Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2019, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2019, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 90 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "To Everyone In All The World," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 1/2019] (27)
        "Well May The World Go" (5)
  2: "Rose Avenue," Joel Rafael [Inside, 5/2019] (25)
        "Abraham, Martin and John" (4)
        "Glory Bound" (4)
        "Float Downstream" (4)
  3: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (22)
        "I Come From" (6)
        "Scars We Keep" (5)
        "Hope to Be That Happy" (4)
  4: "What Will We Do," Lula Wiles [Smithsonian/Folkways, 5/2019] (16)
        "Love Gone Wrong" (4)
        "Nashville, Man" (4)
        "Hometown" (2)
        "Bad Guy" (2)
  5: "Even The Sparrow," Kelly Hunt [Rare Bird, 4/2019] (14)
        "Across The Great Divide" (4)
        "Even the Sparrow" (3)
        "Sunshine Long Overdue" (3)
  5: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 5/2019] (14)
        "I Knew I Could Fly" (4)
        "Music and Joy" (3)
        "You're Not Alone" (2)
  5: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," Various Artists [Appleseed] (14)
        "Step By Step," Sweet Honey In the Rock (2)
        "Living In the Country," Martin Simpson (2)
  8: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 5/2019] (13)
        "I Ain't No Jesus" (3)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (2)
        "Scarecrow in a Corn Maze" (2)
        "Election Day" (2)
  8: "Visions," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 5/2019] (13)
        "Twilight" (5)
        "You Just Never Know" (4)
        "Too Long At the Fair" (2)
 10: "Caravan Of Dawn," The Levins [Self, 5/2019] (12)
        "Caravan Of Dawn" (6)
        "Life Comes Pouring" (2)
 10: "The Great Irish Songbook," Dervish [Rounder, 5/2019] (12)
        "The May Morning Dew" (3)
        "Down By The Sally Gardens" (3)
        "The Rocky Road To Dublin" (2)
 12: "Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves," Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves [Free Dirt, 3/2019] (11)
        "Farewell Whiskey" (2)
        "Beaufort County Jail" (2)
        "Lonesome blues" (2)
 12: "Dreams On Hold," Sarah Eide [Self, 5/2019] (11)
        "Journey Song" (4)
        "Dreams On Hold" (3)
        "Big Mover" (2)
        "The Bridge Song" (2)
 12: "Let's Be Brave," Rain Perry [Precipitous, 4/2019] (11)
        "Vapor" (3)
        "California I Love You" (3)
        "Small" (2)
 15: "Smoke And Ashes," The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 2/2019] (10)
        "Just a Dream" (4)
        "The Other Side" (3)
 16: "Facets Of Folk," Mara Levine [Self, 12/2018] (9/17)
        "Child Of Mine" (3)
        "By My Silence" (2)
        "Daughters And Sons" (2)
 16: "Driver," Michael Braunfeld [Blind Justice, 3/2019] (9)
        "Maline" (2)
        "Driver" (2)
        "Blues Ain't Nothin'" (2)
 16: "Standard Deviation," Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 3/2019] (9)
        "Just Wait Til They See You" (3)
        "Standard Deviation" (2)
        "Last Man Standing" (2)
 16: "The Point Of Arrival," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 2/2019] (9)
        "That's The Way These Things Go" (2)
        "Impossible, Until It's Not" (2)
        "Writing A Better Story" (2)
 20: "Dedicated To The Proposition," Spook Handy [Akashic, 5/2019] (8)
        "Pete Seeger's Life" (4)
 20: "Hummingbird," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2019] (8)
        "Willy Moore" (3)
        "The Time Has Come" (2)
 20: "Once A Day," April Verch [Slabtown, 4/2019] (8)
        "Once a Day" (3)
 20: "Patty Griffin," Patty Griffin [Thirty Tigers, 3/2019] (8)
        "Mama's Worried" (3)
        "River" (2)
 20: "Pseudomyopia," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 2/2019] (8)
        "Spark" (2)
        "Alive" (2)
 20: "When You're Ready," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 3/2019] (8)
        "Take The Journey" (2)
 26: "Off To Here Land," Ashley And Simpson [Randomosity, 2/2019] (7/9)
        "Freight Train" (2)
        "Long Black Veil" (2)
 26: "Sing Louder," Meghan Cary [Angel Bear, 2017] (7/9)
        "Little Girls" (3)
 26: "1000 Miles," Bettman And Halpin [Fiddlin Lizard, 2019] (7)
        "Mama Don't You Cry" (2)
        "Don't Let It Get You Down" (2)
        "Take Me Home Country Roads" (2)
 26: "Bennys Tv Repair," Irene kelly [Mountain Fever] (7)
        "Something About A Train Sound" (2)
 26: "Dirigo Attitude," Sara Trunzo [Self, 4/2019] (7)
        "Food and Medicine" (3)
        "I Believe In Unity" (2)
 26: "Hot Jazz, Cool Blues And Hard-Hitting Songs," Barbara Dane [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2018] (7)
        "Study War No More" (2)
 26: "In Sevens," Kora Feder [Self, 3/2019] (7)
        "Poison Honey" (1)
 26: "Tempered Tantrum," Lucas Choi Zimbel [Self] (7)
        "This Backwards Town" (2)
        "What Owns Who" (2)
 26: "Unfortunate Point Of View," Katherine Rondeau [Self, 1/2019] (7)
        "Coming Soon" (2)
        "What's That I Hear" (2)
 26: "Who I Am," Andrew Adkins [Mountain Soul, 4/2019] (7)
        "Southbound" (1)

