Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF JANUARY 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13505 airplays from 140 different DJs
1: "Chasing The Sun," The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (68)
"River Winding Down" (15)
"Birds And The Bees" (10)
"Chasing The Sun" (9)
"You Can Find The North" (8)
2: "Ain't In No Hurry," Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, new] (48)
"In My Dreams" (8)
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" (8)
"Other Side Of The Mountain" (8)
"Brother Can You Spare A Dime" (6)
3: "Brotherhood," The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, new] (46)
"Bye Bye Love" (8)
"Crying In The Rain" (6)
"How Mountain Girls Can Love" (5)
4: "Portraits," George Mann [Running Scared, new] (42)
"Folksinger In America" (13)
"I'm Going To McWalbucks Depot" (8)
"Trickle On Down The Mountain" (6)
5: "Best Medicine," The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (39)
"Best Medicine" (10)
"Bells" (4)
"Pallet" (4)
5: "Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie," Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (39)
"Black Waters," John McCutcheon, Tim O'Brien, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Stuart Duncan And Bryn Davies (6)
"L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore," Robin And Linda Williams (5)
7: "Boomtown," Tom Pacheco [Frogs Claw, 10/14] (38)
"MacDougal Street Summer 1966" (8)
"Woodstock Generation Passing On" (6)
"Boomtown" (5)
8: "A History Of Ghosts," Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (37)
"Across The River" (9)
"Rumble Seat" (6)
"Stitch In Time" (6)
9: "Lost On The River," The New Basement Tapes [Harvest, 11/14] (34)
"Kansas City" (7)
"Lost On The River #20" (7)
"Married To My Hack" (5)
10: "If You're Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy," Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, 11/14] (33)
"Remembering My Password" (7)
"Chicken Pot Pie" (5)
"Dance Mom" (4)
10: "Tried And True," Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 10/14] (33)
"Tried And True" (5)
"9 Bridges Down" (4)
"Garrison Creek" (4)
10: "Waterproof," Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, 10/14] (33)
"Because They Walked Before" (7)
"Black Train" (5)
"Slow It Down" (5)
13: "Discovered: Live In Concert," Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, 11/14] (31)
"Give Yourself To Love" (7)
"No Choice" (5)
"Geraldine And Ruthie Mae" (4)
14: "The Nocturne Diaries," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (29)
"Eliza Jane" (11)
"Ark" (4)
15: "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions," Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, new] (28)
"Walls Of Time" (5)
"52 Vincent Black Lightning" (3)
15: "Thompson Family," Thompson Family [Concord, 11/14] (28)
"That's Enough" (10)
"Family" (3)
17: "The Red Album," Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (27)
"Clinch River Blues" (8)
"Sing To Me" (5)
"1952 Vincent Black Lightning" (4)
17: "Tell 'em I'm Gone," Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (27)
"Big Boss Man" (6)
"Tell 'em I'm Gone" (6)
"I Was Raised In Babylon" (4)
19: "Georgia I'm Here," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (26)
"Big Sky" (5)
"Riding The Train" (5)
19: "Sterling Road," Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (26)
"King's Shilling" (5)
"Sweet Melodies" (5)
"Jimmie's" (4)
21: "Sliding Delta," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, new] (25)
"Sliding Delta" (8)
"I Heard Somebody Call" (3)
22: "Lay It Down," Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (23)
"Singing My Heart Out" (9)
"Lay It Down" (4)
22: "Little Prayers Of Belief," David Williams [realdavidwilliams.com, 3/14] (23)
"Holy Earth" (5)
"Frozen In The Ice Age" (4)
22: "A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble," Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (23)
"Little Louisiana" (5)
"All That We Have Is Now" (4)
"Devil Or Angel" (4)
22: "The River And The Thread," Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (23)
"Feather's Not A Bird" (10)
26: "Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn," Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (22)
"New South Africa" (5)
"Railroad" (5)
26: "Gondolier," Kristin Andreassen [Yellowcar, new] (22)
"Fish And The Sea" (5)
"New Ground" (4)
26: "North Star," Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (22)
"Nora O' Kane" (4)
"Casey Jones Whistle Blow" (3)
26: "Reckless Skyline," Caitlin Canty [caitlincanty.com, new] (22)
