Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2011

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

TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF MAY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14996 airplays from 151 different DJs

  1: "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday," Various Artists [Red House, new] (112)
        "Lay Down Your Weary Tune," Storyhill (13)
        "Just Like A Woman," John Gorka (11)
        "Born In Time," Meg Hutchinson (9)
        "Jokerman," Eliza Gilkyson (9)
        "What Good Am I?," Pines (9)
  2: "Roses At The End Of Time," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/11] (107)
        "Midnight On Raton" (17)
        "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" (16)
        "Looking For A Place" (14)
        "2153" (13)
        "Roses At The End Of Time" (13)
        "Blue Moon Night" (11)
  3: "Rose City Ramble," Lauren Sheehan [Self, 4/11] (94)
        "Chilly Waters" (12)
        "Honey Baby Blues" (11)
        "Carroll County Blues" (10)
        "Little Bird Of Heaven" (10)
        "Dirty Rat Swing" (8)
  4: "Paper Airplane," Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 4/11] (93)
        "Paper Airplane" (18)
        "Dimming Of The Day" (14)
        "Dust Bowl Children" (14)
        "Lay My Burden Down" (14)
        "Lie Awake" (8)
  5: "Thank You, Tom Paxton," Tim Grimm [Vault, new] (85)
        "Last Thing On My Mind" (14)
        "Rumblin' In The Land" (14)
        "My Favorite Spring" (10)
        "Bishop Cody's Last Request" (8)
        "Whose Garden Was This?" (8)
  6: "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (71)
        "Wilderness Alone" (14)
        "Good Luck John" (10)
        "Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee" (8)
        "Nazarene" (8)
  7: "Hope," Abbie Gardner [Self, 4/11] (66)
        "Break It Slow" (14)
        "Walkin' Cane" (11)
        "Hope" (10)
        "Comes Love" (7)
  8: "Hard Bargain," Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch, 4/11] (60)
        "Darlin' Kate" (16)
        "Home Sweet Home" (9)
        "My Name Is Emmett Till" (9)
  9: "New Amsterdam," Spuyten Duyvil [Self, 4/11] (49)
        "Judge Not" (10)
        "Shady Grove" (10)
        "Coal Train" (7)
        "Freight Train" (7)
 10: "Bright Morning Stars," The Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (48)
        "Bright Morning Stars" (10)
        "Asleep At Last" (6)
        "Bird Song" (5)
 11: "Man Of Many Moons," Danny Schmidt [Red House, 2/11] (46)
        "Buckets Of Rain" (15)
        "Guilty By Association Blues" (9)
        "Houses Sing" (5)
 12: "Land Like A Bird," Amy Speace [Thirty Tigers, 3/11] (43)
        "Ghost" (7)
        "Drive All Night" (5)
        "Manila Street" (5)
 12: "Rare Bird Alert," Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 3/11] (43)
        "Atheists Don't Have No Songs" (10)
        "King Tut" (5)
        "Rare Bird Alert" (5)
 14: "Follow Me Down," Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (42)
        "Ring Them Bells" (14)
        "Annabelle Lee" (7)
        "Come Around" (5)
 15: "So Beautiful Or So What," Paul Simon [Hear, 4/11] (41)
        "Afterlife" (14)
        "Dazzling Blue" (6)
        "So Beautiful Or So What" (6)
 16: "Steady As She Goes," Hot Tuna [Red House, 4/11] (38)
        "Smokerise Journey" (6)
        "Goodbye To The Blues" (5)
        "Things That Might Have Been" (5)
 17: "Grapevine," Andrew Calhoun [Waterbug, new] (37)
        "15 Years On The Erie Canal" (5)
        "Fox" (4)
        "How Can I Keep From Singing?" (4)
 17: "Years," Ellen Cherry [Wrong Size Shoes, 2006] (37)
        "1893: A Girl At The World's Fair" (5)
        "1912 Violet Swims But The Ship Sinks" (4)
        "All U Ever Said Was No" (4)
 19: "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive," Steve Earle [New West, 4/11] (36)
        "This City" (6)
        "Waitin' On The Sky" (6)
        "God Is God" (4)
 19: "Kicking The Beehive," Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, 3/11] (36)
        "On The Other Side" (6)
        "Last Words Of Bonnie Parker" (5)
        "Manhattan, Kansas" (4)
 21: "A Nod To Bob," Various Artists [Red House, 2001] (35)
        "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," Eliza Gilkyson (5)
        "Boots Of Spanish Leather," Martin Simpson (4)
        "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," Ramblin' Jack Elliott (4)
 21: "Wood And Stone," Tara Nevins [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (35)
        "Stars Fell On Alabama" (6)
        "Snowbird" (5)
        "Wrong Side" (5)
 23: "Freak Flag," Greg Brown [Yep Roc, new] (34)
        "Let The Mystery Be" (9)
        "Freak Flag" (6)
 24: "Promise," Karen Savoca [Alcove, 2/11] (31)
        "Last Night On Earth" (7)
        "Promise" (6)
        "Ready" (6)
 25: "Pick A Peck Of Piedmont Pickers," Various Artists [Wepecket Island, new] (30)
        "Georgia Bound," Lauren Sheehan (6)
        "Bell Buckle Rag," Gareth Hedges (4)
 26: "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers," Stan Rogers [Borealis, 7/10] (29)
        "Mary Ellen Carter" (8)
        "Northwest Passage" (4)
 27: "Speeding Ticket And A Valentine," Blame Sally [Ninth Street Opus, 5/11] (28)
        "Bird In Hand" (11)
        "Big Big Bed" (3)
 28: "Temptation," The Waifs [Compass, new] (27)
        "Falling" (6)
        "Buffalo" (5)
        "Beautiful Night" (4)
 29: "Celilo Falls," Rachel Harrington [Skinny Dennis, 2/11] (26)
        "Last Jubilee" (5)
        "Spokane" (5)
        "Goodbye Amsterdam" (4)
 29: "Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void," Fish And Bird [Fiddle Head, new] (26)
        "Circle Tune" (6)
        "Northern Lights" (6)
        "Well Run Dry" (5)
 31: "Now You Know," Justin Roth [Self, 5/11] (25)
