Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2018, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2018, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1671 plays from 68 playlists from 50 Folk DJs

  1: "Woven Waters," Tellico [Organic, 11/2018] (11)
        "West Of The Cumberlands" (2)
        "Ballad Of Zona Abston" (2)
        "It's Just Rain" (2)
        "Courage For The Morning" (2)
  2: "Roses In November," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 6/2018] (10)
        "New Years" (7)
  2: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 12/2018] (10)
        "Knockin' On Your Screen Door" (4)
        "Boundless Love" (2)
  4: "A Startle Of Wings," Noah Zacharin [Self, 11/2018] (9)
        "Declare Your Love" (2)
        "Morning Comes In" (2)
  5: "Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots And Branches," Various Artists [Appleseed, 10/2018] (8)
        "We Shall Overcome," Bruce Springsteen (1)
  5: "Father's Son," Pierce Pettis [Compass, 12/2018] (8)
        "Wouldn't Change It For The World" (3)
        "Look Over Your Shoulder" (2)
        "Your Father's Son" (2)
  5: "I Am Christmas," Finest Kind [Fallen Angle, 12/2018] (8)
        "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
  8: "The Longest Night Of The Year Vol One," Various Artists [Hudson Harding] (7)
        "Peace," Laura Zucker (1)
  9: "Damn Sure Blue," Kate Campbell [Large River, 8/2018] (6)
        "Damn Sure Blue" (3)
  9: "Secularia," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 7/2018] (6)
        "Down By The Riverside" (3)
  9: "Somethin' Special: A Noel Paul Stookey Holiday Recollection," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld] (6)
        "Christmas Dinner" (3)
  9: "Whistle Down The Wind," Joan Baez [Razor And Tie, 2/2018] (6)
        "The Great Correction" (3)
        "Be Of Good Heart" (2)
 13: "She Remembers Everything," Roseanne Cash [Blue Note] (5/10)
        "Everyone But Me" (3)
        "Not Many Miles To Go" (2)
        "The Only Thing Worth Fighting For" (2)
 13: "The Silver Wood," Krista Detor [Tightrope] (5/7)
        "More Than I Dare Say" (2)
 13: "Black Cowboys," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2018] (5)
        "Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad" (2)
 13: "The Forgotten," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 3/2018] (5)
        "Why Are The Guns Still Firing" (2)
 13: "Grenades," Kaia Kater [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2018] (5)
        "New Colossus" (2)
 13: "Happy Holidays, Vol. 12," Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer And Tom Paxton [Self] (5)
        "On The Last Day Of The Year" (4)
 13: "Horrible World," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 9/2018] (5)
        "Solid Gone" (2)
 13: "The Prodigal Son," Ry Cooder [Fantasy, 4/2018] (5)
        "Jesus And Woody" (1)
 13: "Some People I Know," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 9/2018] (5)
        "Ocean's Daughter" (2)
 13: "Welcome To The Ether," Wes Collins [Self, 8/2018] (5)
        "Ether" (2)
 13: "Wilderness Years," Jory Nash [Thin Man, 6/2018] (5)
        "Great Big Hole" (2)
 13: "At The Turning Of The Year," Herdman, Hills & Mangsen [Hand And Heart, 2005] (5)
        "At The Turning Of The Year" (5)
 13: "Shed My Skin," Dan Navarro [Dan Navarro/Red Hen, 6/2018] (5)
        "New Year's Day" (4)

TOP SONGS of December 2018, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1671 plays from 68 playlists from 50 Folk DJs

