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2026 Grammy Awards Nominees Named in American Roots Music Field

Michael Kornfeld — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:17:00 +0000

Nominees have been named for the 68th annual GRAMMY Awards to be presented by the Recording Academy on Sunday, February 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Among the artists in the American Roots Music Field with multiple nominations are Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, I’m With Her, Jason Isbell, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Molly Tuttle, and Jesse Welles.

Here’s a complete listing of the nominees in the American Roots Music Field, while select nominees in other categories of particular interest to readers of AcousticMusicScene.com are mentioned in a paragraph following that:

Best Americana Album:

Big Money – Jon Baptiste
Bloom – Larkin Poe
Last Leaf On The Tree – Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle
Middle – Jesse Welles

Best Americana Performance:

“Boom” – Sierra Hull
“Poison In My Well” – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
“Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” – Molly Tuttle
“Horses” – Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Performance:

“Lonely Avenue” — Jon Batiste (featuring Randy Newman)
“Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
“Crimson And Clay” – Jason isbell
“Richmond On The James” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Beautiful Strangers” – Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song:

“Ancient Light” – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)

“Big Money” – Jon Baptiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Baptiste) “Foxes In The Snow” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell) “Middle” – Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles) “Spitfire” – Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

Best Bluegrass Album:

Carter & Cleveland – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter Carter A Tip Toe High Wire – Sierra Hull Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun – The Steeldrivers Highway Prayers –- Billy Strings

Best Folk Album:

What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow – Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown of Roses – Patty Griffin Wild And Clear And Blue – I’m With Her
Foxes In The Snow – Jason Isbell Under The Powerlines April 24-September 24 – Jesse Welles

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa Paper Doll – Samantha Fish
A Tribute To LJK – Eric Gales Preacher Kids – Robert Randolph Family – Southern Avenue

Best Traditional Blues Album:

Ain’t Done With The Blues – Buddy Guy
Room On The Porch – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Stivey – Maria Muldaur Look Out Highway – Charlie Musselwhite Young Fashioned Ways – Kenny White Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

Live At Vaughan’s – Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
For Fat Man – Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band Church Of New Orleans – Kyle Roussel Second Line Sunday – Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco – Various Artists

Also of note: Nominees for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album include Bella Fleck, Edgar Castaneda & Antonio Sanchez for BEATrio, while Sierra Hull’s “Lord, That’s A Long Way” is in the running for Best Instrumental Composition. Angelique Kidjo’s “Jerusalema” is among the nominees for Best Global Music Performance. The soundtrack for A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic, is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, while Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years – 1976-1980 is among the nominees for Best Historical album. Alison Krauss & Union Station’s Arcadia is up for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Nominees for Best Country Solo Album include Chris Stapleton’s Bad As I Used To Be and Tyler Childers’ Nose On The Grindstone. Stapleton also snagged a nominations for Best Country Song for both “A Song To Sing” (with Miranda lambert) and “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” (with George Strait), while Childers is also nominated for Best Country Song for “Bitin’ List” and with Margo Price for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Love Me Like You Used To Do.” In total, nominees were named in 95 categories on November 7 from among recordings released between August 31, 2024 – August 30, 2025.

Voting members of the Recording Academy (grammy.com), who represent all genres and creative disciplines, select the GRAMMY Award winners. These members include recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards.

The GRAMMY Awards show will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 1, 2026 on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ from 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. However, the winners in the American Roots Music Field and select others will be recognized prior to the telecast during the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater that will be streamed live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. ET.

Editor’s Note: Please excuse the formatting issues with the listing of nominees in some categories.

IBMA 2025 Bluegrass Music Awards Presented

Michael Kornfeld — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:06:12 +0000

Billy Strings was named Entertainer of the Year for a fourth time, while bluegrass fiddle virtuosos Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland received several awards during the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s 36th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on September 18. The awards show – co-hosted by Steve Martin and Allison Brown – was a highlight of the IBMA’s five-day–long World of Bluegrass and took place at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Billy Strings, a Michigan-born and Nashville, Tennessee-based genre-bending flatpicking guitarist and singer-songwriter, was previously named Entertainer of the Year in 2021, 2022 and 2023. A two-time Grammy Award winner for Best Bluegrass Album — Live Vol. 1 (2025) and Home (2021) — he also was named Artist of the Year (2022 and 2023) in the Americana Music Honors & Awards presented by the Americana Music Association, as well as Pollstar’s Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic. He was previously honored as both Guitar Player and New Artist of the Year in the 2019 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards and was named Guitar Player of the Year again in 2021, while his song “Red Daisy” was 2022’s Song of the Year. Billy Strings, who turns 33 on Oct. 3, grew up playing traditional bluegrass with his dad. In the years since, he has been among the artists who have helped to expand the boundaries of the genre, widening its appeal.

Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland’s “Outrun the Rain” won the coveted Song of the Year award and was also named Collaborative Recording of the Year, while the 2025 release on which it appears, Carter & Cleveland, was named Album of the Year. Carter, a five-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, has played with the Del McCoury Band for 30 years and is a founding member of the Travelin’ McCourys, winners of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. The Kentucky native’s fiddling prowess can also be heard on albums by such notable artists as Asleep at the Wheel, Diercks Bentley, Charlie Daniels, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, and Ricky Skaggs. Southern Indiana-based Michael Cleveland, whose 2024 release, Tall Fiddler, won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, was inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame (2018) and was a recipient of a prestigious 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been recognized 13 times as the IBMA’s Fiddle Player of the Year and six times for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, while Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper has been hailed as its Instrumental Group of the Year multiple times. And has also received awards from the society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPGMA). The subject of a 2019 biographical documentary film, Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story, the much sought-after musician has also performed with such noted artists as J.D. Crowe and the New South, Vice Gill, The Kruger Brother, Tim O’Brien, Andy Statman, and Mary Stuart, among others.

The IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association, a nonprofit trade organization that connects, educates, and empowers bluegrass professionals and enthusiasts, honoring tradition and encouraging innovation in the bluegrass community worldwide (ibma.org).

A complete list of 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards recipients appears below, along with brief information about three Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees.

Entertainer of the Year: Billy Strings

Song of the Year: “Outrun the Rain” – Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland

Songwriters: Terry Herd & Jimmy Yeary

Producers: Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland

Label: Fiddle Man Records

Album of the Year: Carter & Cleveland – Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland

Producers: Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland

Label: Fiddle Man Records

Vocal Group of the Year: Authentic Unlimited

Instrumental Group of the Year: The Travelin’ McCourys

Gospel Recording of the Year:

“He’s Gone” – Jaelee Roberts

Songwriter: Kelsi Harrigil
Producer: Byron House
Label: Mountain Home Music Company

Instrumental Recording of the Year:

“Ralph’s Banjo Special” – Kristin Scott Benson
Songwriter: Ralph Stanley
Producer: Allison Brown
Label: Compass Records

Collaborative Recording of the Year:

“Outrun the Rain” – Jason Carter, Michael Cleveland, Jaelee Roberts & Vince Gill
Songwriters: Terry Herd & Jimmy Yeary
Producers: Jason Carter & Michael Cleveland
Label: Fiddle Man Records

New Artist of the Year: Red Camel Collective

Male Vocalist of the Year: Greg Blake

Female Vocalist of the Year: Alison Krauss

Banjo Player of the Year: Kristin Scott Benson

Bass Player of the Year: Vickie Vaughn

Fiddle Player of the Year: Maddie Denton

Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year: Justin Moses

Guitar Player of the Year: Trey Hensley

Mandolin Player of the Year: Sierra Hull

Music Video of the Year: “The Auctioneer” – The Kody Norris Show

Songwriters: Leroy Van dyke & Buddy Black
Producer: James Gilley
Videographer: Nate Wiles

Label: Rebel Records

Hot Rize (a pioneering bluegrass band), The Bluegrass Cardinals (known for its flawless harmonies, virtuoso playing, and original music), and Arnold Shultz (an influential African American musician) were inducted into Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame during the awards show.

The IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Show is the centerpiece of World of Bluegrass that extended from September 16-20. Considered the genre’s annual industry gathering and family reunion, IBMA’s World of Bluegrass also featured a three-day business conference (replete with a wide array of professional development programming, sponsored artist showcases and late-night hospitality functions, and plenty of networking and relationship-building opportunities), the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble (a series of showcases at various Chattanooga venues), and the two-day IBMA Bluegrass Live! – a festival of live performances and fan experiences.

GRAMMY Nominees Named in American Roots Music Field

Michael Kornfeld — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:27:37 +0000

Nominees have been named for the 65th GRAMMY Awards to be presented by the Recording Academy on Sunday, February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. These include those in the American Roots Music Field and select others of likely interest to readers of AcousticMusicScene.com. Among those with multiple nominations are Brandi Carlile, Lucius, Aoife O’Donovan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, and Molly Tuttle.

O’Donovan received the most nominations in the American Roots Music Field. The GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriters in the running for three 2023 GRAMMY Awards: Best Folk Album for Age of Apathy, Best American Roots Performance for “Prodigal Daughter” featuring Allison Russell, and Best American Roots Song for “Prodigal Daughter,” a co-write with Tim O’Brien. Age of Apathy, produced by GRAMMY award winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Middens) is the third solo release by O’Donovan, who also is part of the trio I’m With Her (with bandmates Sara Watkins and Sara Jarosz) and formerly co-founded and fronted the string band Crooked Still.

[Click here to view a video of Aoife O’Donovan and Allison Russell performing “Prodigal Daughter,” a nominee for Best American Roots Performance and Song, during the 2021 Newport Folk Festival.]

Here’s a complete listing of the nominees in the nine categories that comprise the American Roots Music Field:

Best Americana Album:

In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile

Things Happen That Way — Dr. John

Good To Be… — Keb’ Mo’

Raise the Roof — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Just Like That… — Bonnie Raitt

Best Americana Performance:

“Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]” — Eric Alexandrakis

“There You Go Again” — Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett

“The Message” — Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin

“You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius

“Made Up Mind” — Bonnie Raitt

Best American Roots Performance:

“Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” — Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton

“Life According to Raechel” — Madison Cunningham

“Oh Betty” — Fantastic Negrito

“Stompin’ Ground” — Aaron Neville With the Dirty Dozen Brass Band

“Prodigal Daughter” — Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song: (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

“Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell)

“Forever” — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)

“High And Lonesome” — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)

“Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

“Prodigal Daughter” — Tim O’Brien & Aoife O’Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell)

“You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)

Best Bluegrass Album:

Toward the Fray — The Infamous Stringdusters

Almost Proud — The Del McCoury Band

Calling You From My Mountain — Peter Rowan

Crooked Tree — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Get Yourself Outside — Yonder Mountain String Band

Best Traditional Blues Album:

Heavy Load Blues — Gov’t Mule

The Blues Don’t Lie — Buddy Guy

Get On Board — Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder

The Sun Is Shining Down — John Mayall

Mississippi Son — Charlie Musselwhite

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

Done Come Too Far — Shemekia Copeland

Crown — Eric Gales

Bloodline Maintenance — Ben Harper

Set Sail — North Mississippi Allstars

Brother Johnny — Edgar Winter

Best Folk Album:

Spellbound — Judy Collins

Revealer — Madison Cunningham

The Light At The End Of The Line — Janis Ian

Age of Apathy — Aoife O’Donovan

Hell On Church Street — Punch Brothers

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

Full Circle — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland

Natalie Noelani — Natalie Ai Kamauu

Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani – Live At The Getty Center — Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani

Lucky Man — Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Ranky Tanky

Folk Alliance International created a Spotify playlist that includes tracks by each of the artists nominated in the American Roots Music Field. Click here to view it.

Among the nominees in the 2023 GRAMMY Awards’ general categories are:

Record of the Year:

“You and Me on the Rock” — Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius

Album of the Year:

In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile

Song of the Year:

“Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

Best New Artist:

Molly Tuttle

Best Rock Performance:

“Wild Child” — The Black Keys

“Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile

Best Rock Song:

“Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

Best Rock Album:

Dropout Boogie — The Black Keys

The Boy Named If — Elvis Costello & the Imposters

Best Alternative Music Performance:

“Certainty” — Big Thief

Best Alternative Music Album:

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Big Thief

Best Country Solo Performance:

“Something in the Orange” — Zach Bryan
“Circles Around This Town”—Maren Morris

“Live Forever” — Willie Nelson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

“Going Where the Lonely Go” — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Best Country Song:

“I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)” — Lori McKenna and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

“I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die” — Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)

Best Country Album:

A Beautiful Time — Willie Nelson

Best Roots Gospel Album:

The Willie Nelson Family — Willie Nelson

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set) — Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb and Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas)

Best Album Notes:

Life’s Work: A Retrospective — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson)

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)

Best Historical Album:

Life’s Work: A Retrospective — Scott Billington, Ted Olson and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — Cheryl Pawelski and Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

Chloë and the Next 20th Century — Dave Cerminara and Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Father John Misty)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Dan Auerbach

Graphic image courtesy of The Recording Academy

The Recording Academy (grammy.com) represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Recording Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards.

