Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2006

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

TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF JUNE 2006
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 149 different DJs

  1: "Firecracker," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 6/06] (99)
        "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (22)
        "Glory Bound" (14)
        "Swallow" (9)
        "Apocalypse Lullaby" (8)
  2: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 4/06] (76)
        "My Oklahoma Home" (8)
        "Pay Me My Money Down" (8)
        "Erie Canal" (7)
        "John Henry" (7)
  3: "Unsung," Slaid Cleaves [Rounder, 5/06] (67)
        "Everette" (10)
        "Another Kind Of Blue" (8)
        "Oh Roberta" (8)
        "Flowered Dresses" (7)
  4: "Laps In 7," Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, new] (59)
        "Bringing In The Georgia Mail" (14)
        "White Bird" (8)
        "Where There's A Road" (6)
  5: "Taking The Long Way," Dixie Chicks [Columbia, 5/06] (56)
        "Not Ready To Make Nice" (13)
        "Long Way Around" (11)
        "I Hope" (7)
        "Lullaby" (7)
  6: "Strange Conversation," Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 6/06] (50)
        "Everything Is Music" (12)
        "Strange Conversation" (7)
        "Light Of The Light" (5)
  7: "Postcards," Peter Ostroushko [Red House, new] (45)
        "Bemidji Blues" (9)
        "Manassas Junction" (6)
        "Baghdad Blues" (5)
  8: "Songs For Bright Street," Amy Speace [Wildflower, new] (42)
        "Row Row Row" (10)
        "2" (8)
        "Step Out Of The Shade" (8)
  9: "Personal File," Johnny Cash [Columbia, 5/06] (41)
        "Paradise" (9)
        "Letter Edged In Black" (4)
 10: "Invisible Man," Darrell Scott [Full Light, new] (38)
        "Goodle, Usa" (9)
        "Shattered Cross" (8)
        "And The River Is Me" (6)
 10: "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky," Penny Lang [Borealis, new] (38)
        "Let Me Fly" (8)
        "If I Could Be The Rain" (5)
        "Prairie Sky" (5)
 12: "Honey On My Grave," Abbie Gardner [Gimmie Some Ribs, 5/06] (37)
        "Sweet Georgia Pines" (8)
        "I'm A Fool" (5)
        "Hit The Road Jack" (4)
 12: "Roadside Saints," Zoe Mulford [Azalea City, 5/06] (37)
        "Earth And The Sky" (6)
        "Stone Song" (5)
        "American Wake" (4)
 14: "Break Me Open," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 4/06] (36)
        "Honest Truth" (8)
        "Break Me Open" (6)
        "Back To The Mystery" (4)
 14: "Vista," David Wilcox [W. A. R, 5/06] (36)
        "Great Big World" (9)
        "Get On" (7)
        "Vista" (7)
 16: "Blood Oranges," Ginn Sisters [Self, new] (35)
        "Dancing Shoes" (6)
        "Get It And Go" (5)
        "Hard Fall" (5)
 16: "New Day," Claire Lynch [Rounder, 3/06] (35)
        "Be Ready To Sail" (8)
        "Leavin' On That Evening Train" (7)
        "Train Long Gone" (4)
 18: "All American Bluegrass Girl," Rhonda Vincent [Rounder, new] (34)
        "Heartbreaker's Alibi" (8)
        "All American Bluegrass Girl" (5)
        "Rhythm Of The Wheels" (5)
 19: "My Remembrance Of You," Diana Jones [Newsong, 3/06] (33)
        "Pony" (6)
        "Hold On Me" (5)
        "All My Money On You" (4)
 20: "Cottonwood," Brad Colerick [Back, 5/06] (30)
        "Come What May" (7)
        "There's A Light" (7)
        "Cottonwood" (4)
 21: "Big Dream Boulevard," Antje Duvekot [Black Wolf, 5/06] (29)
        "Dandelion" (6)
        "Jerusalem" (5)
        "Anna" (4)
 21: "Folk Is The New Black," Janis Ian [Cooking Vinyl, 2/06] (29)
        "Folk Is The New Black" (5)
        "Last Train" (5)
 21: "Live At Coalesce," Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver [Gambler's Grace, 5/06] (29)
        "Mr. Schwinn" (6)
        "Singer, Songwriter Heaven" (6)
        "California" (4)
 24: "American Favorite Ballads," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2002] (27)
        "Summertime" (6)
 25: "Accidental Pilgrimage," Jen Cass [Blind Justice, 4/06] (26)
        "Dear Mr. President" (7)
        "Standing In Your Memory" (7)
        "I Believe" (4)
 25: "Being There," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass, 4/06] (26)
        "Road Through The Woods" (5)
