Top Albums and Songs of 2016 (FOLKDJ-L)

1: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (335)
2: All These Years, Solas [THL, 2/16] (304)
3: The Hazel And Alice Sessions, Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
[Spruce And Maple, 1/16] (270)
4: Keepsake, Gathering Time [Treble-G, 3/16] (263)
5: The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1), Kate Campbell [Large River, 1/16] (251)
6: Mud And Apples, Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche [Bunny, 4/16] (248)
6: Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (248)
8: Good Days a Comin, Ivas John [Right Side Up, 6/16] (244)
9: Lift, Dave Gunning [Wee House, 7/15] (243)
10: 75th Birthday Celebration, Joan Baez [joanbaez.com, 6/16] (238)
11: These Are The Days, Burning Bridget Cleary
[burningbridgetcleary.com, 11/15] (237)
12: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy
[Akashic, 6/16] (234)
12: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (234)
14: Dori Freeman, Dori Freeman [Free Dirt, 2/16] (233)
15: Ladies And Gentlemen, Infamous Stringdusters [Compass, 1/16] (222)
15: Penny’s Farm, Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur [Kingswood, 9/16] (222)
17: Weighted Mind, Sierra Hull [Rounder, 1/16] (218)
18: Colvin And Earle, Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle [Fantasy, 6/16] (217)
19: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (215)
19: Foxhounds, Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 11/15] (215)
21: Magic Fire, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 8/16] (211)
22: Traveling Circus, No Fuss And Feathers [Roadshow, 1/16] (203)
23: Empty Train, David Francey [Laker, 2/16] (194)
24: Trail Of Tales, The Bills [Borealis, 3/16] (189)
25: Jump The Fire, Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 5/16] (183)
26: The Pilot And The Flying Machine, Ben Bedford [Waterbug, 4/16] (173)
27: The Both, Eli West [elidoes.bandcamp.com, 2/16] (170)
27: Old Songs For Modern Folk, Vincent Cross [Rescue Dog, 4/16] (170)
27: Rattle And Roar, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 7/16] (170)
30: Roses And Victory, Honor Finnegan [Frock, 2/16] (168)
31: Red Grass, Ilya Toshinskiy [Hadley, 5/16] (167)
32: Coming Home, O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor [Rounder, 8/16] (165)
32: Live From Blue Rock, Moors And McCumber
[moorsandmccumber.bandcamp.com, 2/16] (165)
34: So Lucky, The Lucky Sisters [Patio, 12/15] (164)
35: Sometimes I Feel Too Much, Cosy Sheridan [cosysheridan.com, 3/16] (162)
35: Tears And Laughter, Robin Greenstein [Windy, 9/16] (162)
35: Washashore Cowgirl, Monica Rizzio [monicarizzio.com, 2/16] (162)
38: Copper Rooster And Other Tunes And Tales, Gina Forsyth
[Waterbug, 6/16] (161)
39: Miller’s Creek, The Belle Hollows [Elm Hill, 8/16] (158)
39: North By South, Claire Lynch [Compass, 9/16] (158)
41: The Deep Hollow, The Deep Hollow [thedeephollow.com, 4/16] (157)
42: Full Circle, Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/16] (155)
43: Extraordinary Days, Rebecca Folsom [rebeccafolsom.com, 1/16] (153)
44: Charismo, Hackensaw Boys [Free Dirt, 4/16] (146)
44: Totally Average Woman, Carla Ulbrich [Romantic Devil, 8/15] (146)
46: Fall Away Blues, Red Tail Ring [redtailring.com, 8/16] (145)
46: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (145)
46: The Ultimate Guide To English Folk, Various Artists [Arc, 10/16] (145)
49: Deep Waters, The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 6/16] (143)
49: Excellent Day, Lizanne Knott [Proper, 4/16] (143)
49: Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams, Corin Raymond [Local Rascal, 3/16] (143)
52: Before Beginning, John Gorka [Red House, 7/16] (140)
52: Fine Bloom, Free The Honey [freethehoney.com, 9/15] (140)
52: Just For The Love Of It, Happy Traum [happytraum.com, 7/15] (140)
55: Didn’t We Waltz, Amy White with Al Petteway [Fairewood, 1/16] (139)
56: Flight, Coty Hogue [Perpetual Hoedown, 5/16] (137)
56: Live, Runa [runamusic.com, 7/16] (137)
58: Blue Skies, Mountain Heart [Compass, 5/16] (136)
58: Calla’s Waltz, Jed Marum [Boston Road, 3/16] (136)
60: American Landscape, Dave Murphy [davemurphy.net, 5/16] (135)