FAI Folk Radio Charts – December 2021

Michael Kornfeld — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:12:29 +0000

Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss was the most-played album on folk radio during December 2021, while “The Turning Year: A New Year’s Toast” by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra was the month’s most-played song. Bill Staines, the New Hampshire-based traveling troubadour and prolific songwriter who died last month, was December’s top artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

The December 2021 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 13,672 airplays reported on 461 playlists submitted by 122 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.

Folk Alliance International (folk.org) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.

[Click on the link below to listen to “The Turning Year: A New Year’s Toast”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZASAyzSaxA.]

Top Albums of December 2021

1. Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (73)
2. A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2 by Various Artists (65)
3. The Turning Year by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (57)
4. Chinook Waltz by Over the Moon (48)
4. On This Christmas Day by Joe Newberry and April Verch (48)
6. Awake by Mala Oreen (47)
7. Bucket List by John McCutcheon (41)
7. Renewal by Billy Strings (41)
9. Day by Day by Norman Blake (38)
10. Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs by Peter Keane (33)
11. The Whistle of the Jay by Bill Staines (32)
12. Stops Time by Brooksie Wells (31)
13. Settler by Malcolm Macwatt (30)
14. Until Now by Carrie Newcomer (29)
14. Winter’s Grace by Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum (29)
14. Long Time Coming by Sierra Ferrell (29)
17. Beneath Some Lucky Star by Bill Staines (28)
17. Turning Over Stones by Bett Padgett (28)
17. The Other Side by Kristi Flagg (28)
17. All That Is True by Scott Alarik (28)
21. I’ll Meet You Here by Dar Williams (27)
22. Be Here for a While by Shane Cook and the Woodchippers (26)
23. My Bluegrass Heart by Bela Fleck (24)
23. Peace: A Christmas Collection by Jesse Terry (24)
25. Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas by Mary Chapin
Carpenter (23)
25. The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 1 by Various Artists (23)
27. American Noel by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (22)
27. Greatest Hits 1970-2020 by Bruce Cockburn (22)
29. Blue by Joni Mitchell (21)
29. Christmas by Bruce Cockburn (21)
29. Going to the West by Bill Staines (21)
29. Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 by
Various Artists (21)
29. Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration by Various Artists (21)
34. Been a Long Time by Si Kahn (20)
34. Frame by Frame by T. Buckley (20)
34. Insurrection Blues by Corey Harris (20)
34. The Next Mountain by Rick Faris (20)
38. You Get It All by Hayes Carll (19)
38. Downhill From Everywhere by Jackson Browne (19)
38. Christmas Day on Planet Earth by Lennie Gallant (19)
41. A Better Day a-Coming by Robin and Linda Williams (18)
41. Eden and Her Borderlands by Anya Hinkle (18)
41. Folk Songs Old and New by Scott Alarik (18)
41. The Empress by The McDades (18)
41. Declining With Thanks by Ian Robb and James Stephens (18)
41. Sober Again by Jackson Grimm (18)
41. Song to a Refugee by Diana Jones (18)
41. Midwinter by Peter Mayer (18)
41. Grit and Polish by Mark Schatz and Bryan McDowell (18)
50. Old Dogs by Bill Staines (17)
50. Bridges by Bill Staines (17)
50. Right Where I Am by Jonathan Edwards (17)
50. One Fair Summer Evening by Nanci Griffith (17)
50. Just Play One Tune More by Bill Staines (17)
50. Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas by Various Artists (17)
50. Christmas Caravan by Sultans of String (17)
50. The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2 by Various Artists (17)
50. He Walked On by Tim O’Brien (17)
59. The Bells of Dublin by The Chieftains (16)
59. December Songs by Mark Dvorak (16)
59. Borrowed Time by Joe Troop (16)
59. On Solid Ground by Reggie Harris (16)
59. The Tightening of the Screws by Gurf Morlix (16)
59. There Used to Be Horses Here by Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade (16)
65. Christmas Is Right Here by Lori McKenna (15)
65. The First Christmas Gift by Robin and Linda Williams (15)
65. I Dream of Christmas by Norah Jones (15)
65. The Gift of the Magi (And Other Seasonal Stories) by Darryl Purpose
(15)
65. Changemakers by Crys Matthews (15)
65. Buffalo Nichols by Buffalo Nichols (15)
65. Pins and Needles by Natalie Hemby (15)

Top Songs of December 2021

Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra had the most-played song on folk radio. (Photo: Erica Ginsberg)

1. “The Turning Year: A New Year’s Toast” by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean
Orchestra (31)
2. “River” by Bill Staines (24)
3. “Roseville Fair” by Nanci Griffith (22)
4. “River” by Joni Mitchell (21)
5. “A Place in the Choir” by Bill Staines (16)
6. “The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams (15)
6. “Christmas in the Trenches” by John McCutcheon (15)
8. “Sacred Spaces” by Eric Bannan and Chris Rosser (14)
8. “My Gingerbread Man” by The Twangtown Paramours (14)
10. “Someday Soon” by Over the Moon (12)
10. “A Bell, a Bird, a Star” by Jubilant Bridge (12)
10. “A Zeesn Christmas” by Emma’s Revolution (12)
10. “Can’t Let Go” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (12)
14. “Longest Night of the Year” by Joe Jencks (11)
14. “Watching Rudolph” by Mark Stepakoff (11)
14. “The Birth of Robin Hood” by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (11)
17. “American Noel” by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (10)
17. “There but for Fortune” by Sloan Wainwright (10)
17. “Planxty Drew / Planxty Wilkinson / Wreath the Bowl” by Jennifer
Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (10)
17. “Soldier On” by Mala Oreen (10)
17. “If I Come to Need an Angel” by Bill Staines (10)
22. “The Roseville Fair” by Bill Staines (9)
22. “Jeremiah” by Sierra Ferrell (9)
22. “That Time of the Year Again” by Max Ferguson (9)
22. “You Led Me to the Wrong” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (9)
22. “Know It All” by Billy Strings (9)
22. “Christmas in Paradise” by Mary Gauthier (9)
22. “When Winter Comes to Call” by Bett Padgett (9)
22. “The Night the Reindeer Fly” by Cosy Sheridan (9)
22. “I’m a Believer” by Brooksie Wells (9)

Top Artists of December 2021

1. Bill Staines (238)
2. John McCutcheon (81)
3. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (75)
4. Scott Alarik (69)
5. Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (66)
6. Nanci Griffith (56)
7. Bruce Cockburn (51)
8. Norman Blake (50)
9. Joe Newberry and April Verch (48)
9. Dar Williams (48)
9. Over the Moon (48)
12. Mary Chapin Carpenter (47)
12. Mala Oreen (47)
12. Bob Dylan (47)
15. Billy Strings (44)
16. Phil Ochs (43)
17. Robin and Linda Williams (39)
18. Tim O’Brien (38)
19. Sierra Ferrell (37)
20. Carrie Newcomer (36)
20. Bett Padgett (36)
22. Joni Mitchell (34)
23. Peter Keane (33)
23. Cosy Sheridan (33)
23. John Prine (33)
26. Brooksie Wells (31)
27. Malcolm Macwatt (30)
28. Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum (29)
28. Judy Collins (29)
28. Sloan Wainwright (29)
28. Jackson Browne (29)
28. Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (29)
28. Joel Mabus (29)
34. Kristi Flagg (28)
34. Jesse Terry (28)
36. Lennie Gallant (27)
36. Michael Nesmith (27)
36. Hayes Carll (27)
39. Shane Cook and the Woodchippers (26)
39. Kate Rusby (26)

2018 Grammy Awards Nominees Named in American Roots Music Field

Michael Kornfeld — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 01:13:36 +0000

Nominees in 84 categories have been named for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards to be presented by The Recording Academy on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Of particular interest to readers of AcousticMusicScene.com are the nominees for awards in the American Roots Music Field that, alas, will likely be presented prior to the live broadcast airing on CBS television stations that evening from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Several artists are nominated for two awards in the American Roots Music Field. Among the nominees for both Best Americana Roots Song and Best Americana Album are the late Gregg Allman (for “My Only True Friend” and Southern Blood, respectively), Jason Isbell (for “If We Were Vampires” and The Nashville Sound, respectively), and The Mavericks (for “I Wish You Well” and Brand New Day, respectively). Besides being nominated for Best American Roots Performance, Alison Krauss (“I Never Cared For You”) and the late Leonard Cohen (“Steer Your Way”) also are nominated for awards outside of the American Roots Music Field. Krauss is among those vying for Best Country Solo Performance (for “Losing You”), while Cohen is in the running for Best Rock Performance (for “You Want It Darker”).

Here’s a list of the Grammy Award nominees in the American Roots Music Field:

Best American Roots Performance:

• “Killer Diller Blues” – Alabama Shakes
• “Let My Mother Live” – Blind Boys Of Alabama
• “Arkansas Farmboy” – Glen Campbell
• “Steer Your Way” – Leonard Cohen
• “I Never Cared For You” – Alison Krauss

Best American Roots Song:

• “Cumberland Gap” – David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings)
• “I Wish You Well” – Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters (The Mavericks)
• “If We Were Vampires” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
• “It Ain’t Over Yet” – Rodney Crowell, songwriter (Rodney Crowell featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
• “My Only True Friend” – Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard, songwriters (Gregg Allman)

Best Americana Album:

• Southern Blood – Gregg Allman
• Shine On Rainy Day – Brent Cobb
• Beast Epic – Iron & Wine
• The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
• Brand New Day – The Mavericks

Best Bluegrass Album:

• Fiddler’s Dream – Michael Cleveland
• Laws Of Gravity – The Infamous Stringdusters
• Original – Bobby Osborne
• Universal Favorite – Noam Pikelny
• All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] – Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

Best Traditional Blues Album:

• Migration Blues – Eric Bibb
• Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio – Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
• Roll And Tumble – R.L. Boyce
• Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train – Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
• Blue & Lonesome – The Rolling Stones

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

• Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
• Recorded Live In Lafayette – Sonny Landreth
• TajMo – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• Got Soul – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
• Live From The Fox Oakland – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Folk Album:

• Mental Illness – Aimee Mann
• Semper Femina – Laura Marling
• The Queen Of Hearts – Offa Rex
• You Don’t Own Me Anymore – The Secret Sisters
• The Laughing Apple – Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

• Top Of The Mountain – Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers
• Ho’okena 3.0 – Ho’okena
• Kalenda – Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live] – Northern Cree
• Pua Kiele – Josh Tatofi

Also of note: The Jerry Douglas Band is among the nominees for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for its debut studio release What If, as is the guitar duo of Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge for Mount Royal. Douglas is a 14-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year. A founding member of The Infamous Stringdusters, Eldridge also is a member of Punch Brothers and is in the house band on A Prairie Home Companion. Folk-rockers Bob Dylan and Sarah McLachlan are among the five artists whose recent recordings (Triplicate and Wonderland, respectively) are in the running for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

A complete list of nominees in all categories appears online at www.grammy.com.

The Earls of Leicester Take Home a Bevy of International Bluegrass Music Awards

Michael Kornfeld — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 04:26:51 +0000

The Earls of Leicester

The Earls of Leicester were the big winners during the International Bluegrass Music Awards show, Oct. 1, at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Duke Energy Center for the Arts. The group –- which pays homage to the musical legacy of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and their band, the Foggy Mountain Boys — took home Entertainer, Album (for its Grammy Award-winning self-entitled debut), Instrumental Group and Gospel Recorded Performance (“Who Will Sing For Me”) of the Year awards. In addition, bandleader Jerry Douglas and bandmate Shawn Camp were named top dobro player and top male vocalist, respectively. Rounding out the group are Barry Bales (bass and vocals), Johnny Warren (fiddle) and Charlie Cashman (banjo and guitars).

Speaking during the awards show, Douglas said: “This is unbelievable fun, and we’re going to keep doing it.”

The Tar Heel State’s own Balsam Range, last year’s Entertainer of the Year and previous winner for Album and Song of the Year, was honored as Vocal Group of the Year, while its “Moon Over Memphis” was named Song of the Year. The acoustic quintet’s Tim Surrett was named Bass Player of the Year.

