Bright Side of Down, the new release by singer-songwriter John Gorka, was the most-played album on folk radio during February 2014, closely followed by Where Have All The Flowers Gone? The Songs of Pete Seeger, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Gorka’s “Holed Up in Mason City” was reportedly the month’s most-played song.

The February 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 11,416 airplays from 127 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of February 2014

1: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, new] (88)
“Holed Up Mason City”
“She’s That Kind Of Mystery”
“Bright Side Of Down”
“Really Spring”
“Procrastination Blues”
2: “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger,”
Various Artists [Appleseed, 1998] (82)
“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,” Jackson Browne And Bonnie Raitt
“Where Have All The Flowers Gone,” Tommy Sands, Dolores Keane
And Vedran Smailovic
“Sailing Down My Golden River,” Greg Brown
“We Shall Overcome,” Bruce Springsteen
3: “The Waymores,” The Waymores [waymores.net, 2012] (74)
“Wilder Girl”
“Sweet Companion”
“P. S. I Love You”
“Singing Like A Byrd”
“Way More”
4: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Various Artists [Nonesuch, 11/13] (67)
“Last Thing On My Mind,” Stark Sands With Punch Brothers
“Fare Thee Well,” Oscar Isaac And Marcus Mumford
“500 Miles,” Carey Mulligan, Stark Sands And Justin Timberlake
“Hang Me, Oh Hang Me,” Oscar Isaac
4: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (67)
“King Of The Folksingers”
“Lake”
“Indiana”
“Anne In Amsterdam”
6: “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands,” Cahalen Morrison And
Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (59)
“Livin’ In America”
“Off The Chama”
“Fiddlehead Fern”
“Green Pastures”
7: “Something Worth Having,” Molasses Creek [molassescreek.com, 1/14] (51)
“Choo Choo Yazoo”
“Galway Girl”
“Ehringhaus Blues”
8: “Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3,” Pete Seeger And
Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (50)
“Bring Them Home”
“50/50 Chance”
“Sailing Down My Golden River”
9: “Love We Are We Love,” The Sea The Sea [Hudson Harding, 2/14] (48)
“Love We Are We Love”
“In The Dark”
“Guess It Was”
10: “American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5,” Pete Seeger
[Smithsonian/Folkways, 2009] (47)
“Ground Hog”
“John Henry”
11: “Full Head Of Steam,” Roosevelt Dime [rooseveltdimemusic.com, new] (45)
“St. James Infirmary”
“Oh To Be”
“Crazy Bout You”
12: “New Whirled Order,” Claudia Schmidt [Red House, new] (42)
“Already”
“Strong Woman Has A Bad Day Polka”
“Longing”
12: “The River And The Thread,” Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (42)
“Feather’s Not A Bird”
“Etta’s Tune”
“Sunken Lands”
“World Of Strange Design”
14: “Down To The Roots,” Lowell Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, 1/14] (41)
“Married To The Blues”
“Blue Monday”
“Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”
14: “Gathering,” Poor Angus [Borealis, 1/14] (41)
“Never Come Back”
“Giant Set”
“William MacGillivray”
16: “When One Door Closes,” Gathering Time [Treble-G, 9/13] (40)
“Rain And Snow”
“Fox”
“Good Day To Be Above Ground”
17: “If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle,” Pete Seeger
[Smithsonian/Folkways, 1998] (36)
“If I Had A Hammer”
“Tomorrow Is A Highway”
“Turn, Turn, Turn”
18: “If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2,” Various
Artists [Appleseed, 2001] (34)
“Well May The World Go,” Larry Long And Pete Seeger
“Emperor Is Naked Today-O,” Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
“Oh Had I A Golden Thread,” Dar Williams And Toshi Reagon
19: “Live In ’65,” Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2009] (33)
“Turn! Turn! Turn!”
“All Mixed Up”
20: “Pete,” Pete Seeger [Living Music, 1996] (31)
“Well May The World Go”
“Garbage”
“How Can I Keep From Singing?”
21: “Diner In The Sky,” The Amigos [theamigosband.bandcamp.com, new] (30)
“Hey Joe”
“California Blues”
“Wayfaring Stranger”
22: “Sowing The Seeds: The 10th Anniversary,” Various Artists
[Appleseed, 2007] (29)
“Ghost Of Tom Joad,” Pete Seeger And Bruce Springsteen
“Pete Gets The Last Word,” Pete Seeger
23: “At 89,” Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2008] (27)
“Waist Deep In The Big Muddy”
“Wonderful Friends”
23: “Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs,” Pete
Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1999] (27)
“Bells Of Rhymney”
“English Is Cuh-Ray-Zee”
23: “One Evening In May,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, new] (27)
“Ring Of Fire”
“Barstow”
23: “Sleeping Dogs,” C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 11/13] (27)
“As Young As Your Kiss”
“Moderation”
27: “The Game,” Blue Highway [Rounder, 1/14] (26)
“The Game”
“Where Jasmine Grows”
28: “Blood Like A River,” Nathan Bell [Stone Barn, 1/14] (24)
“Names”
“Fade Out”
28: “Great Big World,” Tony Trischka [Rounder, new] (24)
“Do Re Mi”
“Say Goodbye”
28: “Kerri Powers,” Kerri Powers [kerripowers.com, new] (24)
“I’ve Got Your Back”
“Old Shirt”
28: “A More Perfect Union,” Pete Seeger And Lorre Wyatt [Appleseed, 2012] (24)
“God’s Counting On Me. . . God’s Counting On You”
“Somos El Barco/We Are The Boat”
“This Old Man Revisited”
32: “Down in Washington Square,” Dave Van Ronk [Smithsonian/Folkways,
10/13] (23)
“Gambler’s Blues”
33: “Hangtown Dancehall,” Eric Brace And Karl Straub [Red Beet, new] (22)
“Hangtown Fry”
“Elizabeth, Precious And Rare,” Tim O’Brien
33: “Naomi Wachira,” Naomi Wachira [Doreli, new] (22)
“I’m Alive”
“I Am A Woman”
33: “Precious Friend,” Arlo Guthrie / Pete Seeger [Warner, 2008] (22)
“Old Time Religion”
“Sailin Up Sailin Down”
33: “Wasn’t That A Time,” The Weavers [Vanguard, 1993] (22)
“Goodnight Irene”
“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”
37: “Back 40,” Robin & Linda Williams [Red House, 10/13] (21)
“Urge For Going”
“Dixie Highway Sign”
37: “Pennsylvania Coal,” Irene Kelley [Patio, 2/14] (21)
“Pennsylvania Coal”
“Feels Like Home”
37: “Sleepwalker In Paradise,” Cej [Gnosong, 6/13] (21)
“Honolulu Lulu”
“My Baby Knows”
40: “Annie Ford Band,” Annie Ford Band [Self, 1/14] (20)
“Calloused Hands”
“Frankie”
40: “Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail,” Rod Picott [Welding Rod, 2/14] (20)
“You’re Not Missing Anything”
“65 Falcon”
40: “Punishing The Myth,” Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
[Gatorbone, new] (20)
“You’re A Slave To Your Imagination”
“Who Woulda Thunk It?”
43: “22 Days,” John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/13] (19)
“Heaven’s Kitchen”
“Forgotten”
43: “Halfway Home,” Michael Jerling [Fool's Hill, 12/13] (19)
“After The Flood”
“Halfway Home”
43: “Lucky,” Suzy Bogguss [Loyal Dutchess, new] (19)
“Silver Wings”
“Sing Me Back Home”
43: “The Weavers Greatest Hits,” The Weavers [Vanguard, 1990] (19)
“So Long It’s Been Good To Know You”
43: “Wild Horses,” TR Ritchie [Apex, 2009] (19)
“Delicate Balance”
“I’m Gonna Take It With Me”
48: “Abundance,” Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas [Culburnie, 12/13] (18)
“On The Wings Of A Skorrie”
48: “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,” Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia, 2006] (18)
“We Shall Overcome”
“O Mary Don’t You Weep”
48: “Weightless,” Matt Andersen [True North, new] (18)
“Alberta Gold”
“Lost My Way”
51: “Berrymania,” Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/13] (17)
“Mr. And Mrs. Noah”
“Now Everything Does”
51: “Foreverly,” Billie Joe + Norah [Reprise, 11/13] (17)
“Long Time Gone”
“Roving Gambler”
51: “Memories And Moments,” Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott [Full
Skies, 9/13] (17)
“Angel’s Blue Eyes”
“Keep Your Dirty Lights On”
51: “South,” Blackie And The Rodeo Kings [Self, 1/14] (17)
“Blow Me A Kiss”
“Driftin Snow”
55: “Flat Earth Diary,” Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (16)
“Always Somewhere”
“Red Velvet Box”
55: “Good Luck,” Girls Guns & Glory [Lonesome Day, new] (16)
“All The Way Up To Heaven”
“Lshake Like Jello”
57: “Harp: A Time To Sing,” Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert
And Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2001] (15)
“Somos El Barco”
57: “Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits,” Pete Seeger [Columbia, 1987] (15)
“Where Have All The Flowers Gone”
57: “The Railsplitters,” The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 11/13] (15)
“Boarding Pass”
“No Stranger To The Blues”
60: “Tales From Jackson Bridge,” Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 9/13] (14)
“Burn Away Your Troubles”
60: “Four Good Days,” Jack Williams [Wind River, 11/13] (14)
“Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
60: “American Industrial Ballads,” Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways,
1957] (14)
“Casey Jones”
60: “Bright Like Gold,” April Verch [Slab Town, 4/13] (14)
“Edward In The Treetop / Yellow Jacket / Quit That Tickling Me”
60: “Dancing Through The Storm,” Amy Dixon-Kolar [Asharta, new] (14)
“Dancers”
60: “Echo Sessions,” The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 11/13] (14)
“Loretta”
“I Wish It Would Rain”
60: “Old Mill Sessions,” The Blushin’ Roulettes [Self, new] (14)
“Wind And The Sand”
60: “Only Me,” Rhonda Vincent [Upper Management, new] (14)
“Busy City”
“Only Me,” Rhonda Vincent Featuring Willie Nelson
60: “These Wilder Things,” Ruth Moody [Red House, 5/13] (14)
“Trouble And Woe”
69: “The Last Cheap Hotel,” Jennifer Evans [Sweet Cody Boy, new] (13)
“O Shouldn’t You Be Thankful Tonight”
69: “Robby Hecht,” Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, new] (13)
“I Don’t Believe It”
“When I’m With You Now”
69: “Robt Sarazin Blake,” Robert Sarazin Blake [Same Room, new] (13)
“Dingle To Tralee”
“New Life”
69: “There Is A Season,” The Byrds [Columbia, 2006] (13)
“Turn! Turn! Turn!”
“8 Miles High”

Top Songs of February 2014

1. “Holed Up Mason City” (23)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
2. “If I Had A Hammer” (18)
by Pete Seeger
from “If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle”
3. “We Shall Overcome” (16)
by Bruce Springsteen
from “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions”
also “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger”
4. “Oh To Be” (15)
by Roosevelt Dime
from “Full Head Of Steam”
4. “She’s That Kind Of Mystery” (15)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
4. “St. James Infirmary” (15)
by Roosevelt Dime
from “Full Head Of Steam”
4. “Waist Deep In The Big Muddy” (15)
by Pete Seeger
from “At 89″
also “Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs”
4. “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” (15)
by Pete Seeger
from “Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits”
9. “King Of The Folksingers” (14)
by Tim Grimm
from “The Turning Point”
9. “Wimoweh” (14)
by Weavers
from “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger”
11. “Bring Them Home” (13)
by Pete Seeger And Friends
from “Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3″
11. “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” (13)
by The Weavers
from “The Best Of The Decca Years”
also “Wasn’t That A Time”
13. “Last Thing On My Mind” (12)
by Stark Sands With Punch Brothers
from “Inside Llewyn Davis”
13. “Love We Are We Love” (12)
by The Sea The Sea
from “Love We Are We Love”
13. “Turn! Turn! Turn!” (12)
by The Byrds
from “There Is A Season”
16. “Already” (11)
by Claudia Schmidt
from “New Whirled Order”
16. “Bright Side Of Down” (11)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
16. “Fare Thee Well” (11)
by Oscar Isaac And Marcus Mumford
from “Inside Llewyn Davis”
16. “Goodnight Irene” (11)
by The Weavers
from “Wasn’t That A Time”
16. “Livin’ In America” (11)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands”
16. “Never Come Back” (11)
by Poor Angus
from “Gathering”
16. “Well May The World Go” (11)
by Pete Seeger
from “Pete”
16. “Wilder Girl” (11)
by The Waymores
from “The Waymores”
24. “500 Miles” (10)
by Carey Mulligan, Stark Sands And Justin Timberlake
from “Inside Llewyn Davis”
24. “Bells Of Rhymney” (10)
by Pete Seeger
from “Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs”
24. “Dingle To Tralee” (10)
by Robert Sarazin Blake
from “Robt Sarazin Blake”
24. “Feather’s Not A Bird” (10)
by Rosanne Cash
from “The River And The Thread”
24. “Green, Green Rocky Road” (10)
by Dave Van Ronk
from “Inside Llewyn Davis”
24. “In The Dark” (10)
by The Sea The Sea
from “Love We Are We Love”
24. “Lake” (10)
by Tim Grimm
from “The Turning Point”
24. “P. S. I Love You” (10)
by The Waymores
from “The Waymores”
24. “Sweet Companion” (10)
by The Waymores
from “The Waymores”
24. “Way More” (10)
by The Waymores
from “The Waymores”

JUNO Award-winning Canadian band Blackie and The Rodeo Kings’ January release, South, was #1 on Roots Music Report’s new monthly Top 50 Roots/Americana Albums Chart for February 2014. Rounding out the top 10 most-played albums were discs by The Stray Birds, Brandy Clark, Guy Clark, Little Miss Higgins & The Winnipeg Five, The Greencards, Mandolin Orange, Michael Martin Murphey, Tim Easton and Ray Benson.

Roots Music Report compiles weekly and monthly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. Its first monthly Top 50 Roots/Americana Albums Chart is posted here with permission.

(Key to Chart: This Month, Last Month, Album Title, Band/Artist Name, Label)

*NEW* 1 - South Blackie and The Rodeo Kings File Under Music
*NEW* 2 - Echo Sessions The Stray Birds INDIE
*NEW* 3 - 12 Stories Brandy Clark Slate Creek
*NEW* 4 - My Favorite Picture Of You Guy Clark Dualtone
*NEW* 5 - Bison Ranch Recording Sessions Little Miss Higgins & The Winnipeg Five LMH Music
*NEW* 6 - Sweetheart of the Sun The Greencards Darling Street Records
*NEW* 7 - This Side Of Jordan Mandolin Orange Yep Roc
*NEW* 8 - Red River Drifter Michael Martin Murphey Red River
*NEW* 9 - Not Cool Tim Easton Thirty Tigers
*NEW* 10 - A Little Piece Ray Benson Bismeaux
*NEW* 11 - Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail Rod Picott Independent
*NEW* 12 - Never Give In Will Hoge Thirty Tigers
*NEW* 13 - Memories And Moments Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott Full Skies
*NEW* 14 - In Our Nature Blue Rodeo Self Release
*NEW* 15 - No Way There From Here Laura Cantrell Thrift Shop
*NEW* 16 - Old Time Angels Jim Lauderdale Sky Crunch Records
*NEW* 17 - Prairieography Del Barber Linus Entertainment
*NEW* 18 - Long Night Moon Reckless Kelly Self Released
*NEW* 19 - Tennessee David Newbould Self Released
*NEW* 20 - The Lights From The Chemical Plant Robert Ellis New West
*NEW* 21 - Tambourine Fred Eaglesmith Independent
*NEW* 22 - The Love I Have for You Miss Tess & the Talkbacks Signature Sounds
*NEW* 23 - Still Fighting The War Slaid Cleaves Music Road Records
*NEW* 24 - Memories & Moments Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott Full Skies
*NEW* 25 - Small Town Heroes Hurray for the Riff Raff ATO Records
*NEW* 26 - The River And The Thread Rosanne Cash Blue Note
*NEW* 27 - Shine The Keller Sisters Self Released
*NEW* 28 - Bitin’ at the Bit Clay McClinton Clayster
*NEW* 29 - The Waiting Place Sara Jean Kelley Blue Jean Records
*NEW* 30 - Roll Me, Tumble Me The Deadly Gentlemen Rounder
*NEW* 31 - Break These Chains Tia McGraff Bandana Records
*NEW* 32 - Chapter One Carolina Story True Bearing Entertainment
*NEW* 33 - Lone Chimney Red Dirt Rangers Ranger Records
*NEW* 34 - Walking Through Clay Dirk Powell Sugar Hill Records
*NEW* 35 - Better At Goodbye Shantell Ogden Hip Farm Chic Records
*NEW* 36 - Break & Bloom Jane Kramer Self Released
*NEW* 37 - Goodbye Hello Wyatt Easterling Phoenix Rising
*NEW* 38 - The Dream Tracie Potochnik Self Released
*NEW* 39 - Songs To Sing and Stories To Tell Kerry Wallace Colt Records
*NEW* 40 - The Haden Triplets Haden Triplets Third Man Records
*NEW* 41 - Keep a Fire Amanda Rheaume Self Released
*NEW* 42 - Reserva The Claytones Rip Roar Music
*NEW* 43 - Sparkle and Shine Jonny Kaplan And The Lazy Stars Reckless Grace
*NEW* 44 - Another Man’s Treasure Greg Klyma Self Released
*NEW* 45 - Pushing Back Wintertime Mike Laureanno Self Released
*NEW* 46 - Downtown Mytic Downtown Mystic Sha La
*NEW* 47 - Often Wrong, Never In Doubt Deadfields Self Release
*NEW* 48 - Old Crow Medicine Show old Crow Medicine Show Self
*NEW* 49 - Into The Setting Sun Andrew Delaney Self Released
*NEW* 50 - Cross My Heart + Hope To Die D.B. Rielly Shut Up & Play!

One Evening in May, recorded live at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California last May by bluegrass and Americana artist Laurie Lewis with friends Tom Rozum and Nina Gerber, was the most-played album on folk radio during March 2014, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Closely following Lewis’ album was singer-songwriter John Gorka’s Bright Side of Down, which topped February’s chart and reportedly sported March’s most-played song, “Really Spring.”

The March 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,159 airplays from 140 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of March 2014

1: “One Evening In May,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 1/14] (81)
“Ring Of Fire”
“Garden Grow”
“Sailing Boat”
“Crooked Miles”
2: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (75)
“Really Spring”
“Holed Up In Mason City”
“Bright Side Of Down”
“Procrastination Blues”
3: “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands,” Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (66)
“Livin’ In America”
“Fiddlehead Fern”
“Green Pastures”
“Natural Thing To Do”
4: “How Red Is The Blood,” Tattletale Saints [Old Oak, 3/13] (53)
“Kathleen”
“Hank”
“Fell Upon The Fields”
“Traces Of You”
5: “Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne,” Various Artists [Music Road, new] (51)
“Rock Me On The Water,” Keb’ Mo’
“Before The Deluge,” Eliza Gilkyson
“Doctor My Eyes,” Paul Thorn
6: “Punishing The Myth,” Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik [Gatorbone, 3/14] (49)
“Who Woulda Thunk It?”
“Hanging”
“Aunt Lou”
“New American Dream”
7: “Something Worth Having,” Molasses Creek [molassescreek.com, 1/14] (48)
“Galway Girl”
“Ehringhaus Blues”
“Tennessee Stud”
8: “Words And Music,” Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 1/14] (46)
“Higher Ground”
“I’m Gonna Swim”
“I Need A Small Town”
“Old Out Of Tune Guitar”
9: “Everywhere I Go,” Shari Ulrich [Borealis, new] (42)
“Everywhere I Go”
“Rain, Rain, Rain”
“One Sky”
“This Life”
9: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (42)
“King Of The Folksingers”
“Lake”
“Anne In Amsterdam”
11: “Robby Hecht,” Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, 3/14] (39)
“Feeling It Now”
“Sea And The Shore”
“Barrio Moon”
11: “The Waymores,” The Waymores [waymores.net, 2012] (39)
“Singing Like A Byrd”
“Sweet Companion”
“Way More”
13: “Bad Dog Buffet,” Vance Gilbert [Disismye, new] (35)
“God Bless Everyone”
“First Ring”
“Out The Way We Came In”
14: “Diner In The Sky,” The Amigos [theamigosband.bandcamp.com, 1/14] (33)
“Cabin On The Hill”
“Hey Joe”
“Any Way You Want Me To”
14: “The River And The Thread,” Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (33)
“Etta’s Tune”
“Sunken Lands”
16: “Out Among The Stars,” Johnny Cash [Columbia, new] (32)
“I’m Movin’ On”
“Baby Ride Easy”
“Don’t You Think It’s Come Our Time”
17: “Four Good Days,” Jack Williams [Wind River, 11/13] (31)
“4 Good Days”
“Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
“Them Things”
17: “Gathering,” Poor Angus [Borealis, 1/14] (31)
“Never Come Back”
“Shores Of The Bay”
“Silver Islet”
17: “Old Mill Sessions,” The Blushin’ Roulettes [blushinroulettes.com, 2/14] (31)
“Sadness Thief”
“Tall Tall Grass”
“Wind And The Sand”
17: “Poet On The Moon,” Mare Wakefield & Nomad [marewakefield.com, new] (31)
“Clementine”
“Rattlesnake”
“First Poet On The Moon”
21: “Down To The Roots,” Lowell Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, 1/14] (29)
“I’ll Do Anything But Work”
“Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me”
“Love Is A 5 Letter Word”
21: “Love We Are We Love,” The Sea The Sea [Hudson Harding, 2/14] (29)
“Guess It Was”
“Love We Are We Love”
“Re: Blah”
23: “22 Days,” John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/13] (28)
“Forgotten”
“Night That Dan Ryan Got Locked In The Pub”
“Heaven’s Kitchen”
23: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, new] (28)
“Eliza Jane”
“Where No Monument Stands”
25: “Future Pilot,” We’re About 9 [circanine.com, 1/14] (27)
“Prime Of My Life”
“Hardest Thing To Prove”
“Starting Over”
25: “New Whirled Order,” Claudia Schmidt [Red House, 3/14] (27)
“Already”
“Strong Woman Has A Bad Day Polka”
27: “Cut To The Chase,” Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, new] (26)
“Once Upon”
“Time Traveler’s Wife”
28: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Various Artists [Nonesuch, 11/13] (25)
“Fare Thee Well,” Oscar Isaac
“500 Miles,” Carey Mulligan, Stark Sands, And Justin Timberlake
28: “Life On Fire,” Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes [scottwolfson.com, 1/14] (25)
“Backseat And Me”
“You Can’t Break Me Again”
“Brooklyn Mermaids”
30: “Berrymania,” Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/13] (24)
“Your State’s Name Here”
“It’s Better Than That”
31: “Great Big World,” Tony Trischka [Rounder, 2/14] (23)
“Wild Bill Hickok”
“Do Re Mi”
31: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, new] (23)
“Every Little Bit Of It”
“Light In The Window”
33: “Better Things,” Judy Kass [Self, 1/14] (22)
“Green Lined Coat”
“River”
33: “Kerri Powers,” Kerri Powers [kerripowers.com, 1/14] (22)
“To Love Somebody”
“Buttercup”
35: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, new] (21)
“Little Black Train”
“Me And The Wildwood Rose”
35: “Flat Earth Diary,” Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (21)
“Flat Earth Diary”
“Ferryman’s Dream”
35: “Full Head Of Steam,” Roosevelt Dime [rooseveltdimemusic.com, 3/14] (21)
“I Want Mo!”
“Oh To Be”
35: “No More Rain,” The Steel Wheels [thesteelwheels.com, 4/13] (21)
“Walk Away”
“Go Up To That Mountain”
35: “Summer’s End,” Garnet Rogers [Snow Goose, new] (21)
“Shadows On The Water”
“Fireside Chat”
35: “Where The Rust Meets The Rise,” Ryan Taylor Band [Self, new] (21)
“House Of The Rising Sun”
“Unstruck”
41: “Some Part Of The Truth,” Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2/13] (20)
“Lady Of The Harbor”
“I Ain’t Got No Home”
42: “Echo Sessions,” The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 11/13] (19)
“Loretta”
“Blue Yodel #7″
“I Wish It Would Rain”
42: “Naomi Wachira,” Naomi Wachira [Doreli, 1/14] (19)
“Sacred Love”
“I Am A Woman”
42: “Tell You In Earnest,” Matt And Shannon Heaton [Self, new] (19)
“Mantle Of Green”
45: “Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail,” Rod Picott [Welding Rod, 2/14] (18)
“Mobile Home”
45: “Legends & Legacies,” Flaco & Max [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (18)
“Ay Te Gaucho Cucaracho”
“El Parrandero”
45: “Small Town Heroes,” Hurray For The Riff Raff [ATO, 2/14] (18)
“Crash On The Highway”
“End Of The Line”
48: “The Game,” Blue Highway [Rounder, 1/14] (17)
“Dogtown”
“Talk Is Cheap”
48: “Live,” Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell [Rounder, new] (17)
“Love Has Come For You”
48: “Sleepwalker In Paradise,” Cej [Gnosong, 6/13] (17)
“New Old Friend”
“My Baby Knows”
51: “Voice Of Ages,” The Chieftains [Hear, 2012] (16)
“Carolina Rua,” Chieftains And Imelda May
“Frost Is All Over”
51: “Two Billion Acres Of Salt,” Hezekiah Goode [Self, 4/13] (16)
“Good Old Mountain Dew”
“Get That Fiddle Fired Up”
51: “Hangtown Dancehall,” Eric Brace And Karl Straub [Red Beet, 1/14] (16)
“Pretty Girl In Missouri”
51: “Robt Sarazin Blake,” Robert Sarazin Blake [Same Room, 2/14] (16)
“Our Winter In New York”
“Dingle To Tralee”
51: “Sleeping Dogs,” C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 11/13] (16)
“Pontificating Paradox”
“Unraveled”
56: “Woodstock,” Heather Maloney And Darlingside [Signature, new] (15)
“Woodstock”
57: “Back 40,” Robin & Linda Williams [Red House, 10/13] (14)
“On And On”
57: “Bad Self Portraits,” Lake Street Dive [Signature, new] (14)
“Bad Self Portraits”
“Better Than”
57: “Blood Like A River,” Nathan Bell [Stone Barn, 1/14] (14)
“Names”
57: “Housewarming,” The Mae Trio [Self, new] (14)
“Caroline”
“Lately”
57: “Let It Go,” The Infamous Stringdusters [High Country, new] (14)
“Where The Rivers Run Cold”
“By My Side”
57: “Lucky,” Suzy Bogguss [Loyal Dutchess, 2/14] (14)
“Silver Wings”
57: “Pennsylvania Coal,” Irene Kelley [Patio, 2/14] (14)
“Pennsylvania Coal”
“Rattlesnake Rattler”
57: “Silver Ladder,” Peter Mulvey [Signature, new] (14)
“Remember The Milkman”
“You Don’t Have To Tell Me”
57: “When One Door Closes,” Gathering Time [Treble-G, 9/13] (14)
“If It Would Only Rain”
66: “Child Ballads,” Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer [Wilderland, 3/13] (13)
“Riddles Wisely Expounded”
“Sir Patrick Spens”
66: “Dream A Little Dream,” Katie Glassman & Snapshot [Self, new] (13)
“Liza Jane”
“My Window Faces The South”
66: “Louder Than Words,” The Henry Girls [Self, 1/14] (13)
“Light In The Window”
66: “Prairieography,” Del Barber [True North, new] (13)
“Living With A Long Way To Go”
66: “Pressed For Time,” Burning Bridget Cleary [burningbridgetcleary.com, 6/13] (13)
“2 Sisters”
66: “Somewhere Near Paterson,” Richard Shindell [Signature, 2000] (13)
“Spring”
66: “Tether My Heart,” Hannah Shira Naiman [Merriweather, 10/13] (13)
“Married Soldier”
“Looking For My Own”
66: “There Used To Be A Train,” James Curley [Sidewalking Crab, 10/13] (13)
“Townes Van Zandt Song”
“There Used To Be A Train”
66: “Yes, I Believe I Will,” Steve Howell And The Mighty Men [Out Of The Past, 10/13] (13)
“Walk On Boy”

