These monthly charts were compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists and are based on 11,973 airplays from 148 different DJs. The number of spins (airplay) is shown in parentheses.

Top Albums of September 2011

Pharis & Jason Romero (Photo: Marc Jenkins & Jamal Hyder)

]1: “Passing Glimpse,” Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 7/11] (64)
“Forsaken Love”
“Hillbilly Blues”
“I’m Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail”
2: “The Harrow And The Harvest,” Gillian Welch [Acony, 6/11] (54)
“Scarlet Town”
“Way It Goes”
“Tennessee”
“6 White Horses”
3: “Hogtown Sessions,” Ivan Rosenberg And The Foggy Hogtown Boys [Vole-O-Tone, new] (39)
“New York Town”
“Lost”
“Cold Creek”
4: “The Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration,” Various Artists [Rounder, 8/11] (36)
“My Florida Sunshine,” Claire Lynch
“Dark As The Night, Blue As The Day,” Michael Cleveland With Dan Tyminski And Vince Gill
4: “Mesabi,” Tom Russell [Shout Factory, new] (36)
“Lonesome Death Of Ukulele Ike”
“Mesabi”
“Jai Alai”
4: “Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down,” Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, new] (36)
“No Banker Left Behind”
“John Lee Hooker For President”
“El Corrido De Jesse James”
7: “Brother Sun,” Brother Sun [World Wide, 2/11] (35)
“Shine”
“Trouble”
“What Must Be Done”
7: “The Famous Rocket Cage,” Donal Hinely [Atom, 5/11] (35)
“The Famous Rocket Cage”
“Poor Man’s Dream”
9: “Man With A Love Song,” James Hill [Borealis, new] (34)
“Hand Over My Heart”
“Assam/Like A Bird”
“Indecision Rag”
10: “O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack,” Various Artists [Mercury, 2000] (33)
“In The Jailhouse Now,” Soggy Bottom Boys
“Hogfoot,” John Hartford
“I’ll Fly Away,” Kossoy Sisters
10: “Old White Men,” Vance Gilbert [Disismye, new] (33)
“Old White Men”
“Boy On A Train”
10: “On The Brooklyn Road,” Nell Robinson [nellrobinsonmusic.com, 6/11] (33)
“Turn Your Radio On”
“Sweet Sunny South”
“Don’t Light My Fire”
13: “In This Light,” Rj Cowdery [Blue Rock, 6/11] (32)
“In This Light”
“I’ll Keep Trying”
“For The Long Ride”
13: “Journeyman,” David Ferrard [Alter Road, 6/11] (32)
“Bridges”
“War Carries On”
“I Want To Be With You”
13: “Meant To Be,” Mare Wakefield [marewakefield.com, 3/11] (32)
“Little Blue Flowers And Butterflies”
“Folk Songs”
“About The War”
13: “That’s How We Run,” April Verch [Slab Town, 6/11] (32)
“Jim Shank / Ti-Jacques Jarret”
“That’s How We Run”
“Lazy John”
17: “Bad Man’s Blood,” Ray Bonneville [Red House, 8/11] (31)
“Darlin”
“River John”
“Bad Man’s Blood”
18: “Burn,” Rita Hosking [ritahosking.com, 9/11] (30)
“When Miners Sang”
“Ballad For The Gulf Of Mexico”
“Coyote”
18: “Catch 23,” The 23 String Band [the23stringband.com, 8/11] (30)
“Long Hot Summer Days”
“Leave Everything To Me”
“Catch 23”
20: “Sounds Of Home,” Blue Highway [Rounder, new] (28)
“Nobody’s Fault But Mine”
“Restless Working Man”
“Sounds Of Home”
21: “Two Nights In Texas,” Kate Campbell [Large River, new] (27)
“Galaxie 500”
“Crazy In Alabama”
“Jesus And Tomatoes”
21: “Line-Up,” Battlefield Band [Temple, 7/11] (27)
“That’s How Strong My Love Is”
“Lovers And Friends”
21: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 4/11] (27)
“Lay My Burden Down”
“Miles To Go”
21: “This Unknown Science,” Joy Kills Sorrow [Signature, new] (27)
“Reservations”
“Eli”
“Wouldn’t Have Noticed”
21: “Vintage And Unique,” John Reischman & The Jaybirds [Corvus, 6/11] (27)
“Hurry Up And Harvest”
“First Whippoorwill”
26: “Hold On Me,” Spring Creek [springcreekbluegrassband.com, 8/11] (26)
“It’s A Banjo Playing”
“With Body And Soul”
“Mockingbird”
26: “Use Me,” David Bromberg [Appleseed, 7/11] (26)
“Bring It With You When You Come”
“Diggin’ In The Deep Blue Sea”
“Lookout Mountain Girl”
28: “9/11: Music For 10th Anniversary (promo CD),” Various Artists [Red House, new] (25)
“Hymn: Page 9/11,” Peter Ostroushko
“Land Of The Living,” Lucy Kaplansky
“Can’t Get Over It,” John Gorka
28: “On The Other Side Of The City,” Downtown Ramblers [downtownramblers.com, 8/11] (25)
“Be My Baby Still”
“That Ain’t The Case”
“This Town”
28: “Something To Believe,” Freebo [Poppabo, 6/11] (25)
“Standing Ovation”
“When There’s No Place Like Home”
