The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Folk Song Chart
for the Year of 2014
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Close | Ernest Troost |
| 2 | Lies You Forgot You Told | Peter Mulvey |
| 3 | Jagged Scar | Hat Check Girl |
| 4 | Since the Big Box Came to Town | Paddy Mills |
| 5 | I'm Gonna Swim | Byrd and Street |
| 6 | City of Refuge | Abigail Washburn |
| 7 | She Makes It Easy Now | Jesse Winchester |
| 8 | Take a Lesson | Judy Kass |
| 9 | Room at the Table | Carrie Newcomer |
| 10 | Waterfall | Cave & Cliff |
| 11 | Writers | Hat Check Girl |
| 12 | A Thousand Stars | Hat Check Girl |
| 13 | Fare the We'll Dinks Song | Oscar Isaac |
| 14 | The Old You | Hat Check Girl |
| 15 | Something in Blue | David Olney |
| 16 | Try Me Tomorrow | Jim Photoglo |
| 17 | Come Clean | Teresa Storch Band |
| 18 | Sacred Love | Naomi Wachira |
| 19 | Grandma's Best China | Hat Check Girl |
| 20 | The Other Shoe | The Mastersons |
| 21 | Goodbye Butterfield | Hat Check Girl |
| 22 | Acadian Driftwood | Richard Shindell |
| 23 | Texas Rangers | Richard Shindell |
| 24 | May This Be Love (Acoustic) | Emmylou Harris |
| 25 | Where Will I Be? (Alternate Version) | Emmylou Harris |
| 26 | Mangrove | The Accidentals |
| 27 | You Better | Naomi Wachira |
| 28 | Grisly Bear | The Accidentals |
| 29 | My Wrecking Ball | Ryan Adams |
| 30 | Miller's Wheel | Nelson Wright |
| 31 | Kathleen | Tattletale Saints |
| 32 | Devil Again | Bronwynne Brent |
| 33 | Shake | Shook Twins |
| 34 | Hole in the Bible | Rod Macdonald |
| 35 | This Old House (feat. Emma and Grace Kromm) | Randall Kromm |
| 36 | See See Rider | Regina Carter |
| 37 | Sad Saturday Night | David Olney |
| 38 | Big Blue Hole | David Olney |
| 39 | Leadfoot | Haas Kowert Tice |
| 40 | Fountain of Sorrow | Indigo Girls |
| 41 | One Light Shining | Ruth Moody |
| 42 | Fell Upon the Fields | Tattletale Saints |
| 43 | Love We Are We Love | The Sea The Sea |
| 44 | Pearls | Aoife O'Donovan |
| 45 | Deeper Well (Early Version) | Emmylou Harris |
| 46 | Get Up Clara | Richard Shindell |
| 47 | The Silence | The Accidentals |
| 48 | Echo in the Hills | Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt |
| 49 | When the Deal Goes Down | David Olney |
| 50 | Company of Friends | Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt |
| 51 | New York City's Killing Me | Ray LaMontagne |
| 52 | Ghosts | Jesse Winchester |
| 53 | Never Forget to Boogie | Jesse Winchester |
| 54 | Bulletproof Glass | The Accidentals |
| 55 | Snakebit | Mary Gauthier |
| 56 | Abigail | Teresa Storch Band |
| 57 | Mister Stay at Home | David Olney |
| 58 | The Backseat and Me | Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes |
| 59 | Foolish Heart | Jesse Winchester |
| 60 | The Big Chill | Cris Cuddy |
| 61 | Soldier of Misfortune | David Olney |
| 62 | You're Already My Wife | Rod Macdonald |
| 63 | Every Little Bit of It | Carrie Newcomer |
| 64 | Mercy Now | Mary Gauthier |
| 65 | A History of Ghosts | Bobtown |
| 66 | Details | Judy Kass |
| 67 | Another World | Bronwynne Brent |
| 68 | Trouble | Ryan Adams |
| 69 | Our Lady of Guadalupe Street | Bobtown |
| 70 | Stay with Me | Ryan Adams |
| 71 | The Devil | Ryan Taylor Band |
| 72 | Raven | Rod Macdonald |
| 73 | If I Need to Know | Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt |
| 74 | New York City | Robby Hecht |
| 75 | Living with a Long Way to Go | Del Barber |
| 76 | An Empty Chair | Carrie Newcomer |
| 77 | Benign Disillusion | The Accidentals |
| 78 | Every Bite of That Sandwich | Jean Mann |
| 79 | Crossroads Correctional | Hat Check Girl |
| 80 | Scarecrow Man | David Olney |
| 81 | You Can't Get Your Kicks on Route 66 | Honey Don't |
| 82 | No Diamond Ring | Brianna Lea Pruett |
| 83 | Sweet Sunny South | Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman |
| 84 | Georgia I'm Here | Joe Crookston |
| 85 | The Rank Outsiders Ball | Rupert Wates |
| 86 | James Monroe Feat. the Bog Neck Brass Band | The Henry Girls |
| 87 | You Can’t Be Told | Valerie June |
| 88 | A Piece of the Sky | Tret Fure |
| 89 | Jerry Lee Lewis All Night | Smithfield Fair |
| 90 | Lonesome Bones | Jean Mann |
| 91 | Used Bike | Jean Mann |
| 92 | Graceland | Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman |
| 93 | Echoing off the Moon | Paddy Mills |
| 94 | Sympathies | Peter Mulvey |
| 95 | Next to Me | Lacy J Dalton |
| 96 | What? | Judy Kass |
| 97 | Bittersweet | The Accidentals |
| 98 | Time of Delight | Donna Lynn Caskey |
| 99 | Brooklyn in July | Joe Crookston |
| 100 | Lonely for a While | Jesse Winchester |
| 101 | We've Got Lakes | Tattletale Saints |
| 102 | It's Not Easy | The Henry Girls |
| 103 | Brake | The Accidentals |
| 104 | City of Cardboard | The Accidentals |
| 105 | Ghost of a Lie | The Accidentals |
| 106 | Miso Soup | The Accidentals |
| 107 | Us | The Accidentals |
| 108 | Tennessee Plates | Hat Check Girl |
| 109 | I'm Not Going Anywhere | Donna Lynn Caskey |
| 110 | This Field | Johnsmith |
| 111 | Oh Winter | moira smiley & VOCO |
| 112 | Deportee | moira smiley & VOCO |
| 113 | We're All One | Rod Macdonald |
| 114 | Sympathy | Teresa Storch Band |
| 115 | Still | Teresa Storch Band |
| 116 | Traces of You | Tattletale Saints |
| 117 | Button in the Grass | Jean Mann |
| 118 | A Light in the Window | Carrie Newcomer |
| 119 | Little Glass of Wine | Jesse Winchester |
| 120 | Baby, We'd Be Rich | Old Man Luedecke |
| 121 | Ask Youself the Question | Davey O. |
| 122 | Impermanent Things | Joe Crookston |
| 123 | Green Lined Coat | Judy Kass |
| 124 | Brand New Tennessee Waltz | Jesse Winchester |
| 125 | Yankee Lady | Jesse Winchester |
| 126 | Far Side Bank of Jordan | Jesse Winchester |
| 127 | Shadow | Judy Kass |
| 128 | The Turning Point | Tim Grimm |
| 129 | Girl in Blue | Bobtown |
| 130 | Fosse Grim | Bobtown |
| 131 | Doctor Doctor | Tattletale Saints |
| 132 | A Little Louisiana | Jesse Winchester |
| 133 | Visitation | Carrie Newcomer |
| 134 | Took It Like a Man | Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt |
| 135 | Jessica on Prairie Legs | Tattletale Saints |
| 136 | Riding the Train (The Meter Maid Mix) | Joe Crookston |
| 137 | So Long but Not Goodbye | The Henry Girls |
| 138 | Complicated Man | Tattletale Saints |
| 139 | O What a Thrill | Jesse Winchester |
| 140 | Bless Your Foolish Heart | Jesse Winchester |
| 141 | Maybe | The Henry Girls |
| 142 | I Need a Small Town | Byrd and Street |
| 143 | Comin' for Ya North Georgia Blues | Eliot Bronson |
| 144 | Sweet Celia Ann (Aka Mattie Earp) | Neptune's Car |
| 145 | For the Summer | Ray LaMontagne |
| 146 | Money for Floods | Richard Shindell |
| 147 | Yellowhead Road | Del Barber |
| 148 | Flat Earth Diary | Krista Detor |
| 149 | Tragic Mishaps | The Accidentals |
| 150 | We Made It Home | Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman |
| 151 | Borders of the Moon | Johnsmith |
| 152 | Girl from the North Fork Valley | FY5 |
| 153 | Garden Grow Feat. Tom Rozum Nina Gerber and the T Sisters | Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick |
| 154 | 1849 | American Nomad |
| 155 | Sky Picked Blue | Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt |
| 156 | Beg Steal or Borrow | Ray LaMontagne |
| 157 | Settle Up | Paddy Mills |
| 158 | Shortnin' Bread | Ron Block |
| 159 | We'll Buy a Flag | Robert Morgan Fisher |
| 160 | Follow This Highway | Neptune's Car |
| 161 | What else Was It | Peter Mulvey |
| 162 | Aurora Means Dawn | Krista Detor |
| 163 | How Red is the Blood from a Broken Heart | Tattletale Saints |
| 164 | Darlin' | Bobtown |
| 165 | Baltimore | Eliot Bronson |
| 166 | Tuesday Morning (For Roko) | Joe Crookston |
| 167 | One More Glass of Wine | Neptune's Car |
| 168 | Out on the Run (For Josie Rae) | Joe Crookston |
| 169 | Down the Road | Tim Grimm |
| 170 | Five-Point Star | Neptune's Car |
| 171 | Full-Moon Night | Neptune's Car |
| 172 | When the Moon Shines on the Chrome | Neptune's Car |
| 173 | Black Cat Cafe | Neptune's Car |
| 174 | Flashing in the Dark (Rose Island Lighthouse) | Neptune's Car |
| 175 | Kick out the Lights | Ellis Paul |
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