radiocrystalblue

Kyle Carey "The Sere Wind" - The Last Bough www.kyleannecarey.com

Zoe Mulford "The Queen Of Skye" - Small Brown Birds www.zoemulford.com

Kris Delmhorst "Horses In The Sky" - Long Day In The Milky Way www.krisdelmhorst.com

Selken "Perseids" - The Winds www.selkensongs.com

Heather Styka & The Sentimentals "Correlation" - North www.heatherstyka.com

Matt Harlan & The Sentimentals "Darker Shade Of Grey" - Bow & Be Simple www.mattharlan.com

Stephen Fearing "Bring This Song" - The Empathist www.stephenfearing.ca

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HuDost "Shine On (Nick Of Time)" - The Monkey In The Crown www.hudost.com

Dan Tyminski Band "Hey Brother" - God Fearing Heathen www.dantyminski.com

Clela Errington "Standing On The Platform" www.clelaerrington.com

Lennie Gallant "On The Minnehaha" - Shelter From The Storms www.lenniegallant.ca

Liz Arcane "One Goodbye" - The Sun Will Rise Again www.lizarcanesongwriter.com

Meghan Cary "Drive" - Sing Louder www.meghancary.com

Amy Speace "Where Did You Go" - The American Dream www.amyspeace.com

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

Kevin Daniel "Feel Like It Should" - The Life & Adventures Of Kevin Daniel www.thekevindaniel.com

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Jess Novak & Ben Wayne "Sink" - Sonrise www.jessrocknovak.com

Since11 "Destination Anywhere" www.since11music.com

Kasador "The Changing" - Youth www.kasadorband.com

Florigin "Holiday" www.florigin-music.com

Spitalfield "I Can't Stop" www.spitalfield.org

Dream Theater "Bend The Clock" www.dreamtheater.net

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

Murder By Death "True Dark" - The Other Shore www.murderbydeath.com

Den Baurin "Don't Stop" www.denbaurin.com

Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers "Helping Hand" - Hot Mess www.micheledamourandthelovedealers.com

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

Aztec Two Step 2.0 "World Without Walls" - Apocalypse (Now!) www.aztectwostep.com

Yarn "Let's Get Dark" - Shine The Light On www.yarnmusic.net

Suzanne's Band "Indio" - Ice and Fire www.suzannesband.com

Rosy Nolan "How It Feels To Fall In Love - Main Attraction www.rosynolan.com

Kai Crowe-Getty "Ghost Country" The Wreckage www.kaicrowegetty.com

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ALBUM FOCUS http://www.putumayo.com

Putumayo Discovery presents French Groove

French Groove captures the stylist spirit of a new wave of Francophone musicians who bend upbeat global rhythms and retro cool with inimitable French touch.

From this new compilation I aired:

Sainte-Croix (France/Canada) “Sirène”

Captain Sparks & Royal Company (France) “Une Blondinette” (A Little Blonde)

Malaka (France) “Ulo”

Antoine Villoutreix with Super Antena Tropical (France) Petite idée” (Little Idea),

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John Shipe "Starting Over And Over Again" - Water This Dark www.johnshipemusic.com

Rees Shad "Isn't It A Lovely Dday - Porcelain Angel www.reesshadmusic.com

Christopher Wright "Off To The Races" - The Other Side www.christopherwrightmusic.com

Florence Sommerville "Boots In The Rain" - Endless Horizon www.florencesommerville.com

Cat Lion "Stop!" www.catlionmusic.com

Steve Allain "Go To Glory" www.steveallain.com

Katie Beth Mihm "Fireflies" www.katiebethmihm.com

John McCutcheon "Cuckoo" - Long Journey Home : A Century After The 1925 Mountain City Fiddler's Convention www.folkmusic.com

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix)" - The Warm Chill

Running time: 4 hours 6 minutes

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Radio Crystal Blue Top 100 All-Time Artist Countdown

This special countdown 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 50 through 41. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.

I am counting down these artists, 10 a time until we reach 10-1. Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.

