Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF APRIL 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12939 airplays from 150 different DJs
1: "Paper Airplane," Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, new] (116)
"Paper Airplane" (18)
"Dust Bowl Children" (17)
"Dimming Of The Day" (15)
"Lay My Burden Down" (13)
"My Love Follows You Where You Go" (11)
"On The Outside Looking In" (10)
2: "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (99)
"Good Luck John" (23)
"Mercy Now" (12)
"Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee" (11)
"Everything Here Is Good" (11)
"I Sing" (11)
3: "Hope," Abbie Gardner [Self, new] (66)
"Walkin' Cane" (15)
"Hope" (13)
"Break It Slow" (9)
"Comes Love" (6)
4: "Rare Bird Alert," Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 3/11] (55)
"You" (11)
"Atheists Don't Have No Songs" (7)
"King Tut" (7)
5: "Rose City Ramble," Lauren Sheehan [Self, new] (53)
"Dirty Rat Swing" (12)
"In The Wee Midnight Hours" (6)
"Chilly Waters" (5)
6: "Bright Morning Stars," The Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (52)
"Bright Morning Stars" (13)
"Bird Song" (7)
"All The Stars" (5)
7: "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers," Stan Rogers [Borealis, 7/10] (49)
"Field Behind The Plow" (6)
"Free In The Harbour" (6)
"Northwest Passage" (5)
8: "Steady As She Goes," Hot Tuna [Red House, 4/11] (46)
"Children Of Zion" (11)
"Mama Let Me Lay It On You" (8)
"Angel Of Darkness" (6)
"Goodbye To The Blues" (6)
9: "Man Of Many Moons," Danny Schmidt [Red House, 2/11] (45)
"Houses Sing" (14)
"Man Of Many Moons" (8)
"I've Mostly Watched" (5)
10: "So Beautiful Or So What," Paul Simon [Hear, new] (44)
"Afterlife" (9)
"Dazzling Blue" (7)
"Questions For The Angels" (6)
"Rewrite" (6)
10: "Speeding Ticket And A Valentine," Blame Sally [Ninth Street Opus, new] (44)
"Bird In Hand" (20)
"Throw Me A Bone" (5)
12: "Land Like A Bird," Amy Speace [Thirty Tigers, new] (43)
"Ghost" (8)
"Battened Hatches" (7)
"Half Asleep And Wide Awake" (5)
13: "Kicking The Beehive," Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, 3/11] (38)
"Sleeping On A Train" (9)
"Irrelevance" (6)
"On The Other Side" (6)
14: "Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me," Mark Dvorak [Waterbug, 1/11] (37)
"Middle Years" (7)
"Bluebells In Kentucky" (4)
"It'll Be Better When It's Better" (4)
15: "Roses At The End Of Time," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, new] (35)
"Death In Arkansas" (8)
"Vayan Al Norte" (5)
"2153" (4)
15: "Small Source Of Comfort," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 3/11] (35)
"Call Me Rose" (7)
"Bohemian 3-Step" (5)
"Iris Of The World" (5)
17: "Break In The Clouds," Elephant Revival [Ruff Shod, 11/10] (32)
"Point Of You" (8)
"Break In The Clouds" (5)
"Cosmic Pulse" (4)
17: "High Atmosphere," Diana Jones [Proper American, 4/11] (32)
"High Atmosphere" (7)
"Don't Forget Me" (5)
17: "Now You Know," Justin Roth [Self, new] (32)
"Love's Not Through With Me Yet" (6)
"Spaghetti Junction" (6)
"Surrender" (6)
20: "Downhauler," Marc Douglas Berardo [Horizon, 8/10] (31)
"Quiet Places" (6)
"Passing Through" (4)
"Ruby" (4)
20: "Help My Brother," Gibson Brothers [Compass, 2/11] (31)
"Safe Passage" (5)
"Frozen In Time" (4)
"Help My Brother" (4)
20: "Starlight Hotel," Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers [Signature, new] (31)
"Whatever's Left" (6)
"Let's Just Be Friends For Tonight" (5)
"I've Been Gone" (4)
23: "Heaven Below," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 4/10] (30)
"Rainbow" (8)
"Church Of The Earth" (5)
24: "Fired Up," Michael Cleveland And Flamekeeper [Rounder, new] (29)
"Dixie Special" (5)
"Maine Line" (4)
25: "Bessarabian Breakdown," Jim Guttmann [Kleztone, 3/10] (28)
"Philadelphia Sher" (6)
"And The Angels Sing" (4)
25: "The Heart Of A Waiting Boy," Patti Casey [Long Shot, 2010] (28)
"Gander In The Stubble" (5)
"Spread Joy Over This Land" (4)
27: "Daybreak," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 3/11] (27)
"Easy Come, Easy Go" (5)
"Best Buy" (4)
"What Do You Say?" (4)
27: "Lorraine," Lori McKenna [Signature, 2010] (27)
"All I Ever Do" (10)
"Lorraine" (3)
29: "Cackalack," Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 1/11] (26)
"Cackalack" (7)
"I Was An Oak Tree" (5)
29: "Lonesome Whistle," The Roys [Rural Rhythm, new] (26)
"Coal Minin' Man" (6)
"Nothin' I Can Do About It Now" (5)
"That's What Makes It Love" (5)
31: "Celilo Falls," Rachel Harrington [Skinny Dennis, 2/11] (25)
"You Don't Know" (6)