"Get Up" (9)
"I Never" (3)
26: "Signs Of Life," Zak Smith [Precambrian, 10/14] (22)
"Have You Looked Outside" (6)
"House You Haunt" (4)
31: "Ceilings, Floors And Open Doors," Gwyneth Moreland [Self, 2014] (21)
"Slaughterhouse Gulch" (11)
"Leaving Day" (3)
31: "The Lazy Farmer," Flynn Cohen [Wepecket Island, 2013] (21)
"Neighbor Girl" (5)
"Lady Hamilton" (3)
31: "Sake Of The Sound," Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (21)
"One Kind Word" (5)
"Gospel Train" (3)
31: "Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray," Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (21)
"Down Among The Budded Roses" (4)
"My Clinch Mountain Home" (3)
35: "Another Day Another Time: Celebrating the Music of """"""""Inside Llewyn Davis," Various Artists [Nonesuch, new] (20)
"Tomorrow Is A Long Time," Keb' Mo' (3)
35: "Dear Katie," Katie Gosnell [katiegosnell.com, 9/14] (20)
"Dear Katie" (5)
"Beautiful Day" (4)
35: "The Longing Road," Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (20)
"Family Artifacts" (3)
"Little Man" (3)
35: "Redemption Road," Tom Paxton [Self, new] (20)
"If The Poor Don't Matter" (4)
"Central Square" (3)
35: "Straight Lines," Mike Agranoff [Self, 11/14] (20)
"Iowa Pot" (3)
"Sing That Stephen Foster Song" (3)
35: "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 9: Happy Holidays," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/14] (20)
"Winter's Gift," Lynn Hollyfield (4)
"7 Seconds," Joe Crookston (3)
35: "While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet," Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 9/14] (20)
"Like It's 1945" (4)
"Emily" (3)
42: "Before The Sun Goes Down," Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, new] (19)
"Before The Sun Goes Down" (6)
"Lightning" (3)
42: "Beyond the Blue," The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (19)
"Beyond The Blue" (5)
"Banjo Roustabout" (3)
42: "Can't Hold The Wheel," The New Line [brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com, 11/14] (19)
"Train On The Island" (6)
42: "Motherless Child," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/14] (19)
"Good Girl Blues" (3)
46: "Fiddle Tune X," Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, 10/14] (18)
"Salt Creek/Old Joe Clark" (4)
"That Home Far Away" (4)
"Walk On Boy" (4)
46: "All Over The Map," The Better Halves [Self, 7/14] (18)
"Olden Days" (4)
"Alyeska" (3)
46: "Bright Side Of Down," John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (18)
"Bright Side Of Down" (4)
"Holed Up Mason City" (3)
46: "Chasing Beauty," Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (18)
"Empire State" (5)
"Drive In Movie" (3)
46: "The Early Mays," The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (18)
"Little Darling Pal Of Mine" (5)
"Blackest Crow" (3)
46: "I'll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands," Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (18)
"Livin' In America" (7)
"Pocket Full Of Dust" (4)
46: "Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither," Various Artists [Signature, 10/14] (18)
"Leave The Light On," Jorma Kaukonen (4)
46: "Stories From The Dark Heart Tavern," Fred Raimondo [Narrow Lane, 10/14] (18)
"Ossified" (4)
"Amber Lynn" (3)
46: "When I'm Free," Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
"Western Skies" (6)
"Come Away" (3)
55: "Current Affairs," Runa [runamusic.com, 6/14] (17)
"Banks Are Made Of Marble" (9)
55: "Inside Llewyn Davis," Various Artists [Nonesuch, 2013] (17)
"Fare Thee Well," Oscar Isaac And Marcus Mumford (4)
55: "Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!," Barnstar! [Signature, new] (17)
"Cumberland Blue Line" (5)
55: "The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside," Jon Brooks [Borealis, 10/14] (17)
"People Don't Think Of Others" (4)
"Twa Sisters" (3)
59: "Small Town Heroes," Hurray For The Riff Raff [ATO, 2/14] (16)
"Blue Ridge Mountain" (5)
"Crash On The Highway" (5)
59: "Blackbirds," Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, new] (16)
"When All You Got Is A Hammer" (5)
"When You Comin' Home" (4)
59: "Everything That Brought You Here," David Hawkins [hawkmanmusic.com, 9/14] (16)
"Gypsy Davy" (3)
59: "Pretty Bird," Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (16)
"Pretty Bird" (9)
59: "Standing In The Breach," Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (16)
"Leaving Winslow" (5)
59: "Still On The Levee," Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (16)
"Leave The Light On" (5)
59: "Tillamook Burn," Lauren Sheehan & Zoe Carpenter [Self, 11/14] (16)
