Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2007

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

TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF MAY 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12647 airplays from 138 different DJs

  1: "Waterloo, Tennessee," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 3/07] (65)
        "Wallflower" (10)
        "Bony On The Isle Of St. Helena" (9)
        "Wish I Had My Time Again" (7)
        "D And P Blues" (6)
  2: "The Banjo Monologues," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 5/07] (58)
        "Cripple Creek/The Desert Island" (9)
        "Cindy" (6)
        "Crazy Water Crystals" (5)
  3: "Cimarron Manifesto," Jimmy Lafave [Red House, new] (56)
        "Catch The Wind" (13)
        "This Land" (10)
        "Not Dark Yet" (7)
        "Car Outside" (6)
  3: "South Of Delia," Richard Shindell [Self, 5/07] (56)
        "Born In The U. S. A" (11)
        "Acadian Driftwood" (9)
        "Mercy Street" (8)
        "Storms Are On The Ocean" (6)
  5: "Over The Hills," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 3/07] (52)
        "Manhattan Moon" (8)
        "Someday Soon" (7)
        "Over The Hills" (6)
        "Swimming Song" (6)
  6: "Negrass," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 4/07] (51)
        "Brogan" (9)
        "Shady Grove" (8)
        "Passin" (6)
        "Saskatchewan" (6)
  7: "Gospel Truth," Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, 2/07] (49)
        "Heaven So Small" (9)
        "Help Somebody" (9)
        "Did Trouble Me" (6)
  7: "Keep Your Silver Shined," Devon Sproule [Waterbug, 4/07] (49)
        "Weeping Willow" (12)
        "Old Virginia Block" (8)
        "Keep Your Silver Shined" (7)
        "Does The Day Feel Long?" (6)
  9: "We're Still Here," Work O' The Weavers [Worldwind, new] (42)
        "My Peace" (8)
        "I Never Will Marry" (4)
        "If I Had A Hammer" (4)
 10: "Wilderness Plots," Various Artists [Rosehill, 3/07] (35)
        "Fruit," Tim Grimm (5)
        "One Woman And A Shovel," Carrie Newcomer (5)
        "Healing Waters," Carrie Newcomer (4)
 11: "The Calling," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 3/07] (34)
        "Here I Am" (5)
        "Houston" (5)
        "On And On It Goes" (5)
 12: "Thinking Out Loud," Scott And Michelle Dalziel [DL Arts, 4/07] (33)
        "I Think I Saw Elvis" (7)
        "April 9, 1865" (5)
        "Texas In The Spring" (4)
 13: "Blackberry Time," Jud Caswell [Alderdown, new] (32)
        "Men Behind The Bushes" (8)
        "For Sale" (6)
        "Blackberry Time" (4)
 14: "The Brightness," Anais Mitchell [Righteous Babe, 2/07] (30)
        "Shenandoah" (6)
        "Hobo's Lullaby" (5)
        "Your Fonder Heart" (4)
 15: "Try Me One More Time," David Bromberg [Appleseed, 2/07] (29)
        "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (7)
        "Windin' Boy" (4)
 16: "A Hundred Miles Or More," Alison Krauss [Rounder, 4/07] (28)
        "Sawing On The Strings" (5)
        "Baby Mine" (3)
 17: "Gifts And Burdens," Holly O'Reilly [Self, 3/07] (27)
        "Everybody Knows" (5)
        "Misunderstood" (5)
        "Forgiven" (4)
 18: "The Bootlegger's Daughter," Rachel Harrington [Skinny Dennis, 5/07] (26)
        "Farther Along" (6)
        "Louis Collins" (5)
        "Shoeless Joe" (4)
 18: "Dreamers, Lovers And Outlaws," Siobhan Quinn And Michael Bowers [Roundhouse, new] (26)
        "Let It Come" (5)
        "Ballad Of Bill Ballou" (4)
 20: "The Edge Of The World," Buddy Mondlock [Sparking Gap, 3/07] (25)
        "Cowboys Born Out Of Their Time" (3)
        "How It Goes" (3)
 21: "Big Old Life," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, new] (24)
        "Farewell, Angelina" (5)
        "Joy Comes Back" (4)
 21: "Great Big World," Lea [Self, new] (24)
        "Memorial Day" (11)
        "Another Sunny Day" (5)
 23: "Hop High," Crooked Still [Footprint, 2004] (23)
        "Orphan Girl" (7)
        "Old Virginia" (4)
 23: "Plying My Trade," John Munro [Greentrax, new] (23)
        "Journeyman" (4)
        "Spirit Of The Land" (4)
        "While I Am Here" (4)
 25: "Heaven Here On Earth," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 1/07] (21)
