TOP SONGS OF 2003 Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists Based on 161917 airplays from 207 different DJs 1. "Train Home" (83) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 2. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (75) by Priscilla Herdman from "Road Home" 3. "Crocodile Man" (74) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 3. "Not In My Name" (74) by John McCutcheon from "The Greatest Story Never Told" 5. "I've Endured" (72) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 6. "Gandhi/Buddha" (67) by Cheryl Wheeler from "Different Stripe" 7. "I Wish" (65) by Kate Rusby from "10" also "Celtic Compass" 8. "Modern Art" (61) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 9. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (57) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Drum Hat Buddha" 9. "No One Knows My Name" (57) by Gillian Welch from "Soul Journey" 9. "One Step Ahead Of The Blues" (57) by Rhonda Vincent from "One Step Ahead" 12. "Call My Name" (56) by Louise Taylor from "Velvet Town" 12. "Desolation Row" (56) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 12. "That Bluegrass Music" (56) by Gibson Brothers from "Bona Fide" 15. "Travelin' Soldier" (54) by Dixie Chicks from "Home" 16. "Bus Station" (53) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 17. "Kelly Joe's Shoes" (52) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 18. "Fisherman's Daughter" (49) by The Waifs from "Up All Night" 18. "Lighthouse" (49) by The Waifs from "Up All Night" 18. "Stewball" (49) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 18. "When I Go" (49) by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer from "When I Go" 22. "May You Never" (48) by Brooks Williams from "Nectar" 23. "I've Got To Know" (47) by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald from "Fool's Paradise" 23. "Which Side Are You On?" (47) by Natalie Merchant from "House Carpenter's Daugher" also "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3" 25. "Kid From Spavinaw" (46) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 26. "Kentucky Borderline" (45) by Rhonda Vincent from "One Step Ahead" 27. "Farewell To Saint Dolores" (44) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 27. "Look At Miss Ohio" (44) by Gillian Welch from "Soul Journey" 29. "Lucky One" (43) by Alison Krauss And Union Station from "Live" also "New Favorite" 29. "Wayside/Back In Time" (43) by Gillian Welch from "Soul Journey" 31. "Northwest Passage" (42) by Stan Rogers from "Northwest Passage" 31. "September When It Comes" (42) by Rosanne Cash from "Rules Of Travel" 31. "Turn The Page Again" (42) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 34. "Blue Train" (41) by Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver from "Hard Game Of Love" 34. "Gulf Coast Highway" (41) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 34. "Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor" (41) by Gillian Welch from "Soul Journey" 34. "Mountain" (41) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Tanglewood Tree" 34. "Simple Life" (41) by Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder from "Live At The Charleston Music Hall" 39. "Bring Them Home" (40) by Pete Seeger from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3" 39. "Dutchman" (40) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 41. "Another Day" (39) by Karan Casey from "Distant Shore" 41. "East Of The Mountains" (39) by Kris Delmhorst from "Songs For A Hurricane" 41. "Open Road" (39) by Gibson Brothers from "Bona Fide" 41. "This Train" (39) by The Wayfaring Strangers from "This Train" 45. "Beauty Of The Rain" (38) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 45. "Citizen Of The World" (38) by Ellis Paul And Vance Gilbert from "Side Of The Road" 45. "Darcy Farrow" (38) by Fourtold from "Fourtold" 45. "Dogs And Thunder" (38) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 45. "Fly