Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
November 2019, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of November 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3118 plays from 104 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (25)
        "Here Is My Home" (4)
  2: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (24)
        "This Changes Everything" (6)
        "Red Bird" (4)
        "Walking" (4)
        "My Town" (3)
  3: "If I Catch My Dream," Bett Padgett [Self, 10/2019] (17)
        "If I Catch My Dream" (3)
        "In My Life" (3)
  4: "Heroes And Sparrows," Kevin Brown [Self, 10/2019] (16)
        "The Distant Lights of Nowhere" (4)
        "Chattaroy" (2)
        "How I Kneel" (2)
        "Kevin Brown" (2)
        "For Goodness Sake" (2)
  5: "Every Single Star," Dori Freeman [Blue Hens, 9/2019] (14)
        "Go On" (2)
        "Darlin' Boy" (2)
        "That's How I Feel" (2)
  6: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (13)
        "Nothing But a Broken Heart" (3)
        "We Are the Ones" (2)
        "Summere Of The Rain" (2)
        "Many Sparks Make a Fire" (2)
  6: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (13)
        "Hurricane" (3)
        "I Was a Bird" (2)
        "Walk Away" (2)
        "Like I Love My Dog" (2)
  6: "Going To The Well," Linda McRae [42 Rpm, 9/2019] (13)
        "Singing River" (4)
        "Man in the Bottom of the Well" (3)
        "Dimming Of The Day" (2)
  6: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (13)
        "The Loyal Fisherman" (3)
        "Beyond the Day" (2)
        "In the Time I Was Away" (2)
        "Nothing On Me" (2)
        "Wish I Was Wrong" (2)
 10: "Fair Play To You All," Tommy Sands [Spring, 10/2019] (12)
        "Refugees" (2)
        "American Dreams" (2)
        "Answer Not Blowing In The Wind" (2)
 10: "Greening The Dark," Debra Cowan [Muzzy House, 10/2019] (12)
        "The Old Changing Way" (4)
        "Scarecrow" (3)
        "Hills Of Greenmore" (2)
 10: "Straight To Marrow," Clint Alphin [Self, 10/2019] (12)
        "Bless Your Heart" (5)
        "Out to California" (2)
        "Should Have Loved" (2)
 10: "Wahoo!," Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2019] (12)
        "Jump Up Ginger" (5)
        "High on a Mountain" (2)
        "When I grow too old to dream" (2)
 14: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (11)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (3)
        "The Dreamer" (2)
 14: "Time For Love," Donna ulisse [Billy Blue] (11)
        "Donna Ulisse" (4)
 14: "Today Again," Fred Arcoleo [Rally Folk, 11/2019] (11)
        "We Are The Ones" (3)
        "Again, You" (2)
        "What Is It Like to Grow Old?" (2)
        "When I'm Gone" (2)
 17: "My Dony," Grant Dermody [Thunder River, 10/2019] (10)
        "One Step At A Time" (3)
        "My Dony" (2)
        "Morning Train" (2)
        "Real Time Man" (2)
 17: "Wonderful Fairytale," Bill Jones [Brick Wall, 10/2019] (10)
        "The Cold Susquehanna" (2)
        "Humphrey Kynaston" (2)
        "The Aboretum" (2)
 17: "Words Of Love," Allison Lupton [Self, 3/2019] (10)
        "What Will I Dream" (2)
        "I Will Rise" (2)
 20: "Even The Sparrow," Kelly Hunt [Rare Bird, 4/2019] (9)
        "Back to Dixie" (2)
 20: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (9)
        "Hope To Be That Happy" (2)
        "The War" (2)
        "Jenny & James" (2)
 20: "These Old Hands," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2019] (9)
        "These Old Hands" (4)
        "Missing You" (3)
 20: "Unfortunate Point Of View," Katherine Rondeau [Self, 1/2019] (9)
        "Wishing" (2)
        "Natchez Trace" (2)
 20: "While I'm Livin'," Tanya Tucker [Fantasy, 9/2019] (9)
        "Hard Luck" (1)
 20: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (9)
        "Valmy" (2)
        "Breathing Room" (2)
 20: "World Full Of Blues," Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, 11/2019] (9)
        "Suzanne" (1)
 20: "Heart Land Again," Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/2019] (9)
        "Better Days" (2)
        "Carter's Blues" (2)
 28: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (8)
        "Oh My Love" (3)
        "Sing" (2)
        "Long Long Moon" (2)
 28: "Due To The Darkness," The Gossamer Strings [Self, 10/2019] (8)
        "Due to the Darkness" (1)
 28: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2019] (8)
        "Watch It Fall" (3)
 28: "Sketches," Natalie MacMaster [Linus Entertainment, 10/2019] (8)
        "Natalie MacMaster" (2)
 28: "Visions," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 5/2019] (8)
        "You Just Never Know" (2)
        "Twilight" (2)
 28: "Wrestling with the Mystery," Nick Nace [Flour Sack Cape] (8)
        "Back On The Radio" (3)
        "Arkansas Traveler" (2)