Top Songs of March 2014

John Gorka

1. “Really Spring” (20)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
2. “Livin’ In America” (15)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands”
3. “Holed Up In Mason City” (13)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
3. “Ring Of Fire” (13)
by Laurie Lewis
from “One Evening In May”
5. “Everywhere I Go” (12)
by Shari Ulrich
from “Everywhere I Go”
5. “Galway Girl” (12)
by Molasses Creek
from “Something Worth Having”
7. “Already” (11)
by Claudia Schmidt
from “New Whirled Order”
7. “Bright Side Of Down” (11)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
7. “God Bless Everyone” (11)
by Vance Gilbert
from “Bad Dog Buffet”
10. “Fiddlehead Fern” (10)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands”
10. “Green Pastures” (10)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands”
10. “Lake” (10)
by Tim Grimm
from “The Turning Point”
10. “Loretta” (10)
by The Stray Birds
from “Echo Sessions”
10. “Rattlesnake” (10)
by Mare Wakefield & Nomad
from “Poet On The Moon”
10. “Singing Like A Byrd” (10)
by The Waymores
from “The Waymores”
10. “Spring” (10)
by Richard Shindell
from “Somewhere Near Paterson”
17. “Clementine” (9)
by Mare Wakefield & Nomad
from “Poet On The Moon”
17. “Eliza Jane” (9)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “The Nocturne Diaries”
17. “Garden Grow” (9)
by Laurie Lewis
from “One Evening In May”
17. “Hanging” (9)
by Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
from “Punishing The Myth”
17. “Kathleen” (9)
by Tattletale Saints
from “How Red Is The Blood”
17. “King Of The Folksingers” (9)
by Tim Grimm
from “The Turning Point”
17. “Procrastination Blues” (9)
by John Gorka
from “Bright Side Of Down”
17. “Sadness Thief” (9)
by The Blushin’ Roulettes
from “Old Mill Sessions”
17. “Song For Ireland” (9)
by Mary Black
from “Collected”
17. “Who Woulda Thunk It?” (9)
by Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
from “Punishing The Myth”
17. “Woodstock” (9)
by Heather Maloney And Darlingside
from “Woodstock”

Carter Girl, an album covering three generations of Carter Family music by Carlene Carter, the daughter of of June Carter Cash and granddaughter of “Mother” Maybelle Carter, was the most-played album on folk radio during April 2014, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Jesse Winchester, the late singer-songwriter who was revered and widely covered by other artists, had the month’s top two songs (“Brand New Tennessee Waltz” and “Yankee Lady”). Winchester, who lost his battle with cancer on April 11 (See article posted April 12 on AcousticMusicScene.com), also was the most-played artist during April.

The April 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,054 airplays from 132 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of April 2014

1: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (69)
“Black Jack David”
“Me And The Wildwood Rose”
“Blackie’s Gunman”
“I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow”
2: “Louder Than Words,” The Henry Girls [thehenrygirls.com, 1/14] (64)
“Weather”
“James Monroe”
“No Matter What You Say”
“Reason To Believe”
3: “Pretty Bird,” Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, new] (61)
“Pretty Bird”
“Drive On”
“Rise Out Of The Water”
“Sing Goodbye”
4: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (57)
“Every Little Bit Of It”
“Room At The Table”
“Forever Ray”
“Light In The Window”
5: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (56)
“Really Spring”
“She’s That Kind Of Mystery”
“Bright Side Of Down”
6: “Cut To The Chase,” Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 2/14] (55)
“Tryin’ So Hard To Get To You”
“Rustler’s Girl”
“Same Ol’ Song”
7: “Out Among The Stars,” Johnny Cash [Columbia, 3/14] (54)
“Baby Ride Easy”
“Out Among The Stars”
“Don’t You Think It’s Come Our Time”
“I’m Movin’ On”
8: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (53)
“Eliza Jane”
“Fast Freight”
“Midnight Oil”
9: “Dream A Little Dream,” Katie Glassman & Snapshot [katieglassman.com, 3/14] (52)
“Liza Jane”
“Good Times Gone By”
“I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine”
9: “One Evening In May,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 1/14] (52)
“Ring Of Fire”
“Crooked Miles”
“Garden Grow”
“Kisses”
11: “Long Time… Seldom Scene,” Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (49)
“Wait A Minute”
“Hickory Wind”
“Big Train”
12: “Race To The Bottom,” Paddy Mills [Ormal Nye, 2/14] (41)
“Bay View Massacre”
“Race To The Bottom”
“Fox In The Barnyard”
“When Spring Comes Around”
13: “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands,” Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (38)
“Fiddlehead Fern”
“Livin’ In America”
“Pocket Full Of Dust”
14: “A Dotted Line,” Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, new] (37)
“21st Of May”
“Destination”
“Elephant In The Corn”
“Elsie”
14: “Epilogue,” Ronstadt Generations [ronstadtgenerations.com, new] (37)
“16 Tons”
“Riders In The Sky”
“I Know What I Know”
16: “Flat Earth Diary,” Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (36)
“Always Somewhere”
“Belle Of The Ball”
“Honey Down A String”
17: “New Whirled Order,” Claudia Schmidt [Red House, 3/14] (34)
“Nothing”
“Strong Woman Has A Bad Day Polka”
“Already”
17: “Tarpaper Sky,” Rodney Crowell [New West, new] (34)
“Flyboy And The Kid”
“Long Journey Home”
“Fever On The Bayou”
19: “Bad Dog Buffet,” Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 2/14] (33)
“God Bless Everyone”
“For Evelyne”
“First Ring”
19: “Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne,” Various Artists [Music Road, 4/14] (33)
“Rock Me On The Water,” Keb’ Mo’
“Before The Deluge,” Eliza Gilkyson
“Call It A Loan,” Shawn Colvin
19: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (33)
“Blame It On The Dog”
“King Of The Folksingers”
“Rovin’ Gambler”
22: “Love Filling Station,” Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 2009] (32)
“Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding”
“Bless Your Foolish Heart”
“I Turn To My Guitar”
23: “Checks & Love Letters,” Bernice Lewis [bernicelewis.com, new] (31)
“From Us”
“Checks And Love Letters”
“I Wanna Be In The Band”
23: “For Keeps,” Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt [Red House, new] (31)
“2 White Clouds”
“Company Of Friends”
“Kiss Me Now”
23: “How Red Is The Blood,” Tattletale Saints [Old Oak, 3/13] (31)
“Complicated Man”
“Fell Upon The Fields”
“Hank”
23: “Love Runner,” Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 1/14] (31)
“Sunday Street”
“Love Runner”
“Train Home”
27: “The Best Of Jesse Winchester,” Jesse Winchester [Rhino, 2012] (30)
“Mississippi You’re On My Mind”
“Brand New Tennessee Waltz”
“Yankee Lady”
27: “Tell You In Earnest,” Matt And Shannon Heaton [mattandshannonheaton.com, 4/14] (30)
“Cruel Salt Sea”
“Gallant Hussar”
29: “Everywhere I Go,” Shari Ulrich [Borealis, 3/14] (28)
“One Sky”
“This Life”
“Everywhere I Go”
29: “Get A Life,” Warren G. Hardings [thewarrenghardings.com, new] (28)
“Treehouse”
“Devil’s In The Roots”
31: “Gentleman Of Leisure,” Jesse Winchester [Sugar Hill, 1999] (27)
“That’s What Makes You Strong”
“Club Manhattan”
32: “Words And Music,” Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 1/14] (26)
“I’m Gonna Swim”
“Old Out Of Tune Guitar”
33: “The River And The Thread,” Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (25)
“50,000 Watts”
“Biloxi”
33: “Silver Ladder,” Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/14] (25)
“You Don’t Have To Tell Me”
“Lies You Forgot You Told”
35: “Goody Shoes,” Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, new] (24)
“Old Dry Bones”
“I Can”
35: “The Promise,” Corinne West Band [Make, 2009] (24)
“Everybody’s Talkin”
“Lily Ann”
“The Promise”
35: “Robby Hecht,” Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, 3/14] (24)
“Sea And The Shore”
“I Don’t Believe It”
38: “Everything Is Great,” Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, 2012] (23)
“Baseball In My Blood”
“Everything Is Great”
38: “Future Pilot,” We’re About 9 [circanine.com, 1/14] (23)
“Prime Of My Life”
“Hardest Thing To Prove”
38: “Live,” Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell [Rounder, 3/14] (23)
“Crow”
“Jubilation Day”
38: “Poet On The Moon,” Mare Wakefield & Nomad [marewakefield.com, 3/14] (23)
“Clementine”
“First Poet On The Moon”
38: “When The Ink Dries,” West My Friend [Grammar Fight, new] (23)
“Dark And Deep”
“Troubles”
43: “Something Worth Having,” Molasses Creek [molassescreek.com, 1/14] (22)
“My Window Faces The South”
“Choo Choo Yazoo”
44: “Easy Gone,” Ray Bonneville [Red House, new] (21)
“Where Has My Easy Gone”
“2 Bends In The Road”
44: “Flying Dream,” Catie Curtis [Self, 2/14] (21)
“4 Walls”
“Voyager”
46: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Various Artists [Nonesuch, 11/13] (20)
“Green, Green Rocky Road,” Dave Van Ronk
“Death Of Queen Jane,” Oscar Isaac
47: “Another Roller Coaster,” Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Dl Arts, 3/13] (19)
“Ballad Of Kate Shelley”
“Feather In A Storm”
47: “At Ken Sanders Rare Books,” Kate MacLeod [Waterbug, 1/14] (19)
“Prairyerth”
“Blue Highways”
47: “Diner In The Sky,” The Amigos [theamigosband.bandcamp.com, 1/14] (19)
“Hey Joe”
“Cabin On The Hill”
47: “Let It Go,” The Infamous Stringdusters [High Country, 4/14] (19)
“Let It Go”
“I’ll Get Away”
47: “Punishing The Myth,” Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik [Gatorbone, 3/14] (19)
“Who Woulda Thunk It?”
“Hanging”
47: “Somewhere Far Away,” Bradford Lee Folk And The Bluegrass Playboys [bradfordleefolk.com, new] (19)
“Foolish Game Of Love”
“Trains Don’t Lie”
53: “The Waymores,” The Waymores [waymores.net, 2012] (18)
“Sweet Companion”
54: “Berrymania,” Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/13] (17)
“Mr. And Mrs. Noah”
“Walking With Roget”
54: “Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To John Denver,” Special Consensus [Compass, new] (17)
“Eagles And Horses”
“Wild Montana Skies”
54: “Jesse Winchester: Live From Mountain Stage,” Jesse Winchester [Blue Plate, 2001] (17)
“Brand New Tennessee Waltz”
“Yankee Lady”
54: “Some 1 Like U,” Kathy Moser [Self, 2009] (17)
“Big Yellow Taxi”
“I Will Follow You Into The Dark”
54: “Woodstock,” Heather Maloney And Darlingside [Signature, 3/14] (17)
“Woodstock”
“No Shortcuts”
59: “22 Days,” John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/13] (16)
“Dry Land Fish”
“Of An Age”
59: “Gathering,” Poor Angus [Borealis, 1/14] (16)
“Never Come Back”
“Gathering”
59: “Kerri Powers,” Kerri Powers [kerripowers.com, 1/14] (16)
“Tallulah Send A Car For Me”
“Buttercup”
59: “Memories And Moments,” Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott [Full Skies, 9/13] (16)
“Memories And Moments”
59: “Only Me,” Rhonda Vincent [Upper Management, 1/14] (16)
“Busy City”
“Only Me”
64: “Down To The Roots,” Lowell Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, 1/14] (15)
“Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me”
“Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”
64: “Jesse Winchester,” Jesse Winchester [Wounded Bird, 1970] (15)
“Brand New Tennessee Waltz”
“Yankee Lady”
64: “Sleeping Dogs,” C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 11/13] (15)
“Pontificating Paradox”
67: “Pressed For Time,” Burning Bridget Cleary [burningbridgetcleary.com, 6/13] (14)
“Oh My Little Darling/ Fire On The Mountain”
“On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis”
68: “Build Me Up From Bones,” Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 9/13] (13)
“Build Me Up From Bones”
“Mile On The Moon”
68: “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes,” Hanneke Cassel [Self, 12/13] (13)
“Dot The Dragon’s Eyes”
“Marathon”
68: “Down Home Divas,” Brooksie Wells [Self, 11/13] (13)
“Circumstance”
“In Your Hands”
68: “Endless Ocean,” The Tuttles With A. J. Lee [Back Studio, 6/13] (13)
“Where The Old Red River Flows”
68: “Folk Singer Vol. 1,” Willie Watson [Acony, new] (13)
“Bring It With You When You Come”
“Rock Salt And Nails”
68: “The Game,” Blue Highway [Rounder, 1/14] (13)
“Change Of Faith In Tennessee”
“The Game”
68: “The Haden Triplets,” The Haden Triplets [Third Man, 2/14] (13)
“Making Believe”
68: “Let It Choose You,” Adam Carroll [Down Hole, new] (13)
“Old Child Country Star”
68: “The List Of Whales,” Carrie Ferguson [Walking Songs, 1/14] (13)
“Sunlight”
68: “Madness Of Happiness,” Truckstop Honeymoon [Squirrel, new] (13)
“Home Is Not A Hotel”
“Little Red Bird”
68: “Pennsylvania Coal,” Irene Kelley [Patio, 2/14] (13)
“Garden Of Dreams”
68: “Some Part Of The Truth,” Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2/13] (13)
“In The Name Of Love”

Top Songs of April 2014

Jesse Winchester

The Red Album, the latest release by the New York-based female Americana roots trio Red Molly, was the most-played album on folk radio during May 2014, followed by singer-songwriter Joe Crookston’s Georgia I’m Here, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Several tracks from both albums also were reportedly among the top ten most-played songs during the month, although they were edged out by Asheville, NC-based Americana roots trio Red June for the top spot.

The May 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,228 airplays from 133 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of May 2014

1: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, new] (114)
“Homeward Bound”
“Clinch River Blues”
“1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
“Sing To Me”
“Willow Tree”
“With A Memory Like Mine”
2: “Georgia I’m Here,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, new] (87)
“Riding The Train”
“Big Sky”
“Fall Down As The Rain”
“Georgia I’m Here”
“Miner In The Mourning”
3: “Ancient Dreams,” Red June [Organic, 4/14] (68)
“Ancient Dreams”
“Black Mountain Night”
“Gabriel’s Storm”
“Saddle Up My Son”
4: “Kindred Lines,” T Sisters [Spruce And Maple, new] (62)
“American Tune”
“Seduction Of Spring”
“Woo Woo”
“Molasses”
5: “O Love,” Ernest Troost [Travelin' Shoes, 1/14] (47)
“Harlan County Boys”
“Pray Real Hard”
“Old Screen Door”
“Storm Comin”
6: “Carry The Water,” Lucy Billings [Sassy Time, new] (46)
“Answer”
“Not Far From Me”
“Carry The Water”
6: “Loving a Fool,” Tumbling Bones [tumblingbones.com, 3/14] (46)
“Broken Things”
“Just Because”
“Bright Morning Stars”
“Red, Red Rose”
6: “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander,” Molly Tuttle And John Mailander [Back Studio, 2/14] (46)
“Another Side/Tell Me”
“Morning Morgantown”
“Red Prairie Dawn”
“Moonshiner”
9: “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes,” Hanneke Cassel [hannekecassel.com, 12/13] (42)
“Dot The Dragon’s Eyes”
“Jig For Christina”
“Captain”
9: “For Keeps,” Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (42)
“2 White Clouds”
“Company Of Friends”
“Kiss Me Now”
9: “Louder Than Words,” The Henry Girls [thehenrygirls.com, 1/14] (42)
“Weather”
“It’s Not Easy”
“Maybe”
“So Long But Not Goodbye”
12: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (40)
“Me And The Wildwood Rose”
“Black Jack David”
“Blackie’s Gunman”
13: “The More I Wonder,” Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, new] (39)
“Crazy Nightingale”
“Giant Steps”
“Young Hearts, Wild Horses Or The Wind”
14: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (38)
“Holed Up In Mason City”
“Bright Side Of Down”
“Really Spring”
15: “A Dotted Line,” Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, 4/14] (37)
“Elephant In The Corn”
“21st Of May”
“Where Is Love Now”
16: “Dream A Little Dream,” Katie Glassman & Snapshot [katieglassman.com, 3/14] (36)
“Liza Jane”
“My Window Faces The South”
“I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine”
16: “Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne,” Various Artists [Music Road, 4/14] (36)
“Before The Deluge,” Eliza Gilkyson
“After The Deluge,” Eliza Gilkyson
16: “Out Among The Stars,” Johnny Cash [Columbia, 3/14] (36)
“Out Among The Stars”
“Call Your Mother”
“She Used To Love Me A Lot”
19: “Childhood Home,” Ben And Ellen Harper [Prestige Folklore, new] (35)
“House Is A Home”
“Farmer’s Daughter”
19: “Goody Shoes,” The Squirrel Hillbillies [squirrelhillbillies.com, 3/14] (35)
“River Rat”
“I Can”
“Old Dry Bones”
21: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (34)
“Writing You A Letter”
“Visitation”
“Empty Chair”
21: “Trouble,” The Howlin’ Brothers [Readymade, new] (34)
“Boogie”
“Monroe”
“Pour It Down”
23: “Blood Test,” Kris Delmhorst [Signature, new] (33)
“My Ohio”
“Bright Green World”
“Blood Test”
23: “Cut To The Chase,” Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 2/14] (33)
“Cut To The Chase”
“Franco’s Spain”
“Time Traveler’s Wife”
23: “Folk Singer Vol. 1,” Willie Watson [Acony, 5/14] (33)
“Rock Salt And Nails”
“Long John Dean”
“Stewball”
23: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (33)
“Eliza Jane”
“American Boy”
“Fast Freight”
23: “Tarpaper Sky,” Rodney Crowell [New West, 4/14] (33)
“Long Journey Home”
“Fever On The Bayou”
“Flyboy And The Kid”
28: “Click,” Neale Eckstein & friends [Fox Run, new] (32)
“One Month Crazier,” Buskin And Batteau And Tom Rush
“I’ve Always Been Older Than Me,” Dan Navarro
“Watery Grave,” David Buskin
28: “Pretty Bird,” Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, new] (32)
“Pretty Bird”
“Sweet Animal”
“Drive On”
28: “Trouble & Love,” Mary Gauthier [Proper, new] (32)
“False From True”
“Oh Soul”
“Trouble And Love”
31: “In The Balance,” Lynn Hollyfield [Self, new] (31)
“In The Balance”
“Shadow”
“Spring”
31: “One Evening In May,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 1/14] (31)
“Barstow”
“Garden Grow”
“My True Love Loves Me”
33: “Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In,” Bumper Jacksons [Self, new] (30)
“That’s My Gal”
“Clap Hands”
34: “Checks & Love Letters,” Bernice Lewis [bernicelewis.com, 3/14] (27)
“Checks And Love Letters”
“From Us”
“It Could Be”
35: “Country Mile,” American Nomad [Spruce And Maple, new] (26)
“1849″
“Country Mile”
35: “Long Time… Seldom Scene,” Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/14] (26)
“What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round”
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
35: “Once A River,” Still On The Hill [Self, new] (26)
“When I Go To Water”
“What’s Done Is Done”
38: “Early Treasuries,” Abe Loomis [Self, new] (25)
“Pancakes”
“Let It Ride”
“Beautiful Lie”
39: “Elsebound,” True North [Self, new] (24)
“Shiny Black Shoes”
“Twist In The Wind”
39: “The Hanging Road,” Joseph Huber [Muddy Roots, new] (24)
“Same River Twice”
“Goin’ Far On Little”
41: “Poor Man’s Diamonds,” John Flynn [Flying Stone, new] (23)
“Like Woody Done”
“Bury Me With My Guitar”
42: “Into My Own,” Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, new] (22)
“That’s Where I Belong”
“Been All Around This World”
42: “Love Runner,” Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 1/14] (22)
“Sunday Street”
“Central Square”
“Green Summertime”
44: “Duets,” Linda Ronstadt [Rhino, 4/14] (21)
“Adieu False Heart”
“Pretty Bird”
44: “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands,” Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (21)
“Livin’ In America”
“Down In The Lonesome Draw”
46: “Flat Earth Diary,” Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (20)
“Belle Of The Ball”
“Flat Earth Diary”
“Always Somewhere”
46: “Natalie Merchant,” Natalie Merchant [Nonesuch, new] (20)
“7 Deadly Sins”
“Lulu”
46: “Words And Music,” Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 1/14] (20)
“You Have Been My Friend”
“Family, Faith And Friends”
49: “Another Roller Coaster,” Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Dl Arts, 3/13] (19)
“I Think I Saw Elvis”
“Feather In A Storm”
49: “Punishing The Myth,” Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik [Gatorbone, 3/14] (19)
“New American Dream”
“Hanging”
51: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, new] (18)
“Suffer No Fools”
“Banjo Roustabout”
51: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (18)
“Rovin’ Gambler”
“Family History”
53: “Blood Like A River,” Nathan Bell [Stone Barn, 1/14] (17)
“Names”
53: “A Dozen Other Loves,” Matt Nakoa [Self, new] (17)
“Daisies In The Rain”
“Fool Of A Knight”
53: “Epilogue,” Ronstadt Generations [ronstadtgenerations.com, 4/14] (17)
“For A Dancer”
“16 Tons”
53: “Everything Is Great,” Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, 2012] (17)
“Born In The Usa”
“My America”
53: “World Of Strangers,” Zoe Muth [Signature, new] (17)
“Mama Needs A Margarita”
“Somebody I Know”
58: “Mother, Queen Of My Heart,” Various Artists [Sugar Hill, 2002] (16)
“Mama Don’t Allow No Music,” Doc Watson
“Mother, The Queen Of My Heart,” Lonesome Standard Time
58: “Robby Hecht,” Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, 3/14] (16)
“Sea And The Shore”
60: “Can’t Fix Crazy,” Jackie Morris [Button Box, 3/14] (14)
“Come And Gone”
“Can’t Fix Crazy”
60: “How Red Is The Blood,” Tattletale Saints [Old Oak, 3/13] (14)
“Fell Upon The Fields”
60: “New Whirled Order,” Claudia Schmidt [Red House, 3/14] (14)
“Jane’s Gone”
“Strong Woman Has A Bad Day Polka”
60: “Silver Ladder,” Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/14] (14)
“Lies You Forgot You Told”
“Trempealeau”
64: “22 Days,” John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/13] (13)
“Dry Land Fish”
64: “9 Dead Alive,” Rodrigo Y Gabriela [ATO, new] (13)
“Soundmaker”
“Torito”
64: “Berrymania,” Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/13] (13)
“Chat With Your Mom”
64: “Everywhere I Go,” Shari Ulrich [Borealis, 3/14] (13)
“Everywhere I Go”
“One Sky”
64: “The Last Laugh,” Asylum Street Spankers [Yellow Dog, new] (13)
“Didn’t It Rain”
64: “Life On Fire,” Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes [scottwolfson.com, 1/14] (13)
“Brooklyn Mermaids”
“You Can’t Break Me Again”
64: “The Littlest Prisoner,” Jenny Scheinman [Sony, new] (13)
“Just A Child”
64: “Old Mill Sessions,” The Blushin’ Roulettes [blushinroulettes.com, 2/14] (13)
“Let It Roll”
“Purple Clouds”
64: “Some Part Of The Truth,” Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2/13] (13)
“House That Jack Built”
64: “The Stray Birds,” The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 2012] (13)
“Railroad Man”
64: “Summer’s End,” Garnet Rogers [Snow Goose, 3/14] (13)
“Old Campfires”
64: “The Waymores,” The Waymores [waymores.net, 2012] (13)
“Singing Like A Byrd”
“Wilder Girl”
64: “White Wave Chapel,” I Draw Slow [Pinecastle, new] (13)
“Bread And Butter”
“All Souls”