During the show, Balsam Range performed another one of its songs “Stacking Up The Rocks,” a cappella. Other performers included Flatt Lonesome, the Gibson Brothers (hosts of the event), The Del McCoury Band and Hot Rize.

Alison Krauss joined singer-guitarist Larry Sparks and his band, the Lonesome Ramblers, on a medley of his signature songs after inducting him into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Sparks recently released a new album to mark his 50th year in bluegrass music. Also inducted into the Hall of Fame was banjoist Bill Keith – whom Bill Monroe had hailed as the first banjo player who could play banjo songs in a fiddle style and with a fiddler’s virtuosity. Musician and author Jim Rooney and fellow banjo player Alan Munde sang Keith’s praises in inducting him, while banjoist Noam Pikelny – a founding member of the Punch Brothers and last year’s Album and Banjo Player of the Year winner — played Keith’s tune “Beating Around the Bush” in tribute.

The 26th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards is the centerpiece of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s five-day World of Bluegrass event that continues through Saturday, Oct. 3, with the Wide Open Bluegrass festival featuring free and ticketed events. Awards were voted on by the professional membership of the IBMA (www.ibma.org), the trade association for the global bluegrass music community. Prior to the evening awards show, winners of five 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards were recognized.

A listing of all the award winners appears below.

2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards

Entertainer of the Year: The Earls of Leicester
Female Vocalist of the Year: Rhonda Vincent
Male Vocalist of the Year: Shawn Camp
Vocal Group of the Year: Balsam Range
Instrumental Group of the Year: The Earls of Leicester
Song of the Year: “Moon Over Memphis,” Balsam Range
Album of the Year: The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester (produced by Jerry Douglas)
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year: “Who Will Sing for Me,” the Earls of Leicester
Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year: “The Three Bells,” Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes
Emerging Artist of the Year: Becky Buller
Recorded Event of the Year: “Southern Flavor,” Becky Buller with Peter Rowan, Michael Feagan, Buddy Spicher, Ernie Sykes, Roland White and Blake Williams
Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year: Becky Buller
Banjo Player of the Year: Rob McCoury
Bass Player of the Year: Tim Surrett
Dobro Player of the Year: Jerry Douglas
Fiddle Player of the Year: Michael Cleveland
Guitar Player of the Year: Bryan Sutton
Mandolin Player of the Year: Jesse Brock

Inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame: Bill Keith and Larry Sparks
Distinguished Achievement Awards: Alison Brown, Murphy Henry, the International Bluegrass Music Museum, “Bashful Brother” Oswald Kirby and Steve Martin

Top Albums and Songs of 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)

Michael Kornfeld — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:55:36 +0000

Alison Krauss and Union Station’s Paper Airplane is the top album of the year and “Scarlet Town” from Gillian Welch’s The Harrow and the Harvest, the #2 album, is the top song of 2011, based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

The charts below, compiled by Richard Gillmann, are based on 162,061 reported airplays from 197 different DJs during 2011. The number of spins (airplay) is shown in parentheses.

Top Albums of 2011

1: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 4/11] (448)
“Dimming Of The Day”
“Paper Airplane”
“Dust Bowl Children”
“Lay My Burden Down”
“My Opening Farewell”
“My Love Follows You Where You Go”
“Miles To Go”
“On The Outside Looking In”
“Lie Awake”

