Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2005

Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF OCTOBER 2005
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13055 airplays from 139 different DJs

  1: "Two Wings," Lauren Sheehan [Wilson River, 10/05] (80)
        "2 Wings" (13)
        "Red Rocking Chair" (13)
        "Are You Tired Of Me?" (9)
        "Lonesome Day Blues" (8)
        "Won't You Be Kind" (8)
  2: "No Direction Home," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 8/05] (73)
        "She Belongs To Me" (8)
        "Song To Woody" (8)
        "When The Ship Comes In" (7)
  3: "Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (60)
        "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (10)
        "Buffalo Skinners" (9)
        "Early Morning Rain" (7)
        "Train On The Island" (7)
  4: "Blues And Lamentations," Kate Campbell [Large River, 8/05] (58)
        "Miles Of Blues" (11)
        "Pans Of Biscuits" (11)
        "Freedom Train" (8)
        "New Blues" (6)
  5: "My Better Self," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 9/05] (57)
        "Teen For God" (10)
        "Hudson" (8)
        "Echoes" (6)
  6: "Waves," Eric Andersen [Appleseed, new] (54)
        "Thirsty Boots" (12)
        "Ramblin' Boy" (7)
        "Golden Bird" (5)
  7: "Yellow," Cary Cooper [Hudson Harding, new] (53)
        "Yellow" (12)
        "I Feel The Earth Move" (9)
        "Cinderella" (6)
  8: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (52)
        "Man Of God" (11)
        "When You Walk On" (8)
        "Borderline" (7)
  8: "Sanctuary Road," Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, new] (52)
        "Cut 'em Down" (8)
        "Something In The Air/It's Not On The Airwaves" (7)
        "To Make You Feel My Love" (7)
 10: "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly," Kate Rusby [Compass, 9/05] (49)
        "You Belong To Me" (8)
        "Wandering Soul" (7)
        "Game Of All Fours" (6)
 11: "Cornbread Nation," Tim O'Brien [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (44)
        "Cornbread Nation" (10)
        "Runnin Out Of Memory" (8)
        "House Of The Rising Sun" (7)
 11: "Like Water," Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald [Freewheel, 9/05] (44)
        "Judas Silver" (7)
        "Talking About Freedom" (7)
        "End Of The Season" (6)
 11: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (44)
        "How Long" (6)
        "Walkin' In My Sleep" (6)
        "Sugar Babe" (5)
 14: "Those Were The Days," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, new] (42)
        "Those Were The Days" (6)
        "Both Sides Now" (5)
        "Crimson And Clover" (4)
 15: "Parlor Guitar," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 9/05] (39)
        "Tishomingo Blues" (8)
        "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (5)
        "Swanee" (5)
 16: "Half A Million Miles," The Kennedys [Appleseed, 7/05] (35)
        "Chimes Of Freedom" (8)
        "Half A Million Miles" (6)
        "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" (5)
 17: "The Tide," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 9/05] (34)
        "When I Get To The Border" (7)
        "I've Just Seen A Face" (5)
        "Texas Blues" (5)
 18: "Nuthatch Suite," Sons Of The Never Wrong [Gadfly, 8/05] (33)
        "Wind/Tree" (6)
        "If I Knew Then" (5)
        "Standin' In The Dust" (5)
 19: "Folkzinger," Christine Lavin [Appleseed, 9/05] (31)
        "Happiness Runs" (5)
        "All My Lovin" (4)
        "Chicken Soup" (4)
 19: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, new] (31)
        "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues" (7)
        "High Cotton" (6)
        "Unseen Hand" (4)
 19: "The Second Million Miles," Bill Staines [Red House, 9/05] (31)
        "Louisiana Storm" (8)
        "Autumn Waltz" (4)
 22: "I Walk The Road Again," Happy Traum [Roaring Stream, 8/05] (30)
        "Step It Up And Go" (6)
        "Blues Ain't Nothin" (5)
        "Empty Pocket Blues" (5)
 22: "Live In Sydney," Arlo Guthrie [Rising Son, 8/05] (30)
        "Green Green Rocky Road" (3)
 22: "Lost Hills," Terence Martin [Good Dog, 6/05] (30)
        "East Of The River" (5)
        "Empty Pockets" (4)
        "Sleep Faster" (4)
 22: "Why Should The Fire Die?," Nickel Creek [Sugar Hill, 8/05] (30)
        "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (7)
        "When In Rome" (7)
        "Stumptown" (4)
 26: "Bowery Songs," Joan Baez [Koch, 9/05] (29)
        "Jerusalem" (5)
        "Deportees" (4)
        "Farewell Angelina" (4)
 26: "Woman Of The House," Cherish The Ladies [Rounder, new] (29)
        "Betsy Belle And Mary Gray" (10)
        "Fair And Tender Ladies" (6)
        "Bogie's Bonnie Belle" (4)
 28: "The Back Fields," Tim Grimm [Wind River, new] (28)