"Honey Baby Blues" (5)
"Corrina" (3)
59: "Tracks," Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (16)
"City Of New Orleans" (3)
"Maria Took The Train To Town" (3)
67: "Gonna Let It Shine," Odetta [M. C., 2005] (15)
"This Little Light Of Mine" (4)
"Freedom Trilogy" (3)
67: "The Merri Soul Sessions," Paul Kelly [Label?, new] (15)
"Don't Let A Good Thing Go" (4)
"Smells Like Rain" (3)
67: "The Phosphorescent Blues," Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, new] (15)
"Boll Weevil" (3)
"I Blew It Off" (3)
70: "Old Buck," Old Buck [Tin Halo, 2013] (14)
"Chilly Winds" (3)
"Highlander's Farewell" (3)
70: "Two, Three, Four?," John And Sheila Ludgate [Self, 2014] (14)
"Robert Frost Said" (5)
70: "The Coast," Wood And Wire [Self, new] (14)
"Greener Grass" (3)
"Torture Of Love" (3)
70: "Favourite Scottish Songs," Various Artists [Greentrax, new] (14)
"Sae Will We Yet," Tony Cuffe (4)
"Follow The Heron," Karine Polwart (3)
70: "Make It Better," Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, 8/14] (14)
"I Don't Mind The Rain" (5)
"3 Score And 10" (3)
70: "New Lady On The Prairie," Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (14)
"New Lady On The Prairie" (3)
70: "Run For Your Life," The Show Ponies [theshowponies.com, 10/14] (14)
"Run For Your Life" (7)
"Get Me While I'm Young" (3)
70: "Some Part Of The Truth," Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2013] (14)
"In The Name Of Love" (4)
"Lady Of The Harbor" (3)
70: "Sticky," Mark Allen Berube [Poor Kitty, 11/14] (14)
"Higgs Bosong" (3)
70: "Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In," Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (14)
"Kicking The Bucket Over You" (5)
"Clap Hands" (3)
70: "The Turning Point," Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 2013] (14)
"King Of The Folksingers" (6)
70: "You're Home Now," Richard Berman [Self, 11/14] (14)
"Quoddy Point" (5)
"You're Home Now" (3)
82: "Down The Deep Well," Hardin Burns [Ithaca, 9/14] (13)
"Down The Deep Well" (3)
82: "Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone," Lucinda Williams [Highway 20, 9/14] (13)
"Stand Right By Each Other" (3)
82: "The Earls Of Leicester," The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 9/14] (13)
"I'll Go Stepping Too" (3)
82: "A Permeable Life," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (13)
"Every Little Bit Of It" (4)
82: "These Wilder Things," Ruth Moody [Red House, 2013] (13)
"One Light Shining" (4)
"Trouble And Woe" (3)
87: "Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)," Loudon Wainwright III [429, 9/14] (12)
"Brand New Dance" (5)
"God And Nature" (5)
"Depression Blues" (4)
87: "13 Stories High," Glen Simpson [Tomato Gravy, 11/14] (12)
"13 Stories High" (2)
87: "Carter Girl," Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (12)
"Black Jack David" (2)
87: "Flicker And Fade," Scott MacLeod [Jean Jacket, 10/14] (12)
"2 Run Lead" (3)
87: "Goody Shoes," The Squirrel Hillbillies [squirrelhillbillies.com, 3/14] (12)
"Bless You Man" (3)
"Wooly Old Days" (3)
87: "In Session," Doyle Lawson [Mountain Home, new] (12)
"Big 8 Wheeler" (2)
87: "The Second Hands," The Second Hands [Self, 2012] (12)
"On A Grove" (3)
"Wind Blew" (3)
87: "Sometimes Love," Beth Wood [bethwoodmusic.com, 6/14] (12)
"Wildest Dream" (3)
87: "Tried & True," Spinney Brothers [Mountain Fever, 10/14] (12)
"Gonna Catch A Train" (3)
87: "Voices," Volume Five [Mountain Fever, new] (12)
"King Of California" (4)
87: "What About The Water," Lee Murdock [Depot, 9/14] (12)
"What About The Water" (5)
87: "The Widening Gyre," Altan [Compass, new] (12)
"House Carpenter" (4)
87: "You Got This," Haas Kowert Tice [haaskowerttice.com, 7/14] (12)
"Decade" (4)
"Down The Hatch" (3)
100: "The 45th Parallel," Neptune's Car [Self, new] (11)
"Blue Sky Turned To Rust" (2)
"Saugerties, New York" (2)
100: "Aberdeen," Phil Henry [philhenryband.com, 10/14] (11)
"St. Anthony's Mission Store" (3)
"In Between" (2)
100: "The Alt," The Alt [thealtmusic.com, 11/14] (11)
"Eighteenth Of June" (3)
"Finn Waterside" (2)
100: "A Dotted Line," Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, 4/14] (11)
"21st Of May" (3)
"Destination" (2)
100: "Flat Earth Diary," Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (11)
"Flat Earth Diary" (5)
"Belle Of The Ball" (3)
100: "For Keeps," Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (11)
"Company Of Friends" (3)
"2 White Clouds" (2)
100: "A Hypocrite Of Heart And Hope," Rob Lytle [Heart And Hope, new] (11)
"Come South" (2)
"Daddy Let Me Help You" (2)