        "Kid With The Comic Book" (4)
 25: "Closer," Lui Collins [Waterbug, 4/06] (26)
        "All The Pretty Birds" (4)
        "Gone But Not Forgotten" (3)
 28: "Love Sweet Love," Lynn Miles [Red House, 4/05] (25)
        "1000 Lovers" (4)
        "Flames Of Love" (4)
        "Rainmaker" (4)
 29: "Lost John Dean," Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin [Compass, 5/06] (24)
        "Monkey Jump" (5)
        "Lost John Dean" (3)
 29: "Tulips For Lunch," Chuck Brodsky [Waterbug, 2/06] (24)
        "Point" (7)
        "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" (4)
        "Man Who Blew Kisses" (4)
 31: "Ghost Repeater," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, 5/06] (23)
        "Ghost Repeater" (5)
        "Mesa, Arizona" (5)
        "One Part Love" (4)
 31: "Hope And Other Casualties," Mark Erelli [Signature, 3/06] (23)
        "Here And Now" (5)
        "Passing Through" (5)
        "Seeds Of Peace" (5)
 33: "West Of The West," Dave Alvin [Yep Roc, 5/06] (22)
        "California Bloodlines" (4)
        "Here In California" (3)
 34: "Black Cadillac," Rosanne Cash [Capitol, 1/06] (20)
        "Burn Down This Town" (4)
        "Radio Operator" (4)
 34: "Getting Somewhere," Allison Moorer [Sugar Hill, new] (20)
        "You'll Never Know" (8)
        "Fairweather" (5)
 34: "New Tattoo," John Cowan Band [Pinecastle, new] (20)
        "Carla's Got A New Tattoo" (4)
        "Drown" (3)
 34: "Paradise Hotel," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 8/05] (20)
        "Man Of God" (5)
        "Borderline" (4)
 34: "Underdog," Wishing Chair [Self, 5/05] (20)
        "Bully Circus" (4)
        "Outlaw Wedding" (4)
        "Sue Mundy" (4)
 39: "Case For Case: A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case," Various Artists [Hungry For, 4/06] (19)
        "Beyond The Blues," Hays Carll (3)
        "Put Down The Gun," Joe Ely (3)
 39: "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues," Jack Williams [Wind River, 10/05] (19)
        "High Cotton" (6)
        "Buckets Of Rain" (3)
 39: "The Other Side Of The Glass," Paul Mills [Borealis, 2/06] (19)
        "45 Years" (4)
        "Last Steam Engine Train" (3)
 39: "Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 5/06] (19)
        "Political Science," Duhks (4)
        "Rider In The Rain," Reckless Kelly And Joe Ely (4)
 43: "Acoustic Rainbow 25," Various Artists [Poetman, 5/06] (18)
        "Country Blues," Kent Gustavson (4)
        "90 Miles To Hemingway," Mike Aiken (3)
 43: "Departure," The Mammals [Signature, 2/06] (18)
        "Follow Me To Carthage" (4)
        "Kiss The Break Of Day" (3)
 43: "The Great Divide," Eric Taylor [Blue Ruby, 1/06] (18)
        "Big Love" (3)
        "The Great Divide" (3)
 43: "Harlan County USA: Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle," Various Artists [Rounder, new] (18)
        "Coal Tattoo," Hazel Dickens (5)
        "Dark As A Dungeon," Merle Travis (3)
 43: "Let 'er Go, Boys," Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 5/06] (18)
        "Flower Blooming In The Wildwood" (3)
        "Night" (3)
 43: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 7/05] (18)
        "Take These Chains" (3)
        "Walkin In My Sleep" (3)
 49: "All The Roadrunning," Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris [Warner, 5/06] (17)
        "This Is Us" (7)
        "All The Roadrunning" (3)
 49: "Chicago Town And Points West," Art Thieme [Folk-Legacy, 5/06] (17)
        "Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train" (5)
        "When I Was A Cowboy/Roy And Trigger" (4)
 49: "Knuckleball Suite," Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/06] (17)
        "Girl In The Hi-Tops" (4)
        "Knuckleball Suite" (3)
 49: "Live From Charlottesville," Terri Allard [Reckless Abandon, new] (17)
        "Louisiana 1927" (4)
 49: "Red Letter Day," The Gibson Brothers [Sugar Hill, 1/06] (17)
        "Prisoner's Song" (3)
 49: "Twilight Of The Dogs," Various Artists [Mrs Ackroyd, new] (17)
        "Debate," Les Barker (4)
        "Dawning Of The Day," Roy Bailey And Martin Simpson (3)
 55: "Knuckled Brass And Bone," David Ross MacDonald [Pepper Tree, new] (16)
        "Til I'm Gone" (4)
        "We Don't Live Forever" (3)
