radiocrystalblue

Taylor Barton "Davy" - Dry Land www.taylorbarton.com

Taylor Barton "Jack"

Open Book "Indiana" - Out Of Time www.openbookmusic.com

Neale Eckstein "January Thaw" - Never Too Late www.nealeeckstein.com

Kym Tuvim "Falling Rain" - On The Mend www.kymtuvim.com

Melissa Greener "With The Weather" - Transistor Corazon www.melissagreener.com

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Heliara "Obsession"

Elliott Murphy "The Lion In Winter" - Infinity www.elliottmurphy.com

Zoe FitzGerald Carter "Staying Home Tonight" - Before The Machine www.zoecartermusic.com

Jess Klein "Safe Harbor" - When We Rise www.jessklein.com

Sam Weber "when-all-our-wounds-are-healed-1.help" - Shape Confused Cowboy Be You samweber.fun

Steel Wheels "Kiss Me Like A Stranger" - No More Rain www.thesteelwheels.com

Tragedy Ann "The Shield" - Heirlooms www.tragedyannmusic.com

Tish Hinojosa "Back To You" - West www.mundotish.com

Ruben “El Gato Negro” Ramos “El Año Viejo” featuring Gaby Moreno www.rubenramos.com

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Some of the featured artists in the upcoming South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival www.sffolk.org

Twangtown Paramours "Coupons & Cowboys" - The Wind Will Change Again www.twangtownparamours.com

Kennedys "Headwinds" - Headwinds www.kennedysmusic.com

Marc Douglas Berardo "Hearts In Play" - The Beauty Of This Now www.marcdouglas.com

Meghan Cary "River Rock" - Sing Louder www.meghancary.com

Alice Howe & Freebo "Travelin' Soul" - Live www.alicehowe.com

Grace Morrison "You And Me Talking" - Saltwater Country www..gracemorrison.com

Heather Pierson "Dusty House Blues" - Back To The Light www.heatherpierson.com

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Laurie Black "Axis" - Noisebleed www.laurieblack.co.uk

Sebastien Tellier "Naif de Couer" - Kiss The Beast

Kurt Baker "Undertow Afterglow" -

Dan Miraldi "Buzzin' "More Mood Music www.danmiraldi.com

Mylo Bybee "Misinformed" - Revisions www.mylobybee.com

Emperors & Angels "Walk Into The Fire" - https://emperorsandangels.net/

Slow Crush "Lull"- Hush www.slowcrush.org

Between The Buried & Me "The Blue Nowhere" - The Blue Nowhere www.betweentheburiedandme.com

Rolling Blackout "Pirates On The Seas Of Time" www.rollingblackoutband.com

More artists participating in the upcoming South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival

Goldpine "Space" - Three www.goldpinemusic.com

Tipps & Obermiller "Heart" - Love (and other mysteries) www.tippsandobermiller.com

Danny Schmidt "The Longest Way" - Standard Deviation www.dannyschmidt.com

Mean Mary "Frozen Strings" - Woman Creature: Portrait Of A Woman, Part 2 www.meanmary.com

John McCutcheon & Tom Paxton "Old Dog" - Together Again www.folkmusic.com

Rod MacDonald "The Coming Of The Snow" - After The War www.rodmacdonald.com

ALBUM FOCUS: Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com

Gerry McKeveney "Back Turned Looking Down The Path"

James Maddock "Reconsider Me"

Pete Mancini "Carmelita"

Kenny White "Don't Let Us Get Sick"

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Katie Knipp "I Want To Tell You" (Neo-Soul remix) - Dance Me www.katieknipp.com

Mark Cameron "Change Your Ways" - Blues Factory https://markcameronmusic.net

Manu Lanvin "I Got The Blues" - Man On A Mission www.manulinvin.com

Kelly's Lot "Let Live" - Late Bloomer www.kellyslot.com

Laurie Morvan "My Moderation" - Gravity www.lauriemorvan.com

Michele D'Amour & The Love Dealers "Plum Crazy" - Hot Mess www.micheledamourandthelovedealers.com