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

50 Scott Cook www.scottcook.net

"If He Showed Up Now" - Further Down The Line

49 Craig Sonnenfoeld www.craigsonnenfeld.net

"Lately" - Heart Of A Man

48 Avi Wisnia www.aviwisnia.com

"The Back Of Your Hand" - Avi Wisnia Presents

47 Christine Havrilla www.christinehavrilla.com

"So Far Away" - Ruby Red

46 The Steel Wheels www.thesteelwheels.com

"At Long Last" - Red Wing

45 Kevin So www.kevinso.com

"Streets Of Chinatown" - The So Must Go On (Live in concert)

44 Carolann Solebello www.carolannsolebello.com

"New York Shoes" - Just Across The Water

43 Anthony Gomes www.anthonygomes.com

"Losing Game" - Electric Field Holler

42 Sam Robbins www.samrobbinsmusic.com

"Remind Me" - Finally Feeling Young

41 The Reverend Shawn Amos www.shawnamos.com

"Will You Be Mine" - The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix) - The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Twisted Pine "Hold On Me" -s/t www.twistedpineband.com

Twisted Pine "Dreams" - Dreams

Twisted Pine "Tomorrow The Sun Will Rise" - Right Now

Crooked Still "Old Virginia" - Hop High www.crookedstill.com

Darlingside "How Long Again" - Everything Is Alive www.darlingside.com

Heather Maloney "Just The way You Are" - Exploding Star www.heathermaloney.com

The Accidentals "Keep Trying" - Time Out 3 www.theaccidentalsmusic.com

Jessie Kilguss "Howard Johnson's" www.jessiekilguss.com

Charlie Nieland "Win" (featuring spiritchild) www.charlienieland.com

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Tyller Gummersall "Your Direction" - In The Middle www.tyllermusic.com

Rod Picott "Washington County" - Paper Hearts & Broken Arrows www.rodpicott.com

The Heart Collectors "Hold On" - The Space Between www.theheartcollectors.com

Scott Yoder "Lover, Let Me In" - Lover, Let Me In www.scottmatthewyoder.com

Emm Gryner "Queen"- Business & Pleasure www.emmgryner.com

Tom Freund "Runaround" - East Of Lincoln www.tomfreund.com

Vance Gilbert "One OF Two Of These Things" - The Mother Of Trouble www.vancegilbert.com

Eddie Skuller "Chocolate Jesus" - Ballads Of Tom Waits www.eddieskuller.com

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Tommy Cash "OK" https://tommycash.world/

Cult Of Venus "Algorithm" - Algorithm www.cvltofvenvs.com

Laptop "Additional Animals" www.laptoptheband.com

Sirsy "Lot of Love" - Coming Into Frame www.sirsy.com

Kid Hyena "Path Of Resistance" - It Takes Courage To Be Happy www.kidhyena.com

The Burning Paris "Desolation Sound" - Last Leaves www.theburningparis.com

Black Bear Kiss "So what, why wait?" www.blackbearkiss.com

The Harr "Walk The Walk"

The Painting "Waiting On The Storm"

ALBUM FOCUS www.putumayo.com

Putumayo Discovery presents French Groove

French Groove captures the stylist spirit of a new wave of Francophone musicians who bend upbeat global rhythms and retro cool with inimitable French touch.

From this new compilation I aired:

The Loire Valley Calypsos (France) "Samos"

Alamic (France) "Bossa"

Mathieu Gattuso (France) "A La Vie"

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

Laurie Morvan "I Want Answers" - Gravity www.lauriemorvan.com

American Merit "Higher Ground" www.americanmeritband.com

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

Tall Tall Trees "Men & Mountains" - Moment www.talltalltrees.com

Ever More Nest "Out Here Now" Out Here Now www.evermorenest.com

Robert Thomas & The Sessionmen "Lake Louise" - The Way We Roll www.robertthomasandthesessionmen.com

Petunia & The Vipers "Long Gone" - Callin' Me Back www.petuniaandthevipers.com

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Carla Gover "Raise A Little Cane" - Kentucky Queen www.carlagover.com

Kate McDonnell "Hard Heart" - Trapeze www.katemcdonnell.com

Jess Klein "Over The Line" - When We Rise www.jessklein.com

Fred Gillen Jr. "The Bluebird Flew Away" - Birds www.fredgillenjr.com

Mean Mary "Tarzan" - Woman Creature (Portrait Of A Woman, Part 2) www.meamary.com

Ben Bedford "Wolves" - Valley Of Stars www.benbedford.com

Joy Zimmerman "We Are A Bell" - Where The Light Lives www.joyzimmermanmusic.com

Zoe FitzGerald Carter "Starlight Blue" - Before The Machine www.zoefitgeraldccarter.com

Noah Zacharin "Something Like A River" - Points Of Light www.nonahsong.com

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix)" - The Warm Chill

Running time: 4 hours 11 minutes

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

60 JOSH RITTER www.joshritter.com

I aired "Man Burning" - Hello Starling (2003)

