Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2019, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1378 plays from 57 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

  1: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (12)
        "Caroline" (3)
        "Bones and Gravity" (2)
        "Hurricane" (2)
        "Emmylou" (2)
        "Lay Him Down" (2)
  2: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (11)
        "Many Sparks Make A Fire" (3)
        "Let My Love Open the Door" (3)
        "Sixteen Crosses" (2)
  3: "Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns - The Soundtrack," Various Artists [Legacy] (9)
        "Ring of Fire," Johnny Cash (2)
  4: "Greening The Dark," Debra Cowan [Muzzy House, 10/2019] (8)
        "The Old Changing Way" (4)
        "Bones and Feathers" (2)
  4: "Straight To Marrow," Clint Alphin [Self, 10/2019] (8)
        "Straight to Marrow" (4)
  4: "Wahoo!," Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2019] (8)
        "High on a Mountain" (3)
        "Jump Up Ginger" (2)
  7: "The Best Of Christine Lavin," Christine Lavin [Self, 9/2019] (6)
        "The Dakota" (3)
  7: "Charlie Parr," Charlie Parr [Red House, 2019] (6)
        "On Stealing A Sailboat" (2)
  7: "Talk To A Human," Terri Hendrix [Wilory, 8/2019] (6)
        "Way over Yonder in the Minor Key" (3)
 10: "The Peanut Butter Falcon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," Various Artists [Varese Sarabande] (5/6)
        "Whippoorwills," Chance McCoy (2)
 10: "Crowing Ignites," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 8/2019] (5)
        "April In Memphis" (1)
 10: "If You Fall," Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 10/2019] (5)
        "Any Given Moment" (1)
 10: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (5)
        "New Journey" (1)
 10: "Time And Tides," Susan And Ray [Self, 10/2019] (5)
        "Muddy Waters" (2)
 15: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (4)
        "The Gap" (1)
 15: "Breaking in Lonesome," Rick Faris [Dark Shadow, 10/2019] (4)
        "Stoneman's Raid" (1)
 15: "Going To The Well," Linda McRae [42 Rpm, 9/2019] (4)
        "Singing River" (1)
 15: "If I Catch My Dream," Bett Padgett [Self, 10/2019] (4)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
 15: "Medicine For Living," Alexa Rose [Big Legal Mess, 9/2019] (4)
        "Borrow Your Heart" (1)
 15: "My Dony," Grant Dermody [Thunder River, 10/2019] (4)
        "Great Change" (1)
 15: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (4)
        "Wish I Was Wrong" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1378 plays from 57 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. "Straight to Marrow" (5)
     from "Straight To Marrow" (Clint Alphin)
2. "The Old Changing Way" (4)
     from "Greening The Dark" (Debra Cowan)
3. "Are You Happy Now?" (3/4)
     from "Sparrows Point" (Richard Shindell)
3. "Caroline" (3)
     from "Bones And Gravity" (Lizanne Knott)
3. "The Dakota" (3)
     from "The Best Of Christine Lavin" (Christine Lavin)
3. "For Goodness Sake" (3)
     from "Heroes And Sparrows" (Kevin Brown)
3. "High on a Mountain" (3)
     from "Wahoo!" (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)
3. "Let My Love Open the Door" (3)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
3. "Many Sparks Make A Fire" (3)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
3. "Muddy Waters" (3)
     from "Time And Tides" (Susan & Ray)
3. "Rise" (3)
     from "Rise - single" (Carol Crittenden)
3. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (3)
     from "Talk To A Human" (Terri Hendrix)
3. "When Fall Comes To New England" (3)
     from "Different Stripe" (Cheryl Wheeler)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1378 plays from 57 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Lizanne Knott (12)
        "Bones And Gravity" (12)
2. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (11)
        "Wahoo!" (8)
2. Gathering Sparks (11)
        "All That's Real" (11)
4. Clint Alphin (9)
        "Straight To Marrow" (8)
5. Bruce Cockburn (8)
        "Crowing Ignites" (5)
5. Debra Cowan (8)
        "Greening The Dark" (6)
5. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Farm Songs" (2)
8. Charlie Parr (7)
        "Charlie Parr" (6)
8. Christine Lavin (7)
        "The Best Of Christine Lavin" (6)
10. John McCutcheon (6)
        "This Fire" (2)
10. Si Kahn (6)
        "Best Of The Rest" (4)
10. Terri Hendrix (6)
        "Talk To A Human" (6)

TOP LABELS of October 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1378 plays from 57 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (24)
2. Red House (16)
3. Borealis (15)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (15)
5. Legacy (11)
6. Compass (9)
6. Signature Sounds (9)
6. True North (9)
6. Yep Roc (9)
10. Community (8)
10. Sugar Hill (8)
10. Thirty Tigers (8)
10. Vault (8)
14. Columbia (7)
14. Free Dirt (7)
16. Good Dog Jake (6)

FOLK DJs - October 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1378 plays from 57 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, NY)
Barbara Dean (WRPI-FM, MA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Janet Bates ()
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall, UK)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Jon Whitsell (KBAC-FM, NM)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & MixCloud, Israel)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktrax.com, New Zealand)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Wayne Greene (KZCW-LP & KZCC-LP, TX)