        "Out Of The Blue" (5)
        "Siskiyou Line" (4)
        "Spaghetti Junction" (4)
 32: "Help My Brother," Gibson Brothers [Compass, 2/11] (24)
        "Walkin' West To Memphis" (5)
        "Just Lovin' You" (3)
 32: "High Atmosphere," Diana Jones [Proper American, 4/11] (24)
        "Don't Forget Me" (5)
        "High Atmosphere" (5)
        "Poverty" (5)
 34: "Horse Latitudes," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, 5/11] (23)
        "Horse Latitudes" (7)
        "Starlight And Static" (4)
 34: "Looking For A Fight," The Sweetback Sisters [Signature, new] (23)
        "Too Many Experts" (5)
        "It Won't Hurt When I Fall Down From This Barstool" (4)
        "Texas Bluebonnnets" (4)
 34: "Sleep With One Eye Open," Chris Thile And Michael Daves [Nonesuch, new] (23)
        "Rabbit In The Log" (7)
        "Cry, Cry Darling" (3)
 34: "Starlight Hotel," Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers [Signature, 4/11] (23)
        "Whatever's Left" (4)
        "Before The Night Is Gone" (3)
 34: "Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me," Mark Dvorak [Waterbug, 1/11] (23)
        "Middle Years" (5)
        "2 Little Boys" (4)
        "Bluebells In Kentucky" (4)
 39: "Welding Burns," Rod Picott [Self, new] (22)
        "410" (5)
        "Rust Belt Fields" (4)
 40: "100 Miles Of Wreckage," The Black Lillies [Attack Monkey, 2/11] (21)
        "2 Hearts Down" (4)
        "Same Mistakes" (4)
 40: "Fall For Beauty," Lynn Miles [True North, 10/10] (21)
        "Goodbye" (6)
        "Something Beautiful" (6)
 40: "Heaven Below," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 4/10] (21)
        "All The World Is One" (7)
        "Church Of The Earth" (3)
 43: "Break In The Clouds," Elephant Revival [Ruff Shod, 11/10] (20)
        "Break In The Clouds" (4)
 43: "Small Source Of Comfort," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 3/11] (20)
        "Each One Lost" (5)
        "5 50-One" (4)
        "Call Me Rose" (4)
 45: "Accidental English," Bruce Roper [Waterbug, new] (19)
        "Carpenter Song" (3)
        "Cowboy" (3)
 45: "Carrying Lightning," Amanda Shires [Self, 5/11] (19)
        "When You Need A Train It Never Comes" (4)
        "Detroit Or Buffalo" (3)
 45: "Daybreak," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 3/11] (19)
        "Easy Come, Easy Go" (4)
        "Bombshell" (3)
 45: "Heartache Looking For A Home," Charlie Sizemore [Rounder, 2/11] (19)
        "I Don't Remember Loving You" (3)
        "No Lawyers In Heaven" (3)
 45: "I Love Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow," Various Artists [Red Beet, new] (19)
        "I Love," Patty Griffin (6)
        "Everybody Loves To Hear A Bird Sing," Peter Cooper With Baker Maultsby And Duane Eddy (3)
 45: "Lorraine," Lori McKenna [Signature, 2010] (19)
        "Luxary Of Knowing" (6)
        "Lorraine" (3)
 45: "Otter Creek," Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 1/11] (19)
        "Otter Creek" (4)
        "Needle Case" (3)
 45: "Saint Monday," Michael Fracasso [Little Fuji, 3/11] (19)
        "Ada, Ok" (8)
        "Eloise" (4)
 53: "Downhauler," Marc Douglas Berardo [Horizon, 8/10] (18)
        "Quiet Places" (5)
        "Better Days" (3)
 53: "Lonesome Whistle," The Roys [Rural Rhythm, 4/11] (18)
        "Right Back At You" (4)
        "Nothin' I Can Do About It Now" (3)
 53: "Simply Eva," Eva Cassidy [Blix Street, 2010] (18)
        "Kathy's Song" (11)
 53: "We Still Love Our Country," Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle [Ninth Street Opus, 2/11] (18)
        "Unwed Fathers" (9)
        "If I Needed You" (4)
 57: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars [Sensibility, 2/11] (17)
        "Barton Hollow" (4)
        "20 Years" (3)
 57: "Cackalack," Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 1/11] (17)
        "Reckon I Did" (6)
        "I Was An Oak Tree" (4)
 57: "Factory Second," Neil Getz [Agillator, 2/11] (17)
        "Nelly Blye" (3)
        "Not In Love, Just Falling" (3)
 57: "No Other Road," Lucy Billings [Sassy Time, 1/11] (17)
        "Let's Not And Say We Did" (5)
        "As We Fly" (4)
 57: "Set Two," Gal Holiday And The Honky Tonk Revue [Self, 5/10] (17)
        "Don't Think Twice" (4)
        "6 Pack To Go" (3)
 62: "Nagez Rameurs," Genticorum [Roues Et Archets, new] (16)
        "Reel Circulaire" (3)
        "Tout Le Long Du Voyage" (3)
 62: "Blessed," Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway, 3/11] (16)
        "Born To Be Loved" (4)
 62: "Fly Down Little Bird," Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger [Appleseed, 3/11] (16)
        "Dodger Song" (3)
 62: "Kings And Queens," Blackie And The Rodeo Kings [Dramatico, new] (16)
        "Got You Covered" (5)
        "Another Free Woman" (3)
 66: "Almost Home," Larry Sparks [Rounder, 3/11] (15)
        "Almost Home" (4)
        "Momma's Apron Strings" (4)
 66: "Steady Operator," Town Mountain [Pinecastle, new] (15)
        "Humble Shepherd" (3)
 66: "Unruly Heart," Ari And Mia [Self, 12/10] (15)
        "Pig's Foot - Grub Springs" (3)
 66: "Way Back Home," Sharon Klein [Self, 2009] (15)
        "Valley Of Dreams" (4)
        "Way Back Home" (4)
 70: "City Of Refuge," Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 1/11] (14)
        "Chains" (4)
        "City Of Refuge" (3)
 70: "Courage," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 5/10] (14)
        "Hunter" (3)
 70: "Eclipse," Bill Emerson [Rural Rhythm, new] (14)
        "Jesse James" (4)
        "Poor Rebel Soldier" (3)
 70: "Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen," Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen [Self, 8/10] (14)
        "Driftin' Apart" (3)
        "Hello Friend" (3)
 70: "Give Peas A Chance," Tom Chapin [Sundance, new] (14)
