Griffin (58)
7. Maura O'Connell (51)
8. Christine Lavin (50)
9. Lori McKenna (49)
9. Mary Chapin Carpenter (49)
11. Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum (47)
12. King Wilkie (44)
13. Rick Fielding (43)
13. Rosalie Sorrels (43)
13. Tim Eriksen (43)
16. Robin And Linda Williams (42)
17. Greg Brown (40)
18. Norman And Nancy Blake (38)
19. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (37)
19. Sam Bush (37)
21. Tom Russell (36)
22. Slaid Cleaves (34)
23. Paul Geremia (33)
24. The Gibson Brothers (32)
24. Lucy Kaplansky (32)
26. Janis Ian (31)
26. John Flynn (31)
26. Judy Collins (31)
29. Susan Werner (30)
30. Cosy Sheridan (29)
30. James Gordon (29)
30. John Gorka (29)
33. Carrie Newcomer (28)
33. Grada (28)
35. David Grisman (27)
35. J. P. Jones (27)
37. Bruce Molsky (26)
37. Del McCoury (26)
37. Eddie Pennington (26)
37. IIIrd Tyme Out (26)
41. Johnny Cash (25)
41. Open Road (25)
41. Terry Kitchen (25)
44. Adrienne Young (24)
44. Loretta Lynn (24)
44. Mountain Heart (24)
47. Iris DeMent (23)
47. James Keelaghan (23)
47. John McCutcheon (23)
47. John Prine (23)
47. Nanci Griffith (23)
47. Tom Paxton (23)
53. Harvey Reid (22)
53. Carol Noonan (22)
53. David Roth (22)
53. Waifs (22)
57. Alison Krauss (21)
57. Dar Williams (21)
57. Doc Watson (21)
57. Joan Baez (21)
57. Kate Rusby (21)
57. Natalie Merchant (21)
63. Catie Curtis (20)
63. Gillian Welch (20)
63. Jim Lauderdale (20)
63. Johnsmith (20)
63. Kimmie Rhodes (20)
63. Merle Haggard (20)
63. Mindy Smith (20)
63. Peggy Seeger (20)
63. Tom Adams And Michael Cleveland (20)
72. Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas (19)
72. Austin Lounge Lizards (19)
72. Lucinda Williams (19)
72. Rob Ickes (19)
72. Tanglefoot (19)
72. Wake The Dead (19)
72. Weavers (19)
79. Chuck Brodsky (18)
79. Gordon Lightfoot (18)
79. John Hartford (18)
79. Kip White (18)
79. Steve Forbert (18)
84. Alecia Nugent (17)
84. Chris Smither (17)
84. Christine Kane (17)
84. Dirk Powell (17)
84. Kate Campbell (17)
84. Lauren Sheehan (17)
84. Lisa Moscatiello And Rosie Shipley (17)
84. Martyn Joseph (17)
84. Peter, Paul And Mary (17)
93. Bruce Piephoff (16)
93. David Francey (16)
93. David Massengill (16)
93. Full Frontal Folk (16)
93. Jerree Small (16)
93. Joe Crookston (16)
93. Niamh Parsons (16)
93. Norman Blake (16)
93. Rise (16)
93. Tim O'Brien (16)
103. Beatles (15)
103. Brooks Williams (15)
103. Emmylou Harris (15)
103. Eva Cassidy (15)
103. Grey DeLisle (15)
108. BlueRidge (14)
108. Connie Kaldor (14)
108. David Mallett (14)
108. Ellis Paul (14)
108. Finest Kind (14)
108. Leftover Salmon (14)
108. Peter Mulvey (14)
108. Ralph Stanley (14)
108. Shawn Colvin (14)
108. Utah Phillips (14)
118. Bill Monroe (13)
118. Blackie And The Rodeo Kings (13)
118. Bruce Cockburn (13)
118. J. J. Cale (13)
118. Kathy Kallick (13)
118. Mary McCaslin (13)
118. Reeltime Travelers (13)
118. Richard Shindell (13)
126. Atwater And Donnelly (12)
126. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (12)
126. Diana Krall (12)
126. Dolly Parton (12)
126. Fred Eaglesmith (12)
126. The Greencards (12)
126. Josh Williams (12)
126. Lou And Peter Berryman (12)
126. Lunasa (12)
126. Lyle Lovett (12)
126. Old Crow Medicine Show (12)
126. Patty Larkin (12)
126. The Subdudes (12)
126. Susan McKeown (12)
