TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF FEBRUARY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 12596 airplays from 149 different DJs
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1: “Bright Morning Stars,” The Wailin’ Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (93)
    “Bird Song”
    “Swing Low Sail High”
    “Bright Morning Stars”
    “All The Stars”
    “Storm Comin”
2: “Unruly Heart,” Ari And Mia [Self, 12/10] (68)
    “Open Field”
    “Hundreds Of Ways”
    “Unruly Heart”
    “Freight Train”
3: “Man Of Many Moons,” Danny Schmidt [Red House, 2/11] (64)
    “Man Of Many Moons”
    “Houses Sing”
    “Buckets Of Rain”
    “Ragtime Ragtime Blues”
4: “The Heart Of A Waiting Boy,” Patti Casey [Long Shot, 2010] (58)
    “You Are The River”
    “Wander On, Weary Soul”
    “Gander In The Stubble”
    “Spread Joy Over This Land”
5: “Call It My Garden,” Carrie Elkin [Red House, 2010] (57)
    “Jesse Likes Birds”
    “Landeth By Sea”
    “Guilty Hands”
5: “Kicking The Beehive,” Susan Werner [Sleeve Dog, new] (57)
    “Kicking The Beehive”
    “Red Dress”
    “Manhattan, Kansas”
    “On The Other Side”
7: “Okra And Ecclesiastes,” Grant Peeples [Gatorbone, new] (56)
    “High Fructose Corn Syrup”
    “Powerlines”
    “Last Great Buffalo Hunt”
    “My People Come From The Dirt”
8: “We Still Love Our Country,” Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle [Ninth
Street Opus, 2/11] (52)
    “If I Needed You”
    “Fire Alarm”
    “Big Kiss”
9: “City Of Refuge,” Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 1/11] (43)
    “Bright Morning Stars”
    “City Of Refuge”
    “Last Train”
10: “Heaven Below,” Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 4/10] (41)
    “All The World Is One”
    “Singing A Song”
    “Church Of The Earth”

Most frequently played artists February 2011 (Any album)

1. The Wailin’ Jennys
2. Danny Schmidt
3. Bob Dylan
4. Ari And Mia
5. Susan Werner
6. Patti Casey
7. Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle
8. Carrie Elkin
8. Grant Peeples
10. The Louvin Brothers

Most frequently played songs for February 2011

1. “If I Needed You” (22)
    by Carrie Rodriguez And Ben Kyle
    from “We Still Love Our Country”
2. “Jesse Likes Birds” (15)
    by Carrie Elkin
    from “Call It My Garden”
3. “Kicking The Beehive” (14)
    by Susan Werner
    from “Kicking The Beehive”
3. “You Are The River” (14)
    by Patti Casey
    from “The Heart Of A Waiting Boy”
5. “All The World Is One” (13)
    by Peter Mayer
    from “Heaven Below”
5. “Bird Song” (13)
    by The Wailin’ Jennys
    from “Bright Morning Stars”
5. “Man Of Many Moons” (13)
    by Danny Schmidt
    from “Man Of Many Moons”
5. “Open Field” (13)
    by Ari And Mia
    from “Unruly Heart”
9. “Bright Morning Stars” (12)
    by The Wailin’ Jennys
    from “Bright Morning Stars”
9. “Let The Mystery Be” (12)
    by Mustard’s Retreat
    from “Living In The Dream”
9. “Swing Low Sail High” (12)
    by The Wailin’ Jennys
    from “Bright Morning Stars”