Thursday, January 31, 2013

Kristofferson with a new CD

Kris Kristofferson has a new release out titled "Feeling Mortal" and Kim Ruehl reviews it. Kris has been on this earth for 76 years -- if that doesn't make you feel old, nothing will.

Here and here are more reviews.

Below is the title cut:

A Patty Larkin interview

Kathy S-B serves up an interview with Patty Larkin talking about her past, present and future musical endeavors.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Jackie Washington/Jack LandrĂ³n

Here's a fascinating article on an unknown legend, if you will.

MacLean & Bain honored

Dougie Maclean and Aly Bain have been honored at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Here's more on MacLean in particular.

Below is Aly Bain:


Below is probably Dougie's most well known song:

Friday, January 25, 2013

The trailer for "Inside Llewyn Davis"

Posted about this previously but here is the trailer to the Coen Brothers newest production "Inside Llewyn Davis," which has a very strong Dave Van Ronk connection.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Scott Alarik's "Revival"

Scott Alarik has a folk music novel out titled "Revival" and here is video of him reading from his latest creative effort.

A review of the Ben Bedford CD "What We Lost"


It's one of life's ethereally divine moments, hearing a compelling song yet not knowing the title or the artist. Immediately, nothing else matters. All focus and energy shifts to discovering the genesis of those words and sounds, it's a siren song journey but with a happier conclusion.

Thus was my awakening to Ben Bedford, a process containing similarities to Christopher Columbus 'discovering' the New World since Bedford has two previous releases and a successful tenure as a singer-songwriter. His musical tree obviously sprouted in the forest some time ago but this convert must have been too focused on various branches or twigs to notice.

With Bedford, neither narrative nor rhyme is ever forced. His evocative lyrics present the living and the dead, the past and the present alongside all the twists and turns that design life. In many of his offerings, it's a greater understanding either being sought or presented. Despite his relative youth, his music is remarkably old soul-like.

Bedford's vocals are clear and precise, his musical accompaniment connective companions to his words. A number of his works are connected to people and places in his home state of Illinois.

Notes on various of his songs:

"John the Baptist," opens the release, with the title character singing of baptism and resurrection, the superseding of the Old Testament and surrendering to the single path towards eternal life yet not utilizing literal directness through employing those specific terms. Such is his wonderful elevation of artistry. Near the beginning:
"...you don't have to be afraid to die
river water's cool and clean
burns sin off like gasoline
never mind your tooth for tooth
from a madman truth is still the truth..."
Duly note the odds are heavy that Chris Smither will want to record this cut some day.

With resonance from Ron de la Vega' cello work, the title cut "What We Lost" is about a time and life remembered but now impossible to recreate. It's the taste of victory in war soured by a very personal loss, the feeling of the collective not meshing with that of the individual.

Both of these songs epitomize a form of Faustian bargains of sorts, a giving up of something for what many, but not all in the end, deem is better overall.

Bedford sings of trigger events in the tumultous life of prairie troubador-poet Vachel Lindsay in "Vachel." The opening lines offer a sense of Bedford's lyrical touch: 
"The hand of an artist is the open mind of god
pulling paint from the mud, the prairie wind to song..."
Next are "Fallen" and "Empty Sky," separate creations but twined by the theme that love is truly free of verbal and written definition. It simply is, a manifestation visible in multiple embodiments and never improper.

"Cloudless" details the integrity of the search for meaning even when the target is less than fully defined and the journey is difficult for all. Bedford sings:
 "...my mother prays and my father's bent with age
why wage a phantom war, why climb a hill I know will cause them pain?
but this desert sun is burning in my soul
this desert sun is burning in my soul
what I'm searching for I might never find I know..."
"The Ballad of Harlington Wood" zeroes in on Wood's work as mediator in the Wounded Knee standoff between American Indians and the U.S. government in 1973. It brings to mind Robert Earl Keen's "Shades of Gray."

Songs

* John the Baptist (3:45)
* What We Lost (4:57)
* Cahokia (2:44)
* Vachel (5:06)
* Empty Sky (3:54)
* Fire in his Bones (4:01)
* Cloudless (4:09)
* The Ballad of Harlington Wood (3:47)
* Guinevere is Sleeping (3:15)

copyright 2102, Ben Bedford, Butterchine Music

Tom Irwin wrote a lengthy, informative article on Ben Bedford and his music in November 2012.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The key here is not the Robert Earl Keen concert as noted but the background to one of Keen's songs, "The Road Goes On and On," and its connection to Toby Keith of all people. Here is a bit more about the song.

Below are the lyrics, followed a video:

I don't care what you say
I never liked you anyway
Wouldn't give you the time of day
If I had the time to spend
You're malicious and downright cruel
Superstitious, so uncool
Best wishes, you loudmouthed fool
I hope I never see you again

You're a regular jack in the box
In your clown suit and your goldilocks
The original liar's paradox
How in the hell do you think you'll make it
When the real test comes and you just can't fake it
Your sycophants say they can't take it and leave you lyin' flat

Well you started out in the wild wild west
Your tin star pinned to your bulletproof vest
I must say we were all impressed - but not as much as you
But your horse is drunk and your friends got tired
Your aim grew weak and uninspired
You robbed a train but your gun misfired
Blew a hole right through your shoe

Yeah, you're a regular jack in the box
In your clown suit and your goldilocks
All duded up in your cowboy crocs singing the same old song
How in the hell do you think you'll make it
When the real test comes and you just can't fake it
Your sycophants say they can't take it and leave you on your own

Now you only rant and rave
Piss and moan and misbehave
You lost your grip on that flag you wave
But you wave it right or wrong
They're still tryin to make amends maybe win back some of your old friends
Real cowboys say the party never ends and the road goes on and on and on
And on...


Chris Caswell has passed

Everything harp Chris Caswell died last week. A public tribute concert is scheduled for February 4.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

Anais Mitchell & "Young Man In America"

Kim Ruehl offers up an insightful post on Anais Mitchell and her 2012 release "Young Man In America."

NO Depression checks in on 2012 releases

The No Depression folks (and no they are not a subsidiary of Pfizer) offer up a 50 Favorites Albums of 2012 list.

Townes Van Zandt remembered

Kevin Norton writes lovingly of Townes Van Zandt and his music

Meet Ben Bedford

Ben Bedford. It sounds like an actor's name. Actually, he's a young singer-songwriter with out-sized talent. Someone who can sing well, write compelling narratives and put those to music.

He has released three albums: "Land of Shadows" and "Lincoln's Man" and "What We Lost" -- below are two title cut videos:

"Land of Shadows"


"Lincoln's Man"

DJ Donna Mavity of WTUF's Donna's Americana Radio Hour offers her best of 2012:

In alphabetical order...