59 BUTCHER'S BLIND

I aired "College Town"- Destination Blues (2013)

58 SAM SHABER www.samshaber.com

I aired "All Of This" - Eighty Numbered Streets (2002)

57 THE DEFIBULATORS www.thedefibulators.com

I aired "Thin Air" - Corn Money (2009)

56 TORI SPARKS www.torisparks.com

I aired "Blue Tattoo" - The Scorpion In The Story (2009)

55 KAREN COLLINS www.karenbackroadsband.com

I aired "Too Much Me, Not Enough You" - No Yodeling On The Radio (2012)

54 ASH & ERIC www.ashandericmusic.com

I aired "Never Walking Out" - Sure (2022)

53 MARINA V www.marinav.com

I aired "Fairytale Or Not" - Inner Superhero (2017)

52 DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON www.robinsongs.com

I aired "When This Old Hat Was New" - American Hornpipe (2012)

51 TIM BLANE www.timblane.net

I aired "In The Meantime" - In The Meantime (2005)

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix) - The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Allison's Invention "Ran" - Sweet & Vicious www.allisonsinvention.com

Jennings "The Darkness" - Collapse, Collide

Jennings "Phoenix On Fire" www.maryjennings.com

Nichole Wagner "Life During Wartime" - Dance Songs For The Apocalypse www.nicholewagnermusic.com

Mary Ocher "I Am The Occupation" - Your Guide To Revolution www.maryocher.com

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

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Steve Dawson "It Was A Mistake" - Ghosts www.stevedawsonmusic.com

Chris Smither "Old Man Down" - More From The Levee www.smither.com

Tret Fure "Home You Go" - Lavender Moonshine www.tretfure.com

Dan Whitaker "Humboldt Stroll" - I Won't Play By Your Rules www.danwhitakermusic.com

Alice Howe & Freebo "With You By My Side" www.alicehowe.com

Heather Maloney "Ordinary World" Exploding Star www.heathermaloney.com

Aimee Van Dyne "Broken Love Songs" - Broken Love Songs www.aimeevandyne.com

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Keeley "A Doorway To Another World" - Beautiful Mysterious www.keeleysound.com

Angela Saini "Say" www.angelasaini.com

Shannon Curtis "Forever Young" (Alphaville cover) - 80's Kids www.shannoncurtis.net

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

Roger Bacon "All My Life"

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The Dirty Nil "Fail In Time" - The Lash www.thedirtynil.com

Sweet Water "Shine On" www.sweetwaterrocks.com

Kallai "Falling" - We Are Forever www.kallaipdx.com

Newhaven "This Feeling"

Keinemusik with Sevdaliza "See You Again" www.keinemusik.com

Lori "Hot Topic"

Lady Wray "Hard Times" - Cover Girl www.ladynicolewray.com

The Reverend Shawn Amos "Boot-Leg" - Dance Party www.shawnamos.com

Kyra Gordon "Burn It Down" - Traveler www.kyragordon.com

John Smyths "Now I'm Wiser" https://keepitcountry.eu/john-smyths/

Drea Lake "Sturgeon Moon" - Sturgeon Moon www.drealake.com

Eliane Amherd "Gamaret" - La Degustation www.elianeperforms.com

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ALBUM FOCUS www.putumayo.com

Putumayo Discovery presents French Groove

French Groove captures the stylist spirit of a new wave of Francophone musicians who bend upbeat global rhythms and retro cool with inimitable French touch.

From this new compilation I aired:

Arnold (France) "Palace au Soleil"

Ireke (France/Cameroon) “Oh Ma Chérie – Petit à petit Part 2” (Oh My Dear– Little by Little Part 2) with Agnès Hélène and Charly Sanga

Bazar et Bémols (France) "Soleil dans l’orage”

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Beth Wood "Call When You Get Home" - The Long Road www.bethwoodmusic.com

The Faux Paws "Three Days In Cheyenne" - No Bad Ideas https://thefauxpawsmusic.com/

Kate MacLeod with Windborne "Early Fields" (Jean Ritchie cover) www.katemacleod.com

Jubal Lee Young "Weird" - Squirrels www.jubaleeyoung.com

Marianne Flemming "Tumbleweed" www.marianneflemming.com

Alyssen Callery "King Neptune" www.alyssencaery.com

Sara Trunzo "Keeping The Light On" - Better Than I Was www.saratrunzo.com

Donald WG Lindsay "Two Boats Under The Moon" - Two Boats Under The Moon https://www.donaldwglindsay.com/

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Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix)" - The Warm Chill