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Golden Shoals "I'll Fall In Love Again - s/t https://goldenshoals.com/

Malia Rogers "Stay" Chameleon www.maliarogers.ca

Peggy Seeger "All In The Mind" - First Farewell www.peggyseeger.com

Tim Grimm "Hunting Shack" - Bones Of Trees www.timgrimm.com

Muriel Anderson "Perseid (featuring Phil Keaggy) - Sailing Dreams www.murielanderson.com

Robert Gromotka & Jonas Hain "Tides & Shadows" - Between Us https://www.robert-gromotka.com/

Bex Burch "Don't Go Back To Sleep" - There Is Only Love And Fear www.bexburch.com

Lia Kohl "In A Specific Room" - The Ceiling Reposes www.liairenekohl.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 4 hours, 37 minutes.

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Mark Rubin "Barricades" www.jewofoklahoma.com

Jeremiah Lockwood "No More In This Life" - American Primitive

The Sway Machinery "Subway Car Dreaming" - Subway Car Dreaming

The Sway Machinery "M'loch" - The Dream Past www.jeremiahlockwood.com

Judith Berkson "Habeyn Yakir Li" www.judithberkson.info www.khazonesunderground.com

Pharaoh's Daughter "Hagar" - Haran www.pharaohsdaughter.com

Vapors Of Morphine "Lasidan" - Fear & Fantasy www.vaporsofmorphine.com

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Shanna In A Dress "Finite" - Robot www.shannainadress.com

William Matheny "Grand Old Feeling" - That Grand, Old Feeling www.williammatheny.com

Vance Gilbert "The Mother Of Trouble" - The Mother Of Trouble www.vancegilbert.com

Amity "To Be Known" www.amitymiller.com

Deni Bonet "One In A Million" - It's All Good www.denibonet.com

Grownup Noise "We Become Roses" - No Straight Line In The Universe www.thegrownupnoise.com

Scott Sean White "Keeper" - Even Better On The Days www.scottseanwhite.com

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These are some of the official showcase artists in the upcoming 2026 Folk Alliance International Conference www.folk.org

Luke Winslow-King "If I Were You" - Flash-A-Magic www.lukewinslowking.com

Crys Matthews "Clumsy" - Reclamation www.crysmatthews.com

Maya de Vitry "Addicted" - Amy Given Moment www.mayadevitry.com

The Wildwoods "Dear Stranger" - Dear Meadowlark www.thewildwoodsband.com

Ordinary Elephant "Shadow" - Honest www.ordinaryelephant.net

James Keelaghan "Alberta" - Second-Hand www.keelaghan.com

Abbie Gardner "See You Again" - Dobrosinger www.abbiegardner.com

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian "High On A Mountain" - From China To Appalachia www.cathymarcy.com

Caroline Cotter "Antonia" - Gently As I Go www.carolinecotter.com

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These are some of the featured artists in the upcoming 30A Songwriters Festival www.30asongwritersfestival.com

Ellis Paul "Cosmos" - 55 www.ellispaul.com

Jesse Lynn Madera "You, With The Sullen Eyes" - Fortunes www.jesselynnmadera.com

Dan Bern "Marjorie" - Starting Over www.danbern.com

Danny Schmidt "Words Are Hooks" - Standard Deviation www.dannyschmidt.com

Jo Wymer "The Shoebox" - SLG www.jowymer.com

Bobby Mahoney "Lay It On Me" - Another Deadbeat Summer www.bobbymahoneymusic.com

Jordan Maye "The Puppeteer (featuring Rebecca Soul) www.jordanmaye.com

The Besnard Lakes "Carried It All Around" - The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation www.thebesnardlakes.com

Drop Dead, Gorgeous "Sink Your Teeth" www.dropdeadband.com

Pink Turns Blue "I Can Read Your Name In The Stars" - Black Swan www.pinkturnsbluetour.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com

