The September 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14.051 airplays from 146 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of September 2016

1: Tears and Laughter, Robin Greenstein [Windy, 9/16] (98)
2: Penny’s Farm, Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur [Kingswood, 9/16] (90)
3: North By South, Claire Lynch [Compass, 9/16] (70)
4: Careless, Richard Shindell [Amalgamated Balladry, 9/16] (65)
5: Fall Away Blues, Red Tail Ring [redtailring.com, 8/16] (64)
6: Very Next Thing EP, Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches [On The Bol, 9/16] (63)
7: Celebration, David Mallett [North Road, 2/16] (55)
8: One More Song, Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 9/16] (51)
8: The Other Way Around, David Lamotte [DPI, 8/16] (51)
10: Magic Fire, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 8/16] (49)
11: Miller’s Creek, The Belle Hollows [Elm Hill, 8/16] (47)
12: Coming Home, O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor [Rounder, 8/16] (46)
13: Kid Sister, The Time Jumpers [Rounder, 9/16] (45)
14: Down The Road, The Sommers Rosenthal Family Band [American Melody, 8/16] (43)
14: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Tree Frog, 8/16] (43)
16: The Beautiful Not Yet, Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/16] (40)
16: Original Traditional, Blue Highway [Rounder, 9/16] (40)
16: Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (40)
16: Western And Country, Dennis Jay [Linkhorn, 9/16] (40)
20: Honest Life, Courtney Marie Andrews [Mama Bird, 8/16] (38)
21: Rise Up, Erika Kulnys [erikakulnys.com, 8/16] (37)
21: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (37)
23: Borderland, Joe K. Walsh [Skinny Elephant, new] (36)
24: Kol Isha (A Woman’s Voice), Sharon Goldman [sharongoldmanmusic.com, new] (35)
25: Good Days a Comin, Ivas John [Right Side Up, 6/16] (31)
26: 75th Birthday Celebration, Joan Baez [joanbaez.com, 6/16] (29)
26: Choreographic, Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/16] (29)
26: Rattle And Roar, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 7/16] (29)
29: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy [Akashic, 6/16] (28)
30: 99 Desires, Putnam Smith [Itchy Sabot, new] (27)
30: The Bear And The Bird, Ashley Storrow [Song Sparrow, 7/16] (27)
30: Solitaire, 3hattrio [Okehdokee, new] (27)
30: Wild Blue Yonder, The Western Flyers [thewesternflyers.com, 7/16] (27)
34: Blindfaller, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, new] (26)
35: Good Medicine, David Holt And Josh Goforth [High Windy, 6/16] (25)
35: Innocent Road, Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms [West Sound, new] (25)
37: Greasy Creek, Erynn Marshall [Dittyville, 7/16] (24)
37: In Her Dream, Julie Parisi Kirby [Jaiya, 9/15] (24)
37: Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, Dwight Yoakam [Sugar Hill, new] (24)
37: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (24)
41: Deep Waters, The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 6/16] (23)
41: The Ultimate Guide To English Folk, Various Artists [Arc, new] (23)
43: Copper Rooster And Other Tunes And Tales, Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 6/16] (22)
44: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (20)
45: Before Beginning, John Gorka [Red House, 7/16] (19)
45: Deliverance, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc [Self, 4/16] (19)
45: The Price Sisters, The Price Sisters [Rebel, 8/16] (19)
45: Secular Hymns, Madeleine Peyroux [Verve, new] (19)
49: Great Shakes, Session Americana [Self, new] (18)
49: Heart And Soul, Blood And Bone, Jim And Lynna Woolsey [Broken Record, 8/16] (18)
49: Once Upon A Different Time, Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 6/16] (18)
52: The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown, Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 8/16] (17)
52: Doolin, Doolin [Compass, 7/16] (17)
52: Heart Of A Song, Nancy Cassidy [Twitter Twatter, 6/16] (17)
52: Here To Stay, Adam Steffey [Mountain Home, new] (17)
52: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (17)
52: The Road That Winds, Audie Blaylock And Redline [Patuxent, 7/16] (17)
58: Excellent Day, Lizanne Knott [Proper, 4/16] (16)
58: 20,000 Versions Of The Sun, Greg Greenway [Sheen Of Heat, 8/16] (16)
58: Mile Twelve, Mile Twelve [Self, new] (16)
58: Notes… Sweet And Low, Solomon Cook [Raven, 8/16] (16)
58: Spring Tide, Beth Wood [Self, 6/16] (16)
63: Alive At Last: In Philadelphia, James Lee Stanley [Beachwood, new] (15)
63: Blue Skies, Mountain Heart [Compass, 5/16] (15)
63: Jump The Fire, Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 5/16] (15)
63: Lift, Dave Gunning [Wee House, 7/15] (15)
63: Little Circles, The Wooks [Gnar Vector, 6/16] (15)
63: Live, Runa [runamusic.com, 7/16] (15)
63: So Lucky, The Lucky Sisters [Patio, 12/15] (15)
63: Wondrous Traveler, The Small Glories [Self, 2/16] (15)