        "Calling Out For Love" (4)
        "Heaven Here On Earth" (4)
 25: "The High Above And The Down Below," Cliff Eberhardt [Red House, 4/07] (21)
        "I'm All Right" (3)
        "It's Home Everywhere I Go" (3)
 25: "Stars In My Crown," Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, 2/07] (21)
        "By The Rivers Of Babylon" (3)
        "Living In The Moment" (3)
 28: "Diamonds To Dust," Gurf Morlix [Blue Corn, 4/07] (20)
        "Madalyn's Bones" (6)
        "Diamonds To Dust" (4)
 28: "One Night In Louisiana," Randall Williams [Self, 4/07] (20)
        "Lebanon" (8)
        "I Will Come For You" (3)
 28: "Woodchopper's Ball," Various Artists [Divine Wind, 4/07] (20)
        "Art Of Motion," Andy McKee (3)
 31: "Folk Jazz Blues And Soul," Jory Nash [Thin Man, 2/07] (19)
        "Fly Me To The Moon" (4)
        "Long Black Funeral Train" (3)
 31: "Moonswept," The Roches [429, 2/07] (19)
        "No Shoes" (4)
        "Huh" (3)
 31: "Standard Songs For Average People," John Prine And Mac Wiseman [Oh Boy, 4/07] (19)
        "Blue Eyed Elaine" (4)
        "Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age" (3)
 34: "Balls," Elizabeth Cook [31 Tigers, new] (18)
        "Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman" (8)
        "He's Got No Heart" (3)
 34: "Children Running Through," Patty Griffin [ATO, 2/07] (18)
        "I Don't Ever Give Up" (3)
        "Stay On The Ride" (3)
 34: "Ride It Out," The Laws [Self, new] (18)
        "Am I Still The One" (6)
 37: "Big Dreams," Liz Carlisle [Wildground, new] (17)
        "Maybe In The Next Life" (3)
        "Rest For A While" (3)
 37: "Golden West," Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands [Hightone, 9/06] (17)
        "Bury Me In Bluegrass" (4)
 37: "Migrations," The Duhks [Sugar Hill, 9/06] (17)
        "Who Will Take My Place" (4)
        "Down To The River" (3)
 37: "My Name Is Buddy," Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 3/07] (17)
        "Cardboard Avenue" (3)
 41: "Apples," June Tabor [Topic, new] (16)
        "Auld Beggarman" (4)
        "Dancing" (3)
 41: "Modern Times," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 9/06] (16)
        "Levee's Gonna Break" (4)
        "Thunder On The Mountain" (4)
 41: "A Nod To Bob," Various Artists [Red House, 2001] (16)
        "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," Eliza Gilkyson (4)
 41: "Shaken By A Low Sound," Crooked Still [Signature, 8/06] (16)
        "Ain't No Grave" (4)
        "Come On In My Kitchen" (4)
 41: "We'll Never Turn Back," Mavis Staples [Anti, new] (16)
        "We Shall Not Be Moved" (5)
        "Down In Mississippi" (3)
 46: "Infamous Angel," Iris DeMent [Warner, 1993] (15)
        "Mama's Opry" (8)
 46: "Joyful Sign," Girlyman [Self, new] (15)
        "You Were The Lie" (4)
        "Good Enough" (3)
 46: "The Last Suit You Wear," Larry Sparks [McCoury, 5/07] (15)
        "Casualty Of War" (5)
        "Old Coal Mine" (4)
 46: "The New Shoes," Nuala Kennedy [Compass, new] (15)
        "Pink Flamingo" (5)
        "Erin On The Rhine" (3)
 50: "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular," Tony Trischka [Rounder, 1/07] (14)
        "Armondo's Children" (3)
        "Crow" (3)
 50: "Flower Of Avalon," Tracy Grammer [Signature, 2005] (14)
        "Mother, I Climbed" (8)
        "Laughlin Boy" (4)
 50: "Mother, Queen Of My Heart," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 2002] (14)
        "Mother, The Queen Of My Heart," Lonesome Standard Time (3)
        "Use A Napkin," Kathy Kallick (3)
 50: "Peacetime," Eddi Reader [Compass, 2/07] (14)
        "Galileo" (2)
 50: "Quartet," Peter Rowan And Tony Rice [Rounder, 1/07] (14)
        "To Live Is To Fly" (5)
        "Dust Bowl Children" (3)
 50: "Room To Grow," Adrienne Young And Little Sadie [Addibelle, new] (14)
        "Room To Grow" (5)
        "In Between The Heartbeats" (3)
 50: "Sweet Warrior," Richard Thompson [Shout Factory, new] (14)
        "Needle And Thread" (4)
        "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" (3)
 50: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 4/06] (14)
        "Mrs. McGrath" (4)
 58: "Three Score And Ten," Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, 2/07] (13)