        "People's Highway" (6)
        "Autumn Garden" (3)
 28: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (28)
        "Hey Ho" (5)
        "Any Way I Do" (4)
        "Gypsy Rose" (4)
 28: "In Play," Liz Carroll And John Doyle [Compass, 9/05] (28)
        "Man With One Kidney / The Spy Czar" (5)
        "Ronan Boys / Ralph's 2-3-5" (5)
        "Island Of Woods" (4)
 28: "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex," Various Artists [Self, 8/05] (28)
        "Just Like That," Dar Williams With Patty Larkin (4)
        "Dancing With My Mother," Rachel Bissex (3)
 32: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/05] (26)
        "Long Monday" (6)
        "Morning Train" (4)
 32: "Raw Vision," Tom Russell [Philo, new] (26)
        "U. S. Steel" (7)
        "Oil Field Girls" (4)
 34: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (25)
        "Jump The Broom" (6)
        "The Art Of Virtue" (3)
 34: "Sparks In The Radio," Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 4/05] (25)
        "Sparks In The Radio" (6)
        "Hillbilly Hollywood" (5)
        "This Train Keeps Rollin" (4)
 36: "Tale Of Two Americas," Rod MacDonald [Wind River, 6/05] (24)
        "Lucky Ones" (6)
        "Sacrifice" (3)
 37: "The Best Kept Secret," Jerry Douglas [Koch, new] (23)
        "Swing Blues No. 1" (7)
        "Who's Your Uncle?" (6)
        "Back In Love Again" (4)
 37: "Collaborations," Will Taylor And Strings Attached [Heart, 9/05] (23)
        "Easy Rider" (5)
        "Set The Prairie On Fire" (5)
        "Never Is A Moment" (4)
 37: "Regulars And Refugees," Carrie Newcomer [Philo, 8/05] (23)
        "All Saints' Day" (4)
        "Be True" (4)
 40: "August Gale," Christina Smith And Jean Hewson [Borealis, new] (21)
        "Atlantic Blue" (4)
        "August Gale" (3)
 40: "Cherryholmes," Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family, new] (21)
        "Heart As Cold As Stone" (4)
        "How Long" (4)
 40: "Come On Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Rounder, 8/05] (21)
        "Gotta Travel On" (4)
        "Standing' On The Corner" (3)
 40: "Made Of Mud," Dana Cooper [King Easy, 9/05] (21)
        "Bird On The Wing" (4)
        "Made Of Mud" (4)
 40: "Profile," Pat Donohue [Bluesky, new] (21)
        "Jazz Name" (7)
        "Caroline" (4)
 40: "Song Of The Traveling Daughter," Abigail Washburn [Nettwerk, 8/05] (21)
        "Coffee's Cold" (4)
        "Song Of The Traveling Daughter" (4)
 46: "Trouble From The Start," Lisa Moscatiello [Machine Heart, new] (20)
        "Trouble From The Start" (6)
        "Come Sinfonia" (3)
 46: "Weather And Water," The Greencards [Dualtone, 6/05] (20)
        "Ghost Of Who We Were" (5)
        "Like A Melody" (3)
 46: "Weiser Sunrise," Foghorn String Band [Nettwerk, 8/05] (20)
        "All Night Long" (4)
        "Kicking Up The Devil On A Holiday" (3)
 49: "The Duhks," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 2/05] (19)
        "Death Came A Knockin" (4)
        "Dregs Of Birch" (3)
 49: "Fall Down As The Rain," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/04] (19)
        "Fall Down As The Rain" (4)
        "Don't Bring Me Flowers" (3)
 49: "O, Chain Lightnin'," Jack Williams [Wind River, new] (19)
        "O, Chain Lightnin" (19)
 49: "This Weary Way," Wayne Scott [Full Light, 8/05] (19)
        "It's The Whiskey That Eases The Pain" (3)
        "Sunday With My Son" (3)
 53: "Dad's Dinner Pail," Debra Cowan [Falling Mountain, 7/05] (18)
        "In The Town Of Oxford," Debra Cowan W/ Michael Delalla (3)
 53: "Land Of Milk And Honey," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/04] (18)
        "Peace Call" (7)
        "Hiway 9" (3)
 53: "The Outsider," Rodney Crowell [Columbia, 8/05] (18)
        "Don't Get Me Started" (3)
        "Ignorance Is The Enemy" (3)
 56: "Five Star Day," Liz Carlisle [Self, 8/05] (17)
        "9/8 Central" (3)
        "Feels Like Home" (3)
 56: "And Truth Is Spectacular," Danny Bakan [Self, new] (17)
        "Here" (4)
        "How The Mighty Can Fall" (3)
 56: "For You Only," Rachel Ries [Waterbug, 8/05] (17)
        "October" (4)
        "For You Only" (4)
 56: "Holding Hands," Richard Berman [Aries, 7/05] (17)
        "That Old Song, " (4)
        "Gifts" (3)
 56: "Love Call Me Home," Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, 4/05] (17)
        "Sing About These Hard Times" (6)
        "Love Call Me Home" (3)
 56: "Out Beyond Ideas," David Wilcox And Nance Pettit [What Are, 9/05] (17)
        "3 Things" (3)
 62: "Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass 77," Various Artists [KBC, 9/05] (16)
        "Look Down That Lonesome Road," Tim O'Brien (3)
 62: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 4/04] (16)
        "One Voice" (6)
        "Arlington" (3)
 62: "Home To You," Peasall Sisters [Dualtone, 8/05] (16)