TOP GROUP ALBUMS


* Bobtown - Bobtown
* Cicada Ladies - Under the Clay
* MaMuse - Integration of the Awkward
* The Aaron O Rourke Trio - Syzygy
* The Stray Birds - The Stray Birds

TOP MALE ARTIST ALBUMS


* Grant Peeples - Prior Convictions
* Jon Vezner - Catz of the Colosseum
* Otis Gibbs - Harder Than Hammered Hell
* Rodriguez - Searching for Sugarman
* Tim Grimm - Wilderness Songs and Badman Ballads

TOP FEMALE ARTIST ALBUMS


* Iris Dement - Sing the Delta
* Kate Campbell - 1000 Pound Machine
* Lucy Kaplansky - Reunion
* Nanci Griffith - Intersection
* Rebecca Loebe - Circus Heart

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Top Folk Albums of 2012

Richard Gillmann has compiled a Top Folk Albums of 2012 list based on radio airplay. As he explains:
These lists are compiled and posted to the FOLKDJ-L web site every month (since October 1997). The archive of past Top Album lists is available at http://folkradio.org (the official FOLKDJ-L web site) and also, in an extended version, at http://nwfolk.com (my personal web site).

The process of compiling the Top Albums list is automated (I do hand correct some obvious errors and typos). The results are based on playlists posted to FOLKDJ-L during the calendar month. I wrote a pair of programs that work with the Eudora email program's filtering feature. One program parses each playlist as it comes in and adds it to a spreadsheet. The second program processes the spreadsheet into a readable report. Playlists have to include artist, song and album name (label is optional) and be in a reasonably regular format for my program to be able to parse them. My programs wind up identifying roughly two-thirds of the songs actually posted.

The Top Albums list is sorted in descending order by number of plays recorded for each album. Within an album, the more popular tracks that were played are shown. If a single DJ is the only one mostly playing an album, the count of plays is adjusted downwards; otherwise the raw counts are used. The top 70 albums are listed. A more detailed explanation is available at nwfolk.com/topfolk/.
TOP ALBUMS OF 2012
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 156671 airplays from 194 different DJs