Top Songs of September 2016

1. “Hole In The Ground” (34)
by Robin Greenstein
from Tears and Laughter
2. “Stray Cow Blues” (16)
by Richard Shindell
from Careless
3. “Deer On The Parkway” (14)
by Richard Shindell
from Careless
3. “Here I Am” (14)
by Robin Greenstein
from Tears and Laughter
3. “Hey Stranger” (14)
by Mandolin Orange
from Blindfaller
3. “I Heard The Road Call Me” (14)
by Robin Greenstein
from Tears and Laughter
7. “Celebration” (12)
by David Mallett
from Celebration
7. “Freight Train” (12)
by Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches
from Very Next Thing EP
9. “Diamond Joe” (11)
by Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur
from Penny’s Farm
9. “Hands Of Man” (11)
by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
9. “There Are No Words” (11)
by Kitty Donohoe
from Northern Border
9. “Wondrous Love, Lay Aside Your Crown” (11)
by Red Tail Ring
from Fall Away Blues
13. “Beyond The Ash And Steel” (10)
by Judy Kass
from Beyond The Ash And Steel
13. “Bravest” (10)
by Tom Paxton
from Looking For The Moon
13. “Down In The Milltown” (10)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
13. “Empty Train” (10)
by Claire Lynch
from North By South
13. “Jerusalem Ridge” (10)
by O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor
from Coming Home
13. “John Henry Revisited” (10)
by David Lamotte
from The Other Way Around
13. “Keep Your Feet Moving” (10)
by Erika Kulnys
from Rise Up
13. “Kingdom Come” (10)
by Claire Lynch
from North By South
13. “Molly May” (10)
by Claire Lynch
from North By South
13. “Red Skies” (10)
by Joe K. Walsh
from Borderland
13. “Singing In The Street” (10)
by Jack Tempchin
from One More Song
24. “Between The Wars” (9)
by Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
from Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
24. “Get Up Stand Up” (9)
by 3hattrio
from Solitaire
24. “Girl With The Golden Hair” (9)
by David Mallett
from Celebration
24. “Land Of The Living” (9)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from The Red Thread
24. “Purple Rain” (9)
by Dwight Yoakam
from Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars
24. “Sweet To Mama” (9)
by Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur
from Penny’s Farm
24. “You Are My Sunshine” (9)
by Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches
from Very Next Thing EP

The August 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14.101 airplays from 143 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below; the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of August 2016

Top Songs of August 2016

The revered founder of newgrass music, Sam Bush is a Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist and the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association and numerous awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. His new Sugar Hill release, which Bush describes as “my singer-songwriter” record, reflects his musical eclecticism as it incorporates elements of folk, jazz, blues, country swing and reggae, as well as bluegrass.

The July 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14,796 airplays from 138 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of July 2016

1: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (89)
2: 75th Birthday Celebration, Joan Baez [joanbaez.com, new] (68)
3: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy
[Akashic, 6/16] (65)
4: Colvin And Earle, Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle [Fantasy, 6/16] (63)
4: Good Days a Comin, Ivas John [Right Side Up, 6/16] (63)
6: Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (61)
7: Live, Runa [runamusic.com, 7/16] (52)
7: Rattle And Roar, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, new] (52)
9: Heart Of A Song, Nancy Cassidy [Twitter Twatter, 6/16] (48)
10: Before Beginning, John Gorka [Red House, new] (46)
10: Doolin, Doolin [Compass, new] (46)
12: Mostly Fine, Susan Kane [susankane.com, new] (45)
13: Copper Rooster And Other Tunes And Tales, Gina Forsyth
[Waterbug, new] (43)
14: The Littlest Dobro, Ivan Rosenberg [Slosh-Tone, 6/16] (40)
15: Lift, Dave Gunning [Wee House, 7/15] (37)
15: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (37)
17: My Lucky Stars, Arnie Naiman [Merriweather, 5/16] (36)
17: River Waiting, Connla [connlamusic.com, new] (36)
19: Daughters, Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 6/16] (33)
19: Misfit, Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, new] (33)
19: Say That Now, Ana Egge And The Sentimentals [Grace, 6/16] (33)
22: Mud And Apples, Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche [Bunny, 5/16] (32)
23: Calla’s Waltz, Jed Marum [Boston Road, 3/16] (29)
24: Broke In Brooklyn, Millpond Moon [Tikopia, 2012] (28)
25: The Country Blues, Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, 7/16] (27)
25: Del And Woody, Del McCoury Band [delmccouryband.com, 4/16] (27)
25: Flight, Coty Hogue [Perpetual Hoedown, 5/16] (27)
25: Good Dirt, Kristine Schmitt [kristineschmitt.com, 5/16] (27)
25: The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1), Kate Campbell [Large River, 1/16] (27)
25: The Tumbling River, Chris Coole [Northern, 4/16] (27)
31: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (26)
31: American Landscape, Dave Murphy [davemurphy.net, 5/16] (26)
31: Here I Am, Rebekah Long [LUK, 5/16] (26)
31: In Her Dream, Julie Parisi Kirby [Jaiya, 9/15] (26)
31: Jump The Fire, Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 5/16] (26)
31: Keepsake, Gathering Time [Treble-G, 3/16] (26)
31: Once Upon A Different Time, Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 6/16] (26)
31: Red Grass, Ilya Toshinskiy [Hadley, 5/16] (26)
31: Still The Birds, Darryl Purpose [Blue Rock, 5/16] (26)
31: Tempest And Rapture, The Deer [Owl Bum, 5/16] (26)
31: Young In All The Wrong Ways, Sara Watkins [New West, 7/16] (26)
42: Deep Waters, The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 6/16] (25)
42: Stranger To Stranger, Paul Simon [Concord, 5/16] (25)
42: Wild Blue Yonder, The Western Flyers [Self, new] (25)
45: Before Darkness Comes A-Callin, The Weeping Willows [Self, 4/16] (24)
45: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (24)
47: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (23)
47: Blue Skies, Mountain Heart [Compass, 5/16] (23)
47: These American Blues, Levi Parham [Music Road, 6/16] (23)
47: True Sadness, The Avett Brothers [Republic, new] (23)
47: Washashore Cowgirl, Monica Rizzio [monicarizzio.com, 2/16] (23)
52: Bywater, Bywater Band [Fresh Haggis, 1/16] (21)
52: Old Songs For Modern Folk, Vincent Cross [Rescue Dog, 4/16] (21)
52: Sing Me Home, Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble [Masterworks,
4/16] (21)
55: Aren’t We Lucky, Andrew John And Lissa [Self, 2012] (20)
55: Nothin’s Too Easy, Ragged Mountain String Band [Self, 6/16] (20)
55: Ramblin Feels Good, Jeff Scroggins And Colorado [Self, new] (20)
55: Sometimes I Feel Too Much, Cosy Sheridan [cosysheridan.com, 3/16] (20)
55: Square Peg, Marci Geller [marcigeller.com, 12/15] (20)
55: Sunny Jim, James Gordon [Borealis, 7/16] (20)
55: Trail Of Tales, The Bills [Borealis, 3/16] (20)
62: Seven Sonnets And A Song, Paul Kelly [Cooking Vinyl, 4/16] (19)
62: American Tunes, Allen Toussaint [Nonesuch, 6/16] (19)
62: Peaceful Waters, Geoff Samuels [Self, 5/16] (19)
62: Spring Tide, Beth Wood [Self, 6/16] (19)
62: Weighted Mind, Sierra Hull [Rounder, 1/16] (19)
67: Coming Home, O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor [Rounder, new] (18)
67: Crowes Pasture, Crowes Pasture [Self, 5/16] (18)
67: I Shook The Tree, Karen Savoca [Alcove, 4/16] (18)
67: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Various Artists
[Mercury, 2000] (18)
67: One Of These Days, The Regulators [Self, 3/16] (18)
67: Rattle Your Bones, The Haunted Windchimes [Blank Tape, 5/16] (18)
67: This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America, John McCutcheon
[Appalsongs, 2011] (18)
67: The World Is Old Tonight, Atwater And Donnelly [Rabbit Island, 6/16] (18)