Top Songs of May 2014

Red June (Photo: David Simchock)

1. “Ancient Dreams” (20)
by Red June
from “Ancient Dreams”
1. “House Is A Home” (20)
by Ben And Ellen Harper
from “Childhood Home”
3. “Homeward Bound” (18)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
4. “Clinch River Blues” (17)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
4. “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes” (17)
by Hanneke Cassel
from “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes”
4. “Riding The Train” (17)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
7. “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” (15)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
8. “Big Sky” (14)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
8. “Black Mountain Night” (14)
by Red June
from “Ancient Dreams”
8. “Fall Down As The Rain” (14)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
8. “Seduction Of Spring” (14)
by T Sisters
from “Kindred Lines”
12. “American Tune” (13)
by T Sisters
from “Kindred Lines”
12. “Another Side/Tell Me” (13)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
from “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander”
12. “Georgia I’m Here” (13)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
12. “Red Prairie Dawn” (13)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
from “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander”
16. “Morning Morgantown” (12)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
from “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander”
16. “Sing To Me” (12)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
16. “When I Go To Water” (12)
by Still On The Hill
from “Once A River”
16. “With A Memory Like Mine” (12)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
20. “2 White Clouds” (11)
by Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt
from “For Keeps”
20. “Checks And Love Letters” (11)
by Bernice Lewis
from “Checks & Love Letters”
22. “Answer” (10)
by Lucy Billings
from “Carry The Water”
22. “Harlan County Boys” (10)
by Ernest Troost
from “O Love”
22. “Long Journey Home” (10)
by Rodney Crowell
from “Tarpaper Sky”
22. “Miner In The Mourning” (10)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
22. “Moonshiner” (10)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
from “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander”
22. “Willow Tree” (10)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”

The Red Album, the latest release by the New York-based female Americana roots trio Red Molly, was the most-played album on folk radio for a second consecutive month, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. The Red Album also sported four of the month’s top songs.

The June 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,072 airplays from 142 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of June 2014

1: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (120)
“Willow Tree”
“1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
“Clinch River Blues”
“With A Memory Like Mine”
“Homeward Bound”
2: “Georgia I’m Here,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (71)
“Georgia I’m Here”
“Riding The Train”
“Pretty Saro”
“Big Sky”
“Miner In The Mourning”
3: “Ancient Dreams,” Red June [Organic, 4/14] (65)
“Saddle Up, My Son”
“Gabriel’s Storm”
“Ancient Dreams”
“Black Mountain Night”
4: “Trouble & Love,” Mary Gauthier [Proper, 6/14] (56)
“Walking Each Other Home”
“Oh Soul”
“How You Learn To Live Alone”
“False From True”
5: “Loving a Fool,” Tumbling Bones [tumblingbones.com, 3/14] (55)
“Broken Things”
“I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby”
“Bound To Ride”
“Red, Red Rose”
6: “Kindred Lines,” T Sisters [Spruce And Maple, 5/14] (54)
“Molasses”
“Train Wreck”
“Woo Woo”
“American Tune”
7: “Fifty Shades Of Red,” Linda McRae [Borealis, new] (46)
“Strength Hope And Love”
“L And N”
“Falling Off The Face Of The World”
7: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (46)
“Beyond The Blue”
“Banjo Roustabout”
“Suffer No Fools”
7: “Survival Is The New Success,” Paul Sachs [paulsachs.com, new] (46)
“Survival Is The New Success”
“Devil Never Did”
“Still Life”
10: “Driftin’ River,” John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, new] (45)
“Coffin Eddie”
“Hewlett’s Packard”
“Old Glory”
11: “Carry The Water,” Lucy Billings [Sassy Time, 4/14] (43)
“Answer”
“Carry The Water”
“State Of Blind”
11: “Current Affairs,” Runa [runamusic.com, new] (43)
“Banks Are Made Of Marble”
“Last Trip Home”
“False Knight Upon The Road”
13: “Folk Singer Vol. 1,” Willie Watson [Acony, 5/14] (42)
“Long John Dean”
“Midnight Special”
“Rock Salt And Nails”
14: “O Love,” Ernest Troost [Travelin' Shoes, 1/14] (41)
“Harlan County Boys”
“Close”
“Old Screen Door”
15: “Poor Man’s Diamonds,” John Flynn [Flying Stone, 5/14] (40)
“Like Woody Done”
“Bury Me With My Guitar”
“Some Old Highway Song”
16: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (38)
“Holed Up In Mason City”
“Bright Side Of Down”
“High Horse”
17: “Elsebound,” True North [truenorthbluegrass.com, 4/14] (36)
“Hard Place”
“Twist In The Wind”
“It’s A Shame”
17: “Later That Night,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, new] (36)
“Hole In The Bible”
“Last American Worker”
“We’re All One”
17: “Trouble,” The Howlin’ Brothers [Readymade, 5/14] (36)
“Monroe”
“Boogie”
“Hard Times”
20: “For Keeps,” Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (35)
“Company Of Friends”
“Sky Picked Blue”
“Took It Like A Man”
21: “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander,” Molly Tuttle And John Mailander [Back Studio, 2/14] (33)
“Another Side, Tell Me”
“I’m Over You”
“Moonshiner”
“Red Prairie Dawn”
21: “Tarpaper Sky,” Rodney Crowell [New West, 4/14] (33)
“Long Journey Home”
“Flyboy And The Kid”
“Fever On The Bayou”
23: “Faith, Good Neighbors And A Telephone,” Sweet Potatoes [Sister Trudy's, 3/14] (32)
“Sweet Thing”
“Sweet Dreams”
“Big Yellow Dog”
23: “For Freedom Alone: The Wars of Independence,” Various Artists [Greentrax, new] (32)
“Scots Wha Hae,” Arthur Johnstone
“Both Sides The Tweed,” Dick Gaughan
23: “The More I Wonder,” Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 4/14] (32)

“Giant Steps”
“It Opens”
“Crazy Nightingale”
23: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (32)
“Eliza Jane”
“American Boy”
“Fast Freight”
23: “Stardust,” Bronwynne Brent [bronwynnebrent.com, new] (32)
“Don’t Tell Your Secrets To The Wind”
“Dark Highway”
28: “The Flood And The Fire,” Jen Starsinic [Dangerous You, new] (30)
“Ragdolls”
“Time To Lose”
28: “Til The Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort,” Edie Carey And Sarah Sample [Groundloop, new] (30)
“California Stars”
“If I Needed You”
“Now The Day Is Over”
30: “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes,” Hanneke Cassel [hannekecassel.com, 12/13] (29)
“Captain”
“Dot The Dragon’s Eyes”
30: “Once A River,” Still On The Hill [Self, 5/14] (29)
“When I Go To Water”
“Lost Bridge”
32: “Childhood Home,” Ben And Ellen Harper [Prestige Folklore, 5/14] (28)
“Farmer’s Daughter”
“Memories Of Gold”
“City Of Dreams”
32: “World Of Strangers,” Zoe Muth [Signature, 5/14] (28)
“Waltz Of The Wayward Wind”
“Mama Needs A Margarita”
“Little Piece Of History”
34: “Five,” Balsam Range [Mountain Home, new] (27)
“Moon Over Memphis”
“From A Georgia Battlefield”
“Stackin’ Up The Rocks”
35: “Dream A Little Dream,” Katie Glassman & Snapshot [katieglassman.com, 3/14] (26)
“I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine”
“Liza Jane”
35: “Long Time… Seldom Scene,” Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/14] (26)
“I’ll Be No Stranger There”
“Wait A Minute”
37: “Pretty Bird,” Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (25)
“First Song”
“Drive On”
“Lost And Found”
38: “A Dotted Line,” Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, 4/14] (24)
“Destination”
“Elsie”
“Rest Of My Life”
39: “Band Of Brothers,” Willie Nelson [Legacy, new] (23)
“Songwriters”
“Wives And Girlfriends”
39: “Click,” Neale Eckstein & friends [Fox Run, 4/14] (23)
“I’ve Always Been Older Than Me,” Dan Navarro
“Angel On A Harley,” Eric Schwartz
“Click,” Neale Eckstein
39: “The Flower Grown,” The Craven Family Band [Self, new] (23)
“Smokey Milltown Home”
“Dear Hearts And Gentle People”
39: “Robby Hecht,” Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, 3/14] (23)
“Sea And The Shore”
“Hard Times”
43: “Jigsaw Heart,” Eden Brent [Yellow Dog, new] (22)
“Get The Hell Out Of Dodge”
“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”
43: “One Evening In May,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 1/14] (22)
“Crooked Miles”
“Barstow”
43: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (22)
“Work Of Our Hands”
“Abide”
43: “Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In,” Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (22)
“When The Sun Goes Down In Harlem”
“Kicking The Bucket Over You”
47: “Common Ground: The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy,” Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin [Yep Roc, new] (21)
“Key To The Highway”
“Southern Flood Blues”
47: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (21)
“Rovin’ Gambler”
“Anne In Amsterdam”
47: “Words And Music,” Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 1/14] (21)
“Higher Ground”
“I Need A Small Town”
50: “Everywhere I Go,” Shari Ulrich [Borealis, 3/14] (20)
“Rain, Rain, Rain”
“Free Fall”
50: “Songs,” John Fullbright [Blue Dirt, new] (20)
“When You’re Here”
“Happy”
52: “Carnival,” Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line [Blue Pig, 4/13] (19)
“Baker’s Boy”
“Carnival”
52: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (19)
“Black Jack David”
“Give Me The Roses”
52: “Flat Earth Diary,” Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (19)
“Ferryman’s Dream”
“Always Somewhere”
52: “Unfolding,” Glen Roethel [Inspireline, 12/13] (19)
“Unfolding As I Go”
“Blue Canoe”
56: “Blood Test,” Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 5/14] (18)
“We Deliver”
“Blood Test”
56: “Checks & Love Letters,” Bernice Lewis [bernicelewis.com, 3/14] (18)
“It Could Be”
“Checks And Love Letters”
56: “Classic African American Songsters,” Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (18)
“Bring It On Down To My House,” Warner Williams W/Jay Summerour
56: “Country Mile,” American Nomad [Spruce And Maple, 5/14] (18)
“Be Here Now”
“Country Mile”
56: “Cut To The Chase,” Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 2/14] (18)
“Franco’s Spain”
“Persephone’s Dream”
56: “Louder Than Words,” The Henry Girls [thehenrygirls.com, 1/14] (18)
“James Monroe”
“Reason To Believe”
56: “White Wave Chapel,” I Draw Slow [Pinecastle, new] (18)
“Bread And Butter”
“Don’t She Run”
63: “I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands,” Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (17)
“Livin’ In America”
“Down In The Lonesome Draw”
63: “Me And T-Coe’s Country,” Yvette Landry [Soko, new] (17)
“Cold, Cold Heart”
“It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”
65: “Bad Dog Buffet,” Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 2/14] (16)
“God Bless Everyone”
“Out The Way We Came In”
65: “Echo Sessions,” The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 11/13] (16)
“I Wish It Would Rain”
“Blue Yodel #7″
65: “Epilogue,” Ronstadt Generations [ronstadtgenerations.com, 4/14] (16)
“Women Cross The River”
“For A Dancer”
65: “Into My Own,” Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 4/14] (16)
“Cricket On The Hearth”
65: “Natalie Merchant,” Natalie Merchant [Nonesuch, 5/14] (16)
“Maggie Said”
“Go Down Moses”
65: “The River And The Thread,” Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (16)
“Feather’s Not A Bird”
“Sunken Lands”

Top Songs of June 2014

1. “Willow Tree” (16)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
2. “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” (15)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
2. “Clinch River Blues” (15)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
2. “Survival Is The New Success” (15)
by Paul Sachs
from “Survival Is The New Success”
5. “With A Memory Like Mine” (14)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
6. “Beyond The Blue” (13)
by The Duhks
from “Beyond the Blue”
6. “Homeward Bound” (13)
by Red Molly
from “The Red Album”
6. “Walking Each Other Home” (13)
by Mary Gauthier
from “Trouble & Love”
9. “Broken Things” (12)
by Tumbling Bones
from “Loving a Fool”
9. “Sweet Thing” (12)
by Sweet Potatoes
from “Faith, Good Neighbors And A Telephone”
11. “Answer” (11)
by Lucy Billings
from “Carry The Water”
11. “Carry The Water” (11)
by Lucy Billings
from “Carry The Water”
11. “Giant Steps” (11)
by Craig Bickhardt
from “The More I Wonder”
11. “Oh Soul” (11)
by Mary Gauthier
from “Trouble & Love”
15. “Banjo Roustabout” (10)
by The Duhks
from “Beyond the Blue”
15. “Don’t Tell Your Secrets To The Wind” (10)
by Bronwynne Brent
from “Stardust”
15. “Georgia I’m Here” (10)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
15. “Riding The Train” (10)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
15. “Saddle Up, My Son” (10)
by Red June
from “Ancient Dreams”
15. “When I Go To Water” (10)
by Still On The Hill
from “Once A River”
21. “Another Side, Tell Me” (9)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
from “Molly Tuttle And John Mailander”
21. “Banks Are Made Of Marble” (9)
by Runa
from “Current Affairs”
21. “Dad’s Yard” (9)
by Catie Curtis
from “Hello, Stranger”
21. “Father’s Day” (9)
by Johnsmith
from “Gravity Of Grace”
21. “I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby” (9)
by Tumbling Bones
from “Loving a Fool”
21. “Like Woody Done” (9)
by John Flynn
from “Poor Man’s Diamonds”
21. “Long Journey Home” (9)
by Rodney Crowell
from “Tarpaper Sky”
21. “Miner In The Mourning” (9)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
21. “Molasses” (9)
by T Sisters
from “Kindred Lines”
21. “Pretty Saro” (9)
by Joe Crookston
from “Georgia I’m Here”
21. “Strength Hope And Love” (9)
by Linda McRae
from “Fifty Shades Of Red”
21. “Train Wreck” (9)
by T Sisters
from “Kindred Lines”
21. “You Don’t Have The Heart For It” (9)
by Red Molly

Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie was the most-played album on folk radio during August 2014 according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. The 37-track, two-CD set released by Compass Records features various artists paying homage to the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter who influenced and inspired them and who many regard as “the mother of folk.” Singer-songwriter Jim Photoglo’s “ Try Me Tomorrow” from the #3 album, Halls of My Heart, was reportedly the month’s most-played song.

The August 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,812 airplays from 137 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of August 2014

1: “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie,” Various Artists [Compass,
new] (127)
“Black Waters,” Bryn Davies
“L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore,” Robin And Linda Williams
“Jackaro,” Archie Fisher
“Let The Sun Shine Down On Me,” Kim And Reggie Harris
2: “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray,” Laurie Lewis And
Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, new] (82)
“Cabin On A Mountain”
“Little Birdie”
“My Clinch Mountain Home”
“Blue Grass Style”
3: “Halls Of My Heart,” Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 7/14] (68)
“Try Me Tomorrow”
“Brothers Medley”
“Halls Of My Heart”
“My Father’s Son”
4: “Still On The Levee,” Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (59)
“Leave The Light On”
“Hold On”
“Train Home”
“Love You Like A Man”
5: “Make It Better,” Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, new] (56)
“I Don’t Mind The Rain”
“Make It Better”
“Not Drag Me Down”
“When I’m Feeling Better”
6: “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals,” Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer
[Free Dirt, new] (50)
“The Flower Of Muscle Shoals”
“Hobbled And Grazing”
“San Luis”
7: “Echolocation,” Carolyn Currie [North C, 6/14] (44)
“Sleepwalking Home”
“Old Song”
“Echolocation”
8: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (41)
“Eliza Jane”
“Touchstone”
“American Boy”
9: “Chasing Beauty,” Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, new] (38)
“Never Want To Lose You”
“Kick Out The Lights”
“Drive In Movie”
9: “Never Let Me Cross Your Mind,” Locust Honey String Band [Hearth,
7/14] (38)
“Columbus Stockade Blues”
“Henry Lee”
“I’ve Forgotten More Than You’ll Ever Know About Him”
9: “You Got This,” Haas Kowert Tice [haaskowerttice.com, 7/14] (38)
“Down The Hatch”
“Leadfoot”
“Better Off”
12: “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/14] (36)
“Sweet Amarillo”
“Doc’s Day”
“O Cumberland River”
13: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (34)
“Beyond The Blue”
“Suffer No Fools”
“Black Mountain Lullaby”
14: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (33)
“Sing To Me”
“1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
15: “River Of Sand,” Lynne Hanson [Continental, new] (31)
“This Too Shall Pass”
“Waiting By The Water”
“Color My Summers Blue”
16: “The Patuxent Banjo Project,” Various Artists [Patuxent, new] (30)
“Cedar City Blues,” Eddie Adcock
“Ghost On Hippie Hill,” Victor Furtado
17: “Driftin’ River,” John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, 6/14] (28)
“Bessie Brady”
“Old Glory”
18: “For Pete’s Sake: A Tribute to Pete Seeger,” Various Artists [Wepecket
Island, 7/14] (27)
“Down By The Riverside,” Jim McGrath
“If I Had A Hammer,” Dawn Kenney Band
18: “Georgia I’m Here,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (27)
“Big Sky”
“Pretty Saro”
“Riding The Train”
20: “Current Affairs,” Runa [runamusic.com, 6/14] (26)
“Banks Are Made Of Marble”
“Land Of Sunshine Set”
20: “Lonesome And Then Some,” Larry Sparks [Rebel, new] (26)
“Loving You Too Well”
“Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures”
“Will You Be Satisfied That Way”
20: “On Down The Line,” Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper [Compass, 7/14]
(26)
“Fiddlin’ Joe”
“Sunny Side Of Town”
“Too Late For Goodbyes”
20: “Warmer Season,” Britt Connors & Bourbon Renewal [Y'all-Ternative,
new] (26)
“No Man’s Land”
“Turtle Song”
24: “Turn This Heart Around,” Missy Werner [missywerner.com, 7/14] (25)
“I Just Got Wise”
“I Always Do”
“Rough Edges”
24: “When The Deal Goes Down,” David Olney [Deadbeet, 7/14] (25)
“When The Deal Goes Down”
“Soldier Of Misfortune”
26: “For Keeps,” Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (24)
“Longing Moves The Ocean”
“2 White Clouds”
“If I Need To Know”
26: “Sixty,” John Cowan [Compass, 8/14] (24)
“Rising From The Ashes”
“Why Are You Crying”
28: “I’m A Song,” Jim Lauderdale [Sky Crunch, new] (23)
“I Lost You”
“I’m A Song”
29: “Everything Changes,” Peggy Seeger [Signet, new] (22)
“Do You Believe In Me?”
“Everything Changes”
29: “Loving a Fool,” Tumbling Bones [tumblingbones.com, 3/14] (22)
“Red, Red Rose”
“I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby”
29: “The Road That Brings You Home,” Jim And Lynna Woolsey [Broken Record,
3/14] (22)
“Wheel In His Hand”
“I’m The Best You’ll Ever Do”
“Gypsies In A Wagon”
32: “Cold Spell,” Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen [Compass, 8/14] (21)
“Country Song”
“Better”
32: “Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In,” Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (21)
“Bacon Adoration”
32: “Terms Of My Surrender,” John Hiatt [New West, 7/14] (21)
“Marlene”
“Nothin’ I Love”
32: “World Of Strangers,” Zoe Muth [Signature, 5/14] (21)
“Mama Needs A Margarita”
“Too Shiny”
36: “Everything’s Beautiful Now,” Christine Albert [Moon House, new] (20)
“Keep Me In Your Heart”
“Old New Mexico”
36: “I Can’t Remember My Dreams,” Leslie Evers [Cumulus, 6/14] (20)
“Little Bit Harder”
“I Can’t Remember My Dreams”
38: “North Star,” Kyle Carey [Americelta, new] (19)
“June Day”
“Casey Jones Whistle Blow”
38: “Poor Man’s Diamonds,” John Flynn [Flying Stone, 5/14] (19)
“Like Woody Done”
“Some Old Highway Song”
38: “When Lightning Strikes,” Lynne Taylor [Self, 10/13] (19)
“Butterfly”
41: “Lighthouse,” Lighthouse [Moody Maraccas, 1969] (18)
“No U Turn”
“Queen Of Hearts”
41: “Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited,”
Various Artists [Sony, new] (18)
“Custer,” Steve Earle
“Apache Tears,” Emmylou Harris And The Milk Carton Kids
“As Long As The Grass Shall Grow,” Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings
41: “Milltowns,” Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, new] (18)
“Birches”
“Handsome Molly”
41: “The More I Wonder,” Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 4/14] (18)
“Giant Steps”
41: “Paradise Outlaw,” Pieta Brown [Red House, new] (18)
“Before Gas And Tv”
“Flowers Of Love”
41: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (18)
“King Of The Folksingers”
“Blame It On The Dog”
47: “Common Ground: The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy,” Dave Alvin And Phil
Alvin [Yep Roc, 6/14] (17)
“All By Myself”
“Key To The Highway”
47: “Later That Night,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/14] (17)
“Last American Worker”
“We’re All One”
47: “Moments Of Grace,” Andrew Corbett [Acmuse, 7/14] (17)
“Bright Blue Ball”
47: “Swimmin’ Time,” Shovels And Rope [Dualtone, 8/14] (17)
“Bridge On Fire”
47: “Til The Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort,” Edie Carey And
Sarah Sample [Groundloop, 6/14] (17)
“California Stars”
47: “Trouble,” The Howlin’ Brothers [Readymade, 5/14] (17)
“Boogie”
“Pack Up Joe”
53: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (16)
“Bright Side Of Down”
“Procrastination Blues”
53: “Elsebound,” True North [truenorthbluegrass.com, 4/14] (16)
“Northbound 35″
53: “Long Time… Seldom Scene,” Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/14]
(16)
“Big Train”
53: “No Fools, No Fun,” Puss N Boots [Blue Note, new] (16)
“Leaving London”
“Don’t Know What It Means”
53: “Picnic In The Sky,” Jeni And Billy [Waystation, 5/14] (16)
“Robin And The Banjo”
53: “Second Nature,” Adler & Hearne [Spring Hollow, new] (16)
“Piney Woods Breeze”
“Salty Town”
53: “Under My Hat,” Lenny Solomon [Not Life Threatening, new] (16)
“Fracking Song”
“Morning Song”
60: “Five,” Balsam Range [Mountain Home, 6/14] (15)
“Songs I’ve Sung”
“Monday Blues”
60: “Fifty Shades Of Red,” Linda McRae [Borealis, 6/14] (15)
“Be Your Own Light”
60: “Best Kept Secret,” Cris Cuddy [Self, 5/14] (15)
“Ibma Blues”
“Ask The Flask”
60: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (15)
“Gold Watch And Chain”
60: “Faith, Good Neighbors And A Telephone,” Sweet Potatoes [Sister
Trudy's, 3/14] (15)
“Big Yellow Dog”
60: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (15)
“Work Of Our Hands”
“Writing You A Letter”
60: “Standing Tall And Tough,” Crowe, Lawson & Williams [Crossroads, new]
(15)
“Those Gone And Left Me Blues”
“Once A Day”
60: “Whispered Words,” Folkapotamus [Phatcat, new] (15)
“Wish I’d Never”
“Badlands”
68: “Ancient Dreams,” Red June [Organic, 4/14] (14)
“I Saw You In August”
68: “A Dotted Line,” Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, 4/14] (14)
“Elephant In The Corn”
“Destination”
68: “Hamburger Sandwich,” Bob Wright And Bill Doerge [Self, new] (14)
“Livin’ Will Kill You”
68: “One Song Romance,” Michael Barnett [Compass, new] (14)
“Change Her Mind”
68: “Race To The Bottom,” Paddy Mills [Ormal Nye, 2/14] (14)
“Fox In The Barnyard”
“Race To The Bottom”
68: “Stardust,” Bronwynne Brent [bronwynnebrent.com, 5/14] (14)
“Devil Again”
“Don’t Tell Your Secrets To The Wind”
68: “Troubadour Tales,” Kenny Butterill [No Bull, new] (14)
“Good Thing That Couldn’t Happen Here”
“Gaia Blues”
68: “White Wave Chapel,” I Draw Slow [Pinecastle, 7/14] (14)
“Souvenirs”

