2010 Top Folk Songs
Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
Compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP SONGS OF 2010
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 161868 airplays from 195 different DJs
1. "Peace Will Rise" (69)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
2. "I Am A Child" (68)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
3. "Otis Is Flying" (65)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
4. "The Garden" (62)
by Ruth Moody
from "The Garden"
5. "A Crooked Road" (60)
by Darrell Scott
from "A Crooked Road"
6. "Cornbread And Butterbeans" (59)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Genuine Negro Jig"
7. "Tear My Stillhouse Down" (57)
by Red Molly
from "James"
7. "Wayfaring Stranger" (57)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
9. "Blue Chalk" (55)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
10. "Amaranth" (52)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "These Old Roots"
10. "Highway 71" (52)
by 3 Penny Acre
from "Highway 71"
10. "Playing The Old Songs" (52)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
13. "Gulf Coast Highway" (51)
by Red Molly
from "James"
13. "Rose Tattoo" (51)
by Ellis Paul
from "The Day After Everything Changed"
13. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (51)
by Red Molly
from "James"
16. "Hard To Change" (50)
by Meg Hutchinson
from "The Living Side"
16. "Trouble In Your Mind" (50)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Genuine Negro Jig"
18. "500 Miles" (49)
by Rosanne Cash
from "The List"
18. "Where Is My Little Cabin Home" (49)
by Kathy Kallick Band
from "Between The Hollow And The High-Rise"
20. "Home" (48)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Home"
21. "How Can I Keep From Singing" (47)
by Laurie Lewis
from "Blossoms"
22. "Before And After" (46)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Before And After"
22. "House Of Cards" (46)
by James Keelaghan
from "House Of Cards"
22. "Sail Away To The Sea" (46)
by The Once
from "The Once"
25. "I Was A Bird" (45)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Age Of Miracles"
25. "New Shoes" (45)
by Joy Kills Sorrow
from "Darkness Sure Becomes This"
27. "The High Road Home" (44)
by Jack Williams
from "The High Road Home"
27. "John Riley" (44)
by Grada
from "Natural Angle"
29. "80 Acres" (43)
by Tim Grimm
from "Farm Songs"
29. "Battle Of Blair Mountain" (43)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Home"
31. "Hurricane Angel" (42)
by Ellis Paul
from "Day After Everything"
31. "On This Old Farm" (42)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
31. "Rex's Blues" (42)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
34. "Annalee" (41)
by Ellis Paul
from "Day After Everything Change"
34. "Bluest Blue Eyes" (41)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"
34. "Fiddler's Bend" (41)
by Stephanie Bettman And Luke Halpin
from "It All Comes Back To Love"
34. "Ooh I Love My Coffee" (41)
by Marc Black
from "Pictures Of The Highway"
also "We're All Here"
34. "Troubled Mind" (41)
by Red Molly
from "James"
34. "Wild Horse" (41)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
40. "Last Call" (40)
by Red Molly
from "James"
40. "Sailing Off To The Yankee Land" (40)
by Karan Casey And John Doyle
from "Exiles Return"
42. "Ghost Of Tom Joad" (39)
by Solas
from "The Turning Tide"
42. "Our Time Again" (39)
by Jory Nash
from "New Blue Day"
42. "Sometimes In This Country" (39)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
42. "Welcome In Another Year" (39)
by Zoe Mulford
from "Bonfires"
46. "Dyin' To Be Born Again" (38)
by Harlem Parlour Music Club
from "Salt Of The Earth"
46. "Fly Away Free" (38)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"
46. "Frank Delandry" (38)
by Brooks Williams
from "Baby O!"