Top Songs of June 2016

1. “Play By Your Own Rules” (18)
by Sam Bush
from Storyman
2. “I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair” (17)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
3. “Bowling Green” (16)
by Sam Bush
from Storyman
3. “Everything Is Possible” (16)
by Sam Bush
from Storyman
5. “Down In The Milltown” (15)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
6. “Early Morning Light” (14)
by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
7. “Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound” (13)
by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
7. “Train That Carried My Girl From Town” (13)
by The Earls Of Leicester
from Rattle And Roar
9. “Ain’t No Grave” (12)
by Runa
from Live
10. “Brown Eyed Women” (11)
by Susan Kane
from Mostly Fine
10. “Will The Circle Be Unbroken / The Flame” (11)
by Lara Herscovitch
from Misfit
12. “Branching Out” (10)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
12. “Clampett” (10)
by Ivan Rosenberg
from The Littlest Dobro
12. “Galway Girl” (10)
by Doolin
from Doolin
12. “Maggie’s Farm” (10)
by Mountain Heart
from Blue Skies
16. “American Tune” (9)
by Allen Toussaint
from American Tunes
16. “Barbed Wire” (9)
by Millpond Moon
from Broke In Brooklyn
16. “Come What May” (9)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
16. “Maggie At The Door” (9)
by Arnie Naiman
from My Lucky Stars
16. “Miss The Bus” (9)
by Dave Murphy
from American Landscape
16. “Moon And Stars” (9)
by Connla
from River Waiting
16. “My Oklahoma Home Blowed Away” (9)
by Spook Handy
from Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive
16. “One Last Time” (9)
by Sara Watkins
from Young In All The Wrong Ways
16. “Reflections On Moonstone Beach” (9)
by The Deer
from Tempest And Rapture
16. “Sing It Louder” (9)
by Dave Gunning
from Lift
16. “Take Another Turn” (9)
by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
16. “Tell Moses” (9)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
16. “These American Blues” (9)
by Levi Parham
from These American Blues

Boulder, Colorado-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Folsom’s “Better Times” was February’s most-played song, edging out Burning Bridget Cleary’s “Madam I’m a Darling,” January’s top song.

The February 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,220 airplays from 143 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission.