"Goodbye Amsterdam" (4)
"House Of Cards" (4)
31: "City Of Refuge," Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 1/11] (25)
"Divine Bell" (8)
"Chains" (4)
33: "Kickin' Up Dust," Grasstowne [Pinecastle, new] (24)
"Blue Rocking Chair" (5)
"I Don't Worry About You Anymore" (3)
33: "Roadside Attractions," Marcia Ball [Alligator, new] (24)
"Everybody's Looking For The Same Thing" (5)
"That's How It Goes" (5)
33: "Unruly Heart," Ari And Mia [Self, 12/10] (24)
"Freight Train" (4)
"Pig's Foot/Grub Springs" (4)
36: "Fly Down Little Bird," Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, 3/11] (23)
"Dodger Song" (5)
"Old Bangum" (4)
37: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars [Sensibility, 2/11] (22)
"Barton Hollow" (4)
"20 Years" (3)
37: "Horse Latitudes," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, new] (22)
"Horse Latitudes" (7)
"Everybody's Famous" (4)
"Starlight And Static/Idaho/Tea And Tobacco" (4)
39: "Call It My Garden," Carrie Elkin [Red House, 2010] (20)
"Iowa" (5)
"Jesse Likes Birds" (4)
39: "One Foot In The Honky Tonk," James Reams And The Barnstormers [Mountain Redbird, new] (20)
"In The Corner At The Table By The Jukebox" (5)
"Bailing Again" (3)
41: "Fall For Beauty," Lynn Miles [True North, 10/10] (19)
"Little Bird" (3)
"Save Me" (3)
41: "The Once," The Once [Borealis, 9/10] (19)
"Coming Back To You" (10)
"Sail Away To The Sea" (3)
41: "Otter Creek," Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 1/11] (19)
"Otter Creek" (6)
44: "Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen," Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen [Self, 8/10] (18)
"Paul And Silas" (4)
"Driftin' Apart" (3)
44: "The Holy Coming Of The Storm," Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [Self, 11/10] (18)
"Since You Took Your Leave" (3)
44: "New Amsterdam," Spuyten Duyvil [Self, new] (18)
"Coal Train" (4)
"Shady Grove" (4)
44: "These Old Roots," The Honey Dewdrops [Self, 9/10] (18)
"Nobody In This World" (7)
44: "We Still Love Our Country," Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle [Ninth Street Opus, 2/11] (18)
"Unwed Fathers" (4)
"If I Needed You" (3)
49: "Almost Home," Larry Sparks [Rounder, new] (17)
"Almost Home" (4)
"Blue Mountain Melody" (3)
49: "Down Home," Josh Williams [Pinecastle, 2/10] (17)
"Blue Railroad Train" (5)
"Dream Of Me" (3)
49: "Red Horse," Red Horse [Red House, 7/10] (17)
"If These Walls Could Talk" (3)
"Wild Horse" (3)
49: "Stem The Tide," The Paul McKenna Band [Greentrax, new] (17)
"Again For Greenland" (4)
"Silent Majority" (3)
49: "Story Of The Rifle," Mason Porter [Self, 2010] (17)
"Girl From The North Country" (3)
"Wayfaring Stranger" (3)
54: "Stretched On Your Grave," Runa [Self, 3/11] (16)
"Newry Highwayman" (3)
55: "Folk-Worn Prose," Shaun Cromwell [Melon Patch, 11/10] (15)
"Rise And Fall" (6)
"Gristmill" (3)
55: "Follow Me Down," Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, new] (15)
"Come Around" (4)
"Ring Them Bells" (3)
55: "Okra And Ecclesiastes," Grant Peeples [Gatorbone, 2/11] (15)
"Last Great Buffalo Hunt" (4)
55: "Pioneering Women Of Bluegrass," Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1996] (15)
"Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (2)
55: "Reverie," David Wilcox [What Are, 11/10] (15)
"End Of The World" (3)
"Let The Wave Say" (3)
55: "Words Through The Seasons," Alicia McGovern [Self, 10/10] (15)
"Heavy As The Wing" (3)
"I'll Keep Tryin" (3)
61: "Big Bang!," Coco & Lafe [Skyhunter, new] (14)
"Big Bang" (5)
"I Love You More" (3)
61: "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive," Steve Earle [New West, new] (14)
"Waitin' On The Sky" (5)
"I Am A Wanderer" (4)
61: "Long Surrender," Over The Rhine [Great Speckled Dog, 2/11] (14)
"Only God Can Save Us Now" (8)
61: "Mountain Home," Owen Temple [El Paisano, new] (14)
"Mountain Home" (5)
"Medicine Man" (3)
61: "Totes For Goats," Burning Bridget Cleary [BBC, 3/11] (14)
"King And The Fair Maid" (4)
66: "Blessed," Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway, 3/11] (13)
"Blessed" (3)
66: "A Different Story To Tell," Art Gomperz Band [All About Murray, 2010] (13)
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" (4)
66: "Factory Second," Neil Getz [Agillator, 2/11] (13)
"Factory Second" (4)
66: "In A Groove," Terry Baucom [Dualtone, new] (13)
"Do You Wrong Kind Of Girl" (3)
66: "Saint Monday," Michael Fracasso [Little Fuji, new] (13)
"Saint Monday" (3)
66: "What I Know," Tom Rush [Appleseed, 2009] (13)
"All A Man Can Do" (2)