 55: "Life's An Intelligence Test," Bruce Holmes [Haven, 10/05] (16)
        "Stand" (3)
        "We Were A Family" (3)
 57: "Love And Fear," Tom Russell [Hightone, 2/06] (15)
        "Pugilist At 59" (3)
        "Sound Of One Heart Breaking" (3)
 57: "Suitable Disguise," Michael Lille [Downstream, new] (15)
        "Just Another Song" (5)
 57: "Take Me Back," April Verch [Rounder, 2/06] (15)
        "Take Me Back" (3)
        "Tennessee Wagoner" (3)
 60: "The Art Of Virtue," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addie Belle, 6/05] (14)
        "The Art Of Virtue" (5)
        "My Sin Is Pride" (3)
 60: "Blue Alert," Anjani [Columbia, new] (14)
        "Innermost Door" (3)
        "Thanks For The Dance" (3)
 60: "A Flying Leap," James Hill [Borealis, 4/06] (14)
        "Little Wing" (3)
        "Never On Sunday" (3)
 60: "Little Willies," Little Willies [Milking Bull, 3/06] (14)
        "I Gotta Get Drunk" (2)
 60: "Live And Otherwise," Jason Wilber [Wilbertone, new] (14)
        "My Great Uncle Jim" (4)
        "Talk About 69" (3)
 60: "Mercernary," Dr. John [EMI, new] (14)
        "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" (5)
 60: "Milly's Cafe," Fred J. Eaglesmith [AML, new] (14)
        "Milly's Cafe" (3)
 60: "Prairie Home Companion," Various Artists [New Line, new] (14)
        "Old Plank Road," Robin And Linda Williams (4)
        "You Have Been A Friend To Me," L. Q. Jones (3)
 60: "Reunion," Solas [Compass, new] (14)
        "Newry Highwayman" (4)
 60: "Say I Am You," The Weepies [Nettwerk, 3/06] (14)
        "Gotta Have You" (3)
 60: "This Weary Way," Wayne Scott [Full Light, 8/05] (14)
        "Sunday With My Son" (5)
        "It's The Whisky That Eases The Pain" (3)
 71: "Bob Dylan Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 4/06] (13)
        "One Too Many Mornings," Caroline Doctorow (3)
 71: "Catch That Train!," Dan Zanes And Friends [Festival Five, 5/06] (13)
        "Catch That Train!" (4)
 71: "Classic Labor Songs," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (13)
        "Joe Hill," Paul Robeson (2)
 71: "Fields Of Dreams And Glory," Dan McKinnon [Self, 1/06] (13)
        "Wandering Days" (4)
        "Aesop's Fables" (3)
 71: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 4/05] (13)
        "Hey Ho" (4)
        "Mother, I Climbed" (3)
 71: "Follow Me Down," Lonesome Sisters With Rayna Gellert [Tin Halo, new] (13)
        "Romans" (2)
 71: "From The Pasture To The Future," The Waybacks [Compass, 4/06] (13)
        "Blacksmith" (3)
        "From The Pasture To The Future" (3)
 71: "Just My Heart For You," Curtis And Loretta [Haymarket, new] (13)
        "Somebody I Could Sue" (3)
 71: "Liberty Tree," Mission Street Project [Hudson Harding, 4/06] (13)
        "Cut 'em Down" (2)
 71: "Luna Roja," Michele Dominguez Greene [Requinto, new] (13)
        "Across The Border" (4)
        "Little John" (3)
 71: "Scotland The Music And The Song," Various Artists [Greentrax, new] (13)
        "Border," Colcannon (2)
 71: "Steppin' In The Boiler House," Mark Schatz [Rounder, new] (13)
        "Cajun Stomp" (3)
 71: "Throw Down," Wilders [Rural Grit, new] (13)
        "Belshazzar" (2)
 84: "Cry Love," Albert And Gage [Moon House, 3/06] (12)
        "But I Love You" (3)
        "In The Mornin" (3)
 84: "Living With War," Neil Young [Reprise, 5/06] (12)
        "America The Beautiful" (3)
 84: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (12)
        "Which Side Are You On," Natalie Merchant (3)
 87: "Two Wolves," John Flynn [Mettafour, new] (11)
        "2 Wolves" (3)
        "Put Your Freedom Where Your Mouth Is" (3)
 87: "I Stand Alone," Ramblin' Jack Elliott [Anti, new] (11)
        "Arthritis Blues" (2)
        "Driving Nails In My Coffin" (2)
 87: "Ron Hynes," Ron Hynes [Borealis, new] (11)
        "Boy From Old Perlican" (2)
        "Picadilly Sand Farewell" (2)
 87: "Shining Through," Tena Moyer [DocRoc, 4/06] (11)
        "Company Man" (2)
        "Shining Through" (2)
 87: "Southern Summits," Alan Jabbour And Ken Perlman [Self, 5/06] (11)
        "Sally Ann Johnson" (2)
 87: "Spooked," Marley's Ghost [Sage Arts, 2/06] (11)
        "Last Words" (3)
        "Palms Of Victory" (2)
 93: "North To Ontario," Various Artists [Coot, new] (10)
        "It's Hard To Keep On Standin," Foggy Hogtown Boys (3)
