TOP FOLK ARTISTS OF 2012
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 156671 airplays from 194 different DJs
1. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
2. Bob Dylan
3. Woody Guthrie
4. John McCutcheon
5. Pete Seeger
6. Stan Rogers
7. Red Molly
8. The Stray Birds
9. Doc Watson
10. The Honey Dewdrops
11. The Chieftains
12. Lucy Kaplansky
13. Robin And Linda Williams
14. Nanci Griffith
15. Kate Campbell
16. The Steel Wheels
17. Carolina Chocolate Drops
18. Tim Grimm
19. Mary Chapin Carpenter
20. Chris Smither
21. Darrell Scott
22. Greg Brown
23. Gillian Welch
24. Antje Duvekot
25. Willie Nelson
26. Joel Mabus
27. John Gorka
28. Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
29. Iris DeMent
29. Johnny Cash
31. John Prine
31. Richard Shindell
33. Eliza Gilkyson
34. Drew Nelson
34. Gina Forsyth
36. Carrie Newcomer
37. Dar Williams
37. Ry Cooder
And-- The song, CHINA,(Wilderness Songs and Bad Man Ballads)
was the #10 Folk song of the year !