72: "American Legacies," Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band [McCoury, new] (12)
"Band's In Town" (2)
72: "The Animal Groom," The Winterlings [Redwood River, 10/10] (12)
"Take Give" (6)
72: "Bright Examples," Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion [Ninth Street Opus, 2/11] (12)
"Dupont Circle" (4)
"Butterflies" (3)
72: "Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People," Hazel Dickens [Rounder, 2009] (12)
"They'll Never Keep Us Down" (3)
72: "Heartache Looking For A Home," Charlie Sizemore [Rounder, 2/11] (12)
"Red Wicked Wine" (3)
72: "James," Red Molly [Self, 2/10] (12)
"Gulf Coast Highway" (3)
72: "Kind Of Everything," Jeff Talmadge [Berkalin, 2/11] (12)
"Hamburg Violin" (3)
72: "Passage," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/10] (12)
"Your Age" (6)
72: "Put The Big Stone Down," Geoff Bartley [Magic Crow, 10/10] (12)
"Put The Big Stone Down" (3)
72: "Ray Of Hope," Jim Patton And Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 1/11] (12)
"I Never Give Up" (4)
"Old County Rd" (3)
72: "Rise Above," Will White [Whippoorwil, 6/10] (12)
"I Feel Like I'm On Standing On Holy Ground" (2)
72: "Thank You, Tom Paxton," Tim Grimm [Vault, new] (12)
"Ramblin' In The Land" (3)
72: "Way Back Home," Sharon Klein [Self, 2009] (12)
"Valley Of Dreams" (4)
"Down Mexico" (3)
85: "Across The Troubled Wave," David Ferrard [Alter Road, 2009] (11)
"Jackaro~4:23" (2)
"Pretty Saro" (2)
85: "Before And After," Carrie Newcomer [Rounder, 2/10] (11)
"Do No Harm" (4)
"Before And After" (2)
85: "Carrying Lightning," Amanda Shires [Self, new] (11)
"When You Need A Train It Never Comes" (3)
"Lovesick I Remain" (2)
85: "Collage," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 1/11] (11)
"Suite Whiskey" (3)
"Crossroads" (2)
85: "Goodnight Regret," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 11/10] (11)
"Angel Wings" (5)
"I Dream Of Jeannie" (2)
85: "Hush," Mad Agnes [Self, 10/10] (11)
"Mother's Plaint" (3)
"Peace Like A Rivewr" (2)
85: "Legacy," Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band [Compass, 9/10] (11)
"Gods Own Children" (3)
"Lord Hamilton's Yearling" (2)
85: "Majestic Silver Strings," Buddy Miller [New West, 3/11] (11)
"God's Wing'ed Horse" (3)
"I Want To Be With You Always" (3)
85: "Rope And Tie," Al And Ann [Harlem Parlour, new] (11)
"Rope And Tie" (5)
"Chocolate Pie" (2)
85: "Simply Eva," Eva Cassidy [Blix Street, 2010] (11)
"Songbird" (2)
"True Colors" (2)
85: "Some Strange Country," Crooked Still [Signature, 5/10] (11)
"Calvary" (4)
96: "Try Love," The Laws [Self, 1/11] (10)
"Wherefore And Why" (4)
96: "At Edwards Barn," Chris Hillman And Herb Pedersen [Rounder, 9/10] (10)
"Desert Rose" (2)
"Wait A Minute" (2)
96: "Beautiful World," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 2008] (10)
"Wildewood Spring" (4)
"Beautiful World" (3)
96: "Grapevine," Andrew Calhoun [Waterbug, new] (10)
"O Susanna" (3)
"How Can I Keep From Singing?" (2)
96: "Hard Bargain," Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch, new] (10)
"Road" (6)
"Darlin' Kate" (2)
96: "High In The Blue Ridge," Amy White And Al Petteway [Fairewood, 1/11] (10)
"Wondrous Love" (5)
"Up On Flat Top Mountain" (2)
96: "Highlander's Farewell," Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas [Culburnie, 3/11] (10)
"Pinacree Ferryman" (3)
96: "I Wasn't Built For A Life Like This," Caleb Stine [Self, 10/10] (10)
"Eternal Present" (2)
"No Harm In Being Crazy" (2)
96: "Imagining Dancers," Chuck Cheesman [Dancing With No Shoes On, 2/11] (10)
"Drummer" (2)
"Election Night" (2)
96: "Living In The Dream," Mustard's Retreat [Yellow Room, 1/11] (10)
"First Flower" (4)
"Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy" (2)
96: "Looking Back," Gene Morrison [Listen Here!, 1/10] (10)
"Del McCoury's Hand" (3)
"I Ain't Ready Yet" (2)
96: "The Road To Damascus," Notorious [Black Socks Press, 10/10] (10)
"Beneath The Stones" (3)
"Boatman" (2)
96: "Set Two," Gal Holiday And The Honky Tonk Revue [Self, new] (10)
"Don't Think Twice" (2)
"There Stands The Glass" (2)
96: "What Makes Bob Holler," Hot Club Of Cowtown [Proper American, 2/11] (10)
"Stay A Little Longer" (2)
"What's The Matter With The Mill" (2)
96: "Wood And Stone," Tara Nevins [Sugar Hill, new] (10)
"Wrong Side" (2)
TOP SONGS OF APRIL 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12939 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. "Dimming Of The Day" (23)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
1. "Good Luck John" (23)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