46. "Wait A Minute" (38)
by Eric Brace And Peter Cooper
from "Master Sessions"
50. "Hugo's Big Reel" (37)
by Solas
from "The Turning Tide"
50. "I Hear Them All" (37)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from "A Friend Of A Friend"
50. "Little Fire" (37)
by Patty Griffin
from "Downtown Church"
50. "Wandering Boy" (37)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"
54. "Can't Let Go" (36)
by Red Molly
from "James"
54. "Diamonds And Rust" (36)
by Judy Collins
from "Paradise"
54. "High Wide And Handsome" (36)
by Loudon Wainwright III
from "High Wide And Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project"
54. "Sweet Tooth" (36)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from "A Friend Of A Friend"
58. "17 Cents" (35)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Things That Fly"
58. "Bells Of Harlem" (35)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from "A Friend Of A Friend"
58. "By My Silence" (35)
by Ellen Bukstel And Nick Annis
from "By My Silence"
also "Daddy's Little Girl"
58. "Half Of What We Know" (35)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
58. "I Was An Oak Tree" (35)
by Jonathan Byrd
from "Waterbug Anthology 9"
also "Cackalack"
58. "If Not Now" (35)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Before And After"
58. "Mercury Blues" (35)
by Jackson Browne And David Lindley
from "Love Is Strange"
58. "Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine" (35)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Genuine Negro Jig"
66. "Jezebel" (34)
by Red Molly
from "James"
66. "Paradise" (34)
by John Prine
from "John Prine"
also "Coal Country Music"
66. "Scorpion" (34)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
66. "Shoulders" (34)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
66. "Yellow Butter Moon" (34)
by Doug Spears
from "Welcome Home"
71. "False Lady" (33)
by Karan Casey And John Doyle
from "Exile's Return"
71. "Horses" (33)
by Dala
from "Everyone Is Someone"
71. "Maid On The Shore" (33)
by The Once
from "The Once"
71. "People's Highway" (33)
by Tim Grimm
from "Farm Songs"
71. "Straw Against The Chill" (33)
by Mara Levine With Joe Jencks
from "Straw Against The Chill"
also "Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 4: Happy Holidays"
76. "Better Angels" (32)
by Storyhill
from "Shade Of The Trees"
76. "Black Flowers" (32)
by Red Molly
from "James"
76. "Christians And The Pagans" (32)
by Dar Williams
from "Mortal City"
also "Many Great Companions"
76. "Custodian" (32)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
76. "Foreign Lander" (32)
by Red Molly
from "James"
76. "Guitar" (32)
by Guy Clark
from "Somedays The Song Writes You"
76. "Lark In The Morning" (32)
by Laurie Lewis
from "Blossoms"
76. "Send Me A Letter" (32)
by Joy Kills Sorrow
from "Darkness Sure Becomes This City"
76. "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?" (32)
by Pat Wictor
from "Living Ever-Lovin Live"
85. "Do No Harm" (31)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Before And After"
85. "Dragonfly" (31)
by Ellis Paul
from "The Day After Everything Changed"
85. "Highway Song" (31)
by Ruth And Max Bloomquist
from "Turn Back A Page"
85. "Jailer Jailer" (31)
by Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
from "Legacy"
85. "Kill My Sorrow" (31)
by Joy Kills Sorrow
from "Darkness Sure Becomes The City"
85. "Safe Home" (31)
by James Keelaghan
from "House Of Cards"
85. "Sanctuary" (31)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
85. "Sands Of Mexico" (31)
by The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder
from "San Patricio"
85. "Sea Of Heartbreak" (31)
by Rosanne Cash
from "The List"
also "Motherless Children"
85. "Sonny Brown" (31)
by 3 Penny Acre
from "Highway 71"
85. "Stomping Ground" (31)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"