60: Restless Moon, Meg Braun [megbraun.com, 4/15] (135)
62: Still The Birds, Darryl Purpose [Blue Rock, 5/16] (134)
63: The Beautiful Not Yet, Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/16] (131)
63: Folkest, Denise Jordan Finley [Dome Island, 2/16] (131)
65: Charm City Junction, Charm City Junction [Patuxent, 6/15] (130)
65: Worth The Wait, Goodbye Blue [Wondermore, 3/16] (130)
67: Real Midnight, Birds Of Chicago [5 Head, 2/16] (128)
68: Celebration, David Mallett [North Road, 2/16] (127)
68: Family Friends And Heroes, Frank Solivan [Compass, 3/16] (127)
68: My Lucky Stars, Arnie Naiman [Merriweather, 5/16] (127)
71: Dreaming In Vinyl, Caroline Doctorow [Narrow Lane, 9/16] (126)
71: Say That Now, Ana Egge And The Sentimentals [Grace, 6/16] (126)
73: Rise Up, Erika Kulnys [erikakulnys.com, 8/16] (125)
74: Beyond The Ash And Steel, Judy Kass [judykassmusic.com, 1/16] (123)
74: Stranger To Stranger, Paul Simon [Concord, 5/16] (123)
76: Once Upon A Different Time, Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 6/16] (122)
77: Wild Blue Yonder, The Western Flyers [thewesternflyers.com, 7/16] (121)
78: Here I Am, Rebekah Long [LUK, 5/16] (120)
79: Careless, Richard Shindell [Amalgamated Balladry, 9/16] (119)
80: Del And Woody, Del McCoury Band [delmccouryband.com, 4/16] (117)
80: Folk Art, The Robert Bobby Duo [I Likemike, 2/16] (117)
80: In Her Dream, Julie Parisi Kirby [Jaiya, 9/15] (117)
83: Broke In Brooklyn, Millpond Moon [Tikopia, 2012] (116)
83: Choreographic, Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/16] (116)
83: Heart Of A Song, Nancy Cassidy [Twitter Twatter, 6/16] (116)
83: Innocent Road, Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms [West Sound, 9/16] (116)
83: Pompadour, Tim O’Brien [Howdy Skies, 10/15] (116)
88: 20,000 Versions Of The Sun, Greg Greenway [Sheen Of Heat, 8/16] (115)
89: Doolin, Doolin [Compass, 7/16] (113)
89: Electricity, Victor And Penny [Overtone, 3/16] (113)
89: Grain By Grain, Mark Mandeville And Raianne Richards [Nobody’s
Favorite, 4/16] (113)
89: Playing It Forward, The Savage Hearts [thesavagehearts.com, 9/16] (113)
93: I Love Hamburgers, Joe Giacoio [Romantic Devil, 10/15] (112)
93: Square Peg, Marci Geller [marcigeller.com, 12/15] (112)
93: The Tumbling River, Chris Coole [Northern, 4/16] (112)
96: Ain’t We Brothers, Sam Gleaves [Community, 11/15] (111)
97: For A Song, Mark Erelli [markerelli.com, 4/16] (110)
97: Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, Various Artists
[Compass, 10/15] (110)
99: The Jeremiahs, The Jeremiahs [Self, 2014] (108)
99: More Alive, Don White [donwhite.net, 11/15] (108)
101: Spring Tide, Beth Wood [Self, 6/16] (107)
102: Honest Life, Courtney Marie Andrews [Mama Bird, 8/16] (106)
103: Beyond The Rain, Quiles And Cloud [Compass, 1/16] (105)
103: Love You Strong, Terri Hendrix [Wilory, 2/16] (105)
105: Dark Horse Days, Donal Hinely [Atom, 2/16] (104)
105: In The Magic Hour, Aoife O’Donovan [Yep Roc, 1/16] (104)
105: The Other Way Around, David Lamotte [DPI, 8/16] (104)
105: Very Next Thing EP, Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches [On The
Bol, 9/16] (104)
105: Where I Belong, Lauren Heintz [Gatorbone, 2015] (104)
110: Mostly Fine, Susan Kane [susankane.com, 7/16] (103)
110: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (103)
112: I Was So Fond Of You, Matt Patershuk [Black Hen, 2/16] (101)
113: Weight Of The World, Western Centuries [Free Dirt, 6/16] (100)
114: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Tree
Frog, 8/16] (99)
115: Beyond The Bog Road, Eileen Ivers [Eone, 3/16] (98)
115: Crowes Pasture, Crowes Pasture [Self, 5/16] (98)
117: Paths That Wind, The Paul McKenna Band [paulmckennaband.com, 4/16] (95)
117: Please Come Home, The Debutones [debutones.com, 8/15] (95)
119: Original Traditional, Blue Highway [Rounder, 9/16] (94)
119: The Things That We Are Made Of, Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent
Light, 5/16] (94)
121: God Don’t Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson,
Various Artists [Alligator, 2/16] (93)
121: Kol Isha (A Woman’s Voice), Sharon Goldman
[sharongoldmanmusic.com, 8/16] (93)