3. "Bird In Hand" (20)
by Blame Sally
from "Speeding Ticket And A Valentine"
3. "Paper Airplane" (20)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
5. "Dust Bowl Children" (18)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
6. "Bright Morning Stars" (17)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Bright Morning Stars"
6. "Houses Sing" (17)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Man Of Many Moons"
8. "Hope" (16)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
8. "Walkin' Cane" (16)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
10. "Lay My Burden Down" (14)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
11. "My Love Follows You Where You Go" (13)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
12. "Dirty Rat Swing" (12)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
12. "Everything Here Is Good" (12)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
12. "Mercy Now" (12)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
15. "Children Of Zion" (11)
by Hot Tuna
from "Steady As She Goes"
15. "Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee" (11)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
15. "I Sing" (11)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
15. "Man Of Many Moons" (11)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Man Of Many Moons"
15. "You" (11)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
20. "Coming Back To You" (10)
by The Once
from "The Once"
20. "All I Ever Do" (10)
by Lori McKenna
from "Lorraine"
20. "Break It Slow" (10)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
20. "Miles To Go" (10)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
20. "On The Outside Looking In" (10)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
25. "Afterlife" (9)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
25. "Sleeping On A Train" (9)
by Susan Werner
from "Kicking The Beehive"
27. "Battened Hatches" (8)
by Amy Speace
from "Land Like A Bird"
27. "Death In Arkansas" (8)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Roses At The End Of Time"
27. "Ghost" (8)
by Amy Speace
from "Land Like A Bird"
27. "High Atmosphere" (8)
by Diana Jones
from "High Atmosphere"
27. "Horse Latitudes" (8)
by Jeffrey Foucault
from "Horse Latitudes"
27. "Lie Awake" (8)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
27. "Mama Let Me Lay It On You" (8)
by Hot Tuna
from "Steady As She Goes"
27. "My Opening Farewell" (8)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
27. "Point Of You" (8)
by Elephant Revival
from "Break In The Clouds"
36. "Atheists Don't Have No Songs" (7)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
36. "Bird Song" (7)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Bright Morning Stars"
36. "Cackalack" (7)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "Cackalack"
36. "Caitlin At The Window" (7)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
36. "Call Me Rose" (7)
by Bruce Cockburn
from "Small Source Of Comfort"
36. "Coal Minin' Man" (7)
by The Roys
from "Lonesome Whistle"
36. "Comes Love" (7)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
36. "Dazzling Blue" (7)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
36. "Free In The Harbour" (7)
by Stan Rogers
from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
36. "House Of Cards" (7)
by Rachel Harrington
from "Celilo Falls"
36. "King Tut" (7)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
36. "Love's Not Through With Me Yet" (7)
by Justin Roth
from "Now You Know"
36. "Middle Years" (7)
by Mark Dvorak
from "Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me"
36. "Otter Creek" (7)
by Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner
from "Otter Creek"
36. "Rare Bird Alert" (7)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
36. "Road" (7)
by Emmylou Harris
from "Hard Bargain"
36. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" (7)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Roses At The End Of Time"
36. "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" (7)
by Bob Dylan
from "Bob Dylan In Concert Brandeis University 1963"
also "In Concert Brandeis University 1963"
36. "West Virginia My Home" (7)
by Hazel Dickens
from "Few Old Memories"
55. "Angel Of Darkness" (6)
by Hot Tuna
from "Steady As She Goes"
55. "Bohemian 3-Step" (6)
by Bruce Cockburn
from "Small Source Of Comfort"
55. "Chilly Waters" (6)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
55. "Field Behind The Plow" (6)