31: “American Anonymous,” Joel Mabus [Fossil, 7/11] (24)
“Farmer Is The Man”
“Rising Sun Blues”
31: “Middle Of Everywhere,” Pokey Lafarge And The South City Three [Free Dirt, 7/11] (24)
“Mississippi Girl”
“So Long Honeybee, Goodbye”
33: “My Love Will Keep,” Jonathan Edwards [Appleseed, 6/11] (23)
“Lightkeeper”
“Everybody Works In China”
“Sailor’s Prayer”
34: “Birds Of A Feather,” Red Hen Stringband [Wepecket Island, 6/11] (22)
“Down In Mississippi”
“Jute Mill Song”
34: “Queen Of The Minor Key,” Eilen Jewell [Signature, 6/11] (22)
“Queen Of The Minor Key”
“Santa Fe”
34: “Storm,” Liz Meyer [Strictly Country, 2005] (22)
“Trust Me”
“Blue Lonesome Wind”
37: “Gakondo,” Mighty Popo [Borealis, new] (21)
“Urugendo”
“Gakondo”
37: “Get Your Phil,” Disappear Fear [disappearfear.com, 7/11] (21)
“Power And Glory”
“There But For Fortune”
39: “Monongah,” Kyle Carey [kyleannecarey.com, 6/11] (20)
“Adenine”
“Devil At Your Back”
“Gaol Ise Gaol I”
40: “For The Ladies,” Erik Balkey [Hudson Harding, 2009] (19)
“All The Best”
“No Love Today”
40: “Lost And Found,” Kate MacLeod And Kat Eggleston [Waterbug, 6/11] (19)
“Lark In The Morning”
“Living And The Breathing Wind”
40: “Ravens And Crows,” Dehlia Low [Rebel, 8/11] (19)
“Goin’ Down”
“Ravens And Crows”
40: “Subtotal Eclipse,” Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 6/11] (19)
“Out Of Time And Place”
“Same Dress Twice”
44: “Heirloom Music,” The Wronglers With Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Neanderthal, 5/11] (18)
“Deep Ellum Blues”
“Leavin’ Home”
45: “American Story,” Bearfoot [Compass, new] (17)
“Come Get Your Lonesome”
“Midnight In Montana”
45: “Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (17)
“Darkling And The Bluebird Jubilee”
“Everything Here Is Good”
45: “If Stones Could Talk,” Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 7/11] (17)
“Talking To A Stone”
“12 Days”
45: “Little Bird,” Kasey Chambers [Sugar Hill, 7/11] (17)
“Devil On Your Back”
“Little Bird”
45: “Mercury,” Pieta Brown [Red House, new] (17)
“Be With You”
“Blue Rider”
45: “We Could Be Beekeepers,” Putnam Smith [Itchy Sabot, 6/11] (17)
“Birds Would Understand”
“I Dream Of Apple Orchards”
51: “Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns,” John Hiatt [New West, 8/11] (16)
“When New York Had Her Heart Broke”
“Damn This Town”
51: “Kicking The Beehive,” Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, 3/11] (16)
“On The Other Side”
“Sleeping On A Train”
51: “The Music Of Bill Monroe: 1936-1994,” Bill Monroe [MCA, 1994] (16)
“Muleskinner Blues”
54: “Bandolier,” Jack Hardy [Great Divide, 2002] (15)
“Singer’s Lament”
54: “An Easy Climb,” Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 6/11] (15)
“Let It Rain”
54: “Heaven Below,” Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 4/10] (15)
“All The World Is One”
54: “Part Time Paradise,” Elly Wininger [ellywininger.com, 7/11] (15)
“Crying In The Rain”
54: “The Red Thread,” Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 2004] (15)
“Land Of The Living”
54: “Sorrow & Smoke: Live at The Horseshoe Lounge,” Slaid Cleaves [Music Road, 9/11] (15)
“Black T-Shirt”
“Texas Top Hand”
60: “With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe,” Various Artists [Rebel, new] (14)
“Close By,” Red Allen
60: “Freak Flag,” Greg Brown [Yep Roc, 5/11] (14)
“Let The Mystery Be”
“Mercy Mercy Mercy”
60: “High Atmosphere,” Diana Jones [Proper American, 4/11] (14)
“Don’t Forget Me”
“High Atmosphere”
60: “Hope,” Abbie Gardner [abbiegardner.com, 4/11] (14)
“Walkin’ Cane”
“Break It Slow”
60: “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive,” Steve Earle [New West, 4/11] (14)
“God Is God”
“This City”
60: “Let The Storm Roll In,” Claudia Nygaard [Bet The Ranch, 6/11] (14)
“Big Country”
“Montana Wind”
60: “Neon Blue Bird,” Ollabelle [30 Tigers, 8/11] (14)
“Be Your Woman”
60: “Northern Border,” Kitty Donohoe [Roheen, 2008] (14)
“There Are No Words”
60: “One,” Emma’s Revolution [emmasrevolution.com, 2004] (14)
“If I Give Your Name”
“Peace Salaam Shalom”
60: “Songs Of Freedom,” Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 5/11] (14)
“Moron Radio”
“Just Because”
60: “Threshold,” Carolann Solebello [Elizabeth, 6/11] (14)
“Black Jack Davey”