        "My Mother Is Younger Than Me" (3)
 58: "Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind," Carolina Chocolate Drops [Music Maker, 2/07] (13)
        "Ol' Corn Likker" (2)
 58: "Gaining Wisdom," Donna Hughes [Rounder, 2/07] (13)
        "Scattered To The Wind" (2)
 58: "Invisible Man," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 6/06] (13)
        "Dreamer" (3)
        "Goodle Usa" (3)
 58: "Reinventing The Wheel," Asleep At The Wheel [Bismeaux, 3/07] (13)
        "Am I Right" (2)
 58: "Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby," Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby [Legacy, 2/07] (13)
        "Mandolin Rain" (4)
        "Dreaded Spoon" (3)
 58: "Storyhill," Storyhill [Red House, 2/07] (13)
        "Paradise Lost" (5)
        "Give Up The Ghost" (3)
 58: "This Is The New That," Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 3/07] (13)
        "Bishop And The Ghost Of The Nazarene" (2)
 66: "Let 'er Go, Boys!," Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 5/06] (12)
        "Night" (2)
 66: "Two-Bit Suit," John Wort Hannam [Black Hen, new] (12)
        "2 Bit Suit" (3)
 66: "Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Carter Cash," Various Artists [Dualtone, new] (12)
        "If I Were A Carpenter," Sheryl Crow And Willie Nelson (4)
 66: "Bloom," McDades [Free Radio, new] (12)
        "Pull The Anchor" (3)
        "Whistle Blower" (3)
 66: "Blue Rain," Eric Andersen [Appleseed, new] (12)
        "Other Side Of This Life" (3)
 66: "Elana James," Elana James [Snarf, 2/07] (12)
        "One More Night" (5)
 66: "Leave The Light On," Chris Smither [Signature, 9/06] (12)
        "Origin Of Species" (4)
        "Visions Of Johanna" (4)
 66: "Let The Ride Begin," Circuit Riders [Pinecastle, 12/06] (12)
        "Cold Wind" (3)
 66: "Sail On By," Pamela Ward And Paul Cherrington [Providence, new] (12)
        "My Donald" (4)
 66: "Stellar Jays," John Reischman And The Jaybirds [Corvus, new] (12)
        "I Am The Man Thomas" (3)
 76: "2006 Music To Life," Various Artists [Public Domain, 3/07] (11)
        "Message From A Soldier," Melissa Crabtree (3)
        "Cut Em Down," Erik Balkey And Jonathan Bird (2)
 76: "Life In A Song," Newfound Road [Rounder, 9/06] (11)
        "Cold Blue Day" (3)
        "Picture Of Your Mother" (3)
 76: "Naughty Bawdy And Blue," Maria Muldaur [Stony Plain, new] (11)
        "Separation Blues" (3)
        "Down Home Blues" (2)
 76: "Oasis," Frigg [Northside, 2005] (11)
        "Daavid Ja Mina" (3)
        "Fantomen" (2)
 76: "One Day Ain't Enough," Ruth Bloomquist [Ruby, 2006] (11)
        "Put Down That Beer And Dance" (4)
        "I Will Doubt It No More" (2)
 76: "Reecho," Finlay MacDonald Band [Greentrax, new] (11)
        "Salsa's" (3)
        "New Breton's" (2)
 76: "West," Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway, 1/07] (11)
        "Mama You Sweet" (2)
        "West" (2)
 83: "Blues De Musicien," Pine Leaf Boys [Arhoolie, 3/07] (10)
        "Creole Mardi Gras" (2)
        "Jig Cajin" (2)
 83: "Luminosity," Back Of The Moon [Foot Stompin, 2005] (10)
        "Lumsden's Rant" (4)
        "Glenlogie" (2)
 83: "She Waits For Night," Uncle Earl [Rounder, 2005] (10)
        "How Long" (2)
        "Ida Red" (2)
 83: "We Belong To The Gold Coast," Steve Dawson [Black Hen, 2005] (10)
        "Orange Grove In California" (4)
        "Fried, Dyed, And Laid To The Side" (3)
 83: "40 Days," Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 2004] (10)
        "Come All You Sailors" (2)
        "Old Man" (2)
 83: "Bob Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1962] (10)
        "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" (2)
        "Song To Woody" (2)
 83: "Cloudy Day Navigation," Grada [Compass, new] (10)
        "20-One Foot Man" (2)
        "Maria Letezia's" (2)
 83: "Emotionalism," The Avett Brothers [Ramseur, 3/07] (10)
        "Ballad Of Love And Hate" (3)
        "I Would Be Sad" (2)
 83: "Endless Highway: The Music Of The Band," Various Artists [Savoy, 1/07] (10)
        "I Shall Be Released," Jack Johnson And Alo (2)
        "This Wheel's On Fire," Guster (2)
 83: "Home To You," Po' Girl [Nettwerk, 2/07] (10)