TOP SONGS of November 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3118 plays from 104 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "This Changes Everything" (6)
     from "Making Life Sweet" (The Early Risers)
1. "Jump Up Ginger" (6)
     from "Wahoo!" (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)
3. "Bless Your Heart" (5)
     from "Straight To Marrow" (Clint Alphin)
3. "Vote" (5)
     from "Breakfast By Myself" (Spook Handy)
5. "The Distant Lights of Nowhere" (4)
     from "Heroes And Sparrows" (Kevin Brown)
5. "Here Is My Home" (4)
     from "Best Of The Rest" (Si Kahn)
5. "The Old Changing Way" (4)
     from "Greening The Dark" (Debra Cowan)
5. "Singing River" (4)
     from "Going To The Well" (Linda McRae)
5. "That Don't Stop the Sun from Rising" (4)
     from "Flying Backwards" (Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes)
5. "These Old Hands" (4)
     from "These Old Hands" (Crys Matthews)
5. "Walking" (4)
     from "Making Life Sweet" (The Early Risers)
12. "One Step At A Time" (3)
     from "My Dony" (Grant Dermody)
12. "Are You Happy Now?" (3)
     from "Courier" (Richard Shindell)
12. "Back On The Radio" (3)
     from "Wrestling with the Mystery" (Nick Nace)

TOP ARTISTS of November 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3118 plays from 104 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Si Kahn (31)
        "Best Of The Rest" (23)
2. The Early Risers (23)
        "Making Life Sweet" (23)
3. Bett Padgett (17)
        "If I Catch My Dream" (17)
4. Dori Freeman (16)
        "Every Single Star" (14)
5. Debra Cowan (15)
        "Greening The Dark" (12)
6. Dave Gunning (14)
        "Up Against The Sky" (13)
6. Gathering Sparks (14)
        "All That's Real" (13)
6. Kevin Brown (14)
        "Heroes And Sparrows" (14)
6. Linda McRae (14)
        "Going To The Well" (13)
6. Tommy Sands (14)
        "Fair Play To You All" (12)
11. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (13)
        "Wahoo!" (12)
11. Che Apalache (13)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (11)
11. Lizanne Knott (13)
        "Bones And Gravity" (13)
14. Clint Alphin (12)
        "Straight To Marrow" (12)
14. Katherine Rondeau (12)
        "Unfortunate Point Of View" (9)
16. Allison Lupton (11)
        "Words Of Love" (10)
16. Christine Lavin (11)
        "The Best Of Christine Lavin" (7)
        "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best" (3)
16. Fred Arcoleo (11)
        "Today Again" (11)
16. Tim Grimm (11)
        "Heart Land Again" (6)
        "Heart Land" (3)
20. Ana Egge (10)
        "Is It The Kiss" (6)
20. Bill Jones (10)
        "Wonderful Fairytale" (10)
20. Grant Dermody (10)
        "My Dony" (10)
20. Katie Dahl (10)
        "Wildwood" (9)
24. The Revelers (9/10)
        "At The End Of The River" (8)
24. Amy Speace (9)
        "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne" (7)
24. Crys Matthews (9)
        "These Old Hands" (9)
24. Eilen Jewell (9)
        "Gypsy" (6)
24. Ellis Paul (9)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (7)
24. Gatehouse (9)
        "Heather Down The Moor" (6)
24. Kelly Hunt (9)
        "Even The Sparrow" (9)
24. Louisa Branscomb (9)
        "Gonna Love Anyway" (7)
24. Ordinary Elephant (9)
        "Honest" (9)
24. Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley (9)
        "World Full Of Blues" (9)
24. Tanya Tucker (9)
        "While I'm Livin'" (9)

TOP LABELS of November 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3118 plays from 104 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (47)
2. Borealis (42)
3. Compass (37)
4. Strictly Country (29)
5. Free Dirt (27)
5. Red House (27)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (27)
8. Itchy Sabot (23)
9. Berkalin (19)
9. Sugar Hill (19)
11. Signature Sounds (18)
12. Columbia (16)
13. Blue Hens (15)
14. Appleseed (14)
14. Billy Blue (14)
14. Elektra (14)
14. Oh Boy (14)
14. True North (14)
19. 42 Rpm (13)
19. Nonesuch (13)
19. Vanguard (13)

FOLK DJs - November 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3118 plays from 104 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Barbara Dean (WRPI-FM, MA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & soundcloud.com, CT)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (WALL-FM & stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, CO)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WNCS-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM & podcast, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, SK)
Steve Pritchard (CIUT-FM, ON)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wtju Folk (WTJU-FM, VA)