Top Songs of August 2014

1. “Try Me Tomorrow” (24)
by Jim Photoglo
from “Halls Of My Heart”
2. “I Don’t Mind The Rain” (18)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”
3. “Black Waters” (15)
by Bryn Davies
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
4. “L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore” (14)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
5. “Down The Hatch” (12)
by Haas Kowert Tice
from “You Got This”
5. “Little Birdie” (12)
by Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
from “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray”
7. “Cabin On A Mountain” (10)
by Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
from “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray”
7. “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals” (10)
by Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer
from “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals”
7. “Leave The Light On” (10)
by Chris Smither
from “Still On The Levee”
10. “Brothers Medley” (9)
by Jim Photoglo
from “Halls Of My Heart”
10. “Eliza Jane” (9)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “The Nocturne Diaries”
10. “Leadfoot” (9)
by Haas Kowert Tice
from “You Got This”
10. “Sleepwalking Home” (9)
by Carolyn Currie
from “Echolocation”
10. “Sweet Amarillo” (9)
by Old Crow Medicine Show
from “Remedy”
15. “Beyond The Blue” (8)
by The Duhks
from “Beyond the Blue”
15. “Jackaro” (8)
by Archie Fisher
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
15. “Oh! Susanna” (8)
by Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
from “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray”
15. “This Too Shall Pass” (8)
by Lynne Hanson
from “River Of Sand”
15. “Train Home” (8)
by Chris Smither
from “Still On The Levee”
20. “Fiddlin’ Joe” (7)
by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
from “On Down The Line”
20. “Halls Of My Heart” (7)
by Jim Photoglo
from “Halls Of My Heart”
20. “Hold On” (7)
by Chris Smither
from “Still On The Levee”
20. “I Saw You In August” (7)
by Red June
from “Ancient Dreams”
20. “King Of The Folksingers” (7)
by Tim Grimm
from “The Turning Point”
20. “Let The Sun Shine Down On Me” (7)
by Kim And Reggie Harris
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
20. “Like Woody Done” (7)
by John Flynn
from “Poor Man’s Diamonds”
20. “Love You Like A Man” (7)
by Chris Smither
from “Still On The Levee”
20. “Make It Better” (7)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”
20. “Montana Cowboy” (7)
by Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
from “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray”
20. “My Clinch Mountain Home” (7)
by Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
from “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray”
20. “No Love Today” (7)
by Chris Smither
from “Still On The Levee”
20. “Not Drag Me Down” (7)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”
20. “Old Song” (7)
by Carolyn Currie
from “Echolocation”
20. “Pretty Saro” (7)
by Robbie O’Connell
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
20. “Robin And The Banjo” (7)
by Jeni And Billy
from “Picnic In The Sky”
20. “Wheel In His Hand” (7)
by Jim And Lynna Woolsey
from “The Road That Brings You Home”
20. “When I’m Feeling Better” (7)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”

Norm Whitman (Photo: Neenah Ellis)

“This was my last show and now I am retired and Detours has ended,” Whitman wrote in a short note accompanying the playlist that he posted to the Folk DJ Listserv, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

The Miami Valley native, who joined WYSO in the early 1980s as the host of a program called Stories We Could Tell, has long been involved in folk music as a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter performing solo and with various groups. He trained in radio while serving in the U.S. Army during the 1960s, and years later was encouraged by another folk DJ at WYSO to become a program host on the station.

Following Stories We Could Tell, Whitman hosted Acoustic Alchemy and Alchemy and was the co-host of Midnight Ramble with his friend Ramblin’ Ray for more than a decade before launching Detours. For two hours each Saturday afternoon, Whitman presented an eclectic mix of Celtic, folk, singer-songwriter, old-time and early country music.

“If you’ve grown tired of marching to everyone else’s drummer, tired of others telling you what is good or bad, tired of following fads, and you feel like you’re wandering through a sterile desolate landscape of music that seems to lack purpose, relevance or any aspect of meaning for you, then you’re ready to take a journey with me — a detour,” he wrote in the program description for the station’s website. “We can avoid the fast lane and journey down back roads to places less known and less traveled. Along the way you might find yourself laughing, crying, singing along; it can be a time out, a break. Who knows what wonders, what adventures you might find along the way.”

In a fitting ending to Detours, Whitman closed out the Sept. 27 show with “Down the Road” by Bill Staines. “It was and always has been an honor to be at WYSO for these last 30 plus years, but now I’m looking forward to taking some time off and then going to look for new adventures,” he wrote in his post to FOLKDJ-L.

AcousticMusicScene.com wishes Norm all the best wherever the road leads him.

Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie was the most-played album on folk radio during September 2014 according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. The 37-track, two-CD set released by Compass Records features various artists paying homage to the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter who influenced and inspired them and who many regard as “the mother of folk.” It also was the top album in August.

September’s #2 album Look Again To The Wind:Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited, also on Compass, reportedly featured the month’s most-played songs:”As Long As The Grass Shall Grow” (Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings), “Custer” (Steve Earle) and “Apache Tears” (Emmylou Harris).

The September 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,322 airplays from 142 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of September 2014

1: “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie,” Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (105)
“Black Waters,” John McCutcheon And Ensemble
“One I Love,” Judy Collins
“Peace Round,” Jean Ritchie And Friends
2: “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited,” Various Artists [Sony, new] (91)
“Custer,” Steve Earle
“Apache Tears,” Emmylou Harris
“As Long As The Grass Shall Grow,” Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings
“Ballad Of Ira Hayes,” Kris Kristofferson
“Look Again To The Wind,” Bill Miller
3: “Milltowns,” Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, 9/14] (81)
“Long Gone”
“Milltowns”
“Handsome Molly”
“Birches”
“Morrissey Falls In Love At First Sight”
4: “The Longing Road,” Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (80)
“The Longing Road”
“Borders Of The Moon”
“Honeyfest”
“Family Artifacts”
5: “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble,” Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, new] (55)
“All That We Have Is Now”
“Little Louisiana”
“Rhythm Of The Rain”
6: “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray,” Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (54)
“Montana Cowboy”
“My Old Kentucky Home”
“To Hell With The Land”
7: “North Star,” Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (53)
“Across The Great Divide”
“Wind Through Casper”
“Casey Jones Whistle Blow”
8: “Sake Of The Sound,” Front Country [frontcountryband.com, new] (45)
“One Kind Word”
“Gospel Train”
“Like A River”
9: “Second Nature,” Adler & Hearne [Spring Hollow, 9/14] (44)
“Second Nature”
“Piney Woods Breeze”
“Salty Town”
10: “Laughter Out Of Tears,” Moira Smiley And Voco [Whim, new] (39)
“Chilly Winds”
“North Country”
“Orphan Girl”
10: “Tracks,” Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, new] (39)
“City Of New Orleans”
“San Luis Valley Song”
“Like A Train”
12: “Crooked Fiddle,” Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [aaronnathans.com, new] (38)
“Old Joe’s Chair”
“I Stood Upon A Hill”
“All Along The Watchtower”
12: “Still On The Levee,” Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (38)
“Leave The Light On”
“Train Home”
14: “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, new] (35)
“Big Black Train”
“Dig A Hole In The Meadow”
“Dim Lights, Thick Smoke”
15: “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals,” Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer [Free Dirt, 8/14] (34)
“The Flower Of Muscle Shoals”
“Sorrow Lines The Highway Of Regret”
“Daisy In Tennessee”
16: “Chasing Beauty,” Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (32)
“Kick Out The Lights”
“Chasing Beauty”
“Empire State”
16: “Halls Of My Heart,” Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 7/14] (32)
“Shadow And Light”
“What Do I Tell My Son”
“Hours”
18: “Come Clean,” Teresa Storch [teresastorch.com, new] (30)
“Come Clean”
“Make You Mine”
18: “Make It Better,” Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, 8/14] (30)
“I Don’t Mind The Rain”
“When I’m Feeling Better”
20: “Three Bells,” Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas And Rob Ickes [Rounder, new] (29)
“Panhandle Rag”
“Dobro Heaven”
“Till There Was You”
20: “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/14] (29)
“Sweet Amarillo”
“Dearly Departed Friend”
20: “Standing In The Breach,” Jackson Browne [Inside, new] (29)
“Leaving Winslow”
“Birds Of St. Marks”
“Long Way Around”
23: “Carousel,” Robert Bruey [robertbruey.com, 4/14] (28)
“Comin’ Round”
“Nightingale”
“Piece Of You”
23: “River Of Sand,” Lynne Hanson [Continental, 9/14] (28)
“River Of Sand”
“Trading In My Lonesome”
25: “Paradise Outlaw,” Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/14] (26)
“Flowers Of Love”
“Before Gas And Tv”
26: “Georgia I’m Here,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (25)
“Out On The Run”
“Tuesday Morning”
26: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (25)
“1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
“Homeward Bound”
“With A Memory Like Mine”
28: “No Passengers,” Davey O [Self, new] (24)
“Long Black Veil”
“Man In Motion”
28: “When I’m Free,” Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, new] (24)
“Western Skies”
“Blue Is Fallin”
30: “Current Affairs,” Runa [runamusic.com, 6/14] (23)
“Banks Are Made Of Marble”
“Ain’t No Grave”
“Last Trip Home”
30: “One-Take Jake,” Jacob Johnson [Self, new] (23)
“Big River”
“She’s Got A Way”
32: “Everything’s Beautiful Now,” Christine Albert [Moon House, 9/14] (22)
“Old New Mexico”
“Lean My Way”
32: “While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet,” Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, new] (22)
“Like It’s 1945″
“Careful With My Heart”
34: “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet,” Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet [Nettwerk, 2008] (21)
“Railroad”
“New South Africa”
34: “Bright Side Of Down,” John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (21)
“She’s That Kind Of Mystery”
“Bright Side Of Down”
34: “Goodbye Nashville,” Eliza Lynn [Civility, new] (21)
“Cry Honey Cry”
“You Sing Loud”
“Goodbye Nashville”
34: “Letting Go,” Cheryl Branz [Self, new] (21)
“Brevity”
“Over The Rainbow”
34: “Never Let Me Cross Your Mind,” Locust Honey String Band [Hearth, 7/14] (21)
“Columbus Stockade Blues”
“Horse Drawn Buggy”
39: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (20)
“Lazy John”
“Banjo Roustabout”
39: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (20)
“Eliza Jane”
“Red Rose And The Thorn”
39: “Old Silo,” James Hill [Borealis, new] (20)
“Brightest Lights”
“If Wishes Were Horses”
39: “Terms Of My Surrender,” John Hiatt [New West, 7/14] (20)
“Long Time Comin”
“Wind Don’t Have To Hurry”
43: “New Lady On The Prairie,” Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, new] (19)
“V’la L’bon Vent”
“New Lady On The Prairie”
43: “Til The Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort,” Edie Carey + Sarah Sample [Groundloop, 6/14] (19)
“I’m On Your Side”
“Slumber My Darling”
45: “Later That Night,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/14] (18)
“Last American Worker”
“Hole In The Bible”
45: “Sixty,” John Cowan [Compass, 8/14] (18)
“Things I Haven’t Done”
“Devil Woman”
45: “Songs From My Mother’s Hand,” Mac Wiseman [Wrinkled, new] (18)
“Blue Ridge Mountain Blues”
“Eastbound Train”
48: “World Of Strangers,” Zoe Muth [Signature, 5/14] (17)
“Mama Needs A Margarita”
49: “Echolocation,” Carolyn Currie [North C, 6/14] (16)
“Old Song”
“Heart Like A Rose”
49: “Long Time… Seldom Scene,” Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/14] (16)
“California Cottonfields”
49: “Nameless Heart,” Donna Lynn Caskey [Cordulia, 4/14] (16)
“Lost Before Found”
49: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (16)
“Every Little Bit Of It”
“Work Of Our Hands”
49: “Return To Trion,” Chris Coole And Ivan Rosenberg [Self, new] (16)
“Stage Fright”
“Fool Such As I”
49: “Standing Tall And Tough,” Crowe, Lawson & Williams [Crossroads, 8/14] (16)
“My Walking Shoes”
“Hills Of Roane County”
49: “Trouble,” The Howlin’ Brothers [Readymade, 5/14] (16)
“Louisiana”
49: “Turn This Heart Around,” Missy Werner [missywerner.com, 7/14] (16)
“Travelin’ Light”
49: “Under My Hat,” Lenny Solomon [Not Life Threatening, 7/14] (16)
“Fracking Song”
58: “Elsebound,” True North [truenorthbluegrass.com, 4/14] (15)
“Northbound 35″
“One Voice”
58: “For Keeps,” Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (15)
“2 White Clouds”
“Echo In The Hills”
58: “Lonesome And Then Some,” Larry Sparks [Rebel, 8/14] (15)
“In The Pines”
“Loving You Too Well”
58: “Trouble & Love,” Mary Gauthier [Proper, 6/14] (15)
“When A Woman Goes Cold”
58: “Warmer Season,” Britt Connors & Bourbon Renewal [Y'all-Ternative, 7/14] (15)
“Fine”
63: “Five,” Balsam Range [Mountain Home, 6/14] (14)
“Moon Over Memphis”
63: “Another Day From Life,” Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers [Rebel, new] (14)
“Now The Summer’s Gone”
63: “Follow The Music,” Alice Gerrard [Tompkins Square, new] (14)
“Bear Me Away”
63: “Going To Boston,” Goodbye Girls [Self, new] (14)
“Devil On My Mind”
“Graveyard”
63: “Loving a Fool,” Tumbling Bones [tumblingbones.com, 3/14] (14)
“Bound To Ride”
“Broken Things”
63: “Picnic In The Sky,” Jeni And Billy [Waystation, 8/14] (14)
“Robin And The Banjo”
“Good”
63: “Still Fighting The War,” Slaid Cleaves [Music Road, 6/13] (14)
“Still Fighting The War”
63: “Swimmin’ Time,” Shovels And Rope [Dualtone, 8/14] (14)
“Save The World”
“After The Storm”
63: “You Got This,” Haas Kowert Tice [haaskowerttice.com, 7/14] (14)
“Down The Hatch”
“El Camino”

Top Songs of September 2014

1. “As Long As The Grass Shall Grow” (21)
by Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
1. “Custer” (21)
by Steve Earle
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
3. “Apache Tears” (20)
by Emmylou Harris
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
4. “The Longing Road” (14)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
5. “Black Waters” (13)
by John McCutcheon And Ensemble
from “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie”
5. “One Kind Word” (13)
by Front Country
from “Sake Of The Sound”
7. “Ballad Of Ira Hayes” (12)
by Kris Kristofferson
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
7. “Long Gone” (12)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
7. “Milltowns” (12)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
10. “All That We Have Is Now” (11)
by Jesse Winchester
from “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble”
10. “Birches” (11)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
10. “Chilly Winds” (11)
by Moira Smiley And Voco
from “Laughter Out Of Tears”
10. “Old Joe’s Chair” (11)
by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
from “Crooked Fiddle”
14. “Across The Great Divide” (10)
by Kyle Carey
from “North Star”
14. “Borders Of The Moon” (10)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
14. “Handsome Molly” (10)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
14. “Second Nature” (10)
by Adler & Hearne
from “Second Nature”
18. “Blue Ridge Mountain Blues” (9)
by Mac Wiseman
from “Songs From My Mother’s Hand”
18. “Come Clean” (9)
by Teresa Storch
from “Come Clean”
18. “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals” (9)
by Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer
from “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals”
18. “I Don’t Mind The Rain” (9)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”
18. “Look Again To The Wind” (9)
by Bill Miller
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
18. “When Fall Comes To New England” (9)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from “Driving Home”
18. “When I’m Feeling Better” (9)
by Jeremy Lyons
from “Make It Better”
25. “Banks Are Made Of Marble” (8)
by Runa
from “Current Affairs”
25. “Honeyfest” (8)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
25. “Little Louisiana” (8)
by Jesse Winchester
from “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble”
25. “Middle Of A Moment” (8)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
25. “Morrissey Falls In Love At First Sight” (8)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
25. “Night Train” (8)
by Mark Erelli
from “Milltowns”
25. “North Country” (8)
by Moira Smiley And Voco
from “Laughter Out Of Tears”
25. “Northwest Passage” (8)
by Stan Rogers
from “Northwest Passage”
25. “Old New Mexico” (8)
by Christine Albert
from “Everything’s Beautiful Now”
25. “Rainbird” (8)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
25. “Referendum” (8)
by Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas
from “Abundance”
25. “Rhythm Of The Rain” (8)
by Jesse Winchester
from “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble”
25. “Vanishing Race” (8)
by Rhiannon Giddens
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
25. “Western Skies” (8)
by Hot Rize
from “When I’m Free”

Best Medicine, the Yep Roc Records debut by acoustic trio The Stray Birds, was the most-played album on folk radio during October 2014 according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, The Stray Birds are comprised of classically-trained multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven and Charlie Muench, who have been impressing audiences for several years with their songwriting, instrumental virtuosity and three-part vocal harmonies. Their CD’s title track reportedly tied with “Another Day,” the new single from Pennsylvania-based high-energy Celtic folk group Burning Bridget Cleary, as the month’s most-played song.

The October 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12,446 airplays from 138 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of October 2014

1: “Best Medicine,” The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (98)
“Adelaide”
“Best Medicine”
“Pallet”
“Bells”
“Simple Man”
2: “The Early Mays,” The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, new] (77)
“Little Darling Pal Of Mine”
“I’m Sorry, Wyoming”
“Lonesome John”
“Nothing Stands”
3: “The Longing Road,” Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (69)
“Borders Of The Moon”
“The Longing Road”
“Little Man”
“Rainbird”
4: “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet,” Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet [Nettwerk, 2008] (64)
“Railroad”
“Banjo Banjo”
“Ride To You”
“New South Africa”
5: “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie,” Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (60)
“L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore,” Robin And Linda Williams
“Young Man Who Wouldn’t Raise Corn,” Peggy Seeger
“Jubilee,” Kathy Mattea And Friends
6: “Lay It Down,” Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, new] (59)
“Lay It Down”
“Singing My Heart Out”
“I’ll Take You In”
“When Cotton Was King”
6: “You Can’t Outrun The Radio,” Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, new] (59)
“You Can’t Outrun The Radio”
“Big Truck Brought It”
“Starlight”
“38 Baby”
8: “The Rose Of No-Man’s Land,” Nell Robinson [Compass, new] (48)
“Scots Irish”
“Blue-Eyed Boston Boy”
“Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier”
9: “When I’m Free,” Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (47)
“Blue Is Fallin”
“Western Skies”
“You Were On My Mind This Morning”
10: “Standing In The Breach,” Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (46)
“Birds Of St. Marks”
“Standing In The Breach”
“Long Way Around”
“Leaving Winslow”
11: “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble,” Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (43)
“All That We Have Is Now”
“Never Forget To Boogie”
“Rhythm Of The Rain”
12: “Tracks,” Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (38)
“City Of New Orleans”
“Maria Took The Train To Town”
“Train To Morrow”
13: “North Star,” Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (36)
“Across The Great Divide”
“Casey Jones Whistle Blow”
“Wind Through Casper”
13: “What About The Water,” Lee Murdock [Depot, new] (36)
“What About The Water”
“Kilkelly”
“Tiny Fish For Japan”
15: “Down The Deep Well,” Hardin Burns [Ithaca, new] (35)
“Down The Deep Well”
“Get Back Home”
“Call”
15: “Still On The Levee,” Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (35)
“Leave The Light On”
“No Love Today”
“What They Say”
17: “Old Silo,” James Hill [Borealis, 9/14] (34)
“Village Belle”
“New Moon”
“I’ll Never Know”
18: “Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither,” Various Artists [Signature, new] (33)
“Love Me Like A Man,” Bonnie Raitt
“Leave The Light On,” Jorma Kaukonen
“Train Home,” Patty Larkin
19: “Return To Trion,” Chris Coole And Ivan Rosenberg [Vole-O-Tone, 9/14] (32)
“Train That Carried My Girl From Town”
“Stage Fright”
“Standard Mule”
20: “Fiddle Tune X,” Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, new] (30)
“Walk On Boy”
“Beaumont Rag”
20: “Sometimes Love,” Beth Wood [bethwoodmusic.com, 6/14] (30)
“Bird Girl”
“To Get To Zero”
“Wildest Dream”
22: “Milltowns,” Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, 9/14] (29)
“Birches”
“Handsome Molly”
22: “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray,” Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (29)
“Little Birdie”
“My Old Kentucky Home”
24: “The Last Shot Got Him,” Scott Ainslie [Cattail, new] (28)
“First Shot Missed Him”
“Avalon Blues”
“Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me”
25: “While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet,” Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 9/14] (27)
“Birch Log”
“Like It’s 1945″
26: “Aberdeen,” Phil Henry [Self, new] (26)
“Old Joe’s Chair”
“Birdhouse In Your Soul”
“Hard Times Come Again No More”
26: “Sake Of The Sound,” Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (26)
“Like A River”
“One Kind Word”
“Rock Salt And Nails”
26: “Tell ‘em I’m Gone,” Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, new] (26)
“I Was Raised In Babylon”
“Dying To Live”
“You Are My Sunshine”
29: “Carousel,” Robert Bruey [robertbruey.com, 4/14] (25)
“Comin’ Around”
“Open Road”
29: “Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone,” Lucinda Williams [Highway 20, new] (25)
“Stand Right By Each Other”
“Cold Day In Hell”
29: “Second Nature,” Adler & Hearne [Spring Hollow, 9/14] (25)
“Love Is A Fire”
“Second Nature”
“Soup’s On”
32: “Live Again!,” Phil Ochs [Rockbeat, 8/14] (24)
“Ballad Of The Carpenter”
“Changes”
32: “Paradise Outlaw,” Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/14] (24)
“Letter In Hand”
“Wondering How”
34: “Georgia I’m Here,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (23)
“Pretty Saro”
“Riding The Train”
34: “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited,” Various Artists [Sony, 8/14] (23)
“As Long As The Grass Shall Grow,” Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings
“Custer,” Steve Earle
“Apache Tears,” Emmylou Harris
36: “Laughter Out Of Tears,” Moira Smiley And Voco [Whim, 9/14] (22)
“Chilly Winds”
“Deportee”
37: “Tucson,” Brad Colerick [Back 9, new] (21)
“Tucson”
“This Is What I Do”
38: “Chasing Beauty,” Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (20)
“Never Want To Lose You”
“Kick Out The Lights”
38: “No Passengers,” Davey O [Self, 9/14] (20)
“Main Street”
“Long Black Veil”
“Song I Wrote”
38: “Warriors Of Love,” Camela Widad [Al-Ubudiyya, new] (20)
“Candle”
“River”
41: “Popular Problems,” Leonard Cohen [Columbia, new] (19)
“You Got Me Singing”
“Samson In New Orleans”
“Slow”
42: “Goodbye Nashville,” Eliza Lynn [Civility, 8/14] (18)
“Space In Between”
“Cry Honey Cry”
42: “Halls Of My Heart,” Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 7/14] (18)
“Shadow And Light”
42: “New Lady On The Prairie,” Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (18)
“Movement Never Lies”
“New Lady On The Prairie”
45: “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 9/14] (17)
“Big Black Train”
“You’re Not A Drop In The Bucket”
45: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (17)
“Willow Tree”
“Clinch River Blues”
47: “Three Bells,” Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas And Rob Ickes [Rounder, 9/14] (16)
“Panhandle Rag”
“Silver Threads Among The Gold”
47: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (16)
“Lazy John”
“Black Mountain Lullaby”
47: “A Friend Too Long,” Lac La Belle [Double Lot, new] (16)
“Carry Me Under”
47: “Poor Man’s Diamonds,” John Flynn [Flying Stone, 5/14] (16)
“Malala”
“Like Woody Done”
47: “River Of Sand,” Lynne Hanson [Continental, 9/14] (16)
“River Of Sand”
“Trading In My Lonesome”
47: “The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside,” Jon Brooks [Borealis, new] (16)
“Gun Dealer”
“Queensville”
47: “You Got This,” Haas Kowert Tice [haaskowerttice.com, 7/14] (16)
“Down The Hatch”
54: “Another Day,” Burning Bridget Cleary [Self, 8/14] (15)
“Another Day”
54: “Come Clean,” Teresa Storch [teresastorch.com, 9/14] (15)
“Come Clean”
“Abigail”
54: “Crooked Fiddle,” Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [aaronnathans.com, 9/14] (15)
“Old Joe’s Chair”
54: “The Flower Of Muscle Shoals,” Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer [Free Dirt, 8/14] (15)
“Delta Divine”
54: “Prospect Hill,” Dom Flemons [Fat Possum, 7/14] (15)
“Polly Put The Kettle On”
54: “Trouble Follows Me,” Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice [Rebel, 9/14] (15)
“Jesus Walked On Water”
“Trouble Follows Me”
60: “One-Take Jake,” Jacob Johnson [Self, 9/14] (14)
“Chim Chim Chiree”
“She’s Got A Way”
60: “The River And The Thread,” Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (14)
“Feather’s Not A Bird”
60: “Stray Birds,” Rose Cousins [Self, new] (14)
“If You Could Read My Mind”
“Stray Birds”
60: “The Turning Point,” Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (14)
“Rovin’ Gambler”
64: “Five,” Balsam Range [Mountain Home, 6/14] (13)
“Moon Over Memphis”
64: “And The War Came,” Shakey Graves [Dualtone, new] (13)
“Big Time Nashville Star”
“Hard Wired”
64: “Carter Girl,” Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (13)
“Gold Watch And Chain”
64: “Everything’s Beautiful Now,” Christine Albert [Moon House, 9/14] (13)
“Old New Mexico”
64: “Letting Go,” Cheryl Branz [Self, 8/14] (13)
“Brevity”
“You”
64: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (13)
“Ark”
64: “Staking Flags In The Valley,” Emily White [Self, new] (13)
“Arkansas”
64: “Turn On A Dime,” Lonesome River Band [Mountain Home, new] (13)
“Her Love Won’t Turn On A Dime”

