Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2019, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2019, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3126 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

  1: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 5/2019] (29)
        "I Ain't No Jesus" (6)
        "The Battle of Charlottesville" (5)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (4)
  2: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (28)
        "The War" (10)
        "Scars We Keep" (6)
        "Jenny & James" (4)
  3: "Even the Sparrow 2019 Rare Bird Records," Kelly Hunt [Rare Bird, 5/2019] (22)
        "Gloryland" (5)
        "Across The Great Divide" (3)
        "Even the Sparrow" (3)
  4: "Rose Avenue," Joel Rafael [Inside, 5/2019] (18)
        "Strong" (4)
        "Abraham Martin and John" (3)
        "Under Our Skin" (3)
  5: "Visions," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 5/2019] (16)
        "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (5)
        "You Just Never Know" (3)
        "Bring It On Home To Me" (3)
  6: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 5/2019] (14)
        "Better Git Yer Learnin'" (3)
        "Polly Ann's Hammer" (2)
        "Lavi Difisil" (2)
        "Moon Meets the Sun" (2)
  7: "In Sevens," Kora Feder [Self, 3/2019] (13)
        "Lists" (2)
        "Dance With Me" (2)
        "I'd Be A Maria" (2)
  7: "Monroe Bus," Andy Statman [Shefa, 3/2019] (13)
        "Monroe Bus" (2)
  7: "Ride Me Back Home," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 5/2019] (13)
        "Immigrant Eyes" (4)
        "Ride Me Back Home" (3)
        "My Favorite Picture of You" (2)
  7: "Dreams On Hold," Sarah Eide [Self, 5/2019] (13)
        "Big Mover" (6)
        "The Bridge Song" (5)
 11: "The Great Irish Songbook," Dervish [Rounder, 5/2019] (12)
        "The May Morning Dew" (4)
        "The Fields of Athemy" (2)
 11: "October In The Railroad Earth," Tom Russell [Frontera, 2/2019] (12)
        "T-Bone Steak and Spanish Wine" (3)
        "October in the Railroad Earth" (2)
        "Red Oak Texas" (2)
 11: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (12)
        "Alberta" (4)
        "Oh My Love" (4)
 14: "The Butcher Shoppe - EP 2019 ," Della Mae [Rounder] (11/12)
        "Sixteen Tons" (5)
        "No-See-Um Stomp" (2)
        "Sleep With One Eye Open" (2)
 14: "Easy Money," Old Man Luedecke [True North, 5/2019] (11)
        "Easy Money" (3)
        "The Mermaid" (2)
        "Wake Up Call" (2)
        "I Wanna Go" (2)
 14: "Standard Deviation," Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 3/2019] (11)
        "Just Wait Til They See You" (2)
        "Last Man Standing" (2)
        "Standard Deviation" (2)
        "The Longest Way" (2)
        "Newport '65" (2)
 14: "Tim O'Brien Band," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 3/2019] (11)
        "Drunkard's Walk" (3)
        "Pastures of Plenty" (2)
        "Beyond" (2)
 18: "Patty Griffin," Patty Griffin [Thirty Tigers, 3/2019] (10)
        "Where I Come From" (3)
 18: "Ten: The Errant Night," Runa [Self, 3/2019] (10)
        "Saints and Sinners" (2)
 18: "When You're Ready," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 3/2019] (10)
        "Take the Journey" (3)
        "Sit Back and Watch It Roll" (2)
        "The High Road" (2)
 21: "The Point Of Arrival," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 2/2019] (9)
        "It's Always Love" (2)
        "Everything We Need" (2)
        "The Plumb Line" (2)
 21: "Closing The Gap," Molsky's Mountain Drifters [Tree Frog, 3/2019] (9)
        "Let Me Fall" (3)
        "Hog Trough Reel" (2)
        "K.C. Moan" (2)
 23: "The Bull Moose Party," Jackson Grimm [Vault, 3/2019] (8)
        "Appalachia Calling" (3)
 23: "Reasons," Grace Morrison [Self, 2019] (8)
        "Reasons" (3)
 23: "What Will We Do," Lula Wiles [Smithsonian/Folkways, 5/2019] (8)
        "Love Gone Wrong" (2)
 23: "Dedicated To The Proposition," Spook Handy [Akashic, 5/2019] (8)
        "Pete Seeger's Life" (2)
 27: "Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3," Todd Snider [Thirty Tigers, 2019] (7)
        "Like a Force of Nature" (4)
        "Talking Reality Television Blues" (2)
 27: "Dirigo Attitude," Sara Trunzo [Self, 4/2019] (7)
        "Up to Camp" (3)
        "Food and Medicine" (2)
 27: "Front Porch," Joy Williams [Sensibility, 2019] (7)
        "Front Porch" (3)
        "The Trouble with Wanting" (2)
 27: "Heartache Town," Eric Lee [Self, 4/2019] (7)
        "Another Bloody Mary Morning" (1)
 27: "It's A Hard Life," Ruby Lovett [Puff Bunny, 3/2019] (7)
        "Home Sweet Honky Tonk" (4)
 27: "The Long Road," Beth Wood [Joy Echo, 2/2019] (7)
        "Go Now" (2)
 27: "Mint Condition," Caroline Spence [Rounder, 5/2019] (7)
        "Angels or Los Angeles" (2)
 27: "No Water, No Flowers," Geneviève Racette [Self] (7)
        "Parachute" (3)
 27: "Heart Is A Tower," Genevieve Charbonneau [Self, 5/2019] (7)
        "Wilderness" (3)

