Saturday, January 5, 2013

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

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