Tara Hack "Never Too Late For Love"

Allen Santoriello "Outside Chance"

Richard Barone "Keep Me In Your Heart"

Freedy Johnston "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

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Professor Louie & The Crowmatix "Johnny"- Crowin' Around www.professorlouie.com

Reckless & Blue "Can't Give Me The Blues" - Seven Deadly Gins www.recklessandblue.net

Alex Lopez "Lovin' You" - Retro Revival www.alexlopezmusic.com

The Miners "Apologize" - Megunticook www.minersmusic.com

The Rifters "Nothing Is Free" - The Enchanted World www.rifters.net

Goldpine "Understand" - Three www.goldpinemusic.com

Petunia & The Vipers "Key To My Heart" - Callin' Me Back www.petuniamusic.com

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Cassidy Rae "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" www.cassidy-rae.com

Josh Fortenbery "Steven" - Tidy Memorial www.joshfortenbery.com

Kate MacLeod & Windborne "Early Fields" - The Jean Ritchie Experience www.katemacleod.com

Chuck Brodsky "Half The People" - Gravity Wings and Heavy things www.chuckbrodsky.com

Alice di Micele "Oh Humanity" - Reverse The Flow www.alicedimicele.com

Annie & Rod Capps "The Way It Goes"- Love & Rain www.annieandrodcapps.com

Beth Wood "Step At A Time" - Love Is Onto You www.bethwoodmusic.com

Debra Cowan "The Rose You Wore For Me" - Among Friends www.debracowan.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 4 hours, 59 minutes.

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I recited the Jack Kerouac short story "Home At Christmas"

Suzanne's Band 'Falling Falling Falling" www.suzannesband.com

The Wildwoods "Echoes Of Evergreen" www.thewildwoodsband.com

Jamie Kent "The Christmas Tree House" www.jamiekent.com

Wormburner "The Bells Of St. Ignatius" www.wormburnerband.com

Ellis Paul "Sometimes Trouble Is Good" - 55 www.ellispaul.com

Sam Robbins "What Kind Of Faith Are You Praying In?" - Bigger Than In Between www.samrobbinsmusic.com

Shanna In A Dress "Everything & Nothing" - Robot www.shannainadress.com

Kevin Daniel "Don't Tell The Devil" - The Life and Adventures Of Kevin Daniel www.thekevindaniel.com

The Matthew Show "If I Don't Come Home For Christmas" www.thematthewshow.com

Chandra "Christmas Hugs" www.listentochandra.com

Slow Owls "Counting Down To Christmas"

Kevin Beadles "Santa Sleighs It Every Time" www.kevinbeadles.com

Steve Conte (featuring John Conte) "Father Christmas" - It's A Wicked Cool Christmas compilation www.wickedcoolrecords.com

The Plastic Pals "Get To The Point" www.theplasticpals.se

Katie Knipp "Stillness" (Rock Reggae Remix) - Dance Me www.katieknipp.com

Super Plage "1990" (Dim Sum remix)

Chasing Dolls "Blood Moon"

Jessie Wagner (featuring Rocco of The Snow) "Christmas With Me" - It's A Wicked Cool Christmas compilation

Remington Super 60 "Another Christmas Song" - https://christoffer-schou.com/

The Brotherhat "My Christmas Day" -

Adrian & Meredith "Holly Jolly Christmas" www.adrianandmeredith.com

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts "The Ballad Of Krampus and Kringle" - Santa's Guitar www.roughcutsband.com

Cat Lion "The Drizzle" www.catlionmusic.com

The Faux Paws "15 Below" (bonus track) - No Bad Ideas www.thefauxpawsmusic.com

Jay Stott "Stuck In Love" - Wreckage Of Now www.jaystottmusic.com

Bobby Stewart & The Contraires "Happy Holiday" www.bobbystewartmusic.com

Hot Tamale "Christmas In The Car"

Hanne Leland "This Time Of Year" www.hanneleland.com

Margo Rey "This Holiday Night" www.margorey.com

Michele d'Amour & The Love Dealers "Bringing My Bay Back" - Christmas In Blue www.micheledamourandthelovedealers.com

Tish Hinojosa "Can't Say It Matters Anymore" - West www.mundotish.com

Monica Rizzio "Don't Keep Me Up Waiting" - Sunshine Is Free www.monicarizzio.com

Sarah McQuaid "Low Winter Sun" - Walking In White www.sarahmcquaid.com

SONiA disappear fear "Light In You" www.soniadisappearfear.com

Running time: 3 hours, 27 minutes.