        "Freight Train Blues" (5)
        "Logtown" (3)
 62: "New Moon," Northern Lights [Fifty Fifty, 4/05] (16)
        "Dusty Miller And Ride The Wild Turkey" (3)
        "Orphan Girl" (3)
 66: "Childish Things," James McMurtry [Compadre, 9/05] (15)
        "Childish Things" (4)
        "6 Year Drought" (3)
 66: "Front Parlour Ballads," Richard Thompson [Cooking Vinyl, 8/05] (15)
        "Boys Of Mutton Street" (5)
 66: "Human Cannonball," Joe West [Frogville, new] (15)
        "Human Cannonball" (2)
 66: "Let Em Run," The Bills [Red House, 7/04] (15)
        "Let Em Run" (7)
        "Old Blue Bridge" (4)
 66: "Prairie Wind," Neil Young [Reprise, new] (15)
        "Painter" (5)
 66: "Rattle Of The Chains," Wildfire [Pinecastle, new] (15)
        "Can't Have One Without The Other" (4)
        "Grapes On The Vine" (3)
 66: "Turning Into Beautiful," Ferron [Self, 5/05] (15)
        "More Than That" (7)
 73: "At This Stage," Eric Bogle [Greentrax, 8/05] (14)
        "Birds Of A Feather" (2)
 73: "Dark-Eyed Sailor," Karen Mal [Waterbug, 7/05] (14)
        "I Courted A Sailor" (3)
        "Unquiet Grave" (3)
 73: "Defying Gravity," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2/05] (14)
        "Blessed" (3)
 73: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2001] (14)
        "Ordinary Town" (5)
        "I Go Like The Raven" (3)
 73: "Migration," David Olney [Loudhouse, 4/05] (14)
        "All The Same To Me" (4)
        "Lenora" (4)
 73: "MR7," Mustard's Retreat [Yellow Room, new] (14)
        "Samhain Wish" (5)
        "Raven" (4)
 73: "New Orleans Street Singer," Snooks Eaglin [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1994] (14)
        "Looking For A Woman" (6)
 73: "One Dime At A Time," Steep Canyon Rangers [Rebel, 9/05] (14)
        "Waiting To Hear You Call My Name" (4)
        "One Dime At A Time" (3)
 73: "Some Days," Lou And Peter Berryman [Cornbelt, new] (14)
        "Vulture" (3)
 73: "Waking Hour," David Francey [Red House, 9/04] (14)
        "Sunday Morning" (3)
 73: "Where The Mangoes Are," Kate McDonnell [Appleseed, 2/05] (14)
        "Mercy" (6)
        "Railroad Bill" (3)
 84: "Blood And Water," Colin Brooks [Self, new] (13)
        "Water In The Sky" (4)
 84: "In The Cool," Pieta Brown [Valley Entertainment, 8/05] (13)
        "Ring Of Gold" (3)
        "This Old Dress" (3)
 84: "Storm," Liz Meyer [Strictly Country, 7/05] (13)
        "Storm" (3)
 87: "Breakfast," Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes [Waterbug, 4/05] (12)
        "Handsome Molly" (3)
        "Whole World Round" (3)
 87: "Don't Ask Don't Tell," Michelle Shocked [Mighty Sound, 6/05] (12)
        "Don't Ask" (4)
 87: "Hearthearthearth," Brian Cutean [Burnt Tooth Brush, new] (12)
        "Standing People Trees" (4)
 87: "Hearts In Mind," Nanci Griffith [New Door, 2/05] (12)
        "Simple Life" (4)
 87: "Hungry Ghosts," Doug Cox And Sam Hurrie [Northern Blues, 8/05] (12)
        "Little Martha" (3)
 87: "It's Just The Night," The Del McCoury Band [McCoury, 2003] (12)
        "It's Just The Night" (3)
 87: "La Guitara," Various Artists [Vanguard, new] (12)
        "Preludio E Toccatina," Badi Assad (3)
 87: "The Only Word," Kat Eggleston [Redwing, 6/05] (12)
        "I Will Set My Good Ship In Order" (2)
 87: "The Other Evening In Chicago," Bob Franke [Waterbug, 7/05] (12)
        "Day Of The Dead" (3)
 87: "Part Of Your History," Jamie Hartford [New Sheriff, new] (12)
        "Gentle On My Mind" (4)
 87: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (12)
        "Take It From Dr. King" (5)
        "Bring Them Home" (3)
 87: "Slide Effects," Phil Leadbetter [Pinecastle, 3/05] (12)
        "California Cotton Fields" (3)
        "Fields Of Gold" (3)
 87: "Think Twice," David Roth [Wind River, 1/04] (12)
        "Rosa And The 3 K's" (8)
 87: "Wayward Son," John Doyle [Compass, 7/05] (12)
        "Bitter The Parting" (3)
 87: "Woodyboye," Joel Rafael Band [Appleseed, 4/05] (12)
        "This Train Is Bound For Glory" (4)
102: "5 South," Janet Beazley [Backcountry, 9/05] (11)
        "Rufty Tufty" (3)
        "Run Away, Sally Ann" (2)
102: "Acoustic Rainbow 22," Various Artists [Poetman, 8/05] (11)
        "Evacuation Route," Michelle Shocked (3)
        "Better Kinder Man," Alan Kelly (2)
102: "Dreamin' My Dreams," Patty Loveless [Epic, new] (11)
        "Never Ending Song Of Love" (3)
        "My Old Friend The Blues" (2)
102: "Essential Taj Mahal," Taj Mahal [Columbia, 8/05] (11)
        "Cakewalk Into Town" (2)
102: "Hope And Desire," Susan Tedeschi [Verve, new] (11)
        "You Got The Silver" (3)
        "Soul Of A Man" (2)
102: "It's Getting' Better All The Time," Ronnie Bowman [Koch, new] (11)
        "Crazy Train" (2)
        "It's Getting' Better All The Time" (2)
102: "Laugh A Little Larger," Greg Winkler [Slothrop, 9/05] (11)