96. "Big Love" (30)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
96. "Harlem River Blues" (30)
by Justin Townes Earle
from "Harlem River Blues"
96. "House Of Gold" (30)
by Patty Griffin
from "Downtown Church"
96. "If I Ever Get 10 Dollars" (30)
by Jeni And Billy
from "Longing For Heaven"
96. "If These Walls Could Talk" (30)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
96. "Last Train To Clarksville" (30)
by Grascals
from "Famous Lefty Flynn S"
96. "Move Up" (30)
by Patty Griffin
from "Downtown Church"
96. "Passing Through" (30)
by Catie Curtis
from "Hello, Stranger"
also "Long Night Moon"
96. "Same Old Grind" (30)
by Ruth And Max Bloomquist
from "Turn Back A Page"
96. "Song Up In Her Head" (30)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
106. "Dutchman" (29)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
106. "Golden Vanity" (29)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
106. "Heart Of The Winter" (29)
by Tim Grimm
from "Farm Songs"
106. "Hutto" (29)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
106. "Kerrville Campfire Song" (29)
by Pat Wictor
from "Living Ever-Lovin' LIVE"
106. "Lake Pontchartrain" (29)
by Sally Spring
from "Made Of Stars"
106. "Lucy" (29)
by Chris Kokesh
from "October Valentine"
106. "Nothing But The Whole Wide World" (29)
by Jakob Dylan
from "Women And Country"
106. "The Spokes Man" (29)
by Craig Werth
from "The Spokes Man"
106. "Thanksgiving" (29)
by Si Kahn
from "Thanksgiving"
106. "Walk Away From Love" (29)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
106. "Waltzing's For Dreamers" (29)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
106. "We Are Each Other's Angels" (29)
by Katie Geddes
from "We Are Each Other's"
106. "We Can Only Listen" (29)
by Ruth Moody
from "The Garden"
106. "When I Heard Gypsy Davy Sing" (29)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
121. "Angel From Montgomery" (28)
by John Prine
from "In Person And On Stage"
121. "Backroads" (28)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Home"
121. "Better Times Will Come" (28)
by Diana Jones
from "Better Times Will Come"
121. "Christmas In The Trenches" (28)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
also "Winter Solstice"
121. "Digging A Hole" (28)
by Chapin Sisters
from "Oh Hear The Wind Blow"
also "Two"
121. "Don't Mind Me" (28)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
121. "Hit 'em Up Style" (28)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Genuine Negro Jig"
121. "I'm Fine" (28)
by Patty Larkin
from "25"
121. "Keep It Clean" (28)
by Mollie O'Brien And Rich Moore
from "Saints And Sinners"
121. "Lighthouse Keeper" (28)
by Neptune's Car
from "Strawberry Moon"
121. "Red Light" (28)
by Hey Mavis
from "Red Wine"
121. "Samuel Mason" (28)
by Andrew And Noah Van Norstrand
from "All The Good Summers"
121. "We Traveled So Far" (28)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Age Of Miracles"
121. "Whole Wide World" (28)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
121. "You Got The Silver" (28)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
136. "Ain't No Grave" (27)
by Johnny Cash
from "American VI: Ain't No Grave"
136. "Another Day's Journey" (27)
by Ken Whiteley
from "Another Day's Journey"
136. "Boys In The Cornfield" (27)
by Sally Spring
from "Made Of Stars"
136. "Come On Up To The House" (27)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
136. "Didn't See It Coming" (27)
by Angel Band
from "Bless My Sole"
136. "Hunter" (27)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
136. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (27)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
136. "If I Had My Way" (27)
by Patty Griffin
from "Downtown Church"
136. "Ignorance And Privilege" (27)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
136. "Ivory Bill" (27)
by Shannon Wurst
from "What's More Honest Than A Song?"