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Joel Styzens "Ascendence II" - Resonance www.relax-your-ears.com

Maya de Vitry "Reverie" - How To Break A Fall www.mayadevitry.com

Ordinary Elephant "Before" - Before I Go www.ordinaryelephant.net

Lowland Hum "Eden (Part 1)" - s/t www.lowlandhum.com

Julian Loida "December Dreams" (featuring Don Mitchell of Darlingside) www.julianloida.com

Darlingside "Ancestor" - Pilot Machines www.darlingside.com

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Jess Klein "In The Arms Of A Song" - When We Rise www.jessklein.com

Abigail Dowd "Papa 45" - Saints & Warriors www.abigaildowd.com

Jonathan Byrd "Coyote" - The Law & The Lonesome www.jonathanbyrd.com

Grace Morrison "Gloria" - Saltwater Country www.gracemorrison.com

Catie Curtis "Long Night Moon" - Long Night Moon www.catiecurtis.com

Erin Ash Sullivan "Nobody's Business" - Signposts & Marks www.erinashsullivan.com

William Matheny "Christian Name" - That Grand, Old Feeling www.williammatheny.com

Tret Fure "This And So Much More" - Lavender Moonshine www.tretfure.com

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Vendredi sur Mer "Malabar Princess"

Laurie Black "Scars" - Angst Music www.laurieblack.co.uk

Faster Pussycat "Don't Change" www.fasterpussycat.com

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts "Troubled Paradise" www.tuksmithandtherestlesshearts.com

Out Of The Ashes "Love Gun" www.outoftheashesrocks.com

TRNDS "Moth To A Flame"

Silverstein "Live Like This" - Misery Made Me www.silversteinmusic.com

Kelly's Lot "Terry" - Late Bloomer www.kellyslot.com

Katie Curley "Burning The Midnight Oil" - Penny For My Heartbreak www.katiecurley.com

Professor Louie & The Crowmatix "A Million" - Crowin' Around www.thecrowmatix.com

Ray Cashman "Rainfall" - Redemption Road www.raycashman.net

Donna The Buffalo "Heaven And The Earth" - Dance In The Street www.donnathebuffalo.com

Shane Martin "Cut From The Same Cloth" - Anywhere www.shanemartin.com

The Swaps "Fast Train" - Fast Train www.theswaps.co.uk

The Wildwoods "Hideaway" - Dear Meadowlark www.thewildwoodsband.com

Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem "Heart With No Companion" - Big Old Life www.raniarbo.com

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ALBUM FOCUS

Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon www.paradiddlerecords.com

Allen Santoriello "I Need A Truck"

Caroline Doctorow "Heartache Spoken Here"

Gene Casey "It's True"

Mick Hargreaves "Searchin' For A Heart"

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Keegan McInroe "Either Way Or In Between" - Neon John www.keeganmcinroe.com

Joselyn & Don "Wayfarer's Son" - Soar www.joselynwilkinson.com

Annie & Rod Capps "Love Comes Round" - Love & Rain www.annieandrodcapps.com

Tragedy Ann " Every Morning" - Heirlooms www.tragedyannmusic.com

Deanna Knight "Free To Be Me" www.deannaknight.ca

Johnsmith "Middle Time" - Backroads www.johnsmithmusic.com

Chuck Brodsky "Cup Of Coffee" - Gravity, Wings and Heavy Things www.chuckbrodsky.com

Terry Klein "A Quiet Place To Sit" - Hill Country Folk Music www.terrykleinmusic.com

Lia Kohl "In A Specific Room" - The Ceiling Reposes www.liairenekohl.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Vrikshashana (The Tree)" - Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 3 hours, 50 minutes.