        "That Thing In Reno" (4)
        "Speak" (3)
102: "Marbletown," Blue Highway [Rounder, 6/05] (11)
        "3-Finger Jack" (2)
        "Marbletown" (2)
102: "Master Of Disaster," John Hiatt [New West, 6/05] (11)
        "Howlin' Down The Cumberland" (3)
        "My Thunderbird" (2)
102: "Never Ending Conversation," Kelly Mulhollan [Self, 9/05] (11)
        "Night" (3)
        "Garden Of Love" (2)
102: "Real Deal," Chris Williamson [Wolf Moon, new] (11)
        "Mercy" (3)
        "Waters Of Spokane" (2)
102: "Rock That Babe," The Mammals [Signature, 4/04] (11)
        "Bush Boys" (3)
        "Fall On My Knees" (3)
102: "Romancing The Moment," Chuck Pyle [Zen Cowboy, 7/05] (11)
        "Rio Rey" (3)
        "Moonglow Rising" (2)
115: "When Forever Rolls Around," Lovell Sisters [Indy Cut, new] (10)
        "All You Have To Say," Lovell Sisters Band (2)
115: "Campfire," Melwood Cutlery [Borealis, 5/05] (10)
        "Ballad Of The Moonlight Lady" (2)
        "When The Time Comes" (2)
115: "American Folk," Various Artists [Putumayo, 8/05] (10)
        "Judge Not Your Brother," Eric Bibb (2)
        "Pour," Lori McKenna (2)
115: "Apples In The Basket," Gordon Bok [Timberhead, 3/05] (10)
        "Apples In The Basket" (3)
        "Old Figurehead Carver 423" (2)
115: "Calico," Erynn Marshall [Merriweather, 6/05] (10)
        "Hard For To Love" (2)
        "Runaway/Texas" (2)
115: "Celtic Crossroads," Various Artists [Putumayo, new] (10)
        "Captain Coull's Parrot," Peatbog Faeries (2)
        "Her Mantle So Green," Sinead O'Connor (2)
115: "East Of Bristol, West Of Knoxville," Jordan Chassan [Strong, 4/05] (10)
        "Hard Work Bein' A Fool" (3)
115: "Gambling Eden," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, 2003] (10)
        "Big Black Bird" (3)
115: "In Sacred Trust," Hobart Smith [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/05] (10)
        "Banging Breakdown" (3)
115: "Little Star," Girlyman [Daemon, 5/05] (10)
        "On The Air" (2)
115: "Look," Beth Nielsen Chapman [Compass, 6/05] (10)
        "Your Love Stays" (3)
        "Free" (2)
115: "Lovely Nancy," Sylvia Herold And Euphonia [Tuxedo, 7/05] (10)
        "Tide Full In" (4)
115: "Mercy Now," Mary Gauthier [Lost Highway, 2/05] (10)
        "Wheel Inside The Wheel" (4)
        "It Ain't The Wind, It's The Rain" (2)
115: "Pearl Street," Annie Gallup [Label?, 6/05] (10)
        "Pearl Street" (2)
        "Skinny Arms" (2)
115: "Solo Acoustic, Vol 1," Jackson Browne [Inside, new] (10)
        "These Days" (4)
        "Lives In The Balance" (2)
115: "Souls Alike," Bonnie Raitt [Capitol, new] (10)
        "God Was In The Water" (3)
        "I Will Not Be Broken" (2)
115: "Starry Crown," Rhys Jones And Christina Wheeler [Vigortone, new] (10)
        "Chased Old Satan" (2)
        "Rebel's Raid" (2)
115: "Stolen Moments," Alison Brown [Compass, 5/05] (10)
        "Homeward Bound" (4)
        "Sound Of Summer Running" (2)


TOP SONGS OF OCTOBER 2005
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13055 airplays from 139 different DJs

1. "O, Chain Lightnin" (24)
        by Jack Williams
        from "O Chain Lightnin"
2. "Man Of God" (15)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
3. "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (14)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Fiddler's Green"
        also "Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass 77"
4. "2 Wings" (13)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
4. "Jericho" (13)
        by John McCutcheon
        from "Storied Ground"
        also "Supper's On The Table, Everybody Come On In"
4. "Red Rocking Chair" (13)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
4. "Thirsty Boots" (13)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Waves"
8. "Yellow" (12)
        by Cary Cooper
        from "Yellow"
9. "Miles Of Blues" (11)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
9. "Pans Of Biscuits" (11)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
11. "Betsy Belle And Mary Gray" (10)
        by Cherish The Ladies
        from "Woman Of The House"
11. "Chimes Of Freedom" (10)
        by The Kennedys
        from "Half A Million Miles"
11. "Cornbread Nation" (10)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Cornbread Nation"
11. "I Feel The Earth Move" (10)
        by Cary Cooper
        from "Yellow"
11. "Teen For God" (10)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
16. "Are You Tired Of Me?" (9)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
16. "Buffalo Skinners" (9)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Fiddler's Green"
16. "When Fall Comes To New England" (9)
        by Cheryl Wheeler
        from "Driving Home"
        also "When October Goes"
19. "Borderline" (8)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
19. "Cut 'em Down" (8)
