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The Top 29 tracks as rated by listeners of Festival Radio.  Why 29?  Why not?  Oh, by the way crimestoppers, you can have a say in the list every month by rating songs using the live365 player.  On the new player, hover over the album cover graphic and then choose thumbs up or down from the track options.

Artist – Track – Album

1. R.E.M. – Wall of Death – Beat The Retreat (Songs by Richard Thompson)
2. Old Blind Dogs – Bogie’s Bonny Belle – The Gab o Mey
3. Jonathan Rundman – Librarian – Public Library
4. Robert Earl Keen – Mariano – The Party Never Ends – Songs You Know From The Tunes You Can’t Remember
5. Hey Mavis – Sister Mary – Red Wine
6. Pierce Pettis – Tip of My Tongue – Everything Matter
7. Loreena Mckennitt – The Gates Of Istanbul – From Istanbul To Athens
8. Dan Pelletier – Credit Report – Wild Heart Rodeo
9. Black Prairie – Across The Black Prairie – Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
10. Noah Earle – The Sky’s On Fire – This is the Jubilee
11. Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan – To Make You Feel My Love – Serenade
12. The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir – I Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody – Jubilation III
13. The Twangtown Paramours – Might As Well Be You – The Twangtown Paramours
14. Kathryn Williams – 50 White Lines – The Quickening
15. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues – Live From Austin, TX
16. Catherine MacLellan – Isabel’s Song – Water in the Ground
17. Doug Folkins – King Henry’s Good Times – Another Last Call
18. Dolly Parton – Linda Ronstadt – Emmylou Harris – Lover’s Return – Trio II
19. Cry Cry Cry – Fall On Me – Cry Cry Cry
20. Red Molly – Lookin’ For Trouble – James
21. Lost Dogs – You Gotta Move – Scenic Routes
22. The Literary Greats – Show Me the Coast – Ocean, Meet the Valley
23. Fairport Convention – Tam Lin – Meet on the Ledge – The Classic Years 1967-75
24. Deirdre Flint – 1-900-Score a Date – Then Again
25. Daniel Christian – California Song – Hold Your Breath
26. Angel Band – Same Boat – Hope Is On The Way
27. The Pentangle – House Carpenter – Basket of Light
28. Kate & Anna McGarrigle – I Eat Dinner – Heartbeats Accelerating
29. Eddi Reader – Silent Bells – Love Is The Way

Top 30 for Festival Radio as determined by listener feedback for Festival Radio for July 2010

Artist – Track – Album

1. Robert Rolfe Feddersen – “Pearls To Swine” – Milkman
2. Great Big Sea – “Dear Home Town” – Safe Upon The Shore
3. Tin Bird Choir – “Treat You Right” – Barn Rock
4. Robinella and the CC Stringband – “No Saint, No Prize” – Robinella and the CC Stringband
5. Ben Winship & David Thompson – “Old Bamboo (with John Lowell)” – Fishing Music II
6. Adler & Hearne – “How Can We Be Friends” – To The Heart
7. Wendy Wall – “Fool’s Gold” – The Road to Paradise
8. Scott and Michelle Dalziel – “Gravel Roads” – Thinking Out Loud
9. Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin – “Buttonwillow” – It All Comes Back to Love
10. The Lowlands – “Pack of Seeds” – Bark and Twine
11. Smithfield Fair – “The Mist Covered Mountains of Home” – Scotland, Fair Scotland
12. Dave Bordewey and Dave Young – “Lord Franklin” – A New Day
13. The Stringbusters – “Me, Myself and I” - Rhapsody in Uke
14. Tom Granata – “Black Day In July” – Left Foot Lightfoot
15. John Whelan – “Skimming the Surface” – Celtic Crossroads
16. Gordie Tentrees – “Mercy or Sin” – Mercy or Sin
17. Joe Crookston – “Wandering Shepherd” – Able Baker Charlie and Dog
18. Catherine MacLellan – “Isabel’s Song” – Water in the Ground
19. Patty Larkin – “Open Arms” – 25
20. Moody Bluegrass – “Your Wildest Dreams” – Moody Bluegrass
21. Melina Gerges – “Salam” – CD Single
22. Great Lake Swimmers – “Stealing Tomorrow” – Lost Channels
23. Buddy and Julie Miller – “What You Gonna Do Leroy” – Written in Chalk
24. The Infamous Stringdusters – “The Way I See You Now” – The Infamous Stringdusters
25. Chuck Brodsky – “Seven Miles Upwind” – Color Came One Day
26. Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald – “To Let The Light In” – From The Fire
27. Louise Mosrie – “I Love This World” – Home
28. Johnny Flynn – “The Box” – A Larum
29. Simon & Garfunkel – “The Boxer” – Bridge Over Troubled Water
30. Julie Clark – “Growin’ Up” – Change Your Mind