Like An Eagle/Come Together" (38) by Laura Love from "Welcome To Pagan Place" 45. "Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball" (38) by Andrea Zonn from "Love Goes On" 45. "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" (38) by Soggy Bottom Boys from "O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack" 45. "Kind Woman" (38) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 45. "Less And Less" (38) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 45. "Mercy Of The Fallen" (38) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 45. "Trickle Down" (38) by Laura Love from "Welcome To Pagan Place" 56. "Four Rode By" (37) by Fourtold from "Fourtold" 56. "Another Day" (37) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 56. "Arrow" (37) by Cheryl Wheeler from "Different Stripe" also "Circles And Arrows" 56. "London Still" (37) by The Waifs from "Up All Night" 56. "Ordinary Town" (37) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Drum Hat Buddha" 56. "Red Rocking Chair" (37) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 56. "Tanglewood Tree" (37) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Tanglewood Tree" 63. "Blue Boat Home" (36) by Peter Mayer from "Earth Town Square" 63. "Church Street Blues" (36) by Beppe Gambetta from "Blu Di Genova" 63. "Mary Ellen Carter" (36) by Stan Rogers from "Between The Breaks...Live!" also "Home In Halifax" 66. "30 Years Of Farming" (35) by James King from "30 Years Of Farming" 66. "Ballad Of Sally Rose" (35) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 66. "Gonna Have Love" (35) by Lynn Morris Band from "Shape Of A Tear" 66. "Harvest Time" (35) by Mike Marshall And Chris Thile from "Into The Cauldron" 66. "Let The Mystery Be" (35) by Iris DeMent from "Infamous Angel" 66. "Only Way" (35) by Ellis Paul And Vance Gilbert from "Side Of The Road" 66. "Vaulted Heart" (35) by Libby Kirkpatrick from "Winged" also "Goodnight Venus" 66. "You Ain't Lived" (35) by Larry Sparks from "Coldest Part Of Winter" also "Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass 61" 74. "All That Innocence" (34) by Patty Larkin from "Red=Luck" 74. "Long Time Gone" (34) by Dixie Chicks from "Home" 74. "On The Road With Mama" (34) by Beppe Gambetta from "Blu Di Genova" 74. "Terrorists Have Won" (34) by Steve Brooks from "Fever" 74. "Turtle Dove" (34) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 79. "Big Town" (33) by Priscilla Herdman from "Road Home" 79. "Candy Man" (33) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 79. "Coming Down From Red Lodge" (33) by Peter Ostroushko from "Coming Down From Red Lodge" 79. "Sleeper" (33) by Joan Baez from "Dark Chords On A Big Guitar" 79. "What Would Woody Do?" (33) by Dana Robinson from "Avenue Of The Saints" 84. "Botany Bay" (32) by Kate Rusby from "10" also "Sleepless" 84. "Canned Goods" (32) by Greg Brown from "One Night" also "If I Had Known" 84. "Chief" (32) by Patty Griffin from "1,000 Kisses" also "Respond II" 84. "Nothing New" (32) by The Waifs from "Up All Night" 84. "Ocean Mary" (32) by Peter Mayer from "Earth Town Square" 84. "One Who Knows" (32) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 84. "This Land Is Your Land" (32) by Woody Guthrie from "This Land Is Your Land" also "Asch Recordings Vol. 1" 84. "When Fall Comes To New England" (32) by Cheryl Wheeler from "Different Stripe" also "Driving Home" 84. "Woke Up This Morning" (32) by Ruthie Foster from "Runaway Soul" 93. "Big Black Bird" (31) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 93. "Dear Mary" (31) by Linda Thompson from "Fashionably Late" 93. "Fishing In The Morning" (31) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 93. "For The Good Of America" (31) by Rod MacDonald from "Recognition" 93. "Gold Heart Locket" (31) by Jeff Black from "B-Sides And Confessionals Vol. One" 93. "Grass Is Blue" (31) by Norah Jones from "Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton" 93. "Imagine" (31) by