Top Albums of February 2016

1: All These Years, Solas [solasmusic.com, 2/16] (93)
2: The Hazel And Alice Sessions, Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands [Spruce And Maple, 1/16] (75)
3: Roses And Victory, Honor Finnegan [Frock, 2/16] (63)
4: These Are The Days, Burning Bridget Cleary [burningbridgetcleary.com, 11/15] (56)
5: Extraordinary Days, Rebecca Folsom [rebeccafolsom.com, 1/16] (55)
5: The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1), Kate Campbell [Large River, 1/16] (55)
5: Live From Blue Rock, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.bandcamp.com, new] (55)
8: Dori Freeman, Dori Freeman [Free Dirt, 2/16] (53)
9: Didn’t We Waltz, Amy White with Al Petteway [Fairewood, new] (50)
10: Ladies And Gentlemen, Infamous Stringdusters [Compass, 1/16] (48)
11: Weighted Mind, Sierra Hull [Rounder, 1/16] (47)
12: Where I Belong, Lauren Heintz [Gatorbone, 2015] (46)
13: Traveling Circus, No Fuss And Feathers [Roadshow, 1/16] (45)
14: Foxhounds, Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 11/15] (41)
15: Big Sky Country, Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 4/15] (38)
15: Folkest, Denise Jordan Finley [Dome Island, new] (38)
17: Beyond The Ash And Steel, Judy Kass [judykassmusic.com, 1/16] (33)
17: Folk Art, The Robert Bobby Duo [I Likemike, new] (33)
19: Beyond The Rain, Quiles And Cloud [Compass, 1/16] (32)
19: Real Midnight, Birds Of Chicago [5 Head, new] (32)
21: The Both, Eli West [Self, new] (30)
21: Please Come Home, The Debutones [debutones.com, 8/15] (30)
23: Less Is More, Gordie Tentrees [tentrees.ca, 4/15] (29)
23: You’re Dreaming, Cactus Blossoms [Red House, 2/16] (29)
25: Love You Strong, Terri Hendrix [Wilory, new] (28)
26: The Back Of Winter, Adrianna Ciccone [adriannaciccone.com, 9/15] (26)
26: Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams, Corin Raymond [Local Rascal, new] (26)
26: Lola, Carrie Rodriguez [Luz, new] (26)
29: Above The Prairie, The Pines [Red House, new] (24)
29: The Guest House, Ellis [Singing Crow, 2/16] (24)
29: Subcontinental Drift, Sultans Of String with Anwar Khurshid [McK, 9/15] (24)
32: Crow The Dawn, Jon Shain And Joe Newberry [Flyin, new] (23)
32: Pompadour, Tim O’Brien [Howdy Skies, 10/15] (23)
32: So Lucky, The Lucky Sisters [Patio, 12/15] (23)
35: The Ghosts Of Highway 20, Lucinda Williams [Highway 20, new] (22)
35: The Jeremiahs, The Jeremiahs [Self, 2014] (22)
37: C&O Canal, Eric Brace And Peter Cooper [Red Beet, new] (21)
37: Charm City Junction, Charm City Junction [Patuxent, 6/15] (21)
37: Love, Guns And Money, Bianca De Leon [Self, 2011] (21)
40: A Congress Of Treasons, Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik [Gatorbone, new] (20)
41: City Painted Gold, The Brothers Comatose [Swamp Jam, new] (19)
41: Crimson, Kirsten Maxwell [Self, 4/15] (19)
41: Simon Linsteadt, Simon Linsteadt [Stormy Deep, 2/15] (19)
41: Traveling Roots, Matt Flinner Trio [Compass, 1/16] (19)
45: God Don’t Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson, Various Artists [Alligator, new] (18)
45: In The Magic Hour, Aoife O’Donovan [Yep Roc, 1/16] (18)
45: Meridian Rising, Paul Burch [Plowboy, new] (18)
45: Through Many A Land, Eden MacAdam-Somer And Larry Unger [Black Socks, 11/15] (18)
49: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (17)
49: Fine Bloom, Free The Honey [freethehoney.com, 9/15] (17)
51: Beg And Borrow, Battlefield Band [Temple, 8/15] (16)
51: I’ll Take You Home, Steve Brooks [Frog, new] (16)
51: Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, Various Artists [Compass, 10/15] (16)
51: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell [Southeastern, 7/15] (16)
51: Sorrows And Glories, Red Moon Road [redmoonroad.com, 9/15] (16)
51: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (16)
57: Blues And Ballads: A Folksinger’s Songbook, Volumes I & II, Luther Dickinson [New West, 2/16] (15)
57: Cayamo Sessions At Sea, Buddy Miller And Friends [New West, new] (15)
57: Experienced, Larry Keel [Keel Fish, 2/16] (15)
57: Nashville Obsolete, Dave Rawlings Machine [Acony, 9/15] (15)
61: Ain’t We Brothers, Sam Gleaves [Community, 11/15] (14)
61: Another Black Hole, Malcolm Holcombe [Gypsy Eyes, new] (14)
61: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 2014] (14)
61: So Familiar, Steve Martin And Edie Brickell [Rounder, 10/15] (14)
65: At Peace With One’s Ghosts, The Paperboys [paperboys.com, 2014] (13)
65: Dreams And Ghosts: A Family Album, Avery Hill [averyhilltunes.com, 7/15] (13)
65: The Fiddle Preacher, Otter Creek [ottercreekduo.com, 8/15] (13)
65: Just For The Love Of It, Happy Traum [happytraum.com, 7/15] (13)
65: The Tennessee Sessions, The Swamp Brothers [Itchy Sabot, 7/15] (13)
65: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (13)

Top Songs of February 2016

The October 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13, 885 airplays from 137 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission.