126. Trail Band (12)
126. Woody Guthrie (12)
142. Bob Evans (11)
142. Clarence Bucaro (11)
142. Dave Van Ronk (11)
142. Eric Bogle (11)
142. George Scherer (11)
142. Harry Manx (11)
142. James Talley (11)
142. John Hiatt (11)
142. John Roberts And Tony Barrand (11)
142. John Stewart (11)
142. Mark Erelli (11)
142. Ramblin' Jack Elliott (11)
142. Stan Rogers (11)
142. Waybacks (11)
142. Zoe Speaks (11)
157. Donovan (10)
157. John Fahey (10)
157. Allison Moorer (10)
157. Amy Farris (10)
157. Battlefield Band (10)
157. Carla Ulbrich (10)
157. Carol McComb (10)
157. Chris Stout (10)
157. Dervish (10)
157. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver (10)
157. Eleni Kelakos (10)
157. Evalyn Parry (10)
157. Garnet Rogers (10)
157. Great Big Sea (10)
157. Hazel Dickens (10)
157. Heidi Talbot (10)
157. Jay Ungar And Molly Mason (10)
157. Jimmie Rodgers (10)
157. Joni Mitchell (10)
157. Kris Delmhorst (10)
157. Le Vent Du Nord (10)
157. Loudon Wainwright III (10)
157. Martin Simpson (10)
157. Mason Jennings (10)
157. Orpheus Supertones (10)
157. Priscilla Herdman (10)
157. Randy Newman (10)
157. Rhonda Vincent (10)
157. Richard Thompson (10)
157. Stanley Brothers (10)
157. Steeleye Span (10)
157. Tom Paxton, Anne Hills And Bob Gibson (10)
157. Tom Rush (10)
157. Townes Van Zandt (10)
TOP LABELS OF MAY 2004
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 11815 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. Rounder (381)
2. Sugar Hill (284)
3. Columbia (259)
4. Red House (254)
5. Appleseed (226)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (193)
7. Signature (175)
8. Compass (156)
9. Borealis (143)
10. Hightone (128)
11. Vanguard (122)
12. Philo (108)
13. Shanachie (102)
14. Rhino (95)
15. Flying Fish (90)
16. Green Linnet (87)
17. Warner (76)
18. Fossil (75)
19. Greentrax (74)
20. Rebel (63)
21. Dualtone (51)
22. Koch (45)
23. Capitol (42)
24. Pinecastle (41)
25. ATO (39)
26. Waterbug (38)
27. Sony (33)
28. Atlantic (30)
28. Gadfly (30)
28. Nonesuch (30)
31. Folk-Legacy (29)
32. Elektra (28)
32. Woodpecker (28)
34. Alligator (27)
35. MCA (26)
36. Acoustic Disc (25)
37. Folk Era (24)
37. Wind River (24)
39. Mercury (23)
39. Trailer (23)
39. Zoe (23)
42. Reprise (22)
43. Compendia (20)
43. True North (20)
45. Blue Corn (19)
45. Copper Creek (19)
45. RCA (19)
45. Redwing (19)
45. Sunbird (19)
50. A&M (18)
50. Arc (18)
50. Fallen Angle (18)
50. Jericho Beach (18)
50. New West (18)
50. Oh Boy (18)
56. Bear Family (17)
56. CMH (17)
56. Interscope (17)
56. Maggie's (17)
56. Skaggs Family (17)
56. Verve (17)
62. Razor And Tie (16)
62. Topic (16)
62. Yazoo (16)
65. Blix Street (15)
65. CMG (15)
65. County (15)
65. EMI (15)
65. Milagrito (15)
65. Rising Son (15)
65. Windham Hill (15)
72. Bar None (14)
72. Epic (14)
72. Hannibal (14)
72. Yodel-Ay-Hee (14)
76. BMG (13)
76. Culburnie (13)
76. Fantasy (13)
76. Fellside (13)
76. Mettafour (13)
76. Myth America (13)
76. Vision Company (13)
76. World Village (13)
76. Yep Roc (13)
85. Wildflower (12)
85. Arhoolie (12)
85. Asylum (12)
85. Binky (12)
85. Sanctuary (12)
90. Back Porch (11)
90. Bloodshot (11)
90. Curb (11)
90. Golden Hind (11)
90. High Street (11)
90. Private (11)
90. Rabbit Island (11)
97. Addie Belle (10)
97. Cimarron (10)
97. Hay Holler (10)
97. Temple (10)
97. Virgin (10)