123: Big Sky Country, Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 4/15] (92)
124: Borderland, Joe K. Walsh [Skinny Elephant, 9/16] (91)
124: River Waiting, Connla [connlamusic.com, 7/16] (91)
124: Welcoming The Flood, Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes
[scottwolfson.com, 1/16] (91)
127: Less Is More, Gordie Tentrees [tentrees.ca, 4/15] (90)
127: The Littlest Dobro, Ivan Rosenberg [Slosh-Tone, 6/16] (90)
127: One More Song, Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 9/16] (90)
130: The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown, Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 8/16] (89)
131: Blue Mountain, Bob Weir [Columbia, 9/16] (88)
131: Good Medicine, David Holt And Josh Goforth [High Windy, 6/16] (88)
131: Greasy Creek, Erynn Marshall [Dittyville, 7/16] (88)
131: Kid Sister, The Time Jumpers [Rounder, 9/16] (88)
131: Resilience, Robinlee Garber [Joygirl, 3/16] (88)
136: Knockout Rose, Boxcar Lilies [boxcarlilies.com, 9/15] (87)
136: Wondrous Traveler, The Small Glories [Self, 2/16] (87)
136: You’re Dreaming, Cactus Blossoms [Red House, 2/16] (87)
139: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (86)
139: The Back Of Winter, Adrianna Ciccone [adriannaciccone.com, 9/15] (86)
139: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (86)
142: Blindfaller, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 9/16] (85)
142: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Various Artists
[Mercury, 2000] (85)
144: At Peace With One’s Ghosts, The Paperboys [paperboys.com, 2014] (84)
145: The Fiddle Preacher, Otter Creek [ottercreekduo.com, 8/15] (83)
145: The Guest House, Ellis [Singing Crow, 2/16] (83)
145: Love Is Love, Paul Sachs [paulsachs.com, 7/16] (83)
148: Sing Me Home, Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble [Masterworks,
4/16] (82)
148: Third Street, Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2014] (82)
150: C&O Canal, Eric Brace And Peter Cooper [Red Beet, 1/16] (81)
150: My Father’s Shoulders, David Maloney [Pelican, 5/16] (81)
150: Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, Chris Vallillo
[Gin Ridge, 10/15] (81)
150: Woody’s Landlord (Single), Tim Grimm [timgrimm.com, 10/16] (81)
154: Beg And Borrow, Battlefield Band [Temple, 8/15] (80)
154: The Country Blues, Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, 7/16] (80)
154: Misfit, Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 6/16] (80)
157: Daughters, Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, 6/16] (79)
157: Jewels And Harmony, Mara Levine [maralevine.com, 2013] (79)
157: Red Shoes, Roosevelt Dime [Self, 6/16] (79)
160: Crow The Dawn, Jon Shain And Joe Newberry [Flyin, 1/16] (78)
160: Shifted, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 8/15] (78)
160: The Slaughterhouse Sessions, Terri Hendrix [Wilory, 10/16] (78)
163: Hard Cry Moon, Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 9/15] (77)
163: Rattle Your Bones, The Haunted Windchimes [Blank Tape, 5/16] (77)
163: This Path Tonight, Graham Nash [Blue Castle, 4/16] (77)
166: Above The Prairie, The Pines [Red House, 2/16] (75)
166: Freedom Blues, Ken Whiteley [Borealis, 4/16] (75)
166: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (75)
166: Young In All The Wrong Ways, Sara Watkins [New West, 7/16] (75)
170: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil
[spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (74)
170: Down The Road, The Sommers Rosenthal Family Band [American
Melody, 8/16] (74)
172: Gone For Evermore, The Lonesome Ace Stringband
[lonesomeace.com, 9/16] (73)
172: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen
[Dualtone, 2/15] (73)
172: I Shook The Tree, Karen Savoca [Alcove, 4/16] (73)
172: Lambert And Walz, Lambert And Walz [Self, 3/16] (73)
172: Subcontinental Drift, Sultans Of String with Anwar Khurshid
[McK, 9/15] (73)
177: At Home And In Nashville, Andy Ferrell [andyferrellmusic.com, 3/16] (72)
177: Sorrows And Glories, Red Moon Road [redmoonroad.com, 9/15] (72)
177: Western And Country, Dennis Jay [Linkhorn, 9/16] (72)
180: Cayamo Sessions At Sea, Buddy Miller And Friends [New West, 1/16] (71)