 93: "29 Dances," Jan Smith [Landslide, 4/06] (10)
        "Gorham Mountain" (3)
        "Your Mamma Don And Rsquo;T Care" (2)
 93: "3d," Casey Driessen [Sugar Hill, 5/06] (10)
        "Confusion Before Dreams" (4)
        "Gaptooth" (2)
 93: "Canoesongs 2," Various Artists [Portage, 5/06] (10)
        "Canadian Song," Night Sun (2)
 93: "The Day The River Sang," John Stewart [Appleseed, 2/06] (10)
        "The Day The River Sang" (5)
 93: "Distant Land To Roam," Ralph Stanley [Columbia, new] (10)
        "God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign" (2)
        "Longing For Home, I'm Thinking Of You" (2)
 93: "Forerunner," The Cottars [Rounder, 1/06] (10)
        "Atlantic Blue" (2)
        "Home By Bearna" (2)
 93: "I'm A Mountain," Sarah Harmer [Cold Snap, 11/05] (10)
        "I Am Aglow" (2)
        "Oleander" (2)
 93: "In Good Company," Jimmy Gaudreau [CMH, 3/06] (10)
        "Another Lonesome Morning" (2)
        "Rumble" (2)
 93: "In The House," Audrey Auld Mezera And Nina Gerber [Reckless, new] (10)
        "Alcohol And Pills" (2)
        "Losing Faith" (2)
 93: "In This World," Burns Sisters [Philo, 6/05] (10)
        "My Father's Blue Eyes" (7)
        "Working Girl Blues" (2)
 93: "My Better Self," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 9/05] (10)
        "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (3)
        "Empire" (2)
 93: "One Foot Out The Door," Abi Tapia [Wanderlusty, 5/05] (10)
        "Cried Wolf" (4)
        "Big Front Porch" (2)
 93: "Simple And Few," Cindy Woolf [Mayapple, new] (10)
        "In The Attic" (2)
 93: "Skunkmello," Guy Davis [Red House, 4/06] (10)
        "It Takes Love To Make A Home" (4)
        "Hooking Bull At The Landing" (3)
 93: "Solace For The Lonely," Robinella [Dualtone, 2/06] (10)
        "Solace For The Lonely" (2)
        "Teardrops" (2)
 93: "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1," Jackson Browne [Inside Recordings, 10/05] (10)
        "Lives In The Balance" (4)
        "Take It Easy" (4)
 93: "Something In The Water," Sally Shuffield [Self, 5/06] (10)
        "Jessie Brown" (2)
 93: "Songs For Aging Cynics," Karma Farmers [Self, new] (10)
        "Virgins In Heaven" (3)
        "Nowhere" (2)
 93: "Soon Be Time," Bruce Molsky [Compass, new] (10)
        "John Brown's Dream" (3)
        "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie" (2)
 93: "Surprise," Paul Simon [Warner, new] (10)
        "Beautiful" (3)
        "Everything About It Is A Love Song" (2)


TOP SONGS OF JUNE 2006
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 149 different DJs

1. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (23)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
2. "Bringing In The Georgia Mail" (14)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
2. "Glory Bound" (14)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
2. "Not Ready To Make Nice" (14)
        by Dixie Chicks
        from "Taking The Long Way"
5. "Everything Is Music" (12)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
6. "2" (11)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Songs For Bright Street"
6. "Everette" (11)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
6. "Long Way Around" (11)
        by Dixie Chicks
        from "Taking The Long Way"
6. "Randall Knife" (11)
        by Guy Clark
        from "Craftsman"
        also "Dublin Blues"
6. "Row Row Row" (11)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Songs For Bright Street"
11. "Bemidji Blues" (10)
        by Peter Ostroushko
        from "Postcards"
11. "Heartbreaker's Alibi" (10)
        by Rhonda Vincent
        from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
11. "Let Me Fly" (10)
        by Penny Lang
        from "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky"
14. "Dear Mr. President" (9)
        by Jen Cass
        from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
14. "Goodle, Usa" (9)
        by Darrell Scott
        from "Invisible Man"
14. "Great Big World" (9)
        by David Wilcox
        from "Vista"
14. "Paradise" (9)
        by Johnny Cash
        from "Personal File"
14. "Pay Me My Money Down" (9)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
14. "Swallow" (9)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