Eva Cassidy from "Imagine" 93. "May I Suggest" (31) by Ellis Paul And Vance Gilbert from "Side Of The Road" 93. "Muhammad Ali" (31) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 93. "New South" (31) by Kate Campbell from "Monuments" 93. "One Little Song" (31) by Gillian Welch from "Soul Journey" 93. "Open" (31) by Bruce Cockburn from "You've Never Seen Everything" 93. "Rain" (31) by Patty Griffin from "1,000 Kisses" 93. "Sunday Street" (31) by Dave Van Ronk from "Sunday Street" also "Two Sides Of Dave Van Ronk" 93. "Way It Didn't Go" (31) by Terence Martin from "Sleeper" 108. "Johnston's Grocery Store" (30) by Lost And Found from "It's About Time" 108. "75 Septembers" (30) by Cheryl Wheeler from "Different Stripe" also "Driving Home" 108. "Dimming Of The Day" (30) by Mad Agnes from "Magic Hour" 108. "Fairest Of All Yarrow" (30) by Kate Rusby from "10" 108. "Good Love" (30) by Lynn Morris Band from "Shape Of A Tear" 108. "Hummingbird" (30) by Kris Delmhorst from "Songs For A Hurricane" 108. "Hurricane" (30) by Kris Delmhorst from "Songs For A Hurricane" 108. "Island Clay" (30) by Priscilla Herdman from "Road Home" 108. "Lola" (30) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 108. "No Telling" (30) by Priscilla Herdman from "Road Home" 108. "Riverside" (30) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 108. "Same Old River" (30) by Jeff Black from "B-Sides And Confessions" 108. "Soldier After All" (30) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 108. "Voices On The Water" (30) by David Olney from "The Wheel" 108. "Wasteland Of The Free" (30) by Iris Dement from "Way I Should" 108. "World's Not Falling Apart" (30) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 124. "Christmas In Washington" (29) by Joan Baez from "Dark Chords On A Big Guitar" 124. "Coyote's Dream" (29) by Tim Grimm from "Coyote's Dream" 124. "Fisher's Hornpipe" (29) by Mike Marshall And Chris Thile from "Into The Cauldron" 124. "Gentle Soldier Of My Soul" (29) by Diane Zeigler from "Paintbrush" 124. "Glory Train" (29) by Stephen Fearing from "That's How I Walk" 124. "Interstate Blues" (29) by Jeff Talmadge from "Gravity Grace And The Moon" 124. "Lay Me Down" (29) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 124. "Long Way To Fall" (29) by Mary Gauthier from "Filth And Fire" 124. "Mama's Opry" (29) by Iris DeMent from "Infamous Angel" 124. "Old Future" (29) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 124. "Righteously" (29) by Lucinda Williams from "World Without Tears" 124. "Walking The Blues" (29) by Maria Muldaur from "Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash" 124. "Wild Goose" (29) by Kate Rusby from "10" also "Sleepless" 124. "You're No Train" (29) by Kris Delmhorst from "Songs For A Hurricane" 138. "Black Eyed Suzie" (28) by Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder from "Live At The Charleston Music Hall" 138. "Bold Privateer" (28) by John McCusker from "Goodnight Ginger" 138. "Come Home" (28) by Kris Delmhorst from "Songs For A Hurricane" 138. "Crossing The Water" (28) by Eve Goldberg from "Crossing The Water" 138. "Distant Shore" (28) by Karan Casey from "Distant Shore" 138. "Gone In Pawn" (28) by Po' Girl from "Po' Girl" 138. "Harlan" (28) by Michelle Nixon And Drive from "It's My Turn" 138. "How Much Can One Heart Hold" (28) by Kate Campbell from "Monuments" 138. "I Saw A Bird Fly Away" (28) by Dar Williams from "The Beauty Of The Rain" 138. "Making Pies" (28) by Patty Griffin from "1,000 Kisses" 138. "Muhammad Ali" (28) by Greg Trooper from "Floating" 138. "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (28) by Natalie Merchant from "The House Carpenter's Daughter" 138. "Red-Winged Blackbird" (28) by James Keelaghan from "Home" 138. "Restless Spirit Wandering" (28) by Tim O'Brien from "Traveler" 138. "Run Come See Jerusalem" (28) by Fourtold from "Fourtold" 138. "Sir Eglamore" (28) by Kate Rusby from "10" 138. "St. Augustine" (28) by Patty