2: “The Harrow And The Harvest,” Gillian Welch [Acony, 6/11] (435)
“Scarlet Town”
“Way It Goes”
“Hard Times”
“6 White Horses”
“Silver Dagger”
“Down Along The Dixie Line”
“Tennessee”
“Dark Turn Of Mind”
“Way It Will Be”
3: “Bright Morning Stars,” The Wailin’ Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (426)
“Bright Morning Stars”
“Bird Song”
“Swing Low Sail High”
“All The Stars”
“Storm Comin”
“You Are Here”
“Across The Sea”
“Asleep At Last”
“Last Goodbye”
“What Has Been Done”
4: “Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (340)
“Good Luck John”
“I Sing”
“Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee”
“Everything Here Is Good”
“Mercy Now”
“Caitlin At The Window”
“Wilderness Alone”
“Nazarene”
“Friend Like You”
5: “Roses At The End Of Time,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/11] (295)
“Roses At The End Of Time”
“Slouching Towards Bethlehem”
“Midnight On Raton”
“2153”
“Blue Moon Night”
“Death In Arkansas”
“Looking For A Place”
“Vayan Al Norte”
6: “Kicking The Beehive,” Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, 3/11] (282)
“On The Other Side”
“Sleeping On A Train”
“Kicking The Beehive”
“Red Dress”
“Manhattan, Kansas”
“Irrelevance”
“Last Words Of Bonnie Parker”
“My Different Son”
“Doctor Doctor”
6: “A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th
Birthday,” Various Artists [Red House, 5/11] (282)
“Lay Down Your Weary Tune,” Storyhill
“It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry,” Ray Bonneville
“Just Like A Woman,” John Gorka
“Walkin’ Down The Line,” Robin And Linda Williams
“Born In Time,” Meg Hutchinson
“What Good Am I?,” Pines
“House Of The Rising Sun,” Guy Davis
“Every Grain Of Sand,” Lucy Kaplansky
“Dirt Road Blues,” Pieta Brown
“Jokerman,” Eliza Gilkyson
8: “Brother Sun,” Brother Sun [World Wide, 2/11] (276)
“What Must Be Done”
“All I Want Is A Garden”
“Trouble”
“Come With Me”
“Love Is The Water”
“Sister Moon”
“Shine”
“Well, Well, Well”
8: “Rose City Ramble,” Lauren Sheehan [laurensheehanmusic.com, 4/11] (276)
“Honey Baby Blues”
“Little Bird Of Heaven”
“Dirty Rat Swing”
“Chilly Waters”
“In The Wee Midnight Hours”
“Carroll County Blues”
“Can’t Afford To Lose My Man”
“Memory Of Your Smile”
“Satisfied Mind”
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”
10: “Light In The Sky,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 10/11] (271)
“Walk Beside Me”
“Dear Someone”
“Come On In My Kitchen”
“Do I Ever Cross Your Mind”
“Your Long Journey”
“It’s Too Late To Call It A Night”
“Fever”
“Oh My Michael”
11: “Rare Bird Alert,” Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
[Rounder, 3/11] (263)
“Atheists Don’t Have No Songs”
“Rare Bird Alert”
“More Bad Weather On The Way”
“Yellow-Backed Fly”
“Best Love”
“King Tut”
“Jubilation Day”
“You”
12: “Man Of Many Moons,” Danny Schmidt [Red House, 2/11] (257)
“Buckets Of Rain”
“Houses Sing”
“Man Of Many Moons”
“Guilty By Association Blues”
“Know Thy Place”
“Ragtime Ragtime Blues”
“Almost Round The World”
“On Abundance”
13: “The Very Best Of Stan Rogers,” Stan Rogers [Borealis, 7/10] (252)
“Mary Ellen Carter”
“Northwest Passage”
“Field Behind The Plow”
“Free In The Harbour”
“Fogarty’s Cove”
“Forty-Five Years”
“Jeannie C”
“Barrett’s Privateers”
14: “Thank You, Tom Paxton,” Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/11] (240)
“Rumblin’ In The Land”
“Last Thing On My Mind”
“My Favorite Spring”
“I Give You The Morning”
“General Custer”
“Forest Lawn”
“Whose Garden Was This?”
15: “American Anonymous,” Joel Mabus [Fossil, 7/11] (237)
“Farmer Is The Man”
“Rising Sun Blues”
“Sally Gal”
“Betsy From Pike”
“Love Somebody”
“Fox”
“Sweet Evelina”
“Drunken Hiccups”
15: “Hope,” Abbie Gardner [abbiegardner.com, 4/11] (237)
“Walkin’ Cane”
“Hope”
“Break It Slow”
“Comes Love”
“Liar”
“Nellie”
17: “Cackalack,” Jonathan Byrd [Waterbug, 1/11] (233)
“Cackalack”
“I Was An Oak Tree”
“Reckon I Did”
“Chicken Wire”
“Wild Ponies”
“White Oak Wood”
“Father’s Day”
18: “Heaven Below,” Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 4/10] (229)
“All The World Is One”
“Garden”
“Singing A Song”
“Ordinary Day”
“Church Of The Earth”
“Rainbow”
“Do You Really Want To Know”
“Japanese Bowl”
19: “City Of Refuge,” Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 1/11] (227)
“City Of Refuge”
“Divine Bell”
“Chains”
“Last Train”
“Bright Morning Stars”
“Burn Thru”
“Bring Me My Queen”
20: “Line-Up,” Battlefield Band [Temple, 7/11] (226)
“That’s How Strong My Love Is”
“Raigmore”
“Great White Herring”
“Lily And The Rose”
“Lovers And Friends”
“Song Composed In August”
21: “Follow Me Down,” Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (222)
“Ring Them Bells”
“Run Away”
“Annabelle Lee”
“Old Smitty”
“Come Around”
“Floating In The Balance”
“Peace”
22: “Help My Brother,” The Gibson Brothers [Compass, 2/11] (220)
“Help My Brother”
“Walkin’ West To Memphis”
“Frozen In Time”
“He Can Be Found”
“Safe Passage”
“Singing As We Rise”
“Want Vs. Need”
“Just Lovin’ You”
23: “The Once,” The Once [Borealis, 9/10] (214)
“Sail Away To The Sea”
“Coming Back To You”
“Maid On The Shore”
“Briar And The Rose”
“3 Fishers”
“Anthem”
24: “Vintage & Unique,” John Reischman & The Jaybirds [Corvus, 6/11] (208)
“Hurry Up And Harvest”
“Shady Grove”
“Goin’ Across The Sea”
“Cypress Hills”
“Girl I Left Behind”
“Last Chance”
“First Whippoorwill”
25: “Call It My Garden,” Carrie Elkin [Red House, 2010] (205)
“Jesse Likes Birds”
“Iowa”
“Guilty Hands”
“Lift Up The Anchor”
“St. Louis”
“Landeth By Sea”
“Things We’re Afraid Of”
26: “We Could Be Beekeepers,” Putnam Smith [Itchy Sabot, 6/11] (201)
“Birds Would Understand”
“I Dream Of Apple Orchards”
“Say Darlin’ Say”
“Sail Away Ladies”
“This Mountain Ain’t My Home”
“Arkansas”
27: “Unruly Heart,” Ari And Mia [ariandmiafriedman.com, 12/10] (200)
“Open Field”
“Freight Train”
“Pig’s Foot/Grub Springs”
“Amelia”
“Hundreds Of Ways”
“North”
“Unruly Heart”
28: “A Passing Glimpse,” Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 7/11] (197)
“Hillbilly Blues”
“Forsaken Love”
“Engine 143”
“Lay Down In Sorrow”
“A Passing Glimpse”
“I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail”
“Where Is The Gamblin’ Man?”
29: “This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America,” John McCutcheon
[Appalsongs, 11/11] (194)
“I Ain’t Got No Home”
“Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done”
“This Land Is Your Land”
“This Morning I Was Born Again”
“This Is Our Country Here”
“Mail Myself To You”
“Pastures Of Plenty”
30: “Queen Of The Minor Key,” Eilen Jewell [Signature, 6/11] (192)
“Queen Of The Minor Key”
“That’s Where I’m Going”
“I Remember You”
“Santa Fe”
“Bang Bang Bang”
“Warning Signs”
“Reckless”
31: “The Heart Of A Waiting Boy,” Patti Casey [Long Shot, 2010] (185)
“Gander In The Stubble”
“You Are The River”
“Wander On, Weary Soul”
“Spread Joy Over This Land”
“Into This Night”
“Willing Heart”
32: “Daybreak,” Sierra Hull [Rounder, 3/11] (184)
“Easy Come, Easy Go”
“Bombshell”
“Best Buy”
“Don’t Pick Me Up”
“Land Of The Living”
“Wouldn’t Matter To Me”
“Daybreak”
33: “Lorraine,” Lori McKenna [Signature, 2010] (180)
“Luxury Of Knowing”
“Lorraine”
“You Get A Love Song”
“That’s How You Know”
“Buy This Town”
“All I Ever Do”
“Most”
33: “Put The Big Stone Down,” Geoff Bartley [Magic Crow, 10/10] (180)
“Put The Big Stone Down”
“Money Is King”
“Cat Song”
“Occam’s Razor”
“Look Down The Road”
“Losing Part”
35: “Celilo Falls,” Rachel Harrington [Skinny Dennis, 2/11] (179)
“House Of Cards”
“Goodbye Amsterdam”
“Spokane”
“Last Jubilee”
“You Don’t Know”
“You’ll Do”
35: “Land Like A Bird,” Amy Speace [Thirty Tigers, 3/11] (179)
“Ghost”
“Battened Hatches”
“Had To Lose”
“Half Asleep And Wide Awake”
“Drive All Night”
“Galbraith Street”
“Manila Street”
“It’s Too Late To Call It A Night”
37: “Subtotal Eclipse,” Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 6/11] (177)
“Out Of Time And Place”
“I Tried Fitting In”
“Roberto”
“Same Dress Twice”
“World As You Once Knew It”
“Bellyache Heard ’round The World”
38: “New Amsterdam,” Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 4/11] (176)
“Shady Grove”
“Judge Not”
“Coal Train”
“Freight Train”
“One Fine Day”
“I Hear You Calling”
“Halfway Free”
39: “Get Your Phil,” Disappear Fear [disappearfear.com, 7/11] (173)
“Changes”
“Power And Glory”
“When I’m Gone”
“There But For Fortune”
“I Ain’t Marching”
“Is There Anybody Here”
“No More Songs”
40: “Two Nights In Texas,” Kate Campbell [Large River, 9/11] (166)
“Galaxie 500”
“Jesus And Tomatoes”
“Crazy In Alabama”
“Miles Of Blues”
“Free World”
“See Rock City”
“Rosa’s Coronas/Lanterns On The Levee”
40: “These Old Roots,” The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 9/10] (166)
“Nobody In This World”
“Amaranth”
“Sweet Heaven”
“Goodbye And Farewell”
“That Good Old Way”
“Way Back When”
42: “Frank Solivan And Dirty Kitchen,” Frank Solivan And Dirty
Kitchen [Fiddlemon, 8/10] (165)
“Driftin’ Apart”
“Paul And Silas”
“Left Out In The Cold”
“Tarred And Feathered”
“July You’re A Woman”
“Together We’ll Fly”
“Hello Friend”
42: “High Atmosphere,” Diana Jones [Proper American, 4/11] (165)
“High Atmosphere”
“Don’t Forget Me”
“Poverty”
“I Don’t Know”
“Drug For This”
“Motherless Children”
“Sister”
42: “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive,” Steve Earle [New West,
4/11] (165)
“Waitin’ On The Sky”
“I Am A Wanderer”
“Gulf Of Mexico”
“This City”
“God Is God”
“Little Emperor”
“Lonely Are The Free”
42: “So Beautiful Or So What,” Paul Simon [Hear, 4/11] (165)
“Afterlife”
“Dazzling Blue”
“Rewrite”
“Getting Ready For Christmas Day”
“Love And Blessings”
“Questions For The Angels”
“So Beautiful Or So What”
46: “Red Horse,” Red Horse [Red House, 7/10] (160)
“I Am A Child”
“Wild Horse”
“Wayfaring Stranger”
“If These Walls Could Talk”
“Sanctuary”
“Forget To Breathe”
“Scorpion”
47: “On The Brooklyn Road,” Nell Robinson [nellrobinsonmusic.com, 6/11] (159)
“Turn Your Radio On”
“Red Clay Creek”
“Sweet Sunny South”
“Mayflies”
“Woe Is Me”
“Don’t Light My Fire”
48: “We Still Love Our Country,” Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle [Ninth
Street Opus, 2/11] (157)
“If I Needed You”
“Unwed Fathers”
“Fire Alarm”
“Love Hurts”
“My Baby’s Gone”
“Your Lonely Heart”
“You’re Still On My Mind”
49: “Okra And Ecclesiastes,” Grant Peeples [Gatorbone, 2/11] (156)
“High Fructose Corn Syrup”
“Powerlines”
“Last Great Buffalo Hunt”
“That Kinda Woman”
“John L And Helen”
“Lethal Injection Blues”
50: “Fall For Beauty,” Lynn Miles [True North, 10/10] (154)
“Something Beautiful”
“Fearless Heart”
“3 Chords And The Truth”
“Goodbye”
“Love Doesn’t Hurt”
“I Will”
“Little Bird”
50: “Monongah,” Kyle Carey [kyleannecarey.com, 6/11] (154)
“Devil At Your Back”
“Monongah”
“Gaol Ise Gaol I”
“Virginia”
“Let Them Be All”
“Adenine”
“Resurrection”