        "Go On And Pass Me By" (3)
        "Angels Of Grace" (2)
 83: "Light Fantastic," Cara Luft [Black Hen, 4/07] (10)
        "Wilcox" (3)
        "Jerusalem" (2)
 83: "Long List Of Heartaches," Grascals [Rounder, 8/06] (10)
        "Roll Muddy River" (2)
 83: "Mama's Hand: Bluegrass and Mountain Songs About Mother," Various Artists [Rounder, 2002] (10)
        "Medals For Mothers," Rhonda Vincent (2)
        "Momma Cried," Alison Krauss (2)
 83: "Songs Of Love And Hate," Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 3/07] (10)
        "Famous Blue Raincoat" (2)
        "Joan Of Arc" (2)
 83: "Songs Of The Open Road," The Kennedys [Appleseed, 8/06] (10)
        "Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" (4)
 83: "Viridian," The Greencards [Dualtone, 3/07] (10)
        "Here You Are" (4)
        "All The Way From Italy" (2)


TOP SONGS OF MAY 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12647 airplays from 138 different DJs

1. "Catch The Wind" (15)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
2. "Weeping Willow" (14)
        by Devon Sproule
        from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
3. "This Land" (12)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
3. "Wallflower" (12)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
5. "Born In The U. S. A" (11)
        by Richard Shindell
        from "South Of Delia"
5. "Memorial Day" (11)
        by Lea
        from "Great Big World"
7. "Bony On The Isle Of St. Helena" (10)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
8. "Acadian Driftwood" (9)
        by Richard Shindell
        from "South Of Delia"
8. "Brogan" (9)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
8. "Cripple Creek/The Desert Island" (9)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "The Banjo Monologues"
8. "Heaven So Small" (9)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Gospel Truth"
8. "Help Somebody" (9)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Gospel Truth"
8. "Lebanon" (9)
        by Randall Williams
        from "One Night In Louisiana"
8. "Manhattan Moon" (9)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
8. "Not Dark Yet" (9)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
8. "Orphan Girl" (9)
        by Crooked Still
        from "Hop High"
17. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (8)
        by David Bromberg
        from "Try Me One More Time"
17. "Mama's Opry" (8)
        by Iris DeMent
        from "Infamous Angel"
17. "Men Behind The Bushes" (8)
        by Jud Caswell
        from "Blackberry Time"
17. "Mercy Street" (8)
        by Richard Shindell
        from "South Of Delia"
17. "Mother, I Climbed" (8)
        by Tracy Grammer
        from "Flower Of Avalon"
17. "My Peace" (8)
        by Work O' The Weavers
        from "We're Still Here"
17. "Old Virginia Block" (8)
        by Devon Sproule
        from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
17. "Shady Grove" (8)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
25. "Dancing With My Mother" (7)
        by Rachel Bissex
        from "Don't Look Down"
        also "Remembering Rachel: Songs Of Rachel Bissex"
25. "Does The Day Feel Long?" (7)
        by Devon Sproule
        from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
25. "Farther Along" (7)
        by Rachel Harrington
        from "The Bootlegger's Daughter"
25. "I Think I Saw Elvis" (7)
        by Scott And Michelle Dalziel
        from "Thinking Out Loud"
25. "Keep Your Silver Shined" (7)
        by Devon Sproule
        from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
25. "Mama Tried" (7)
        by Merle Haggard
        from "16 Biggest Hits"
25. "Saskatchewan" (7)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
25. "Someday Soon" (7)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
25. "Storms Are On The Ocean" (7)
        by Richard Shindell
        from "South Of Delia"
25. "This Train / Ezekiel And The Wheel" (7)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
25. "Today's The Day" (7)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
25. "Touch A Name On The Wall" (7)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "Naked Truth"