by Stan Rogers
from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
55. "Friend Like You" (6)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
55. "Goodbye To The Blues" (6)
by Hot Tuna
from "Steady As She Goes"
55. "Hello Stranger" (6)
by Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard
from "Hazel And Alice"
55. "I Was An Oak Tree" (6)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "Cackalack"
55. "In The Wee Midnight Hours" (6)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
55. "Irrelevance" (6)
by Susan Werner
from "Kicking The Beehive"
55. "It'll Be Better When It's Better" (6)
by Mark Dvorak
from "Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me"
55. "Jubilation Day" (6)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
55. "Memory Of Your Smile" (6)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
55. "Nazarene" (6)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
55. "On The Other Side" (6)
by Susan Werner
from "Kicking The Beehive"
55. "Philadelphia Sher" (6)
by Jim Guttmann
from "Bessarabian Breakdown"
55. "Questions For The Angels" (6)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
55. "Quiet Places" (6)
by Marc Douglas Berardo
from "Downhauler"
55. "Rewrite" (6)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
55. "Safe Passage" (6)
by Gibson Brothers
from "Help My Brother"
55. "Spaghetti Junction" (6)
by Justin Roth
from "Now You Know"
55. "Surrender" (6)
by Justin Roth
from "Now You Know"
55. "Throw Me A Bone" (6)
by Blame Sally
from "Speeding Ticket And A Valentine"
55. "Vicksburg Stomp" (6)
by Hot Tuna
from "Steady As She Goes"
55. "Whatever's Left" (6)
by Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers
from "Starlight Hotel"
55. "You Don't Know" (6)
by Rachel Harrington
from "Celilo Falls"
81. "20 Years" (5)
by The Civil Wars
from "Barton Hollow"
81. "All The Stars" (5)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Bright Morning Stars"
81. "Almost Home" (5)
by Larry Sparks
from "Almost Home"
81. "Angels" (5)
by Lindi Ortega
from "Little Red Boots"
81. "Beg Steal Or Borrow" (5)
by Art Gomperz Band
from "A Different Story To Tell"
81. "Best Love" (5)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from "Rare Bird Alert"
81. "Big Bang" (5)
by Coco & Lafe
from "Big Bang!"
81. "Blue Railroad Train" (5)
by Josh Williams
from "Down Home"
81. "Blue Rocking Chair" (5)
by Grasstowne
from "Kickin Up Dust"
81. "Bonita And Bill Butler" (5)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from "Paper Airplane"
81. "Break In The Clouds" (5)
by Elephant Revival
from "Break In The Clouds"
81. "Buckets Of Rain" (5)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Man Of Many Moons"
81. "Church Of The Earth" (5)
by Peter Mayer
from "Heaven Below"
81. "Dixie Special" (5)
by Michael Cleveland And Flamekeeper
from "Fired Up"
81. "Dodger Song" (5)
by Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger
from "Fly Down Little Bird"
81. "Don't Forget Me" (5)
by Diana Jones
from "High Atmosphere"
81. "Drive All Night" (5)
by Amy Speace
from "Land Like A Bird"
81. "Easy Come, Easy Go" (5)
by Sierra Hull
from "Daybreak"
81. "Everybody's Looking For The Same Thing" (5)
by Marcia Ball
from "Roadside Attractions"
81. "Factory Second" (5)
by Neil Getz
from "Factory Second"
81. "Freight Train" (5)
by Ari And Mia
from "Unruly Heart"
81. "Frozen In Time" (5)
by Gibson Brothers
from "Help My Brother"
81. "Gander In The Stubble" (5)
by Patti Casey
from "The Heart Of A Waiting Boy"
81. "Half Asleep And Wide Awake" (5)
by Amy Speace
from "Land Like A Bird"
81. "I've Mostly Watched" (5)
by Danny Schmidt
from "Man Of Many Moons"
81. "Iris Of The World" (5)
by Bruce Cockburn
from "Small Source Of Comfort"
81. "Last Great Buffalo Hunt" (5)
by Grant Peeples
from "Okra And Ecclesiastes"
81. "Let's Just Be Friends For Tonight" (5)
by Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers
from "Starlight Hotel"
81. "Liar" (5)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
81. "Little Bird Of Heaven" (5)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
81. "Looking For A Place" (5)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Roses At The End Of Time"
81. "Love And Blessings" (5)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
81. "Love And Hard Times" (5)
by Paul Simon
from "So Beautiful Or So What"
81. "Mountain Home" (5)
by Owen Temple
from "Mountain Home"
81. "Nellie" (5)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Hope"
81. "Northwest Passage" (5)
by Stan Rogers