TOP SONGS OF SEPTEMBER 2011

Lucy Kaplansky

1. “Land Of The Living” (21)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from “The Red Thread”
also “9/11: Music For 10th Anniversary (promo CD)”
2. “There Are No Words” (19)
by Kitty Donohoe
from “Northern Border”
3. “No Banker Left Behind” (15)
by Ry Cooder
from “Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down”
4. “Forsaken Love” (13)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from “Passing Glimpse”
5. “Bravest” (12)
by Tom Paxton
from “Looking For The Moon”
5. “Hillbilly Blues” (12)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from “Passing Glimpse”
5. “Scarlet Town” (12)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
8. “All The World Is One” (11)
by Peter Mayer
from “Heaven Below”
8. “Old White Men” (11)
by Vance Gilbert
from “Old White Men”
10. “Hurry Up And Harvest” (10)
by John Reischman & The Jaybirds
from “Vintage And Unique”
10. “New York City” (10)
by Suzzy And Maggie Roche
from “Zero Church”
also “9/11: Music For 10th Anniversary (promo CD)”
10. “When Miners Sang” (10)
by Rita Hosking
from “Burn”
13. “The Famous Rocket Cage” (9)
by Donal Hinely
from “The Famous Rocket Cage”
13. “Hand Over My Heart” (9)
by James Hill
from “Man With A Love Song”
13. “Hymn: Page 9/11” (9)
by Peter Ostroushko
from “9/11: Music For 10th Anniversary (promo CD)”
13. “If I Give Your Name” (9)
by Emma’s Revolution
from “One”
13. “New York Town” (9)
by Ivan Rosenberg And The Foggy Hogtown Boys
from “Hogtown Sessions”
13. “Tennessee” (9)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
13. “Urugendo” (9)
by Mighty Popo
from “Gakondo”
13. “Way It Goes” (9)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
21. “Boy On A Train” (7)
by Vance Gilbert
from “Old White Men”
21. “Bridges” (7)
by David Ferrard
from “Journeyman”
21. “Firehouse” (7)
by Christine Lavin
from “I Was In Love With A Difficult Man”
also “Vigil”
21. “Gakondo” (7)
by Mighty Popo
from “Gakondo”
21. “Grand Central Station” (7)
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from “Between Here And Gone”
21. “In This Light” (7)
by Rj Cowdery
from “In This Light”
21. “John Lee Hooker For President” (7)
by Ry Cooder
from “Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down”
21. “Lay My Burden Down” (7)
by Alison Krauss And Union Station
from “Paper Airplane”
21. “Little Blue Flowers And Butterflies” (7)
by Mare Wakefield
from “Meant To Be”
21. “Long Hot Summer Days” (7)
by The 23 String Band
from “Catch 23”
21. “Lost” (7)
by Ivan Rosenberg And The Foggy Hogtown Boys
from “Hogtown Sessions”
21. “Scientist” (7)
by Willie Nelson
from “Scientist”
21. “Shine” (7)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
21. “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (7)
by Battlefield Band
from “Line-Up”
21. “Turn Your Radio On” (7)
by Nell Robinson
from “On The Brooklyn Road”
21. “War Carries On” (7)
by David Ferrard
from “Journeyman”
21. “With Body And Soul” (7)
by Spring Creek
from “Hold On Me”