52: “Speeding Ticket And A Valentine,” Blame Sally [Ninth Street
Opus, 5/11] (151)
“Bird In Hand”
“Big Big Bed”
“Take Me There”
“Pajaros Sin Alas”
“Living Without You”
53: “That’s How We Run,” April Verch [Slab Town, 6/11] (150)
“Lazy John”
“That’s How We Run”
“Long Harbour”
“This Flower”
“Durang’s Hornpipe”
“Guide Me Home”
53: “Use Me,” David Bromberg [Appleseed, 7/11] (150)
“Bring It With You When You Come”
“Blue Is Fallin”
“Lookout Mountain Girl”
“It’s Just A Matter Of Time”
“Diggin’ In The Deep Blue Sea”
“Tongue”
55: “An Easy Climb,” Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 6/11] (148)
“Let It Rain”
“Hand Me Down Home”
“Shady Glen”
“Banks Of Roane River”
“Black Snake”
56: “Break In The Clouds,” Elephant Revival [Ruff Shod, 11/10] (147)
“Break In The Clouds”
“Point Of You”
“Feathers Rise”
“What Is Time?”
“Lexington”
“Cosmic Pulse”
57: “Steady As She Goes,” Hot Tuna [Red House, 4/11] (145)
“Children Of Zion”
“Goodbye To The Blues”
“Vicksburg Stomp”
“Mama Let Me Lay It On You”
“Angel Of Darkness”
“Things That Might Have Been”
58: “Hard Bargain,” Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch, 4/11] (144)
“Darlin’ Kate”
“Road”
“My Name Is Emmett Till”
“Home Sweet Home”
“Hard Bargain”
58: “James,” Red Molly [redmolly.com, 2/10] (144)
“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”
“Tear My Stillhouse Down”
“Jezebel”
“Gulf Coast Highway”
“Troubled Mind”
“End Of The Line”
60: “O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack,” Various Artists
[Mercury, 2000] (142)
“I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow,” Soggy Bottom Boys
“I’ll Fly Away,” Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch
“In The Jailhouse Now,” Soggy Bottom Boys
“Big Rock Candy Mountain,” Harry McClintock
“Keep On The Sunny Side,” Cox Family
61: “Courage,” Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 5/10] (141)
“Washington Square”
“Abe Lincoln Walks Tonight”
“Playing The Old Songs”
“On This Old Farm”
“Otis Is Flying”
“Custodian”
61: “The Holy Coming Of The Storm,” Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
[cahalenandeli.com, 11/10] (141)
“Lost Lovin’ Gal”
“My Lover, Adorned”
“On God’s Rocky Shore”
“Fleeting Like The Days”
“Over There”
“Won’t Be Long”
61: “Otter Creek,” Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 1/11] (141)
“Otter Creek”
“Snow Drop”
“Home With The Girls In The Morning/Sally In The Garden”
“Liza Jane/Sandy Boys/Hangman’s”
“Needle Case”
“Ithacan Ash”
64: “Time Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me,” Mark Dvorak [Waterbug, 1/11] (138)
“Middle Years”
“2 Little Boys”
“It’ll Be Better When It’s Better”
“Ruben You Can Play Your Banjo”
“Bluebells In Kentucky”
“Time Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me”
65: “Birds Of A Feather,” Red Hen Stringband [Wepecket Island, 6/11] (137)
“Martin Said To His Man”
“Cluck Old Hen”
“Down In Mississippi”
“Colours”
“Off The Griddle”
“Blue Yodel #3”
65: “My Love Will Keep,” Jonathan Edwards [Appleseed, 6/11] (137)
“Lightkeeper”
“She Loves You”
“Sailor’s Prayer”
“Everybody Works In China”
“Crazy Texas Woman”
“Freewheeler”
67: “Mesabi,” Tom Russell [Shout Factory, 9/11] (136)
“Mesabi”
“Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
“Sterling Hayden”
“Lonesome Death Of Ukulele Ike”
“When The Legends Die”
67: “Sleep With One Eye Open,” Chris Thile And Michael Daves
[Nonesuch, 5/11] (136)
“Rabbit In The Log”
“Cry, Cry Darling”
“Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”
“Bury Me Beneath The Willow”
“Tennessee Blues”
69: “Row Upon Row Of The People They Know,” The Once [Borealis, 10/11] (135)
“Cradle Hill”
“Jack The Sailor”
“You’re My Best Friend”
“By The Glow Of The Kerosene Light”
“Song For Memory”
“My Husband’s Got No Courage”
69: “What Makes Bob Holler,” Hot Club Of Cowtown [Proper American, 2/11] (135)
“Stay A Little Longer”
“Devil Ain’t Lazy”
“She’s Killing Me”
“Oklahoma Hills”
“It’s All Your Fault”
“Time Changes Everything”
71: “Folk-Worn Prose,” Shaun Cromwell [Melon Patch, 11/10] (132)
“Gristmill”
“Rise And Fall”
“I Am Undone”
“Numbers Game”
“Only If The Now Is Then”
71: “Lost And Found,” Kate MacLeod And Kat Eggleston [Waterbug, 6/11] (132)
“Lark In The Morning”
“Living And The Breathing Wind”
“None But One”
“Rain”
“Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin”
73: “Wood And Stone,” Tara Nevins [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (131)
“Stars Fell On Alabama”
“Wood And Stone”
“Beauty Of Days Gone By”
“What Money Cannot Buy”
“Wrong Side”
“All I Ever Needed”
74: “Freak Flag,” Greg Brown [Yep Roc, 5/11] (130)
“Let The Mystery Be”
“Freak Flag”
“Someday House”
“Where Are You Going When You’re Gone”
“I Don’t Know Anybody In This Town”
“Remember The Sun”
75: “The Famous Rocket Cage,” Donal Hinely [Atom, 5/11] (129)
“The Famous Rocket Cage”
“Flesh And Bone”
“5 Bucks”
“Poor Man’s Dream”
“I Talk Too Much”
76: “Grapevine,” Andrew Calhoun [Waterbug, 4/11] (128)
“O Susanna”
“How Can I Keep From Singing?”
“15 Years On The Erie Canal”
“I Ride An Old Paint”
“Fox”
76: “To The West,” Coty Hogue [Cello Room, 2009] (128)
“Going To The West”
“Few Old Memories”
“Undone In Sorrow”
“Shiloh’s Hill”
“Dear Mother”
78: “Small Source Of Comfort,” Bruce Cockburn [True North, 3/11] (127)
“Call Me Rose”
“5 50-One”
“Iris Of The World”
“Bohemian 3-Step”
“Each One Lost”
79: “Bad Man’s Blood,” Ray Bonneville [Red House, 8/11] (126)
“Bad Man’s Blood”
“Mississippi”
“River John”
“Good Times”
“Blonde Of Mine”
“Night Walker”
80: “Lifeboats For Atlantis,” Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 10/11] (125)
“Tightrope Walker”
“Lucy And Sarah”
“My Father’s Daughter”
“Dragon Kite”
“Atlantis”
“Contented”
80: “Perfect Storm,” Dan Crary And Thunderation [Blue Night, 7/11] (125)
“Sail Away Ladies / Sally Ann”
“Deep River Blues”
“Girl From The North Country”
“One More Dollar”
“Muley Was A Railroad Man”
“Tumbleweed Town”
82: “Kind Of Everything,” Jeff Talmadge [Berkalin, 2/11] (124)
“Hamburg Violin”
“Kind Of Everything”
“One Spectacular Moon”
“If It Wasn’t For The Wind”
“Sometimes You Choose Love”
83: “On The Other Side Of The City,” Downtown Ramblers
[downtownramblers.com, 8/11] (123)
“Singing With The Birds”
“Be My Baby Still”
“After We’re Gone”
“This Town”
“Take Your Eyes Away From Me”
“That Ain’t The Case”
83: “Simply Eva,” Eva Cassidy [Blix Street, 2010] (123)
“Kathy’s Song”
“True Colors”
“Songbird”
“Wayfaring Stranger”
“People Get Ready”
“San Francisco Bay Blues”
85: “Catch 23,” The 23 String Band [the23stringband.com, 8/11] (120)
“Long Hot Summer Days”
“Catch 23”
“Leave Everything To Me”
“Raleigh And Spencer”
“Cripple Creek”
“Listen To Her Heart”
86: “Journeyman,” David Ferrard [Alter Road, 6/11] (118)
“Bridges”
“War Carries On”
“I Am An Immigrant”
“Wildflowers”
“I Want To Be With You”
86: “Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down,” Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 8/11] (118)
“No Banker Left Behind”
“John Lee Hooker For President”
“El Corrido De Jesse James”
“No Hard Feelings”
88: “Starlight Hotel,” Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers [Signature,
4/11] (117)
“I’ve Been Gone”
“Harvest Moon Blues”
“Whatever’s Left”
“If I Can’t Trust You With A Quarter”
“Tired Worker’s Song”
“Before The Night Is Gone”
89: “Let The Storm Roll In,” Claudia Nygaard [Bet The Ranch, 6/11] (116)
“Big Country”
“Miss Kitty”
“Coyote”
“His Left Side”
“J. C”
90: “Friends Of Fall,” Crooked Still [Signature, 10/11] (115)
“American Tune”
“It’ll End Too Soon”
“We Can Work It Out”
“Morning Bugle”
“Pretty Bird”
90: “Hold On Me,” Spring Creek [springcreekbluegrassband.com, 8/11] (115)
“It’s A Banjo Playing”
“Mockingbird”
“Blue Skies, Blue Water”
“Way Back In The Mountains”
“Evening Turns To Ashes”
92: “Past Perfect,” Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, 4/11] (113)
“Fire On The Kettle”
“Kodak 1955”
“Collar To The Wind”
“Last Armadillo Waltz”
“Sasquatch”
92: “To Drink The Rain,” Malcolm Holcombe [Music Road, 2/11] (113)
“One Leg At A Time”
“One Man Singin”
“Down In The Woods”
“Reckon To The Wind”
“Behind The Number One”
94: “Come Find Me,” Audrey Auld [Reckless, 4/11] (112)
“Tasmania”
“Come Find Me”
“40”
“Butterfly Effect”
“Just Love”
“Tree”
94: “Middle Of Everywhere,” Pokey Lafarge And The South City Three
[Free Dirt, 7/11] (112)
“So Long Honeybee, Goodbye”
“Coffee Pot Blues”
“Ain’t The Same”
“Weedwacker Rag”
“Mississippi Girl”
94: “Threshold,” Carolann Solebello [Elizabeth, 6/11] (112)
“Bury Me Beneath The Willow”
“Black Jack Davey”
“Hound Dogs In August”
“Wash Me Clean”
“Shadow”
97: “Pick A Peck Of Piedmont Pickers,” Various Artists [Wepecket
Island, 5/11] (110)
“Georgia Bound,” Lauren Sheehan
“Spike Driver Blues,” Lauren Sheehan
“Beantown Rag,” Mike Higgins
“Fishin’ Blues,” Gareth Hedges
“Chump Man Blues,” Mike Higgins
98: “Across The Borderline: Lie To Me,” Bettysoo And Doug Cox
[Borderline Talent, 6/11] (109)
“Lie To Me”
“Boxcars”
“Dublin Blues”
“Light In Your Window”
“You Don’t Need”
98: “Heartache Looking For A Home,” Charlie Sizemore [Rounder, 2/11] (109)
“No Lawyers In Heaven”
“I Don’t Remember Loving You”
“Red Wicked Wine”
“Slow Goin”
“Going To Georgia”
100: “Blessed,” Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway, 3/11] (108)
“Blessed”
“Born To Be Loved”
“Buttercup”
“Copenhagen”
“Seeing Black”
100: “Legacy,” Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band [Compass, 9/10] (108)
“Jailer Jailer”
“Raven”
“Don’t Ask Me Why”
“Lord Hamilton’s Yearling”
102: “Everything Is Everywhere,” Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 11/11] (107)
“I Believe”
“Breathe In Breathe Out”
“Everything Is Everywhere”
“Shine”
“Air And Smoke”
“May We Be Released”
102: “Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 6: Happy Holidays,” Various Artists
[Hudson Harding, 12/11] (107)
“Broken And Beautiful,” Joe Crookston
“Answer The Knock At The Door,” Zoe Mulford
“Silent Night,” Abbie Gardner And Laurie MacAllister
“Redpoll,” Dana Robinson
“Sleep Through Christmas,” Pat Wictor
104: “Fly Down Little Bird,” Mike Seeger And Peggy Seeger [Appleseed,
3/11] (106)
“My Home’s Across The Blue Ridge Mountains”
“Farmer Is The Man”
“Dodger Song”
“Little Birdie”
“Cindy”
104: “The Hogtown Sessions,” Ivan Rosenberg And The Foggy Hogtown Boys
[Vole-O-Tone, 8/11] (106)
“New York Town”
“Lost”
“Cold Creek”
“Low And Lonesome Sea”
“Reno Bound”
104: “Now You Know,” Justin Roth [justinroth.com, 5/11] (106)
“Love’s Not Through With Me Yet”
“Out Of The Blue”
“Surrender”
“Trembling Like A Train”
“Spaghetti Junction”
107: “Looking For A Fight,” The Sweetback Sisters [Signature, 5/11] (105)
“It Won’t Hurt When I Fall Down From This Barstool”
“Texas Bluebonnets”
“Too Many Experts”