100: "Kindred Lines," T Sisters [Spruce And Maple, 5/14] (11)
"Molasses" (5)
"Train Wreck" (2)
100: "Milltowns," Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, 9/14] (11)
"Ice Fishing" (3)
"Handsome Molly" (2)
100: "Molly Tuttle And John Mailander," Molly Tuttle And John Mailander [Back Studio, 2/14] (11)
"Moonshiner" (4)
"Another Side/Tell Me" (2)
100: "The More I Wonder," Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 4/14] (11)
"Go Round" (3)
"It Opens" (2)
100: "Old Silo," James Hill [Borealis, 9/14] (11)
"Village Belle" (4)
"She's Still Got It" (2)
100: "Remedy," Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/14] (11)
"Doc's Day" (2)
"Sweet Ammarillo" (2)
100: "The Rose Of No-Man's Land," Nell Robinson [Compass, 11/14] (11)
"Drive On" (3)
"Forgotten Soldier Boy" (2)
100: "Shadows In The Night," Bob Dylan [Columbia, new] (11)
"Some Enchanted Evening" (3)
"Autumn Leaves" (2)
100: "They Promised You Mercy," Amelia Curran [Six Shooter, 10/14] (11)
"Reverie" (3)
"Somebody Somewhere" (2)
100: "Trust," The Levins [Self, new] (11)
"God's Spies" (5)
"Child In Space" (2)
100: "Turn On A Dime," Lonesome River Band [Mountain Home, 10/14] (11)
"Don't Shed No Tears" (2)
"Gone And Set Me Free" (2)
118: "A Friend Too Long," Lac La Belle [Double Lot, 10/14] (10)
"Rusted Bolt" (5)
"Breezy Sunday" (4)
118: "If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Appleseed, 2001] (10)
"Guantanamera," Jackson Browne And Joan Baez (2)
"If I Had A Hammer," Billy Bragg And Eliza Carthy (2)
118: "Three Bells," Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas And Rob Ickes [Rounder, 9/14] (10)
"Panhandle Rag" (3)
118: "Absent Fathers," Justin Townes Earle [Label?, new] (10)
"Farther From Me" (3)
"Looking For A Place To Land" (3)
118: "Ancient Dreams," Red June [Organic, 4/14] (10)
"Ancient Dreams" (5)
"31" (2)
118: "Cut To The Chase," Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 2/14] (10)
"Same Ol' Song" (3)
"Ellie" (2)
118: "Laughter Out Of Tears," Moira Smiley And Voco [Whim, 9/14] (10)
"Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind" (3)
"Oh Winter" (2)
118: "Legacy," Dave Ray [Red House, 10/14] (10)
"Wild About Her" (2)
"Wildwood Flower" (2)
118: "Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne," Various Artists [Music Road, 4/14] (10)
"Before The Deluge," Eliza Gilkyson (2)
118: "Love Runner," Mollie O'Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 1/14] (10)
"Train Home" (4)
"Central Square" (3)
118: "Paradise Outlaw," Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/14] (10)
"Flowers Of Love" (2)
118: "Tender Is The Night," Old Man Luedecke [True North, 2012] (10)
"And W Song" (2)
"Broken Heart Buddy" (2)
118: "Trouble & Love," Mary Gauthier [Proper, 6/14] (10)
"Walking Each Other Home" (3)
"Oh Soul" (2)
118: "Wood, Wire & Words," Norman Blake [Plectraphone, new] (10)
"Savannah Rag" (3)
118: "You Can't Outrun The Radio," Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 11/14] (10)
"Mama's Got Wheels" (3)
"Poor Johnny" (2)
TOP SONGS OF JANUARY 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13505 airplays from 140 different DJs
1. "River Winding Down" (15)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
2. "Folksinger In America" (13)
by George Mann
from "Portraits"
3. "Best Medicine" (12)
by The Stray Birds
from "Best Medicine"
3. "Slaughterhouse Gulch" (12)
by Gwyneth Moreland
from "Ceilings Floors And Open Doors"
5. "Eliza Jane" (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "The Nocturne Diaries"
5. "Get Up" (11)
by Caitlin Canty
from "Reckless Skyline"
7. "Banks Are Made Of Marble" (10)
by Runa
from "Current Affairs"
7. "Birds And The Bees" (10)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
7. "Feather's Not A Bird" (10)
by Rosanne Cash
from "The River And The Thread"
7. "Singing My Heart Out" (10)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Lay It Down"
7. "That's Enough" (10)
by Thompson Family
from "Thompson Family"
12. "Across The River" (9)
by Bobtown
from "A History Of Ghosts"
12. "Chasing The Sun" (9)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
12. "MacDougal Street Summer 1966" (9)
by Tom Pacheco
from "Boomtown"
12. "Pretty Bird" (9)
by Cosy Sheridan
from "Pretty Bird"
16. "Because They Walked Before" (8)
by Robyn Landis
from "Waterproof"
16. "Bye Bye Love" (8)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Brotherhood"
16. "Clinch River Blues" (8)
by Red Molly
from "The Red Album"
16. "I'm Going To McWalbucks Depot" (8)
by George Mann
from "Portraits"
16. "In My Dreams" (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Ain't In No Hurry"