Top Songs of October 2014

1. “Another Day” (19)
by Burning Bridget Cleary
from “Another Day”
1. “Best Medicine” (19)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
3. “Adelaide” (18)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
4. “Little Darling Pal Of Mine” (16)
by The Early Mays
from “The Early Mays”
5. “Down The Deep Well” (14)
by Hardin Burns
from “Down The Deep Well”
6. “Lay It Down” (12)
by Louise Mosrie
from “Lay It Down”
6. “Railroad” (12)
by Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet
from “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet”
6. “Walk On Boy” (12)
by Billy Strings And Don Julin
from “Fiddle Tune X”
9. “Borders Of The Moon” (11)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
9. “Pallet” (11)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
9. “When Fall Comes To New England” (11)
by Cheryl Wheeler
from “Driving Home”
also “Different Stripe”
12. “I’m Sorry, Wyoming” (10)
by The Early Mays
from “The Early Mays”
12. “The Longing Road” (10)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
12. “You Can’t Outrun The Radio” (10)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “You Can’t Outrun The Radio”
15. “Across The Great Divide” (9)
by Kyle Carey
from “North Star”
15. “Bells” (9)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
15. “Big Truck Brought It” (9)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “You Can’t Outrun The Radio”
15. “Blue Is Fallin” (9)
by Hot Rize
from “When I’m Free”
15. “Chilly Winds” (9)
by Moira Smiley And Voco
from “Laughter Out Of Tears”
15. “Dear Sister” (9)
by Claire Lynch
from “Dear Sister”
15. “First Shot Missed Him” (9)
by Scott Ainslie
from “The Last Shot Got Him”
15. “Little Man” (9)
by Johnsmith
from “The Longing Road”
15. “Lonesome John” (9)
by The Early Mays
from “The Early Mays”
15. “Scots Irish” (9)
by Nell Robinson
from “The Rose Of No-Man’s Land”
15. “Singing My Heart Out” (9)
by Louise Mosrie
from “Lay It Down”
15. “Starlight” (9)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “You Can’t Outrun The Radio”
15. “Village Belle” (9)
by James Hill
from “Old Silo”

The Rose of No Man’s Land by Nell Robinson was the most-played album on folk radio during November 2014 according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

Nell Robinson (Hillary Perkins) is an Alabama native who has drawn comparisons to early Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Hazel Dickens. She paid homage to her southern roots by adopting the name of her grandmother. “Family,” the title track of a collection of all new songs performed by members of the luminary British folk family –- Teddy Thompson, his parents Richard and Linda, younger sister Kami and her husband James Walbourne, and nephew Zak Hobbs –- was reportedly the month’s most-played song.

The November 2014 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,097 airplays from 149 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of November 2014

1: “The Rose Of No-Man’s Land,” Nell Robinson [Compass, 11/14] (68)
“Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier”
“Waiting For The Boys To Come Home”
“Drive On”
“My Last Days On Earth”
2: “Thompson Family,” Thompson Family [Concord, new] (64)
“Family”
“One Life At A Time”
“Bonny Boys”
“That’s Enough”
3: “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet,” Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet [Nettwerk, 2008] (61)
“Railroad”
“New South Africa”
“Shotgun Blues”
“What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?”
4: “Best Medicine,” The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (60)
“Pallet”
“Bells”
“Black Hills”
“Adelaide”
5: “Sterling Road,” Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (54)
“King’s Shilling”
“Sisters”
“Sweet Melodies”
“Hurricane Jane”
6: “The Basement Tapes,” Bob Dylan And The Band [Columbia, new] (53)
“One Too Many Mornings”
“Folsom Prison Blues”
“I Shall Be Released”
6: “The Early Mays,” The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (53)
“Old Stone Wall”
“Little Darling Pal Of Mine”
“Nothing Stands”
“Dear Companion”
8: “When I’m Free,” Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (48)
“Blue Is Fallin”
“You Were On My Mind This Morning”
“Western Skies”
9: “A History Of Ghosts,” Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, new] (47)
“Across The River”
“Girl In Blue”
“Rumble Seat”
“A History Of Ghosts”
9: “Tried And True,” Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 10/14] (47)
“Tried And True”
“Roses Blooming”
“9 Bridges Down”
11: “Can’t Hold The Wheel,” The New Line [brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com, 11/14] (39)
“Train On The Island”
“Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness”
“Danville Girl”
12: “Tell ‘em I’m Gone,” Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (38)
“I Was Raised In Babylon”
“Big Boss Man”
“Tell ‘em I’m Gone”
13: “Run For Your Life,” The Show Ponies [theshowponies.com, new] (37)
“Honey, Dog And Home”
“Run For Your Life”
“Stupid”
“Get Me While I’m Young”
13: “The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside,” Jon Brooks [Borealis, 10/14] (37)
“Gun Dealer”
“Queensville”
“Highway 16″
13: “Standing In The Breach,” Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (37)
“You Know The Night”
“Long Way Around”
“Standing In The Breach”
16: “Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie,” Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (35)
“I’ve Got A Mother,” Starry Mountain Singers
“Let The Sun Shine Down On Me,” Kim And Reggie Harris
16: “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited,” Various Artists [Sony, 8/14] (35)
“Apache Tears,” Emmylou Harris And The Milk Carton Kids
“Custer,” Steve Earle
“As Long As The Grass Shall Grow,” Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings
16: “North Star,” Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (35)
“Across The Great Divide”
“Northern Lights”
“Winter Fever”
19: “You Can’t Outrun The Radio,” Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 11/14] (34)
“Big Truck Brought It”
“Slip Away”
“You Can’t Outrun The Radio”
20: “The Longing Road,” Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (32)
“Borders Of The Moon”
“Family Artifacts”
“Rainbird”
20: “Sometimes Love,” Beth Wood [bethwoodmusic.com, 6/14] (32)
“Bird Girl”
“Changeling”
“Easy On Me”
22: “Dear Katie,” Katie Gosnell [katiegosnell.com, 9/14] (31)
“Dangerous Thing”
“Stairway To Heaven”
“Dear Katie”
23: “The Earls Of Leicester,” The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 9/14] (30)
“Big Black Train”
“Till The End Of The World Rolls ’round”
23: “While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet,” Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 9/14] (30)
“Birch Log”
“Love In The Multiverse”
“These Northern Skies”
25: “Aberdeen,” Phil Henry [philhenryband.com, 10/14] (28)
“Hard Times Come Again No More”
“St. Anthony’s Mission Store”
25: “Down The Deep Well,” Hardin Burns [Ithaca, 9/14] (28)
“Down The Deep Well”
“Back Porch”
“Wave Of Your Hand”
25: “Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray,” Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (28)
“Touch Of God’s Hand”
“Black-Eyed Susie”
28: “Fiddle Tune X,” Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, 10/14] (27)
“Salt Creek/Old Joe Clark”
“Beaumont Rag”
28: “Waterproof,” Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, new] (27)
“Thanksgiving”
“Because They Walked Before”
30: “Discovered: Live In Concert,” Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, new] (26)
“Give Yourself To Love”
“Show The Way”
30: “Milltowns,” Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, 9/14] (26)
“Birches”
“Handsome Molly”
32: “Halls Of My Heart,” Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 7/14] (25)
“Try Me Tomorrow”
“Hours”
“Brown Eyed Boy”
32: “Lost On The River,” The New Basement Tapes [Harvest, new] (25)
“Kansas City”
“Spanish Mary”
32: “Paradise Outlaw,” Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/14] (25)
“Do You Know?”
“Before Gas And Tv”
“Flowers Of Love”
32: “Still On The Levee,” Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (25)
“Link Of Chain”
“No More Cane On The Brazos”
36: “If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy,” Christine Lavin [Self, new] (24)
“Remembering My Passwords”
“Are We All Hardwired?”
36: “A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble,” Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (24)
“Don’t Be Shy”
“Never Forget To Boogie”
“All That We Have Is Now”
38: “Lily-O,” Sam Amidon [Nonesuch, 9/14] (23)
“Pat Do This, Pat Do That”
“Walkin’ Boss”
“Blue Mountains”
38: “Signs Of Life,” Zak Smith [Precambrian, new] (23)
“Have You Looked Outside”
“House You Haunt”
“Minstrel Show”
38: “Staking Flags In The Valley,” Emily White [Self, 10/14] (23)
“One Wish Left”
“Songs Fall”
38: “Tracks,” Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (23)
“Like A Train”
“Maria Took The Train To Town”
42: “Carousel,” Robert Bruey [robertbruey.com, 4/14] (22)
“Everything”
“River Of Stars”
42: “Tucson,” Brad Colerick [Back 9, 10/14] (22)
“Tucson”
“Hob Thrasher”
44: “Everything That Brought You Here,” David Hawkins [Self, 9/14] (21)
“Heart Of Gold”
44: “Return To Trion,” Chris Coole And Ivan Rosenberg [Vole-O-Tone, 9/14] (21)
“Fool Such As I”
“Glory To The Day”
44: “Songs From The Well,” Marca Cassity [Self, 10/14] (21)
“Burn”
“Bells”
47: “Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone,” Lucinda Williams [Highway 20, 9/14] (20)
“Burning Bridges”
“Stand Right By Each Other”
47: “Old Silo,” James Hill [Borealis, 9/14] (20)
“Village Belle”
“New Moon”
49: “Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither,” Various Artists [Signature, 10/14] (19)
“Call Yourself,” Heather Maloney
49: “New Lady On The Prairie,” Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (19)
“New Lady On The Prairie”
“Movement Never Lies”
49: “The Nocturne Diaries,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (19)
“Eliza Jane”
“All Right Here”
49: “Popular Problems,” Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 9/14] (19)
“You Got Me Singing”
49: “They Promised You Mercy,” Amelia Curran [Six Shooter, new] (19)
“Song On The Radio”
“Time, Time”
49: “What About The Water,” Lee Murdock [Depot, 9/14] (19)
“After The Storm”
“Diana Of The Dunelands”
55: “Current Affairs,” Runa [runamusic.com, 6/14] (18)
“Last Trip Home”
55: “Lay It Down,” Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (18)
“Holding My Breath”
“Land Of The Living”
55: “The Red Album,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (18)
“1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
“When It’s All Wrong”
55: “River Of Sand,” Lynne Hanson [Continental, 9/14] (18)
“Whiskey And Tears”
“River Of Sand”
55: “Sake Of The Sound,” Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (18)
“One Kind Word”
“Daysleeper”
60: “Crooked Fiddle,” Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [aaronnathans.com, 9/14] (17)
“Cars Don’t Keep”
60: “A Permeable Life,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (17)
“Room At The Table”
“Thank You Good Night”
60: “Picnic In The Sky,” Jeni And Billy’s Big Picnic Band [Waystation, 8/14] (17)
“Good”
“Robin And The Banjo”
63: “Twenty Lies And Other Stories,” Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/14] (16)
“Color Of Her Heart”
63: “Back Road Love,” Young & Rusty [Motherlotus, 10/14] (16)
“Back Road Love”
“I Feel Joy”
“Where The Ferryboat Used To Run”
63: “Chasing Beauty,” Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (16)
“Chasing Beauty”
66: “The Alt,” The Alt [thealtmusic.com, new] (15)
“Going For A Soldier Jenny/The Chandelier”
66: “The Last Shot Got Him,” Scott Ainslie [Cattail, 9/14] (15)
“First Shot Missed Him”
“Monday Mornin’ Blues”
66: “Live Again!,” Phil Ochs [Rockbeat, 8/14] (15)
“There But For Fortune”
66: “Remedy,” Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/14] (15)
“Sweet Amarillo”
“8 Dogs 8 Banjos”
70: “All Over The Map,” James Leva [Patuxent, 7/14] (14)
“Falling”
70: “Beyond the Blue,” The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (14)
“Black Mountain Lullaby”
“Lazy John”
70: “Chasing The Sun,” The Sweet Lowdown [Self, new] (14)
“Road Song”
70: “Even As I Ramble,” Jed Marum And Friends [Lone Chimney Films, 9/14] (14)
“Shines Like Gold”
70: “Later That Night,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/14] (14)
“White Flour”
“Young Republicans In Love”
70: “Warriors Of Love,” Camela Widad [Al-Ubudiyya, 10/14] (14)
“Lighthouse”

Top Songs of November 2014

1. “Family” (23)
by Thompson Family
from “Thompson Family”
2. “Gun Dealer” (14)
by Jon Brooks
from “The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside”
3. “Honey, Dog And Home” (12)
by The Show Ponies
from “Run For Your Life”
3. “King’s Shilling” (12)
by Cassie And Maggie
from “Sterling Road”
3. “Railroad” (12)
by Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet
from “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet”
3. “Sisters” (12)
by Cassie And Maggie
from “Sterling Road”
3. “Thanksgiving Song” (12)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from “Come Darkness, Come Light”
8. “Across The River” (11)
by Bobtown
from “A History Of Ghosts”
8. “One Too Many Mornings” (11)
by Bob Dylan And The Band
from “The Basement Tapes”
8. “Thanksgiving” (11)
by Robyn Landis
from “Waterproof”
11. “Train On The Island” (10)
by The New Line
from “Can’t Hold The Wheel”
12. “Apache Tears” (9)
by Emmylou Harris And The Milk Carton Kids
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
12. “Girl In Blue” (9)
by Bobtown
from “A History Of Ghosts”
12. “I Was Raised In Babylon” (9)
by Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
from “Tell ‘em I’m Gone”
12. “Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier” (9)
by Nell Robinson
from “The Rose Of No-Man’s Land”
12. “New South Africa” (9)
by Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet
from “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet”
12. “One Life At A Time” (9)
by Thompson Family
from “Thompson Family”
12. “Pallet” (9)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
12. “Remembering My Passwords” (9)
by Christine Lavin
from “If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy”
12. “Run For Your Life” (9)
by The Show Ponies
from “Run For Your Life”
12. “Tried And True” (9)
by Annie Lou
from “Tried And True”
22. “Alice’s Restaurant” (8)
by Arlo Guthrie
from “Alice’s Restaurant”
22. “Another Day” (8)
by Burning Bridget Cleary
from “Another Day”
22. “Bells” (8)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
22. “Big Boss Man” (8)
by Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
from “Tell ‘em I’m Gone”
22. “Black Hills” (8)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
22. “Blue Is Fallin” (8)
by Hot Rize
from “When I’m Free”
22. “Bonny Boys” (8)
by Thompson Family
from “Thompson Family”
22. “Color Of Her Heart” (8)
by Ray Lambiase
from “Twenty Lies And Other Stories”
22. “Custer” (8)
by Steve Earle
from “Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited”
22. “Dangerous Thing” (8)
by Katie Gosnell
from “Dear Katie”
22. “Down The Deep Well” (8)
by Hardin Burns
from “Down The Deep Well”
22. “Everything” (8)
by Robert Bruey
from “Carousel”
22. “Folsom Prison Blues” (8)
by Bob Dylan And The Band
from “The Basement Tapes”
22. “Give Yourself To Love” (8)
by Peter, Paul And Mary
from “Discovered: Live In Concert”
22. “Old Stone Wall” (8)
by The Early Mays
from “The Early Mays”
22. “Queensville” (8)
by Jon Brooks
from “The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside”
22. “Rumble Seat” (8)
by Bobtown
from “A History Of Ghosts”
22. “Shotgun Blues” (8)
by Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet
from “Abigail Washburn And The Sparrow Quartet”
22. “Stupid” (8)
by The Show Ponies
from “Run For Your Life”
22. “Thanksgiving” (8)
by Si Kahn
from “Thanksgiving”
22. “You Know The Night” (8)
by Jackson Browne
from “Standing In The Breach”
22. “You Were On My Mind This Morning” (8)
by Hot Rize
from “When I’m Free”

The River & the Thread, a collection of original songs that connect and re-connect Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash to the American South where she was born and from which her family hails, was the most-played album on Americana radio during 2014. That’s the word from the Americana Music Association, whose year-end Top 10 and Top 100 Albums of the Year are based on the records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart during the period of December 2, 2013 through December 1, 2014.

This year’s Top 10 most-played albums are:

1. Rosanne Cash, The River & The Thread
2. Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
3. Rodney Crowell, Tarpaper Sky
4. Hard Working Americans, Hard Working Americans
5. Old Crow Medicine Show, Remedy
6. Nikki Lane, All Or Nothin’
7. Lake Street Dive, Bad Self Portraits
8. Shovels & Rope, Swimmin’ Time
9. John Hiatt, Terms Of My Surrender
10. Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music

Here’s the complete Americana Top 100:

Rosanne Cash, The River & The Thread
Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
Rodney Crowell, Tarpaper Sky
Hard Working Americans, Hard Working Americans
Old Crow Medicine Show, Remedy
Nikki Lane, All Or Nothin’
Lake Street Dive, Bad Self Portraits
Shovels & Rope, Swimmin’ Time
John Hiatt, Terms Of My Surrender
Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, Common Ground
St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Half The City
Parker Millsap, Parker Millsap
Willie Nelson, Band Of Brothers
Paul Thorn, Too Blessed To Be Stressed
Lucinda Williams, Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
Trampled By Turtles, Wild Animals
Various – A Tribute To Jackson Browne, Looking Into You
Keb Mo, BLUESAmericana
Secret Sisters, Put Your Needle Down
John Fullbright, Songs
Amos Lee, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song
Jamestown Revival, Utah
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison, Our Year
Jason Eady, Daylight & Dark
Infamous Stringdusters, Let It Go
Chuck Mead, Free State Serenade
Sarah Jarosz, Build Me Up From Bones
Billie Joe & Norah Jones, Foreverly
Justin Townes Earle, Single Mothers
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Johnny Cash, Out Among The Stars
First Aid Kit, Stay Gold
Carlene Carter, Carter Girl
Devil Makes Three, I’m A Stranger Here
Red Molly, The Red Album
The Duhks, Beyond The Blue
The Mastersons, Good Luck Charm
Will Hoge, Never Give In
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South
Puss N Boots, No Fools, No Fun
Billy Joe Shaver, Long In The Tooth
Brandy Clark, 12 Stories
Drive-By Truckers, English Oceans
Carolina Story, Chapter Two
Lee Ann Womack, The Way I’m Livin’
Will Kimbrough, Sideshow Love
Irene Kelley, Pennsylvania Coal
Trigger Hippy, Trigger Hippy
Shakey Graves, And The War Came
Carolina Story, Chapter One
Hurray For The Riff Raff, Small Town Heroes
Chuck Prophet, Night Surfer
Girls Guns & Glory, Good Luck
Howlin’ Brothers, Trouble
Blue Highway, The Game
Amy LaVere, Runaway’s Diary
Jim Lauderdale, I’m A Song
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Give The People What They Want
Black Prairie, Fortune
Ruthie Foster, Promise Of A Brand New Day
Whiskey Myers, Early Morning Shakes
Robert Ellis, The Lights From The Chemical Plant
Suzy Bogguss, Lucky
Seth Walker, Sky Still Blue
Felice Brothers, Favorite Waitress
Ray Benson, A Little Piece
Scott Miller, Big Big World
String Cheese Incident, Song In My Head
Lydia Loveless, Somewhere Else
Mingo Fishtrap, On Time
Haden Triplets, Haden Triplets
Robert Cray Band, In My Soul
Mike Farris, Shine For All The People
Tommy Malone, Poor Boy
Zoe Muth, World Of Strangers
Greg Trooper, Incident on Willow Street
Charlie Robison, High Life
Marty Stuart, Saturday Night/Sunday Morning
Various – Inside Llewyn Davis, Inside Llewyn Davis
Old 97s, Most Messed Up
Chris Smither, Still On The Levee
Various – A Tribute To Born in the USA, Dead Man’s Town
Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee
Rod Picott, Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers, LIVE featuring Edie Brickell
Janiva Magness, Original
Otis Gibbs, Souvenirs Of A Misspent Youth
Avett Brothers, Magpie And The Dandelion
Candi Staton, Life Happens
Blue Rodeo, In Our Nature
Dolly Parton, Blue Smoke
Head And The Heart, Let’s Be Still
Peter Mulvey, Silver Ladder
John Mellencamp, Plain Spoken
Laura Cantrell, No Way There From Here
Band Of Heathens, Sunday Morning Record
Jim Lauderdale, Black Roses
Mary Gauthier, Trouble & Love
Hannah Aldridge, Razor Wire

Established in 1999, the Americana Music Association (www.americanamusic.org) is dedicated to building and promoting the Americana genre and the individuals who participate in the industry. Its annual Americana Music Festival and Conference is slated for Sept. 15-20, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.

New York-based female Americana roots trio Red Molly had the most-played album (The Red Album) on folk radio during 2014, while Indiana-based singer-songwriter Tim Grimm had the most-played song (“King of the Folksingers”), according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Pete Seeger, the American folk music icon who died last January at 94, was the most-played artist.

The 2014 year-end FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 159,806 airplays from 184 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. Like the monthly Top Albums charts, these are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission.