1. "New Years" (7)
     from "Roses In November" (Tret Fure)
2. "On The Last Day Of The Year" (5)
     from "Happy Holidays, Vol. 12" (Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Tom Paxton)
3. "One Good Year" (4)
     from "Broke Down" (Slaid Cleaves)
3. "At The Turning Of The Year" (4)
     from "At The Turning Of The Year" (Herdman, Hills & Mangsen)
3. "Brand New Old Lang Syne" (4)
     from "Hudson Harding Happy Holidays, Vol. 12" (Robert K. Wolf)
3. "The Door Of The Year" (4)
     from "Bidding You Joy" (Nowell Sing We Clear)
3. "Knockin' On Your Screen Door" (4)
     from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
3. "New Year's Day" (4)
     from "Shed My Skin" (Dan Navarro)
3. "Poem At Year's End" (4)
     from "Poem At Year's End" (Sofia Talvik)
10. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "Tribute" (Dougie MacLean)
10. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "I Am Christmas" (Finest Kind)
10. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "Beautiful Road" (Kate Taylor)
10. "Christmas Dinner" (3)
     from "Somethin' Special: A Noel Paul Stookey Holiday Recollection" (Noel Paul Stookey)
10. "Damn Sure Blue" (3)
     from "Damn Sure Blue" (Kate Campbell)
10. "Down By The Riverside" (3)
     from "Secularia" (Eliza Gilkyson)
10. "Duckpin" (3)
     from "Duckpin" (Charm City Junction)
10. "Everyone But Me" (3)
     from "She Remembers Everything" (Roseanne Cash)
10. "The Great Correction" (3)
     from "Whistle Down The Wind" (Joan Baez)
10. "Happy New Year, Beautiful" (3)
     from "Sentimental Season" (Randall Kromm)
10. "New Found Year" (3)
     from "Spring And Fall" (Paul Kelly)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2018, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1671 plays from 68 playlists from 50 Folk DJs

1. John Prine (19)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (10)
        "John Prine" (3)
2. Tellico (11)
        "Woven Waters" (11)
2. Tret Fure (11)
        "Roses In November" (10)
4. Bob Dylan (9)
        "More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14" (3)
4. Finest Kind (9)
        "I Am Christmas" (8)
4. Joan Baez (9)
        "Whistle Down The Wind" (6)
4. Noah Zacharin (9)
        "A Startle Of Wings" (9)
8. Kate Campbell (8)
        "Damn Sure Blue" (6)
8. Pierce Pettis (8)
        "Father's Son" (8)
10. Roseanne Cash (7/11)
        "She Remembers Everything" (10)
10. Eliza Gilkyson (7)
        "Secularia" (6)
10. Joe Jencks (7)
        "The Forgotten" (5)
10. Kaia Kater (7)
        "Grenades" (5)
10. Loreena McKennitt (7)
        "A Midwinter Night's Dream" (3)
10. Slaid Cleaves (7)
        "Broke Down" (4)
        "Wishbones" (3)
10. Zoe Mulford (7)
        "Small Brown Birds" (4)
17. Dougie MacLean (6)
        "Tribute" (3)
17. Herdman, Hills & Mangsen (6)
        "At The Turning Of The Year" (3)
17. Jory Nash (6)
        "Wilderness Years" (5)
17. Noel Paul Stookey (6)
        "Somethin' Special" (5)
17. Nowell Sing We Clear (6)
        "Bidding You Joy" (4)
17. Ry Cooder (6)
        "The Prodigal Son" (5)

TOP LABELS of December 2018, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1671 plays from 68 playlists from 50 Folk DJs

1. Compass (36)
2. Rounder (31)
3. Red House (23)
4. Columbia (19)
5. Oh Boy (17)
6. Appleseed (16)
6. Hudson Harding (16)
8. Smithsonian (15)
9. Vanguard (13)
10. Organic (11)
11. Fallen Angle (9)
11. Free Dirt (9)
11. Mercury (9)
11. Philo (9)
11. Rhino (9)
11. Sugar Hill (9)
17. Signature Sounds (8)
18. Blue Note (7/11)
18. Azalea City (7)
18. Elektra (7)
18. Folk-Legacy (7)
18. Large River (7)
18. Tomboy Girl (7)
18. Yep Roc (7)
25. Bloodshot (6)
25. Flying Fish (6)
25. Neworld (6)
25. Quinlan Road (6)
25. RCA (6)
25. Razor And Tie (6)
25. Warner (6)
25. Waterbug (6)

FOLK DJs - December 2018, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1671 plays from 68 playlists from 50 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Barbara Dean (WRPI-FM, MA)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (KS)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Friedrich Hog (UK)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Ian Zolitor (WXPN-FM, PA)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM & mixcloud.com, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (CJMP-FM & syndicated, NH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Juliana Holm (WPSU-FM)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WQRZ-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Medicine (KGLP-FM, NM)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WUTC-FM, PA)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Scanned By Mail Scanner (Vermont Public Radio)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM)
Susie Gee ()
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Macarthur ()
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wtju Folk (WTJU-FM, VA)