  1: "Little Blue Egg," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Red House, 2/12] (442)
     "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key"
     "Hard To Make It"
     "Hard Edge Of Livin"
     "Gypsy Rose"
     "Better Way"
     "Amazon"
     "3-Fingered Jack"
     "Cross Of Jesus"
     "September Sea"
     "Any Way I Do"
  2: "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America," John McCutcheon
[Appalsongs, 11/11] (340)
     "Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done"
     "I Ain't Got No Home"
     "This Land Is Your Land"
     "This Is Our Country Here"
     "Mail Myself To You"
     "Deportees"
     "Hobo's Lullaby"
     "Howjadoo"
     "Pastures Of Plenty"
     "Pretty Boy Floyd"
  3: "Light In The Sky," Red Molly [redmolly.com, 10/11] (331)
     "Walk Beside Me"
     "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
     "Your Long Journey"
     "Come On In My Kitchen"
     "Dear Someone"
     "It's Too Late To Call It A Night"
     "By The Mark"
     "Fever"
     "Ghost"
     "Hello Goodbye"
  4: "Silver Lining," The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 6/12] (316)
     "One Kind Word"
     "Hills Of My Home"
     "Let Me Sing"
     "Silver Lining"
     "No More Trouble"
     "It's Hard To Pray"
     "Happiness"
     "Catawba"
  5: "Lay Down, Lay Low," The Steel Wheels [thesteelwheels.com, 1/12] (283)
     "Breaking Like The Sun"
     "Rain In The Valley"
     "Halfway To Heaven"
     "Lay Down Lay Low"
     "Nola's First Dance"
     "Indian Trail"
     "Spider Wings"
     "Know Her Name"
  6: "The Stray Birds," The Stray Birds [thestraybirds.com, 9/12] (263)
     "Dream In Blue"
     "Harlem"
     "25 To Life"
     "Railroad Man"
     "No Part Of Nothin"
     "Wind And Rain"
     "Just Sayin"
     "My Brother's Hill"
  7: "Reunion," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 9/12] (252)
     "This Morning I Am Born Again"
     "I'm Looking Through You"
     "Beauty Way"
     "Reunion"
     "Scavenger"
     "Life Is Beautiful"
     "Gone Gone Gone"
     "I'll See You Again"
  8: "New Siberia," Antje Duvekot [antjeduvekot.com, 4/12] (248)
     "Into The City"
     "Ballad Of Fred Noonan"
     "Sleepy Sea Of Indigo And Blue"
     "New Siberia"
     "Life Of A Princess"
     "Perfect Date"
     "4 Stitches"
     "Phoenix"
  9: "Promised Land," Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 2/12] (233)
     "Promised Land"
     "Sweet And Sunny South"
     "4th Of July"
     "Just Like Eddie"
     "What I Did On Mardi Gras Day"
     "Christmas In China"
     "Copper Rooster"
     "We Will Be Reborn"
  9: "Some Bright Morning," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, 4/12] (233)
     "Hear Jerusalem Moan"
     "I'll Fly Away"
     "Reason To Believe"
     "Travelin' Shoes"
     "East Virginia"
     "Will Your House Be Blessed?"
     "Crossing The Bar"
     "Bridges"
11: "Voice Of Ages," The Chieftains [Hear, 2/12] (217)
     "When The Ship Comes In"
     "Frost Is All Over"
     "Pretty Little Girl"
     "Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies"
     "Carolina Rua"
     "Hard Times Come Again No More"
     "Lark In The Clear Air/Olam Punch"
12: "Three," The Refugees [Wabuho, 1/12] (209)
     "Catch Me If You Can"
     "January Sky"
     "Can't Stop Now"
     "Green Rocky Road"
     "Chain Stores, Malls And Restaurants"
     "7 Days"
     "Every Body And Soul"
13: "Tilt-A-Whirl," Drew Nelson [Red House, 2/12] (208)
     "Promised Land"
     "Lessons"
     "Dust"
     "Hallelujah Morning"
     "Here To There"
     "Danny And Maria"
     "St. Jude"
     "5th Of September"
14: "The Plum Tree And The Rose," Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, 3/12] (194)
     "Sun Goes On Rising"
     "Lift You Up And Let You Fly"
     "Hardwick's Lofty Towers"
     "Solid Air"
     "The Plum Tree And The Rose"
     "So Much Rain"
     "In Derby Cathedral"
14: "These Old Dark Hills," Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 8/12] (194)
     "These Old Dark Hills"
     "Storms Never Last"
     "Arizona"
     "My Lucky Day"
     "Lonesome"
     "Tessie Mae"
     "World Wide Peace"
     "Crossing The Bar"
16: "Prior Convictions," Grant Peeples [Gatorbone, 5/12] (193)
     "Things Have Changed"
     "Last Night I Dreamed In Spanish"
     "Road To Damascus"
     "Patriot Act"
     "Last Honest Man"
     "Gunning For The Buddha"
     "Market Town"
17: "Leaving Eden," Carolina Chocolate Drops [Nonesuch, 2/12] (192)
     "Country Girl"
     "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?"
     "Boodle-De-Bum-Bum"
     "Leaving Eden"
     "No Man's Mama"
     "Riro's House"
     "West End Blues"
18: "In Good Company," Bill Evans [Native And Fine, 5/12] (190)
     "Follow The Drinking Gourd"
     "Hard Day's Night"
     "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"
     "Distance Between 2 Points"
     "On And On"
     "Walk To The Water"
     "Dakota"
     "Mother Nature's Son"
19: "Red Apples And Gold," Gathering Time [gatheringtimetrio.com, 5/12] (189)
     "Red Apples And Gold"
     "Sweet Cider"
     "Family Tree"
     "Path That's Right For You"
     "Old Crows"
     "If It Would Only Rain"
20: "Hickory," Mariel Vandersteel [marielvandersteel.com, 3/12] (188)
     "Hog And Sheep Going To The Pasture"
     "Sitting On The Ridge"
     "3 Forks Of The Cumberland"
     "Flannery's Dream"
     "Hickory"
     "On The Danforth"
     "Springar From Valdres"
21: "Ashes And Roses," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 6/12] (186)
     "What To Keep And What To Throw Away"
     "Soul Companion"
     "Transcendental Reunion"