TOP SONGS of May 2019, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 90 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Pete Seeger's Life" (7)
     from "Dedicated To The Proposition" (Spook Handy)
2. "Caravan Of Dawn" (6)
     from "Caravan Of Dawn" (The Levins)
2. "I Come From" (6)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
2. "Twilight" (6)
     from "Visions" (Alice Howe)
5. "If I Had A Hammer" (5)
     from "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (Pete Seeger)
5. "Scars We Keep" (5)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
5. "Well May The World Go" (5)
     from "To Everyone In All The World" (John McCutcheon)
8. "Abraham, Martin and John" (4)
     from "Rose Avenue" (Joel Rafael)
8. "Float Downstream" (4)
     from "Rose Avenue" (Joel Rafael)
8. "Glory Bound" (4)
     from "Rose Avenue" (Joel Rafael)
8. "Hope to Be That Happy" (4)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
8. "I Ain't No Jesus" (4)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
8. "I Knew I Could Fly" (4)
     from "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (Our Native Daughters)
8. "Journey Song" (4)
     from "Dreams On Hold" (Sarah Eide)
15. "Across The Great Divide" (3/4)
     from "Even The Sparrow" (Kelly Hunt)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2019, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 90 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Pete Seeger (52)
        "Pete" (7)
2. John McCutcheon (40)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (27)
3. Joel Rafael (25)
        "Rose Avenue" (25)
4. Spook Handy (23)
        "Dedicated To The Proposition" (8)
        "Pete, Woody & Me - Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive" (4)
        "Songs of Pete, Woody & Me, Vol. 2" (3)
        "Songs Of Pete, Woody And Me" (3)
5. Ordinary Elephant (21)
        "Honest" (21)
6. Si Kahn (17/27)
        "Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions" (12)
        "Bristol Bay" (6)
6. Kelly Hunt (17)
        "Even The Sparrow" (14)
6. Lula Wiles (17)
        "What Will We Do" (16)
9. The Levins (16)
        "Caravan Of Dawn" (12)
        "The Levins live" (4)
10. Ellis Paul (15)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (13)
11. Our Native Daughters (14)
        "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (13)
12. Alice Howe (13)
        "Visions" (13)
12. Carrie Newcomer (13)
        "The Point Of Arrival" (7)
12. Dervish (13)
        "The Great Irish Songbook" (12)
15. The Lonely Heartstring Band (12)
        "Smoke And Ashes" (8)
16. Mara Levine (11/32)
        "Facets Of Folk" (17)
        "Jewels And Harmony" (8)
        "Mara's Gems" (6)
16. Molly Tuttle (11)
        "When You're Ready" (8)
16. Rain Perry (11)
        "Let's Be Brave" (11)
16. Sarah Eide (11)
        "Dreams On Hold" (11)
16. Tim O'Brien (11)
        "Tim O'Brien Band" (5)
16. Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves (11)
        "Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves" (9)
22. April Verch (10)
        "Once A Day" (8)
22. Danny Schmidt (10)
        "Standard Deviation" (9)
22. Patty Griffin (10)
        "Patty Griffin" (8)
25. Joel Mabus (9/22)
        "Different Hymnals" (7)
        "Time And Truth" (7)
        "Ukulele Crimes" (6)
25. John Smith (9)
        "Hummingbird" (8)
25. Lucy Kaplansky (9)
        "Everyday Street" (5)
        "Reunion" (3)
25. Michael Braunfeld (9)
        "Driver" (9)
29. Rachael Sage (8)
        "Pseudomyopia" (8)
29. Runa (8)
        "Ten: The Errant Night" (5)

TOP LABELS of May 2019, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 90 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (81)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (69)
3. Appleseed (47)
4. Sugar Hill (35)
5. Compass (30)
6. Columbia (29)
7. Red House (28)
8. Appalsongs (27)
9. Inside (24)
10. Thirty Tigers (23)
11. Borealis (19)
11. Signature Sounds (19)
13. Berkalin (18)
14. Legacy (17)
15. Akashic (15)
15. Free Dirt (15)
17. Yep Roc (14)
18. Rare Bird (13)
19. Mountain Fever (12)
19. Pinecastle (12)
19. Rhino (12)

FOLK DJs - May 2019, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 90 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & buesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Barbara Dean (WRPI-FM, MA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Cortney Harkin (WCMA-FM, MI)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Berg (KGLP-FM, NM)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Darwin Davidson ()
Dave Hardy (live365.com, Israel)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Manski ()
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Jock ()
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WNCS-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & MixCloud, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Rob Sullivan (WVBR-FM, NY)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Roots Magazine (KUAR-FM, AR)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)