        "Farmer's Market Good" (3)
 70: "Helplessness Blues," Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop, new] (14)
        "Bedouin Dress" (3)
        "Helplessness Blues" (3)
 70: "Looking Back," Gene Morrison [Listen Here!, 1/10] (14)
        "Del McCoury's Hand" (3)
        "Muzzy's Store" (3)
 70: "Paradise," Judy Collins [Wildflower, 6/10] (14)
        "Weight Of The World" (5)
 78: "Bessarabian Breakdown," Jim Guttmann [Kleztone, 3/10] (13)
        "Bb Freylekhs" (5)
 78: "Blonde On Blonde," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1966] (13)
        "Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat" (2)
 78: "Blood On The Tracks," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1975] (13)
        "Tangled Up In Blue" (5)
        "Shelter From The Storm" (3)
 78: "The Holy Coming Of The Storm," Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [Self, 11/10] (13)
        "Lost Lovin Gal" (4)
        "On God's Rocky Shore" (4)
 78: "Sing It Loud," K. D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang [Nonesuch, new] (13)
        "Water's Edge" (4)
 78: "Some Kind Of Cure," David Berkeley [Self, 1/11] (13)
        "George Square" (6)
        "Shenandoah" (3)
 78: "These Old Roots," The Honey Dewdrops [Self, 9/10] (13)
        "Amaranth" (5)
        "Nobody In This World" (5)
 78: "Vintage And Unique," John Reischman & The Jaybirds [Corvus, new] (13)
        "Shady Grove" (3)
 86: "Hazel And Alice," Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard [Rounder, 1995] (12)
        "Hello Stranger" (3)
 86: "Highlander's Farewell," Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas [Culburnie, 3/11] (12)
        "Grand Etang And Hull's Reel" (2)
 86: "House Of Memory," Rose Laughlin [Self, new] (12)
        "My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose" (3)
 86: "Hymns To The Here And Now," Jefferson Ross [Deep Fried Discs, new] (12)
        "Trying Not To Lose My Mind" (3)
 86: "Me 'n' Mabel," Suzie Vinnick [Self, new] (12)
        "Crazy 'bout Lovin' Me" (2)
 86: "Oh Well," The Chigger Hill Boys And Terri [Thoroughbred, new] (12)
        "Hallelujah, What A Day" (4)
 86: "The Once," The Once [Borealis, 9/10] (12)
        "Coming Back To You" (5)
        "Maid On The Shore" (3)
 86: "Queen Of The Minor Key," Eilen Jewell [Signature, new] (12)
        "Bang Bang Bang" (3)
 86: "Roadside Attractions," Marcia Ball [Alligator, 3/11] (12)
        "Mule Headed Man" (3)
 86: "Stretched On Your Grave," Runa [Self, 3/11] (12)
        "House Carpenter / Jolene" (3)
 86: "To Drink The Rain," Malcolm Holcombe [Music Road, 2/11] (12)
        "One Leg At A Time" (3)
        "Reckon To The Wind" (3)
 86: "Words Through The Seasons," Alicia McGovern [Self, 10/10] (12)
        "You Do Not Bring Me Flowers" (3)
 98: "Before And After," Carrie Newcomer [Rounder, 2/10] (11)
        "Ghost Train" (3)
        "I Wish I May, I Wish I Might" (3)
 98: "Bridges I Can't Burn," Shaney McCoy [Self, new] (11)
        "Bridges I Can't Burn" (2)
        "Headed Home" (2)
 98: "Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson," Robert Johnson [Columbia, 1990] (11)
        "Come On In My Kitchen" (3)
        "Stones In My Passway" (2)
 98: "Double CD: When Two Lovers Meet / I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning," Sarah McQuaid [Self, 2009] (11)
        "Last Song" (3)
        "Johnny Lad" (2)
 98: "The Dreaming Fields," Matraca Berg [Dualtone, new] (11)
        "You And Tequila" (4)
        "Silver Glass" (3)
 98: "Fired Up," Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 3/11] (11)
        "I'm Gonna Ride That Steamboat" (2)
        "Untrue Blues" (2)
 98: "House On Fire," Brian Wright [Sugar Hill, 3/11] (11)
        "Live Again" (4)
        "Maria Sugarcane" (2)
 98: "Mountain Home," Owen Temple [El Paisano, 4/11] (11)
        "Mountain Home" (3)
        "Old Sam" (2)
 98: "Reckless," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 9/10] (11)
        "Ghosts Of Mississippi" (2)
        "Reckless Side Of Me" (2)
 98: "Reverie," David Wilcox [What Are, 11/10] (11)
        "End Of The World" (5)
        "Ireland" (3)
 98: "Rise Above," Will White [Whippoorwil, 6/10] (11)
        "Backcountry" (2)
        "Mournin' Dove" (2)
 98: "Story Of The Rifle," Mason Porter [Self, 2010] (11)
        "Dark Hallow" (2)
        "Hotel Yorba" (2)
 98: "Sweetheart Like You," Guy Davis [Red House, 2009] (11)
        "Words To My Mama's Song" (4)
        "Slow Motion Daddy" (2)
 98: "What Makes Bob Holler," Hot Club Of Cowtown [Proper American, 2/11] (11)
        "Time Changes Everything" (2)
112: "Accidental Thief," Matt The Electrician [Self, new] (10)
        "Accidental Thief" (6)
112: "Ashlee Blankenship And Blades Of Blue," Ashlee Blankenship [Mountain Fever, new] (10)
        "I'll Be There" (4)
112: "The Best Of Bob Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2005] (10)
        "Mr. Tambourine Man" (2)
112: "Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 ~1991 Columbia," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1997] (10)
        "Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues" (2)
112: "The Brick Album," The Greencards [Darling Street, new] (10)
        "Make It Out West" (5)
112: "Call It My Garden," Carrie Elkin [Red House, 2010] (10)
        "Jesse Likes Birds" (3)
        "Things We're Afraid Of" (3)
112: "Collage," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 1/11] (10)
        "Take 5" (3)
        "Suite: Whiskey" (2)
112: "Journeyman," David Ferrard [Alter Road, new] (10)
        "I Am An Immigrant" (3)
        "By The Wayside" (2)
112: "The List," Rosanne Cash [Manhattan, 2009] (10)
        "Motherless Children" (3)
        "Sea Of Heartbreak" (3)
112: "The Man With The Time Machine," Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 1/11] (10)