     "Chasing What's Already Gone"
     "I Tried Going West"
     "Don't Need Much To Be Happy"
     "New Years Day"
22: "American Hornpipe," Dana And Susan Robinson [Threshold, 6/12] (182)
     "When This Old Hat Was New"
     "Invitation"
     "Lazy John"
     "Raleigh And Spencer"
     "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
     "Who Killed Cock Robin"
     "Farmer's Market A-Z"
22: "Wilderness Songs And Bad Man Ballads," Tim Grimm [Vault, 8/11] (182)
     "China"
     "Rebecca Versailles"
     "Law And Order"
     "Salt And Bullets"
     "Cover These Bones"
     "Fruit"
     "Squaw"
24: "The Promise Of Friday Night," Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge,
7/12] (180)
     "Widow Of The Mountain"
     "Walks Like A Duck"
     "Chains"
     "All The Love I Can Stand"
     "Same 'ol Same 'ol"
     "The Promise Of Friday Night"
     "I'll Get Through To You"
25: "This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark," Various Artists
[Icehouse, 11/11] (179)
     "Texas Cookin," Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott And Tim O'Brien
     "Cape," Patty Griffin
     "Home Grown Tomatoes," Ray Wylie Hubbard
     "Dublin Blues," Joe Ely
     "My Favorite Picture Of You," Jerry Jeff Walker
26: "Sunday Never Comes," Jackstraw [jackstraw.net, 12/11] (175)
     "Come On Back To Me"
     "May The Twain Ne'er Meet"
     "Poor Man"
     "Just Another Way To Go"
     "Sunny Brae"
     "Randy The Rambler"
     "Dark And Empty"
27: "Brother Sun," Brother Sun [World Wide, 2/11] (174)
     "All I Want Is A Garden"
     "Trouble"
     "What Must Be Done"
     "Come With Me"
     "Love Is The Water"
     "Sister Moon"
     "Shine"
27: "Hundred Dollar Valentine," Chris Smither [Signature, 6/12] (174)
     "What They Say"
     "Hundred Dollar Valentine"
     "Place In Line"
     "On The Edge"
     "All We Need To Know"
     "Feeling By Degrees"
29: "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees," Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
[cahalenandeli.com, 9/12] (173)
     "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees"
     "Stone To Sand"
     "Loretta"
     "Church Street Blues"
     "All I Can Do"
     "Lady Does Not Often Falter"
30: "Pete Remembers Woody," Pete Seeger And Friends [Appleseed, 9/12] (171)
     "66 Highway Blues"
     "New York Town," Woody Guthrie And Cisco Houston
     "Woody's Ghost - Part 1," David Bernz
     "Pete Meets Woody"
30: "Red Ducks," Pesky J. Nixon [peskyjnixon.com, 5/12] (171)
     "Wagon Wheel"
     "Talk About Heaven"
     "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
     "Hold On"
     "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
     "Tread Light"
32: "The Harrow And The Harvest," Gillian Welch [Acony, 6/11] (170)
     "Way It Goes"
     "Scarlet Town"
     "Hard Times"
     "Silver Dagger"
     "6 White Horses"
     "Way The Whole Thing Ends"
33: "Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan," Various Artists
[Fontana, 2011] (169)
     "Simple Twist Of Fate," Diana Krall
     "One Too Many Mornings," Johnny Cash Feat. The Avett Brothers
     "Political World," Carolina Chocolate Drops
     "7 Curses," Joan Baez
     "Blowin' In The Wind," Ziggy Marley
33: "Long Ride Home," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 1/12] (169)
     "It Must Be Sunday"
     "Someday"
     "You're Everything I Wanted Love To Be"
     "No Use Living For Today"
     "Every Road Leads Back To You"
     "Hopkinsville"
35: "Home By Dark," Steve Gillette And Cindy Mangsen [Compass Rose, 1/12] (168)
     "California Zephyr"
     "Holy Smoke"
     "Birdsong"
     "Gnu"
     "Home By Dark"
     "2 Sisters"
     "Some Boats"
35: "An Island Out Of Time," Molasses Creek [Soundside, 2/12] (168)
     "Mississippi Sawyer"
     "Scat Reel Set"
     "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie"
     "Here Comes Rose"
     "I'm A Fisherman"
     "House On The Hill"
     "Because"
37: "1000 Pound Machine," Kate Campbell [Large River, 4/12] (167)
     "Red Clay After Rain"
     "Montgomery To Mobile"
     "Wait For Another Day"
     "I Will Be Your Rest"
     "1000 Pound Machine"
     "Alabama Department Of Corrections Meditation Blues"
37: "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection," Woody
Guthrie [Smithsonian/Folkways, 7/12] (167)
     "I Ain't Got No Home"
     "This Land Is Your Land"
     "Them Big City Ways"
     "Jolly Banker"
     "Pastures Of Plenty"
     "Hard Travelin"
     "Do Re Mi"
39: "Heroes," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 5/12] (165)
     "Just Breathe"
     "Roll Me Up"
     "Come On Up To The House"
     "Horse Called Music"
     "Every Time He Drinks He Thinks Of Her"
     "My Window Faces The South"
39: "Intersection," Nanci Griffith [Hell No, 4/12] (165)
     "Just Another Morning Here"
     "High On A Mountain Top"
     "Hell No"
     "Bethlehem Steel"
     "Never Going Back"
     "Waiting On A Dark Eyed Gal"
39: "Mercy For The Dispossessed," Geoff Bartley [Magic Crow, 7/12] (165)
     "I've Endured"
     "Everything's 4 Sale"
     "Long Way Down To Harlan"
     "Past Is Dead And Gone"
     "Mercy For The Dispossessed"
     "God Bless The Child"
     "High On A Mountaintop"
42: "When We Get To Shore," Coty Hogue [Perpetual Hoedown, 8/12] (162)
     "Going To The West"
     "I'm On Fire"
     "Jonah"
     "Handsome Molly"
     "Blue And Lonesome"
     "Second Hand News"
43: "Borderland," The Stray Birds [reverbnation.com/thestraybirds, 3/12] (161)
     "Birds Of The Borderland"
     "Come Sunday"
     "My Horses Ain't Hungry"
     "Down In The Willow Garden"
     "Distant Shore"