        by Erik Balkey
        from "Sanctuary Road"
19. "Freedom Train" (8)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
19. "Hudson" (8)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
19. "Lonesome Day Blues" (8)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
19. "Louisiana Storm" (8)
        by Bill Staines
        from "The Second Million Miles"
19. "Ramblin' Boy" (8)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Waves"
19. "Rosa And The 3 K's" (8)
        by David Roth
        from "Think Twice"
19. "Runnin Out Of Memory" (8)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Cornbread Nation"
19. "She Belongs To Me" (8)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "No Direction Home"
19. "Song To Woody" (8)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "No Direction Home"
19. "Tishomingo Blues" (8)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "Parlor Guitar"
19. "U. S. Steel" (8)
        by Tom Russell
        from "Raw Vision"
19. "When You Walk On" (8)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
19. "Won't You Be Kind" (8)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
19. "You Belong To Me" (8)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
35. "Early Morning Rain" (7)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Fiddler's Green"
35. "Game Of All Fours" (7)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
35. "Golden Bird" (7)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Waves"
35. "Hey Ho" (7)
        by Tracy Grammer
        from "Flower Of Avalon"
35. "House Of The Rising Sun" (7)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Cornbread Nation"
35. "Jazz Name" (7)
        by Pat Donohue
        from "Profile"
35. "Judas Silver" (7)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
35. "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues" (7)
        by Jack Williams
        from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
35. "Let Em Run" (7)
        by The Bills
        from "Let Em Run"
35. "More Than That" (7)
        by Ferron
        from "Turning Into Beautiful"
35. "Something In The Air/It's Not On The Airwaves" (7)
        by Erik Balkey
        from "Sanctuary Road"
35. "Swing Blues No. 1" (7)
        by Jerry Douglas
        from "The Best Kept Secret"
35. "Talking About Freedom" (7)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
35. "These Days" (7)
        by Jackson Browne
        from "Solo Acoustic, Vol 1"
35. "To Make You Feel My Love" (7)
        by Erik Balkey
        from "Sanctuary Road"
35. "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (7)
        by Nickel Creek
        from "Why Should The Fire Die"
35. "Train On The Island" (7)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Fiddler's Green"
35. "Trouble From The Start" (7)
        by Lisa Moscatiello
        from "Trouble From The Start"
35. "Wandering Soul" (7)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
35. "When I Get To The Border" (7)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "The Tide"
35. "When In Rome" (7)
        by Nickel Creek
        from "Why Should The Fire Die"
35. "When The Ship Comes In" (7)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "No Direction Home"
35. "Who's Your Uncle?" (7)
        by Jerry Douglas
        from "The Best Kept Secret"
58. "Are You Happy Now" (6)
        by Richard Shindell
        from "Courier"
58. "Autumn" (6)
        by Erica Wheeler
        from "Almost Like Tonight"
        also "Harvest"
58. "Cinderella" (6)
        by Cary Cooper
        from "Yellow"
58. "Drunk Man Blues" (6)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
58. "Echoes" (6)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
58. "Elfin Knight" (6)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
58. "End Of The Season" (6)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
58. "Evacuation Route" (6)
        by Michelle Shocked
        from "Acoustic Rainbow 22"
58. "Fair And Tender Ladies" (6)
        by Cherish The Ladies
        from "Woman Of The House"
58. "Half A Million Miles" (6)
        by The Kennedys
        from "Half A Million Miles"
58. "Here" (6)
        by Danny Bakan
        from "And Truth Is Spectacular"
58. "High Cotton" (6)
        by Jack Williams
        from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
58. "Highway 61 Revisited" (6)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "No Direction Home"
58. "How Long" (6)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "She Waits For Night"
58. "Jump The Broom" (6)
        by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
        from "The Art Of Virtue"
58. "Long Black Veil" (6)
        by Tim O'Brien
        from "Fiddler's Green"
58. "Long Monday" (6)
        by John Prine
        from "Fair And Square"
58. "Looking For A Woman" (6)