        "Black River" (6)
        "When The Sun Comes Out Over Ireland" (2)
112: "Mother, Queen Of My Heart," Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 2002] (10)
        "40 Years Old And I'm Livin' In My Mom's Garage," Austin Lounge Lizards (2)
        "Mama Don't Allow No Music," Doc Watson (2)
112: "Passage," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/10] (10)
        "Las Damas De Blanco" (2)
112: "Put The Big Stone Down," Geoff Bartley [Magic Crow, 10/10] (10)
        "Put The Big Stone Down" (6)
        "Occam's Razor" (2)
112: "Taken," Rhonda Vincent [Upper Management, 9/10] (10)
        "God Is Watching" (3)
        "Court Of Love" (2)


TOP SONGS OF MAY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14996 airplays from 151 different DJs

1. "Buckets Of Rain" (24)
        by Danny Schmidt
        from "Man Of Many Moons"
        also "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
2. "Midnight On Raton" (20)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
3. "Paper Airplane" (18)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
4. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" (17)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
5. "Darlin' Kate" (16)
        by Emmylou Harris
        from "Hard Bargain"
5. "Roses At The End Of Time" (16)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
7. "Dimming Of The Day" (15)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
7. "Dust Bowl Children" (15)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
7. "Lay My Burden Down" (15)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
10. "Afterlife" (14)
        by Paul Simon
        from "So Beautiful Or So What"
10. "Break It Slow" (14)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Hope"
10. "Last Thing On My Mind" (14)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
10. "Looking For A Place" (14)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
10. "Ring Them Bells" (14)
        by Sarah Jarosz
        from "Follow Me Down"
10. "Rumblin' In The Land" (14)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
10. "Wilderness Alone" (14)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling And The Blue Bird Jubilee"
17. "2153" (13)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
17. "Chilly Waters" (13)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
17. "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (13)
        by Storyhill
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
17. "My Favorite Spring" (13)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
21. "Bird In Hand" (12)
        by Blame Sally
        from "Speeding Ticket And A Valentine"
21. "Honey Baby Blues" (12)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
23. "Blue Moon Night" (11)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
23. "Carroll County Blues" (11)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
23. "Hope" (11)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Hope"
23. "Judge Not" (11)
        by Spuyten Duyvil
        from "New Amsterdam"
23. "Just Like A Woman" (11)
        by John Gorka
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
23. "Little Bird Of Heaven" (11)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
23. "Shady Grove" (11)
        by Spuyten Duyvil
        from "New Amsterdam"
23. "Walkin' Cane" (11)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Hope"
31. "Bright Morning Stars" (10)
        by The Wailin' Jennys
        from "Bright Morning Stars"
31. "Atheists Don't Have No Songs" (10)
        by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
        from "Rare Bird Alert"
31. "Born In Time" (10)
        by Meg Hutchinson
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
31. "Getting Raptured 2000" (10)
        by Camille West
        from "Diva's Day Off"
31. "Good Luck John" (10)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
31. "My Name Is Emmett Till" (10)
        by Emmylou Harris
        from "Hard Bargain"
31. "Walkin' Down The Line" (10)
        by Robin And Linda Williams
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
38. "Bishop Cody's Last Request" (9)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
38. "Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee" (9)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling And The Bluebird"
38. "Home Sweet Home" (9)
        by Emmylou Harris
        from "Hard Bargain"
38. "I Love" (9)
        by Patty Griffin
        from "I Love Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow"
38. "Jokerman" (9)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
38. "Let The Mystery Be" (9)
        by Greg Brown
        from "Freak Flag"
38. "Mary Ellen Carter" (9)
        by Stan Rogers
        from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
38. "What Good Am I?" (9)
        by Pines
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
38. "Whose Garden Was This?" (9)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
47. "Kathy's Song" (8)
        by Eva Cassidy
        from "Simply Eva"
47. "Ada, Ok" (8)
        by Michael Fracasso
        from "Saint Monday"
47. "Annabelle Lee" (8)
        by Sarah Jarosz
        from "Follow Me Down"
47. "Death In Arkansas" (8)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
47. "Dirty Rat Swing" (8)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
47. "Ghost" (8)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Land Like A Bird"
47. "Lie Awake" (8)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
47. "Mama, Let Me Lay It On You" (8)
        by Hot Tuna
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
47. "Memory Of Your Smile" (8)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
47. "My Love Follows You Where You Go" (8)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