     "Ask Me A Personal Question"
44: "The End Of The Beginning," John Flynn [johnflynn.net, 1/12] (160)
     "The End Of The Beginning"
     "Democracy"
     "Giving Stone"
     "Song From The Subliminal Hymnal"
     "Crow"
     "Crazy As Ever"
     "When I Throw Stones"
44: "Sing The Delta," Iris DeMent [Flariella, 10/12] (160)
     "Go On Ahead And Go Home"
     "Night I Learned How Not To Pray"
     "There's A Whole Lotta Heaven"
     "Kingdom Has Already Come"
     "Before The Colors Fade"
     "Makin' My Way Back Home"
     "Sing The Delta"
46: "Camilla," Caroline Herring [Signature, 8/12] (159)
     "Camilla"
     "Black Mountain Lullaby"
     "Traveling Shoes"
     "Summer Song"
     "Fireflies"
     "Maiden Voyage"
47: "Walls That Talk," Roy Schneider [Shiny Gnu, 9/12] (158)
     "Signs"
     "Dancin' On The Mountain"
     "Soldier's Joy"
     "Fill The Well"
     "Long Time Gone"
     "Cedar Ridge"
48: "Depending On The Distance," Jimmy LaFave [Music Road, 9/12] (154)
     "Land Of Hope And Dreams"
     "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
     "Clear Blue Sky"
     "Bring Back The Trains"
     "Red Dirt Night"
     "Missing You"
49: "Outshine The Sun," The Foghorn String Band
[foghornstringband.com, 9/12] (151)
     "Be Kind To A Man While He's Down"
     "Humpback Mule"
     "Homestead On The Farm"
     "Gospel Ship"
     "Outshine The Sun"
50: "The Tiny Life," Honor Finnegan [honorfinnegan.com, 1/12] (150)
     "Internet Junkie"
     "Life Is Short"
     "Wonderful World"
     "The Tiny Life"
     "We Are Hearts"
     "Waiting"
51: "The Good Stuff," Peter Mulvey [Signature, 3/12] (147)
     "Everybody Knows"
     "But I Do"
     "Green Grass"
     "Are You Sure?"
     "Egg Radio"
52: "Waves," Milkdrive [milkdrive.com, 6/12] (146)
     "Dear Prudence"
     "Gulf Road"
     "Leavin"
     "Tom's Ranch"
     "Gargamel's Cat"
     "Waves"
52: "What We Lost," Ben Bedford [Waterbug, 9/12] (146)
     "John The Baptist"
     "What We Lost"
     "Fallen"
     "Guinevere Is Sleeping"
     "Empty Sky"
     "Cahokia"
54: "Release Your Shrouds," Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys [Earthwork,
6/12] (144)
     "My Side Of The Mountain"
     "Leaves Are Changin"
     "Pass Me The Whiskey"
     "Hat's Off"
     "All Day"
     "Barbarossa"
54: "Rockin' The Uke," Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 11/11] (144)
     "Blues Stay Away From Me"
     "Dark Eyes"
     "Bye Bye Blackbird/Red, Red Robin Medley"
     "Comes Love"
     "Rockin' The Uke"
     "I'll Be Dreaming Of Hawaii"
56: "In The Time Of Gods," Dar Williams [Razor & Tie, 4/12] (142)
     "I Am The One Who Will Remember Everything"
     "I Have Been Around The World"
     "Summer Child"
     "This Earth"
     "Storm King"
     "Light And The Sea"
     "Write This Number Down"
57: "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know," The Once [Borealis, 10/11] (140)
     "By The Glow Of The Kerosene Light"
     "Jack The Sailor"
     "Cradle Hill"
     "Song For Memory"
     "My Husband's Got No Courage"
     "Ode To A Broken Heart"
58: "Brambles And Thorns," John Wort Hannam [Borealis, 10/12] (135)
     "Great Lakes"
     "Poor Man"
     "Damn Tattoo"
     "Beautiful Friend"
     "Pretty Good"
     "Radiant Land"
59: "Perfect Storm," Dan Crary & Thunderation [Blue Night, 7/11] (134)
     "Muley Was A Railroad Man"
     "One More Dollar"
     "Deep River Blues"
     "Girl From The North Country"
     "Thunderation"
     "Sail Away Ladies/Sally Ann"
60: "Heart Of The Country," Chris Brashear [Dog Boy, 9/12] (133)
     "Time The Perfect Stranger"
     "Mama's Opry"
     "Old Pueblo"
     "Hills Of Arkansas"
     "Today I Saw The Longest Train"
61: "Nobody Knows You," Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 4/12] (132)
     "Nobody Knows You"
     "Knob Creek"
     "Between Midnight And The Dawn"
     "As I Go"
     "Rescue Me"
     "Easy To Love"
61: "A Passing Glimpse," Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 7/11] (132)
     "Forsaken Love"
     "Hillbilly Blues"
     "Where Is The Gamblin' Man?"
     "My Flowers, My Companions, And Me"
     "A Passing Glimpse"
     "I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail"
63: "Trouble I Wrought," Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 8/12] (131)
     "Don't Fear The Reaper"
     "Burn Your Building Down"
     "Battle Creek"
     "Flood Water Rising"
     "Mama's Got The Backbeat"
64: "Dark So Gold," The Pines [Red House, 1/12] (130)
     "If By Morning"
     "Cry Cry Crow"
     "Chimes"
     "Rise Up And Be Lonely"
     "All The While"
     "Be There In Bells"
64: "Mud And Stone," Loretta Hagen [Bearfort, 2/12] (130)
     "Mud And Stone"
     "When My Years Are Stacked"
     "Now That You're Home"
     "I'm Gone"
     "Money"
64: "Safe Crossing," West Of Eden [West Of, 4/12] (130)
     "On She Goes"
     "Safe Crossing"
     "Lee Ho"
     "Green Fields Of Clover/The Homecoming"
     "Scilly Set"
     "Waiting For The Storm"
64: "The Same Way Down," Annalivia [annaliviamusic.bandcamp.com, 9/12] (130)
     "False Sir John"
     "Bright Sunny South"
     "Turtle Dove"
     "New Mown Meadow"
     "Wherever We're Bound"
     "Restless For Awhile"
64: "We Have Made A Spark," Rose Cousins [Old Farm Pony, 2/12] (130)
     "Darkness"
     "All The Stars"
     "If I Should Fall Behind"
     "Shell"
69: "Monticello," The Hard Road Trio [Desert Night, 6/12] (127)
     "Beacon"
     "Crack In The Sky"
     "Maybe I Should Tell You"
     "2:00 Moon"
     "Best Of Intentions"
     "Break Free"
69: "Revolutions Per Minute," Emma's Revolution [Moving Forward, 11/11] (127)