Top Albums of October 2015

1: Fine Bloom, Free The Honey [freethehoney.com, new] (106)
2: Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, Various Artists [Compass, 10/15] (93)
3: Just For The Love Of It, Happy Traum [happytraum.com, 7/15] (91)
4: At Home: The Maine Tour, Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, new] (67)
5: Knockout Rose, Boxcar Lilies [boxcarlilies.com, new] (66)
6: The Song Of The Banjo, Alison Brown [Compass, 10/15] (64)
7: Songs Of Heart And Home, Greg Blake [gregblakemusic.com, 9/15] (55)
8: Third Street, Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/14] (50)
9: Kokomo Kidd, Guy Davis [M. C., 9/15] (49)
10: North East Rising Sun, Brooksie Wells [Down Home Diva, new] (45)
11: Dreams And Ghosts: A Family Album, Avery Hill [averyhilltunes.com, 7/15] (42)
11: Hard Cry Moon, Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 9/15] (42)
13: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (36)
14: Silver Lining, Efrat [efratmusic.com, new] (35)
15: Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics, Lowell Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, 9/15] (33)
15: So Far, So Good, David Roth [Wind River, 6/15] (33)
15: The Ultimate Guide To Scottish Folk, Various Artists [Arc, new] (33)
18: This River, Amy Soucy [amysoucymusic.com, 6/15] (32)
19: The Post-American Century, Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 9/15] (31)
19: Servant Of Love, Patty Griffin [Pgm, 10/15] (31)
21: Anna Laube, Anna Elizabeth Laube [Pockets, 5/15] (30)
22: Hillary Rollins presents Christine Lavin And Friends: Live At McCabe’s, Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, 9/15] (29)
22: Nashville Obsolete, Dave Rawlings Machine [Acony, 9/15] (29)
22: The Promise Of The Sowing, Dan Schatz [Folk-Legacy, 8/15] (29)
22: Round Trip, Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus [Borealis, 8/15] (29)
22: A Thousand Hands, Chris Rosser [Hollow Reed Arts, 10/14] (29)
27: Frankie And The No-Go Road,” Rita Hosking [ritahosking.com, 9/15] (27)
27: If Not Now When, Freebo [Poppabo, 4/15] (27)
27: Woven, Jenna Moynihan [Self, new] (27)
30: Jewels And Harmony, Mara Levine [maralevine.com, 2013] (25)
30: Pop Songs For Elk, Hillfolk Noir [Self, 6/15] (25)
32: A Silent Song, Archie Fisher [Red House, 9/15] (24)
33: Gone Like The Cotton, The Cox Family [Rounder, new] (23)
33: Road Be Kind, Andy Cohen [Earwig, 9/15] (23)
33: Shifted, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 8/15] (23)
36: Welcome Day, Cindy Kallet And Grey Larsen [Sleepy Creek, new] (22)
37: Ballads Long And Short, John Roberts And Debra Cowan [Golden Hind, 7/15] (21)
38: So Familiar, Steve Martin And Edie Brickell [Rounder, new] (20)
38: Wind Over Stone, Dulcie Taylor [Mesa/Bluemoon, new] (20)
40: Driving Home, Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 1993] (19)
40: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [sandyross.com, 5/15] (19)
40: The Immigrant And The Orphan, The John Byrne Band [Self, new] (19)
40: Sands Of Now, Elephant Revival [United Interests, 7/15] (19)
44: Deux Visions, Francesca Blanchard [Vis-A-Vis, new] (18)
44: Lost Time, Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin [Yep Roc, 9/15] (18)
44: Ready For The Storm, Lori Lieberman [Drive On, new] (18)
44: Temporary Things, Clara Baker [Self, 6/15] (18)
44: Walking Into White, Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, 8/15] (18)
49: Bright Shadow, Ana Egge [Grace/Parkinsong, 5/15] (17)
49: Cold And Bitter Tears: The Songs Of Ted Hawkins, Various Artists [Wixen, new] (17)
49: Dancin’ In The Kitchen, Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 3/15] (17)
49: Folksinger’s Choice, Bob Dylan [Left Field, 2012] (17)
49: Pompadour, Tim O’Brien [Howdy Skies, new] (17)
49: Radio, Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 8/15] (17)
49: The Ragpicker String Band, The Ragpicker String Band [Yellow Dog, 8/15] (17)
49: Yours And Mine, Dawn And Hawkes [Self, new] (17)
58: Emerald, Dar Williams [Self, 5/15] (16)
58: The Farwells, The Farwells [Tin Halo, 9/15] (16)
58: Golden State, Penny Nichols [Pensongs, new] (16)
58: I Am American, Michael Troy [Self, new] (16)
58: Old Time Reverie, Mipso [Robust, 10/15] (16)
58: Picking Up The Pieces, Jewel [Sugar Hill, new] (16)
58: Shadow Trails, Linda McRae [Borealis, new] (16)
58: The Shape Of Things Gone Missing, The Shape Of Things To Come, Martha Scanlan [Up On The Divide, 4/15] (16)
58: Uncovered, Shawn Colvin [Concord, new] (16)
67: Beautiful You, The Waifs [Compass, 8/15] (15)
67: Dinas, Calan [Sain, 6/15] (15)
67: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, 6/15] (15)
67: Runaway Train, Flatt Lonesome [Mountain Home, new] (15)

Top Songs of October 2015

1. “Take Me Home” (21)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
2. “Church Street Blues” (18)
by Happy Traum
from Just For The Love Of It
3. “Freight Train” (17)
by Boxcar Lilies
from Knockout Rose
4. “Carolina In The Pines” (16)
by Alison Brown
from The Song Of The Banjo
5. “Things Are Coming My Way” (14)
by Happy Traum
from Just For The Love Of It
6. “Already There” (13)
by Anna Elizabeth Laube
from Anna Laube
7. “Captain’s Seat” (12)
by Boxcar Lilies
from Knockout Rose
7. “Hey Porter” (12)
by Greg Blake
from Songs Of Heart And Home
7. “High Peaks” (12)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
7. “Honey Blues” (12)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
7. “North East Rising Sun” (12)
by Brooksie Wells
from North East Rising Sun
7. “Winds Of October” (12)
by Peter Mayer
from Third Street
13. “Beautiful Life” (11)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
13. “In These Times” (11)
by Noel Paul Stookey
from At Home: The Maine Tour
15. “Bonnie Mulligan’s” (10)
by Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus
from Round Trip
15. “Comes A Time” (10)
by Amy Soucy
from This River
15. “Crooked Child” (10)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
15. “Hello And Goodbye” (10)
by Avery Hill
from Dreams And Ghosts: A Family Album
15. “Hymn For Renewal” (10)
by Free The Honey
from Fine Bloom
15. “Union Depot” (10)
by Peter Mayer
from “Third Street”
21. “Knockout Rose” (9)
by Boxcar Lilies
from Knockout Rose
21. “Kokomo Kidd” (9)
by Guy Davis
from Kokomo Kidd
21. “Last Pharaoh” (9)
by Dave Rawlings Machine
from Nashville Obsolete
21. “My Father’s Daughter” (9)
by Jewel
from Picking Up The Pieces
21. “Papa Come Quick” (9)
by Boxcar Lilies
from Knockout Rose
21. “Sweet Thames, Flow Softly” (9)
by Rufus And Martha Wainwright
from Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl
21. “What’s Going On” (9)
by Alison Brown
from The Song Of The Banjo

The September 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13, 054 airplays from 138 different DJs from the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of September 2015

1: Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, Various Artists
[Compass, new] (86)
2: Songs Of Heart and Home, Greg Blake [gregblakemusic.com, new] (78)
3: Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics, Lowell
Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, new] (60)
4: Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album, Avery Hill
[averyhilltunes.com, 7/15] (59)
5: Round Trip, Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus [Borealis, new] (55)
6: Shifted, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 8/15] (53)
7: If Not Now, When, Freebo [Poppabo, 4/15] (49)
7: The Song Of The Banjo, Alison Brown [Compass, new] (49)
7: A Thousand Hands, Chris Rosser [Hollow Reed Arts, 10/14] (49)
10: Kokomo Kidd, Guy Davis [M. C., new] (47)
10: Third Street, Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/14] (47)
12: Walking Into White, Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, 8/15] (42)
13: A Silent Song, Archie Fisher [Red House, new] (41)
14: So Far, So Good, David Roth [Wind River, 6/15] (40)
15: Low Lily, Low Lily [lowlily.com, 8/15] (38)
16: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (37)
16: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (37)
18: Hillary Rollins Presents Christine Lavin and Friends: Live at
McCabe’s, Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, new] (34)
19: Leaving Soon, Crow and The Canyon [crowandthecanyon.com, 6/15] (33)
20: Bright Shadow, Ana Egge [Grace/Parkinsong, 5/15] (32)
20: The Post-American Century, Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, new] (32)
20: Rembrandt Afternoons, Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, new] (32)
20: Road Signs, Mike Laureanno [University Studios, new] (32)
24: Old Time Reverie, Mipso [Robust, new] (31)
24: The Promise Of The Sowing, Dan Schatz [Folk-Legacy, 8/15] (31)
24: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 6/15] (31)
27: The Farwells, The Farwells [Tin Halo, new] (30)
27: Frankie and The No-Go Road, Rita Hosking [Self, new] (30)
27: Radio, Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 8/15] (30)
30: Ballads Long and Short, John Roberts And Debra Cowan [Golden
Hind, 7/15] (29)
31: Deep End Sessions, Vol. 2, Jesse Milnes And Emily Miller
[emmyandjesse.com, 7/15] (26)
32: Over and Even, Joan Shelley [No Quarter, new] (25)
32: Postmodern Man, Clint Alphin [Ernest Engine Songs, 6/15] (25)
32: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (25)
32: With A Lampshade On, The Dustbowl Revival [Signature, 7/15] (25)
36: Emerald, Dar Williams [Self, 5/15] (23)
36: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [sandyross.com, 5/15] (23)
38: Temporary Things, Clara Baker [Self, 6/15] (22)
39: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, 6/15] (21)
40: Dinas, Calan [Sain, 6/15] (20)
41: Dancin’ In The Kitchen, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer [Community,
3/15] (19)
41: Rural Electrification, Peter Keane [Little Hat, 6/15] (19)
43: Road Be Kind, Andy Cohen [Earwig, new] (18)
43: Watkins Family Hour, Watkins Family Hour [Self, 7/15] (18)
43: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
46: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (17)
46: Lost Time, Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin [Yep Roc, new] (17)
46: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (17)
46: So Far, David Myles [Little Tiny, new] (17)
46: Soul of a Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (17)
46: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (17)
46: Banjo & Fiddle: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South,
Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack [hearthmusic.com, 3/15] (17)
53: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel,
5/15] (16)
53: 1896, Peter Spencer [Self, 2011] (16)
53: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (16)
53: Pop Songs for Elk, Hillfolk Noir [Self, 6/15] (16)
57: Beautiful You, The Waifs [Compass, 8/15] (15)
57: Coffee Creek, The Slocan Ramblers [slocanramblers.com, 7/15] (15)
57: Morning in a New Machine, Dubl Handi [dublhandimusic.com, 6/15] (15)
57: Nashville Obsolete, Dave Rawlings Machine [Acony, new] (15)
57: The Shape of Things Gone Missing, The Shape of Things to Come,
Martha Scanlan [Up On The Divide, 4/15] (15)
57: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 6/15] (15)
57: Stumbling Towards The Light, Eric Bannan [Self, 7/15] (15)
64: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (14)
64: The Trackless Woods, Iris DeMent [Flariella, 8/15] (14)
64: Treehouse, Kevin Dooley [Stormcrow, 7/15] (14)
67: A Gathering of Moments II, David Tamulevich [Yellow Room, 8/15] (13)
67: Rise, Andrea Zonn [Compass, 9/15] (13)
67: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell [Southeastern, 7/15] (13)
67: Southern Girl, Joanne Rand [Self, new] (13)
67: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis and Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (13)

Top Songs of September 2015

1. “House Carpenter” (21)
by Low Lily
from Low Lily
2. “Get Together” (19)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
3. “Wind Stole My Song” (17)
by Chris Rosser
from A Thousand Hands
4. “Hey Porter” (14)
by Greg Blake
from Songs of Heart and Home
5. “Summer Wages” (13)
by Greg Blake
from Songs of Heart and Home
6. “Hello And Goodbye” (12)
by Avery Hill
from Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album
6. “Remembering My Password” (12)
by Christine Lavin
from Hillary Rollins presents Christine Lavin and Friends:
Live at McCabe’s
8. “Bonnie Mulligan’s” (11)
by Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus
from Round Trip
8. “Carolina In The Pines” (11)
by Alison Brown
from The Song of the Banjo
8. “Does Joni Mitchell Ever Mow the Lawn” (11)
by David Roth
from So Far, So Good
8. “Kokomo Kidd” (11)
by Guy Davis
from Kokomo Kidd
8. “Northern Spy” (11)
by Low Lily
from Low Lily
13. “30-Foot Trailer” (9)
by Eliza Carthy
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
13. “Canticle Of The Sun” (9)
by Sarah McQuaid
from Walking Into White
13. “Dirty Old Town” (9)
by Steve Earle
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
13. “Down In The Water” (9)
by Mipso
from Old Time Reverie
13. “Field” (9)
by Mike Laureanno
from Road Signs
13. “Gentle On My Mind” (9)
by Crow and The Canyon
from Leaving Soon
13. “Hard Times” (9)
by Peter Spencer
from 1896
13. “So Much More To Home” (9)
by Terry Kitchen
from The Post-American Century
21. “Brighter Than the Blues” (8)
by Joan Shelley
from Over and Even
21. “Darkness Darkness” (8)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
21. “Doherty’s” (8)
by Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus
from Round Trip
21. “Freedom” (8)
by Tret Fure
from Rembrandt Afternoons
21. “God Save The Watchman” (8)
by Avery Hill
from Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album
21. “Hippie From Olema” (8)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
21. “Lord of the May” (8)
by Archie Fisher
from A Silent Song
21. “Moving On Song” (8)
by Norma Waterson
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
21. “Rollin’ To You” (8)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
21. “She Loves My Dog More Than Me” (8)
by Freebo
from If Not Now When
21. “Sweet Thames Flow Softly” (8)
by Rufus And Martha Wainwright
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
21. “Time After Time” (8)
by Alison Brown
from The Song of the Banjo
21. “Tomorrow’s Child” (8)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
21. “Tomorrow’s Train” (8)
by Peter Mayer
from Third Street

Shifted is the trio’s fifth release including its eponymous 2010 debut. The trio – whose music fuses folk, newgrass, classical and rock stylings – is comprised of Jordana Greenberg (violin, vocals), Rebecca Reed-Lonn (banjo, vocals) and Maria Di Meglio (cello, vocals). The three met while students at Indiana University’s noted Jacobs School of Music, from which they each received performance degrees.

The August 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12, 987 airplays from 134 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown below in parentheses, while label and release date appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of August 2015