47. "Nazarene" (8)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling And The Bluebird"
58. "All The World Is One" (7)
        by Peter Mayer
        from "Heaven Below"
58. "Caitlin At The Window" (7)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
58. "Can't Afford To Lose My Man" (7)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
58. "Coal Train" (7)
        by Spuyten Duyvil
        from "New Amsterdam"
58. "Comes Love" (7)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Hope"
58. "Dazzling Blue" (7)
        by Paul Simon
        from "So Beautiful Or So What"
58. "Dirt Road Blues" (7)
        by Pieta Brown
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
58. "Freak Flag" (7)
        by Greg Brown
        from "Freak Flag"
58. "Freight Train" (7)
        by Spuyten Duyvil
        from "New Amsterdam"
58. "Horse Latitudes" (7)
        by Jeffrey Foucault
        from "Horse Latitudes"
58. "I Give You The Morning" (7)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
58. "In The Wee Midnight Hours" (7)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
58. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" (7)
        by Ray Bonneville
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
58. "Last Night On Earth" (7)
        by Karen Savoca
        from "Promise"
58. "My Opening Farewell" (7)
        by Alison Krauss And Union Station
        from "Paper Airplane"
58. "Not Dark Yet" (7)
        by Jimmy Lafave
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
58. "Rabbit In The Log" (7)
        by Chris Thile And Michael Daves
        from "Sleep With One Eye Open"
58. "Sam Stone" (7)
        by John Prine
        from "John Prine"
58. "Satisfied Mind" (7)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
58. "Stars Fell On Alabama" (7)
        by Tara Nevins
        from "Wood And Stone"
58. "They'll Never Keep Us Down" (7)
        by Hazel Dickens
        from "Hard Hitting Songs For Hard Hit People"
58. "Yellow-Backed Fly" (7)
        by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
        from "Rare Bird Alert"
80. "1912 Violet Swims But The Ship Sinks" (6)
        by Ellen Cherry
        from "Years"
80. "Accidental Thief" (6)
        by Matt The Electrician
        from "Accidental Thief"
80. "Asleep At Last" (6)
        by The Wailin' Jennys
        from "Bright Morning Stars"
80. "Bird Song" (6)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Bright Morning Star"
80. "Black River" (6)
        by Jaime Michaels
        from "The Man With The Time Machine"
80. "Circle Tune" (6)
        by Fish And Bird
        from "Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void"
80. "Come On In My Kitchen" (6)
        by Robert Johnson
        from "Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson"
80. "Each One Lost" (6)
        by Bruce Cockburn
        from "Small Source Of Comfort"
80. "End Of The World" (6)
        by David Wilcox
        from "Reverie"
80. "Falling" (6)
        by The Waifs
        from "Temptation"
80. "Forest Lawn" (6)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
80. "Friend Like You" (6)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
80. "Georgia Bound" (6)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Pick A Peck Of Piedmont Pickers"
80. "Goodbye" (6)
        by Lynn Miles
        from "Fall For Beauty"
80. "Goodbye To The Blues" (6)
        by Hot Tuna
        from "Steady As She Goes"
80. "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (6)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"
80. "High Atmosphere" (6)
        by Diana Jones
        from "High Atmosphere"
80. "How Beautiful Upon The Mountain" (6)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
80. "King Tut" (6)
        by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
        from "Rare Bird Alert"
80. "Last Jubilee" (6)
        by Rachel Harrington
        from "Celilo Falls"
80. "Luxary Of Knowing" (6)
        by Lori McKenna
        from "Lorraine"
80. "Make It Out West" (6)
        by The Greencards
        from "The Brick Album"
80. "No Man's Land" (6)
        by Eric Bogle
        from "Scraps Of Paper"
80. "Northern Lights" (6)
        by Fish And Bird
        from "Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void"
80. "On The Other Side" (6)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Kicking The Beehive"
80. "Poetry Man" (6)
        by Phoebe Snow
        from "Phoebe Snow"
80. "Promise" (6)
        by Karen Savoca
        from "Promise"
80. "Rare Bird Alert" (6)
        by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
        from "Rare Bird Alert"
80. "Ready" (6)
        by Karen Savoca
        from "Promise"
80. "Road" (6)
        by Emmylou Harris
        from "Hard Bargain"
80. "Rust Belt Fields" (6)
        by Rod Picott
        from "Welding Burns"
80. "So Beautiful Or So What" (6)
        by Paul Simon
        from "So Beautiful Or So What"
80. "Something Beautiful" (6)
        by Lynn Miles
        from "Fall For Beauty"
80. "Talk To Me Of Mendocino" (6)
        by Kate And Anna McGarrigle
        from "McGarrigle Hour"
80. "Tangled Up In Blue" (6)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "Blood On The Tracks"
80. "This City" (6)
        by Steve Earle
        from "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
80. "Touch A Name On The Wall" (6)
        by Joel Mabus
        from "Retold"
80. "Vayan Al Norte" (6)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
80. "Waitin' On The Sky" (6)
        by Steve Earle
        from "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
80. "Well Run Dry" (6)
        by Fish And Bird
        from "Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void"
80. "Wrong Side" (6)
        by Tara Nevins
        from "Wood And Stone"