     "Occupy The Usa"
     "Stand Together"
     "Sun And The Wind"
     "Love Is"
     "Taxed Enough Already?!"
71: "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (125)
     "Good Luck John"
     "I Sing"
     "Friend Like You"
     "Everything Here Is Good"
     "Caitlin At The Window"
72: "Steamboat In A Cornfield," Truckstop Honeymoon
[truckstophoneymoon.com, 12/11] (124)
     "Play Along"
     "She Wants To Be French"
     "Grateful Dead Show"
     "Going Back To Louisiana"
     "Your Mother Is A Sociopath"
     "On The Prairie Now"
73: "Big Big Love," Katya Chorover [katyachorover.com, 10/11] (122)
     "Big Big Love"
     "Little Bird"
     "Brother Flower"
     "Dirty Old Town"
     "Satisfied Life"
     "Movin' On"
74: "Tromper Le Temps," Le Vent Du Nord [Borealis, 5/12] (120)
     "Toujours Amants"
     "Le Diable Et Le Fermier"
     "Le Winnebago"
     "Le Dragon De Chimay"
     "La Soiree Du Hockey"
75: "Between The Breaks...Live!," Stan Rogers [Fogarty's Cove, 1979] (119)
     "Mary Ellen Carter"
     "Witch Of The Westmorland"
     "White Collar Holler"
     "First Christmas"
     "Rolling Down To Old Maui"
     "Harris And The Mare"
75: "Carry Me Back," Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 7/12] (119)
     "Ain't It Enough"
     "Levi"
     "We Don't Grow Tobacco"
     "Carry Me Back To Virginia"
     "Bootlegger's Boy"
     "Country Gal"
77: "Folk Remedies," Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, 7/12] (118)
     "Whiskey Town"
     "Carolina In The Fall"
     "Long Gone"
     "Visions Of Plenty"
     "If I Never See Ireland Again"
77: "Grandma's Rules For Drinking," Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 6/12] (118)
     "Grandma's Rules For Drinking"
     "Plaid Parade"
     "Winter Song"
     "Don't You Know Boy"
     "Take Your Leg Off Mine"
     "Teach Me To Dance"
77: "A Hundred Years From Now," Neal And Leandra [Uncle Gus, 2/12] (118)
     "A Hundred Years From Now"
     "I've Been Everywhere"
     "One"
     "Nothing Left To Lose"
77: "Paper Airplane," Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 4/11] (118)
     "Dimming Of The Day"
     "Paper Airplane"
     "Dust Bowl Children"
     "Lay My Burden Down"
     "My Opening Farewell"
     "On The Outside Looking In"
81: "Past Perfect," Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, 4/11] (117)
     "This Might Be The Year"
     "Collar To The Wind"
     "Walkin' Boss"
     "Sasquatch"
     "Fire On The Kettle"
     "Last Armadillo Waltz"
82: "Now Take Flight," Coyote Grace [Mile After Mile, 11/11] (116)
     "To The River"
     "Goodnight, Lady"
     "I'm On Fire"
     "My Baby The Sun"
     "Trevor"
83: "Delta Time," Hans Theessink & Terry Evans [Blue Groove, 9/12] (115)
     "Delta Time"
     "Build Myself A Home"
     "How Come People Act Like That"
     "Blues Stay Away From Me"
     "Birds And The Bees"
83: "Vicksburg Blues," Butch Thompson And Pat Donohue [Red House, 8/12] (115)
     "Midnight Hour Blues"
     "How Long Blues"
     "Sunday Rag"
     "Vicksburg Blues"
     "Blues For 2"
85: "I Carry All I Own," Caroline Doctorow [Narrow Lane, 3/12] (114)
     "Way Out West"
     "Down The Road"
     "Prairie In The Sky"
     "Northfield"
     "Circle Of Friends"
     "Dust Devils"
85: "Pink Umbrella," Cary Cooper [ethereal girl, 10/11] (114)
     "Jimmy Stewart"
     "Left You For Jesus"
     "Suzanne"
     "Good Day"
     "Time To Let Go"
87: "America Come Home," Joel Rafael [Inside, 7/12] (113)
     "America Come Home"
     "Dance Around My Atom Fire"
     "Indian Summer"
     "Singing In The Streets"
     "Go Tell The Savior"
87: "New Kind Of Lonely," I See Hawks In L. A. [Western Seeds, 2/12] (113)
     "Bohemian Highway"
     "I Fell In Love With The Grateful Dead"
     "New Kind Of Lonely"
     "Hunger Mountain Breakdown"
     "If You Lead I Will Follow"
89: "Two At A Time," The Two Man Gentlemen Band [Hearth, 3/12] (112)
     "Please Don't Water It Down"
     "Pork Chops"
     "Shut That Gate"
     "2 Star Motel"
     "Tikka Masala"
90: "Everything Is Everywhere," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 11/11] (111)
     "I Believe"
     "Breathe In Breathe Out"
     "Air And Smoke"
     "Everything Is Everywhere"
     "Shine"
90: "Evie Ladin Band," Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 4/12] (111)
     "First Time"
     "Dime Store Glasses"
     "Got You On My Mind"
     "Sugarbabe"
     "Down To The Door/Lost Girl"
92: "Calling Me Home," Kathy Mattea [Sugar Hill, 9/12] (110)
     "Gone, Gonna Rise Again"
     "Black Waters"
     "Far Cry"
     "Maple's Lament"
     "Hello, My Name Is Coal"
92: "Move," Sultans Of String [Canada, 9/11] (110)
     "Heart Of Gold"
     "Andalucia"
     "Emerald Swing"
     "Dos Guitarras"
     "Montreal"
94: "End Of The World," David Greenberg And Harpeth Rising [Grimm
Rising, 7/12] (109)
     "Nowhereland"
     "Truck Stop Mama"
     "Goin' Goin' Gone"
     "Goin' My Way"
     "Evil Eye"
     "Outlaw"
94: "Love Remembered, Love Forgot," Buskin And Batteau [Nouveau
Retro, 8/12] (109)
     "Single Wing"
     "In This Light"
     "One Month Crazier Than You"
     "3 Shots"
     "Words That Bring The Tear"
96: "Beneath Some Lucky Star," Bill Staines [Red House, 10/12] (108)
     "Along The Road"
     "If I Come To Need An Angel"
     "Salt Air"
     "Shady Grove"
     "Lord Franklin"
97: "Thirteen Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before," Richard
Shindell [richardshindell.com, 1/12] (106)
     "Reunion Hill"
     "Waiting For The Storm"
     "Next Best Western"
     "Fenario"
     "Transit"
98: "The Hills Of Ithaca," The Burns Sisters [Sisters, 7/12] (105)