20. "Another Kind Of Blue" (8)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
20. "Apocalypse Lullaby" (8)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
20. "Be Ready To Sail" (8)
        by Claire Lynch
        from "New Day"
20. "Honest Truth" (8)
        by Johnsmith
        from "Break Me Open"
20. "John Henry" (8)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
20. "My Oklahoma Home" (8)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
20. "Oh Roberta" (8)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
20. "Shattered Cross" (8)
        by Darrell Scott
        from "Invisible Man"
20. "Starlight" (8)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
20. "Step Out Of The Shade" (8)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Songs For Bright Street"
20. "Strange Conversation" (8)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
20. "Sweet Georgia Pines" (8)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Honey On My Grave"
20. "White Bird" (8)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
20. "You'll Never Know" (8)
        by Allison Moorer
        from "Getting Somewhere"
34. "All American Bluegrass Girl" (7)
        by Rhonda Vincent
        from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
34. "Come What May" (7)
        by Brad Colerick
        from "Cottonwood"
34. "Erie Canal" (7)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
34. "Firecracker" (7)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
34. "Flowered Dresses" (7)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
34. "Get On" (7)
        by David Wilcox
        from "Vista"
34. "Hold On Me" (7)
        by Diana Jones
        from "My Remembrance Of You"
34. "I Hope" (7)
        by Dixie Chicks
        from "Taking The Long Way"
34. "Leavin' On That Evening Train" (7)
        by Claire Lynch
        from "New Day"
34. "Long Time Traveller" (7)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
34. "Lullaby" (7)
        by Dixie Chicks
        from "Taking The Long Way"
34. "My Father's Blue Eyes" (7)
        by Burns Sisters
        from "In This World"
34. "Old Dan Tucker" (7)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
34. "Point" (7)
        by Chuck Brodsky
        from "Tulips For Lunch"
34. "Pony" (7)
        by Diana Jones
        from "My Remembrance Of You"
34. "Song For June" (7)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
34. "Standing In Your Memory" (7)
        by Jen Cass
        from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
34. "There's A Light" (7)
        by Brad Colerick
        from "Cottonwood"
34. "This Is Us" (7)
        by Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris
        from "All The Roadrunning"
34. "Vista" (7)
        by David Wilcox
        from "Vista"
54. "And The River Is Me" (6)
        by Darrell Scott
        from "Invisible Man"
54. "Break Me Open" (6)
        by Johnsmith
        from "Break Me Open"
54. "Dad's Dinner Pail" (6)
        by Debra Cowan
        from "Dad's Dinner Pail"
54. "Dad's Yard" (6)
        by Catie Curtis
        from "Truth From Lies"
54. "Dancing Shoes" (6)
        by Ginn Sisters
        from "Blood Oranges"
54. "Dandelion" (6)
        by Antje Duvekot
        from "Big Dream Boulevard"
54. "Devil's Lullaby" (6)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
54. "Earth And The Sky" (6)
        by Zoe Mulford
        from "Roadside Saints"
54. "Everybody Knows" (6)
        by Dixie Chicks
        from "Taking The Long Way"
54. "Eyes On The Prize" (6)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
54. "High Cotton" (6)
        by Jack Williams
        from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
54. "I Brought My Father With Me" (6)
        by Michael Smith
        from "Such Things Are Finely Done"
54. "If I Could Be The Rain" (6)
        by Penny Lang
        from "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky"
54. "Jerusalem" (6)
        by Antje Duvekot
        from "Big Dream Boulevard"
54. "Man Of God" (6)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Paradise Hotel"
54. "Manassas Junction" (6)
        by Peter Ostroushko
        from "Postcards"
54. "Millionaire" (6)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
54. "Mr. Schwinn" (6)
        by Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver
        from "Live At Coalesce"
54. "My Great Uncle Jim" (6)
        by Jason Wilber
        from "Live And Otherwise"
54. "Prairie Sky" (6)
        by Penny Lang
        from "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky"
54. "Singer, Songwriter Heaven" (6)
        by Darryl Purpose With Julie Beaver
        from "Live At Coalesce"
54. "Summertime" (6)
        by Pete Seeger
        from "American Favorite Ballads"
54. "Things That You Know" (6)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
54. "This Heart Of Mine" (6)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Firecracker"
54. "We Shall Overcome" (6)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
54. "Where There's A Road" (6)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
54. "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" (6)
        by Dr. John
        from "Mercernary"
81. "Baghdad Blues" (5)
        by Peter Ostroushko
        from "Postcards"
81. "Coal Tattoo" (5)
        by Hazel Dickens
        from "Harlan County USA: Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle"
81. "Cried Wolf" (5)
        by Abi Tapia
        from "One Foot Out The Door"
81. "The Day The River Sang" (5)
        by John Stewart
        from "The Day The River Sang"
81. "Dolphin Dance" (5)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
81. "Dreaming" (5)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Songs For Bright Street"
81. "Fairest Of Them All" (5)
        by Slaid Cleaves
        from "Unsung"
81. "Fairweather" (5)
        by Allison Moorer
        from "Getting Somewhere"
81. "Father And A Son" (5)
        by Loudon Wainwright III
        from "History"
81. "Folk Is The New Black" (5)
        by Janis Ian
        from "Folk Is The New Black"
81. "Follow Me To Carthage" (5)
        by The Mammals
        from "Departure"
81. "Forever Ain't That Long Anymore" (5)
        by Rhonda Vincent
        from "All American Bluegrass"
81. "Froggie Went A Courtin" (5)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
81. "Get It And Go" (5)
        by Ginn Sisters
        from "Blood Oranges"
81. "Ghost Repeater" (5)
        by Jeffrey Foucault
        from "Ghost Repeater"
81. "Girl In The Hi-Tops" (5)
        by Peter Mulvey
        from "Knuckleball Suite"
81. "Hank Williams' Ghost" (5)
        by Darrell Scott
        from "Invisible Man"
81. "Hard Fall" (5)
        by Ginn Sisters
        from "Blood Oranges"
81. "Here And Now" (5)
        by Mark Erelli
        from "Hope And Other Casualties"
81. "Hit The Road Jack" (5)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Honey On My Grave"
81. "I Am My Dad" (5)
        by Electric Bonsai Band
        from "But I'm Happy Now"
81. "I'm A Fool" (5)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Honey On My Grave"
81. "Imaginary Wars" (5)
        by Mark Erelli
        from "Hope And Other Casualties"
81. "Jesse James" (5)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
81. "Just Another Song" (5)
        by Michael Lille
        from "Suitable Disguise"
81. "Last Train" (5)
        by Janis Ian
        from "Folk Is The New Black"
81. "Light Of The Light" (5)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
81. "Mercy Now" (5)
        by Mary Gauthier
        from "Mercy Now"
81. "Mesa, Arizona" (5)
        by Jeffrey Foucault
        from "Ghost Repeater"
81. "Monkey Jump" (5)
        by Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin
        from "Lost John Dean"
81. "Montenegro" (5)
        by Peter Ostroushko
        from "Postcards"
81. "Mrs. McGrath" (5)
        by Bruce Springsteen
        from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
81. "My Father's Only Son" (5)
        by Carrie Newcomer
        from "My Father's Only Son"
81. "Old Plank Road" (5)
        by Robin And Linda Williams
        from "Prairie Home Companion"
81. "Passing Through" (5)
        by Mark Erelli
        from "Hope And Other Casualties"
81. "Pretty Girl" (5)
        by Diana Jones
        from "My Remembrance Of You"
81. "Pretty How Town" (5)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
81. "Rhythm Of The Wheels" (5)
        by Rhonda Vincent
        from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
81. "Rider In The Rain" (5)
        by Reckless Kelly And Joe Ely
        from "Sail Away, The Songs Of Randy Newman"
81. "Ridin' That Bluegrass Train" (5)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
81. "River's Gonna Run" (5)
        by Sam Bush
        from "Laps In 7"
81. "Road Through The Woods" (5)
        by Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen
        from "Being There"
81. "Sea Fever" (5)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
81. "Seeds Of Peace" (5)
        by Mark Erelli
        from "Hope And Other Casualties"
81. "Stone Song" (5)
        by Zoe Mulford
        from "Roadside Saints"
81. "Sunday With My Son" (5)
        by Wayne Scott
        from "This Weary Way"
81. "Thirsty Boots" (5)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Waves"
81. "We'll Go No More A-Roving" (5)
        by Kris Delmhorst
        from "Strange Conversation"
81. "Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train" (5)
        by Art Thieme
        from "Chicago Town And Points West"


TOP ARTISTS OF JUNE 2006
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 149 different DJs

1. Wailin' Jennys (111)
2. Bruce Springsteen (86)
3. Slaid Cleaves (71)
4. Sam Bush (70)
5. Pete Seeger (65)
6. Dixie Chicks (61)
6. Johnny Cash (61)
8. Kris Delmhorst (60)
9. Peter Ostroushko (52)
10. Amy Speace (51)
10. Darrell Scott (51)
12. Johnsmith (50)
13. Penny Lang (48)
13. Rhonda Vincent (48)
15. David Wilcox (42)
16. Diana Jones (41)
17. Abbie Gardner (38)
17. Zoe Mulford (38)
19. Claire Lynch (37)
19. Greg Brown (37)
21. Darryl Purpose (36)
21. Eliza Gilkyson (36)
21. Ginn Sisters (36)
24. Nanci Griffith (35)
25. Margaret MacArthur (34)
25. Janis Ian (34)
25. Tom Paxton (34)
28. Antje Duvekot (33)
28. Chuck Brodsky (33)
28. Mark Erelli (33)
28. Tom Russell (33)
32. Alison Krauss (32)
32. Jen Cass (32)
32. John McCutcheon (32)
35. Bob Dylan (31)
36. Brad Colerick (30)
36. John Prine (30)
38. Jeffrey Foucault (29)
38. Lui Collins (29)
40. Jack Williams (28)
40. John Gorka (28)
40. Lynn Miles (28)
43. Dave Alvin (27)
43. Peter Mulvey (27)
45. Rosanne Cash (26)
45. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen (26)
45. Tim O'Brien (26)
48. Arlo Guthrie (25)
48. Emmylou Harris (25)
48. Kate Wolf (25)
48. Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin (25)
48. Michael Cleveland (25)
53. Iris DeMent (24)
53. James Keelaghan (24)
55. Eric Taylor (23)
55. Wishing Chair (23)
57. Allison Moorer (22)
57. Duhks (22)
57. The Gibson Brothers (22)
57. Jason Wilber (22)
57. The Mammals (22)
62. Adrienne Young (21)
62. Gillian Welch (21)
62. Guy Clark (21)
62. Solas (21)
66. Art Thieme (20)
66. Dar Williams (20)
66. John Cowan Band (20)
66. Judy Collins (20)
66. Richard Thompson (20)
66. Stan Rogers (20)
66. Uncle Earl (20)
73. April Verch (19)
73. Bruce Molsky (19)
73. Curtis And Loretta (19)
73. John Hartford (19)
73. Ramblin' Jack Elliott (19)
73. Robin And Linda Williams (19)
73. Terri Allard (19)
80. Bruce Holmes (18)
80. Dr. John (18)
80. Guy Davis (18)
80. Jackson Browne (18)
80. Neil Young (18)
80. Paul Mills (18)
80. Wilders (18)
87. Bill Staines (17)
87. Fairport Convention (17)
87. Fred Eaglesmith (17)
87. Mary Gauthier (17)
87. Mustard's Retreat (17)
87. Ralph Stanley (17)
93. Albert And Gage (16)
93. Alecia Nugent (16)
93. Bruce Cockburn (16)
93. David Ross MacDonald (16)
93. Fred J. Eaglesmith (16)
93. John Flynn (16)
93. Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris (16)
93. Peggy Seeger (16)
93. Peter Mayer (16)
93. Richard Shindell (16)
103. Burns Sisters (15)
103. Joel Mabus (15)
103. Little Willies (15)
103. Lonesome Sisters (15)
103. Paul Simon (15)
103. Steve Goodman (15)
103. Tim Grimm (15)
103. Tracy Grammer (15)
103. The Waybacks (15)
103. Wayne Scott (15)
103. The Weepies (15)
103. Woody Guthrie (15)
115. Anjani (14)
115. Blue Highway (14)
115. Cheryl Wheeler (14)
115. Cosy Sheridan (14)
115. Dan McKinnon (14)
115. David Francey (14)
115. Doc Watson (14)
115. Gordon Lightfoot (14)
115. James Hill (14)
115. Joan Baez (14)
115. Joe Ely (14)
115. Leo Kottke (14)
115. Loudon Wainwright III (14)
115. Lucinda Williams (14)
115. Marley's Ghost (14)
115. Mary Chapin Carpenter (14)
115. Michael Lille (14)
115. Patty Griffin (14)
115. Pete Morton (14)
115. Phil Ochs (14)
115. Shawn Colvin (14)
136. Abi Tapia (13)
136. Big Bill Broonzy (13)