121. "15 Years On The Erie Canal" (5)
        by Andrew Calhoun
        from "Grapevine"
121. "1893: A Girl At The World's Fair" (5)
        by Ellen Cherry
        from "Years"
121. "40 Years Old And I'm Livin' In My Mom's Garage" (5)
        by Austin Lounge Lizards
        from "Never An Adult Moment"
121. "410" (5)
        by Rod Picott
        from "Welding Burns"
121. "Amaranth" (5)
        by The Honey Dewdrops
        from "These Old Roots"
121. "Barrett's Privateers" (5)
        by Stan Rogers
        from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
121. "Battened Hatches" (5)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Land Like A Bird"
121. "Bb Freylekhs" (5)
        by Jim Guttmann
        from "Bessarabian Breakdown"
121. "Beautiful Night" (5)
        by The Waifs
        from "Temptation"
121. "Belle Of The Ball" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
121. "Bob Dylan's Dream" (5)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "Bringing It All Back Home"
121. "Buffalo" (5)
        by The Waifs
        from "Temptation"
121. "Come Around" (5)
        by Sarah Jarosz
        from "Follow Me Down"
121. "Coming Back To You" (5)
        by The Once
        from "The Once"
121. "Dancing With My Mother" (5)
        by Rachel Bissex
        from "Don't Look Down"
121. "Do It" (5)
        by Abbie Gardner
        from "Hope"
121. "Don't Forget Me" (5)
        by Diana Jones
        from "High Atmosphere"
121. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (5)
        by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
        from "A Nod To Bob"
121. "Drive All Night" (5)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Land Like A Bird"
121. "Every Grain Of Sand" (5)
        by Lucy Kaplansky
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
121. "Everything Here Is Good" (5)
        by Joe Crookston
        from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
121. "Floating In The Balance" (5)
        by Sarah Jarosz
        from "Follow Me Down"
121. "The Garden" (5)
        by Ruth Moody
        from "The Garden"
121. "Garden Song" (5)
        by David Mallett
        from "Parallel Lives"
121. "General Custer" (5)
        by Tim Grimm
        from "Thank You, Tom Paxton"
121. "Glorious Prediction" (5)
        by Lou And Peter Berryman
        from "Some Kinda Funny"
121. "Goodnight Old World" (5)
        by Emmylou Harris
        from "Hard Bargain"
121. "Got You Covered" (5)
        by Blackie And The Rodeo Kings
        from "Kings And Queens"
121. "Gulf Of Mexico" (5)
        by Steve Earle
        from "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"
121. "High Water" (5)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "Love And Theft"
121. "Houses Sing" (5)
        by Danny Schmidt
        from "Man Of Many Moons"
121. "If I Needed You" (5)
        by Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle
        from "We Still Love Our Country"
121. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (5)
        by Cliff Eberhardt
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
121. "Know Thy Place" (5)
        by Danny Schmidt
        from "Man Of Many Moons"
121. "Last Night Of The World" (5)
        by Bruce Cockburn
        from "Anything Anytime Anywhere"
121. "Last Words Of Bonnie Parker" (5)
        by Susan Werner
        from "Kicking The Beehive"
121. "Let's Not And Say We Did" (5)
        by Lucy Billings
        from "No Other Road"
121. "Live Again" (5)
        by Brian Wright
        from "House On Fire"
121. "Lost Lovin Gal" (5)
        by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
        from "The Holy Coming Of The Storm"
121. "Louie's Blues" (5)
        by Lauren Sheehan
        from "Rose City Ramble"
121. "Love And Blessings" (5)
        by Paul Simon
        from "So Beautiful Or So What"
121. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "A Nod To Bob"
121. "Mama's Hand" (5)
        by Hazel Dickens
        from "Mama's Hand: Bluegrass and Mountain Songs About Mother"
121. "Manila Street" (5)
        by Amy Speace
        from "Land Like A Bird"
121. "May Day" (5)
        by Jack Hardy
        from "Nameless One"
121. "Memorial Day" (5)
        by Jan Krist
        from "Happy New Day"
121. "Middle Years" (5)
        by Mark Dvorak
        from "Time Ain't Got Nothin' On Me"
121. "Mozambique" (5)
        by Peter Ostrouchko
        from "A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday"
121. "Mr. Tambourine Man" (5)
        by Byrds
        from "Byrds"
121. "Nobody In This World" (5)
        by The Honey Dewdrops
        from "These Old Roots"
121. "Northwest Passage" (5)
        by Stan Rogers
        from "The Very Best Of Stan Rogers"
121. "Once I Had A Home" (5)
        by Eliza Gilkyson
        from "Roses At The End Of Time"
121. "Out Of The Blue" (5)
        by Justin Roth
        from "Now You Know"
121. "Poverty" (5)
        by Diana Jones
        from "High Atmosphere"
121. "Quiet Places" (5)
        by Marc Douglas Berardo
        from "Downhauler"
121. "Rewrite" (5)
        by Paul Simon
        from "So Beautiful Or So What"
121. "Rivers Of Texas" (5)
        by Jody Stecher And Kate Brislin
        from "Rivers Of Texas"
121. "Run Away" (5)
        by Sarah Jarosz
        from "Follow Me Down"
121. "Same Mistakes" (5)
        by The Black Lillies
        from "100 Miles Of Wreckage"
121. "Snowbird" (5)
        by Tara Nevins
        from "Wood And Stone"
121. "Spokane" (5)
        by Rachel Harrington
        from "Celilo Falls"
121. "Things That Might Have Been" (5)
        by Hot Tuna
        from "Steady As She Goes"
121. "Times They Are A Changin" (5)
        by Bob Dylan
        from "Best Of The Original Mono Recordings"
121. "Too Many Experts" (5)
        by The Sweetback Sisters
        from "Looking For A Fight"