     "The Hills Of Ithaca"
     "Lehigh"
     "Prisoner Of The Promised Land"
     "Tell The Truth"
     "Gas Man"
98: "Little Pilgrim," Jory Nash [Thin Man, 11/12] (105)
     "Best Of Your Heart"
     "Song About Love"
     "Helicopters Circling"
     "Old Invitation"
     "Long Siesta"
100: "Caravan," Burns And Kristy [Trespass, 6/12] (104)
     "Runaway Train"
     "Caravan"
     "If I Fly"
     "Blue Paper Boat"
     "All My Tears"
100: "The Horse King," Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 10/11] (104)
     "Be Outside"
     "Don't Walk Away From Love"
     "Higher Financial Reform"
     "Air Guitar"
     "The Horse King"
100: "Lady On The Green," Rafe And Clelia Stefanini [Old Willow Tree,
4/12] (104)
     "Blues Stay Away From Me"
     "Whiskey Seller"
     "Elkhorn Ridge"
     "I Never Will Marry"
     "Poplar Bluff"
103: "Rise," Annabelle Chvostek Ensemble [Borealis, 9/12] (103)
     "Equal Rights"
     "Fox Tail"
     "All Have Some"
     "End Of The Road"
     "G20 Song"
     "Hartland Quay"
104: "Mesabi," Tom Russell [Shout Factory, 9/11] (101)
     "Farewell Never Never Land"
     "Goodnight Juarez"
     "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"
     "Land Called "
     "Love Abides"
104: "Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts," Linda McRae [42rpm, 5/12] (101)
     "Rough Edges And Ragged Hearts"
     "Be Your Own Light"
     "Doin' Life Without Parole"
     "Hope It Lasts Through Supper"
     "In The Valley Below"
106: "Delicate Cages," Jon Brooks [jonbrooks.ca, 9/11] (100)
     "Because We're Free"
     "Hudson Girl"
     "Fort McMurray"
     "Son Of Hamas"
     "Mercy"
106: "Ends Of The Earth," Emily Pinkerton [Green Jeans, 3/12] (100)
     "Summer Heat"
     "Negra"
     "Ends Of The Earth"
     "Polo Margariteno"
     "Take My Time"
106: "Mercury," Pieta Brown [Red House, 9/11] (100)
     "No Words Now"
     "Be With You"
     "Glory To Glory"
     "Closing Time"
109: "Skippin' And Flyin'," Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 10/11] (99)
     "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
     "Old 10 Broeck"
     "American Chestnuts"
     "Carter's Blues"
     "Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues"
110: "Live At Sundilla," Dave Potts [Looking Up, 1/12] (98)
     "Foul Ball"
     "Hard To Say"
     "Art Auctioneer"
     "Garden We're Growing"
     "That Dude's Bald"
110: "Reincarnation," O'Brien Party Of 7 [Howdy Skies, 5/12] (98)
     "King Of The Road"
     "In The Summertime"
     "Reincarnation"
     "Tall Tall Trees"
112: "Who's Feeling Young Now?," Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, 2/12] (97)
     "Flippen"
     "New York City"
     "Movement And Location"
     "This Girl"
     "No Concern Of Yours"
113: "Fogarty's Cove," Stan Rogers [Fogarty's Cove, 1976] (96)
     "Barrett's Privateers"
     "Fogarty's Cove"
     "Make And Break Harbour"
     "Forty-Five Years"
     "Giant"
113: "the good in goodbye," Madison Violet [True North, 9/11] (96)
     "Cindy Cindy"
     "Good In Goodbye"
     "Goin' Away"
     "If I Could Love You"
113: "Turnaround," Stan Rogers [Fogarty's Cove, 1978] (96)
     "Dark Eyed Molly"
     "Song Of The Candle"
     "Bluenose"
     "Jeannie C"
     "Second Effort"
116: "Broadsides," Atomic Duo [theconnextion.com/atomicduo/, 3/12] (95)
     "Trickle Down"
     "Company Man Is Not Our Friend"
     "Key Chain Blues"
     "New New Deal"
116: "Cause & Effect," Aztec Two-Step [Red Engine, 1/12] (95)
     "Living In America"
     "Falling Down Clowns"
     "What Would The Indians Say"
     "Lazarus And Simon"
116: "Stories From The Steeples," Mary Black [Blix Street, 2/12] (95)
     "Mountains To The Sea"
     "Marguerite And The Gambler"
     "Lighthouse Light"
     "Walking With My Love"
119: "Bright Morning Stars," The Wailin' Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (94)
     "Bright Morning Stars"
     "Bird Song"
     "Storm Comin"
     "Swing Low Sail High"
119: "Roses At The End Of Time," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/11] (94)
     "Roses At The End Of Time"
     "Midnight On Raton"
     "Blue Moon Night"
     "Slouching Towards Bethlehem"
     "Death In Arkansas"
119: "Tender Is The Night," Old Man Luedecke [True North, 11/12] (94)
     "Jonah And The Whale"
     "Kingdom Come"
     "Tender Is The Night"
     "I'm Fine"
122: "Two Nights In Texas," Kate Campbell [Large River, 9/11] (93)
     "Crazy In Alabama"
     "Galaxie 500"
     "Jesus And Tomatoes"
     "See Rock City"
     "New South"
122: "Rhubarb Trees," Anne Hills And David Roth [Wind River, 11/11] (93)
     "May The Light Of Love"
     "Rhubarb Trees"
     "I Am You"
     "I Stand For Love"
     "When I Think Of Arizona"
122: "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band And Friends
[Capitol, 1972] (93)
     "Tennessee Stud"
     "Nashville Blues"
     "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
125: "Follow Me Down," Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (92)
     "Ring Them Bells"
     "Annabelle Lee"
     "Run Away"
     "Floating In The Balance"
     "Old Smitty"
125: "Seeds," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 2/12] (92)
     "What A Lovely Night"
     "Seeds"
     "Crossroads"
     "Old Love"
125: "Somewhere Along The Road," Runa [runamusic.com, 7/12] (92)
     "Dreadful End Of Marianna For Sorcery"
     "Maid That Sold Her Barley"
     "Foggy Dew"
     "Allison Cross"
125: "What You Keep," Barbara Kessler [barbarakessler.com, 1/12] (92)
     "High Road"
     "You Give It Away"
     "Little Good News"
     "Even Trade"
     "New Me"
 