Running time: 3 hours 56 minutes

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Vance Gilbert "Old White Men" - Old White Men www.vancegilbert.com

Rich Krueger "Don" - Nowthen ww.krueger.com

Kenny White "Out Of My Element" - Symphony in 16 Bars www.kennywhite.net

Akiva Holler Hermosa - The Hermosa EP

The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams "Sunday In The Rain" - Flapjacks From The Sky www.slambovia.com

Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus "Nothing At All" - Two True Loves pattonbrokus.com

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

Meghan Cary "Thursdays" - Building This House www.neghancary.com

Jessie Kilguss "You Were Never Really Here" - What Do Whales Dream About At Night? www.jessiekilguss.com

Stephen Evans "Buzz Of Bees" - Buzz Of Bees www.stephenevansmusic.com

Crys Matthews "Oklahoma Sunset" - Reclamation www.crysmatthews.com

HuDost "Broken Down In America" - The Monkey In The Crown www.hudost.com

Jack Rowberry "Chasing Stones" www.jackrowberry.com

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These artists are performing in the upcoming Black Bear Americana Festival:

Lara Herscovitch "Highway Philosophers" - Highway Philosophers www.laraherscovitch.com

Jesse Terry "River Town" - Arcadia www.jesseterrymusic.com

Kirsten Maxsell "Driftwood" - Crimson www.kirstenmaxwell.com

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

Danielle Miraglia "Famous For Nothin' " -Bright Shining Stars www.daniellem.com

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

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These artists are performing in the upcoming Fox Valley Folk Festival:

Katie Dahl "Temperance River" - Seven Stones www.katiedahlmusic.com

Annie & Rod Capps "We Need The Rain" - Love & Rain www.annieandrodcapps.com

Joe Jencks "What Did You Learn" - The Forgotten: Uncovered Treasures From the Pen Of Si Kahn www.joejencks.com

Tim Grimm "Hadley's Banjo" - Bones Of Trees www.timgrimm.com

Stolen Moans "Damned Sweet" - Damned Sweet www.stolenmoans.com

Babylon A.D. "When The world Stops" www.babylonadband.com

Rahway "Rocketship" - www.rahwayband.com

Nothing Speaks "Wasting Away"

Dead Cowboys "When The Cows Come Home" - https://thedeadcowboysband.com/

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Johnny O'Neill "Brand New Day" www.johnnyoneill.com

Purusa "Weightless" www.purusaband.com

Mudi Sama "Pretty Soon" - Will I Make It Out Alive? www.mudisama.os.fan

Midland Railway "The Power Game"

Nativalien "On & On" (featuring Pinwheel Valley) www.nativalien.com

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Dead Root Revival "Wormhole/Solitude" - The Controller's Exam www.deadrootrevival.ca

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

The Herron Brothers "This Machine" www.theherronbrothers.com

Hollerhead "Glass In The Sky" - Never Gonna Leave You www.hollerhand.net

Suzanne's Band "By The Bayou" - Ice & Fire www.suzannesband.com

Cole Quest & The City Pickers "Early Morning Dew" - Homegrown www.colequest.com

Jason Hannan "The Sunny Side Of Life" - Duets Volume 1: We'll Meet Again Someday www.jasonhannanmusic.com

Trae Sheehan "Better Off" - Postcards From the Country www.traesheehan.com

Teri Rane "Passerine" - Goldenrod www.terirane.com

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ALBUM FOCUS: Marty Cooper - American Portraits

This collection of songs is being released on 8/22 by Howlin' Dog Records. Here, Marty sings previously covered songs, as well as those made famous by others.

From this retrospective, I aired "The Leaves" "Little Play Soldiers" "One More Time, Billy Brown" "A Stranger In Your Town" and "I Wrote A Song"

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MJ Hibbett "The Where What How and Whom of Doctor Doom" www.mjhibbett.com

C. Daniel Boling "Send The Old Men To Fight" - It Matters (featuring Tom Paxton) www.danielboling.com

Peter Mulvey "Five Hundred Days" - Love Is The Only Thing www.petermulvey.com

The Steel Wheels "Rain In The Valley" - Lay Down Lay Low www.thesteelwheels.com

Kris Delmhorst "Hanging Garden" - Long Day In The Milky Way www.krisdelmhorst.com

Lia Kohl "Sit On The Floor and Wait For Storms" - The Ceiling Reposes www.liairenekohl.com

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

Closing music: TJ Rehmi "You Are We Am I (Red Mix)" - The Warm Chill

Running time: 4 hours 44 minutes

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