from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
81. "Nothin' I Can Do About It Now" (5)
by The Roys
from "Lonesome Whistle"
81. "Paradise" (5)
by John Prine
from "Coal Country Music"
81. "Rope And Tie" (5)
by Al And Ann
from "Rope And Tie"
81. "Ruby" (5)
by Marc Douglas Berardo
from "Downhauler"
81. "Ruby Red Sky" (5)
by Alicia McGovern
from "Words Through The Seasons"
81. "Satisfied Mind" (5)
by Lauren Sheehan
from "Rose City Ramble"
81. "Shady Grove" (5)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from "New Amsterdam"
81. "That's How It Goes" (5)
by Marcia Ball
from "Roadside Attractions"
81. "That's What Makes It Love" (5)
by The Roys
from "Lonesome Whistle"
81. "Trembling Like A Train" (5)
by Justin Roth
from "Now You Know"
81. "Valley Of Dreams" (5)
by Sharon Klein
from "Way Back Home"
81. "Vayan Al Norte" (5)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Roses At The End Of Time"
81. "Waitin' On The Sky" (5)
by Steve Earle
from "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
81. "Waltzing's For Dreamers" (5)
by Carol Noonan
from "Waltzing's For Dreamers"
81. "Wilderness Alone" (5)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
81. "You Are Here" (5)
by The Wailin' Jennys
from "Bright Morning Stars"
TOP ARTISTS OF APRIL 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12939 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. Alison Krauss (140)
2. Joe Crookston (111)
3. Abbie Gardner (75)
4. Eliza Gilkyson (65)
5. Danny Schmidt (64)
5. The Wailin' Jennys (64)
7. Lauren Sheehan (62)
8. Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers (61)
9. Stan Rogers (57)
10. Bob Dylan (56)
11. Amy Speace (54)
12. Hazel Dickens (50)
13. Hot Tuna (49)
14. Blame Sally (45)
14. Paul Simon (45)
16. Susan Werner (42)
17. Bruce Cockburn (41)
18. Gibson Brothers (39)
18. Mark Dvorak (39)
20. Jonathan Byrd (37)
20. Justin Roth (37)
22. Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard (36)
22. John McCutcheon (36)
24. Diana Jones (35)
24. Lori McKenna (35)
24. Patti Casey (35)
27. Elephant Revival (34)
27. Michael Cleveland And Flamekeeper (34)
27. Peter Mayer (34)
30. Rachel Harrington (33)
31. Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers (32)
32. Jeffrey Foucault (31)
32. Marc Douglas Berardo (31)
34. Sierra Hull (30)
35. Ari And Mia (29)
35. Greg Brown (29)
37. Emmylou Harris (28)
37. Jim Guttmann (28)
37. The Roys (28)
40. Abigail Washburn (27)
40. Grasstowne (27)
40. The Honey Dewdrops (27)
40. Pete Seeger (27)
44. Marcia Ball (26)
44. Tom Rush (26)
46. The Civil Wars (25)
46. Jack Hardy (25)
48. Carrie Elkin (24)
48. Johnny Cash (24)
48. Sarah Jarosz (24)
51. Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle (23)
51. Larry Sparks (23)
51. Lynn Miles (23)
51. Rhonda Vincent (23)
51. Tom Russell (23)
56. Alicia McGovern (22)
56. Cheryl Wheeler (22)
56. Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger (22)
56. Red Molly (22)
56. Spuyten Duyvil (22)
56. Tim Grimm (22)
62. Laurie Lewis (21)
62. Lucinda Williams (21)
62. Steve Earle (21)
65. Chuck Brodsky (20)
65. John Gorka (20)
65. Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner (20)
65. Si Kahn (20)
65. Tim O'Brien (20)
70. Amy White And Al Petteway (19)
70. Crooked Still (19)
70. David Ferrard (19)
70. Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen (19)
70. Grant Peeples (19)
70. Josh Williams (19)
70. The Once (19)
70. The Paul McKenna Band (19)
70. Richard Thompson (19)
70. Runa (19)
80. David Francey (18)
80. Gordon Lightfoot (18)
80. James Reams And The Barnstormers (18)
80. John Prine (18)
80. Tom Paxton (18)
85. Andrew Calhoun (17)
85. Bill Monroe (17)
85. Buddy Miller (17)
85. Cahalen Morrison And Eli West (17)
85. Carrie Newcomer (17)
85. David Wilcox (17)
85. Michael Fracasso (17)
85. Mustard's Retreat (17)
85. Neil Getz (17)
85. Red Horse (17)
85. Rory Block (17)
85. Shaun Cromwell (17)
85. Steve Goodman (17)
85. Will White (17)
99. Grascals (16)
99. Harvey Reid (16)
99. Judy Collins (16)
99. Magpie (16)
99. Mason Porter (16)
104. Art Gomperz Band (15)
104. Hot Club Of Cowtown (15)
104. Janis Ian (15)
104. Over The Rhine (15)
104. Phil Ochs (15)
104. Simon And Garfunkel (15)
110. The Laws (14)
110. Dar Williams (14)
110. Eva Cassidy (14)
110. Mad Agnes (14)
110. Michael J. Miles (14)
110. Owen Temple (14)
110. Robin And Linda Williams (14)
110. Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion (14)
110. Sharon Klein (14)
119. Ben Bedford (13)
119. Burning Bridget Cleary (13)
119. Charlie Sizemore (13)