“Don’t Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There”
“Mystery Of You”
107: “Old White Men,” Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 9/11] (105)
“Old White Men”
“Boy On A Train”
“Dragonfly Wings”
“Helpless Man”
107: “Silhouette,” Catherine MacLellan [True North, 9/11] (105)
“Stealin”
“Snowbird”
“Black Crow”
“Eastern Girl”
“Keep On Fighting”
“Lines On The Road”
110: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars [Sensibility, 2/11] (104)
“20 Years”
“Barton Hollow”
“I’ve Got This Friend”
“Forget Me Not”
110: “Genuine Negro Jig,” Carolina Chocolate Drops [Nonesuch, 2/10] (104)
“Cornbread And Butterbeans”
“Hit ’em Up Style”
“Trouble In Your Mind”
“Your Baby Ain’t Sweet Like Mine”
110: “In This Light,” Rj Cowdery [Blue Rock, 6/11] (104)
“In This Light”
“Heartburn”
“I’ll Keep Trying”
“For The Long Ride”
“Blind Side”
110: “Words Through The Seasons,” Alicia McGovern
[aliciamcgovernmusic.com, 10/10] (104)
“Ruby Red Sky”
“I’ll Keep Tryin”
“So Many Songs”
“I Wanna Grow Old”
“Our Tiny Little Hearts”
114: “Horse Latitudes,” Jeffrey Foucault [Signature, 5/11] (103)
“Horse Latitudes”
“Starlight And Static”
“Everybody’s Famous”
“Heart To The Husk”
“Idaho”
115: “Brother To The Wind,” Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 2009] (102)
“Life With The Sound Turned Down”
“Prayers For You”
“Brother To The Wind”
“Lord Franklin”
“Real Game”
“This Old House”
115: “The Road To Damascus,” Notorious [Black Socks Press, 10/10] (102)
“Wild Rose Of The Mountain”
“Hangman’s Reel”
“The Road To Damascus”
“Boatman”
“Beneath The Stones”
117: “Skippin’ And Flyin’,” Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 10/11] (100)
“Blue Moon Of Kentucky”
“Going Away”
“Old 10 Broeck”
“What’s Good For You”
“Lonesome Road”
118: “The Horse King,” Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 10/11] (99)
“Higher Financial Reform”
“Keep Your Overhead Low”
“Don’t Walk Away From Love”
“Angels In Rome”
“The Horse King”
118: “Some Kind Of Cure,” David Berkeley [Self, 1/11] (99)
“Shenandoah”
“Steel Mill”
“Winter Winds”
“George Square”
120: “Footwork,” The Barefoot Movement [Lonesome, 6/11] (98)
“Southfork By Midnight”
“Calico Jack”
“Circles”
“Tobacco Road”
“Whole World Round”
120: “The Road Is Dark,” Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 11/11] (98)
“Doin’ My Time”
“G20 Rag”
“Graveyard Blues”
“If Memphis Don’t Kill Me”
120: “Shadow And Light,” John Doyle [Compass, 9/11] (98)
“Little Sparrow”
“Clear The Way”
“Arabic”
“Bound For Botany Bay”
123: “Just One Angel,” Christine Lavin And Friends [Yellow Tail, 12/10] (97)
“Christmas On Mars,” Roy Zimmerman
“Auld Lang Syne,” Kate Taylor
“Jewish Kid Born On Christmas Day Talkin’ Blues,” Sally Fingerett
“Is It Hanukah Or Chanukah?,” Ruby And Ava Locknar
123: “Moody Bluegrass Two… Much Love,” Moody Bluegrass [Bunny Rae, 9/11] (97)
“Dear Diary”
“Tuesday Afternoon”
“Story In Your Eyes”
“I Know You’re Out There”
“You And Me”
125: “Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream,” Gurf Morlix [Self, 1/11] (96)
“Big Cheeseburgers And Good French Fries”
“If I Could Only Fly”
“Baby Can I Crawl Back To You”
“Clay Pigeons”
“Oh Darlin”
125: “Carrying Lightning,” Amanda Shires [amandashires.net, 5/11] (96)
“When You Need A Train It Never Comes”
“Swimmer”
“Detroit Or Buffalo”
“Ghost Bird”
“Shake The Walls”
125: “Fired Up,” Michael Cleveland [Rounder, 3/11] (96)
“Goin’ Up Dry Branch”
“Dixie Special”
“Big Wide Strum”
“Bigger Hands Than Mine”
“Maine Line”
125: “Reverie,” David Wilcox [What Are, 11/10] (96)
“End Of The World”
“Let The Wave Say”
“Little Fish”
“Cast Off”
“Dynamite In The Distance”
125: “Rise Above,” Will White [Whippoorwil, 6/10] (96)
“Mournin’ Dove”
“I’ll Never Do Time Again”
“Run Chicken Run”
“Firelight Waltz”
“June Bug”
130: “Mercury,” Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/11] (95)
“Be With You”
“Butterfly Blues”
“Glory To Glory”
“I’m Gone”
“Closing Time”
131: “The Brick Album,” The Greencards [Darling Street, 5/11] (94)
“Make It Out West”
“Adelaide”
“Heart Fixer”
“Loving You Is The Only Way To Fly”
“Tale Of Kangario”
131: “Late Edition,” David Francey [Laker, 5/11] (94)
“When I’m Not Thinking About You”
“Pretty Jackals”
“Yesterday’s News”
“Solitary Wave”
“Wonder”
131: “Promise,” Karen Savoca [Alcove, 2/11] (94)
“Without Me”
“Ready”
“Dancing With Ghosts”
“Promise”
“Last Night On Earth”
134: “Lonesome Whistle,” The Roys [Rural Rhythm, 4/11] (93)
“Coal Minin’ Man”
“Nothin’ I Can Do About It Now”
“That’s What Makes It Love”
“I Wonder What God’s Thinking”
“Lonesome Whistle”
134: “(New) Years,” Ellen Cherry [Wrong Size Shoes, 2010] (93)
“1912 Violet Swims But The Ship Sinks”
“Civil War Bride”
“To California”
“1893: A Girl At The World’s Fair”
136: “If Stones Could Talk,” Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 7/11] (92)
“Talking To A Stone”
“River, Railway, Road”
“Milk And Honey”
“12 Days”
“Bright Blue Eyes”
136: “Living In The Dream,” Mustard’s Retreat [Yellow Room, 1/11] (92)
“Let The Mystery Be”
“Blow The Candle Out”
“First Flower”
“Thimble Island Ghost”
138: “American Story,” Bearfoot [Compass, 9/11] (91)
“Midnight In Montana”
“Come Get Your Lonesome”
“Tell Me A Story”
“Dust”
“Eyes Cast Down”
138: “Catch The Sunset,” Barb Ryman [Renegade, 6/11] (91)
“Catch The Sunset”
“Nursery Rhymes”
“Soldier’s Daughter”
“Scary Mari”
140: “Black Crow Blue,” Nathan Bell [myspace.com/nathanbellmusic, 1/11] (90)
“Stone’s Throw”
“American Crow”
“Black Crow Blue”
“Crow In Oklahoma”
“Gypsies”
141: “Downhauler,” Marc Douglas Berardo [Horizon, 8/10] (88)
“Quiet Places”
“Passing Through”
“Ruby”
“Havana”
142: “Man With A Love Song,” James Hill [Borealis, 10/11] (87)
“Hand Over My Heart”
“Assam/Like A Bird”
“Indecision Rag”
“You Should See Me Now”
“Heart-Shaped Tattoo”
143: “The Day After Everything Changed,” Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 1/10] (86)
“Rose Tattoo”
“Annalee”
“River Road”
“Once Upon A Summertime”
“Hurricane Angel”
143: “Heirloom Music,” The Wronglers With Jimmie Dale Gilmore
[Neanderthal, 5/11] (86)
“Deep Ellum Blues”
“Foggy Mountain Top”
“Brown’s Ferry Blues”
“In The Pines”
143: “Little Bird,” Kasey Chambers [Sugar Hill, 7/11] (86)
“Devil On Your Back”
“Love Like A Hurricane”
“Georgia Brown”
“Little Bird”
143: “The Wilders,” The Wilders [Free Dirt, 6/11] (86)
“Riverboat”
“Things They Say About Home”
“Get Up Kid”
“No. 7”
147: “Forever And A Day,” Kruger Brothers [Double Time, 3/10] (85)
“Plan”
“Warm Evening Breeze”
“Forever And A Day”
“If I Needed You”
147: “Songs Of Freedom,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/11] (85)
“Big Money”
“Moron Radio”
“Springtime In America”
“Freedom Of Religion”
147: “Stretched On Your Grave,” Runa [Self, 3/11] (85)
“House Carpenter / Jolene”
“Fionnghuala”
“Newry Highwayman”
“Holy Ground”
147: “This Unknown Science,” Joy Kills Sorrow [Signature, 9/11] (85)
“Reservations”
“Wouldn’t Have Noticed”
“Eli”
“One More Night”
“New Man”
151: “Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void,” Fish And Bird [Fiddle
Head, 5/11] (84)
“Well Run Dry”
“Effigy”
“Circle Tune”
“Winnipeg”
“Something Good”
151: “FY5,” Finnders And Youngberg [Self, 5/11] (84)
“Give A Little Back”
“Red Mountain Pass”
“Fiddlin’ To My Grave”
“Driftwood”
151: “Midwinter,” Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (84)
“Christmas Morning”
“Where Is The Light”
“Green”
“Houses Of Winter”
151: “Ravens And Crows,” Dehlia Low [Rebel, 8/11] (84)
“State Of Jefferson”
“Ravens And Crows”
“Cannonball Blues”
“Drifting On A Lonesome Sea”
“What Do You Think Of Her Now?”
155: “Bandolier,” Jack Hardy [Great Divide, 2002] (83)
“Autumn”
“Everything’s Bigger In Texas”
“Bandolier”
“Singer’s Lament”
155: “I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This,” Caleb Stine [Self, 10/10] (83)
“My Service Isn’t Needed Anymore”
“No Harm In Being Crazy”
“Doing Time In Baltimore”
“Ain’t Nobody”
157: “Collage,” Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 1/11] (82)
“Suite: Whiskey”
“Sleepers Awake”
“Crossroads”
“Take 5”
“Guaracha”
157: “The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams,” Various Artists [Columbia,
10/11] (82)
“Love That Faded,” Bob Dylan
“I’m So Happy I Found You,” Lucinda Williams
“Oh, Mama, Come Home,” Jakob Dylan
“How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart,” Norah Jones
157: “Love My Stuff,” Paul Geremia [Red House, 10/11] (82)
“See See Rider”
“Silver City Bound”
“Mama Don’t Allow No Low Down Hangin’ Around”
“Kick It In The Country”
160: “The Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration,” Various Artists
[Rounder, 8/11] (81)
“Dark As The Night, Blue As The Day,” Michael Cleveland
“Jerusalem Ridge,” Michael Cleveland
“Big Mon,” Tony Rice
160: “Kings And Queens,” Blackie And The Rodeo Kings [Dramatico, 6/11] (81)
“Another Free Woman”
“Got You Covered”
“If I Can’t Have You”
“Heart A Mine”
162: “All The Good Summers,” Andrew And Noah Van Norstrand [Great
Bear, 5/10] (80)
“Samuel Mason”
“Wasp’s Goggles”
“Love And Winter”
“Faded To A Dream”
162: “Love And Other Tragedies,” Red Molly [Self, 2008] (80)
“Wichita”
“Make Me Lonely Again”
“Beaumont Rest Stop”
“Is The Blue Moon Still Shining”
162: “Remember Me Well,” Red June [Self, 8/10] (80)
“Biscuits And Honey”
“Comes A Time”
“Home Is A Railroad”
“Callahan”
162: “Songs And Stories,” Guy Clark [Dualtone, 8/11] (80)
“Homegrown Tomatoes”
“Stuff That Works”
“If I Needed You”
“L. A. Freeway”
166: “Chicken And Egg,” Tim O’Brien [Howdy Skies, 7/10] (79)
“Sun Jumped Up”
“Letter In The Mail”
“You Ate The Apple”
166: “Queen Of Yesterday,” Houston Jones [Summerhill, 6/11] (79)
“Monsoon Horizon”
“If Not For The Darkness”
“3 Things”
“I Found A Heart”
“Angels On The Ridgepole”
168: “Curious Things Given Wings,” The Outside Track [Mad River, 11/10] (78)
“Turkish Revery”
“Silvy Silvy”
“Swerving For Bunnies”
“Caroline Of Edinburgh Town”
168: “The Last Black And White TV,” Terence Martin [Good Dog, 6/10] (78)
“Bird To Take You South”
“Last Black And White Tv”
“Miles From Here”
“Little Mercy”
168: “Moonlit Rambles,” Scott Cook [scottcook.net, 6/11] (78)
“Song For The Slow Dancers”
“Goin Up To The Country”
“Lord Giveth”
“Song For A Pilgrim”
171: “A Crooked Road,” Darrell Scott [Full Light, 5/10] (77)
“A Crooked Road”
“For Suzanne”
“Love’s Not Through With Me Yet”
“This Time ’round”
171: “Paradise,” Judy Collins [Wildflower, 6/10] (77)
“Last Thing On My Mind”
“Diamonds And Rust”
“Weight Of The World”
“Ghost Riders In The Sky”
171: “Something To Believe,” Freebo [Poppabo, 6/11] (77)
“When There’s No Place Like Home”
“Standing Ovation”
“Something To Believe”
“I Don’t Believe In Yesterday”
171: “Stonewall Country,” Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 7/11] (77)
“Stonewall Country”
“Don’t Let Me Come Home A Stranger”