136. "New White House Blues" (27)
by Kathy Kallick Band
from "Between The Hollow And The High-Rise"
136. "Nobody In This World" (27)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "These Old Roots"
136. "Pennsylvania" (27)
by Anne Hills
from "Points Of View"
136. "Queen Of The Silver Dollar" (27)
by Sarah Jarosz With Black Prairie
from "Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein"
136. "Red Wing" (27)
by The Steel Wheels
from "Red Wing"
136. "Runaway Train" (27)
by Harlem Parlour Music Club
from "Salt Of The Earth"
136. "Rye Whiskey" (27)
by Punch Brothers
from "Antifogmatic"
136. "Sail Away" (27)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
136. "Sprig Of Thyme" (27)
by Sarah McQuaid
from "Double CD: When Two Lovers Meet / I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning"
136. "That Good Old Way" (27)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "These Old Roots"
136. "This Guitar Is For Sale" (27)
by John Prine
from "Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein"
136. "When Was The War" (27)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"
136. "You Can't Stop The Changes" (27)
by The Infamous Stringdusters
from "Things That Fly"
159. "Beautiful Ride" (26)
by Sally Spring
from "Made Of Stars"
159. "Bird Song" (26)
by Heather Masse
from "Bird Song"
159. "Freight Train Boogie" (26)
by Willie Nelson
from "Country Music"
159. "Going Up The Mountain" (26)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
159. "Hallelujah" (26)
by Patty Larkin
from "25"
159. "Here Today" (26)
by Laurie Lewis
from "Blossoms"
159. "I'm Troubled" (26)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
159. "Other Way Around" (26)
by Pieta Brown
from "One And All"
159. "Ship Gonna Sail" (26)
by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
from "From The Fire"
159. "Slow Down" (26)
by Terri Hendrix
from "Cry Till You Laugh"
159. "Small Of My Heart" (26)
by Madison Violet
from "No Fool For Trying"
159. "Take It Down The Road" (26)
by Ruth And Max Bloomquist
from "Turn Back A Page"
159. "Talk To Me Of Mendocino" (26)
by Kate And Anna McGarrigle
from "McGarrigle Hour"
159. "Tell Me True" (26)
by Sarah Jarosz
from "Song Up In Her Head"
159. "Train Of Love" (26)
by Laurie Lewis
from "Blossoms"
159. "Washington Square" (26)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
159. "We Can Work It Out" (26)
by Carpenter And May
from "Carpenter And May"
159. "Weight Of The World" (26)
by Amy Speace
from "Into The New"
also "The Killer In Me"
177. "9 To 5 Girl" (25)
by Grace Pettis
from "Grace Pettis"
177. "The Age Of Miracles" (25)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from "The Age Of Miracles"
177. "Atlantis Goin' Down" (25)
by Jack Williams
from "The High Road Home"
177. "Banjo Moon" (25)
by Lainie Marsh
from "The Hills Will Cradle Thee"
177. "Blackberry Winter" (25)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Home"
177. "California" (25)
by Rebecca Loebe
from "Mystery Prize"
177. "City Of New Orleans" (25)
by Steve Goodman
from "Easter Tapes"
177. "The Day After Everything Changed" (25)
by Ellis Paul
from "The Day After Everything Changed"
177. "Down From Sacramento" (25)
by Terence Martin
from "The Last Black And White TV"
177. "End Of The Line" (25)
by Red Molly
from "James"
177. "Forget To Breathe" (25)
by Red Horse
from "Red Horse"
177. "Full Of Light" (25)
by Meg Hutchinson
from "The Living Side"
177. "Ghost" (25)
by Natasha Borzilova
from "Balancing Act"
177. "Henry Lee" (25)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
177. "Her In That Dress" (25)
by Rebecca Loebe
from "Mystery Prize"
177. "I Think Of You" (25)
by John Gorka
from "So Dark You See"
177. "Last Thing On My Mind" (25)
by Judy Collins
from "Paradise"
177. "The Loving Kind" (25)
by Nanci Griffith
from "The Loving Kind"
177. "Molly Maguire" (25)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
177. "Monkey And The Engineer" (25)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from "A Friend Of A Friend"
177. "My Girl's Waiting For Me" (25)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Chicken And Egg"
177. "Nursery Rhyme Of Innocence And Experience" (25)
by Natalie Merchant
from "Leave Your Sleep"
177. "Ode To A Frozen Boot" (25)
by James Hill And Anne Davison
from "True Love Don't Weep"
177. "Raven" (25)
by Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
from "Legacy"
177. "Red Wine" (25)
by Hey Mavis
from "Red Wine"
177. "Snowden's Jig" (25)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Genuine Negro Jig"
177. "Song Of The Land" (25)
by Paul Kamm And Eleanore MacDonald
from "From The Fire"
177. "Tell Me Lover True" (25)
by Hey Mavis
from "Red Wine"
177. "Test Of Time" (25)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "These Old Roots"
177. "There Will Always Be A Small Time" (25)
by Corin Raymond
from "There Will Always Be A Small Time"
177. "Time Stands Still" (25)
by Chris Smither
from "Time Stands Still"
208. "4 Strong Winds" (24)
by Ian And Sylvia
from "Greatest Hits"
also "Vanguard Years"
208. "Ballad Of John Lambeth" (24)
by 3 Penny Acre
from "Highway 71"
208. "Chained To These Loving Arms" (24)
by Patty Larkin
from "25"
208. "Cold Mountains" (24)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
208. "Enough" (24)
by Dana Cooper
from "The Conjurer"
208. "Grinnin' In Your Face" (24)
by Brooks Williams
from "Baby O!"