16. "Livin' In America" (8)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from "I'll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands"
16. "Lost On The River #20" (8)
by The New Basement Tapes
from "Lost On The River"
16. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Ain't In No Hurry"
16. "Other Side Of The Mountain" (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Ain't In No Hurry"
16. "Remembering My Password" (8)
by Christine Lavin
from "If You're Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy"
16. "Sliding Delta" (8)
by Michael Jerome Browne
from "Sliding Delta"
16. "You Can Find The North" (8)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
28. "Give Yourself To Love" (7)
by Peter, Paul And Mary
from "Discovered: Live In Concert"
28. "Road Song" (7)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
28. "Robert Frost Said" (7)
by John And Sheila Ludgate
from "2 3 4"
28. "Run For Your Life" (7)
by The Show Ponies
from "Run For Your Life"
32. "Before The Sun Goes Down" (6)
by Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley
from "Before The Sun Goes Down"
32. "Beyond The Blue" (6)
by The Duhks
from "Beyond the Blue"
32. "Big Boss Man" (6)
by Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
from "Tell 'em I'm Gone"
32. "Black Waters" (6)
by John McCutcheon, Tim O'Brien, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Stuart Duncan And Bryn Davies
from "Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie"
32. "Brother Can You Spare A Dime" (6)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from "Ain't In No Hurry"
32. "Crying In The Rain" (6)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Brotherhood"
32. "Have You Looked Outside" (6)
by Zak Smith
from "Signs Of Life"
32. "Hell Flu Jig / Margaret's Jig" (6)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from "Chasing The Sun"
32. "Holy Earth" (6)
by David Williams
from "Little Prayers Of Belief"
32. "House Carpenter" (6)
by Altan
from "The Widening Gyre"
32. "It's A New Year Now" (6)
by The Copper Ponies
from "Ring Them Bells"
32. "King Of The Folksingers" (6)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Turning Point"
32. "Little Darling Pal Of Mine" (6)
by The Early Mays
from "The Early Mays"
32. "Neighbor Girl" (6)
by Flynn Cohen
from "The Lazy Farmer"
32. "New River Train" (6)
by The Dustbowl Revival
from "Carry Me Home"
32. "New South Africa" (6)
by Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
from "Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn"
32. "One Kind Word" (6)
by Front Country
from "Sake Of The Sound"
32. "Rumble Seat" (6)
by Bobtown
from "A History Of Ghosts"
32. "Tell 'em I'm Gone" (6)
by Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
from "Tell 'em I'm Gone"
32. "Train On The Island" (6)
by The New Line
from "Can't Hold The Wheel"
32. "Trickle On Down The Mountain" (6)
by George Mann
from "Portraits"
32. "Western Skies" (6)
by Hot Rize
from "When I'm Free"
32. "Woodstock Generation Passing On" (6)
by Tom Pacheco
from "Boomtown"
55. "Across The Miles" (5)
by Robyn Landis
from "Waterproof"
55. "All That We Have Is Now" (5)
by Jesse Winchester
from "A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble"
55. "Ancient Dreams" (5)
by Red June
from "Ancient Dreams"
55. "At The Turning Of The Year" (5)
by Herdman, Hills And Mangsen
from "At The Turning Of The Year"
55. "Big Sky" (5)
by Joe Crookston
from "Georgia I'm Here"
55. "Black Train" (5)
by Robyn Landis
from "Waterproof"
55. "Boomtown" (5)
by Tom Pacheco
from "Boomtown"
55. "Chicken Pot Pie" (5)
by Christine Lavin
from "If You're Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy"
55. "Crazy In Alabama" (5)
by Kate Campbell
from "Visions Of Plenty"
55. "Cumberland Blue Line" (5)
by Barnstar!
from "Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!"
55. "Empire State" (5)
by Ellis Paul
from "Chasing Beauty"
55. "Every Little Bit Of It" (5)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "A Permeable Life"
55. "Fish And The Sea" (5)
by Kristin Andreassen
from "Gondolier"
55. "Flat Earth Diary" (5)
by Krista Detor
from "Flat Earth Diary"
55. "God's Spies" (5)
by The Levins
from "Trust"
55. "Honey Baby Blues" (5)
by Lauren Sheehan & Zoe Carpenter
from "Tillamook Burn"
55. "How Mountain Girls Can Love" (5)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Brotherhood"
55. "I Don't Mind The Rain" (5)
by Jeremy Lyons
from "Make It Better"
55. "January Hymn" (5)
by The Decemberists
from "The King Is Dead"