121. "Very Last Day" (5)
        by Peter, Paul And Mary
        from "In The Wind"
121. "Walkin' West To Memphis" (5)
        by Gibson Brothers
        from "Help My Brother"
121. "Weight Of The World" (5)
        by Judy Collins
        from "Paradise"
121. "You Are Here" (5)
        by Wailin' Jennys
        from "Bright Morning Star"


TOP ARTISTS OF MAY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14996 airplays from 151 different DJs

1. Bob Dylan (184)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (142)
3. Lauren Sheehan (122)
4. Alison Krauss (116)
5. Tim Grimm (103)
6. Emmylou Harris (89)
7. Joe Crookston (82)
8. Abbie Gardner (68)
9. Greg Brown (65)
10. Danny Schmidt (61)
11. The Wailin' Jennys (58)
12. Robert Johnson (56)
13. Spuyten Duyvil (54)
14. Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers (50)
15. Amy Speace (49)
15. Sarah Jarosz (49)
17. Hot Tuna (48)
17. Steve Earle (48)
19. John McCutcheon (47)
20. Hazel Dickens (46)
20. Paul Simon (46)
22. Andrew Calhoun (45)
23. Ellen Cherry (43)
24. Lynn Miles (41)
25. Bruce Cockburn (40)
26. Stan Rogers (38)
26. Tara Nevins (38)
26. Tim O'Brien (38)
29. John Gorka (37)
29. Susan Werner (37)
31. Jeffrey Foucault (34)
32. Gibson Brothers (32)
32. Judy Collins (32)
32. Lucinda Williams (32)
32. Pete Seeger (32)
36. Karen Savoca (31)
36. The Waifs (31)
38. Blame Sally (30)
38. The Sweetback Sisters (30)
38. Tom Paxton (30)
41. David Ferrard (29)
41. Diana Jones (29)
41. Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard (29)
41. Rachel Harrington (29)
45. Kate And Anna McGarrigle (28)
45. Johnny Cash (28)
47. Fish And Bird (27)
47. Joan Baez (27)
47. Justin Roth (27)
50. Eric Bibb (26)
50. Mark Dvorak (26)
52. Carrie Newcomer (25)
52. Nanci Griffith (25)
52. Peter Mayer (25)
52. Rod Picott (25)
56. Chris Thile And Michael Daves (24)
56. John Prine (24)
56. Jonathan Byrd (24)
56. Si Kahn (24)
60. Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle (23)
60. Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers (23)
62. The Black Lillies (22)
62. Larry Sparks (22)
64. Bruce Roper (21)
64. Chris Smither (21)
64. David Francey (21)
64. The Greencards (21)
64. Marc Douglas Berardo (21)
64. Michael Fracasso (21)
64. Peter, Paul And Mary (21)
71. Genticorum (20)
71. Amanda Shires (20)
71. Charlie Sizemore (20)
71. Elephant Revival (20)
71. Guy Clark (20)
71. Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner (20)
71. Lori McKenna (20)
71. Phoebe Snow (20)
71. Ramblin' Jack Elliott (20)
71. Rhonda Vincent (20)
71. Richard Shindell (20)
71. The Roys (20)
71. Tom Chapin (20)
84. Anne Feeney (19)
84. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (19)
84. Eilen Jewell (19)
84. Eva Cassidy (19)
84. Gillian Welch (19)
84. The Honey Dewdrops (19)
84. Jimmy Lafave (19)
84. Marcia Ball (19)
84. Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger (19)
84. Neil Getz (19)
84. Storyhill (19)
84. Tom Pacheco (19)
84. Townes Van Zandt (19)
97. Cahalen Morrison And Eli West (18)
97. The Civil Wars (18)
97. Guy Davis (18)
97. Lucy Billings (18)
97. Lucy Kaplansky (18)
97. Patty Griffin (18)
97. Red Molly (18)
97. Sierra Hull (18)
97. Tom Russell (18)
106. Blackie And The Rodeo Kings (17)
106. Carter Family (17)
106. David Wilcox (17)
106. Gal Holiday And The Honky Tonk Revue (17)
106. Lou And Peter Berryman (17)
106. Loudon Wainwright III (17)
106. Old Blind Dogs (17)
106. Robin And Linda Williams (17)
114. Abigail Washburn (16)
114. Bill Morrissey (16)
114. Capitol Steps (16)
114. David Williams (16)
114. Finest Kind (16)
114. Fleet Foxes (16)
114. Iris DeMent (16)
114. Jesse Winchester (16)
114. Joel Mabus (16)
114. Laurie Lewis (16)
114. Pieta Brown (16)
114. Ralph Stanley (16)
114. Solas (16)
127. Ari And Mia (15)
127. Bill Emerson (15)
127. Crooked Still (15)
127. Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen (15)
127. Hayes Carll (15)
127. Jefferson Ross (15)
127. John Reischman And The Jaybirds (15)
127. Malcolm Holcombe (15)
127. Meg Hutchinson (15)
127. Norman Blake (15)
127. Rosanne Cash (15)
127. Sharon Klein (15)
127. Suzie Vinnick (15)
127. Town Mountain (15)
141. Matt The Electrician (14)
141. Eddie From Ohio (14)
141. Arlo Guthrie (14)
141. Bill Monroe (14)
141. Brian Wright (14)
141. Byrds (14)
141. Cheryl Wheeler (14)
141. Cosy Sheridan (14)
141. Dailey And Vincent (14)
141. Dar Williams (14)
141. Darrell Scott (14)
141. David Mallett (14)
141. Gene Morrison (14)
141. Jody Stecher And Kate Brislin (14)
141. Jorma Kaukonen (14)
141. Magpie (14)
141. Michael Cleveland (14)
141. Pines (14)
141. Woody Guthrie (14)
160. Alicia McGovern (13)
160. Blaze Foley (13)
160. Carol Noonan (13)
160. Doc Watson (13)
160. Eric Bogle (13)
160. Freight Hoppers (13)
160. Grant Peeples (13)
160. Hot Club Of Cowtown (13)
160. Jim Guttmann (13)
160. John Hartford (13)
160. Kathy Mattea (13)
160. Old And In The Way (13)
160. Old Crow Medicine Show (13)
160. The Once (13)
160. Rory Block (13)
160. Rose Laughlin (13)
160. Runa (13)
160. The Steeldrivers (13)
160. Will White (13)
179. Ashlee Blankenship (12)
179. Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas (12)
179. Austin Lounge Lizards (12)
179. Bettysoo And Doug Cox (12)
179. Carolina Chocolate Drops (12)
179. Carrie Elkin (12)
179. The Chigger Hill Boys And Terri (12)
179. Claudia Schmidt (12)
179. David Berkeley (12)
179. David Olney (12)
179. Enoch Kent (12)
179. Harvey Reid (12)
179. K. D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang (12)
179. Kennedys (12)
179. Levon Helm (12)
179. Martin Simpson (12)
179. Michael J. Miles (12)
179. Mustard's Retreat (12)
179. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (12)
179. Notorious (12)
179. Paul McKenna Band (12)
179. Rebecca Loebe (12)
179. Sarah McQuaid (12)
179. Shaney McCoy (12)
179. Steel Wheels (12)
179. Tracy Grammer (12)
205. Audie Blaylock (11)