Top tracks as voted by listeners to Festival Radio.  Why 33?  Why not?

Artist – Track – Album

1. Martin Simpson – Greystones – True Stories
2. Chris Stuart – Springhill Mine - Angels of Mineral Springs
3. Shayna Zaid & The Catch – Bonita - Shayna Zaid & the Catch
4. Lynn Marie and the Boxhounds – Rainy day Waltz – Party Dress
5. Sarah McQuaid – West Virginia Boys – I Won’t Go Home ’til Morning
6. Kasey Chambers – Pony – Wayward Angel
7. Jon Shain – Yadkin River Blues – Times Right Now
8. Maria Dunn – Katie Comes a-Callin’ – The Peddler
9. Gillian Welch – Acony Bell – Revival
10. Iain Campbell Smith – Maryanne – Ballads and Barsongs
11. Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care – Vol 1
12. Guy Clark – Soldier’s Joy 1864 – The Dark
13. Chris Vallillo – Darling Nellie Gray – Abraham Lincoln in Song
14. Samuel James – the waters always changing but the river… – for rosa,maeve, and noreen
15. The Elders – Moore St. Girls – American Wake
16. Dry Branch Fire Squad – Miner’s Refrain – Live at the Newburyport Firehouse
17. Catherine MacLellan – Everything’ll be alright – Water in the Ground
18. Carolyn Currie – Hot For a House – Waves Of Silence
19. Wild Carrot and the Roots Band – What Have You Done to Lift Somebody Up – Crowd Around the Mic
20. Truckstop Souvenir – Stardust Motel – Under a Big Blue Sky
21. Jill King – Beautiful World – Rain on Fire
22. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer – Tillman Co. – Drum Hat Buddha
23. Smithfield Fair – The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond – Scotland, Fair Scotland
24. Mavis Staples – Down In Mississippi – We’ll Never Turn Back
25. Dave Bordewey and Dave Young – Last Train and Ride – A New Day
26. Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards – Ranger’s Command – 32 cents Postage Due
27. The Wayfaring Strangers – When You Go Walking After Midnight – This Train
28. Trillium – Staten Island/Red-Haired Boy/Liberty – Crossing the Stream
29. The Mad Maggies – Il y a Un Bal - Skull and Magpies
30. Christine Lavin – What Was I Thinking (1993-2007) – I Don’t Make This Stuff Up, I Just Make it Rhyme
31. The Brombies – Midnight Blues – Live! at the Spitting Llamas Bluegrass Bar
32. Tim O’Brien – Subterranean Homesick Blues – Red On Blonde
33. Salamander Crossing – Fire in the Sky - Salamander Crossing

Top 45 for Festival Radio, February 2010.  Why 45?  Because we go the extra mile at Festival Radio.  Well, actually, because 40 through 45 are really in a virtual tie.

#.  Artist – Track – Album

1. Strawbs – Lay Down - A History of Progressive Folk
2. Moody Bluegrass – Ride My See Saw – Moody Bluegrass
3. Jessie Murphy In The Woods – In The Woods - Eight Belles
4. Sharon Shannon – The wild west wagon train – Saints & Scoundrels
5. The Roe Family Singers – My Poor Son - The Earth and All that Is In It
6. The Handsome Family – After We Shot the Grizzly – Last Days of Wonder
7. Michael Martin Murphy – Wildfire - Buckaroo Blue Grass II
8. Chuck Brodsky – The Come Heres & The Been Heres – Two Sets
9. Brad Colerick – Leave It All Behind - When I’m Gone
10. Alyse Black – Blood and Wine – Hold Onto This
11. Jed Marum – Broom of the Cowdenknowes – Lonestar Banjo
12. The Kennedys – Life Is Large – Positively Live!
13. Wild Carrot and the Roots Band – Blue Bottle Tree – Crowd Around the Mic
14. Switchback – The Mayfly Dance – Ghosts Of The River Folk
15. Rachel Harrington – Shoeless Joe – The Bootlegger’s Daughter
16. Feufollet – Je M’en Vas Dans Le Chemin – Cow Island Hop
17. Elizabeth Nicholson & Stringed Migration – Lord Thomas – Fly Not Yet
18. The Cottars – Fare Thee Well, Northumberland & the Purple Wave – Feast
19. Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken (1971) – The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
20. Trillium – Jenny Lind Polka/Swedish Polka – Crossing the Stream
21. Pete Seeger – Peat Bog Soldiers - Live In ’65
22. Jer Coons – I Want You Back (Jackson 5 cover) – Bonus Track
23. Jakob’s Hollow – Skylah’s Lullaby – The Legend of Bobby the Kid
24. Catherine MacLellan – Take a Break – Water in the Ground
25. We’re About 9 – Maryland, 1987 – Paperdust :: Stardust
26. Trillium – Schule Agra (Johnny’s Gone For a Soldier) – Crossing the Stream
27. Rachel Kilgour – Cheap Grace – 2008-2009 Music to Life Finalists
28. Marie Knight – A Little More Faith – Let Us Get Together: A Tribute to Reverend Gary Davis
29. Bill Miller – Eagle Must Fly Free - Raven in The Snow
30. Marc Cohn – Silver Thunderbird – The Very Best Of Marc Cohn
31. Laurie Lewis – Tell Me True – Blossoms
32. The Kennedys – Gypsy Rose – Songs of the Open Road
33. Jake Shimabukuro – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Best of Woodsongs Volume Three
34. Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band – Eyes On The Prize – Live In Dublin
35. The Blind Boys Of Alabama – People Get Ready – Higher Ground
36. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues – The Best of The Waterboys 81-90
37. The Duhks – Du Temps Que J’Etais Jeune – The Duhks
38. Switchback – Stellar Jay’s Wing – Ghosts Of The River Folk
39. Silly Sisters (Maddy Prior and June Tabor) – Rosie Anderson – No More to the Dance
40. Loreena McKennitt – Full Circle - From Istanbul To Athens
41. Janis Ian – Baby, I’ve Been Thinking – Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
42. Flook – On One Beautifull Day – Haven
43. Eilen Jewell – I’m Gonna Dress In Black – Sea Of Tears
44. The Byrds – He Was A Friend Of Mine (Previously Unissued Live Version – Mono) – There Is A Season
45. Anais Mitchell – Before the Eyes of Storytelling Girls – Hymns for the Exiled

Top 35 tracks as rated by listeners of Festival Radio for January 2010.  Why 35?  Why not?

Artist – Track – Album

1. Nanci Griffith – You Were On My Mind – Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful)
2. Trillium – Schule Agra (Johnny’s Gone For a Soldier) – Crossing the Stream
3. Peggy Seeger – Gonna Be An Engineer – Three Score and Ten
4. Trillium – Jenny Lind Polka/Swedish Polka – Crossing the Stream
5. The Mad Maggies – Luna Marie – Crazed and Enthused
6. Leo Kottke – Morning Is The Long Way Home – One Guitar, No Vocals
7. The Greencards – Lonesome Side Of Town – Viridian
8. Steve Martin – Calico Train – The Crow – New Songs For The Five String Banjo
9. Richard Shindell – State of the Union – Not Far Now
10. We’re About 9 – Maryland, 1987 – Paperdust :: Stardust
11. Mustard’s Retreat – Hard Times Come Again No More – Back to Back
12. Susan Werner – Misery and Happiness – New Non-fiction
13. Suzie Brown – Over & Done – Side Streets
14. Sonia and Disappear Fear – Tango – Tango
15. Kate Campbell – Trains Don’t Run From Nashville – Songs from the Levee
16. Toni Price – #1 – Sol Power
17. Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg – Enniscorthy Fair – Saints and Tzadiks
18. Kathleen Edwards – Copied Keys – Back To Me
19. Rosanne Cash – Tennessee Flat Top Box – Hits 1979-1989
20. Brad Colerick – Leave It All Behind – When I’m Gone
21. Sloan Wainwright – Every Grain Of Sand – Rediscovery
22. Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan – The Cafe Milou Jigs – Serenade
23. Josh Ritter – You Don’t Make it Easy Babe – Hello Starling
24. Johnsmith – The Times They are A-Changin – Gravity of Grace
25. Ben Bedford – The Cherry Mine – Land of the Shadows
26. Jessica Fichot – Le Grenier – Accordion Babes 2010
27. 10,000 Maniacs – Stockton Gala Days – Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings (Disc 1 – The Most Popular Recordings)
28. Kim and Reggie Harris – Done Wit’ Driver’s Dribbin’ – Get on Board: Underground Railroad and Civil Rights Freedom Songs Volume 2
29. Julie Miller – All my Tears – Broken Things
30. Jake Shimabukuro – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Best of Woodsongs Volume Three
31. Silly Sisters (Maddy Prior and June Tabor) – Rosie Anderson – No More to the Dance
32. Bob Dylan – Most Of The Time (alternate version, Oh Mercy) – Tell Tale Signs
33. Alison Krauss & Union Station – The Lucky One – Live
34. Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band – Eyes On The Prize – Live In Dublin
35. Battlefield Band – Three Brothers – Zama Zama …try your luck…

Keep listening and rating the songs, crimestoppers.  If you use the Live365 player, use the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons to make your votes.  Songs people like really do stay in the playlist for longer, so your vote counts.  Vote early and often.

Top 40 Tracks as rated by listeners to Festival Radio for November 2009:

Artist – Track – Album

1. Jimmie Dale Gilmore – Blue Moon Waltz – After Awhile
2. Julie Miller – All my Tears – Broken Things
3. Norman & Nancy Blake – Happy Little Home In Arkansas – Back Home In Sulphur Springs
4. Kris Drever – Braw Sailin’ On the Sea – Black Water
5. David Bromberg – Wee Midnight Hour Blues - Live New York City 1982
6. Pamela Ward and Paul Cherrington – Sail On By – Sail on By
7. The Notting Hillbillies – Railroad Worksong – Missing… presumed having a good time
8. Leadbelly – Goodnight Irene – Genius of Folk
9. Buffy Sainte-Marie – To the Ends of the World – Running For The Drum
10. Peter, Paul And Mary – Leaving On A Jet Plane – The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary
11. Peter Case – Blue Distance – Who’s Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?
12. Arlo Guthrie – If You Would Just Drop By - Tales of ’69
13. Molly’s Revenge – The Long Drive – The Western Shore
14. Mark Stepakoff – Little Black Dress – Some Assembly Required
15. Jon Brooks – The Crying of The Times – Moth Nor Rust
16. Buskin & Batteau – Red Shoes and Golden Hearts – Red Shoes and Golden Hearts
17. Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah – The Essential Leonard Cohen
18. The High Kings – The Rocky Road To Dublin – The High Kings
19. Mavis Staples – Waiting for My Child – Live: Hope at the Hideout
20. Maura O’Connell – There’s No Good Day For Dying – Don’t I Know
21. The Innocence Mission – Follow Me – Birds of My Neighborhood
22. The Foremen – Godzilla Has a Midlife Crisis – The Best of the Foremen
23. Woody Guthrie – Jesus Christ – Classic Protest Songs From Smithsonian Folkways
24. Tom Russell – The Eyes of Roberto Duran – The Long Way Around
25. Steve Goodman – The Dutchman – Anthology: No Big Surprise
26. Smithfield Fair – Radio - The Longing
27. Loudon Wainwright III – Daughter - Strange Weirdos
28. Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams – Everyone Has A Broken Heart – The Great Unravel
29. David Bromberg – Levee Camp Moan – Try Me One More Time
30. Woody Guthrie – This Land is Your Land (extra verse) – The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 – This Land is Your Land
31. The Waybacks – The River – Loaded
32. Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg – Heart’s Blood – Saints & Tzadiks
33. Paul Simon – Kodachrome – Concert In The Park
34. Nia Morgan – Silent Times - Nia Morgan
35. Michael Stanley Band – Falling In Love Again – Right Back at Ya (1971-1983)
36. Lara Herskovitch – Here Comes the Sun – Through a Frozen Midnight Sky
37. The Kennedys – Chimes of Freedom – Half A Million Miles
38. Josh Ritter – Leaving – Golden Age of Radio
39. Eddie From Ohio – Imagine Me – Portable EFO Show
40. The Byrds – Positively 4Th Street (Live) – There Is A Season

This month listeners seemed to really like some of the older tunes, so I have marked the recent releases with red type to distinguish them from the herd.   I appreciate that they are digging on Woody Guthrie, Leonard Cohen, Mavis Staples and The Byrds.  I also like the love for the Michael Stanley Band, one of the favorite bands of my youth.

Top 42 tracks for October 2009, for Festival Radio.  Why 42?  Why not?

Artist – Track – Album

1. Willy Porter – How To Rob A Bank – How To Rob A Bank
2. Tiller’s Folly – Reels – A Ripple in Time
3. Norman & Nancy Blake – While the Band is Playing Dixie – Rising Fawn Gathering
4. The Clumsy Lovers – Danielle – Make Yourself Known
5. Tom Chapin – Love Lasts Long – Let the Bad Times Roll
6. Thomas Loefke, Norland Wind – An Saighdiuir Treigthe – Celtic Sampler Summer
7. Thea Gilmore – Icarus Wind – Liejacker
8. Steve Robinson – Road to Ruin – Undercurrent
9. Sligo Rags – Blind Mary – The Whiskey Never Lies
10. Paul Thorn – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand
11. Lynne Hanson – Wayfaring Stranger – Things I Miss
12. The Love Hall Tryst – Jack in the Green – Songs of Misfortune
13. Dave Carter with Tracy Grammer – When I Go – When I Go
14. Christine Lavin – Attractive Stupid People – Cold Pizza for Breakfast
15. The Be Good Tanyas – Out of the Wilderness – Hello Love
16. Tommy Emmanuel – House Of The Rising Sun – Center Stage
17. Tom Paxton – Dance In The Kitchen – Comedians & Angels
18. Red Molly – Beaumont Rest Stop – Love and Other Tragedies
19. Joni Mitchell – Both Sides, Now – Hits
20. Switchback – The Death of William Henry – Falling Water River
21. Red Stick Ramblers – Morning Blues – My Suitcase Is Always Packed
22. Melody Gardot – Les Etoiles – My One And Only Thrill
23. Brad Colerick – Nashville - When I’m Gone
24. Zydecosis – Walk This Way – Zydeco All Night
25. Oysterband – The Early Days of a Better Nation – Pearls from the Oysters
26. Mary-Chapin Carpenter – Middle Ground - Shooting Straight in the Dark
27. La Esperanza – Los Borrachos – Mondo Flamenco
28. The Kennedys – Chimes of Freedom – Half A Million Miles
29. Joe Crookston – Mending Walls – Able Baker Charlie and Dog
30. Fred Eaglesmith – Sweet Corn – Tinderbox
31. Alyse Black – Up in the Air (Not Too Late) – Hold Onto This
32. Matt Molloy, Paul Brady and Tommy Peoples – Mick Finns/The Blachthorn (Reels) – Molloy, Brady, Peoples
33. Mark Heard – Everything Is Alright – Dry Bones Dance
34. Caren Armstrong – Origami – Everything
35. Barry & Holly Tashian – Worry Doesn’t Worry Me – Long Story Short
36. Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg – Buenos Aires – Saints & Tzadiks
37. Paul Benoit – Leave It As It Lies – Bluebird
38. Peter, Paul And Mary – Blowin’ In The Wind – The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary
39. Mara Levine – Last Thing On My Mind – Mara’s Gems
40. Debra Cowan – Salisbury Plain – Fond Desire Farewell
41. Caroline Herring – The Great Unknown – Golden Apples Of The Sun
42. Battlefield Band – The Auchengeich Disaster – Zama Zama …try your luck…

Top 42 tracks as rated by Festival Radio listeners for September 2009.  Why 42?  Becuase it’s the answer to the ultimate question, of course.

Rank – Artist – Track – Album

1. Over the Rhine – Born – Drunkard’s Prayer
2. Peter, Paul And Mary – Blowin’ In The Wind – The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary
3. Johnny Cash – Personal Jesus – American IV: The Man Comes Around
4. Diana Jones – Ballad of the Poor Child – Better Times Will Come
5. Mark Heard – Everything Is Alright – Dry Bones Dance
6. Deirdre Flint – Food – Then Again
7. Judy Collins – Mountain Girl – Philadelphia Folk Festival – Celebration Highlights From The 40th Anniversary Festival
8. Christine Lavin – Attractive Stupid People – Cold Pizza for Breakfast
9. Kris Delmhorst – To The Wire – Shotgun Singer
10. Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg – Heart’s Blood – Saints & Tzadiks
11. Gibson Brothers – Bottomland – Ring The Bell
12. Chuck Brodsky – The Come Heres & The Been Heres – Two Sets
13. David Stoddard – River of Love – Get Off My Lawn
14. Cry Cry Cry – Shades of Gray – Cry Cry Cry
15. Caroline Herring – The Dozens – Golden Apples Of The Sun
16. Red Molly – Beaumont Rest Stop - Love and Other Tragedies
17. Lisa Biales – Where the Buckwheat Blooms – Chasing Away the Blues
18. Doop and the Inside Outlaws – Prove It All Night – Everett Belcher
19. Dogan Mehmet – Wraggle Taggle Gypsies – Gypsyhead
20. Byrd & Street – My Airplane in the Backyard – Love Broke the Fall
21. Alison Krauss & Union Station – When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss + Union Station Live
22. Tom Russell – Santa Ana Wind – Blood & Candle Smoke
23. Tom Prasada-Rao – Star In Her Crown – The Way of the World
24. Susan McKeown & Lorin Sklamberg – Buenos Aires – Saints & Tzadiks
25. Sarah Siskind – Reasons to Love – Say It Louder
26. Joni Mitchell – Both Sides, Now – Hits
27. Sandy Denny – Learning the Game – No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology
28. Rhythm Angels – Until It Comes Around Again – Girls Like Us
29. Paul Brady – Nobody Knows – Nobody Knows
30. Patty Larkin – Good Thing – Angels Running
31. Nick Humphrey – Logging Katahdin Stream – A Few of Mine
32. Maddy Prior – Dives and Lazarus – Seven For Old England
33. John Gorka – I Know – I Know
34. John Flynn – Reggie’s Question ( What’s in a Name) - America’s Waiting
35. Eastmountainsouth – Show Me the River – Eastmountainsouth
36. Doug Folkins – Calico Girl – Another Last Call
37. Christina Stewart – Dean Ba ba mo Leanabh – Kist O Dreams
38. Chris Vallillo – Hard Times Come Again No More – Abraham Lincoln in Song
39. Carrie Newcomer – The Rooms My Mother Made – My Father’s Only Son
40. Bruce Springsteen – You’re Missing – The Rising
41. Atwater – Donnelly – Sweet Fern – The Blackest Crow
42. Arlo Guthrie – Hurry to Me - Tales of ’69

Top 4o tracks for August 2009 from Festival Radio, as determined by listener ratings:

Artist – “Track” – Album

1. Tommy Emmanuel – “And So It Goes” - Center Stage
2. The Hooters – “Driftin’ Away” - Out Of Body
3. Nerissa & Katryna Nields – “Ticket to My House” - Love and China
4. The Kennedys – “I Found a Road” – Better Dreams
5. Carolann Solebello – “Dance With Me” – Glass of Desire
6. Christine Lavin – “What Was I Thinking (1993-2007)” – I Don’t Make This Stuff Up, I Just Make it Rhyme
7. Tom Russell Band – “Outbound Plane” – Poor Man’s Dream
8. Simon & Garfunkel – “Richard Cory” – Live From New York City, 1967
9. Mozaik – “The Ballad Of Rennardine / Johhny Cuig” – Changing Trains
10. Moody Bluegrass – “Your Wildest Dreams” – Acoustic Rainbow #22
11. Loreena McKennitt – “The Mystic’s Dream” – Nights From The Alhambra
12. Jakob’s Hollow – “Devil’s Den” – The Legend of Bobby the Kid
13. Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg – “Heart’s Blood” - Saints and Tzadiks
14. Michael Stanley – “Waltzing’s For Dreamers” – Live In Tangiers
15. Kelley McRae – “Sparrow” – Highrises In Brooklyn
16. Blame Sally – “Hurricane” – Night of 1000 Stars
17. Craig Bickhardt – “Brother To The Wind” – Brother to the Wind
18. Smithfield Fair – “Where the Rippling Waters Flow” – The Longing
19. Ralston Bowles – “Draper” – Carwreck Conversations
20. Melinda Crawford – “Twixt Ye Twine Ye Even So” – The Wandering Suitcase of Stirling
21. James Keelaghan – “The Constant Lovers” – A Few Simple Verses
22. Martyn Joseph – “This Is Us” – Don’t Talk About Love (Live ’92 – ’02)
23. Johnny Cash – “Where Did We Go Right” – Live From Austin, TX
24. Tom Chapin – “We Will Adjust” – Let the Bad Times Roll
25. Nanci Griffith – “Cotton” – The Loving Kind
26. The McKrells – “Bittersweet and Barbed Wire” – Hit The Ground Running
27. Lori McKenna – “The Ledge” – Bittertown
28. Lisa Biales – “Where the Buckwheat Blooms” – Chasing Away the Blues
29. Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band – “Pay Me My Money Down” – Live in Dublin
30. Pete Seeger – “Walking Down Death Row” - Sowing the Seeds – The 10th Anniversary
31. Maura O’Connell – “There’s No Good Day For Dying” – Don’t I Know
32. Kate Campbell – “Visions of Plenty” – Visions of Plenty
33. Jake Armerding – “Assassination Blues” – Walking On The World
34. Andrew Calhoun & Campground – “Sandy land” – Bound To Go
35. Scott Miller & The Commonwealth – “Ciderville Saturday Night” – Upside Downside
36. Pete And Maura Kennedy – “Life Goes On Without You” – River Of Fallen Stars
37. Nanci Griffith – “Year Down In New Orleans” - Once In A Very Blue Moon
38. Mick McAuley and Winifred Horan – “After the Gold Rush” – Serenade
39. Grey Eye Glances – “The Lost Coast” – GEG Live
40. Annie and Rod Capps – “Crocodile Man” – My Blue Garden

Just a reminder that when you listen to Festival Radio using the Live365 player that you help determine the Top 40 by using the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons.  Generally, high rated songs stay in the playlist for much longer than unrated and low rated songs.