119. Coco And Lafe (13)
119. Dave Van Ronk (13)
119. Del McCoury (13)
119. Eric Bibb (13)
119. Jack Williams (13)
119. Jay Ungar And Molly Mason (13)
119. Jeff Talmadge (13)
119. Jim Patton And Sherry Brokus (13)
119. Joan Baez (13)
119. Joni Mitchell (13)
119. Kate Campbell (13)
119. Krista Detor (13)
119. Nanci Griffith (13)
119. Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band (13)
119. Pinetop Perkins (13)
119. Preservation Hall Jazz Band And Del McCoury Band (13)
119. Tara Nevins (13)
119. Tracy Grammer (13)
140. Red Tail Ring (12)
140. Aaron Burdett (12)
140. Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas (12)
140. Carter Family (12)
140. David Mallett (12)
140. Del McCoury Band (12)
140. Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver (12)
140. Eilen Jewell (12)
140. Geoff Bartley (12)
140. Gurf Morlix (12)
140. Michelle Shocked (12)
140. Old Crow Medicine Show (12)
140. Richard Shindell (12)
140. Ron Sexsmith (12)
140. Ruthie Foster (12)
140. Sam Bush (12)
140. The Winterlings (12)
157. Al And Ann (11)
157. Amanda Shires (11)
157. Arlo Guthrie (11)
157. Blind Boys Of Alabama (11)
157. Caleb Stine (11)
157. Carol Noonan (11)
157. Chris Hillman And Herb Pedersen (11)
157. Chuck Cheesman (11)
157. Claire Lynch (11)
157. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (11)
157. David Grisman (11)
157. Ellis Paul (11)
157. Garnet Rogers (11)
157. Kate Wolf (11)
157. Loudon Wainwright III (11)
157. Lyle Lovett (11)
157. Mike Scott (11)
157. Notorious (11)
157. Patty Larkin (11)
157. Ralph Stanley (11)
157. Robert Sarazin Blake (11)
157. Terry Baucom (11)
157. Tom Prasada-Rao (11)
157. Uncle Earl (11)
157. Waifs (11)
182. Dailey And Vincent (10)
182. Elly Wininger (10)
182. Marley's Ghost (10)
182. Brooks Williams (10)
182. Capitol Steps (10)
182. Charlie King And Karen Brandow (10)
182. Chris Smither (10)
182. Chris Stuart (10)
182. David Olney (10)
182. David Williams (10)
182. Elixir (10)
182. Emily Smith (10)
182. Enoch Kent (10)
182. Foghorn Trio (10)
182. Gene Morrison (10)
182. Gordon Bok (10)
182. Iris DeMent (10)
182. Joel Mabus (10)
182. Johnsmith (10)
182. Justin Townes Earle (10)
182. Kruger Brothers (10)
182. Le Vent Du Nord (10)
182. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs (10)
182. Lindi Ortega (10)
182. Madison Violet (10)
182. Pete Morton (10)
182. Slaid Cleaves (10)
182. Steve Dawson (10)
TOP LABELS OF APRIL 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12939 airplays from 150 different DJs
1. Rounder (500)
2. Red House (281)
3. Signature (149)
4. Compass (136)
5. Sugar Hill (133)
6. Columbia (121)
7. Waterbug (116)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (72)
9. Appleseed (70)
10. Milagrito (68)
11. Rural Rhythm (61)
12. Warner (60)
13. Borealis (54)
13. Greentrax (54)
13. Vanguard (54)
16. Rebel (53)
17. Ninth Street Opus (50)
18. True North (47)
19. Flying Fish (43)
20. 30 Tigers (42)
21. Fogarty's Cove (40)
21. Nonesuch (40)
21. Rhino (40)
24. Green Linnet (39)
24. Philo (39)
26. Hear (36)
27. Capitol (34)
27. Folk-Legacy (34)
29. Bear Family (32)
29. Blue Boat (32)
29. Shanachie (32)
29. Sony (32)
33. Horizon (31)
33. New West (31)
35. Hightone (30)
36. Kleztone (28)
36. Proper American (28)
36. RCA (28)
36. Reprise (28)
40. Alligator (27)
41. Elektra (26)
41. EMI (26)
43. Berkalin (24)
43. Proper (24)
45. McCoury (23)
45. Topic (23)
45. Yellow Room (23)
48. County (22)
49. Fenchurch (19)
50. Lost Highway (18)
51. Pinecastle (17)
52. Jsp (16)
52. Maggie's (16)
52. Copper Creek (16)
52. Nettwerk (16)
52. Black Hen (16)
52. Vault (16)
52. Wildflower (16)
59. Melon Patch (15)
59. Putumayo (15)
59. Razor And Tie (15)
59. Verve (15)
59. Wilson River (15)
64. Arhoolie (14)
64. Bloodshot (14)
64. Legacy (14)
64. Long Shot (14)
64. Ruff Shod (14)
69. 5-String Productions (13)
69. All About Murray (13)
69. Alter Road (13)
69. Anti (13)
69. Blix Street (13)
69. Music Road (13)
69. Skinny Dennis (13)
76. Agillator (12)
76. Appalseed (12)
76. Blue Note (12)
76. Culburnie (12)
76. Gatorbone (12)
76. Laker (12)
76. Mercury (12)
76. Patuxent (12)
76. Sensibility (12)
76. Sleeve Dog (12)
76. Whippoorwill (12)
87. Angel (11)
87. Decca (11)
87. Hannibal (11)
87. Mountain Home (11)
87. Oh Boy (11)
92. Yodel-Ay-Hee (10)
92. Red Beet (10)
92. Acoustic Disc (10)
92. Arc (10)
92. Atlantic (10)
92. ATO (10)
92. Backcountry (10)
92. Black Socks Press (10)
92. Constant Clip (10)
92. Great Divide (10)
92. Htrp (10)
92. MCA (10)
92. Prime (10)
92. Rykodisc (10)
92. Skyhunter (10)