55. "Kicking The Bucket Over You" (5)
by Bumper Jacksons
from "Sweet Mama Sweet Daddy, Come In"
55. "King's Shilling" (5)
by Cassie And Maggie
from "Sterling Road"
55. "L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore" (5)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie"
55. "Leave The Light On" (5)
by Chris Smither
from "Still On The Levee"
55. "Leaving Winslow" (5)
by Jackson Browne
from "Standing In The Breach"
55. "Little Louisiana" (5)
by Jesse Winchester
from "A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble"
55. "Molasses" (5)
by T Sisters
from "Kindred Lines"
55. "No Choice" (5)
by Peter, Paul And Mary
from "Discovered: Live In Concert"
55. "One Good Year" (5)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Broke Down"
55. "People Don't Think Of Others" (5)
by Jon Brooks
from "The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside"
55. "Quoddy Point" (5)
by Richard Berman
from "You're Home Now"
55. "Railroad" (5)
by Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
from "Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn"
55. "Riding The Train" (5)
by Joe Crookston
from "Georgia I'm Here"
55. "Sing To Me" (5)
by Red Molly
from "The Red Album"
55. "Slow It Down" (5)
by Robyn Landis
from "Waterproof"
55. "Sweet Melodies" (5)
by Cassie And Maggie
from "Sterling Road"
55. "Sweetest Gift" (5)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Brotherhood"
55. "Tried And True" (5)
by Annie Lou
from "Tried And True"
55. "Walls Of Time" (5)
by Robert Earl Keen
from "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions"
55. "We Shall Overcome" (5)
by Pete Seeger
from "36 All"
55. "What About The Water" (5)
by Lee Murdock
from "What About The Water"
55. "When All You Got Is A Hammer" (5)
by Gretchen Peters
from "Blackbirds"
55. "Winter's Gift" (5)
by Lynn Hollyfield
from "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 9: Happy Holidays"
55. "With One Voice One Guitar" (5)
by Sally Barris, Cliff Eberhardt And Louise Mosrie
from "With One Voice One Guitar"
TOP ARTISTS OF JANUARY 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13505 airplays from 140 different DJs
1. The Sweet Lowdown (68)
2. Pete Seeger (61)
3. Jorma Kaukonen (60)
4. The Stray Birds (53)
5. Christine Lavin (52)
6. The Gibson Brothers (47)
7. Bob Dylan (46)
8. John McCutcheon (45)
8. Tom Pacheco (45)
10. The New Basement Tapes (44)
10. Eliza Gilkyson (44)
10. George Mann (44)
13. Peter, Paul And Mary (41)
14. Bobtown (40)
15. Joan Baez (39)
16. Robert Earl Keen (38)
17. The Duhks (37)
17. Joe Crookston (37)
17. Robyn Landis (37)
20. Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick (34)
20. Tom Paxton (34)
22. Lucinda Williams (32)
22. Red Molly (32)
24. Annie Lou (31)
24. Cahalen Morrison And Eli West (31)
26. Chris Smither (30)
26. Ellis Paul (30)
26. Kim And Reggie Harris (30)
29. Carrie Newcomer (29)
29. Jesse Winchester (29)
29. Neil Young (29)
29. Thompson Family (29)
33. Cosy Sheridan (28)
33. John Gorka (28)
33. Rosanne Cash (28)
36. Michael Jerome Browne (27)
37. Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn (26)
37. Caitlin Canty (26)
37. Jack Williams (26)
40. Cassie And Maggie (25)
40. Emmylou Harris (25)
40. Heather Pierson (25)
40. Louise Mosrie (25)
44. David Williams (24)
44. Dry Branch Fire Squad (24)
44. Gwyneth Moreland (24)
44. Hot Rize (24)
44. Johnsmith (24)
44. Kate Campbell (24)
44. Leadbelly (24)
44. Yusuf (24)
52. Dave Van Ronk (23)
52. The Early Mays (23)
52. Mike Agranoff (23)
52. Susan Werner (23)
52. Zak Smith (23)
57. Hurray For The Riff Raff (22)
57. Altan (22)
57. Bill Monroe (22)
57. Brother Sun (22)
57. Doyle Lawson (22)
57. Front Country (22)
57. Gretchen Peters (22)
57. Heather Styka (22)
57. Kyle Carey (22)
57. Old Crow Medicine Show (22)
57. Steve Earle (22)
68. John Flynn (21)
68. Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley (21)
70. Loudon Wainwright III (20)
70. Kingston Trio (20)
70. Anne Hills (20)
70. Bumper Jacksons (20)
70. Jackson Browne (20)
70. Johnny Cash (20)
70. Jon Brooks (20)
70. Katie Gosnell (20)
70. Kristin Andreassen (20)
70. The New Line (20)
70. Paul Kelly (20)
70. Runa (20)
82. David Hawkins (19)
82. Flynn Cohen (19)
82. Fred Raimondo (19)
82. Nanci Griffith (19)
82. Norman Blake (19)
82. Punch Brothers (19)
82. Tim Grimm (19)
89. Billy Strings And Don Julin (18)
89. Barnstar! (18)
89. Gillian Welch (18)
89. Mary Chapin Carpenter (18)
93. The Better Halves (17)
93. Claudia Schmidt (17)
93. Holmes Brothers (17)
93. Lee Murdock (17)
93. Lou And Peter Berryman (17)
93. Mark Erelli (17)
93. Odetta (17)