        by Snooks Eaglin
        from "New Orleans Street Singer"
58. "Louisiana 1927" (6)
        by Marcia Ball
        from "Let Me Play With Your Poodle"
58. "Lucky Ones" (6)
        by Rod MacDonald
        from "Tale Of Two Americas"
58. "Mercy" (6)
        by Kate McDonnell
        from "Where The Mangoes Are"
58. "New Blues" (6)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
58. "No Names" (6)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
58. "October Roses" (6)
        by Cindy Mangsen
        from "Songs Of Experience"
58. "One Voice" (6)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "40 Days"
58. "Painter" (6)
        by Neil Young
        from "Prairie Wind"
58. "People's Highway" (6)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "The Back Fields"
58. "Sing About These Hard Times" (6)
        by Peggy Seeger
        from "Love Call Me Home"
58. "Sister Rosa" (6)
        by Neville Brothers
        from "Live On Planet Earth"
58. "Sparks In The Radio" (6)
        by Jim Photoglo
        from "Sparks In The Radio"
58. "Step It Up And Go" (6)
        by Happy Traum
        from "I Walk The Road Again"
58. "This Train Keeps Rollin" (6)
        by Jim Photoglo
        from "Sparks In The Radio"
58. "Those Were The Days" (6)
        by Dolly Parton
        from "Those Were The Days"
58. "Today Is The Highway" (6)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Waves"
58. "Walkin' In My Sleep" (6)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "She Waits For Night"
58. "Wind/Tree" (6)
        by Sons Of The Never Wrong
        from "Nuthatch Suite"
94. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (5)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "Parlor Guitar"
94. "All Souls Night" (5)
        by Loreena McKennitt
        from "Visit"
94. "Back In Love Again" (5)
        by Jerry Douglas
        from "The Best Kept Secret"
94. "Back When I Was Grown Up" (5)
        by Cary Cooper
        from "Yellow"
94. "Blue Wing" (5)
        by Tom Russell
        from "Raw Vision"
94. "Blues Ain't Nothin" (5)
        by Happy Traum
        from "I Walk The Road Again"
94. "Both Sides Now" (5)
        by Dolly Parton
        from "Those Were The Days"
94. "Boys Of Mutton Street" (5)
        by Richard Thompson
        from "Front Parlour Ballads"
94. "Calm Before The Storm" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
94. "Comfortably Numb" (5)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
94. "Death Came A Knockin" (5)
        by The Duhks
        from "The Duhks"
94. "Do Not Fear The Dark" (5)
        by The Love Hall Tryst
        from "Songs Of Misfortune"
94. "Don't Think Twice" (5)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "No Direction Home"
94. "East Of The River" (5)
        by Terence Martin
        from "Lost Hills"
94. "Easy Rider" (5)
        by Will Taylor And Strings Attached
        from "Collaborations"
94. "Empty Pocket Blues" (5)
        by Happy Traum
        from "I Walk The Road Again"
94. "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (5)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
94. "Freight Train Blues" (5)
        by Peasall Sisters
        from "Home To You"
94. "Genesis Blues" (5)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
94. "Ghost Of Who We Were" (5)
        by The Greencards
        from "Weather And Water"
94. "Happiness Runs" (5)
        by Christine Lavin
        from "Folkzinger"
94. "Hard Travelin" (5)
        by Woody Guthrie
        from "Original Vision"
94. "Hillbilly Hollywood" (5)
        by Jim Photoglo
        from "Sparks In The Radio"
94. "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" (5)
        by The Kennedys
        from "Half A Million Miles"
94. "I've Just Seen A Face" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "The Tide"
94. "If I Knew Then" (5)
        by Sons Of The Never Wrong
        from "Nuthatch Suite"
94. "Jerusalem" (5)
        by Joan Baez
        from "Bowery Songs"
94. "Like Water" (5)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
94. "Lord, Help The Poor And Needy" (5)
        by Kate Campbell
        from "Blues And Lamentations"
94. "Man With One Kidney / The Spy Czar" (5)
        by Liz Carroll And John Doyle
        from "In Play"
94. "Mary Blaize" (5)
        by Kate Rusby
        from "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly"
94. "Must Be The Whiskey" (5)
        by Chip Taylor And Carrie Rodriguez
        from "Red Dog Tracks"
94. "My Name Joe" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "The Tide"
94. "October Light" (5)
        by Robin And Linda Williams
        from "Deeper Waters"
94. "Old Blue Bridge" (5)
        by The Bills
        from "Let Em Run"
94. "Requiem" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
94. "Ronan Boys / Ralph's 2-3-5" (5)
