2006 Top Songs
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP SONGS OF 2006
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 154719 airplays from 189 different DJs
1. "Peace Call" (80)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
1. "Devil's Paintbrush Road" (80)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
3. "Pretty Girl" (74)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
4. "Man Of God" (72)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
5. "Leave The Light On" (61)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
6. "Back To The Mystery" (60)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
6. "Liar Liar Pants On Fire" (60)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Tulips For Lunch"
also "Hail To The Thieves, Vol. 3"
8. "Pay Me My Money Down" (59)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
8. "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" (59)
by Tom Russell
from "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?"
10. "Seeds Of Peace" (58)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualities"
11. "Out Of The Rain" (57)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
12. "Writing In The Margins" (53)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
13. "Seven Is The Number" (52)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
13. "People Look Around" (52)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
15. "Pony" (51)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
16. "Great Divide" (50)
by Janis Ian
from "Folk Is The New Black"
16. "Old Dan Tucker" (50)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
18. "Glory Bound" (49)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
18. "Stealing Electricity" (49)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
20. "Hold On Me" (48)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
20. "Laughlin Boy" (48)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
22. "Not Ready To Make Nice" (47)
by Dixie Chicks
from "Taking The Long Way"
23. "1000 Lovers" (46)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
23. "Folk Is The New Black" (46)
by Janis Ian
from "Folk Is The New Black"
23. "Goodle Usa" (46)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
26. "All American Bluegrass Girl" (45)
by Rhonda Vincent
from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
also "Prime Cuts Bluegr. 79"
26. "Dear Mr. President" (45)
by Jen Cass
from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
26. "Erie Canal" (45)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
26. "My Good Name" (45)
by Greg Greenway
from "Weightless"
30. "Can't You Hear Me Callin" (44)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
30. "Happytown" (44)
by The Kennedys
from "Songs Of The Open Road"
30. "Sound Of One Heart Breaking" (44)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
33. "Down To The River" (43)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
33. "Imaginary Wars" (43)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualities"
35. "The Day The River Sang" (42)
by John Stewart
from "The Day The River Sang"
35. "I'm A Mountain" (42)
by Sarah Harmer
from "I'm A Mountain"
35. "Kiss The Break Of Day" (42)
by The Mammals
from "Departure"
35. "New Orleans" (42)
by John Stewart
from "The Day The River Sang"
35. "Red Red Robin" (42)
by Lui Collins
from "Closer"
35. "Turtle Dove" (42)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
41. "Hiway 9" (41)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Land Of Milk And Honey"
also "13 Ways To Live"
41. "My Beloved" (41)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
43. "Adieu False Heart" (40)
by Linda Ronstadt And Ann Savoy
from "Adieu False Heart"
43. "Heaven Is So High" (40)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
43. "It Goes By Fast" (40)
by Freebo
from "Before The Separation"
43. "Mountains O' Things" (40)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
43. "Origin Of Species" (40)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
43. "Pastures Of Plenty" (40)
by Solas
from "Reunion: A Decade of Solas"
also "Words That Remain"
49. "I Am Aglow" (39)
by Sarah Harmer
from "I'm A Mountain"
49. "Mrs. McGrath" (39)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
49. "Road Of Good Intentions" (39)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
49. "Sail Away Ladies" (39)
by Marley's Ghost
from "Spooked"
53. "Giants" (38)
by Donal Hinely
from "Giants"
53. "Ol' Cook Pot" (38)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
53. "Pugilist At 59" (38)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
53. "Your Daughters And Your Sons" (38)
by The Duhks
from "Your Daughters And Your Sons"
57. "Bringing In The Georgia Mail" (37)
by Sam Bush
from "Laps In Seven"
57. "Hey Ho" (37)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
57. "Honest Truth" (37)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
57. "Take These Chains" (37)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