93. Old Man Luedecke (17)
93. Phil Ochs (17)
93. Seldom Scene (17)
93. The Squirrel Hillbillies (17)
104. Jim Photoglo (16)
104. Hank Williams (16)
104. Craig Bickhardt (16)
104. John Hartford (16)
104. John Prine (16)
104. Kathy Mattea (16)
104. Krista Detor (16)
104. Little Jimmy Dickens (16)
104. Richard Thompson (16)
104. Ruth Moody (16)
104. Si Kahn (16)
104. Spinney Brothers (16)
104. Steep Canyon Rangers (16)
117. Brooks Williams (15)
117. Cheryl Wheeler (15)
117. Elvis Presley (15)
117. Foghorn String Band (15)
117. Greg Brown (15)
117. Guy Clark (15)
117. Kinks (15)
117. Laurie Lewis (15)
117. Lonesome River Band (15)
117. Mary Gauthier (15)
117. Scott Ainslie (15)
117. Steel Wheels (15)
117. Tim O'Brien (15)
130. Old Buck (14)
130. Bob Dylan And The Band (14)
130. Bruce Springsteen (14)
130. Fred Eaglesmith (14)
130. Jeremy Lyons (14)
130. Joel Mabus (14)
130. John And Sheila Ludgate (14)
130. Leonard Cohen (14)
130. Lizzy Hoyt (14)
130. Lucy Kaplansky (14)
130. Red June (14)
130. Richard Berman (14)
130. Robin And Linda Williams (14)
130. The Second Hands (14)
130. The Show Ponies (14)
130. Stan Rogers (14)
130. Tillamook Burn (14)
130. Volume 5 (14)
130. Wood And Wire (14)
149. Bill Staines (13)
149. Blue Highway (13)
149. Byrds (13)
149. Doc Watson (13)
149. Dolly Parton (13)
149. The Earls Of Leicester (13)
149. Hardin Burns (13)
149. Herdman, Hills And Mangsen (13)
149. Iris DeMent (13)
149. James Hill (13)
149. John Reischman And The Jaybirds (13)
149. Joni Mitchell (13)
149. Kate And Anna McGarrigle (13)
149. Kathy Kallick (13)
149. Lyle Lovett (13)
149. Nickel Creek (13)
149. Peter Mulvey (13)
149. Rob Lytle (13)
149. Roosevelt Dime (13)
149. Slaid Cleaves (13)
149. Smithfield Fair (13)
149. Tony Rice (13)
149. Willie Nelson (13)
172. Beth Wood (12)
172. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (12)
172. Emma's Revolution (12)
172. Haas Kowert Tice (12)
172. Henry Girls (12)
172. Honey Dewdrops (12)
172. Jez Lowe (12)
172. Justin Townes Earle (12)
172. Kate Rusby (12)
172. Lyal Strickland (12)
172. Mark Allen Berube (12)
172. Molly Tuttle And John Mailander (12)
172. Nell Robinson (12)
172. Phil Henry (12)
172. Ry Cooder (12)
172. Sarah Jarosz (12)
172. Scott MacLeod (12)
172. Tom Waits (12)
172. Weavers (12)
191. Alison Krauss (11)
191. Altan (11)
191. Amelia Curran (11)
191. Bryan Bowers (11)
191. Carlene Carter (11)
191. Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt (11)
191. Crooked Still (11)
191. Decemberists (11)
191. Del McCoury Band (11)
191. Glen Simpson (11)
191. Grace Griffith (11)
191. Harpeth Rising (11)
191. I Draw Slow (11)
191. James Keelaghan (11)
191. Jean Redpath (11)
191. Jonathan Byrd (11)
191. Judy Collins (11)
191. Julie Gold (11)
191. The Levins (11)
191. Neptune's Car (11)
191. Patty Griffin (11)
191. Patty Larkin (11)
191. Ralph Stanley (11)
191. Ricky Skaggs (11)
191. Robert Bruey (11)
191. Special Consensus (11)
191. Sweet Honey In The Rock (11)
191. T Sisters (11)
191. Tim O'Brien And Darrell Scott (11)
220. Lac La Belle (10)
220. Buzzard Hollow Boys (10)
220. Iguanas (10)
220. Larry Stephenson Band (10)
220. Connie Kaldor (10)
220. Steven Gellman (10)
220. Arlo Guthrie (10)
220. Bill Morrissey (10)
220. Brandi Carlile (10)
220. Chuck Brodsky (10)
220. Doug Adamz (10)
220. Eilen Jewell (10)
220. Gordon Lightfoot (10)
220. Jim Malcolm (10)
220. Joe Mullins (10)
220. John Hiatt (10)
220. La Famille Leger (10)
220. Lauren Sheehan (10)
220. Le Vent Du Nord (10)
220. Martin Sexton (10)
220. Moira Smiley And Voco (10)
220. Mollie O'Brien And Rich Moore (10)
220. Neal And Leandra (10)
220. Peter Mayer (10)
220. Pieta Brown (10)
220. Rodney Crowell (10)
220. William Pint And Felicia Dale (10)
220. Willie Watson (10)
TOP LABELS OF JANUARY 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13505 airplays from 140 different DJs
1. Rounder (339)
2. Red House (212)
3. Compass (143)
4. Sugar Hill (117)
5. Columbia (107)
6. Appleseed (103)
6. Signature (103)
8. Borealis (92)
9. Nonesuch (87)
10. Rebel (70)
11. Waterbug (62)
12. Smithsonian/Folkways (61)
13. Philo (55)
13. Warner (55)
15. Yep Roc (54)
16. Rhino (52)
17. Green Linnet (51)
17. Vanguard (51)
19. Flying Fish (50)
19. Mountain Fever (50)
21. Legacy (44)
22. Mountain Home (43)
23. Harvest (42)
23. Running Scared (42)
25. Arc (41)
25. Reprise (41)
27. RCA (36)
28. Blue Note (35)
29. Alligator (34)
29. Pinecastle (34)
31. Dualtone (33)
31. New West (33)
31. Sony (33)
34. Fantasy (31)
35. Spruce And Maple (30)
36. Capitol (28)
36. Greentrax (28)
36. Hudson Harding (28)