Top Folk Songs of 2012

Richard Gillmann has compiled a Top Folk Songs of 2012 list based on radio airplay. As he explains:
These lists are compiled and posted to the FOLKDJ-L web site every month (since October 1997). The archive of past Top Album lists is available at http://folkradio.org (the official
FOLKDJ-L web site) and also, in an extended version, at
http://nwfolk.com (my personal web site).

Richard Gillmann TOP SONGS OF 2012
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 156671 airplays from 194 different DJs
1. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (100)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
2. "Breaking Like The Sun" (75)
     by The Steel Wheels
     from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
3. "Dream In Blue" (72)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "The Stray Birds"
4. "Things Have Changed" (71)
     by Grant Peeples
     from "Prior Convictions"
5. "One Kind Word" (63)
     by The Honey Dewdrops
     from "Silver Lining"
6. "Rain In The Valley" (59)
     by The Steel Wheels
     from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
7. "Hills Of My Home" (53)
     by The Honey Dewdrops
     from "Silver Lining"
8. "Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done" (52)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
9. "This Land Is Your Land" (48)
     by Woody Guthrie
     from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
10. "China" (47)
     by Tim Grimm
     from "Wilderness Songs And Bad Man Ballads"
10. "Hard To Make It" (47)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
10. "Way It Goes" (47)
     by Gillian Welch
     from "The Harrow And The Harvest"
13. "What They Say" (46)
     by Chris Smither
     from "Hundred Dollar Valentine"
14. "Birds Of The Borderland" (45)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "Borderland"
14. "Hard Edge Of Livin" (45)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
14. "Into The City" (45)
     by Antje Duvekot
     from "New Siberia"
14. "Promised Land" (45)
     by Drew Nelson
     from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
18. "False Sir John" (44)
     by Annalivia
     from "The Same Way Down"
18. "Just Breathe" (44)
     by Willie Nelson
     from "Heroes"
18. "Silver Lining" (44)
     by The Honey Dewdrops
     from "Silver Lining"
21. "Halfway To Heaven" (43)
     by The Steel Wheels
     from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
21. "Hard Travelin" (43)
     by Woody Guthrie
     from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
21. "Let Me Sing" (43)
     by The Honey Dewdrops
     from "Silver Lining"
24. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (42)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
24. "Promised Land" (42)
     by Gina Forsyth
     from "Promised Land"
24. "This Morning I Am Born Again" (42)
     by Lucy Kaplansky
     from "Reunion"
27. "Ballad Of Fred Noonan" (41)
     by Antje Duvekot
     from "New Siberia"
27. "Gypsy Rose" (41)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
27. "Red Apples And Gold" (41)
     by Gathering Time
     from "Red Apples And Gold"
27. "When The Ship Comes In" (41)
     by The Chieftains
     from "Voice Of Ages"
31. "By The Glow Of The Kerosene Light" (40)
     by The Once
     from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
31. "Darkness" (40)
     by Rose Cousins
     from "We Have Made A Spark"
31. "Red Clay After Rain" (40)
     by Kate Campbell
     from "1000 Pound Machine"
31. "Scarlet Town" (40)
     by Gillian Welch
     from "The Harrow And The Harvest"
31. "Walk Beside Me" (40)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
36. "Sleepy Sea Of Indigo And Blue" (39)
     by Antje Duvekot
     from "New Siberia"
36. "Your Long Journey" (39)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
38. "Better Way" (38)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
38. "I'm Looking Through You" (38)
     by Lucy Kaplansky
     from "Reunion"
38. "Lessons" (38)
     by Drew Nelson
     from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
41. "Country Girl" (37)
     by Carolina Chocolate Drops
     from "Leaving Eden"
41. "I Ain't Got No Home" (37)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
41. "No Banker Left Behind" (37)
     by Ry Cooder
     from "Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down"
41. "Occupy The Usa" (37)
     by Emma's Revolution
     from "Revolutions Per Minute"
41. "Scavenger" (37)
     by Lucy Kaplansky
     from "Reunion"
46. "Amazon" (36)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
46. "Beauty Way" (36)
     by Lucy Kaplansky
     from "Reunion"
46. "Hear Jerusalem Moan" (36)
     by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
     from "Some Bright Morning"
46. "Hog And Sheep Going To The Pasture" (36)
     by Mariel Vandersteel
     from "Hickory"
46. "A Hundred Years From Now" (36)
     by Neal And Leandra
     from "A Hundred Years From Now"
46. "Internet Junkie" (36)
     by Honor Finnegan
     from "The Tiny Life"
46. "Montgomery To Mobile" (36)
     by Kate Campbell
     from "1000 Pound Machine"
46. "Sun Goes On Rising" (36)
     by Sarah McQuaid
     from "The Plum Tree And The Rose"
54. "Catch Me If You Can" (35)
     by The Refugees
     from "Three"
54. "Come Sunday" (35)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "Borderland"
54. "Go On Ahead And Go Home" (35)
     by Iris DeMent
     from "Sing The Delta"
54. "Going To The West" (35)
     by Coty Hogue
     from "When We Get To Shore"
54. "I Ain't Got No Home" (35)
     by Woody Guthrie
     from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
54. "Mary Ellen Carter" (35)
     by Stan Rogers
     from "Between The Breaks...Live!"
54. "Reunion" (35)
     by Lucy Kaplansky
     from "Reunion"
54. "This Is Our Country Here" (35)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
62. "All I Want Is A Garden" (34)
     by Brother Sun
     from "Brother Sun"
62. "Heart Of Gold" (34)
     by Sultans Of String
     from "Move"
62. "The Hills Of Ithaca" (34)
     by The Burns Sisters
     from "The Hills Of Ithaca"
62. "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees" (34)
     by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
     from "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees"
62. "Signs" (34)
     by Roy Schneider
     from "Walls That Talk"
62. "This Land Is Your Land" (34)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
68. "3 Forks Of The Cumberland" (33)
     by Mariel Vandersteel
     from "Hickory"
68. "3-Fingered Jack" (33)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
68. "Come On Back To Me" (33)
     by Jackstraw
     from "Sunday Never Comes"
68. "Cross Of Jesus" (33)
     by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
     from "Little Blue Egg"
68. "Land Of Hope And Dreams" (33)
     by Jimmy LaFave
     from "Depending On The Distance"
68. "Mississippi Sawyer" (33)
     by Molasses Creek
     from "An Island Out Of Time"
68. "Wait For Another Day" (33)
     by Kate Campbell
     from "1000 Pound Machine"
75. "America Come Home" (32)
     by Joel Rafael
     from "America Come Home"
75. "Come On In My Kitchen" (32)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
75. "Dear Prudence" (32)
     by Milkdrive
     from "Waves"
75. "Duquesne Whistle" (32)
     by Bob Dylan
     from "Tempest"
75. "Dust" (32)
     by Drew Nelson
     from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
75. "Follow The Drinking Gourd" (32)
     by Bill Evans
     from "In Good Company"
75. "Green Rocky Road" (32)
     by The Refugees
     from "Three"
75. "Hundred Dollar Valentine" (32)
     by Chris Smither
     from "Hundred Dollar Valentine"
75. "Life Is Short" (32)
     by Honor Finnegan
     from "The Tiny Life"
75. "No More Trouble" (32)
     by The Honey Dewdrops
     from "Silver Lining"
75. "These Old Dark Hills" (32)
     by Robin And Linda Williams
     from "These Old Dark Hills"
86. "Jack The Sailor" (31)
     by The Once
     from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
86. "January Sky" (31)
     by The Refugees
     from "Three"
86. "My Horses Ain't Hungry" (31)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "Borderland"
86. "Sitting On The Ridge" (31)
     by Mariel Vandersteel
     from "Hickory"
86. "Song To Woody" (31)
     by Bob Dylan
     from "Bob Dylan"
86. "Walk 5 Miles" (31)
     by Louise Taylor
     from "Tangerine"
86. "Widow Of The Mountain" (31)
     by Twangtown Paramours
     from "The Promise Of Friday Night"
93. "Barrett's Privateers" (30)
     by Stan Rogers
     from "Fogarty's Cove"
93. "Because We're Free" (30)
     by Jon Brooks
     from "Delicate Cages"
93. "Camilla" (30)
     by Caroline Herring
     from "Camilla"
93. "Can't Stop Now" (30)
     by The Refugees
     from "Three"
93. "Chain Stores, Malls And Restaurants" (30)
     by The Refugees
     from "Three"
93. "Dear Someone" (30)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
93. "Delta Time" (30)
     by Hans Theessink & Terry Evans
     from "Delta Time"
93. "Don't Fear The Reaper" (30)
     by Bobtown
     from "Trouble I Wrought"
93. "Everybody Knows" (30)
     by Peter Mulvey
     from "The Good Stuff"
93. "Heart Like A Wheel" (30)
     by Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers
     from "Old Gold"
93. "Mail Myself To You" (30)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
93. "May The Twain Ne'er Meet" (30)
     by Jackstraw
     from "Sunday Never Comes"
93. "Miner's Bride" (30)
     by Karen Dahlstrom
     from "Gem State (EP)"
93. "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?" (30)
     by Carolina Chocolate Drops
     from "Leaving Eden"
93. "Stone To Sand" (30)
     by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
     from "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees"
93. "Wagon Wheel" (30)
     by Pesky J. Nixon
     from "Red Ducks"
109. "Blues Stay Away From Me" (29)
     by Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer
     from "Rockin The Uke"
109. "Company Of Friends" (29)
     by Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt
     from "Americana Agency Sampler 2012"
109. "Cradle Hill" (29)
     by The Once
     from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
109. "Down In The Willow Garden" (29)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "Borderland"
109. "Good Luck John" (29)
     by Joe Crookston
     from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
109. "Grandma's Rules For Drinking" (29)
     by Annie Lou
     from "Grandma's Rules For Drinking"
109. "Great Lakes" (29)
     by John Wort Hannam
     from "Brambles And Thorns"
109. "Summer Heat" (29)
     by Emily Pinkerton
     from "Ends Of The Earth"
109. "These Days" (29)
     by Penny Nichols
     from "Colors of the Sun: the early songs of Jackson Browne"
109. "We Can Work It Out" (29)
     by Crooked Still
     from "Friends Of Fall"
119. "All The Way Home" (28)
     by Cathy Jordan
     from "All The Way Home"
119. "Christmas In The Trenches" (28)
     by John McCutcheon
     from "Live At Wolf Trap"
119. "The End Of The Beginning" (28)
     by John Flynn
     from "The End Of The Beginning"
119. "Everything's 4 Sale" (28)
     by Geoff Bartley
     from "Mercy For The Dispossessed"
119. "Frost Is All Over" (28)
     by The Chieftains
     from "Voice Of Ages"
119. "Harlem" (28)
     by The Stray Birds
     from "The Stray Birds"
119. "I Believe" (28)
     by Carrie Newcomer
     from "Everything Is Everywhere"
119. "I'll Fly Away" (28)
     by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
     from "Some Bright Morning"
119. "I've Endured" (28)
     by Geoff Bartley
     from "Mercy For The Dispossessed"
119. "It's Too Late To Call It A Night" (28)
     by Red Molly
     from "Light In The Sky"
119. "John The Baptist" (28)
     by Ben Bedford
     from "What We Lost"
119. "Just Another Morning Here" (28)
     by Nanci Griffith
     from "Intersection"
119. "Long Monday" (28)
     by Suzie Brown
     from "Heartstrings"
119. "Pastures Of Plenty" (28)
     by Woody Guthrie
     from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
119. "Pretty Little Girl" (28)
     by The Chieftains
     from "Voice Of Ages"
119. "Sweet Cider" (28)
     by Gathering Time
     from "Red Apples And Gold"
119. "When This Old Hat Was New" (28)
     by Dana And Susan Robinson
     from "American Hornpipe