61. "Long Time Traveller" (36)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
61. "Thunder On The Mountain" (36)
by Bob Dylan
from "Modern Times"
63. "Democracy" (35)
by Burns Sisters Band
from "Wild Bouquet"
63. "Firecracker" (35)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
63. "Miles Of Blues" (35)
by Kate Campbell
from "Blues And Lamentations"
63. "Passing Through" (35)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualties"
63. "Riding On A Train" (35)
by Joyce Andersen
from "Love And Thirst"
63. "Row Row Row" (35)
by Amy Speace
from "Songs For Bright Street"
63. "Sarah Turn 'round" (35)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
70. "Everette" (34)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
70. "Flames Of Love" (34)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
70. "Ghost Repeater" (34)
by Jeffrey Foucault
from "Ghost Repeater"
70. "In The Dirt" (34)
by Karen Savoca
from "In The Dirt"
70. "Joy Tears" (34)
by Greg Brown
from "The Evening Call"
70. "Shattered Cross" (34)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
70. "Wandering Days" (34)
by Dan McKinnon
from "Fields Of Dreams And Glory"
70. "What Must Be Done" (34)
by Greg Greenway
from "Weightless"
78. "40 Days Of Rain" (33)
by Jeff Talmadge
from "Blissville"
78. "Borderline" (33)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
78. "Leather Winged Bat" (33)
by The Duhks
from "Your Daughters And Your Sons"
78. "My Oklahoma Home" (33)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
78. "O Mary Don't You Weep" (33)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
78. "Red Letter Day" (33)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Red Letter Day"
78. "Requiem" (33)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
85. "Alone On The Homestead" (32)
by The Mammals
from "Departure"
85. "Chance Of Rain" (32)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
85. "Glory Of True Love" (32)
by John Prine
from "Fair And Square"
85. "Hank Williams' Ghost" (32)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
85. "High Cotton" (32)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues"
85. "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" (32)
by Red Molly
from "Never Been To Vegas"
85. "Night Drive" (32)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
85. "Old Plank Road" (32)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "Deeper Waters"
also "Prairie Home Companion"
85. "People's Highway" (32)
by Tim Grimm
from "The Back Fields"
85. "Whippoorwill" (32)
by Greg Brown
from "The Evening Call"
95. "Apocalypse Lullaby" (31)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
95. "Fall Down As The Rain" (31)
by Joe Crookston
from "Fall Down As The Rain"
95. "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (31)
by The Kennedys
from "Songs Of The Open Road"
95. "Jesse James" (31)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
95. "Mother, I Climbed" (31)
by Tracy Grammer
from "Flower Of Avalon"
95. "Passing Through" (31)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
101. "Dandelion" (30)
by Antje Duvekot
from "Big Dream Boulevard"
also "Boys, Flowers, Miles"
101. "Elegy" (30)
by Zoe Mulford
from "Roadside Saints"
101. "High On A Mountain" (30)
by Ollabelle
from "Riverside Battle Songs"
101. "It's A Wonder" (30)
by Catie Curtis
from "Long Night Moon"
101. "Mercy Now" (30)
by Mary Gauthier
from "Mercy Now"
101. "Riverside" (30)
by Ollabelle
from "Riverside Battle Songs"
101. "Rock Of Ages" (30)
by The Duhks
from "Your Daughters And Your Sons"
101. "Swallow" (30)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
101. "We Shall Overcome" (30)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome The Complete Carnigie Hall Concert"
also "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger"
101. "When I Go" (30)
by Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer
from "When I Go"
101. "Willow Tree" (30)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
112. "Ain't No Grave" (29)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
112. "All My Money On You" (29)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
112. "All The Pretty Birds" (29)
by Lui Collins
from "Closer"
112. "The Art Of Virtue" (29)
by Adrienne Young And Little Sadie
from "The Art Of Virtue"
112. "Eyes On The Prize" (29)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
112. "Hurricane" (29)
by Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen
from "Being There"
112. "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (29)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
112. "Pearl" (29)
by Dave Crossland
from "Pearl"
112. "When You Sing" (29)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
121. "8 Hour Drive" (28)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
121. "Before The Separation" (28)
by Freebo
from "Before The Separation"
121. "Blackbirds And Thrushes" (28)
by Laura Cortese
from "Even The Lost Creek"
121. "Break Me Open" (28)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