36. Patuxent (28)
36. Rural Rhythm (28)
36. Wepecket Island (28)
42. True North (27)
43. Wind River (26)
43. ATO (26)
45. Hand And Heart (24)
45. Shanachie (24)
47. Folk-Legacy (23)
48. Frogs Claw (22)
48. Precambrian (22)
50. Pax (20)
51. Elektra (19)
51. MCA (19)
53. Bloodshot (18)
53. Narrow Lane (18)
53. Proper (18)
53. Scarlet Letter (18)
57. Hearth (17)
57. Milagrito (17)
57. Topic (17)
60. Bear Family (16)
60. Nettwerk (16)
62. Arhoolie (15)
62. Gawd (15)
62. Blue Circle (14)
62. 10 In Hand (14)
62. Acony (14)
62. Atlantic (14)
62. Black Wolf (14)
62. Blue Pine (14)
62. Cavalier (14)
62. Kite Stripe (14)
72. Americelta (13)
72. County (13)
72. Gadfly (13)
72. Hightone (13)
72. Inside (13)
72. Music Road (13)
72. Putumayo (13)
72. Vessel (13)
72. Zoe Cat (13)
81. Cornbelt (12)
81. 30 Tigers (12)
81. Fossil (12)
81. Island (12)
81. Live Oak (12)
81. Mercury (12)
81. Yellowcar (12)
88. A&M (11)
88. Blix Street (11)
88. Blue Crown (11)
88. Brave Hearts (11)
88. Cattail (11)
88. Copper Creek (11)
88. EMI (11)
88. Heart And Hope (11)
88. Hillbilly Pilgrim (11)
88. Koch (11)
88. Large River (11)
88. M. C. (11)
88. Righteous Babe (11)
88. Skaggs Family (11)
88. Universal (11)
103. Available Light (10)
103. Razor And Tie (10)
103. Remington Road (10)
103. Stone Barn (10)
103. Stony Plain (10)
103. Tightrope (10)
103. Trapdoor Media (10)
103. Under The Arch (10)
103. Yellow Tail (10)
FOLK DJs - JANUARY 2015
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13505 airplays from 140 different DJs
Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Amy & Travis Luncan (WYSO-FM, OH)
Andrew Antipin (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WMMT-FM, KY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bettie Carlson (WCUW-FM, MA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS)
Bob Weiser (WBRS-FM & WOMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Caragh McMaster (WTJU-FM, VA)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKM-FM & WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chrisana McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Darla Novak (KZFR-FM, CA)
Darwin Davidson (WERU-FM, ME)
Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA)
David John (KTRU-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
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)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Frank Gosar (KLCC-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME)
Gail Comfort (cmrnashville.com, MB)
George Dayton (WTJU-FM, VA)
Gerd Stassen (EVW, Germany)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Rice (WJFF-FM, NY)
Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Hansjoerg Malonek (ISW-FM, Germany)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Heather Miller (KRUU-LP, IA)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Eads (WNKU-FM, KY)
Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB)
Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Dubinsky (WUVT-FM, CV)
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 Pszonek (WMSC-FM, NJ)
John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Lupton and George Mercer (WVUD-FM, DE)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon 'Chip' Colcord (WSCS-FM, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Jürgen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (Troy Public Radio, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
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)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Leonard Epstein (KRFC-FM, CO)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Linda Fahey (WKSU & syndicated, OH)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Maggie Ferguson (WXOU-FM, MI)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA)
Peter Jones (WTJU-FM, VA)
Peter Kernast and John Bates (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY)
Rhonda J. Miller (WUMD-FM, MA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Rob Thurlow (KRFC-FM, CO)
Robert Resnik (VPR, VT)
Sandy Goodson (WTJU-FM, VA)
Sharon Downes (2MAX-FM, Australia)
Simon Dillon (Phoenix FM, Australia)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC)
Steve Fisher (CKUA-FM, AB)
Steve Harris (KCMJ-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)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Terry O'Laughlin (WORT-FM, WI)
Todd Tyson (The Point-FM, VT)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Valerie Cormier (CITR-FM, BC)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (live365.com, LA)