“Let Us Cross Over The River”
175: “Many Great Companions,” Dar Williams [Razor And Tie, 10/10] (76)
“Christians And The Pagans”
“One Who Knows”
“February”
175: “Neon Blue Bird,” Ollabelle [30 Tigers, 8/11] (76)
“You’re Gonna Miss Me”
“Butcher Boy”
“Be Your Woman”
“One More Time”
175: “Sounds Of Home,” Blue Highway [Rounder, 8/11] (76)
“I Ain’t Gonna Lay My Hammer Down”
“Sounds Of Home”
“Restless Working Man”
“Roaring Creek”
175: “Stand Up Eight,” Aaron Burdett [Puzzle Gully, 9/10] (76)
“Stand Up 8”
“Without You”
“Bluff”
175: “The Turning Tide,” Solas [Compass, 2/10] (76)
“Ghost Of Tom Joad”
“Hugo’s Big Reel”
“Ditching Boy”
“Grady Fernando Comes To Town”
180: “Burn,” Rita Hosking [ritahosking.com, 9/11] (75)
“When Miners Sang”
“Something You Got”
“Ballad For The Gulf Of Mexico”
“Indian Giver”
180: “Cars,” Kris Delmhorst [Signature, 8/11] (75)
“Magic”
“You Might Think”
“Just What I Needed”
“Drive”
180: “Disappear,” J Wagner [Constant Clip, 1/11] (75)
“Disappear”
“Worries In The Grain”
“Story For You To Tell”
“Devils Highway”
180: “The Dreaming Fields,” Matraca Berg [Dualtone, 5/11] (75)
“If I Had Wings”
“You And Tequila”
“Your Husband’s Cheating On Us”
“The Dreaming Fields”
180: “Some Strange Country,” Crooked Still [Signature, 5/10] (75)
“Golden Vanity”
“Sometimes In This Country”
“You Got The Silver”
“Calvary”
180: “Story Of The Rifle,” Mason Porter [Self, 2010] (75)
“Long Black Veil”
“My Creole Belle”
“Girl From The North Country”
“Wayfaring Stranger”
186: “Double CD: When Two Lovers Meet / I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning,”
Sarah McQuaid [sarahmcquaid.com, 2009] (74)
“In The Pines”
“Sprig Of Thyme”
“Last Song”
186: “Long Gone: Utah Remembers Bruce Utah Phillips,” Various Artists
[Waterbug, 5/11] (74)
“Nevada Jane,” Kate MacLeod
“Eddy’s Song,” Paul Rasmussen
“Miner’s Lullaby,” Anke Summerhill
186: “Oil Town,” Paul Sachs [paulsachs.com, 7/11] (74)
“Great Gatsby Days”
“Dirty Trucks”
“Poor Man’s Out”
“Oil Town”
186: “Sweet Honey,” The Lost Pines [lostpinesband.com, 3/11] (74)
“Out Of The Rain”
“Cherry Pie”
“Maybalee”
“Singing Voice”
190: “If The Sun Will Shine,” The Honey Dewdrops [Self, 2009] (73)
“Wandering Boy”
“Bluest Blue Eyes”
“Fly Away Free”
“When Was The War”
190: “Live at Teatro della Corte: The First 10 Years,” Beppe Gambetta
[Gadfly, 11/11] (73)
“Romance In Durango”
“Blackberry Blossom”
“St. Augustine”
192: “Between The Hollow And The High-Rise,” Kathy Kallick Band [Live
Oak, 5/10] (72)
“There’s A Higher Power”
“New White House Blues”
“My House”
“Snow”
192: “The High Road Home,” Jack Williams [Wind River, 7/10] (72)
“The High Road Home”
“Atlantis Goin’ Down”
“While The Sun Goes Down”
192: “Stretch Limousine On Fire,” Catie Curtis [Compass, 8/11] (72)
“River Wide”
“Let It Last”
“Highway Del Sol”
“Shadowbird”
192: “The Wind That Shakes The Barley,” Loreena McKennitt [Quinlan
Road, 11/10] (72)
“On A Bright May Morning”
“As I Roved Out”
“Down By The Sally Gardens”
“Star Of The County Down”
196: “Able Baker Charlie And Dog,” Joe Crookston [Self, 2008] (71)
“Bird By Bird”
“Able Baker Charlie And Dog”
“Logical Song”
196: “No Other Road,” Lucy Billings [Sassy Time, 1/11] (71)
“Let’s Not And Say We Did”
“Daddy’s Last Drive”
“Blue Highway”
“As We Fly”
196: “Passage,” John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/10] (71)
“Your Age”
“One More Day”
“Father Forgive”
“Tallahassee Waltz”
199: “The Essential Collection,” Bill Morrissey [Rounder, 2004] (70)
“Birches”
“Handsome Molly”
“Letter From Heaven”
“50”
199: “The Man With The Time Machine,” Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 1/11] (70)
“Black River”
“Wish On The Moon”
“When The Sun Comes Out Over Ireland”
“China Dog”
199: “Temptation,” The Waifs [Compass, 4/11] (70)
“Beautiful Night”
“Falling”
“Buffalo”
“Drifting Dreaming”
199: “What I Know,” Tom Rush [Appleseed, 2009] (70)
“Hot Tonight”
“What I Know”
“Casey Jones”
“East Of Eden”
203: “100 Miles Of Wreckage,” The Black Lillies [Attack Monkey, 2/11] (68)
“2 Hearts Down”
“Shepherd’s Song”
“Same Mistakes”
“3 In The Mornin”
203: “The King Is Dead,” The Decemberists [Capitol, 1/11] (68)
“Down By The Water”
“January Hymn”
“June Hymn”
“Rox In The Box”
203: “Mission Bell,” Amos Lee [Blue Note, 1/11] (68)
“El Camino”
“Windows Are Rolled Down”
“Clear Blue Eyes”
“Flower”
203: “October Valentine,” Chris Kokesh [Self, 7/10] (68)
“Rose Of My Heart”
“Lucy”
“Radio Soul”
“Hell Of A Year”
203: “Saint Monday,” Michael Fracasso [Little Fuji, 3/11] (68)
“Ada, Ok”
“Eloise”
“Saint Monday”
“While The Night Is Young”
203: “Sigh No More,” Mumford And Sons [Glassnote, 2/10] (68)
“Awake My Soul”
“Cave”
“Winter Winds”
“Timshel”
209: “Before And After,” Carrie Newcomer [Rounder, 2/10] (67)
“Before And After”
“Ghost Train”
“Do No Harm”
“I Meant To Do My Work Today”
209: “Nobody’s Fault,” Pat Donohue [Bluesky, 4/11] (67)
“Irish Blues”
“Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But Mine”
“Exercise Blues”
“Would You Like To Play The Guitar?”
209: “Reckless,” The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 9/10] (67)
“Where Rainbows Never Die”
“Good Corn Liquor”
“Reckless Side Of Me”
“Guitars, Whiskey, Guns And Knives”
212: “Almost Home,” Larry Sparks [Rounder, 3/11] (66)
“Almost Home”
“Somebody Touched Me”
“Lines On The Highway”
“Momma’s Apron Strings”
212: “I Love Tom T. Hall’s Songs Of Fox Hollow,” Various Artists [Red
Beet, 5/11] (66)
“I Love,” Patty Griffin
“Sneaky Snake,” Buddy Miller W/ Duane Eddy
“I Like To Feel Pretty Inside,” Jim Lauderdale
212: “Songs From Yeats’ Bee-Loud Glade,” Kyle Alden [kylealden.com, 9/11] (66)
“Brown Penny”
“Running To Paradise”
“Colonel Martin”
212: “Welding Burns,” Rod Picott [Self, 6/11] (66)
“Rust Belt Fields”
“410”
“Sheetrock Hanger”
“Jealous Heart”
216: “Exiles Return,” Karan Casey And John Doyle [Compass, 2/10] (65)
“Sailing Off To The Yankee Land”
“Exiles Return”
“False Lady”
“Shipyard Slips”
216: “The Last Star,” Heidi Talbot [Compass, 9/10] (65)
“Shepherd Lad”
“The Last Star”
“Willie Taylor”
“Sally Brown”
216: “Meant To Be,” Mare Wakefield [marewakefield.com, 3/11] (65)
“Folk Songs”
“Little Blue Flowers And Butterflies”
“About The War”
“Always Valentine”
216: “Then And Now,” Byrd & Street [byrdandstreet.com, 7/11] (65)
“Then And Now”
“Checkout Line”
“Long Line Of Love”
“Crazy Over You”
220: “Goodnight Regret,” Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 11/10] (64)
“Goodnight Regret”
“Leonard Cohen”
“Gitanjali”
“Angel Wings”
220: “Highlander’s Farewell,” Alasdair Fraser And Natalie Haas
[Culburnie, 3/11] (64)
“Whitewater”
“Jig Runrig / The Ramnee Ceilidh”
“La Sansonette”
220: “Highway 71,” 3 Penny Acre [Second String, 7/10] (64)
“Highway 71”
“Riverboat”
“I Ain’t Blind”
“Old Limestone”
220: “Waltzing’s For Dreamers,” Carol Noonan [Self, 1/11] (64)
“Waltzing’s For Dreamers”
“Galway To Graceland”
“Down Where The Drunkards Roll”
224: “Brief History Of Time,” Robert Bobby Trio [I Like Mike, 6/11] (63)
“Brief History Of Time”
“Peace Song”
“Wild About My Loving”
224: “Carpenter And May,” Carpenter And May [Violin Shop, 8/10] (63)
“We Can Work It Out”
“Whiskey Before Breakfast”
“If You’re Ever In Oklahoma”
224: “The List,” Rosanne Cash [Manhattan, 2009] (63)
“500 Miles”
“Motherless Children”
“Girl From The North Country”
“Long Black Veil”
224: “Mile-High Rodeo,” Johanna Divine [Self, 5/10] (63)
“Done Em In”
“Lone Ranger”
“Why Do Today”
224: “Nest,” Rebecca Zapen [Bashert, 11/11] (63)
“Beautiful Love Songs Without The Love”
“Colorado”
“I’m Gonna Make So Many Things For You”
224: “Trains I Missed,” Balsam Range [Mountain Home, 9/10] (63)
“Trains I Missed”
“Callin’ Caroline”
“East Virginia Blues”
230: “Any Forgotten Thing,” Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 7/11] (62)
“Rolling Train”
“Sweetest Flower”
“Just Like A Song”
230: “Fogarty’s Cove,” Stan Rogers [Fogarty’s Cove, 1976] (62)
“Make And Break Harbour”
“Forty-Five Years”
“Maid On The Shore”
230: “How To Tune A Fish,” Beoga [Compass, 7/11] (62)
“Ballymacaldrick”
“Woman Of No Place”
“How To Tune A Fish”
230: “Kickin’ Up Dust,” Grasstowne [Pinecastle, 3/11] (62)
“Kickin’ Up Dust”
“Blue Rocking Chair”
“I Don’t Worry About You Anymore”
230: “Live At Big Sky,” Yellow Room Gang [Yellow Room, 1/11] (62)
“Gather The Family”
“Do What You Love”
“Grateful Life”
“O-H-I-O”
230: “The River Beneath Me,” Ruth Hill [ruthhillmusic.com, 6/11] (62)
“When The End Begins”
“Larry’s Guitar”
“Cuckoo”
230: “Satisfied At Last,” Joe Ely [Rock’em, 6/11] (62)
“Live Forever”
“Not That Much Has Changed”
“Mockingbird Hill”
237: “Gakondo,” Mighty Popo [Borealis, 10/10] (61)
“Urugendo”
“Gakondo”
“Kamananga”
237: “Lucy,” Lucy Wainwright Roche [Self, 10/10] (61)
“America”
“Worst Part”
“Early Train”
237: “Ride The Sky,” Annie Wenz [Island Gypsy, 10/10] (61)
“Life In Harlan”
“Lonely Road Dog Meets Wandering Gypsy”
“Hallelujah Rose”
240: “At Edwards Barn,” Chris Hillman And Herb Pedersen [Rounder, 9/10] (60)
“Sin City”
“Turn Turn Turn”
“Going Up Home”
240: “Big Bang!,” Coco & Lafe [Skyhunter, 3/11] (60)
“I Love You More”
“Big Bang”
“Forget The Alamo”
240: “For Honour And For Gain,” Finest Kind [Fallen Angle, 9/10] (60)
“Tenting On The Old Campground”
“John Barleycorn Deconstructed”
“Song Of The Lower Classes”
240: “Roadside Attractions,” Marcia Ball [Alligator, 3/11] (60)
“That’s How It Goes”
“Everybody’s Looking For The Same Thing”
“Look Before You Leap”
244: “Eleven Eleven,” Dave Alvin [Yep Roc, 6/11] (59)
“Gary, Indiana 1959”
“Black Rose Of Texas”
“Harlan County Line”
244: “At Home In This Town,” Beth Desombre [Self, 12/10] (59)
“Fiddle Player”
“Crawfordsville, Indiana”
“Resolution”
244: “Factory Second,” Neil Getz [Agillator, 2/11] (59)
“Factory Second”
“Nelly Blye”
“Counting Trains”
“Flock Of Demons”
244: “Film Noir,” David Olney [Deadbeet, 5/11] (59)
“$20 Serenade”
“Blue Moon Hotel”
“Blues Don’t Care”
“Sunset On Sunset Boulevard”
“Frank Is Gone”
244: “From Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg, Vol. 2,” Johnny Cash
[Columbia, 2/11] (59)
“I Walk The Line”
“Belshazzar”
244: “Hobos And Kings,” Randy Burns [Self, 9/10] (59)
“Hobos And Kings”
“Bert’s Blues”
“Rompin’ Rovin’ Days”
244: “Jump With A Child’s Heart,” Annie Crane [Constant Clip, 10/11] (59)
“Jump With A Child’s Heart”
“You And Me And The Evergreen”
“Copenhagen Heart”
“Hell’s Gate”
244: “Saints And Sinners,” Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington
Road, 9/10] (59)
“Saints And Sinners”
“Keep It Clean”
“Dead And Lovely”
244: “Tell Me A Story,” Jackie Morris [Button Box, 5/11] (59)
“House Of Cards”
“Our Town Said No”
“Late Again”
“Tell Me A Story”
244: “Up The Stairs,” The Makem And Spain Brothers [Red Biddy, 1/11] (59)
“It’s Been A Very Hard Year”
“Crossroads Ceili”
“Nancy O”