208. "I Love This World" (24)
by Louise Mosrie
from "Home"
208. "Just Before I Go" (24)
by Zoe Mulford
from "Bonfires"
208. "Last Song" (24)
by Sarah McQuaid
from "Double CD: When Two Lovers Meet / I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning"
208. "Locust In The Willow" (24)
by Crooked Still
from "Some Strange Country"
208. "Long Black Veil" (24)
by Rosanne Cash
from "The List"
208. "Motherless Children" (24)
by Rosanne Cash
from "The List"
208. "Poor Boy" (24)
by Red Molly
from "James"
208. "Ring The Bell" (24)
by The Gibson Brothers
from "Ring The Bell"
208. "Ruby" (24)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from "A Friend Of A Friend"
208. "Travellin' Shoes" (24)
by Ruth Moody
from "The Garden"
208. "Weary Kind" (24)
by Ryan Bingham
from "Crazy Heart"
208. "You Ate The Apple" (24)
by Tim O'Brien
from "Chicken And Egg"
226. "Butcher Boy" (23)
by Grada
from "Natural Angle"
226. "Crow On The Cradle" (23)
by Jackson Browne And David Lindley
from "Love Is Strange"
226. "Crying" (23)
by Madison Violet
from "No Fool For Trying"
226. "Father's Song" (23)
by Darrell Scott
from "A Crooked Road"
226. "Gentle Arms Of Eden" (23)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Drum Hat Buddha"
226. "Growin' Trade" (23)
by Levon Helm
from "Electric Dirt"
226. "Last Black And White Tv" (23)
by Terence Martin
from "The Last Black And White TV"
226. "Lookin' For Trouble" (23)
by Red Molly
from "James"
226. "Mamzelle Kennedy" (23)
by Le Vent Du Nord
from "La Part Du Feu"
226. "Mary Ellen Carter" (23)
by Stan Rogers
from "Between The Breaks. . . Live!"
also "Home In Halifax"
226. "My House" (23)
by Kathy Kallick Band
from "Between The Hollow And The High-Rise"
226. "October Boy" (23)
by Tom Fisch
from "October Boy"
226. "Rain Roll In" (23)
by Eilen Jewell
from "Butcher Holler: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn"
226. "Resurrection Blues" (23)
by Ernest Troost
from "Resurrection Blues"
226. "Sailor's Life" (23)
by Solas
from "The Turning Tide"
226. "Steal Your Love" (23)
by Carrie Rodriguez
from "Love And Circumstance"
226. "Sweet Heaven" (23)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "These Old Roots"
226. "True Colors" (23)
by Caroline Herring
from "Golden Apples Of The Sun"
226. "Walk You Off My Mind" (23)
by Brooks Williams
from "Baby O!"
226. "When I Was A Boy" (23)
by Dar Williams
from "Many Great Companions"
also "The Honesty Room"
246. "Mississippi River Running Backwards" (22)
by Tom Russell
from "Blood And Candle Smoke"
246. "Abe Lincoln Walks Tonight" (22)
by Si Kahn
from "Courage"
246. "American Noel" (22)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "American Noel"
also "Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration"
246. "Closer Now" (22)
by Ruth Moody
from "The Garden"
246. "Don't Leave Me Here" (22)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "If The Sun Will Shine"