1: Shifted, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 8/15] (93)
2: Bright Shadow, Ana Egge [Grace/Parkinsong, 5/15] (65)
3: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (58)
4: Leaving Soon, Crow And The Canyon [crowandthecanyon.com, 6/15] (57)
5: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (52)
6: Third Street, Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/14] (49)
7: Coffee Creek, The Slocan Ramblers [slocanramblers.com, 7/15] (44)
8: Beautiful You, The Waifs [Compass, 8/15] (43)
9: Deep End Sessions, Vol. 2, Jesse Milnes And Emily Miller [emmyandjesse.com, 7/15] (42)
9: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, 6/15] (42)
11: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 6/15] (41)
12: Walking Into White, Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, new] (38)
13: Rural Electrification, Peter Keane [Little Hat, 6/15] (37)
14: Morning In A New Machine, Dubl Handi [dublhandimusic.com, 6/15] (36)
15: Postmodern Man, Clint Alphin [Ernest Engine Songs, 6/15] (34)
15: The Promise Of The Sowing, Dan Schatz [Folk-Legacy, new] (34)
17: The Shape Of Things Gone Missing, The Shape Of Things To Come, Martha Scanlan [Up On The Divide, 4/15] (33)
17: Banjo & Fiddle: Tunes From The North, Songs From The South, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack [hearthmusic.com, 3/15] (33)
19: Ballads Long And Short, John Roberts And Debra Cowan [Golden Hind, new] (28)
20: Didn’t It Rain, Amy Helm [E One, 7/15] (27)
20: Rise, Andrea Zonn [Compass, new] (27)
20: Sundown Over Ghost Town, Eilen Jewell [Signature, 5/15] (27)
23: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 6/15] (26)
24: Starlight Highway, Corinne West [Make, 5/15] (25)
25: Dogwood Cats, Jefferson Ross [Deep Fried, 6/15] (24)
25: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel, 5/15] (24)
27: Stumbling Towards The Light, Eric Bannan [Self, new] (23)
28: Building A Human Being, Dana Cooper [Self, 6/15] (22)
28: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell [Southeastern, 7/15] (22)
28: Soul Of A Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (22)
28: Watkins Family Hour, Watkins Family Hour [Self, 7/15] (22)
32: Ten From The Pen, Roy Schneider [Shiny Gnu, 6/15] (21)
32: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (21)
32: Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry, The Hillbenders [Compass, 6/15] (21)
32: The Trackless Woods, Iris DeMent [Flariella, 8/15] (21)
36: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (20)
36: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (20)
36: Still, Richard Thompson [Concord, 6/15] (20)
36: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (20)
40: Common Law Wife, Angela Easterling [De L’est, 8/15] (19)
40: A Gathering Of Moments II, David Tamulevich [Yellow Room, new] (19)
40: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (19)
40: Owls, Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 5/15] (19)
40: The People Need Light, Mr. Sun [Compass, new] (19)
40: Solo Flight, Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, 6/15] (19)
46: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [sandyross.com, 5/15] (18)
46: Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids [Self, 5/15] (18)
46: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
46: With A Lampshade On, The Dustbowl Revival [Signature, 7/15] (18)
50: Django And Jimmie, Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard [Legacy, 6/15] (17)
50: L.A. Blues, John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, 6/15] (17)
52: Eat The Moon, FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg [Swingfingers, 7/15] (16)
52: A Love Like This, Jacob Miller And The Bridge City Crooners [Self, 6/14] (16)
52: Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 6/15] (16)
52: Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves [Mercury, 6/15] (16)
56: Emerald, Dar Williams [Self, 5/15] (15)
56: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (15)
56: Tim May And Steve Smith, Tim May And Steve Smith [Desert Night, 4/15] (15
56: The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell [Nonesuch, 5/15] (15)
60: The Blade, Ashley Monroe [Warner, new] (14)
60: Come Find Me, Audrey Auld [Reckless, 2011] (14)
60: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (14)
60: Jamie Was A Boozer, Joe West And The Sinners [Baby Black Panda, new] (14)
60: Radio, Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, new] (14)
60: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (14)
60: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (14)
67: Ashes And Dust, Warren Haynes [Concord, new] (13)
67: The Blessing And The Curse, Lance Canales [Music Road, new] (13)
67: Fiddle Gems, Kitty Amaral [String Dreams, 1/15] (13)
67: Power In The Blood, Buffy Sainte-Marie [True North, 5/15] (13)
67: Such Jubilee, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 5/15] (13)
67: What I’m Lookin’ For, Dan Weber [Highway 142, 3/15] (13)

Top Songs of August 2015

1. “I Am Eve” (22)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
2. “Wildflowers” (17)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
3. “Fortune” (16)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
4. “Gentle On My Mind” (12)
by Crow And The Canyon
from Leaving Soon
5. “Crow And The Canyon” (10)
by Crow And The Canyon
from Leaving Soon
5. “Dreamer” (10)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
5. “Flat Top Guitar” (10)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
5. “Jenny Run Away” (10)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
5. “Mole In The Ground” (10)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
5. “Nobody Knows My Name” (10)
by Clint Alphin
from Postmodern Man
5. “Somebody’s Gonna Get Hurt” (10)
by The Waifs
from Beautiful You
12. “7 Thunders” (9)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
12. “August Is A Gate” (9)
by Martha Scanlan
from Shape Of Things Gone
12. “Chester Boat Song” (9)
by Old Man Luedecke
from Domestic Eccentric
12. “Dance Me To The End Of Love” (9)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
12. “Hawk And Whale” (9)
by Peter Mayer
from Third Street
12. “Rollin’ To You” (9)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
12. “Still She Will Fly” (9)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
12. “Waterfalls” (9)
by Crow And The Canyon
from Leaving Soon
12. “When You Dream” (9)
by Peter Mayer
from Third Street
21. “Blindly Believing” (8)
by The Waifs
from Beautiful You
21. “Early Days” (8)
by Old Man Luedecke
from Domestic Eccentric
21. “This Old Guitar” (8)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
24. “Black Dirt Track” (7)
by The Waifs
from Beautiful You
24. “Cindy” (7)
by Dubl Handi
from Morning In A New Machine
24. “Crowns” (7)
by Katie Dahl
from Ordinary Band
24. “Don’t Think Twice” (7)
by Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard
from Django And Jimmie
24. “Down In The Woods” (7)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
24. “Flood” (7)
by Clint Alphin
from Postmodern Man
24. “Galilee” (7)
by The Slocan Ramblers
from Coffee Creek
24. “Hammer” (7)
by Angela Easterling
from Common Law Wife
24. “I Am The Big Easy” (7)
by Ray Bonneville
from Goin’ By Feel
24. “Listening To Singing” (7)
by Iris DeMent
from The Trackless Woods
24. “My Better Years” (7)
by Jesse Milnes And Emily Miller
from Deep End Sessions, Vol. 2
24. “Shifted” (7)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
24. “Trouble In Mind” (7)
by Bumper Jacksons
from Too Big World
24. “Where The Wind Decides To Blow” (7)
by Sarah McQuaid
from Walking Into White
24. “Wine And Whiskey” (7)
by Crow And The Canyon
from Leaving Soon

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

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

Top Albums of February 2015

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

Top Songs of February 2015

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

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

Top Albums of 2014

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

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

Top Songs of 2014

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

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

Top Artists of 2014

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

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

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

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

Top Albums of November 2014

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

Top Songs of November 2014

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