136. Casey Driessen (13)
136. Dougie MacLean (13)
136. Eric Bogle (13)
136. Jan Smith (13)
136. Joni Mitchell (13)
136. Michael Smith (13)
136. Michele Dominguez Greene (13)
136. Mission Street Project (13)
136. Ron Hynes (13)
136. Rosalie Sorrels (13)
136. Sarah Harmer (13)
136. Steve Earle (13)
136. Susan Werner (13)
151. Les Tireux D'roches (12)
151. Carter Family (12)
151. Dolly Parton (12)
151. Eric Andersen (12)
151. Hazel Dickens (12)
151. Kris Kristofferson (12)
151. Lucy Kaplansky (12)
151. Neko Case (12)
151. Peter, Paul And Mary (12)
151. T Bone Burnett (12)
151. Terri Hendrix (12)
151. Van Morrison (12)
151. Vern And Ray (12)
164. Ann Reed (11)
164. Bill Monroe (11)
164. Chris Smither (11)
164. Cindy Kallet (11)
164. The Cottars (11)
164. Dan Zanes And Friends (11)
164. Dana Cooper (11)
164. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (11)
164. Dee Carstensen (11)
164. Ellis Paul (11)
164. Erica Wheeler (11)
164. Grace Griffith (11)
164. Greg Greenway (11)
164. Harry Nilsson (11)
164. John Hiatt (11)
164. Jolie Holland (11)
164. Karma Farmers (11)
164. Kate Rusby (11)
164. Kathleen MacInnes (11)
164. Kennedys (11)
164. Laura Cortese (11)
164. Mountain Heart (11)
164. Open Road (11)
164. Shawn Mullins (11)
164. Tena Moyer (11)
164. Tom Rush (11)
190. Byrds (10)
190. Brooks Williams (10)
190. Bryan Sutton (10)
190. Cat Stevens (10)
190. Chatham County Line (10)
190. Chieftains (10)
190. Cindy Woolf (10)
190. Cliff Eberhardt (10)
190. Colcannon (10)
190. Danny Schmidt (10)
190. Daughters Of Bluegrass (10)
190. Del McCoury Band (10)
190. Eddie From Ohio (10)
190. Eric Bibb (10)
190. Ian And Sylvia (10)
190. Indigo Girls (10)
190. Irma Thomas (10)
190. John Stewart (10)
190. K. D. Lang (10)
190. Karan Casey (10)
190. Kate Campbell (10)
190. Leonard Cohen (10)
190. Les Barker (10)
190. Mary Black (10)
190. Michelle Shocked (10)
190. Nickel Creek (10)
190. Pierce Pettis (10)
190. Robinella (10)
190. Sally Shuffield (10)
190. Taj Mahal (10)


TOP LABELS OF JUNE 2006
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12641 airplays from 149 different DJs

1. Rounder (516)
2. Columbia (307)
3. Red House (300)
4. Sugar Hill (274)
5. Compass (178)
6. Signature (162)
7. Borealis (109)
8. Warner (107)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (103)
10. Vanguard (97)
11. Philo (85)
12. Greentrax (81)
13. Flying Fish (75)
14. Appleseed (66)
15. Waterbug (62)
16. Rhino (60)
17. Hightone (59)
17. Rebel (59)
19. Green Linnet (51)
19. MCA (51)
19. RCA (51)
22. Capitol (50)
22. Sony (50)
24. Pinecastle (45)
25. Shanachie (44)
26. Wind River (43)
27. EMI (39)
28. Folk-Legacy (38)
29. Elektra (37)
29. Nettwerk (37)
31. Alligator (36)
31. Full Light (36)
33. Dualtone (34)
34. Mercury (32)
34. Yep Roc (32)
36. Wildflower (31)
37. Reprise (30)
38. A&M (28)
39. Skaggs Family (27)
40. What Are (26)
41. Koch (24)
42. Arhoolie (23)
42. Topic (23)
44. Hay Holler (22)
44. Razor And Tie (22)
46. Anti (21)
46. Atlantic (21)
46. Copper Creek (21)
46. Gadfly (21)
46. True North (21)
51. Azalea City (20)
51. Black Wolf (20)
51. Proper (20)
54. Addie Belle (19)
54. Bear Family (19)
54. Bloodshot (19)
54. Epic (19)
54. Northern Blues (19)
59. CMH (18)
59. Hannibal (18)
61. Back Porch (17)
61. Blix Street (17)
61. Fantasy (17)
61. Putumayo (17)
61. Rural Grit (17)
66. Whetstone (16)
66. Asylum (16)
66. Jericho Beach (16)
66. New West (16)
70. Newsong (15)
70. Terrakin (15)
72. Blue Boat (14)
72. Blue Note (14)
72. BMG (14)
72. Lost Highway (14)
72. Mrs Ackroyd (14)
72. Poetman (14)
72. Stony Plain (14)
72. Zoe (14)
80. Rude Girl (13)
80. Yodel-Ay-Hee (13)
82. Compadre (12)
82. Acoustic Disc (12)
82. Back 9 (12)
82. Blue Corn (12)
82. Blue Ruby (12)
82. County (12)
82. Fallen Angle (12)
82. Moon House (12)
82. New Line (12)
82. Nonesuch (12)
82. Sweetbird (12)
82. Tin Halo (12)
94. Blind Justice (11)
94. Blue Pine (11)
94. Cooking Vinyl (11)
94. Curb (11)
94. Falling Mountain (11)
94. Festival 5 (11)
94. Fossil (11)
94. Harbourtown (11)
94. Hudson Harding (11)
94. Hungry For (11)
94. Oasis (11)
94. Pepper Tree (11)
94. Polydor (11)
94. Virgin (11)
108. Huber (10)
108. Woodpecker (10)
108. Caribou (10)
108. Fellside (10)
108. Gamblers Grace (10)
108. Oh Boy (10)
108. Sage Arts (10)
108. Windham Hill (10)

Folk Music Airplay Charts © Copyright 2006 by Richard Gillmann