TOP SONGS of May 2019, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3126 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. "The War" (11)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
2. "Big Mover" (6)
     from "Dreams On Hold" (Sarah Eide)
2. "Scars We Keep" (6)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
2. "Touch a Name on the Wall" (6)
     from "Retold" (Joel Mabus)
5. "The Battle of Charlottesville" (5)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
5. "The Bridge Song" (5)
     from "Dreams On Hold" (Sarah Eide)
5. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (5)
     from "Visions" (Alice Howe)
5. "Gloryland" (5)
     from "Even The Sparrow" (Kelly Hunt)
5. "I Ain't No Jesus" (5)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
5. "Reunion Hill" (5)
     from "Reunion Hill" (Richard Shindell)
5. "Sixteen Tons" (5)
     from "The Butcher Shoppe - Ep" (Della Mae)
5. "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (5)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
5. "Strong" (5)
     from "Rose Avenue" (Joel Rafael)
14. "Alberta" (4)
     from "Assiniboine And The Red" (The Small Glories)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2019, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3126 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Ellis Paul (31)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (23)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase 2019" (5)
1. Ordinary Elephant (31)
        "Honest" (28)
3. Bob Dylan (28)
        "More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14" (4)
4. Kelly Hunt (26)
        "Even the Sparrow 2019 Rare Bird Records" (11)
        "Even The Sparrow" (10)
5. Pete Seeger (23/29)
        "Pete" (13)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (5)
6. Joel Rafael (21)
        "Rose Avenue" (18)
7. Tom Russell (19)
        "October in the Railroad Earth 2019 Frontera Records" (12)
8. Alice Howe (16)
        "Visions" (16)
9. Our Native Daughters (15)
        "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (14)
9. Willie Nelson (15)
        "Ride Me Back Home" (13)
11. Andy Statman (14)
        "Monroe Bus" (13)
11. Carrie Newcomer (14)
        "The Point Of Arrival" (9)
13. Danny Schmidt (13)
        "Standard Deviation" (11)
13. Della Mae (13)
        "The Butcher Shoppe" (11)
13. Kora Feder (13)
        "In Sevens" (13)
13. Old Man Luedecke (13)
        "Easy Money" (11)
13. Patty Griffin (13)
        "Patty Griffin" (10)
13. Sarah Eide (13)
        "Dreams On Hold" (11)
13. The Small Glories (13)
        "Assiniboine And The Red" (8)
        "Assiniboine & the Red 2019 " (3)
20. Dervish (12)
        "The Great Irish Songbook" (12)
20. John McCutcheon (12)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (5)
20. Spook Handy (12)
        "Dedicated To The Proposition" (7)
23. Joel Mabus (11)
        "Retold" (5)
23. Molly Tuttle (11)
        "When You're Ready" (10)
25. Grace Morrison (10)
        "Reasons" (8)
25. Ruby Lovett (10)
        "It's A Hard Life" (7)
25. Runa (10)
        "Ten: The Errant Night" (9)
25. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "Tim O'Brien Band" (6)
29. Gordon lightfoot (9/18)
        "Classic Lightfoot" (7)
        "45 Rpm" (3)
29. John Prine (9)
        "John Prine Christmas" (2)
29. Molsky's Mountain Drifters (9)
        "Closing The Gap" (6)
29. Rosanne Cash (9)
        "She Remembers Everything" (3)

TOP LABELS of May 2019, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3126 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (70)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (52)
3. Red House (44)
4. Columbia (39)
5. Compass (34)
6. Thirty Tigers (29)
7. Rosella (24)
8. Legacy (23)
9. Borealis (21)
10. Rare Bird (20)
11. Berkalin (17)
12. True North (16)
13. Elektra (15)
13. Pinecastle (15)
13. Sugar Hill (15)
16. Inside (14)
16. Know Howe (14)
16. Shefa (14)
19. Warner (13)
19. Yep Roc (13)

FOLK DJs - May 2019, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3126 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt ()
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Lewis (WQCS-FM, FL)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & 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)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mike Sakarias & Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, ON)
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)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)