92. Strictly Country (10)
92. Telarc (10)
FOLK DJs - APRIL 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12939 airplays from 150 different DJs
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allan Nelson (BBC, U.K.)
Amanda-Lynn Stubley (CHRW-FM, ON)
Andrew Doerr (KCSB-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Betsi Meissner (KXCI-FM, AZ)
Bill Hahn (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Blair Larsen (KUSU-FM & UPR, UT)
Bob Blackman (WKAR-FM, MI)
Bob Gregory (WRFL-FM, KY)
Bob McWilliams (XM, KANU-FM & KPR, KS)
Bob Weiser (WBRS-FM & WOMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Bradley Kolodner (WICB-FM, NY)
Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKM-FM & WPKN-FM, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chrisana McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Clytia Fuller (KZSC-FM, CA)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WSLR-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Ross (KACI-FM, OR)
Darla Novak (KZFR-FM, IL)
David John (KTRU-FM, TX)
Denis McKay (VOX-FM, Australia)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR)
Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Donna Mavity (WTUF-FM, GA)
Doug Dick (WVGN-FM, VI)
Ed McDonald (WVMR-FM etc, WV)
Frank Gosar (KLCC-FM, OR)
Frank Hoppe (KCSN-FM, CA)
Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Gene Shay (XM & WXPN-FM, PA)
Gerd Stassen (EVW, Germany)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Ginger Hopper (KBCS-FM, WA)
Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Henry Hallett (KXCI-FM, AZ)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Boudreau (WCUW-FM, MA)
Jeff Eads (WNKU-FM, KY)
Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB)
Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL)
Jim Blum (WKSU-FM etc, OH)
Jim Dubinsky (WUVT-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA)
Joe Colvin (WYSO-FM, OH)
Johanna Halbeisen (WXOJ-FM, MA)
John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Adams (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Bommarito (WFHR-FM, MI)
John Kalb (WSCL-FM, MD)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John McLaughlin (WMUC-FM, MD)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Trout (WYEP-FM, PA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon 'Chip' Colcord (WNEC-FM, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Judith Gennett (KPSU, OR)
Jürgen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Impola (KUNI-FM, IA)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (NHPR, NH)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Campbell (WSKG-FM, NY)
Ken Connors (WJSJ-FM, FL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hillberg (KVMR-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurel Paulson-Pierce (KRBS-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lee Larcheveque (WMUA-FM, MA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Leonard Epstein (KRFC-FM, CO)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Maggie Ferguson (WXOU-FM, MI)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mary Sue Twohy (XM)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Kelsey (WFHB, IN)
Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Noah Zacharin (CKLN-FM, ON)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Norman Whitman (WYSO-FM, OH)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast and John Bates (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter van Zeijl (Dollard Radio-FM, The Netherlands)
Randall Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM, XM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WNHU-FM, CT)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (VPR, VT)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Roz Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA)
Sharon Downes (2MAX-FM, Australia)
Simon Dillon (Phoenix FM, Australia)
Sonja Hedlund (WJFF, NY)
Sonnie Brown (KCBX-FM, CA)
Sonny Ochs (WRPI-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Clarke (CHES-FM, ON)
Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC)
Steve Harris (KRCC-FM, CO)
Steve Jerrett (KOPN-FM, MO)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Tamara Lewis (KBCS-FM, WA)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Todd Tyson (The Point-FM, VT)
Tom Bingham (WCVF-FM, NY)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Tom Pittman (KOOP & KUTX, TX)
Valerie Cormier (CITR-FM, BC)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)