Larkin from "Red=Luck" 155. "2 Men In The Building" (27) by Fourtold from "Fourtold" 155. "Au Bord De La Fontaine" (27) by Le Vent Du Nord from "Maudite Moisson" 155. "Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" (27) by Alison Krauss And Union Station from "Live" also "New Favorite" 155. "Crazy" (27) by Willie Nelson from "Crazy: The Demo Sessions" 155. "Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" (27) by Steve Goodman from "Affordable Art" also "No Big Surprise" 155. "Farewell To Fiddler's Rim" (27) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Tanglewood Tree" 155. "Gentle Soldier Of My Soul" (27) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Drum Hat Buddha" 155. "I Still Miss Someone" (27) by Greg Brown, Pete Heitzman, Garnet Rogers and Karen Savoca from "Live At The Black Sheep" 155. "Long Ride Home" (27) by Patty Griffin from "1,000 Kisses" 155. "Lull It By" (27) by Greg Brown from "Milk Of The Moon" 155. "Man Over" (27) by Robinella And The CC Stringband from "Robinella And The CC String Band" 155. "Name Droppin'" (27) by Ray Wylie Hubbard from "Growl" 155. "New Night Dawning" (27) by Andrea Zonn from "Love Goes On" 155. "Picture In A Frame" (27) by Kimmie Rhodes And Willie Nelson from "Picture In A Frame" 155. "Railroad Line" (27) by Gibson Brothers from "Bona Fide" 155. "Shake Them Hard Luck Blues" (27) by Joel Mabus from "Thumb Thump" 155. "Shape Of A Tear" (27) by Lynn Morris Band from "Shape Of A Tear" 155. "Waltz Of The Waves" (27) by Harvey Reid from "Autoharp Album" 173. "American Noel" (26) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Wonderland" also "Gentle Arms Of Eden EP" 173. "Blue Railroad Train" (26) by Jorma Kaukonen from "Blue Country Heart" 173. "Call You Home" (26) by Mark Erelli from "Memorial Hall Recordings" 173. "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (26) by David Francey from "Skating Rink" 173. "Dark" (26) by Guy Clark from "The Dark" 173. "Deep River Blues" (26) by Doc Watson from "Trouble In Mind" also "On Stage" 173. "Fields Of Gold" (26) by Eva Cassidy from "Songbird" 173. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (26) by Ellis Paul And Vance Gilbert from "Side Of The Road" 173. "Inisheer" (26) by Greg Trooper from "Floating" 173. "One Door Opens" (26) by Richard Thompson from "Old Kit Bag" 173. "Outside In" (26) by Chris Smither from "Train Home" 173. "Radio" (26) by Chuck Brodsky from "Radio" 173. "Rocket" (26) by Fred Eaglesmith And The Flathead Noodlers from "Balin" 173. "Smoothie Song" (26) by Nickel Creek from "This Side" 173. "Tell Me Where The Road Is" (26) by Guy Davis from "Chocolate To The Bone" 173. "Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home" (26) by Iris Dement from "Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute To Greg Brown" 189. "Christians And The Pagans" (25) by Dar Williams from "Mortal City" also "Out There Live" 189. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (25) by Joan Osborne from "Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton" 189. "Don't Forget The Coffee, Billy Joe" (25) by Gibson Brothers from "Bona Fide" 189. "Finland" (25) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 189. "Here I Am" (25) by Emmylou Harris from "Stumble Into Grace" 189. "Hurt" (25) by Johnny Cash from "American IV: The Man Comes Around" 189. "I Go Like The Raven" (25) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer from "Drum Hat Buddha" 189. "I Walk The Line" (25) by Johnny Cash from "The Essential Johnny Cash" also "Great Tomato Singer-Songwriter Collection" 189. "John Deere B" (25) by Fred Eaglesmith And The Flathead Noodlers from "Balin" 189. "Mountain" (25) by Tracy Grammer W/ Donny Wright from "Winterfolk XV" 189. "Next Best Western" (25) by Richard Shindell from "Courier" also "Reunion Hill" 189. "Police Dog Blues" (25) by The Waybacks from "Way Live" also "Burger After Church" 189. "Ships" (25) by Mae Robertson from "Smile" 189. "Something Like This" (25) by Louise Taylor from "Velvet Town" 189. "Swimming To The Other Side" (25) by Pat Humphries from "Hands" also "Same Rain" 189. "Waitress" (25) by Jonathan Byrd from "Waitress" 189. "Wheatfield With Crows" (25) by Tim Harrison from "Wheatfield With Crows" 189. "Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot" (25) by Joyce Andersen from "Right Where I Should Be" 189. "You Can't Take It With You When You Go" (25) by Rhonda Vincent from "One Step Ahead" 208. "Midnight Special" (24) by Leadbelly from "Last Sessions" 208. "Lord Knows I'm Drinking" (24) by Wildfire from "Where Roads Divide" 208. "Bluegrass Man" (24) by Grass Cats from "The Blues Are Back In Town" 208. "Ramblin' Heart" (24) by Mountain Heart from "No Other Way" 208. "6 O'Clock News" (24) by Kathleen Edwards from "Failer" 208. "Abilene" (24) by Po' Girl from "'po Girl" 208. "Are You Happy Now?" (24) by Richard Shindell from "Courier" also "Sparrows Point" 208. "Bless My Soul" (24) by Jeff Black from "B-Sides And Confessions" 208. "Browning Mountain" (24) by Tim Grimm from "Coyote's Dream" 208. "Buffalo Skinners" (24) by Tim Grimm from "Coyote's Dream" 208. "City Of New Orleans" (24) by Arlo Guthrie from "Best Of Arlo Guthrie" also "Hobo's Lullaby" 208. "Collateral Damage" (24) by Jim Page from "Collateral ;Damage" 208. "Crossing Muddy Waters" (24) by John Hiatt from "Crossing Muddy Water" 208. "Cumbia Celtica" (24) by Salsa Celtica from "El Agua De La Vida" 208. "Death Came A-Knockin'" (24) by Ruthie Foster from "Runaway Soul" 208. "Destiny's Flight" (24) by Jake Armerding from "Jake Armerding" 208. "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" (24) by Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson And Ricky Skaggs from "The Three Pickers" 208. "Evolve" (24) by Ani Difranco from "Evolve" 208. "Field Behind The Plow" (24) by Stan Rogers from "Northwest Passage" also "Home In Halifax" 208. "Finest Kind" (24) by Stephen Fearing from "That's How I Walk" 208. "Gathering Of Spirits" (24) by Carrie Newcomer from "Gathering Of Spirits" 208. "Goodnight Ginger" (24) by John McCusker from "Goodnight Ginger" 208. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (24) by Phil Ochs from "I Ain't Marching Anymore" also "There But For Fortune" 208. "I Want You" (24) by Caroline Doctorow from "Carmel Valley Ride" 208. "Last Steam Engine Train" (24) by The Waybacks from "Way Live" also "Devolver" 208. "Leaving Friday Harbor" (24) by John McCusker from "Goodnight Ginger" 208. "Limetown" (24) by Guy Davis from "Chocolate To The Bone" 208. "O Death" (24) by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem from "Gambling Eden" 208. "Prayer 2000" (24) by Priscilla Herdman from "Road Home" 208. "Recruited Collier" (24) by Kate Rusby from "10" 208. "Ridin' The Red Line" (24) by Rhonda Vincent from "One Step Ahead" 208. "Rose Tattoo" (24) by Jeff Talmadge from "Gravity Grace And The Moon" 208. "Take It From Dr. King" (24) by Pete Seeger from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3" also "Take It From Dr. King" 208. "Tanglewood Tree" (24) by Chris And Meredith Thompson from "Clearwater" 208. "Uncle Pen" (24) by Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder from "Live At The Charleston Music Hall" 208. "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" (24) by John Prine from "John Prine" 244. "2 Little Feet" (23) by Karen Savoca from "Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute To Greg Brown" 244. "Always" (23) by John Gorka from "Old Futures Gone" 244. "American Hotel" (23) by Tom Russell from "Modern Art" 244. "Ashcroft's Army" (23) by John McCutcheon from "Hail To The Chief" 244. "Black Silk Gown" (23) by Stephen Fearing from "That's How I Walk" 244. "Boulder To Birmingham" (23) by Kate Campbell from "Twang On A Wire" 244. "Children" (23) by Patty Larkin from "Red=Luck" 10. Gillian Welch (511) 11. John McCutcheon (508) 12. Alison Krauss (498) 13. Dar Williams (479) 14. Dave Van Ronk (463)