37. "Wish I Had My Time Again" (6)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
37. "Am I Still The One" (6)
        by The Laws
        from "Ride It Out"
37. "Car Outside" (6)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
37. "Cindy" (6)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "The Banjo Monologues"
37. "Crazy Water Crystals" (6)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "The Banjo Monologues"
37. "D And P Blues" (6)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
37. "Did Trouble Me" (6)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Gospel Truth"
37. "For Sale" (6)
        by Jud Caswell
        from "Blackberry Time"
37. "Let It Come" (6)
        by Siobhan Quinn And Michael Bowers
        from "Dreamers, Lovers And Outlaws"
37. "Liza Jane" (6)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "The Banjo Monologues"
37. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (6)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "A Nod To Bob"
37. "Madalyn's Bones" (6)
        by Gurf Morlix
        from "Diamonds To Dust"
37. "Needle And Thread" (6)
        by Richard Thompson
        from "Sweet Warrior"
37. "Over The Hills" (6)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
37. "Passin" (6)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
37. "Sawing On The Strings" (6)
        by Alison Krauss
        from "A Hundred Miles Or More"
37. "Shenandoah" (6)
        by Anais Mitchell
        from "The Brightness"
37. "Swimming Song" (6)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
37. "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" (6)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
56. "Ain't No Grave" (5)
        by Crooked Still
        from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
56. "Amelia" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
56. "Another Sunny Day" (5)
        by Lea
        from "Great Big World"
56. "April 9, 1865" (5)
        by Scott And Michelle Dalziel
        from "Thinking Out Loud"
56. "Casualty Of War" (5)
        by Larry Sparks
        from "The Last Suit You Wear"
56. "Dragonfly" (5)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "The Banjo Monologues"
56. "Everybody Knows" (5)
        by Holly O'Reilly
        from "Gifts And Burdens"
56. "Farewell, Angelina" (5)
        by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
        from "Big Old Life"
56. "Fruit" (5)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Wilderness Plots"
56. "Here I Am" (5)
        by Mary Chapin Carpenter
        from "The Calling"
56. "Hideaway Girl" (5)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
56. "Hobo's Lullaby" (5)
        by Anais Mitchell
        from "The Brightness"
56. "Houston" (5)
        by Mary Chapin Carpenter
        from "The Calling"
56. "I Never Will Marry" (5)
        by Work O' The Weavers
        from "We're Still Here"
56. "I Will Have My Portion" (5)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Gospel Truth"
56. "If I Were A Carpenter" (5)
        by Sheryl Crow And Willie Nelson
        from "Anchored In Love. A Tribute To June Carter Cash"
56. "John Hardy" (5)
        by Laura Love
        from "Negrass"
56. "Journeyman" (5)
        by John Munro
        from "Plying My Trade"
56. "Land Of 10,000 Mothers" (5)
        by Cosy Sheridan
        from "Live At Cedarhouse"
56. "Let's Go Out" (5)
        by Devon Sproule
        from "Keep Your Silver Shined"
56. "Lost My Religion" (5)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Gospel Truth"
56. "Louis Collins" (5)
        by Rachel Harrington
        from "The Bootlegger's Daughter"
56. "Mama Lou" (5)
        by Jack Williams
        from "Across The Winterline"
56. "Misunderstood" (5)
        by Holly O'Reilly
        from "Gifts And Burdens"
56. "Mother's Day" (5)
        by Janet Bates
        from "Another Child"
56. "My Little Carpenter" (5)
        by Uncle Earl
        from "Waterloo, Tennessee"
56. "On And On It Goes" (5)
        by Mary Chapin Carpenter
        from "The Calling"
56. "One More Night" (5)
        by Elana James
        from "Elana James"
56. "One Woman And A Shovel" (5)
        by Carrie Newcomer
        from "Wilderness Plots"