180: Feels Like Home (EP), Mary Beth Cross [Self, 5/16] (71)
180: Gathering, Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 4/16] (71)
180: Midwest Side Stories, Chicago Farmer [chicagofarmer.com, 9/16] (71)
180: Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, Willie Nelson
[Legacy, 2/16] (71)
180: These American Blues, Levi Parham [Music Road, 6/16] (71)
186: Couchville Sessions, Darrell Scott [Full Light, 5/16] (70)
186: Heart And Soul, Blood And Bone, Jim And Lynna Woolsey [Broken
Record, 8/16] (70)
186: Know The Mountain, Hannah Shira Naiman [Merriweather, 10/16] (70)
186: Manannan’s Cloak, Barrule [Easy On The Record, 5/15] (70)
186: Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American
Railroad, Billy Bragg And Joe Henry [Cooking Vinyl, 9/16] (70)
186: Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, Dwight Yoakam [Sugar Hill, 9/16] (70)
186: These Houses, C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 5/16] (70)
186: Upland Stories, Robbie Fulks [Bloodshot, 4/16] (70)
194: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (69)
194: The Heart Is The Hunter, Lenne Klingaman [Humuncules, 8/15] (69)
McEuen [Chesky, 9/16] (69)
194: Notes… Sweet And Low, Solomon Cook [Raven, 8/16] (69)
194: Old Time Reverie, Mipso [Robust, 10/15] (69)
194: Through Many A Land, Eden MacAdam-Somer And Larry Unger [Black Socks, 11/15] (69)
200: Deliverance, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
[thenordicfiddlersbloc.com, 4/16] (68)
200: Experienced, Larry Keel [Keel Fish, 2/16] (68)
200: Lola, Carrie Rodriguez [Luz, 2/16] (68)
200: Stitch An Ocean, Wren [wrenmusic.net, 2/16] (68)
204: One Of These Days, The Regulators [Self, 3/16] (67)
204: When There’s Good To Be Done, Curtis And Loretta [Self, 11/15] (67)
204: The Woodstock Sessions, Marley’s Ghost [Sage Arts, 7/16] (67)
207: At Home: The Maine Tour, Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 9/15] (66)
207: Coffee Creek, The Slocan Ramblers [slocanramblers.com, 7/15] (66)
207: Good Dirt, Kristine Schmitt [kristineschmitt.com, 5/16] (66)
210: Crimson, Kirsten Maxwell [kirstenmaxwell.bandcamp.com, 4/15] (65)
210: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (65)
210: Echoes, Jason Wilber [Self, 4/16] (65)
210: For Better, Or Worse, John Prine [Oh Boy, 9/16] (65)
210: Mercy, John Flynn [johnflynn.net, 8/16] (65)
210: A Silent Song, Archie Fisher [Red House, 9/15] (65)
210: So Familiar, Steve Martin And Edie Brickell [Rounder, 10/15] (65)
210: Songs Of Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 1967] (65)
210: This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark, Various Artists
[Icehouse, 2011] (65)
210: The World Is Old Tonight, Atwater And Donnelly [Rabbit Island, 6/16] (65)
220: The Song Of The Banjo, Alison Brown [Compass, 10/15] (64)
220: Walking Into White, Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, 8/15] (64)
222: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists
[Compass, 2014] (63)
222: Sunny Jim, James Gordon [Borealis, 7/16] (63)
222: Tom Dooley And Friends, Rob McHale [Wooden Door, 9/16] (63)
225: And It Was Good, The Andrew Collins Trio
[andrewcollinstrio.com, 10/16] (62)
225: Another Black Hole, Malcolm Holcombe [Gypsy Eyes, 2/16] (62)
225: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
[Rounder, 2014] (62)
225: Birds Say, Darlingside [30 Tigers, 9/15] (62)
225: The Buck Stops Here, The Buck Stops Here Band [Self, 4/16] (62)
225: Detour, Cyndi Lauper [Sire, 5/16] (62)
225: Patch Of Sky, Larry Murante [Weeping Wood, 10/16] (62)
225: Traveling Roots, Matt Flinner Trio [Compass, 1/16] (62)
233: Laissez Courir Les Chiens, Yves Lambert Trio [Pruche Libre, 5/16] (61)
233: New Hope Chateau, Katherine Rondeau [katherinerondeau.com, 10/16] (61)
233: String Theory, We Banjo 3 [Self, 7/16] (61)
233: Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2/15] (61)
233: We Are Welcomed, Sally Rogers And Claudia Schmidt
[Pragmavision, 5/16] (61)
238: Beneath Still Waters, Courtney Granger [Valcour, 10/16] (60)
238: The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues, David
Bromberg Band [Red House, 10/16] (60)
238: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (60)