Top Albums of 2014

1: The Red Album, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (405)
2: The Turning Point, Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 9/13] (388)
3: Bright Side Of Down, John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (384)
4: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass,
9/14] (381)
5: Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, 11/13] (339)
6: Georgia I’m Here, Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (325)
7: The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (289)
8: I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands, Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (255)
8: One Evening In May, Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 1/14] (255)
10: The River And The Thread, Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (246)

11: A Permeable Life, Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 4/14] (237)
12: Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray, Laurie Lewis And
Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (229)
13: Carter Girl, Carlene Carter [Rounder, 4/14] (222)
14: Ancient Dreams, Red June [Organic, 4/14] (221)
15: The Longing Road, Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (211)
16: Beyond the Blue, The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (210)
16: Still On The Levee, Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (210)
18: Current Affairs, Runa [runamusic.com, 6/14] (206)
19: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (204)
20: Pretty Bird, Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (203)
21: Kindred Lines, T Sisters [Spruce And Maple, 5/14] (202)
22: Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne, Various Artists
[Music Road, 4/14] (196)
23: For Keeps, Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt [Red House, 5/14] (194)
24: 22 Days, John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/13] (192)
25: Louder Than Words, The Henry Girls [thehenrygirls.com, 1/14] (185)
26: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
[Rounder, 10/14] (183)
27: Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited,
Various Artists [Sony, 8/14] (178)
28: Milltowns, Mark Erelli [Hillbilly Pilgrim, 9/14] (177)
29: Flat Earth Diary, Krista Detor [Tightrope, 1/14] (174)
29: Some Part Of The Truth, Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2/13] (174)
29: The Waymores, The Waymores [waymores.net, 2012] (174)
32: The Early Mays, The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (172)
32: Long Time… Seldom Scene, Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/14] (172)
34: Loving a Fool, Tumbling Bones [tumblingbones.com, 3/14] (171)
35: A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek [Nonesuch, 4/14] (170)
35: Halls Of My Heart, Jim Photoglo [Grifftone, 7/14] (170)
35: When One Door Closes, Gathering Time [Treble-G, 9/13] (170)
38: Out Among The Stars, Johnny Cash [Columbia, 3/14] (169)
38: Something Worth Having, Molasses Creek [molassescreek.com, 1/14] (169)
40: Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/14] (165)
41: O Love, Ernest Troost [Travelin’ Shoes, 1/14] (164)
42: Trouble & Love, Mary Gauthier [Proper, 6/14] (161)
43: Tarpaper Sky, Rodney Crowell [New West, 4/14] (160)
44: Four Good Days, Jack Williams [Wind River, 11/13] (159)
45: North Star, Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (157)
46: Cut To The Chase, Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 2/14] (155)
46: Robby Hecht, Robby Hecht [Old Man Henry, 3/14] (155)
48: Dream A Little Dream, Katie Glassman & Snapshot [katieglassman.com, 3/14] (154)
49: Words And Music, Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 1/14] (151)
50: Poor Man’s Diamonds, John Flynn [Flying Stone, 5/14] (149)
51: Where Have All The Flowers Gone?: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Various Artists [Appleseed, 1998] (148)
52: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (146)
52:”Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In, Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (146)
54: Folk Singer Vol. 1, Willie Watson [Acony, 5/14] (145)
54: The Game,” Blue Highway [Rounder, 1/14] (145)
54: Memories And Moments, Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott [Full Skies,
9/13] (145)
57: Dot The Dragon’s Eyes, Hanneke Cassel [hannekecassel.com, 12/13] (144)
57: The Rose Of No-Man’s Land, Nell Robinson [Compass, 11/14] (144)
59: Bad Dog Buffet, Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 2/14] (143)
59: Full Head Of Steam, Roosevelt Dime [rooseveltdimemusic.com, 3/14] (143)
59: How Red Is The Blood, Tattletale Saints [Old Oak, 3/13] (143)
62: Berrymania,” Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 12/13] (142)
62: Love Runner, Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 1/14] (142)
62: New Whirled Order, Claudia Schmidt [Red House, 3/14] (142)
65: The More I Wonder, Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 4/14] (141)
66: Gathering, Poor Angus [Borealis, 1/14] (140)
67: Love We Are We Love, The Sea The Sea [Hudson Harding, 2/14] (139)
68: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (138)
69: Carry The Water, Lucy Billings [Sassy Time, 4/14] (137)
70: Molly Tuttle And John Mailander, Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
[Back Studio, 2/14] (136)
71: Punishing The Myth, Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
[Gatorbone, 3/14] (134)
72: Elsebound, True North [truenorthbluegrass.com, 4/14] (133)
72: Pennsylvania Coal, Irene Kelley [Patio, 2/14] (133)
74: Echo Sessions, The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 11/13] (132)
74: Everywhere I Go, Shari Ulrich [Borealis, 3/14] (132)
76: Down To The Roots, Lowell Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, 1/14] (130)
76: Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (130)
78: Turn This Heart Around, Missy Werner [missywerner.com, 7/14] (129)
79: Never Let Me Cross Your Mind, Locust Honey String Band [Hearth,
7/14] (128)
80: Later That Night, Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/14] (127)
80: Tracks, Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (127)
82: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (125)
82: Driftin’ River, John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, 6/14] (125)
84: Blood Like A River, Nathan Bell [Stone Barn, 1/14] (124)
85: Trouble, The Howlin’ Brothers [Readymade, 5/14] (123)
86: Goody Shoes, The Squirrel Hillbillies [squirrelhillbillies.com,
3/14] (122)
87: You Can’t Outrun The Radio, Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 11/14] (121)
88: The Flower Of Muscle Shoals, Cahalen Morrison And Country Hammer [Free Dirt, 8/14] (117)
89: World Of Strangers, Zoe Muth [Signature, 5/14] (116)
90: Checks & Love Letters, Bernice Lewis [bernicelewis.com, 3/14] (115)
90: Survival Is The New Success, Paul Sachs [paulsachs.com, 6/14] (115)
92: Diner In The Sky,” The Amigos [theamigosband.bandcamp.com, 1/14] (114)
93: You Got This, Haas Kowert Tice [haaskowerttice.com, 7/14] (113)
94: Race To The Bottom, Paddy Mills [Ormal Nye, 2/14] (111)
95: Lay It Down, Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (110)
95: Make It Better, Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, 8/14] (110)
97: Fifty Shades Of Red, Linda McRae [Borealis, 6/14] (109)
97: Down in Washington Square, Dave Van Ronk [Smithsonian/Folkways,
10/13] (109)
99: Paradise Outlaw, Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/14] (108)
100: Build Me Up From Bones, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 9/13] (107)
100: Poet On The Moon, Mare Wakefield & Nomad [marewakefield.com, 3/14] (107)
100: River Of Sand, Lynne Hanson [Continental, 9/14] (107)
103: Back 40, Robin & Linda Williams [Red House, 10/13] (106)
104: Five, Balsam Range [Mountain Home, 6/14] (105)
104: American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5, Pete Seeger
[Smithsonian/Folkways, 2009] (105)
104: Thompson Family, Thompson Family [Concord, 11/14] (105)
107: Til The Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort, Edie Carey + Sarah
Sample [Groundloop, 6/14] (104)
108: Kerri Powers, Kerri Powers [kerripowers.com, 1/14] (103)
109: Everything Changes, Peggy Seeger [Signet, 9/14] (102)
110: Abundance, Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas [Culburnie, 12/13] (101)
110: Faith, Good Neighbors And A Telephone, Sweet Potatoes [Sister
Trudy’s, 3/14] (101)
110: Sake Of The Sound, Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (101)
110: Second Nature, Adler & Hearne [Spring Hollow, 9/14] (101)
114: Silver Ladder, Peter Mulvey [Signature, 4/14] (99)
115: Easy Gone, Ray Bonneville [Red House, 4/14] (98)
115: Future Pilot, We’re About 9 [circanine.com, 1/14] (98)
115: While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet, Heather Styka [Kite
Stripe, 9/14] (98)
118: No More Rain, The Steel Wheels [thesteelwheels.com, 4/13] (97)
119: Carousel, Robert Bruey [robertbruey.com, 4/14] (95)
119: The Earls Of Leicester, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 9/14] (95)
119: Halfway Home, Michael Jerling [Fool’s Hill, 12/13] (95)
119: Live,” Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie
Brickell [Rounder, 3/14] (95)
119: Sleeping Dogs, C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 11/13] (95)
119: Tether My Heart, Hannah Shira Naiman [Merriweather, 10/13] (95)
125: Great Big World, Tony Trischka [Rounder, 2/14] (94)
126: Let It Go, The Infamous Stringdusters [High Country, 4/14] (93)
127: Common Ground: The Songs of Big Bill Broonzy, Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin [Yep Roc, 6/14] (92)
127: Everything Is Great, Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, 2012] (92)
127: Foreverly, Billie Joe + Norah [Reprise, 11/13] (92)
127:”Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither, Various
Artists [Signature, 10/14] (92)
127: New Everything, Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 7/13] (92)
127: Prairieography, Del Barber [True North, 4/14] (92)
127: Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3, Pete Seeger And Friends
[Appleseed, 2003] (92)
134: Carnival, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line [Blue Pig, 4/13] (91)
134: Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To John Denver, Special Consensus &
Friends [Compass, 3/14] (91)
134: Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail, Rod Picott [Welding Rod, 2/14] (91)
134: Into My Own, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 4/14] (91)
134: Once A River, Still On The Hill [Self, 5/14] (91)
134: The Stray Birds, The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 2012] (91)
140: Blood Test, Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 5/14] (90)
140: Juba Dance, Guy Davis [M. C., 9/13] (90)
140: The Railsplitters, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 11/13] (90)
143: Pressed For Time, Burning Bridget Cleary [burningbridgetcleary.com,
6/13] (89)
144: So Say We All, David Francey [Red House, 5/13] (88)
144: Tell ‘em I’m Gone, Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (88)
144: This World Oft Can Be, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/13] (88)
147: December Moon, The Henry Girls [Broken Silence, 3/13] (87)
148: Stardust, Bronwynne Brent [bronwynnebrent.com, 5/14] (85)
148: The Streets Of Baltimore, Del McCoury Band [Self, 9/13] (85)
148: Terms Of My Surrender, John Hiatt [New West, 7/14] (85)
151: Echolocation, Carolyn Currie [North C, 6/14] (84)
151: Old Mill Sessions, The Blushin’ Roulettes [blushinroulettes.com,
2/14] (84)
153: Childhood Home, Ben And Ellen Harper [Prestige Folklore, 5/14] (83)
153: Only Me, Rhonda Vincent [Upper Management, 1/14] (83)
153: Return To Trion, Chris Coole And Ivan Rosenberg [Vole-O-Tone, 9/14] (83)
153: Sugar Shack, The Boxcar Lilies [boxcarlillies.com, 5/13] (83)
157: Jewels And Harmony, Mara Levine [maralevine.com, 1/13] (82)
158: Can’t Hold The Wheel, The New Line [brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com,
11/14] (81)
158: Epilogue, Ronstadt Generations [ronstadtgenerations.com, 4/14] (81)
158: Small Town Heroes, Hurray For The Riff Raff [ATO, 2/14] (81)
158: Sometimes Love, Beth Wood [bethwoodmusic.com, 6/14] (81)
162: Life On Fire, Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes [scottwolfson.com,
1/14] (80)
162: Old Silo, James Hill [Borealis, 9/14] (80)
162: Sixty, John Cowan [Compass, 8/14] (80)
162: Songs, John Fullbright [Blue Dirt, 5/14] (80)
166: I Can’t Remember My Dreams, Leslie Evers [Cumulus, 6/14] (79)
166: Light In The Sky, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 2011] (79)
166: Long Gone Out West Blues, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 2/13] (79)
166: Lucky, Suzy Bogguss [Loyal Dutchess, 2/14] (79)
166: Tried And True, Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 10/14] (79)
171: Discovered: Live In Concert, Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, 11/14] (78)
171: Flying Dream, Catie Curtis [Self, 2/14] (78)
171: Laughter Out Of Tears, Moira Smiley And Voco [Whim, 9/14] (78)
171: Sterling Road, Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (78)
171: Tales From Jackson Bridge, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 9/13] (78)
171: Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 9: Happy Holidays, Various Artists
[Hudson Harding, 12/14] (78)
177: Hangtown Dancehall, Eric Brace And Karl Straub [Red Beet, 1/14] (77)
177: Skipping Rocks, Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 9/13] (77)
179: Temptation, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 9/13] (76)
179: When The Deal Goes Down, David Olney [Deadbeet, 7/14] (76)
179: White Wave Chapel, I Draw Slow [Pinecastle, 7/14] (76)
182: The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan And The Band [Columbia, 11/14] (75)
182: The Best of Broadside 1962-1998, Various Artists
[Smithsonian/Folkways, 2000] (75)
182: Crooked Fiddle, Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [aaronnathans.com, 9/14] (75)
182: Down The Deep Well, Hardin Burns [Ithaca, 9/14] (75)
182: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (75)
182: If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle, Pete Seeger
[Smithsonian/Folkways, 1998] (75)
182: Summer’s End, Garnet Rogers [Snow Goose, 3/14] (75)
189: The Ash & Clay, The Milk Carton Kids [Anti-, 3/13] (74)
189: At 89, Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2008] (74)
189: Country Mile, American Nomad [Spruce And Maple, 5/14] (74)
189: South, Blackie And The Rodeo Kings [Self, 1/14] (74)
193: Click, Neale Eckstein & friends [Fox Run, 4/14] (73)
194: Band Of Brothers, Willie Nelson [Legacy, 6/14] (72)
194: Blue Smoke, Dolly Parton [Sony, 5/14] (72)
194: Naomi Wachira, Naomi Wachira [Doreli, 1/14] (72)
194: Tell You In Earnest, Matt And Shannon Heaton
[mattandshannonheaton.com, 4/14] (72)
194: Won’t Be Long Now, Linda Thompson [Pettifer, 10/13] (72)
199: Endless Ocean, The Tuttles With A. J. Lee [Back Studio, 6/13] (71)
199: The Flood And The Fire, Jen Starsinic [Dangerous You, 5/14] (71)
199: If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2, Various Artists
[Appleseed, 2001] (71)
199: Old-Fashioned Gal, The Carper Family [carperfamilyband.com, 5/13] (71)
199: Waterproof, Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, 10/14] (71)
204: Three Bells, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas And Rob Ickes [Rounder,
9/14] (70)
204: The Flower Grown, The Craven Family Band [Self, 5/14] (70)
204: For Pete’s Sake: A Tribute to Pete Seeger, Various Artists [Wepecket
Island, 7/14] (70)
204: Night Travels, Ashley Davis [Daisy Rings, 5/14] (70)
204: Still Fighting The War, Slaid Cleaves [Music Road, 6/13] (70)
209: Cold Spell, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen [Compass, 8/14] (69)
209: Fiddle Tune X, Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, 10/14]
(69)
209: Natalie Merchant, Natalie Merchant [Nonesuch, 5/14] (69)
209: These Wilder Things, Ruth Moody [Red House, 5/13] (69)
209: We The People, Lou Dominguez [loudominguez.com, 10/13] (69)
214: The Road That Brings You Home, Jim And Lynna Woolsey [Broken Record, 3/14] (68)
215: Child Ballads, Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer [Wilderland, 3/13]
(67)
215: Haunted Heart, Susan Cattaneo [Jersey Girl, 1/14] (67)
215: Hayseed, Susan Werner [30 Tigers, 6/13] (67)
215: Lonesome And Then Some, Larry Sparks [Rebel, 8/14] (67)
219: Aberdeen, Phil Henry [philhenryband.com, 10/14] (66)
219: Bright Like Gold, April Verch [Slab Town, 4/13] (66)
219: History: The First 25 Years, James Keelaghan [Borealis, 10/13] (66)
219: How To Sleep In A Stormy Boat, Amy Speace [Windbone, 4/13] (66)
219: Sleepwalker In Paradise, Cej [Gnosong, 6/13] (66)
224: Better Things, Judy Kass [Self, 1/14] (65)
224: Live At Caffe Lena, Various Artists [Tompkins Square, 9/13] (65)
224: New Lady On The Prairie, Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (65)
224: Periscope, Katey Laurel [Roaring Twenties, 1/14] (65)
224: Picnic In The Sky, Jeni And Billy [Waystation, 8/14] (65)
224: The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside, Jon Brooks [Borealis, 10/14]
(65)
230: At Ken Sanders Rare Books, Kate MacLeod [Waterbug, 1/14] (64)
230: Best Kept Secret, Cris Cuddy [Self, 5/14] (64)
230: Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams [Highway 20, 9/14] (64)
230: In The Balance, Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 4/14] (64)
230: Robt Sarazin Blake, Robert Sarazin Blake [Same Room, 2/14] (64)
230: Tied To The Tracks, Eight Dollar Mountain [eightdollarmountain.net,
6/14] (64)
230: What About The Water, Lee Murdock [Depot, 9/14] (64)
230: Woodstock, Heather Maloney And Darlingside [Signature, 3/14] (64)
238: Three Chords And The Truth, James King [Rounder, 9/13] (63)
238: Bad Self Portraits, Lake Street Dive [Signature, 2/14] (63)
238: My Favorite Picture Of You, Guy Clark [Dualtone, 7/13] (63)
238: Trampin’ On, Steep Ravine [steepravineband.com, 10/13] (63)
242: Everything’s Beautiful Now, Christine Albert [Moon House, 9/14] (62)
242: If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy, Christine Lavin [
christinelavin.com, 11/14] (62)
242: On The Offbeat, Liz Carroll [lizcarroll.com, 11/13] (62)
242: Somewhere Far Away, Bradford Lee Folk And The Bluegrass Playboys [bradfordleefolk.com, 4/14] (62)
246: The Haden Triplets, The Haden Triplets [Third Man, 2/14] (61)
246: The Hello Strangers, The Hello Strangers [IMI, 5/14] (61)
246: Live In ’65, Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2009] (61)
246: Love Has Come For You, Steve Martin And Edie Brickell [Rounder,
4/13] (61)
246: No Way There From Here, Laura Cantrell [Thrift Shop, 1/14] (61)
246: Say Grace, Sam Baker [sambakermusic.com, 8/13] (61)

Top Songs of 2014

Dubbed “The poet laureate of the rural Midwest” by Michigan Folk Live, Tim Grimm had the #1 song on folk radio in 2014, according to FOLKDJ-L.

1. “King Of The Folksingers” (84)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
2. “Holed Up In Mason City” (66)
by John Gorka from Bright Side Of Down
3. “Eliza Jane” (64)
by Eliza Gilkyson from The Nocturne Diaries
4. “Green, Green Rocky Road” (63)
by Dave Van Ronk from Inside Llewyn Davis
5. “Lake” (60)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
6. “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” (57)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
6. “Riding The Train” (57)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
8. “Fare Thee Well” (56)
by Oscar Isaac And Marcus Mumford from Inside Llewyn Davis
9. “Bright Side Of Down” (55)
by John Gorka from Bright Side Of Down
10. “Homeward Bound” (53)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
10. “She’s That Kind Of Mystery” (53)
by John Gorka from Bright Side Of Down

12. “Livin’ In America” (52)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West from I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
13. “Really Spring” (50)
by John Gorka from Bright Side Of Down
14. “Loretta” (48)
by The Stray Birds from Echo Sessions
15. “Blame It On The Dog” (47)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
15. “Rovin’ Gambler” (47)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
15. “With A Memory Like Mine” (47)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
18. “Dot The Dragon’s Eyes” (46)
by Hanneke Cassel from Dot The Dragon’s Eyes
18. “Long Journey Home” (46)
by Rodney Crowell from Tarpaper Sky
18. “Sweet Amarillo” (46)
by Old Crow Medicine Show from Remedy
18. “Woodstock” (46)
by Heather Maloney And Darlingside from Woodstock
22. “Feather’s Not A Bird” (45)
by Rosanne Cash from The River And The Thread
22. “Names” (45)
by Nathan Bell from Blood Like A River
22. “Willow Tree” (45)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
25. “Try Me Tomorrow” (44)
by Jim Photoglo from Halls Of My Heart
26. “Fiddlehead Fern” (43)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West from I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
26. “Lady Of The Harbor” (43)
by Brother Sun from Some Part Of The Truth
26. “Railroad” (43)
by Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn from Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
26. “Ring Of Fire” (43)
by Laurie Lewis from One Evening In May
30. “Best Medicine” (42)
by The Stray Birds from Best Medicine
30. “Clinch River Blues” (42)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
32. “500 Miles” (41)
by Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan And Stark Sands from Inside Llewyn Davis
32. “Apache Tears” (41)
by Emmylou Harris from Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
32. “Custer” (41)
by Steve Earle from Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
32. “Fast Freight” (41)
by Eliza Gilkyson from The Nocturne Diaries
32. “God Bless Everyone” (41)
by Vance Gilbert from Bad Dog Buffet
32. “Pretty Bird” (41)
by Cosy Sheridan from Pretty Bird
32. “Procrastination Blues” (41)
by John Gorka from Bright Side Of Down
39. “As Long As The Grass Shall Grow” (40)
by Gillian Welch And Dave Rawlings from Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash’s Bitter
Tears Revisited
39. “Oh To Be” (40)
by Roosevelt Dime from Full Head Of Steam
39. “Survival Is The New Success” (40)
by Paul Sachs from Survival Is The New Success
42. “Beyond The Blue” (39)
by The Duhks from Beyond the Blue
42. “Company Of Friends” (39)
by Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt from For Keeps
42. “Pretty Saro” (39)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
45. “Banks Are Made Of Marble” (38)
by Runa from Current Affairs
45. “Big Sky” (38)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
45. “Destination” (38)
by Nickel Creek from A Dotted Line
45. “Like Woody Done” (38)
by John Flynn from Poor Man’s Diamonds
49. “4 Good Days” (37)
by Jack Williams from Four Good Days
49. “Black Waters” (37)
by John McCutcheon Et Al from Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
49. “Fall Down As The Rain” (37)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
49. “Moonshiner” (37)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander from Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
53. “2 White Clouds” (36)
by Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt from For Keeps
53. “American Boy” (36)
by Eliza Gilkyson from The Nocturne Diaries
53. “Drive On” (36)
by Cosy Sheridan from Pretty Bird
53. “Georgia I’m Here” (36)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
53. “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” (36)
by Oscar Isaac from Inside Llewyn Davis
53. “Leave The Light On” (36)
by Chris Smither from Still On The Levee
53. “Miner In The Mourning” (36)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
53. “Oh Soul” (36)
by Mary Gauthier from Trouble & Love
53. “Sea And The Shore” (36)
by Robby Hecht from Robby Hecht
62. “Already” (35)
by Claudia Schmidt from New Whirled Order
62. “Broken Things” (35)
by Tumbling Bones from Loving a Fool
62. “Flat Earth Diary” (35)
by Krista Detor from Flat Earth Diary
62. “L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore” (35)
by Robin And Linda Williams from Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
62. “Molasses” (35)
by T Sisters from Kindred Lines
62. “Sing To Me” (35)
by Red Molly from The Red Album
68. “Black Jack David” (34)
by Carlene Carter from Carter Girl
68. “Every Little Bit Of It” (34)
by Carrie Newcomer from A Permeable Life
68. “Forgotten” (34)
by John McCutcheon from 22 Days
68. “I Wish It Would Rain” (34)
by The Stray Birds from Echo Sessions
68. “Lazy John” (34)
by The Duhks from Beyond the Blue
73. “American Tune” (33)
by T Sisters from Kindred Lines
73. “Ancient Dreams” (33)
by Red June from Ancient Dreams
73. “Another Side/Tell Me” (33)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander from Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
73. “I Don’t Mind The Rain” (33)
by Jeremy Lyons from Make It Better
73. “Liza Jane” (33)
by Katie Glassman & Snapshot from Dream A Little Dream
73. “Red Prairie Dawn” (33)
by Molly Tuttle And John Mailander from Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
73. “Sunken Lands” (33)
by Rosanne Cash from The River And The Thread
73. “Wait A Minute” (33)
by Seldom Scene from Long Time… Seldom Scene
73. “When The Master Calls The Roll” (33)
by Rosanne Cash from The River And The Thread
82. “Family” (32)
by Thompson Family from Thompson Family
82. “House Is A Home” (32)
by Ben And Ellen Harper from Childhood Home
82. “I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose” (32)
by The Stray Birds from Echo Sessions
82. “Impermanent Things” (32)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
82. “Last Thing On My Mind” (32)
by Stark Sands With The Punch Brothers from Inside Llewyn Davis
82. “Lies You Forgot You Told” (32)
by Peter Mulvey from Silver Ladder
82. “No Love Today” (32)
by Chris Smither from Still On The Levee
82. “Waist Deep In The Big Muddy” (32)
by Pete Seeger from At 89
82. “Weather” (32)
by The Henry Girls from Louder Than Words
91. “Across The Great Divide” (31)
by Kyle Carey from North Star
91. “Anne In Amsterdam” (31)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
91. “Borders Of The Moon” (31)
by Johnsmith from The Longing Road
91. “Christmas In The Trenches” (31)
by John McCutcheon from Live At Wolf Trap
91. “Dream In Blue” (31)
by The Stray Birds from The Stray Birds
91. “The Game” (31)
by Blue Highway from The Game
91. “Giant Steps” (31)
by Craig Bickhardt from The More I Wonder
91. “If I Had A Hammer” (31)
by Pete Seeger from If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle
91. “The Longing Road” (31)
by Johnsmith from The Longing Road
91. “Midnight Oil” (31)
by Eliza Gilkyson from The Nocturne Diaries
91. “Midnight Special” (31)
by Willie Watson from Folk Singer Vol. 1
91. “St. James Infirmary” (31)
by Roosevelt Dime from Full Head Of Steam
91. “Train Home” (31)
by Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore from Love Runner
91. “When I Go To Water” (31)
by Still On The Hill from Once A River
91. “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (31)
by Pete Seeger from If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle
106. “All That We Have Is Now” (30)
by Jesse Winchester from A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
106. “Birches” (30)
by Mark Erelli from Milltowns
106. “Black Mountain Night” (30)
by Red June from Ancient Dreams
106. “Bury Me With My Guitar” (30)
by John Flynn from Poor Man’s Diamonds
106. “Family History” (30)
by Tim Grimm from The Turning Point
106. “Garden Grow” (30)
by Laurie Lewis from One Evening In May
106. “Gold Watch And Chain” (30)
by Carlene Carter from Carter Girl
106. “James Monroe” (30)
by The Henry Girls from Louder Than Words
106. “Little Darling Pal Of Mine” (30)
by The Early Mays from The Early Mays
106. “Mama Needs A Margarita” (30)
by Zoe Muth from World Of Strangers
106. “Out On The Run” (30)
by Joe Crookston from Georgia I’m Here
106. “Pocket Full Of Dust” (30)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West from I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
106. “Race To The Bottom” (30)
by Paddy Mills from Race To The Bottom
106. “Wild Montana Skies” (30)
by Special Consensus & Friends from Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To John Denver
120. “Adelaide” (29)
by The Stray Birds from Best Medicine
120. “Banjo Roustabout” (29)
by The Duhks from Beyond the Blue
120. “Barstow” (29)
by Laurie Lewis from One Evening In May
120. “Down The Hatch” (29)
by Haas Kowert Tice from You Got This
120. “Etta’s Tune” (29)
by Rosanne Cash from The River And The Thread
120. “Harlan County Boys” (29)
by Ernest Troost from O Love
120. “Keep Your Dirty Lights On” (29)
by Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott from Memories And Moments
120. “Suffer No Fools” (29)
by The Duhks from Beyond the Blue