121. "Christmas Time At Home" (28)
by Rhonda Vincent
from "Beautiful Star"
121. "Come On In My Kitchen" (28)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
121. "Early Morning Rain" (28)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Fiddler's Green"
121. "Everything Is Music" (28)
by Kris Delmhorst
from "Strange Conversation"
121. "Fennario" (28)
by Sylvia Herold And Euphonia
from "Lovely Nancy"
also "Born Into The Whisper"
121. "Gonna Build Me A Barn" (28)
by Jamie Byrd
from "Garden Of Days"
121. "Let Me Fly" (28)
by Penny Lang
from "Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky"
121. "Love Sweet Love" (28)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
121. "Meet Me Mama" (28)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face of the Blues"
121. "Oh Roberta" (28)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
121. "Satellites" (28)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
121. "Silver Creek" (28)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
121. "Texas Underground" (28)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
121. "The Waking Hour" (28)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
121. "Walkin' Man" (28)
by Guy Clark
from "Workbench Songs"
121. "Would They Love Him Down In Shreveport" (28)
by Kate Campbell With Spooner Oldham
from "For The Living Of These Days"
141. "Aesop's Fables" (27)
by Dan McKinnon
from "Fields Of Dreams And Glory"
141. "Ash Wednesday" (27)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
141. "Begin" (27)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
141. "Christmas In The Trenches" (27)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
also "Winter Solstice"
141. "Christmas Time For Visa" (27)
by Austin Lounge Lizards
from "The Drugs I Need"
141. "Cullybacky Hop" (27)
by Lunasa
from "Se"
141. "Follow Me To Carthage" (27)
by The Mammals
from "Departure"
141. "The Great Divide" (27)
by Eric Taylor
from "The Great Divide"
141. "Hallelujah" (27)
by Jen Cass
from "Accidental Pilgrimage"
141. "Heartbreaker's Alibi" (27)
by Rhonda Vincent
from "All American Bluegrass Girl"
141. "Honey On My Grave" (27)
by Abbie Gardner
from "Honey On My Grave"
141. "I Will Walk With You" (27)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
141. "Levee's Gonna Break" (27)
by Bob Dylan
from "Modern Times"
141. "Morning Train" (27)
by David Francey
from "The Waking Hour"
141. "One Too Many Mornings" (27)
by Caroline Doctorow
from "Bob Dylan Uncovered"
also "Follow You Down"
141. "Paradise Hotel" (27)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
141. "Point" (27)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Tulips For Lunch"
141. "Starlight" (27)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
141. "Step Into The Water" (27)
by Lui Collins
from "Closer"
141. "Things That You Know" (27)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
141. "Toast To The Woman In The Holler" (27)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Tulips For Lunch"
162. "75 Septembers" (26)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Different Stripe"
also "Driving Home"
162. "Be Ready To Sail" (26)
by Claire Lynch
from "New Day"
162. "Coffee's Cold" (26)
by Abigail Washburn
from "Song Of The Traveling Daughter"
162. "Dover" (26)
by John Flynn
from "Two Wolves"
162. "Empire" (26)
by Dar Williams
from "My Better Self"
162. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (26)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
also "Signature Sounds 10th"
162. "Hold On" (26)
by The Cottars
from "Forerunner"
162. "Leavin' On That Evening Train" (26)
by Claire Lynch
from "New Day"
162. "Pothole Season" (26)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
162. "Raise My Voice And Sing" (26)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
162. "Road Through The Woods" (26)
by Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen
from "Being There"
162. "Rudy's Big Adventure" (26)
by Cindy Mangsen
from "Cat Tales: Songs Of The Feline Persuasion"
162. "This Is Us" (26)
by Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris
from "All The Roadrunning"
162. "Walkin' In My Sleep" (26)
by Uncle Earl
from "She Waits For Night"
162. "When Fall Comes To New England" (26)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Driving Home"
also "Different Stripe"
177. "Barefoot In The Dew" (25)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
177. "Blink" (25)
by John Flynn
from "Two Wolves"
177. "Doc's Guitar" (25)
by Paul Mills
from "The Other Side Of The Glass"
177. "Fever Moon" (25)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
177. "From The Pasture To The Future" (25)
by The Waybacks
from "From The Pasture To The Future"
177. "Gas Station Girl" (25)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
177. "God Knows" (25)
by Joe Giacoio
from "I Sing The Body Acoustic"
177. "Jesus Christ" (25)
by Kate Campbell With Spooner Oldham
from "For The Living Of These Days"
177. "John Henry" (25)
by Bruce Springsteen
