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Why a top 36? Because listeners at the Online Folk Festival only rated 36 songs in the last month. Local Celtic band Knot Fibb’n comes in with the top slot – another #1 rating for a Central Ohio team. Recent releases are highlighted in red – it’s been a slow month for new releases at the top of the charts – most of these tunes are from albums which have been out awhile.

Artist – “Song” – Album

1. Knot Fibb’n – “The Catholic Boy/Fiddler’s Green” – Knot Loitering
2. Ernie Hawkins – “Singin’ the Blues” – Rags & Bones
3. Greg Greenway – “I Love Everybody” – Weightless
4. Gillian Welch – “Wayside/Back In Time” – Soul Journey
5. Chuck Brodsky – “Death Row All-Stars” – Tulips For Lunch
6. Jules Shear – “Dreams Don’t Count” – Dreams Don’t Count
7. Old Crow Medicine Show – “Down Home Girl” – Big Iron World
8. James Durst – “Song From Slovenia” – Internationally Unknown
9. Grace Griffith – “Summertime” – Grace
10. Natalie MacMaster – “The Drunken Piper” – No Boundaries
11. James Keelaghan – “Somewhere Ahead” – Then Again 8
12. Dale Nikkel – “Everybody Knows How to Pet a Dog” – Passages
13. Kate Campbell with Spooner Oldham – “Jesus Christ” – For the Living of These Days
14. John Prine and Fiona Prine with Dermot Byrne – “‘Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” – Hands Across the Water: A Benefit For the Children of the Tsunami
15. The Carter Family – “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” – Anchored in Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings 1927-1928
16. Lisa Richards – “Bloom” – Mad Mad Love
17. Chuck Brodsky – “Dangerous Times” – Color Came One Day
18. Christine Lavin – “Mysterious Woman” – Good Thing He Can’t Read My Mind
19. Chris and Siobhan Nelson – “The Bold Dragoon” – Day Has Dawned
20. Sandy Denny – “I’m A Dreamer” – No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology
21. Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul – “Parting of Friends: Air” – Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
22. Amos Lee – “Freedom” – Supply and Demand
23. Tom Rush – “Urge for Going” – Live at Symphony Hall, Boston
24. Red Molly – “Caleb Meyer” – Never Been to Vegas (Live)
25. Pierce Pettis – “Moontown” – State of Grace
26. Boiled in Lead – “The Town of Ballybay” – Orb
27. Steve Forbert – “Train Whistle Blues” – Any Old Time: Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
28. Brett Dennen – “I Asked When” – So Much More
29. Chris de Burgh – “Last Night” – Live in Dortmund
30. Leadbelly – “Goodnight Irene” – Genius of Folk
31. Tom Russell – “Gallo del Cielo” – The Long Way Around
32. Malcolm Holcombe – “Your Eyes Will Shine” – Not Forgotten
33. Bruce Hornsby & The Range – “The Way It Is” – The Way It Is
34. Bobby Bridger – “Heal in the Wisdom” – Heal In The Wisdom
35. James Bryan – “Chicken in the Snowbank” – Come to the Mountain: Old-Time Music For Modern Times
36. Bob Dylan – “Workingman’s Blues #2″ – Modern Times

Once again, there is a tie at #40, so we’re going that extra mile and giving you one bonus song – more for your entertainment dollar.

The following songs have been rated within the last 30 days by listeners of the Online Folk Festival.

Rank – Artist – “Song” – Album

1. Richard Shindell – “So Says the Whipporwill” – Vuelta
2. Deborah Holland – “Chain Stores, Malls and Restaurants” – Bad Girl Once …
3. Bruce Cockburn – “Mystery” – Life Short Call Now
4.(tie) Michael Lille – “On Your Way Down” – Suitable Disguise
4.(tie) Grace Griffith – “Summertime” – Grace
6. Claudia Schmidt – “O Waly Waly” – Spinning
7.(tie) Martyn Joseph – “Wake Me Up” – Whoever It Was That Brought Me Here Will Have To Take Me Home
7.(tie) James Bryan – “Chicken in the Snowbank” – Come to the Mountain: Old-Time Music For Modern Times
7.(tie) Chuck Brodsky – “Death Row All-Stars” – Tulips For Lunch
10.(tie) Mission Street Project – “Unionville” – Liberty Tree: Songs From the American Kitchen Table, Volume 1
10.(tie) Michelle Shocked – “Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe)” – Arkansas Traveler
10.(tie) Emmylou Harris – “All My Tears” – Spyboy
10.(tie) Andrea Zonn – “Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball” – Love Goes On
14. Baka Beyond – “The Rhythm Tree” – Rhythm Tree
15.(tie) Jeffrey Foucault – “Ghost Repeater” – Ghost Repeater
15.(tie) David Stoddard – “Driving in a Circle” – Hesselville
17.(tie) Paul Simon – “Wartime Prayers” – Surprise
17.(tie) Outback – “Air Play” – Baka
17.(tie) Greg Greenway – “What Must Be Done” – Weightless
17.(tie) Antje Duvekot – “Helpless Kiss” – Big Dream Boulevard
21. John Prine – “Spanish Pipedream” – The John Prine Anthology: Great Days
22.(tie) Odetta – “Down By the Riverside” – Gonna Let it Shine
22.(tie) Erik Balkey – “Something in the Air/It’s Not on the Airwaves” – Sanctuary Road
24. Carbon Leaf – “Desperation Song” – Echo Echo
25.(tie) The Kennedys – “Happytown (All Right With Me)” – Songs of the Open Road
25.(tie) Irene Kelley – “Dancin’ Shoes” – Simple Path
27.(tie) Red Molly – “Caleb Meyer” – Never Been to Vegas (Live)
27.(tie) Jen Cass – “Dear Mr. President” – Accidental Pilgrimage
27.(tie) Daniel Lanois – “O Marie” – Acadie
27.(tie) Brooks Williams – “Trouble in Mind” – Blues and Ballads
27.(tie) Al Stewart – “Somewhere In England” – A Beach Full Of Shells
32.(tie) Proclaimers – “When Love Struck You Down” – Restless Soul
32.(tie) Pat Wictor – “Raise My Voice And Sing” – Heaven Is So High
32.(tie) Jackie Frost Ensemble – “Ain’t You the One” – Cold Lonely Blues
32.(tie) Enoch Kent – “Lassie Wi’ The Yellow Coatie – I’m a Rover
32.(tie) Dave Potts – If I Broke the Record” – $12.99
32.(tie) Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer – “Snake-Handlin’ Man” – Seven Is The Number
32.(tie) Catie Curtis – “Hard Time With Goodbye” – Long Night Moon
39.(tie) Johnny Cash – “Orange Blossom Special” – At Folsom Prison
39.(tie) Eddi Reader – “Find My Love” – Live at Newcastle UK 24.05.03
39.(tie) Dave Potts – “$12.99″ – $12.99

The Online Folk Festival Top 41 Songs of the past 30 days as of August 28, 2006. Once again, there is a tie at #40. Ratings are determined based on listener voting through the live365.com player interface.

Rank. Artist – “Song” – Album

1. Amy Speace – “Right Through to Me” – Songs For Bright Street
2. The Four Bitchin Babes – “Viagra in the waters” – Hormonal Imbalance
3. Tempest – “The Sleeping Highlander” – Surfing to Mecca
4. Claudia Schmidt – “O Waly Waly” – Spinning
5. T Bone Burnett – “Earlier Baghdad (The Bounce)” – The True False Identity
6. Solas – Nil Na La – “Reunion” – A Decade of Solas
7. Sharon Shannon & Friends – “The burst mattress” – Libertango
8. KT Tunstall – “Black Horse and The Cherry Tree” – Eye To The Telescope
9. Erik Balkey – “Something in the Air/It’s Not on the Airwaves” – Sanctuary Road
10. Bruce Cockburn – “Mystery” – Life Short Call Now
11. William Pint and Felicia Dale – “High Barbaree” – Seven Seas
12. Bert Jansch – “Blues Run The Game” – Dazzling Stranger
13. Stephen Fearing – “Glory Train” – So Many Miles, Live
14. Vance Gilbert – “Rainy Night in Georgia” – Angels, Castles, Covers
15. The Love Hall Tryst – “Shallow Brown” – Songs of Misfortune
16. Railroad Earth – “Elko” – Elko
17. Sons of the San Joaquin – “From Whence Came the Cowboy” – A Western Jubilee : Songs and Stories of the American West
18. Eddie From Ohio – “The Bridge” – I Rode Fido Home
19. Yellow Room Gang – “Simple Faith (Tamulevich)” – Volume 1
20. Van Morrison – “Stranded” – Magic Time
21. Richard Thompson – “Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen” – Old Kit Bag
22. Michelle Shocked – “Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe)” – Arkansas Traveler
23. Brooks Williams – “Trouble in Mind” – Blues and Ballads
24. Mustard’s Retreat – “Well Here We Are” – The Wind and the Crickets and the South Texas Moon …
25. Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir – “Steal Away” – Jubilation IV-Acapella
26. Kate Campbell with Spooner Oldham – “Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport?” – For the Living of These Days
27. John Flynn – “Blink” – Two Wolves
28. Chris and Siobhan Nelson – “Purple, White and Green” – Day Has Dawned
29. Red Molly – “Caleb Meyer” – Never Been to Vegas (Live)
30. Leonard Cohen – “Famous Blue Raincoat” – The Essential Leonard Cohen
31. Cat Stevens – “I’ve Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old [Unreleased] (1970)” – The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
32. Lisa Biales – “Where the Buckwheat Blooms” – Chasing Away the Blues
33. Susan Werner – “Stay on Your Side of Town” – I Can’t Be New
34. Pat Wictor – “Raise My Voice And Sing” – Heaven Is So High
35. Nancy White – “And I Copied It” – Stickers On Fruit
36. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys – “Blue Moon of Kentucky” - Live at Mechanics Hall
37. Al Stewart – “Somewhere In England” – A Beach Full Of Shells
38. Vance Gilbert – “A Case of You” – Angels, Castles, Covers
39. Katy Bowser – “All of My Friends” – All of My Friends
40. Andrea Zonn – “Heads Up For The Wrecking Ball” – Love Goes On
41. Afro Celt Sound System – “Mother” – Anatomic

Why top 41? There’s a tie at #40. Track order based on ratings from Online Folk Festival listeners. As always, you can participate by giving songs a thumbs up or thunbs down while listening to the Online Folk Festival using the Live365 player.

Artist – “Song” – Album
1. The Moody Bluegrass Ensemble – “Your Wildest Dreams” – Moody Bluegrass – A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues
2. Leahy – “Little Ditty: Finbar Dwyer’s/Gypsy Reel [Instrumental]” – In All Things
3. Willy Porter – “Jesus on the Grille” – High Wire Live
4. Tom Prasada-Rao – “See Myself in You” – Out of the Blue
5. Vigilantes of Love – “Sweet Fire Of Love” – Killing Floor
6. Paul Brady – “The Homes of Donegal” – Nobody Knows
7. Knot Fibb’n – “The Mountains of Mourne” – Knot Loitering
8. Cry Cry Cry – “Northern Cross” – Cry Cry Cry
9. Terry Scott Taylor – “Pretend I’m Elvis (For Just One Night)” – Avocado Faultline
10. Four Bitchin’ Babes – “Microwave Life” – Fax it! Charge it! Don’t ask me what’s for dinner!
11. Ana Egge – “Wedding Dress” – Out Past The Lights
12. Robinella and the CC Stringband – “Mornin’ Dove” – Robinella and the CC Stringband
13. Richard Shindell – “Transit” – Courier
14. Mark Heard – “How Many Tears” – Dry Bones Dance
15. Zoe Mulford – “The American Wake” – Roadside Saints
16. Mission Street Project – “Should I Go Wordless” – Liberty Tree: Songs From the American Kitchen Table, Volume 1
17. Marc Cohn – “Dig Down Deep” – Marc Cohn
18. Lost Dogs – “A Vegas Story” – Gift Horse
19. Carla Ulbrich – “Toasted Chicken Sandwich” – Professional Smart Aleck
20. T Bone Burnett – “Earlier Baghdad (The Bounce)” – The True False Identity
21. Sharon Shannon – “The Woodchoppers (Live)” – Spellbound – The Best Of Sharon Shannon
22. Tracy Grammer – “Laughlin Boy” – Flower of Avalon
23. Kevin Welch and the Overtones – “Early Summer Rain” – Western Beat
24. Over the Rhine – “When I Go” – Films For Radio
25. Malcolm Holcombe – “Where Is My Garden” – Not Forgotten
26. David Wilcox – “Good Man” – Vista
27. Anonymous 4 – “Merrick” – Gloryland
28. Nanci Griffith – “Last Train Home” – Hearts in Mind
29. Eleanor McEvoy – “The Rain Falls” – Yola
30. David Wilcox – “Get On” – Vista
31. Anne Hills – “I Come and Stand at Every Door” – Where Have All the Flowers Gone
32. Victoria Williams – “Century Plant” – Loose
33. Vance Gilbert – “Watching a Good Thing Burn” – Somerville Live
34. Solas – “Pastures Of Plenty” – Reunion – A Decade of Solas
35. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – “I Find Jesus” – TransAmerica Soundtrack
36. Leonard Cohen – “Take This Waltz” – The Essential Leonard Cohen
37. Tom Paxton – “Bottle Of Wine” – Live In The UK
38. Fairport Convention – “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” – Meet on the Ledge – The Classic Years 1967-75
39. Stephen Fearing – “Long Suffering Waltz” – Industrial Lullaby
40. (tie) Pieta Brown – “Lonesome Song” – In the Cool
40. (tie) Lui Collins – “Making Pies” – Closer