238: #LoveInEvolution, Sweet Honey In The Rock [Appleseed, 1/16] (60)
238: Shadow Trails, Linda McRae [Borealis, 9/15] (60)
238: Simpatico, Adler And Hearne [Spring Hollow, 10/16] (60)
238: Something Fine, Rj Cowdery [Goosepie, 7/15] (60)
238: Songs Of Heart And Home, Greg Blake [gregblakemusic.com, 9/15] (60)
238: True Sadness, The Avett Brothers [Republic, 6/16] (60)
247: Bridging The Tradition, Lonesome River Band [Mountain Home, 3/16] (59)
247: A Congress Of Treasons, Grant Peeples And The Peeples Republik
[Gatorbone, 1/16] (59)
247: Long I Ride, Special Consensus [Compass, 6/16] (59)
247: New Shoes, The Bombadils [Borealis, 9/16] (59)
247: Orchids And Violence, Michael Daves [Nonesuch, 2/16] (59)
247: Ramblin Feels Good, Jeff Scroggins And Colorado [Self, 7/16] (59)
247: Songs In The Dark, The Wainwright Sisters [Pias America, 11/15] (59)
247: These Hills, Irene Kelley [Mountain Fever, 6/16] (59)

Top Songs of 2016

Here’s a link to a video of Tim Grimm and family performing “Woody’s landlord,” a song about President-Elect Trump’s father: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeSDRqbfXHU

1. “Woody’s Landlord” (80) by Tim Grimm from Woody’s Landlord (Single)
2. “Madam I’m A Darling” (65) by Burning Bridget Cleary
from These Are The Days
3. “Mary Don’t You Weep And Moan” (61) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
4. “Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound” (57) by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
5. “Ain’t Nobody” (54) by Dori Freeman
from Dori Freeman
5. “Early Morning Light” (54) by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
7. “Vote” (52) by Spook Handy
from Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive
8. “Sing It Louder” (49) by Dave Gunning
from Lift
9. “Another Day” (48) by Burning Bridget Cleary
from These Are The Days
9. “Down In The Milltown” (48) by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
9. “Let The Mystery Be” (48) by The Lucky Sisters
from So Lucky
9. “You Say” (48) by Dori Freeman
from Dori Freeman
13. “Lonesome Valley” (47) by Eli West
from The Both
14. “Play By Your Own Rules” (46) by Sam Bush
from Storyman
14. “Union Pacific” (46) by No Fuss And Feathers
from Traveling Circus
14. “Woody Guthrie Watch Over Me” (46) by Cosy Sheridan
from Sometimes I Feel Too Much
17. “Who Knows Where The Time Goes” (45) by Gathering Time
from Keepsake
17. “You Were On My Mind” (45) by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
19. “Black River” (44) by Sierra Hull
from Weighted Mind
20. “Drift Away” (43) by No Fuss And Feathers
from Traveling Circus
20. “Pilot And The Flying Machine, Part 1” (43) by Ben Bedford
from The Pilot And The Flying Machine
22. “Darkness Darkness” (42) by Solas
from All These Years
22. “Maggie’s Farm” (42) by Mountain Heart
from Blue Skies
24. “Mighty Long Way” (41) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
25. “Red Grass” (40) by Ilya Toshinskiy
from Red Grass
25. “When I’m Gone” (40) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
25. “Wonders I’ve Seen” (40) by The Bills
from Trail Of Tales
28. “Hands Of Man” (39) by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
28. “Hole In The Ground” (39) by Robin Greenstein
from Tears And Laughter
28. “Mountain” (39) by Burning Bridget Cleary
from These Are The Days
31. “Banks Of Marble” (38) by Spook Handy
from Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive
31. “Train That Carried My Girl From Town” (38) by The Earls Of Leicester
from Rattle And Roar
33. “I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair” (37) by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
33. “Landslide” (37) by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
33. “Storms Are On The Ocean” (37) by Meg Braun
from Restless Moon
36. “Pretty Bird” (36) by Coty Hogue
from Flight
36. “They Don’t Do That No More” (36) by Dave Gunning
from Lift
36. “Where I Stood” (36) by Dori Freeman
from Dori Freeman
39. “Better Times” (35) by Rebecca Folsom
from Extraordinary Days
39. “Beyond The Ash And Steel” (35) by Judy Kass
from Beyond The Ash And Steel
39. “Bowling Green” (35) by Sam Bush
from Storyman
39. “Give Me Your Love And I’ll Give You Mine” (35) by Eli West
from The Both
39. “House Of Mercy” (35) by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
39. “Jerusalem Ridge” (35) by O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor
from Coming Home
39. “Where Are You Moses” (35) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
39. “Working Girl Blues” (35) by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from The Hazel And Alice Sessions
47. “Bleecker Street” (34) by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
47. “Empty Train” (34) by David Francey
from Empty Train
47. “Greensboro” (34) by Kate Campbell
from The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1)
47. “How Much Time” (34) by No Fuss And Feathers
from Traveling Circus
47. “Keep On Going” (34) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
47. “Saint Elizabeth” (34) by Kaia Kater
from Nine Pin
47. “Shining In The Distance” (34) by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
47. “Take Another Turn” (34) by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
55. “Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown” (33) by Ray Lambiase
from Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown
55. “Everything Is Possible” (33) by Sam Bush
from Storyman
55. “Graceland” (33) by The Lonely Heartstring Band
from Deep Waters
55. “Promises To Break” (33) by Ana Egge And The Sentimentals
from Say That Now
55. “Run To Heaven” (33) by Infamous Stringdusters
from Ladies And Gentlemen
55. “Totally Average Woman” (33) by Carla Ulbrich
from Totally Average Woman
61. “Ease On Down” (32) by Evie Ladin Band
from Jump The Fire
61. “Handmics Killed Country Music” (32) by Sam Bush
from Storyman
61. “Miss The Bus” (32) by Dave Murphy
from American Landscape
61. “Pretty Bird” (32) by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from The Hazel And Alice Sessions
61. “Tell Moses” (32) by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
61. “You Asked Me To” (32) by Eli West
from The Both
67. “Both Sides Now” (31) by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
67. “Celebration” (31) by David Mallett
from Celebration
67. “Roarie Bummlers” (31) by Solas
from All These Years
67. “Ruby Tuesday” (31) by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
67. “Won’t You Come And Sing For Me?” (31) by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from The Hazel And Alice Sessions
72. “Ain’t We Brothers” (30) by Sam Gleaves
from Ain’t We Brothers
72. “Another One On The Way” (30) by Goodbye Blue
from Worth The Wait
72. “Barbed Wire” (30) by Millpond Moon
from Broke In Brooklyn
72. “Beginning And The End” (30) by The Deep Hollow
from The Deep Hollow
72. “Colorado” (30) by Rebecca Folsom
from Extraordinary Days
72. “Letters From The Earth” (30) by Ben Bedford
from The Pilot And The Flying Machine
72. “Porch Light” (30) by Aoife O’Donovan
from In The Magic Hour
72. “Sabrina” (30) by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
72. “Some Song” (30) by Kate Campbell
from The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1)
72. “White” (30) by Kaia Kater
from Nine Pin
72. “Who’s That Knocking?” (30) by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from The Hazel And Alice Sessions
83. “Different Kind Of Rain” (29) by The Belle Hollows
from Miller’s Creek
83. “Gentle Arms Of Eden” (29) by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from Drum Hat Buddha
83. “Goin’ Back To Arkansas” (29) by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
83. “Holy Ground” (29) by David Francey
from Empty Train
83. “Ladders In The Sky” (29) by Infamous Stringdusters
from Ladies And Gentlemen
83. “Moon Over Bourbon Street” (29) by Victor And Penny
from Electricity
83. “Station Song” (29) by Gathering Time
from Keepsake
83. “Willie Nelson” (29) by Monica Rizzio
from Washashore Cowgirl
91. “Can’t Get Out Of My Own Way” (28) by Greg Greenway
from 20,000 Versions Of The Sun
91. “Fine Fine Fine” (28) by Dori Freeman
from Dori Freeman
91. “Keep Your Feet Moving” (28) by Erika Kulnys
from Rise Up
91. “Lay My Burden Down” (28) by Lizanne Knott
from Excellent Day
91. “Little Bird Of Heaven” (28) by Solas
from All These Years
91. “Train Station” (28) by Ilya Toshinskiy
from Red Grass
97. “Boston Town” (27) by Della Mae
from Della Mae
97. “Happy And Free” (27) by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
97. “Here I Am” (27) by Robin Greenstein
from Tears And Laughter
97. “I Love Hamburgers” (27) by Joe Giacoio
from I Love Hamburgers
97. “James Alley Blues” (27) by Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
from The Hazel And Alice Sessions
97. “Little Pink” (27) by Kaia Kater
from Nine Pin
97. “Mom’s Guitar” (27) by Gathering Time
from Keepsake
97. “Queen Of Hearts/Royal Tea” (27) by Sierra Hull
from Weighted Mind
97. “Something Tamed Something Wild” (27) by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from The Things That We Are Made Of
97. “Song Of Bernadette” (27) by Honor Finnegan
from Roses And Victory
97. “Too Stupid For Democracy” (27) by Eileen McGann
from Journeys
97. “Won’t Be Long” (27) by Infamous Stringdusters
from Ladies And Gentlemen
97. “Wristband” (27) by Paul Simon
from Stranger To Stranger
97. “Yosemite Gold” (27) by Gigi Love
from National Parks Centennial Songs EP
111. “2 Miles Of Train” (26) by Corin Raymond
from Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
111. “Age” (26) by The Savage Hearts
from Playing It Forward
111. “American Girl” (26) by Roosevelt Dime
from Red Shoes
111. “Brown Eyed Women” (26) by Susan Kane
from Mostly Fine
111. “Day Off Boogie” (26) by Victor And Penny
from Electricity
111. “Desperado” (26) by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
111. “The Fiddle Preacher” (26) by Otter Creek
from The Fiddle Preacher
111. “Freeport Town” (26) by Vincent Cross
from Old Songs For Modern Folk
111. “From Galway To Graceland” (26) by Kate Campbell
from The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1)
111. “Good Thing She Can’t Read My Mind” (26) by Don White
from More Alive
111. “Homegrown Tomatoes” (26) by Guy Clark
from Keepers
111. “Love Among The Ruins” (26) by Amy White with Al Petteway
from Didn’t We Waltz
111. “Michael Brown” (26) by Vincent Cross
from Old Songs For Modern Folk
111. “Needless Dissection” (26) by Carla Ulbrich
from Totally Average Woman
111. “Paradise Fell” (26) by Kaia Kater
from Nine Pin
111. “Payday Boogie” (26) by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
111. “Prince Of The Apple Towns”(26) by Darryl Purpose
from Still The Birds
111. “So Far To Come” (26) by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
111. “Standing On The Shore” (26) by Solas
from All These Years
111. “Stray Cow Blues” (26) by Richard Shindell
from Careless
111. “Sweet Sebastian” (26) by Coty Hogue
from Flight
111. “Swimming” (26) by Honor Finnegan
from Roses And Victory
111. “Transcendental Meditation Blues” (26) by Sam Bush
from Storyman
111. “Try Try Try” (26) by Rachael Sage
from Choreographic
111. “When Buddha Smiled At The Elephant” (26) by Darryl Purpose
from Still The Birds

Top Artists of 2016

1. Bob Dylan
2. Joan Baez
3. Brother Sun
4. Guy Clark
5. John Gorka
6. Pete Seeger
6. Solas
8. Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
9. The Stray Birds
10. Leonard Cohen
11. Kate Campbell
12. John McCutcheon
13. Gathering Time
14. Tim O’Brien
15. John Prine
16. Sam Bush
17. Carrie Newcomer
18. Sarah Jarosz
19. David Francey
20. Infamous Stringdusters
21. Merle Haggard
22. Dave Gunning
23. Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
24. Terri Hendrix
25. Ivas John
26. Burning Bridget Cleary
27. Kaia Kater
28. Kathy Kallick
28. Richard Shindell
30. Cosy Sheridan
31. Del McCoury
31. Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur
33. Spook Handy
34. Willie Nelson
35. Dori Freeman
36. Claire Lynch
37. Sierra Hull
38. Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
39. The Bills
40. Runa
41. David Mallett
41. Judy Collins
43. The Earls Of Leicester
44. Phil Ochs
45. Johnny Cash
46. No Fuss And Feathers
47. Greg Brown
48. Bill Monroe
49. Evie Ladin
50. Moors And McCumber
50. Tom Paxton
52. Ben Bedford
53. Gillian Welch
54. Gina Forsyth
55. Robin Greenstein
55. Tim Grimm
57. Carla Ulbrich
57. Loretta Lynn
59. Emmylou Harris
60. Cheryl Wheeler
60. Tom Russell
62. Honor Finnegan
63. Mary Chapin Carpenter
63. Ralph Stanley
65. Nanci Griffith
65. Paul Simon
67. Si Kahn
68. Mark Erelli
69. Lucinda Williams
69. Vincent Cross
71. Darryl Purpose
72. Happy Traum
73. O’Connor Band
74. Eliza Gilkyson
74. Joni Mitchell
76. Eli West
77. Ilya Toshinskiy
77. The Lucky Sisters
79. The Belle Hollows
79. Doc Watson
81. Hackensaw Boys
81. Seldom Scene
83. Red Tail Ring
84. The Deep Hollow
84. Monica Rizzio
86. Corin Raymond
87. Alison Krauss
88. Caroline Doctorow
89. Coty Hogue
89. Stanley Brothers
91. Bryan Sutton
91. Dar Williams
91. The Lonely Heartstring Band
94. Rebecca Folsom
94. Stan Rogers
96. Aoife O’Donovan
96. Chuck Brodsky
98. Greg Greenway
99. John Hartford
100. Amy White
100. Arlo Guthrie
100. Jed Marum
100. Lizanne Knott
100. Mountain Heart
105. Birds Of Chicago
105. Darrell Scott
105. Steve Goodman
108. David Bromberg
108. Meg Braun
108. Sweet Honey In The Rock
111. Anna And Elizabeth
111. Pharis And Jason Romero
113. Bill Staines
113. Denise Jordan Finley
113. Frank Solivan
113. Peter, Paul And Mary
113. Richard Thompson
118. Nancy Cassidy
119. Blue Highway
119. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
119. Woody Guthrie
122. Fairport Convention
123. Bumper Jacksons
123. Judy Kass
125. Battlefield Band
125. Dave Murphy
125. Free The Honey
125. Steel Wheels
129. David Grisman
129. Joel Mabus
131. Patty Griffin
132. Goodbye Blue
132. Mark Mandeville And Raianne Richards
134. Joe Crookston
135. Chris Coole
135. Erika Kulnys
135. John Flynn
135. Robin And Linda Williams
139. Robert Earl Keen
140. Beth Wood
140. Iris DeMent
142. Charm City Junction
142. Jaime Michaels
142. Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs
145. Jimmy Lafave
146. Rachael Sage
147. Honey Dewdrops
148. Christine Lavin
148. Robert Bobby
148. Weavers
151. Ana Egge And The Sentimentals
151. The Gibson Brothers
153. Arnie Naiman
153. Joe Giacoio
153. Julie Parisi Kirby
156. Kate Rusby
156. Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys
156. The Western Flyers
159. Don White
159. Gordon Lightfoot
161. Bruce Springsteen
161. Dave Van Ronk
161. Victor And Penny
164. Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms
165. Mandolin Orange
165. Rebekah Long
165. Red Molly
168. Steve Martin And Edie Brickell
169. Millpond Moon
169. Sam Gleaves
171. David Lamotte
171. Donna Ulisse
171. Doolin
171. The Paul McKenna Band
175. Dwight Yoakam
176. Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
177. Dolly Parton
177. Donal Hinely
177. Marci Geller
177. The Savage Hearts
177. Tom Rush
182. Mara Levine
182. James Keelaghan
182. Roosevelt Dime
182. Steve Earle
182. Van Morrison
187. Eric Brace And Peter Cooper
187. Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore
187. Sara Watkins
190. Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches
190. Quiles And Cloud
190. We Banjo 3
193. Courtney Marie Andrews
193. Eileen Ivers
193. Sharon Goldman
196. Boxcar Lilies
196. Ellis Paul
196. The Jeremiahs
196. Rosanne Cash
196. Steeldrivers
201. Peter Mayer
201. Ray Lambiase
201. The Small Glories
204. Carrie Rodriguez
204. Ellis
204. Jack Tempchin
204. Lauren Heintz
204. Lucy Kaplansky
204. Special Consensus
210. Anne Hills
210. Bonnie Raitt
210. Crowes Pasture
210. Harpeth Rising
210. Susan Kane
215. Alison Brown
215. Chris Smither
215. Doyle Lawson
215. Paul Sachs
219. Beatles
219. Hank Williams
219. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
219. Spuyten Duyvil
223. Atwater And Donnelly
223. Lonesome River Band
223. Otter Creek
223. Simon And Garfunkel
227. Buddy Miller
227. Ivan Rosenberg
227. Matt Patershuk
227. Western Centuries
231. Archie Fisher
231. Lyle Lovett
233. Joe K. Walsh
233. Loudon Wainwright III
233. Slaid Cleaves
236. Billy Bragg And Joe Henry
236. Country Gentlemen
236. David Roth
236. Kim And Reggie Harris
236. Rhiannon Giddens
236. Ricky Skaggs
236. Roy Zimmerman
236. Ry Cooder
244. Altan
244. Bill Morrissey
244. Karen Savoca
244. Patty Larkin
244. Scott Wolfson And Other Heroes
249. David Rovics
249. Cactus Blossoms
249. The Debutones
249. Hot Rize
249. Lara Herscovitch
249. Robbie Fulks
249. Tom Waits