56. "Other Side Of This Life" (5)
        by Eric Andersen
        from "Blue Rain"
56. "Paradise Lost" (5)
        by Storyhill
        from "Storyhill"
56. "Peace And Quiet" (5)
        by Jud Caswell
        from "Blackberry Time"
56. "Pink Flamingo" (5)
        by Nuala Kennedy
        from "The New Shoes"
56. "Pull The Anchor" (5)
        by McDades
        from "Bloom"
56. "Room To Grow" (5)
        by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
        from "Room To Grow"
56. "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "Over The Hills"
56. "That's The Way It Goes" (5)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "Cimarron Manifesto"
56. "To Live Is To Fly" (5)
        by Peter Rowan And Tony Rice
        from "Quartet"
56. "We Shall Not Be Moved" (5)
        by Mavis Staples
        from "We'll Never Turn Back"
56. "Your Fonder Heart" (5)
        by Anais Mitchell
        from "The Brightness"


TOP ARTISTS OF MAY 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12647 airplays from 138 different DJs

1. Bob Dylan (124)
2. Uncle Earl (82)
3. Richard Shindell (76)
4. Joel Mabus (75)
5. Jimmy Lafave (71)
6. Lucy Kaplansky (69)
7. Laura Love (63)
8. Pete Seeger (59)
9. Devon Sproule (55)
10. Alison Krauss (53)
10. Susan Werner (53)
12. Crooked Still (43)
12. Work O' The Weavers (43)
14. John McCutcheon (42)
15. John Gorka (41)
16. Richard Thompson (39)
17. Mary Chapin Carpenter (38)
18. Anais Mitchell (36)
18. Fairport Convention (36)
20. Jud Caswell (34)
21. David Bromberg (33)
22. The Duhks (32)
22. Scott And Michelle Dalziel (32)
24. Greg Brown (31)
25. Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem (30)
26. Nanci Griffith (29)
26. Neil Young (29)
26. Rachel Harrington (29)
29. Buddy Mondlock (28)
29. Iris DeMent (28)
31. Holly O'Reilly (27)
31. Lucinda Williams (27)
33. Cliff Eberhardt (26)
33. June Tabor (26)
35. Joni Mitchell (25)
35. Jory Nash (25)
35. Leonard Cohen (25)
35. Maria Muldaur (25)
35. Peggy Seeger (25)
40. Adrienne Young (24)
40. Eliza Gilkyson (24)
40. Patty Griffin (24)
40. Siobhan Quinn And Michael Bowers (24)
44. Loudon Wainwright III (23)
44. Terry Kitchen (23)
46. Carrie Newcomer (22)
46. Cheryl Wheeler (22)
46. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (22)
46. David Grisman (22)
46. Gurf Morlix (22)
46. James Keelaghan (22)
46. John Munro (22)
46. Johnny Cash (22)
46. Jorma Kaukonen (22)
46. The Roches (22)
56. Chris Smither (21)
56. Eric Andersen (21)
56. John Prine (21)
56. Laurie Lewis (21)
56. Lea (21)
56. Randall Williams (21)
56. Ry Cooder (21)
63. Cosy Sheridan (20)
63. Darrell Scott (20)
63. David Francey (20)
63. Elizabeth Cook (20)
63. Kate Wolf (20)
63. The Laws (20)
69. Asleep At The Wheel (19)
69. Girlyman (19)
69. Guy Clark (19)
69. Joan Baez (19)
69. John Hartford (19)
69. John Wort Hannam (19)
69. Larry Sparks (19)
69. Tim O'Brien (19)
69. Tom Paxton (19)
69. Tom Russell (19)
79. Altan (18)
79. Bruce Springsteen (18)
79. Chuck Brodsky (18)
79. Greg Greenway (18)
79. John Prine And Mac Wiseman (18)
79. Liz Carlisle (18)
79. Mavis Staples (18)
79. Ralph Stanley (18)
79. Stan Rogers (18)
79. Tony Trischka (18)
79. Wailin' Jennys (18)
90. Bruce Cockburn (17)
90. David Mallett (17)
90. David Wilcox (17)
90. Eve Goldberg (17)
90. Gillian Welch (17)
90. Ricky Skaggs And Bruce Hornsby (17)
90. Tracy Grammer (17)
90. Utah Phillips (17)
98. Carolina Chocolate Drops (16)
98. Dar Williams (16)
98. Dave Van Ronk (16)
98. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver (16)
98. Ellis Paul (16)
98. The Greencards (16)
98. Jonathan Byrd (16)
98. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs (16)
98. Peter Rowan And Tony Rice (16)
98. Steeleye Span (16)
108. McDades (15)
109. Stephen Fearing (14)
109. Austin Lounge Lizards (14)
109. Carter Family (14)
109. Dixie Chicks (14)
109. Donna Hughes (14)
109. Eddi Reader (14)
109. Gordon Lightfoot (14)
109. Grascals (14)
109. J. D. Crowe (14)
109. Leo Kottke (14)
109. Norah Jones (14)
109. Old Blind Dogs (14)
109. Ruthie Foster (14)
109. Seldom Scene (14)
109. Si Kahn (14)
109. Special Consensus (14)
109. Steve Goodman (14)
109. Vince Bell (14)
109. Waifs (14)
128. Beatles (13)
128. Blackie And The Rodeo Kings (13)
128. Circuit Riders (13)