205. Claire Lynch (11)
205. Cliff Eberhardt (11)
205. David Grisman (11)
205. Dry Branch Fire Squad (11)
205. Geoff Bartley (11)
205. Grascals (11)
205. Gurf Morlix (11)
205. Harry Manx (11)
205. Jack Hardy (11)
205. Jaime Michaels (11)
205. Laws (11)
205. Leo Kottke (11)
205. Mason Porter (11)
205. Owen Temple (11)
205. Ray Bonneville (11)
205. Rosalie Sorrels (11)
205. Suzanne Vega (11)
205. Utah Phillips (11)
224. Kathy Barwick (10)
224. Steve Dawson (10)
224. Chris Hillman And Herb Pederson (10)
224. Red Horse (10)
224. James Keelaghan (10)
224. Yellow Room Gang (10)
224. Aaron Burdett (10)
224. Atwater And Donnelly (10)
224. Brandi Carlile (10)
224. Camille West (10)
224. Christine Lavin (10)
224. Coty Hogue (10)
224. Duhks (10)
224. Fairport Convention (10)
224. Janis Ian (10)
224. Jenny Allen (10)
224. Johnsmith (10)
224. June Tabor (10)
224. Kate Campbell (10)
224. Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault And Peter Mulvey (10)
224. Lindi Ortega (10)
224. Loreena McKennitt (10)
224. Lynn Morris (10)
224. Matraca Berg (10)
224. One Left (10)
224. Peter Cooper (10)
224. Pierce Pettis (10)
224. Sally Rogers (10)
224. Sam Bush (10)
224. Steve Goodman (10)
224. Susie Glaze And The Hilonesome Band (10)
224. Tom Rush (10)
224. Uncle Earl (10)
224. Unthanks (10)
224. Weavers (10)


TOP LABELS OF MAY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14996 airplays from 151 different DJs

1. Rounder (503)
2. Red House (409)
3. Sugar Hill (224)
4. Columbia (212)
5. Signature (184)
6. Compass (142)
7. Waterbug (123)
8. Nonesuch (114)
9. Vault (94)
10. Appleseed (76)
11. Smithsonian/Folkways (74)
12. Milagrito (73)
13. Flying Fish (65)
14. Borealis (58)
15. Vanguard (55)
16. 30 Tigers (52)
17. Rebel (51)
17. Sony (51)
19. Philo (50)
20. Warner (48)
21. Green Linnet (47)
22. New West (46)
22. Rural Rhythm (46)
24. True North (44)
25. Shanachie (43)
26. Capitol (41)
27. Rhino (39)
28. Greentrax (36)
29. Dualtone (33)
29. Lost Highway (33)
29. Yep Roc (33)
32. Alcove (32)
32. Bear Family (32)
34. Hear (31)
35. Alligator (30)
35. Ninth Street Opus (30)
35. Wepecket Island (30)
38. Elektra (29)
39. Fogarty's Cove (25)
39. Music Road (25)
41. Blue Boat (24)
41. Hightone (24)
43. Attack Monkey (23)
43. Proper (23)
43. Reprise (23)
46. RCA (22)
46. Telarc (22)
48. Little Fuji (20)
48. Razor And Tie (20)
48. Stony Plain (20)
48. Wildflower (20)
52. Fenchurch (19)
52. Folk-Legacy (19)
52. Wilson River (19)
52. Wind River (19)
52. Arhoolie (18)
52. Atlantic (18)
52. Blue Note (18)
52. Corvus (18)
52. MCA (18)
52. Nettwerk (18)
52. Red Beet (18)
52. Sub Pop (18)
52. Wrong Size Shoes (18)
65. Agillator (17)
65. Bloodshot (17)
65. EMI (17)
65. Fallen Angle (17)
65. Fiddle Head (17)
65. Mountain Fever (17)
65. Pinecastle (17)
65. Strictly Country (17)
65. Verve (17)
74. Alter Road (16)
74. County (16)
74. Dramatico (16)
74. Sassy Time (16)
74. Sundance (16)
79. Blix Street (15)
79. Topic (15)
81. Jsp (14)
81. Listen Here! (14)
81. Skinny Dennis (14)
81. Yodel-Ay-Hee (14)
85. Acoustic Disc (13)
85. Blue Corn (13)
85. Copper Creek (13)
85. Fossil (13)
85. Gadfly (13)
85. Kleztone (13)
85. Skaggs Family (13)
85. Thoroughbred (13)
93. 5-String Productions (12)
93. A&M (12)
93. Hannibal (12)
93. Proper American (12)
93. Putumayo (12)
93. Ramblin' Rose (12)
93. Ruff Shod (12)
93. Valcour (12)
101. El Paisano (11)
101. Mercury (11)
101. Welding Rod (11)
101. Woodpecker (11)
101. Yellow Room (11)
106. Oasis (10)
106. Anti (10)
106. Appalseed (10)
106. Compadre (10)
106. Cornbelt (10)
106. Horizon (10)
106. Mountain Home (10)
106. Right Turn On Red (10)
106. Rykodisc (10)


FOLK DJs - MAY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 14996 airplays from 151 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)
Annie Keville (WVBR-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)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Blair Larsen (KUSU-FM & UPR, UT)
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)
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)
Deadwood Dick (KKUP-FM, CA)
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)
Doug Dick (WVGN-FM, VI)
Ed McDonald (WVMR-FM etc, WV)
Frank Gosar (KLCC-FM, OR)
Frank Hoppe (KCSN-FM, CA)
Gary Irving (WVUD-FM, DE)
Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Gene Shay (XM & WXPN-FM, PA)
Gerd Stassen (EVW, Germany)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Harness (KRBX-FM, ID)
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)
Jim Schwall (WORT-FM, WI)
Joe Colvin (WYSO-FM, OH)
Joe Gierlach (WRFL-FM, KY)
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)
Jon 'Chip' Colcord (WNEC-FM, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Judith Gennett (KPSU, OR)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, NM)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hillberg (KVMR-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
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)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA)
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 Flynn (KUAF-FM & syndicated, AR)
Mike Kelsey (WFHB, IN)
Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Nicholas Hill (WVBR-FM, NY)
Noah Zacharin (CKLN-FM, ON)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Norman Whitman (WYSO-FM, OH)
Pamela Smith (WPKN-FM, CT)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
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 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)
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)
Steve Pritchard (CKLN-FM, ON)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-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)
Valerie Cormier (CITR-FM, BC)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)

Folk Music Airplay Charts © Copyright 2011 by Richard Gillmann