Top Artists of 2014

1. Pete Seeger
2. Bob Dylan
3. John McCutcheon
4. John Gorka
5. Red Molly
6. Eliza Gilkyson
7. Tim Grimm
8. The Stray Birds
9. Joe Crookston
10. Cahalen Morrison And Eli West

11. Jesse Winchester
12. Johnny Cash
13. Laurie Lewis
14. Chris Smither
15. Carrie Newcomer
16. Seldom Scene
17. Rosanne Cash
18. Dave Van Ronk
18. Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick
20. Peter, Paul And Mary
21. The Duhks
22. Johnsmith
23. The Henry Girls
24. Greg Brown
25. Cosy Sheridan
26. John Prine
26. Tom Paxton
28. Nanci Griffith
28. Runa
30. Mary Gauthier
31. Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen
32. Robin And Linda Williams
33. Mark Erelli
34. Emmylou Harris
35. Old Crow Medicine Show
36. Judy Collins
37. Anne Hills
37. Ellis Paul
39. Si Kahn
40. Mary Chapin Carpenter
41. Lucinda Williams
42. Red June
43. Brother Sun
44. Carlene Carter
45. Phil Ochs
46. Jack Williams
46. Nickel Creek
48. Arlo Guthrie
49. Cheryl Wheeler
50. Bela Fleck And Abigail Washburn
51. Richard Thompson
51. Rodney Crowell
53. Gathering Time
54. Guy Clark
55. John Flynn
55. Krista Detor
57. Gillian Welch
58. Claudia Schmidt
58. Joni Mitchell
58. Willie Nelson
61. Peggy Seeger
62. Bill Monroe
63. Steve Earle
64. T Sisters
65. Kim And Reggie Harris
66. Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt
66. Christine Lavin
66. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
69. Stan Rogers
70. Bruce Springsteen
70. The Steel Wheels
72. Jackson Browne
72. Tim O’Brien
74. Molasses Creek
74. Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
76. Catie Curtis
77. Blue Highway
77. Brooks Williams
79. Craig Bickhardt
79. Doc Watson
81. Alison Krauss
82. Kathy Kallick
83. Rod MacDonald
84. Peter Mulvey
85. Dar Williams
85. Hot Rize
87. The Early Mays
88. The Waymores
89. Ernest Troost
89. Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott
91. Loudon Wainwright III
91. Sarah Jarosz
93. David Francey
93. Townes Van Zandt
95. Richard Shindell
95. Vance Gilbert
95. Woody Guthrie
98. Jim Photoglo
99. Joel Mabus
99. Jonathan Byrd
101. Joan Baez
102. Tumbling Bones
103. Robby Hecht
103. Willie Watson
105. Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore
105. Weavers
107. Del McCoury Band
108. Rhonda Vincent
109. David Grisman
109. Kyle Carey
109. Slaid Cleaves
112. Bumper Jacksons
112. James Keelaghan
114. Byrd And Street
115. Grant Peeples
115. Roosevelt Dime
117. Nell Robinson
118. Bill Staines
118. The Howlin’ Brothers
120. Guy Davis
120. Hanneke Cassel
120. Katie Glassman And Snapshot
120. Magpie
124. John Hartford
125. Molly Tuttle And John Mailander
126. Chuck Brodsky
126. Gibson Brothers
126. The Infamous Stringdusters
126. The Sea The Sea
126. Tom Russell
131. The Squirrel Hillbillies
131. Susan Werner
131. Tattletale Saints
134. Iris DeMent
134. Missy Werner
134. Poor Angus
137. Lucy Billings
138. Balsam Range
138. Garnet Rogers
138. Lucy Kaplansky
141. Locust Honey String Band
141. Special Consensus And Friends
141. Wailin’ Jennys
144. Burning Bridget Cleary
144. Everly Brothers
144. Gordon Lightfoot
144. Kris Delmhorst
148. Neil Young
149. Bruce Cockburn
149. Hank Williams
149. John Malcolm Penn
149. Shari Ulrich
149. True North
154. Beatles
154. Patty Griffin
156. Chieftains
156. Irene Kelley
156. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs
159. Paul Sachs
160. Bernice Lewis
160. Dolly Parton
160. Doyle Lawson
160. John Hiatt
160. Nathan Bell
165. Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas
165. Jon Brooks
167. Ray Bonneville
167. Steve Goodman
169. Tom Rush
170. David Mallett
170. Lee Murdock
170. Lowell Levinger
173. Bryan Sutton
173. Larry Sparks
173. Lyle Lovett
176. Leonard Cohen
176. Peter Rowan
178. David Olney
179. David Bromberg
180. Linda McRae
181. Pieta Brown
182. Bill Morrissey
182. Claire Lynch
184. David Rovics
184. Junior Sisk
184. Michael Jerling
184. Paddy Mills
188. Heather Styka
188. Still On The Hill
190. Rod Picott
191. Della Mae
191. Eric Brace And Karl Straub
191. Lynne Hanson
191. Patty Larkin
195. Louise Mosrie
195. Tony Trischka
197. Paul Simon
198. Byrds
198. Jean Redpath
198. Matt And Shannon Heaton
198. Pharis And Jason Romero
198. Zoe Muth
203. Haas Kowert Tice
203. Kathy Mattea
205. The Amigos
205. Frank Solivan
205. Fred Eaglesmith
208. Adler And Hearne
208. Carolina Chocolate Drops
208. Edie Carey And Sarah Sample
208. The Milk Carton Kids
208. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
213. Natalie Merchant
213. Ricky Skaggs
213. Steep Canyon Rangers
213. Suzy Bogguss
217. Emma’s Revolution
217. Jeremy Lyons
217. Kate Wolf
220. Lou And Peter Berryman
221. Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin
221. Mare Wakefield And Nomad
221. Ry Cooder
224. Beth Wood
224. Harpeth Rising
226. Sam Baker
227. Donna Ulisse
227. Front Country
229. Erik Balkey
230. The Carper Family
230. Del Barber
230. Hazel Dickens
230. Kate Campbell
234. Honey Dewdrops
234. Nora Jane Struthers
234. Tony Rice
237. Annie Lou
237. John Fullbright
237. Zoe Mulford
240. Hannah Shira Naiman
240. Heather Maloney And Darlingside
240. Kerri Powers
240. Ronstadt Generations
240. Thompson Family
245. C. Daniel Boling
245. Linda Thompson
245. Spinney Brothers
248. Carter Family
248. David Wilcox
248. Kate MacLeod
248. Mara Levine
248. The Railsplitters
248. Sweet Potatoes

Gene Shay

Hailed as “the dean of American folk DJs” by the Philadelphia Daily News and “the godfather of American folk” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Shay has hosted and produced weekly folk radio shows in Philadelphia since 1962.

Prior to moving to the University of Pennsylvania-based non-commercial station WXPN in 1995, Gene Shay had hosted and produced The Folk Show on a succession of Philadelphia area radio stations – including WHAT-FM, WDAS-FM, WMMR-FM, WIDQ-FM and WHYY-FM. A weekly two-hour version of the show has also streamed on FolkAlley.com for the past several years, while Shay was also formerly featured on XM Satellite Radio’s The Village.

Shay, who worked for a number of commercial advertising agencies over the years, was first exposed to broadcasting at Armed Forces Radio while stationed outside Frankfurt, Germany. He joined Philadelphia radio network WHAT in 1962 –producing its jazz show before taking the helm of its folk music show.

Gene Shay was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame in 2013. (Photo: Jayne Toohey/2E Photo)

A charter board member of the North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance (now Folk Alliance International), Shay was also both a steering committee member and coordinator of workshops for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. He has served on the boards of the Philadelphia Folksong Society and The American Composers Forum and is a voting member of the board of governors of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in Philadelphia. Shay has also been a board member for the Philadelphia Music Alliance, which inducted him into the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame in October 2013.

Here’s a link to a seven-minute video by Steve Ramm of highlights from the Walk of Fame induction:

Gala Tribute Concert and Celebration Slated for March 1

For nearly two decades, Shay has also been a member of the board of directors for Sing Out!, a nonprofit organization that publishes a quarterly folk music magazine, song collections, sound recordings, folk music books and directories. On Sunday afternoon, March 1, Sing Out! will regale him on the occasion of his retirement and impending 80th birthday. A star-studded concert is set for 3 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. David Dye, host of “World Café” emcees the special event that will feature performances by Tom Paxton, Janis Ian, SONiA, Silk City, Kim & Reggie Harris, John Flynn, Julie Gold, and Full Frontal Folk, among others. Dye, whose nationally syndicated radio program originates from the studios of WXPN, has said he “learned more about music from Gene Shay than any other source.” An intimate meet-and-greet reception with Shay and the performing artists will follow the concert (for those with patron tickets).

For more information and to order tickets, click on this link .

A Few Reflections on Gene Shay

“I can’t think of a person who has been more influential or key to folk music in the region,” says Mark Moss, executive director and editor of Sing Out!, calling Shay “the gateway drug to my life’s passion and work, and one helluva great guy.” While acknowledging that he will miss hearing Shay on the radio, Moss notes: “The fruits of his years on the air are and will be all around us for years to come. Gene Shay ‘is’ folk music in Philadelphia.”

Sharing Moss’ sentiments, Lisa Schwartz, president of the Philadelphia Folksong Society, who has known Shay personally and professionally for some 40 years, told AcousticMusicScene.com:

“It’s hard to imagine turning on the radio and not hearing Gene’s mellifluous voice, especially on a Sunday night. He has this amazing quality to completely disarm someone and make [him or her] feel completely and totally comfortable. Musicians love him because he genuinely appreciates them and their music — and because he’s just such a love.

There is no one who comes close to having Gene’s grasp of folk music. He’s an expert and a genius at recognizing great talent. We have Gene to thank for introducing us to some of the best music that’s ever been made. On a personal level, I feel honored and blessed to call him my friend. He and his lovely wife Gloria attended my wedding and he was one of the first people we told we engaged.” [Lisa’s husband proposed to her at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 2007.]

Reflecting on Shay, Cheryl Prashker, president of NERFA, noted that he has been active with the organization since its first conference 21 years ago. “He has been very instrumental in putting together our conference workshops, not to mention coming up with all their witty titles,” she said. “For many years, Gene hosted a showcase called “Midnight at the Marquis” in which he featured many of his favorite new artists. He is also loved for hosting a ‘covers only’ party in his room on the Saturday night of the conference. We are truly very lucky to have him.”

Prashker expressed regrets that she can’t be at the March 1 gala tribute to Shay since RUNA, the Celtic roots ensemble for which she is the percussionist, will be on tour elsewhere. “As a performer, I have had the absolute privilege of appearing on Gene’s show many times with various artists,” said Prashker, “from my initial appearance with my New York- based group CC Railroad in 2000 to many of the singer songwriters you have heard over the years to my current group.” She described each visit as “special to me, since I knew I was in the room with a true giant in our community. I tried never to take that for granted. He always knew what questions to ask and always made the artist feel welcome and at home and as if we were the special ones.”

Gene Shay is shown in this photo taken following a Wisdom of the Elders session during a NERFA Conference. Seated (l.-r.) are Oscar Brand, Theodore Bikel and David Amram. Standing (l.-r.) are Dianne Tankle, Sonny Ochs, Gene Shay, John Platt, Cheryl Prashker and the late Tamara Brooks. (Jayne Toohey/2E Photo)

Victoria, British Columbia-based acoustic roots trio The Sweet Lowdown had both the most-played album (Chasing The Sun) and song (“River Winding Down”) on folk radio during January 2015, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

Chasing the Sun is the third release by The Sweet Lowdown, whose original music pairs old-time styles with new sensibilities. The trio is comprised of Amanda Blied (guitar, vocals), Shanti Bremer (banjo, guitar, vocals) and Miriam Sonstenes (fiddle, vocals).

January’s FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,505 airplays from 140 different DJs. The number of reported spins is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of January 2015

1: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (68)
2: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, new] (48)
3: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, new] (46)
4: Portraits, George Mann [Running Scared, new] (42)
5: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (39)
5: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (39)
7: Boomtown, Tom Pacheco [Frogs Claw, 10/14] (38)
8: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (37)
9: Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes [Harvest, 11/14] (34)
10: If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy, Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, 11/14] (33)
10: Tried And True, Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 10/14] (33)
10: Waterproof, Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, 10/14] (33)
13: Discovered: Live In Concert, Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, 11/14] (31)
14: The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (29)
15: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, new] (28)
15: Thompson Family, Thompson Family [Concord, 11/14] (28)
17: The Red Album, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (27)
17: Tell ‘em I’m Gone, Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (27)
19: Georgia I’m Here, Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (26)
19: Sterling Road, Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (26)
21: Sliding Delta, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, new] (25)
22: Lay It Down, Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (23)
22: Little Prayers Of Belief, David Williams [realdavidwilliams.com, 3/14] (23)
22: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (23)
22: The River And The Thread, Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (23)
26: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (22)
26: Gondolier, Kristin Andreassen [Yellowcar, new] (22)
26: North Star, Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (22)
26: Reckless Skyline, Caitlin Canty [caitlincanty.com, new] (22)
26: Signs Of Life, Zak Smith [Precambrian, 10/14] (22)
31: Ceilings, Floors And Open Doors, Gwyneth Moreland [Self, 2014] (21)
31: The Lazy Farmer, Flynn Cohen [Wepecket Island, 2013] (21)
31: Sake Of The Sound, Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (21)
31: Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray, Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (21)
35: Another Day Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, new] (20)
35: Dear Katie, Katie Gosnell [katiegosnell.com, 9/14] (20)
35: The Longing Road, Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (20)
35: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Self, new] (20)
35: Straight Lines, Mike Agranoff [Self, 11/14] (20)
35: Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 9: Happy Holidays, Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/14] (20)
35: While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet, Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 9/14] (20)
42: Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, new] (19)
42: Beyond the Blue, The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (19)
42: Can’t Hold The Wheel, The New Line [brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com, 11/14] (19)
42: Motherless Child, Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/14] (19)
46: Fiddle Tune X, Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, 10/14] (18)
46: All Over The Map, The Better Halves [Self, 7/14] (18)
46: Bright Side Of Down, John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (18)
46: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (18)
46: The Early Mays, The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (18)
46: I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands, Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (18)
46: Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither, Various Artists [Signature, 10/14] (18)
46: Stories From The Dark Heart Tavern, Fred Raimondo [Narrow Lane, 10/14] (18)
46: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
55: Current Affairs, RUNA [runamusic.com, 6/14] (17)
55: Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, 2013] (17)
55: Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!, Barnstar! [Signature, new] (17)
55: The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside, Jon Brooks [Borealis, 10/14] (17)
59: Small Town Heroes, Hurray For The Riff Raff [ATO, 2/14] (16)
59: Blackbirds, Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, new] (16)
59: Everything That Brought You Here, David Hawkins [hawkmanmusic.com, 9/14] (16)
59: Pretty Bird, Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (16)
59: Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (16)
59: Still On The Levee, Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (16)
59: Tillamook Burn, Lauren Sheehan & Zoe Carpenter [Self, 11/14] (16)
59: Tracks, Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (16)
67: Gonna Let It Shine, Odetta [M. C., 2005] (15) ”
67: The Merri Soul Sessions, Paul Kelly [Label?, new] (15)
67: The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, new] (15)
70: Old Buck, Old Buck [Tin Halo, 2013] (14)
70: Two, Three, Four?, John And Sheila Ludgate [Self, 2014] (14)
70: The Coast, Wood And Wire [Self, new] (14)
70: Favourite Scottish Songs, Various Artists [Greentrax, new] (14)
70: Make It Better, Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, 8/14] (14)
70: New Lady On The Prairie, Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (14)
70: Run For Your Life, The Show Ponies [theshowponies.com, 10/14] (14)
70: Some Part Of The Truth, Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2013] (14)
70: Sticky, Mark Allen Berube [Poor Kitty, 11/14] (14)
70: Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In, Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (14)
70: The Turning Point, Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 2013] (14)
70: You’re Home Now, Richard Berman [Self, 11/14] (14)

Top Songs of January 2015

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

“Sliding Delta,” a collection of 1920s-1930s rural blues that inspired roots artist Michael Jerome Browne, was the most-played album on folk radio during February 2015, while its title track was the most-played song, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

Browne, a two-time Canadian Folk Music Awards Solo Artist of the Year and three-time Juno Awards nominee, features his personal interpretations of songs by Mississippi John Hurt, Fred McDowell, Skip James, Charley Patton and Blind Willie McTell, among others, on his new Borealis Records album. Closely following Browne’s release in terms of airplay were new albums by Neptune’s Car and Jorma Kaukonen.

The February 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12,468 airplays from 134 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of February 2015

1: “Sliding Delta”, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 1/15] (63)
2: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (62)
3: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, 2/15] (61)
4: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone,
2/15] (56)
5: Dreaming As I Do, Caroline Cotter [Bella Blue, new] (54)
6: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (51)
6: Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls, The Burns Sisters [Sisters,
new] (51)
6: Tillamook Burn, Lauren Sheehan And Zoe Carpenter [
laurensheehanmusic.com, 11/14] (51)
9: Pandemonium, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.com, 12/14] (49)
9: Trust,”The Levins [thelevinsmusic.com, 1/15] (49)
11: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (42)
12: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, new] (41)
13: The Widening Gyre, Altan [Compass, 1/15] (40)
14: Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, new] (36)
14: Straight Lines, Mike Agranoff [mikeagranoff.com, 11/14] (36)
16: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (35)
17: Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1/15] (34)
18: Ionia, Lindsay Lou And The Flatbellys [lindsayloumusic.com, new] (32)
18: Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, new] (32)
20: Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!, Barnstar! [Signature, 2/15] (30)
21: Kelly Bosworth, Kelly Bosworth [kellybosworth.com, 11/14] (29)
21: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Pax, new] (29)
21: Wage Love, Fred Gillen Jr [Dys, new] (29)
24: The Ballad Beyond, Jez Lowe [Tantobie, 11/14] (28)
24: The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (28)
26: The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, 1/15] (27)
27: Dragonflies, Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Gatorbone, new] (26)
27: XVII, The Nields [Self, new] (26)
29: Blue Roses, Rachael Sage [MPress, 10/14] (25)
30: All Over The Map, The Better Halves [Self, 7/14] (23)
30: Boomtown, Tom Pacheco [Frogs Claw, 10/14] (23)
30: Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake [Plectraphone, 1/15] (23)
33: The Lazy Farmer, Flynn Cohen [Wepecket Island, 2013] (22)
34: Songs Around The Kitchen Table, David Llewellyn And Ida Kristin
[Norna, new] (21)
34: Terraplane, Steve Earle & The Dukes [New West, new] (21)
36: Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes [Harvest, 11/14] (20)
36: Sterling Road, Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (20)
36: Wake, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line [Blue Pig, new] (20)
39: Lay It Down, Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (19)
39: Portraits, George Mann [Running Scared, 1/15] (19)
39: Reckless Skyline, Caitlin Canty [caitlincanty.com, 1/15] (19)
39: Swim, Alice Di Micele [Alice Otter, new] (19)
43: Black Beauty, Elana James [Snarf, new] (18)
43: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (18)
43: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (18)
46: Acoustic Rainbow 44, Various Artists [Poetman, new] (17)
46: Medicine, Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors [Magnolia, new] (17)
46: That Kind Of Girl, Amy Speace [Windbone, new] (17)
49: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
[Rounder, 10/14] (16)
49: Ceilings, Floors And Open Doors, Gwyneth Moreland [Self, 2014] (16)
49: Discovered: Live In Concert, Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, 11/14] (16)
49: Fee Fie Foh Fum, Flagship Romance [Gatorbone, new] (16)
49: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14]
(16)
49: Tell ‘em I’m Gone, Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (16)
55: Blackbirds, Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 2/15] (15)
55: Bright Side Of Down, John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (15)
55: Decade, Yellow Room Gang [Yellow Room, new] (15)
55: Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, 2013] (15)
55: A Time Long Gone, Charlie Mosbrook [Self, new] (15)
60: Georgia I’m Here, Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (14)
60: Sweet Memories. . . Never Leave, Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones
[Dittyville, new] (14)
60: Waterproof, Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, 10/14] (14)
60: You’re Home Now, Richard Berman [Self, 11/14] (14)
64: Two, Three, Four?, John And Sheila Ludgate [Self, 2014] (13)
64: Empty Pockets And A Troubled Mind, Rodney Rice [Moody Spring, 10/14] (13)
64: The Fretless, The Fretless [Self, 2/14] (13)
64: The Longing Road, Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (13)
64: Mono, The Mavericks [Valory, new] (13)
64: Next Year People, Colin Hay [Compass, new] (13)
64: Thompson Family, Thompson Family [Concord, 11/14] (13)

Top Songs of February 2015

1. “Sliding Delta” (17)
by Michael Jerome Browne
from “Sliding Delta”
2. “Bella Blue” (15)
by Caroline Cotter
from “Dreaming As I Do”
2. “Clare To Here” (15)
by The Burns Sisters
from “Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls”
2. “Honey Baby Blues” (15)
by Lauren Sheehan And Zoe Carpenter
from “Tillamook Burn”
5. “The 45th Parallel” (12)
by Neptune’s Car
from “The 45th Parallel”
5. “Blue Sky Turned To Rust” (12)
by Neptune’s Car
from “The 45th Parallel”
7. “Corrina” (11)
by Lauren Sheehan And Zoe Carpenter
from “Tillamook Burn”
7. “Footprints In The Snow” (11)
by Robert Earl Keen
from “Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions”
7. “In The Wee Midnight Hours” (11)
by Lauren Sheehan And Zoe Carpenter
from “Tillamook Burn”
7. “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out” (11)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from “Ain’t In No Hurry”
7. “Trust” (11)
by The Levins
from “Trust”
7. “Waters” (11)
by Kelly Bosworth
from “Kelly Bosworth”
13. “Other Side Of The Mountain” (10)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from “Ain’t In No Hurry”
13. “Helpless” (10)
by Rachael Sage
from “Blue Roses”
15. “Best Medicine” (9)
by The Stray Birds
from “Best Medicine”
15. “Crack A Smile” (9)
by Moors And McCumber
from “Pandemonium”
15. “Ghost Of Joe Hill” (9)
by Fred Gillen Jr
from “Wage Love”
15. “Hot Corn, Cold Corn” (9)
by Robert Earl Keen
from “Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions”
15. “Love Song” (9)
by The Levins
from “Trust”
15. “Welcome Back To The Blues” (9)
by Joel Mabus
from “A Bird In This World”
21. “Ain’t In No Hurry” (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from “Ain’t In No Hurry”
21. “Road Song” (8)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from “Chasing The Sun”
21. “Birds And The Bees” (8)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from “Chasing The Sun”
21. “Brother Can You Spare A Dime” (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from “Ain’t In No Hurry”
21. “Dreaming As I Do” (8)
by Caroline Cotter
from “Dreaming As I Do”
21. “Emily Dickinson” (8)
by Neptune’s Car
from “The 45th Parallel”
21. “Get Up” (8)
by Caitlin Canty
from “Reckless Skyline”
21. “Hot Hands” (8)
by Lindsay Lou And The Flatbellys
from “Ionia”
21. “I Am Grateful For What I Have” (8)
by Sarah McQuaid
from “The Silver Lining”
21. “Laugh With Me” (8)
by The Levins
from “Trust”
21. “Lazy John” (8)
by Jayme Stone
from “Lomax Project”
21. “Mayor Of MacDougal Street” (8)
by Tom Paxton
from “Redemption Road”
21. “Shake Sugaree” (8)
by Rhiannon Giddens
from “Tomorrow Is My Turn”
21. “You Take Me Somewhere” (8)
by Moors And McCumber
from “Pandemonium”