        by Liz Carroll And John Doyle
        from "In Play"
94. "Salt In My Tears" (5)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
94. "Samhain Wish" (5)
        by Mustard's Retreat
        from "MR7"
94. "Set The Prairie On Fire" (5)
        by Will Taylor And Strings Attached
        from "Collaborations"
94. "Standin' In The Dust" (5)
        by Sons Of The Never Wrong
        from "Nuthatch Suite"
94. "Starlight On The Rails" (5)
        by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
        from "Like Water"
94. "Statesboro Blues" (5)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Two Wings"
94. "Sugar Babe" (5)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "She Waits For Night"
94. "Swanee" (5)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "Parlor Guitar"
94. "Take It From Dr. King" (5)
        by Pete Seeger & Friends
        from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3"
94. "Texas Blues" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "The Tide"
94. "Think About You" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
94. "This Train Is Bound For Glory" (5)
        by Joel Rafael Band
        from "Woodyboye"
94. "Wasteland Of The Free" (5)
        by Iris DeMent
        from "The Way I Should"
94. "Water In The Sky" (5)
        by Colin Brooks
        from "Blood And Water"
94. "Where Do The Children Play" (5)
        by Dolly Parton
        from "Those Were The Days"
94. "Wildwood Flower" (5)
        by Karen Mal
        from "Dark Eyed Sailor"
94. "You Rise And Meet The Day" (5)
        by Dar Williams
        from "My Better Self"
94. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (5)
        by Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson And Kenny Malone
        from "Live In NC"


TOP ARTISTS OF OCTOBER 2005
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13055 airplays from 139 different DJs

1. Tim O'Brien (125)
2. Bob Dylan (115)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (90)
4. Lauren Sheehan (84)
5. Kate Campbell (80)
6. Dar Williams (79)
7. Jack Williams (64)
8. Eric Andersen (61)
9. Joel Mabus (58)
10. Dolly Parton (54)
10. Kate Rusby (54)
12. Lucy Kaplansky (53)
13. Cary Cooper (52)
14. Erik Balkey (50)
15. Uncle Earl (49)
16. Joan Baez (47)
17. Arlo Guthrie (46)
18. Bill Staines (45)
18. Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald (45)
20. Sons Of The Never Wrong (42)
21. Cheryl Wheeler (40)
21. John Prine (40)
21. The Kennedys (40)
21. Tim Grimm (40)
21. Tom Russell (40)
26. Christine Lavin (39)
27. Richard Thompson (38)
28. Nickel Creek (37)
29. Nanci Griffith (35)
30. Mustard's Retreat (34)
30. Tracy Grammer (34)
32. Carrie Newcomer (33)
32. Happy Traum (33)
34. Terence Martin (32)
35. John McCutcheon (31)
35. Pete Seeger (31)
37. Adrienne Young (29)
37. Cherish The Ladies (29)
37. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (29)
37. Jackson Browne (29)
37. Johnny Cash (29)
42. John Gorka (28)
42. Richard Shindell (28)
44. Jim Photoglo (27)
44. Liz Carroll And John Doyle (27)
46. Alison Krauss (26)
46. Jimmie Dale Gilmore (26)
48. Greg Brown (25)
48. Jerry Douglas (25)
50. Abigail Washburn (24)
50. Eric Bogle (24)
50. Lisa Moscatiello (24)
50. Michelle Shocked (24)
50. Neil Young (24)
50. Will Taylor And Strings Attached (24)
56. Dana Cooper (23)
56. David Francey (23)
56. The Duhks (23)
56. Emmylou Harris (23)
56. Rod MacDonald (23)
61. Bruce Cockburn (22)
61. Cherryholmes (22)
61. Danny Bakan (22)
61. Gillian Welch (22)
61. The Greencards (22)
61. Karen Mal (22)
61. Lucinda Williams (22)
61. Rodney Crowell (22)
69. Foghorn String Band (21)
69. Iris DeMent (21)
69. Patty Griffin (21)
72. Dave Van Ronk (20)
72. Guy Clark (20)
72. Indigo Girls (20)
72. Joe Crookston (20)
72. Liz Carlisle (20)
72. Lori McKenna (20)
72. Mary Gauthier (20)
72. Pat Donohue (20)
72. Peggy Seeger (20)
72. Ronnie Bowman (20)
72. Wayne Scott (20)
83. Alison Brown (19)
83. Christina Smith And Jean Hewson (19)
83. David Roth (19)
83. James McMurtry (19)
83. John Hiatt (19)
83. Lou And Peter Berryman (19)
83. Northern Lights (19)
83. Snooks Eaglin (19)
83. Stan Rogers (19)
83. Tom Paxton (19)
83. Wildfire (19)
83. Woody Guthrie (19)
95. David Wilcox And Nance Pettit (18)
95. Ferron (18)
95. Gordon Lightfoot (18)
95. Peasall Sisters (18)
95. Wailin' Jennys (18)
100. Bonnie Raitt (17)
100. Ellis Paul (17)
100. Garnet Rogers (17)
100. Hamilton Camp (17)
100. James Keelaghan (17)
100. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs (17)
100. Rachel Ries (17)
100. Richard Berman (17)
100. Taj Mahal (17)
109. The Bills (16)
109. Eva Cassidy (16)
109. Hobart Smith (16)
109. Joe West (16)
109. Kat Eggleston (16)
109. Phil Ochs (16)
109. Steve Goodman (16)
116. Anne Hills (15)
116. Bob Franke (15)
116. Colin Brooks (15)
116. David Wilcox (15)
116. Del McCoury (15)
116. Diane Zeigler (15)