This special countdown miniseries covers the top 100 artists ranked by annual chart placement, covering the years 2003 to 2024. Artists are ranked by their entire body of work, not 1 song or one album. I actually ranked a total of 211 artists, but I keep it to the top 100 for sake of the countdown.

Here's numbers 10 through 1. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.

Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.

This portion of the countdown was published 11/27/25

Opening theme Ada Rovatti & Elephunk -"Gottcha" For Rent www.adarovatti.com

10 LARA HERSCOVITCH www.laraherscovitch.com

I aired "At The Speed Of Time" - Through A Frozen Midnight Sky (2009)

9 ELLIS DELANEY www.ellisdelaney.com

I aired "Red Light" - Break The Spell (2008)

8 AMY SPEACE www.amyspeace.com

I aired "Not The Heartless Kind" - Songs For Bright Street (2006)

7 THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS www.slambovia.com

I aired "Talkin' To The Buddha" - Flapjacks From The Sky (2004)

6 PATTI DEROSA

I aired "Curbside Rhapsody - Paradise (2005)

5 JONATHAN BYRD www.jonathanbyrd.com

I aired "White Oak Wood" - Cackalack (2010)

4 HEATHER PIERSON www.heatherpierson.com

I aired "Wild Child" - Make It Mine (2010)

3 SIRSY www.sirsy.com

I aired "Revolution" - Revolution (2010)

2 VANCE GILBERT www.vancegilbert.com

I aired "Boy On A Train" - Old White Men (2011)

PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX www.thecrowmatix.com

I aired "Endless Highway" - Over The Edge (2000)

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes "Tuning A Soul" - Hemispheres www.geoffreyarmes.com

Running time: 1 hour, 28 minutes

"May your hope always outweigh your doubt

Until this old world finally punches you out

May you always play your music

Loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors

Or may you play at least loud enough

To always wake yourself up..."

RIP Todd Snider

MJ Hibbett “I Did A Gig In New York” – A Million Ukuleles http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk

Lara Herscovitch “Tequila Over Turkey” – There CD http://www.laraherscovitch.com

Dan Bern “Thanksgiving Day Parade” – New American Language http://www.danbern.com

Todd Snider "Story Behind Cash Cabin Sessions" & "Like A Force Of Nature" - Cash Cabin Sessions Volume 3

Todd Snider "Big Finish" - Live: Return of The Storyteller

Todd Snider "Sail On, My Friend" - The Get Together www.toddsnider.net

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Jared Deck "In The Name" - Bully Pulpit www.jareddeckmusic.com

Tim Grimm "80 Acres" - Heart Land Again www.timgrimm.com

Elliot C Way "Fool's Gold"

Ian Roland "20 Breaths Of Love Per Minute" www.ianroland.com

Cassidy Rae "Good Day" www.cassidy-rae.com

John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff "Easy On Me" - The Return Of...

North Riding "Hopetown"

Dead Root Revival "Poverty Line" - The Controller's Exam www.deadrootrevival.ca

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ALBUM FOCUS: Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon www.paradiddlerecords.com

Jack Licitra "Tenderness On The Block"

Claudia Jacobs "Empty Hearted Town"

James O'Malley "My Ride's Here"

Russ Seeger "I'll Just Slow You Down"

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The Wood "Romantic Attitude" - Cold Fire

The Bartells "This Love" www.thebartells.co.uk

Ariel Maniki & The Black Halos "Witches"

Moons In Retrograde "Mirror Obscura" www.moonsinretrograde.com

The Awakening "Mirror Midnight" - Mirror Midnight www.theawakening.com

Feldspar "Pasta Day" www.feldspar.it

Sunvolume "Riff City" www.sunvolume.net