The Burns Sisters’ Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls was the most-played album on folk radio during March 2015, while Pharis and Jason Romero’s “A Wanderer I’ll Stay,” was the most-played song, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

The March 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,117 airplays from 146 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of March 2015

1: Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls, The Burns Sisters [Sisters, 1/15] (101)
2: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (94)
3: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (91)
4: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (86)
5: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, new] (69)
6: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, 2/15] (65)
7: Devil In The Seat, The Foghorn String Band [foghornstringband.com, 1/15] (62)
8: Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2/15] (59)
9: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, 2/15] (58)
10: The Many Hats Of Jory Nash, Jory Nash [Thin Man, 2/15] (57)
11: Pandemonium, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.com, 12/14] (56)
12: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (52)
13: Dreaming As I Do, Caroline Cotter [Bella Blue, 2/15] (51)
13: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, new] (51)
15: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Pax, 3/15] (48)
15: The Widening Gyre, Altan [Compass, 1/15] (48)
17: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (46)
17: Ionia, Lindsay Lou And The Flatbellys
[lindsayloumusic.com, 2/15](46)
19: Violets Are Blue, Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, new] (42)
20: XVII, The Nields [nields.com, 2/15] (38)
21: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, 2/15] (37)
21: Trust, The Levins [thelevinsmusic.com, 1/15] (37)
23: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (36)
23: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (36)
23: Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Asleep At The Wheel [Bismeaux, 3/15] (36)
26: Kelly Bosworth, Kelly Bosworth [kellybosworth.com, 11/14] (35)
27: Blue Roses, Rachael Sage [MPress, 10/14] (34)
28: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, new] (32)
29: Sweet Memories… Never Leave, Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones [Dittyville, 2/15] (31)
30: Little Hinges, Qristina And Quinn Bachand [Beacon Ridge, 1/15] (30)
31: Baladista, Joel Rafael [Inside, new] (29)
31: Tillamook Burn, Lauren Sheehan And Zoe Carpenter
[laurensheehanmusic.com, 11/14] (29)
33: Dragonflies, Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Gatorbone, 1/15] (28)
33: Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band, Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band [Borealis, 3/15] (28)
33: Long Before Light, The Onlies [Soft Day, new] (28)
33: Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade, Various Artists [Signature, 3/15] (28)
37: Brighter Every Day, Trout Steak Revival [Self, new] (27)
37: Les Metamorphoses, Melisande [La Pruche Libre, 5/14] (27)
37: Sliding Delta, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 1/15] (27)
37: Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake [Plectraphone, 1/15] (27)
41: Terraplane, Steve Earle & The Dukes [New West, 1/15] (26)
42: Wage Love, Fred Gillen Jr [Dys, 1/15] (25)
43: Songs Around The Kitchen Table, David Llewellyn And Ida Kristin [Norna, 2/15] (24)
43: That Kind Of Girl, Amy Speace [Windbone, 2/15] (24)
45: Hand In Hand, Richie Furay [Eone, new] (23)
46: Bright Side Of Down, John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (21)
46: Reckless Skyline, Caitlin Canty [caitlincanty.com, 1/15] (21)
46: West, The Kennedys [Self, new] (21)
49: Black Beauty, Elana James [Snarf, 2/15] (20)
49: Blackbirds, Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 2/15] (20)
49: Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1/15] (20)
49: Straight Lines, Mike Agranoff [mikeagranoff.com, 11/14] (20)
53: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (19)
53: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (19)
53: Decade, Yellow Room Gang [Yellow Room, 2/15] (19)
53: The Early Mays, The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (19)
53: Next Year People, Colin Hay [Compass, 2/15] (19)
53: The Red Album, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (19)
59: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (18)
59: Complicated Game, James McMurtry [Complicated Game, 2/15] (18)
59: Rare Bird, Chris Sanders [Desert Night, new] (18)
59: Wake, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line [Blue Pig, 2/15] (18)
63: The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Brandi Carlile [ATO, new] (17)
63: Portraits, George Mann [Running Scared, 1/15] (17)
63: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (17)
66: Acoustic Rainbow 44, Various Artists [Poetman, 2/15] (16)
66: All Over The Map, The Better Halves [Self, 7/14] (16)
66: The Ballad Beyond, Jez Lowe [Tantobie, 11/14] (16)
66: Georgia I’m Here, Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (16)
66: The Lazy Farmer, Flynn Cohen [Wepecket Island, 2013] (16)

Top Songs of March 2015

1. “A Wanderer I’ll Stay” (31)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
2. “Clare To Here” (16)
by The Burns Sisters
from Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls
2. “Helpless” (16)
by Rachael Sage
from Blue Roses
4. “Wichita” (15)
by The Pine Hill Project
from Tomorrow You’re Going
5. “Free-Born Man” (14)
by The Burns Sisters
from Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls
5. “Little Black Train” (14)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
5. “Make Me A Pallet” (14)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
5. “Mothers’ Ode” (14)
by The Burns Sisters
from Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls
9. “Hillbilly Singer” (13)
by Joel Mabus
from A Bird In This World
9. “House Carpenter” (13)
by Altan
from The Widening Gyre
9. “Keep Your Skillet Good And Greasy” (13)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
12. “2000 Friends” (12)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
12. “Ballad Of Old Bill” (12)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
12. “Lazy John” (12)
by Jayme Stone
from Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
12. “Lovin’ Babe” (12)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
12. “Not A Single Shot” (12)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
12. “Old Portland Town” (12)
by Joel Rafael
from Baladista
12. “You Take Me Somewhere” (12)
by Moors And McCumber
from Pandemonium
19. “Bella Blue” (11)
by Caroline Cotter
from Dreaming As I Do
19. “Shake Sugaree” (11)
by Rhiannon Giddens
from Tomorrow Is My Turn
19. “We Were The Dreamers” (11)
by Richie Furay
from Hand In Hand
19. “What You Do With What You’ve Got” (11)
by Qristina And Quinn Bachand
from Little Hinges
23. “Before This Time Another Year” (10)
by Jayme Stone
from Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
23. “Blue Sky Turned To Rust” (10)
by Neptune’s Car
from The 45th Parallel
23. “Hot Time In The Old Town/Preaching On The Old Campground” (10)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1

Pharis and Jason Romero’s A Wanderer I’ll Stay was the most-played album on folk radio during April 2015, while its title track was the most-played song for the second consecutive month. So say charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

A Wanderer I’ll Stay is the third duo recording by Pharis and Jason, who met at an old-time fiddle jam in 2007. They live in central British Columbia, where Jason builds custom banjos and they play music new and old. Recipients of the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year, Pharis and Jason Romero have toured throughout North America and the UK, and have been frequent guests on A Prairie Home Companion.

The April 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12,996 airplays from 144 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of April 2015

1: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (81)
2: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (69)
3: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, new] (65)
4: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, new] (64)
4: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (64)
6: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (63)
7: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, new] (59)
8: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (49)
9: Violets Are Blue, Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, 3/15] (46)
10: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, new] (45)
11: Brighter Every Day, Trout Steak Revival [troutsteak.com, 3/15] (44)
11: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, 2/15] (44)
13: Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2/15] (43)
14: Pandemonium, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.com, 12/14] (42)
14: Tetu, Le Vent Du Nord [Borealis, new] (42)
16: Devil In The Seat, The Foghorn String Band [foghornstringband.com, 1/15] (36)
17: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Pax, 3/15] (34)
18: Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls, The Burns Sisters [Sisters, 1/15] (33)
18: Lucky Stars, Leaf Rapids [Black Hen, new] (33)
18: One, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy [Linus, new] (33)
21: Glory Junkies, Danielle Miraglia [daniellem.com, new] (31)
22: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (30)
23: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (29)
23: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, 2/15] (29)
23: Spinning Yarns, Norah Rendell [Two Tap, new] (29)
26: Classic American Ballads, Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (28)
26: The Lied To’s, The Lied To’s [Hollow Body, 2/15] (28)
28: Baladista, Joel Rafael [Inside, 4/15] (27)
28: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (27)
28: Trust, The Levins [thelevinsmusic.com, 1/15] (27)
31: Sliding Delta, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 1/15] (26)
31: Some 1 Like U, Kathy Moser [Self, 2009] (26)
33: Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Asleep At The Wheel [Bismeaux, 3/15] (25)
33: That Kind Of Girl, Amy Speace [Windbone, 2/15] (25)
35: Long Before Light, The Onlies [Soft Day, 4/15] (24)
35: The Many Hats Of Jory Nash, Jory Nash [Thin Man, 2/15] (24)
37: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (23)
38: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (22)
39: Something In The Water, Pokey LaFarge [Rounder, new] (21)
39: Sweet Memories… Never Leave, Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones [Dittyville, 2/15] (21)
39: The Widening Gyre, Altan [Compass, 1/15] (21)
42: West, The Kennedys [Self, 3/15] (20)
42: Wink At July, Rachel Garlin [Tactile, new] (20)
44: Complicated Game, James McMurtry [Complicated Game, 2/15] (19)
44: Dreaming As I Do, Caroline Cotter [Bella Blue, 2/15] (19)
44: Ionia, Lindsay Lou And The Flatbellys [lindsayloumusic.com, 2/15] (19)
44: The Ruffian’s Misfortune, Ray Wylie Hubbard [Bordello, new] (19)
48: Coming Forth By Day, Cassandra Wilson [Legacy, new] (18)
48: Rise And Fall, Dayna Kurtz [M. C., new] (18)
48: Roll Up The Night Sky, Dana Sipos [Muddy Roots, new] (18)
48: Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade, Various Artists [Signature, 3/15] (18)
48: Wage Love, Fred Gillen Jr [Dys, 1/15] (18)
53: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, 2/15] (17)
53: Band Of Ruhks,”Band Of Ruhks [101 Ranch, new] (17)
53: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (17)
53: Songs Around The Kitchen Table, David Llewellyn and Ida Kristin [Norna, 2/15] (17)
57: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (16)
57: Liz Longley, Liz Longley [Sugar Hill, 3/15] (16)
57: Rare Bird, Chris Sanders [Desert Night, 3/15] (16)
57: Rise From The Storm, Joanne Lurgio [Self, new] (16)
57: Traveling Show, Songs From The Road Band [Lucks Dumpy Toad, new] (16)
57: Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake [Plectraphone, 1/15] (16)
63: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (15)
63: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (15)
63: Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band, Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band [Borealis, 3/15] (15)
63: The RCA Sessions, Malcolm Holcombe [Gypsy Eyes, new] (15)
63: Terraplane, Steve Earle & The Dukes [New West, 1/15] (15)
63: XVII, The Nields [nields.com, 2/15] (15)
69: Blue Roses, Rachael Sage [MPress, 10/14] (14)
69: Dragonflies, Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Gatorbone, 1/15] (14)
69: Kelly Bosworth, Kelly Bosworth [kellybosworth.com, 11/14] (14)
69: Pretty Bird, Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (14)

Top Songs of April 2015

1. “A Wanderer I’ll Stay” (31)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
2. “Goodbye Old Paint” (17)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
3. “25” (13)
by Elaine Romanelli
from The Hour Before
4. “Shine” (12)
by Elaine Romanelli
from The Hour Before
5. “Rose Of Roscrae” (11)
by Tom Russell
from The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West
5. “Test Of Time” (11)
by Steep Canyon Rangers And Edie Brickell
from Test Of Time
5. “There’s No Companion” (11)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
5. “Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?” (11)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
9. “Belle Election” (10)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
9. “Heart Of The World” (10)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from Violets Are Blue
9. “I Heard The Bluebirds Sing” (10)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
9. “Keep Your Skillet Good And Greasy” (10)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
9. “Splinter Cheeks Johnson” (10)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
14. “Bring Your Clothes Back Home” (9)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
14. “Cruel War” (9)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
14. “Daytime Stars” (9)
by Gene And Gayla Mills
from Walk On Solid Ground
14. “Goin’ Across The Mountain” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
14. “Little Black Train” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
14. “Rachel’s Guitar” (9)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
14. “Up Above My Head” (9)
by Rhiannon Giddens
from Tomorrow Is My Turn
14. “Very Day I’m Gone” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
22. “Clare To Here” (8)
by The Burns Sisters
from Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls
22. “Handsome Molly” (8)
by The Onlies
from Long Before Light
22. “I Love This City” (8)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from Violets Are Blue
22. “Lord Franklin” (8)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
22. “New Lonesome Blues” (8)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
22. “No Dominion Over Me” (8)
by Gene And Gayla Mills
from Walk On Solid Ground
22. “Not A Single Shot” (8)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
22. “Union Pacific” (8)
by Trout Steak Revival
from Brighter Every Day

Joe Hill’s Last Will by John McCutcheon was the most-played album on folk radio during May 2015, closely followed by Sue Massek’s Precious Memories. The title track of McCutcheon’s latest album was the most-played song during the month. So say charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

McCutcheon, a veteran folksinger, multi-instrumentalist and longtime labor activist and leader of Local 1000, the traveling musicians union, released Joe Hill’s Last Will to mark the centenary of the death of the songwriter for the Industrial Workers of the World (the Wobblies). Joe Hill’s Last Will is also a one-man show written by Si Kahn — a renowned folksinger, songwriter, author and community activist — and starring McCutcheon.

Precious Memories, a recording of Si Kahn’s one-woman musical play, features Massek of Kentucky’s Reel World String Band portraying Sarah Ogan Gunning, a singer and songwriter from eastern Kentucky’s coal-mining region, whose songs were recorded by Alan Lomax in the late 1930s and who was rediscovered in the 1960s.

The May 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,634 airplays from 145 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown below in parentheses, while label and release date appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of May 2015

1: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (137)
2: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (129)
3: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (78)
4: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (76)
5: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, 4/15] (65)
6: What I’m Lookin’ For, Dan Weber [Highway 142, 3/15] (64)
7: Owls, Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 5/15] (60)
8: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (55)
9: Mother Country, Dave Crossland [Folk Era, 4/15] (51)
10: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (47)
11: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, 4/15] (46)
12: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (45)
13: Tetu, Le Vent Du Nord [Borealis, 3/15] (40)
14: Fall Is A Good Time To Die, Jami Lynn [jamilynnmusic.com, 4/15] (39)
14: The Night Tribe, Jimmy Lafave [Music Road, 5/15] (39)
16: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (37)
17: Power In The Blood, Buffy Sainte-Marie [True North, new] (36)
18: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (35)
18: Sundown Over Ghost Town, Eilen Jewell [Signature, 5/15] (35)
20: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel, new] (34)
21: Sun Might Shine On Me, Grant Dermody [grantdermody.com, 5/15] (33)
22: Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry, The Hillbenders [Compass, new] (32)
23: Starlight Highway, Corinne West [Make, new] (31)
23: Tim May And Steve Smith, Tim May And Steve Smith [Desert Night, new] (31)
25: Room To Run (EP), Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 5/15] (30)
26: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, 4/15] (29)
27: Such Jubilee, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 5/15] (28)
28: Can’t Forget, Leonard Cohen [Columbia, new] (27)
28: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (27)
28: Spinning Yarns, Norah Rendell [Two Tap, 3/15] (27)
31: Brighter Every Day, Trout Steak Revival [troutsteak.com, 3/15] (26)
31: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [Self, new] (26)
31: Pandemonium, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.com, 12/14] (26)
34: Violets Are Blue, Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, 3/15] (25)
34: Wilder Days, Natasha Borzilova [Hadley, 4/15] (25)
36: Celtic Folk, The John Byrne Band [Ri-Ra, 3/15] (24)
36: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, 2/15] (24)
36: The Lied To’s, The Lied To’s [Hollow Body, 2/15] (24)
36: Rise From The Storm, Joanne Lurgio [Self, 3/15] (24)
40: Something In The Water, Pokey LaFarge [Rounder, 4/15] (23)
40: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 4/15] (23)
42: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (22)
42: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (22)
42: Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray, Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (22)
42: The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell [Nonesuch, new] (22)
42: Woody Pines, Woody Pines [Muddy Roots, new] (22)
47: One, Natalie MacMaster And Donnell Leahy [Linus, 4/15] (21)
48: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, new] (20)
48: The Longest River, Olivia Chaney [Nonesuch, new] (20)
50: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (19)
50: True And Blue, Hans Theessink And Terry Evans [Blue Groove, 4/15] (19)
52: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (18)
52: Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls, The Burns Sisters [Sisters, 1/15] (18)
52: The Many Hats Of Jory Nash, Jory Nash [Thin Man, 2/15] (18)
52: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Fannie Lou Hamer [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (18)
52: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (18)
57: Citizen, Todd Grebe And Cold Country [Cold Country, 4/15] (17)
58: Little Hinges, Qristina And Quinn Bachand [Beacon Ridge, 1/15] (16)
58: The Red Album, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (16)
60: Baladista, Joel Rafael [Inside, 4/15] (15)
60: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (15)
60: Get Ready, The Revelers [Self, new] (15)
60: The Longing Road, Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (15)
60: Me Oh My, The Honeycutters [Organic, 4/15] (15)
60: Rise And Fall, Dayna Kurtz [M. C., 3/15] (15)
60: Sound And Color, Alabama Shakes [ATO, new] (15)
60: Tether My Heart, Hannah Shira Naiman [Merriweather, 2013] (15)
60: Tree Of Life, Guy Carawan [Flying Fish, 1990] (15)
60: Trust, The Levins [thelevinsmusic.com, 1/15] (15)
60: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (15)

Top Songs of May 2015

Sue Massek portrays Sarah Ogan Gunning in Si Kahn’s one-woman musical play, Precious Memories, during the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference in North Carolina in May. A recording of the show was among the month’s most-played albums and featured a few of the top songs on folk radio.

(Photo: Michael Kornfeld)

1. “Joe Hill’s Last Will” (25)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
2. “Oh Woody” (23)
by Dan Weber
from What I’m Lookin’ For
3. “Same Old” (20)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from Tangled Country
4. “Boston Town” (19)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
4. “Rebel Girl” (19)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
6. “Casey Jones” (17)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
6. “Come All You Coal Miners” (17)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
6. “Down On The Picket Line” (17)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
9. “Still She Will Fly” (15)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
10. “It’s A Long Way To The Soup Line” (14)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
10. “No Expectations” (14)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
10. “What We Want” (14)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
13. “Pinball Wizard” (13)
by Hillbenders
from Tommy: A Bluegrass Opery
14. “I Am A Union Woman” (12)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
14. “I Heard The Bluebirds Sing” (12)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
14. “Preacher And The Slave” (12)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
14. “Precious Memories” (12)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
14. “There Is Power In A Union” (12)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
19. “2000 Friends” (11)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
19. “Dancing With My Mother” (11)
by Rachel Bissex
from Don’t Look Down
also In White Light
19. “Dying Soldier” (11)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
19. “Faith Will Always Rise” (11)
by Danny Schmidt
from Owls
19. “I Remember America” (11)
by Dave Crossland
from Mother Country
19. “Room To Run” (11)
by Jack Tempchin
from Room To Run (EP)
25. “Fair Share Blues” (10)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from Tangled Country
25. “I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister” (10)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
25. “Loneliest Songs” (10)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from Tangled Country
25. “Lowlands” (10)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from Tangled Country
25. “Make Me A Pallet” (10)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
25. “Summertime Bum” (10)
by Jack Tempchin
from Room To Run (EP)
25. “Take One Day” (10)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
25. “To Ohio” (10)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
25. “We Shall Overcome” (10)
by Guy Carawan
from Classic Protest Songs

Tomorrow’s Child, the new album by Jonathan Edwards – the singer-songwriter best-known for the 1971 hit single “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” – was the top album on folk radio in June, while Edwards’ “Down In The Woods” was the most-played song during the month. So say charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

In the more than four decades since releasing his eponymous debut that featured the catchy and anthemic “Sunshine,” Edwards has released nearly 20 albums and continued to tour regularly. His latest CD, Tomorrow’s Child, was released June 23. Produced by Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, it also features guest vocals by Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill and Alison Kraus.

The June 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,042 airplays from 138 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown below in parentheses, while label and release date appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of June 2015

1: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, new] (96)
2: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (91)
3: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (84)
4: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (77)
5: Django And Jimmie, Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard [Legacy, 6/15] (65)
6: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (56)
7: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, new] (49)
8: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (48)
8: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel, 5/15] (48)
10: Solo Flight, Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, new] (45)
11: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, 4/15] (43)
12: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (41)
13: What I’m Lookin’ For, Dan Weber [Highway 142, 3/15] (40)
14: Ten From The Pen, Roy Schneider [Shiny Gnu, new] (39)
15: Dogwood Cats, Jefferson Ross [Deep Fried, new] (38)
16: Woody Pines, Woody Pines [Muddy Roots, 5/15] (37)
17: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (36)
17: Power In The Blood, Buffy Sainte-Marie [True North, 5/15] (36)
19: Owls, Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 5/15] (35)
20: Soul Of A Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (34)
20: The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell [Nonesuch, 5/15] (34)
22: Sundown Over Ghost Town, Eilen Jewell [Signature, 5/15] (33)
22: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (33)
24: Lifeline Extended, Holly Near And Ronnie Gilbert [Appleseed, 2012] (30)
25: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (29)
25: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (29)
25: Tim May And Steve Smith, Tim May And Steve Smith [Desert Night, 4/15] (29)
28: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [Self, new] (27)
28: Nearness Of You, Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 4/15] (27)
28: The Pedestrian, Steep Ravine [Self, new] (27)
31: Harp: A Time To Sing, Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert And Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2001] (26)
31: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, new] (26)
33: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (25)
34: Mother Country, Dave Crossland [Folk Era, 4/15] (24)
34: Wilder Days, Natasha Borzilova [Hadley, 4/15] (24)
36: L.A. Blues, John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, new] (23)
36: Starlight Highway, Corinne West [Make, 5/15] (23)
36: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (23)
39: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, 4/15] (22)
39: Some Part Of The Truth, Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2013] (22)
41: Fall Is A Good Time To Die, Jami Lynn [jamilynnmusic.com, 4/15] (21)
41: Still, Richard Thompson [Concord, new] (21)
41: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [Self, new] (21)
41: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 4/15] (21)
45: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (20)
45: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, 2/15] (20)
45: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (20)
48: Morning In A New Machine, Dubl Handi [Self, new] (19)
48: Sing Sad Songs (EP), The Earnest Lovers [Elko, new] (19)
48: Sun Might Shine On Me, Grant Dermody [grantdermody.com, 5/15] (19)
48: Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry, The Hillbenders [Compass, 6/15] (19)
48: Wink At July, Rachel Garlin [Tactile, 4/15] (19)
53: Fiddle Gems, Kitty Amaral [String Dreams, 1/15] (18)
53: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, 4/15] (18)
53: Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids [Self, 5/15] (18)
56: Can’t Forget, Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 5/15] (17)
56: Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers [Rounder, new] (17)
58: Room To Run (EP), Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 5/15] (16)
58: Such Jubilee, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 5/15] (16)
58: Third Generation Blues, Doc And Richard Watson [Sugar Hill, 1999] (16)
61: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (15)
61: Chicago Town And Points West, Art Thieme [Folk-Legacy, 2006] (15)
61: Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams, Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams [Red House, new] (15)
61: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (15)
61: The Lied To’s, The Lied To’s [Hollow Body, 2/15] (15)
61: Little Hinges, Qristina And Quinn Bachand [Beacon Ridge, 1/15] (15)
61: The Longest River, Olivia Chaney [Nonesuch, 4/15] (15)
61: Paint Me A Picture, Patty Stevenson And Craig Siemsen [Larrea, 3/15] (15)
61: Spinning Yarns, Norah Rendell [Two Tap, 3/15] (15)
61: Stumpjumper, Charlie Parr [Red House, 4/15] (15)

Top Songs of June 2015

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