Top Songs of 2011

Gillian Welch (Photo: Paxton X)

1. “Scarlet Town” (85)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
2. “Bright Morning Stars” (83)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
2. “Way It Goes” (83)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
4. “All The World Is One” (70)
by Peter Mayer
from “Heaven Below”
5. “Dimming Of The Day” (69)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
6. “Paper Airplane” (68)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”

7. “Buckets Of Rain” (63)
by Danny Schmidt
from “Man Of Many Moons”
also “A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute To Bob Dylan On His
70th Birthday”
7. “Jesse Likes Birds” (63)
by Carrie Elkin
from “Call It My Garden”
9. “Bird Song” (62)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
10. “City Of Refuge” (61)
by Abigail Washburn
from “City Of Refuge”
10. “Dust Bowl Children” (61)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
12. “Bird In Hand” (60)
by Blame Sally
from “Speeding Ticket And A Valentine”
13. “Roses At The End Of Time” (58)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
14. “Good Luck John” (57)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Blue Bird Jubilee – Milagrito”
15. “Lay My Burden Down” (56)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
16. “Walkin’ Cane” (55)
by Abbie Gardner
from “Hope”
17. “Man Of Many Moons” (51)
by Danny Schmidt
from “Man Of Many Moons”
17. “Rumblin’ In The Land” (51)
by Tim Grimm
from “Thank You, Tom Paxton”
17. “Swing Low Sail High” (51)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
17. “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (51)
by Battlefield Band
from “Line-Up”
21. “Houses Sing” (50)
by Danny Schmidt
from “Man Of Many Moons”
21. “On The Other Side” (50)
by Susan Werner
from “Kicking The Beehive”
23. “Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee” (49)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Blue Bird Jubilee”
23. “No Banker Left Behind” (49)
by Ry Cooder
from “Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down”
25. “6 White Horses” (48)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
25. “Going To The West” (48)
by Coty Hogue
from “To The West”
27. “Hard Times” (47)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
28. “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” (46)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from “Rare Bird Alert”
28. “My Love Follows You Where You Go” (46)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
28. “My Opening Farewell” (46)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
28. “Ring Them Bells” (46)
by Sarah Jarosz
from “Follow Me Down”
32. “Hope” (45)
by Abbie Gardner
from “Hope”
32. “House Of Cards” (45)
by Rachel Harrington
from “Celilo Falls”
32. “I Sing” (45)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Blue Bird Jubilee”
32. “If I Needed You” (45)
by Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle
from “We Still Love Our Country”
32. “Leaves That Are Green” (45)
by Mara Levine with Gathering Time
from “Jewels And Harmony”
37. “Help My Brother” (44)
by The Gibson Brothers
from “Help My Brother”
37. “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” (44)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
37. “What Must Be Done” (44)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
40. “All The Stars” (43)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
40. “Birds Would Understand” (43)
by Putnam Smith
from “We Could Be Beekeepers”
40. “Mary Ellen Carter” (43)
by Stan Rogers
from “The Very Best Of Stan Rogers”
40. “Walk Beside Me” (43)
by Red Molly
from “Light In The Sky”
44. “Cackalack” (42)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “Cackalack”
44. “Midnight On Raton” (42)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
46. “2153” (41)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
46. “High Atmosphere” (41)
by Diana Jones
from “High Atmosphere”
46. “I Was An Oak Tree” (41)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “Cackalack”
46. “Nobody In This World” (41)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from “These Old Roots”
46. “Otter Creek” (41)
by Ken Kolodner And Brad Kolodner
from “Otter Creek”
46. “Sail Away To The Sea” (41)
by The Once
from “The Once”
46. “Shady Grove” (41)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from “New Amsterdam”
46. “Storm Comin” (41)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
54. “Break It Slow” (40)
by Abbie Gardner
from “Hope”
54. “Cradle Hill” (40)
by The Once
from “Row Upon Row Of The People They Know”
54. “I Dream Of Apple Orchards” (40)
by Putnam Smith
from “We Could Be Beekeepers”
54. “Let It Rain” (40)
by Donna Ulisse
from “An Easy Climb”
54. “Love Is The Water” (40)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
54. “Out Of Time And Place” (40)
by Chuck Brodsky
from “Subtotal Eclipse”
54. “Put The Big Stone Down” (40)
by Geoff Bartley
from “Put The Big Stone Down”
54. “Silver Dagger” (40)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
62. “Afterlife” (39)
by Paul Simon
from “So Beautiful Or So What”
62. “Changes” (39)
by Disappear Fear
from “Get Your Phil”
62. “Down Along The Dixie Line” (39)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
62. “Kicking The Beehive” (39)
by Susan Werner
from “Kicking The Beehive”
62. “Open Field” (39)
by Ari And Mia
from “Unruly Heart”
62. “Turn Your Radio On” (39)
by Nell Robinson
from “On The Brooklyn Road”
62. “Walkin’ West To Memphis” (39)
by The Gibson Brothers
from “Help My Brother”
69. “Amaranth” (38)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from “These Old Roots”
69. “Birches” (38)
by Bill Morrissey
from “The Essential Collection”
also “Night Train”
69. “Farmer Is The Man” (38)
by Joel Mabus
from “American Anonymous”
69. “Lay Down Your Weary Tune” (38)
by Storyhill
from “A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute To Bob Dylan On His
70th Birthday”
69. “Sleeping On A Train” (38)
by Susan Werner
from “Kicking The Beehive”
74. “Coming Back To You” (37)
by The Once
from “The Once”
74. “Everything Here Is Good” (37)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee”
74. “Luxury Of Knowing” (37)
by Lori McKenna
from “Lorraine”
77. “Annabelle Lee” (36)
by Sarah Jarosz
from “Follow Me Down”
77. “Old White Men” (36)
by Vance Gilbert
from “Old White Men”
77. “Rare Bird Alert” (36)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from “Rare Bird Alert”
77. “Waitin’ On The Sky” (36)
by Steve Earle
from “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive”
81. “Blue Moon Night” (35)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
81. “Dear Someone” (35)
by Red Molly
from “Light In The Sky”
81. “Ghost” (35)
by Amy Speace
from “Land Like A Bird”
81. “Mercy Now” (35)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Bluebird Jamboree”
81. “Miles To Go” (35)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
81. “Reckon I Did” (35)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “Cackalack”
81. “Run Away” (35)
by Sarah Jarosz
from “Follow Me Down”
81. “Trouble” (35)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
89. “All I Want Is A Garden” (34)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
89. “Chicken Wire” (34)
by Jonathan Byrd
from “Cackalack”
89. “Divine Bell” (34)
by Abigail Washburn
from “City Of Refuge”
89. “Northwest Passage” (34)
by Stan Rogers
from “The Very Best Of Stan Rogers”
89. “Red Dress” (34)
by Susan Werner
from “Kicking The Beehive”
89. “Tennessee” (34)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
95. “Chains” (33)
by Abigail Washburn
from “City Of Refuge”
95. “Dark Turn Of Mind” (33)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
95. “Honey Baby Blues” (33)
by Lauren Sheehan
from “Rose City Ramble”
95. “Queen Of The Minor Key” (33)
by Eilen Jewell
from “Queen Of The Minor Key”
95. “Singing With The Birds” (33)
by Downtown Ramblers
from “On The Other Side Of The City”
100. “Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done” (32)
by John McCutcheon
from “This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America”
100. “Bring It With You When You Come” (32)
by David Bromberg
from “Use Me”
100. “Come With Me” (32)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
100. “Hillbilly Blues” (32)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from “A Passing Glimpse”
104. “20 Years” (31)
by The Civil Wars
from “Barton Hollow”
104. “Call Me Rose” (31)
by Bruce Cockburn
from “Small Source Of Comfort”
104. “Easy Come, Easy Go” (31)
by Sierra Hull
from “Daybreak”
104. “The Famous Rocket Cage” (31)
by Donal Hinely
from “The Famous Rocket Cage”
104. “I Ain’t Got No Home” (31)
by John McCutcheon
from “This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America”
104. “Lark In The Morning” (31)
by Kate MacLeod And Kat Eggleston
from “Lost And Found”
104. “My Favorite Spring” (31)
by Tim Grimm
from “Thank You, Tom Paxton”
111. “Big Country” (30)
by Claudia Nygaard
from “Let The Storm Roll In”
111. “Caitlin At The Window” (30)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Bluebird”
111. “Death In Arkansas” (30)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
111. “Iowa” (30)
by Carrie Elkin
from “Call It My Garden”
111. “Little Bird Of Heaven” (30)
by Lauren Sheehan
from “Rose City Ramble”
111. “Looking For A Place” (30)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
111. “Say Darlin’ Say” (30)
by Putnam Smith
from “We Could Be Beekeepers”
111. “Something Beautiful” (30)
by Lynn Miles
from “Fall For Beauty”
111. “Stonewall Country” (30)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from “Stonewall Country”
111. “You Are Here” (30)
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from “Bright Morning Stars”
121. “American Tune” (29)
by Crooked Still
from “Friends Of Fall”
121. “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (29)
by Red Molly
from “Light In The Sky”
121. “Forty-Five Years” (29)
by Stan Rogers
from “The Very Best Of Stan Rogers”
also “Fogarty’s Cove”
121. “Freak Flag” (29)
by Greg Brown
from “Freak Flag”
121. “Gander In The Stubble” (29)
by Patti Casey
from “The Heart Of A Waiting Boy”
121. “I Am A Child” (29)
by Red Horse
from “Red Horse”
121. “In This Light” (29)
by Rj Cowdery
from “In This Light”
121. “It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry” (29)
by Ray Bonneville
from “A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute To Bob Dylan On His
70th Birthday”
121. “Jubilation Day” (29)
by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
from “Rare Bird Alert”
121. “Last Thing On My Mind” (29)
by Judy Collins
from “Paradise”
121. “Last Thing On My Mind” (29)
by Tim Grimm
from “Thank You, Tom Paxton”
121. “Red Wing” (29)
by The Steel Wheels
from “Red Wing”
121. “Riverboat” (29)
by The Wilders
from “The Wilders”
121. “That’s Where I’m Going” (29)
by Eilen Jewell
from “Queen Of The Minor Key”
121. “This Land Is Your Land” (29)
by John McCutcheon
from “This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America”
121. “Wilderness Alone” (29)
by Joe Crookston
from “Darkling And The Blue Bird Jubilee”

Concord Music Group Acquires Rounder Records

Michael Kornfeld — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:11:06 +0000

Rounder Records, a leading American roots music label that is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, has been acquired by the Concord Music Group. The Massachusetts-based independent label has released more than 3,000 albums in such genres as bluegrass, Americana, Cajun & Zydeco, folk, singer-songwriter and children’s music.

The self-titled 1975 release by J.D. Crowe and the New South (featuring future stars Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice and Jerry Douglas) helped to revitalize bluegrass and inspired such current stars as Rounder’s own Alison Krauss, who collaborated with Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant on the album Raising Sand, which was RIAA certified platinum in early 2008 and won five Grammy awards including Album and Record of the Year in 2009. Rounder also has been in the forefront of the preservation and re-release of historic recordings by the likes of Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and Mississippi John Hurt, as well as a number of anthologies from the Library of Congress and the Alan Lomax Collection.

Rounder’s creative and marketing functions will continue to be based in Boston and its owners and founders Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton Levy will remain active with the company in a creative and advisory capacities. Its senior management also will remain in place, according to a news release issued earlier this week by the Concord Music Group, one of the world’s largest independent record and music publishing companies. Its labels include Concord Records, Concord Jazz, Fantasy, Stax, Milestone, Riverside, Specialty, Telarc, Peak, Heads Up and Prestige, among others. Through a partnership with Starbucks Entertainment, Concord Music Group also launched the Hear Music label in 2007.

“The combination of Concord and Rounder makes so much sense on a creative, strategic and cultural level, asserts Glen Barros, president and CEO of the Concord Music Group. “With the addition of Rounder, Concord is gaining a magnificent catalog of recordings, the opportunity to work with more of the world’s most amazing artists, and a company filled with some great people. Plus, Rounder’s uncompromising commitment to authenticity and intense independent spirit is perfectly in line with everything that Concord is about.”

Leighton Levy, of Rounder, concurs, and adds: “For us, it’s always been about the music. We have long been aware of Concord’s commitment to great catalogue labels within a vibrant and contemporary independent context, and feel the Concord Records Group provides not only a great home for our music and artists, but also a stronger and more secure position going forward.”

Adds John Virant, president of Rounder: “We’ve always been the little label that could, and our new affiliation with Concord – another fiercely independent organization that shares our core values — ensures that we can remain true to our central calling: discovering and nurturing quality musical talent.”

Billboard Magazine Honors Rounder Founder

Michael Kornfeld — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:55:32 +0000

Marian Leighton Levy, a co-founder of Rounder Records, is among the 30 women who made the “Power Players” list in Billboard’s Women in Music 2009. Leighton Levy ranks #11 in the list of top female executives in the music industry that appears in the trade publication’s October 10 issue. The names were culled from nominations submitted by readers and selected by a team of Billboard editors.

Leighton Levy, who co-founded Rounder Records in 1970 with Ken Irwin and Bill Nowlin, was cited for overseeing the release of Raising Sand, the musical collaboration of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss that won the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, boosting the label’s global reach, and signing its first international deal.

An independent label focused on Americana, bluegrass, folk and similar genres, Rounder Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with a special event on October 12 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee that will benefit the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)’ Grammy in the Schools Programs. Minnie Driver will host the show, which will feature performances by Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Irma Thomas and special guests. The show will be filmed for inclusion in PBS television special fusing on the label’s 40th anniversary that is slated to begin airing on the network next March.

2009 International Bluegrass Music Awards Bestowed

Michael Kornfeld — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:11:39 +0000

Dailey & Vincent retained the title of Entertainers of the Year when the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards were presented on Thursday, October 1, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The duo also was named Vocal Group of the Year.

Dan Tyminski, who some may recall from his years with Alison Krauss & Union Station, and who was the singing voice of George Clooney in the popular film O Brother, Where Art Thou, was named Male Vocalist of the Year and also took home the Best Album of the Year award for Wheels. Dale Ann Bradley was named Female Vocalist of the Year, while Instrumental Group of the Year honors were bestowed on Michael Cleveland and his group, Flamekeeper, who also were the recipients of the Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year award for their rendition of Bill Monroe’s “Jerusalem Ridge.” Cleveland, who is still in his 20s, was named Fiddle Player of the Year for the seventh time.

The SteelDrivers emerged as the Emerging Artists of the Year. “Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away,” written by Chris Stuart and Ivan Rosenberg and performed by Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, was awarded Song of the Year. And the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, which takes place annually in upstate New York, was named Bluegrass Event of the Year.

The awards show is the centerpiece of the International Bluegrass Music Association’ (IBMA)’s “World of Bluegrass,” which continues through Oct. 4 and also features a business conference and fan fest [see article posted June 21 in the Awards & Contests, Bluegrass & Beyond and Conferences of Note sections]. Grammy Award-winning country artist Kathy Mattea and bluegrass band Hot Rize (the first recipients of the IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award in 1990) hosted the show that was broadcast live on Sirius XM Radio’s Bluegrass Junction channel.

In addition to awards in more than 20 categories that are voted on by the professional membership of the IBMA, which serves as a trade association for the bluegrass music industry, two notable groups were inducted into the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame. They are The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers (a string band launched in 1937 by Ezra, Ray and Ned Cline in West Virginia) and The Dillards (an influential band, best known to many from their television appearances on The Andy Griffith Show, who are credited with helping both blaze the trail on the West Coast for progressive bluegrass bands during the 1960s and helping lay the foundation for what’s known as country-rock.

Other award recipients included:

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Proud To Be a Daughter of Bluegrass by the Daughters of Bluegrass for Blue Circle Records

INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO
Kristin Scott Benson

BASS
Marshall Wilborn

DOBRO
Rob Ickes

GUITAR
Josh Williams

MANDOLIN
Jesse Brock

Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
Hylo Brown
Pati Crooker
Jody Rainwater
Dick Spottswood
Joe Wilson

Bluegrass Broadcaster of the Year:
Katy Daley; HD Radio WAMU 88.5 Channel 2, 105.5 FM & www.bluegrasscountry.org; Washington, D.C.

Print Media Person of the Year:
Roger Siminoff; Siminoff’s Luthiers Glossary, Banjo Newsletter and Bluegrass Breakdown

Best Liner Notes for a Recorded Project:
Steve Martin (writer), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist), 40 Share Productions (label)

Best Graphic Design for a Recorded Project:
G. Carr & Salli Ratts (designers), The Crow, Steve Martin (artist), 40 Share Productions (label)