128. David Roth (13)
128. Elana James (13)
128. Finlay MacDonald Band (13)
128. Jack Williams (13)
128. The Kennedys (13)
128. Nuala Kennedy (13)
128. Rachel Bissex (13)
128. Storyhill (13)
128. Tim Grimm (13)
128. Tinsmith (13)
141. Frigg (12)
141. Michael Cleveland (12)
141. Arlo Guthrie (12)
141. Battlefield Band (12)
141. Brooks Williams (12)
141. Catie Curtis (12)
141. Emmylou Harris (12)
141. Grada (12)
141. Harry Manx (12)
141. John Reischman And The Jaybirds (12)
141. Kate Campbell (12)
141. Kim Beggs (12)
141. Loreena McKennitt (12)
141. Martin Sexton (12)
141. Mary McCaslin (12)
141. Oh Susanna (12)
141. Pamela Ward And Paul Cherrington (12)
141. Pine Leaf Boys (12)
141. Rhonda Vincent (12)
141. Rosalie Sorrels (12)
141. Woody Guthrie (12)
162. Austin And Elliott (11)
162. The Avett Brothers (11)
162. Dave Alvin (11)
162. Diana Jones (11)
162. Doc Watson (11)
162. Eddie From Ohio (11)
162. IIIrd Tyme Out (11)
162. Judy Collins (11)
162. Kris Delmhorst (11)
162. Merle Haggard (11)
162. Nickel Creek (11)
162. Phil Ochs (11)
162. Priscilla Herdman (11)
162. Red Clay Ramblers (11)
162. Ruth Bloomquist (11)
162. Sally Rogers (11)
162. Slaid Cleaves (11)
162. Sloan Wainwright (11)
162. Taj Mahal (11)
181. Back Of The Moon (10)
181. Capitol Steps (10)
181. Steve Dawson (10)
181. Bernice Lewis (10)
181. Bonnie Raitt (10)
181. Bruce Piephoff (10)
181. Cara Luft (10)
181. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (10)
181. Claudia Schmidt (10)
181. Crabtree And Mills (10)
181. David Massengill (10)
181. David Rovics (10)
181. Dolly Parton (10)
181. Hoots And Hellmouth (10)
181. James McMurtry (10)
181. Janet Bates (10)
181. Janis Ian (10)
181. Lowen And Navarro (10)
181. Martha Scanlan (10)
181. Michelle Shocked (10)
181. Newfound Road (10)
181. Nina Simone (10)
181. Peter, Paul And Mary (10)
181. Pierce Pettis (10)
181. Po' Girl (10)
181. Sally Spring (10)
181. Shawn Colvin (10)
181. Solas (10)
181. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen (10)
181. Vance Gilbert (10)
181. Willie Nelson (10)


TOP LABELS OF MAY 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12647 airplays from 138 different DJs

1. Rounder (389)
2. Red House (319)
3. Columbia (209)
4. Sugar Hill (184)
5. Compass (152)
6. Signature (118)
7. Appleseed (97)
8. Warner (79)
9. Green Linnet (76)
10. Greentrax (75)
11. Flying Fish (74)
12. Shanachie (72)
12. Waterbug (72)
14. Rebel (71)
15. Philo (65)
16. Reprise (63)
17. Smithsonian/Folkways (60)
18. Vanguard (59)
19. Fossil (50)
20. Sleeve Dog (49)
21. Capitol (43)
21. Pinecastle (43)
23. Worldwind (42)
24. Borealis (41)
24. Hightone (41)
26. Nonesuch (40)
26. Octoroon (40)
26. Rhino (40)
26. Topic (40)
30. Nettwerk (37)
30. Sony (37)
30. Zoe (37)
33. Black Hen (35)
33. Rosehill (35)
35. Elektra (33)
36. Dualtone (32)
37. Atlantic (29)
38. Blue Corn (28)
39. Arhoolie (27)
39. Copper Creek (27)
39. Putumayo (27)
42. Koch (26)
42. Oh Boy (26)
42. RCA (26)
42. Skinny Dennis (26)
46. Anti (25)
46. Lost Highway (25)
46. Sparking Gap (25)
46. True North (25)
50. Wind River (24)
51. MCA (22)
52. Northside (21)
53. Acoustic Disc (20)
53. Thin Man (20)
55. Alligator (19)
55. Gadfly (19)
57. A&M (17)
57. ATO (17)
57. Narada (17)
57. Roundhouse (17)
61. EMI (16)
61. Hannibal (16)
61. Righteous Babe (16)
61. Stony Plain (16)
61. Yep Roc (16)
66. Full Light (15)
66. High Street (15)
66. Skaggs Family (15)
66. Telarc (15)
70. Addibelle (14)
70. Blue Note (14)
70. Divine Wind (14)
70. Fogarty's Cove (14)
70. Northern Blues (14)
70. Razor And Tie (14)
70. Urban Campfire (14)
70. Yazoo (14)
78. Arc (13)
78. Bear Family (13)
78. Corvus (13)
78. Free Radio (13)
78. Jericho Beach (13)
78. New West (13)
84. Alderdown (12)
84. Blind Pig (12)
84. CMH (12)
84. Compadre (12)
84. Folk-Legacy (12)
84. Legacy (12)
84. Listen Good (12)
84. McCoury (12)
84. Mercury (12)
84. Ruf (12)
84. Rykodisc (12)
84. Wildground (12)
96. Bismeaux (11)
96. BMG (11)
96. County (11)
96. Ramseur (11)
96. World Circuit (11)
101. Blue Circle (10)
101. Train Wreck (10)
101. Concord (10)
101. Hudson Harding (10)
101. Poetman (10)
101. Temple (10)


FOLK DJs - MAY 2007
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12647 airplays from 138 different DJs

Allan Nelson (BBC, U.K.)
Andrew Doerr (KCSB-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CITR-FM, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Arthur Elliott (4RED-FM, Australia)
Barry Parks (2HHH-FM, Australia)
Ben Sands (Clanrye-FM, Ireland)
Betsi Meissner (KXCI-FM, AZ)
Bill Hahn (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Blair Larsen (KUSU-FM & UPR, UT)
Bob Blackman (WKAR-FM, MI)
Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bryan French (WUMD-FM, MN)
Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chrisana McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Clytia Fuller (KZSC-FM, CA)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Ross (KACI-FM, OR)
David Fuente, Jr. (WKSU-FM etc, OH)
David John (KTRU-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Dick (WVGN-FM, VI)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed McDonald (WVMR-FM etc, WV)
Frank Gosar (KLCC-FM, OR)
Frank Hoppe (KCSN-FM, CA)
Gary Harrison (KVMR-FM, CA)
Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Gene Shay (WXPN-FM, PA)
Gerd Stassen (EVW, Germany)
Graham McDonald (ArtSound-FM, Australia)
Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON)
Hal Durden (KBCS-FM, WA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Henk de Weerd (5EBI-FM, Australia)
Henry Hallett (KXCI-FM, AZ)
Howard & Roz Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA)
Jamie Hoover (KSUT-FM, CO)
Jan Nary (4EB-FM, Australia)
Jeff Brown (KTOO-FM, AK)
Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB)
Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA)
Jim Sigler (KUMR-FM, MO)
Jo Beattie (CFUR-FM, BC)
Joe Cline (WNCW-FM, NC)
Joe Colvin (WYSO-FM, OH)
Joel Wortzman (CKLN-FM, ON)
John Kalb (WSCL-FM, MD)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John McLaughlin (WMUC-FM, MD)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sincock (KBCS-FM, WA)
John Trout (WYEP-FM, PA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
John Wright (WLUW-FM, IL)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Jude & Mart Fowler (2HHH-FM, Australia)
Judith Gennett (KPSU, OR)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Jürgen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (NHPR, NH)
Katie and Tim Dawson (KUMD-FM, MN)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laura Summerfield (2AIR-FM, Australia)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Len Osland (CJUM-FM, MB)
Leonard Epstein (KRFC-FM, CO)
Linda Bull (CITR-FM, BC)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Richardson (WFHB-FM, IN)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Sue Twohy (XM)
Matt Watroba (WDET-DM, MI)
Mel DeYoung (WPSU-FM, PA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Flynn (KUAF-FM & syndicated, AR)
Mike Regenstreif (CKUT-FM, QC)
Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norman Whitman (WYSO-FM, OH)
Paul Hefti (cable FM, CA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Randall Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Rich Pietrzak (WPRK-FM, FL)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM, XM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Nagle (KKUP-FM, CA)
Robert Resnik (VPR, VT)
Roger Wise (KGNU-FM, CO)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sean Donovan (KBCS-FM, WA)
Sonja Hedlund (WJFF, NY)
Sonny Ochs (WRPI-FM, NY)
Steve Clarke (CHES-FM, ON)
Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC)
Steve Jerrett (KOPN-FM, MO)
Steve Pritchard (CKLN-FM, ON)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Suzi Wollenberg (WVUD-FM, DE)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Todd Gross (WFIT-FM, FL)
Tom Bingham (WCVF-FM, NY)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Tom Martin-Erickson (WPR, WI)
Tom Pittman (KOOP & KUTX, TX)
Trevor Ruffell (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Troy Tyree (WICN-FM, MA)
Valerie Cormier (CITR-FM, BC)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)

Folk Music Airplay Charts © Copyright 2007 by Richard Gillmann