116. Erica Wheeler (15)
116. Joel Rafael Band (15)
116. John Doyle (15)
116. Pierce Pettis (15)
116. Terri Hendrix (15)
127. Brian Cutean (14)
127. Chieftains (14)
127. David Olney (14)
127. Doc Watson (14)
127. Donovan (14)
127. Kate McDonnell (14)
127. Pieta Brown (14)
127. Steep Canyon Rangers (14)
127. Susan Werner (14)
136. Beth Nielsen Chapman (13)
136. Blue Highway (13)
136. Brooks Williams (13)
136. Chuck Brodsky (13)
136. Darrell Scott (13)
136. David Mallett (13)
136. Debra Cowan (13)
136. Eddie From Ohio (13)
136. Girlyman (13)
136. Gordon Bok (13)
136. Greg Winkler (13)
136. Leo Kottke (13)
136. Liz Meyer (13)
136. The Mammals (13)
136. Patty Loveless (13)
136. Steve Earle (13)
136. Tom Russell Band (13)
153. Bill Miller (12)
153. Leadbelly (12)
153. Andrew Calhoun (12)
153. Annie Gallup (12)
153. Antje Duvekot (12)
153. Be Good Tanyas (12)
153. Bill Morrissey (12)
153. Chris Smither (12)
153. Chuck Pyle (12)
153. Jack Hardy (12)
153. Jamie Hartford (12)
153. Joni Mitchell (12)
153. Jordan Chassan (12)
153. Odetta (12)
153. Patty Larkin (12)
153. Phil Leadbetter (12)
153. Si Kahn (12)
153. Van Morrison (12)
153. Wishing Chair (12)
172. Catie Curtis (11)
172. Doug Cox And Sam Hurrie (11)
172. Eric Taylor (11)
172. Grada (11)
172. Janet Beazley (11)
172. Judy Collins (11)
172. Kate Wolf (11)
172. Kelly Mulhollan (11)
172. Love Hall Tryst (11)
172. Lui Collins (11)
172. Marcia Ball (11)
172. Mary Chapin Carpenter (11)
172. Pete Morton (11)
172. Peter Mayer (11)
172. Peter, Paul And Mary (11)
172. Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem (11)
172. Ruthie Foster (11)
172. Solas (11)
172. Susan Tedeschi (11)
172. Sweet Honey In The Rock (11)
172. Thea Gilmore (11)
172. Weavers (11)
194. Greg Greenway (10)
194. Marley's Ghost (10)
194. Melwood Cutlery (10)
194. Rory Block (10)
194. Carter Family (10)
194. Cathie Ryan (10)
194. Cosy Sheridan (10)
194. David Lamotte (10)
194. The Del McCoury Band (10)
194. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver (10)
194. Dreamsicles (10)
194. Eric Bibb (10)
194. Erynn Marshall (10)
194. Jimmy Lafave (10)
194. Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes (10)
194. Kelly Joe Phelps (10)
194. Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum (10)
194. Le Vent Du Nord (10)
194. Leonard Cohen (10)
194. Lynn Miles (10)
194. Mary Flower (10)
194. Mary McCaslin (10)
194. Natalie Merchant (10)
194. Paul Kaplan (10)
194. Robert Earl Keen (10)
194. Shawn Colvin (10)
194. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen (10)
194. Tom Rush (10)
194. Utah Phillips (10)
194. Waifs (10)


TOP LABELS OF OCTOBER 2005
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 13055 airplays from 139 different DJs

1. Rounder (406)
2. Sugar Hill (326)
3. Red House (283)
4. Columbia (264)
5. Compass (233)
6. Appleseed (218)
7. Philo (154)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (148)
9. Signature (146)
10. Warner (94)
11. Vanguard (90)
12. Koch (89)
13. Flying Fish (87)
14. Waterbug (86)
15. Borealis (84)
16. Wind River (81)
17. Razor And Tie (66)
18. Shanachie (65)
19. Nettwerk (59)
20. RCA (58)
21. Capitol (57)
22. Rhino (56)
23. Dualtone (55)
23. Gadfly (55)
25. Sony (54)
26. Green Linnet (53)
27. Hightone (50)
28. Fossil (49)
28. Greentrax (49)
30. Reprise (48)
31. Hudson Harding (46)
31. Rebel (46)
33. Large River (44)
33. Pinecastle (44)
35. Elektra (43)
36. Epic (41)
37. New West (40)
38. Mercury (36)
39. Wilson River (35)
40. Putumayo (34)
41. Rising Son (32)
42. A&M (31)
42. Freewheel (31)
42. MCA (31)
45. Arhoolie (30)
45. Roaring Stream (30)
47. Copper Creek (29)
47. Oh Boy (29)
49. Good Dog (28)
50. Acoustic Disc (27)
50. Alligator (27)
50. County (27)
50. Topic (27)
54. Compadre (25)
55. Northern Blues (24)
55. Redwing (24)
57. Lost Highway (23)
57. True North (23)
57. Blix Street (22)
57. Heart (22)
61. EMI (21)
61. Nonesuch (21)
61. Rykodisc (21)
64. Grifftone (20)
64. Skaggs Family (20)
64. Strictly Country (20)
67. Blue Corn (19)
67. Falling Mountain (19)
67. Full Light (19)
70. Addie Belle (18)
70. Atlantic (18)
72. Inside (16)
73. Asylum (15)
73. Back Porch (15)
73. CMH (15)
73. Cooking Vinyl (15)
73. Daemon (15)
73. Fantasy (15)
73. Howdy Skies (15)
80. ATO (14)
80. Folk-Legacy (14)
80. Stony Plain (14)
83. Bear Family (13)
83. Hannibal (13)
83. King Easy (13)
83. Prime (13)
83. Woodpecker (13)
83. Yazoo (13)
89. Bluesky (12)
89. Island (12)
89. Northside (12)
89. Real World (12)
93. BMG (11)
93. Fallen Angle (11)
93. Fogarty's Cove (11)
93. Loudhouse (11)
93. Verve (11)
93. Zen Cowboy (11)
99. Wea (10)
99. Aries (10)
99. Blind Pig (10)
99. Bloodshot (10)
99. Cornbelt (10)
99. M. C. (10)
99. Machine Heart (10)
99. Maggie's (10)
99. Merriweather (10)
99. Mighty Sound (10)
99. Mrs Ackroyd (10)
99. Narada (10)
99. Sliced Bread (10)

Folk Music Airplay Charts © Copyright 2005 by Richard Gillmann