from "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions"
177. "Little Road" (25)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from "Defying Gravity"
177. "Lockkeeper" (25)
by John Gorka
from "Writing In The Margins"
177. "Man Stands Up" (25)
by J. P. Jones
from "Magical Thinking"
also "Thugs And Lovers"
177. "Moses Don't Get Lost" (25)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
177. "Oleander" (25)
by Sarah Harmer
from "I'm A Mountain"
177. "One Raindrop" (25)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Red Letter Day"
177. "Our Flag Was Still There" (25)
by John McCutcheon
from "Mightier Than The Sword"
177. "Prisoner Of New Orleans" (25)
by Janet Bates
from "Another Child"
177. "Some Fires" (25)
by Cosy Sheridan
from "Live At Cedarhouse"
also "Grand Design"
177. "Spirit On The Water" (25)
by Bob Dylan
from "Modern Times"
177. "Storms" (25)
by Eric Taylor
from "The Great Divide"
177. "Tornado Time In Texas" (25)
by Guy Clark
from "Workbench Songs"
177. "Visions Of Johanna" (25)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
177. "When You Walk On" (25)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from "Paradise Hotel"
177. "White Bird" (25)
by Sam Bush
from "Laps In Seven"
177. "Who Will Take My Place" (25)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
177. "World Spins Madly On" (25)
by The Weepies
from "Say I Am You"
203. "$12.99" (24)
by Dave Potts
from "$12.99"
203. "Chimes Of Freedom" (24)
by The Kennedys
from "Half A Million Miles"
203. "Curse Of The Billy Goat" (24)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Tulips For Lunch"
203. "Deep River Blues" (24)
by Jim Henry
from "One-Horse Town"
203. "Feels Like Home" (24)
by Liz Carlisle
from "Five Star Day"
203. "Flowered Dresses" (24)
by Slaid Cleaves
from "Unsung"
203. "Good Guys" (24)
by Brianna Lane
from "Radiator"
203. "Gotta Have You" (24)
by The Weepies
from "Say I Am You"
203. "Here And Now" (24)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualties"
203. "I Am A Patriot" (24)
by Burns Sisters Band
from "Wild Bouquet"
also "Close To Home"
203. "I Hope" (24)
by Dixie Chicks
from "Taking The Long Way"
203. "It Goes Away" (24)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
203. "Last Steam Engine Train" (24)
by Paul Mills
from "The Other Side Of The Glass"
203. "Little Sadie" (24)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
203. "Lonesome Number One" (24)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Red Letter Day"
203. "Mesa, Arizona" (24)
by Jeffrey Foucault
from "Ghost Repeater"
203. "Muddy River" (24)
by Alecia Nugent
from "A Little Girl. . . A Big 4-Lane"
203. "My Remembrance Of You" (24)
by Diana Jones
from "My Remembrance Of You"
203. "Old Song Handed Down" (24)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Tulips For Lunch"
203. "Only Way" (24)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualties"
203. "Prairie Town" (24)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "Firecracker"
203. "Rank Stranger" (24)
by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from "Golden West"
203. "Sometimes" (24)
by Abigail Washburn
from "Song Of The Traveling Daughter"
203. "This Is The Night" (24)
by Lynn Miles
from "Love Sweet Love"
203. "You Got To Move" (24)
by Pat Wictor
from "Heaven Is So High"
228. "21 Miles" (23)
by Johnsmith
from "Break Me Open"
228. "3 Fishers" (23)
by The Duhks
from "Migrations"
228. "4 Chambered Heart" (23)
by Tom Russell
from "Love And Fear"
228. "Bring Them Home" (23)
by Burns Sisters Band
from "Wild Bouquet"
228. "Bring Them Home" (23)
by Pete Seeger & Friends
from "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3"
228. "Crow's Nest" (23)
by Kelly Joe Phelps
from "Tunesmith Retrofit"
228. "Dangerous Times" (23)
by Chuck Brodsky
from "Color Came One Day"
228. "Driving To Blissville" (23)
by Jeff Talmadge
from "Blissville"
228. "Gun-Metal Eyes" (23)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Seven Is The Number"
228. "Handsome Molly" (23)
by Kate MacLeod And The Pancakes
from "Breakfast"
also "Born Into The Whisper"
228. "Hartfordtown 1944" (23)
by Mark Erelli
from "Hope And Other Casualties"
228. "Invisible Man" (23)
by Darrell Scott
from "Invisible Man"
228. "Laughing In The Face Of The Blues" (23)
by Jack Williams
from "Laughing In The Face Of Blues"
228. "Let Em Run" (23)
by The Bills
from "Let Em Run"
228. "Let The Mystery Be" (23)
by Iris DeMent
from "Infamous Angel"
228. "Monkey Jump" (23)
by Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin
from "Lost John Dean"
228. "New Railroad" (23)
by Crooked Still
from "Shaken By A Low Sound"
228. "One Voice" (23)
by Wailin' Jennys
from "40 Days"
228. "Open Up" (23)
by Chris Smither
from "Leave The Light On"
228. "Papa Dukie And The Mud People" (23)
by The Subdudes
from "Behind The Levee"
228. "Paradise" (23)
by Johnny Cash
from "Personal File"
228. "Peace March" (23)
by Bruce Cockburn
from "Life Short Call Now"
228. "Political Science" (23)
by Duhks
from "Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman"