Looking back on the first 10 years of the show, we’ve compiled some totally unscientific and rather unreliable statistics. As best we can figure, these are the most played artists in the show’s 10 year history!
Once upon a time, we were friends…
Much to my chagrin, hanging in at number one is an artist who hates my guts, and who thinks that I’m one of the nastiest people he’s ever met! Let’s just say we’ll be playing a lot of David Francey and Nathan in the next little while…
These are the artists that have been played 10 times or more:
| Artist | Plays |
| Fred Eaglesmith | 158 |
| David Francey | 132 |
| Nathan | 130 |
| Leeroy Stagger | 120 |
| Jim Bryson | 119 |
| The Wailin Jennys | 115 |
| Willie P Bennet | 112 |
| JP Hoe | 109 |
| Steve Earle | 109 |
| NQ Arbuckle | 107 |
| Scott Nolan | 107 |
| Blackie & the Rodeo Kings | 106 |
| Lyle Lovett | 100 |
| Skydiggers | 98 |
| Mike Plume | 97 |
| Paul Kelly | 92 |
| Kathleen Edwards | 90 |
| Townes Van Zandt | 89 |
| Guy Clark | 88 |
| Johnny Cash | 79 |
| Romi Mayes | 79 |
| Geoff Berner | 77 |
| Stephen Fearing | 77 |
| Danny Michel | 76 |
| Josh Ritter | 76 |
| Reid Jameison | 72 |
| Greg Macpherson | 70 |
| Del Barber | 68 |
| Eliza Gilkyson | 68 |
| Mary Gauthier | 68 |
| John Prine | 66 |
| Neko Case | 65 |
| Luke Doucet | 64 |
| Oh Susanna | 64 |
| The Weakerthans | 64 |
| Ryan Adams | 63 |
| Matt Mays | 61 |
| Christina Martin | 60 |
| Elliott BROOD | 60 |
| Martyn Joseph | 60 |
| Michael Johnston | 60 |
| Rheostatics | 60 |
| Sarah Harmer | 59 |
| Lucinda Williams | 55 |
| Ox | 55 |
| Shannon Lyon | 55 |
| Dustin Bentall | 53 |
| Slaid Cleaves | 52 |
| Emmylou Harris | 51 |
| The Damnwells | 51 |
| Colin Linden | 50 |
| Jimmy Lafave | 50 |
| Lynn Miles | 50 |
| Matthew Ryan | 50 |
| Easily Amused / Keith & Renee | 49 |
| Gilian Welch | 49 |
| Jesse DeNatale | 48 |
| Rodney Crowell | 48 |
| Serena Ryder | 48 |
| John Hiatt | 47 |
| The Lowest of the Low | 47 |
| Tom Waits | 47 |
| Brock Zeman | 46 |
| Chuck Prophet | 46 |
| Hayes Carll | 46 |
| Greg Brown | 45 |
| Harry Manx | 45 |
| Ron Sexsmith | 45 |
| Bob Schneider | 44 |
| Gurf Morlix | 44 |
| John Wort Hannam | 44 |
| Justin Rutledge | 43 |
| Matt Epp | 43 |
| Carolyn Mark | 42 |
| James McMurtry | 42 |
| Jill Barber | 41 |
| Ridley Bent | 41 |
| Steve Forbert | 40 |
| Jory Nash | 39 |
| Old Man Leudecke | 38 |
| Paul MacLeod | 38 |
| Robert Earl Keen | 37 |
| Sunparlour Players | 37 |
| Todd Snider | 37 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 36 |
| Catherine MacLellan | 36 |
| Alejandro Escovedo | 35 |
| Bob Snider | 35 |
| Kris Demeanor | 35 |
| Nick Lowe | 35 |
| Patty Griffin | 35 |
| Blaze Foley | 34 |
| Buddy Miller | 34 |
| Elvis Costello | 34 |
| Melissa McClelland | 33 |
| Tannis Slimmon | 33 |
| Brandi Carlile | 32 |
| Kasey Chambers | 32 |
| Das Macht Show / Dust Poets | 31 |
| Drive-By Truckers | 31 |
| Stan Rogers | 31 |
| The Jayhawks | 31 |
| Calexico | 30 |
| The Be Good Tanyas | 30 |
| Blue Rodeo | 28 |
| Jon Dee Graham | 28 |
| Kate Maki | 28 |
| Chris Neufeld | 27 |
| D Rangers | 27 |
| Dan Frechette | 27 |
| Matthew Barber | 27 |
| The Blue Shadows | 27 |
| Martin Sexton | 26 |
| Robbie Fulks | 25 |
| Shannon McNally | 25 |
| Vance Gilbert | 25 |
| Joel Kroeker | 24 |
| Justin Townes Earle | 24 |
| Steven Bowers | 24 |
| Tom Wilson/Lee Harvey Osmond | 24 |
| Jason Collett | 23 |
| Jason Plumb | 23 |
| John Bottomley | 23 |
| Monica Schroeder | 23 |
| Neil Young | 23 |
| Shawn Colvin | 23 |
| Son Volt | 23 |
| The Duhks | 23 |
| Wilco | 23 |
| Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle | 22 |
| Darren Day | 22 |
| Jesse Winchester | 22 |
| Kim Richey | 22 |
| Matt Andersen | 22 |
| Radiogram | 22 |
| Amelia Curran | 21 |
| Barney Bentall | 21 |
| Bob Dylan | 21 |
| Bruce Cockburn | 21 |
| Great Lake Swimmers | 21 |
| Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, and Fats Kaplan | 21 |
| Loudon Wainwright III | 21 |
| Madison Violet | 21 |
| Rose Cousins | 21 |
| Spirit of the West | 21 |
| Todd Hunter | 21 |
| Bobby Bare Jr | 20 |
| Cuff the Duke | 20 |
| Dala | 20 |
| Fish & Bird | 20 |
| Merle Haggard | 20 |
| Paul Thorn | 20 |
| Richard Shindell | 20 |
| Swank | 20 |
| The Brothers Cosmoline | 20 |
| The Wooden Sky | 20 |
| Whiskeytown | 20 |
| Wyckham Porteous | 20 |
| Andy Sheppard | 19 |
| Cat Jahnke | 19 |
| Clem Snide | 19 |
| Dave Lang | 19 |
| James Keelaghan | 19 |
| Jenny Whiteley | 19 |
| John Gorka | 19 |
| The Warped 45s | 19 |
| Chris Knight | 18 |
| Dan Mangan | 18 |
| Iris Dement | 18 |
| Lindy | 18 |
| Teddy Thompson | 18 |
| The Cash Brothers | 18 |
| Bill Bourne | 17 |
| Corb Lund | 17 |
| Hank Williams | 17 |
| Jess Klein | 17 |
| Jim White | 17 |
| Lisa Winn | 17 |
| Po’ Girl | 17 |
| Radney Foster | 17 |
| Ray Bonneville | 17 |
| Rory McLeod | 17 |
| The Guthries | 17 |
| The Sadies | 17 |
| Cara Luft | 16 |
| Chris Brown & Kate Fenner | 16 |
| Joe Ely | 16 |
| Peter Katz | 16 |
| Ray Lamontagne | 16 |
| Rod Picott | 16 |
| The Band | 16 |
| The Ladybird Sideshow | 16 |
| Alana Levandoski | 15 |
| Allison Moorer | 15 |
| Chris Carmichael | 15 |
| Colin Hay | 15 |
| Gram Parsons | 15 |
| Iain Matthews | 15 |
| Jackie Greene | 15 |
| Jeremy Messersmith | 15 |
| Ken Whiteley | 15 |
| Kieran Kane | 15 |
| Kim Barlow | 15 |
| Peter Case | 15 |
| Richard Thompson | 15 |
| Royal Wood | 15 |
| The Bills/Bill Hilly Band | 15 |
| Easton Stagger Phillips | 14 |
| Eilen Jewell | 14 |
| Jack Marks | 14 |
| Joshua Cockerill / Animal Parts | 14 |
| Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson | 14 |
| Nels Andrews | 14 |
| Peter Mulvey | 14 |
| T Nile | 14 |
| The Deep Dark Woods | 14 |
| The Other Brothers | 14 |
| The Rocky Fortune/Sons of Daughters | 14 |
| Andy Stochansky | 13 |
| Corin Raymond | 13 |
| Dan Bern | 13 |
| Hoots & Hellmouth | 13 |
| Jeffrey Foucault | 13 |
| Johnsmith | 13 |
| Josh Rouse | 13 |
| Keri Latimer/McTighe | 13 |
| Luther Wright & the Wrongs | 13 |
| Nathan Wiley | 13 |
| Shuyler Jansen | 13 |
| The Tallest Man on Earth | 13 |
| Buddy & Julie Miller | 12 |
| Crooked Still | 12 |
| Danny Schmidt | 12 |
| Dave Alvin | 12 |
| David Gray | 12 |
| Feist | 12 |
| Jack Johnson | 12 |
| Jim Byrnes | 12 |
| Julie Miller | 12 |
| Kris Kristofferson | 12 |
| Liam Titcomb | 12 |
| Lori McKenna | 12 |
| The Corn Sisters | 12 |
| The Western States | 12 |
| Uncle Tupelo | 12 |
| Billy Bragg & Wilco | 11 |
| Camper Van Beethoven | 11 |
| Iron & Wine | 11 |
| James Murdoch | 11 |
| Jesse Malin | 11 |
| Kings of the Moon | 11 |
| Paper Moon | 11 |
| Ruth Moody | 11 |
| Solomon Burke | 11 |
| The Co-Dependents | 11 |
| Twilight Hotel | 11 |
| Two Hours Traffic | 11 |
| Will Kimbrough | 11 |
| Band of Horses | 10 |
| Brian MacMillan | 10 |
| Chris Whitley | 10 |
| Dar Williams | 10 |
| David Myles | 10 |
| David Wilcox (U.S.) | 10 |
| Deer Tick | 10 |
| Glen Campbell | 10 |
| Joe Purdy | 10 |
| John K Samson | 10 |
| Karen Savoca | 10 |
| Martha Wainwright | 10 |
| Nicky Mehta | 10 |
| Redgy Blackout | 10 |
| Ron Hawkins | 10 |
| Sarah Borges | 10 |
| Scarlett, Washington & Whiteley | 10 |
| The Handsome Family | 10 |
| The Kelele Brothers | 10 |
| Whitehorse | 10 |