Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2019, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3615 plays from 104 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 12/2019] (31)
        "Song Of The Lower Class" (3)
  2: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (20)
        "Here is My Home" (3)
        "I Have Seen Freedom" (3)
  2: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (20)
        "Making Life Sweet" (3)
        "This Changes Everything" (3)
        "My Town" (3)
  4: "If I Catch My Dream," Bett Padgett [Self, 10/2019] (18)
        "Rites of Christmas" (3)
        "Tell Us When" (3)
  5: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 11/2019] (15)
        "The Daffodils Will Be Waiting," Cosy Sheridan with Charlie Koch (3)
        "People to Love," The Lied To's (2)
        "Angel Wings," Tom Prasada-Rao (2)
        "Pretty Paper," Jordi Baizan (2)
  6: "Catching Rain," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/2019] (14)
        "All You Ghosts" (3)
        "Everybody In" (2)
        "Turn Me Earth" (2)
        "Breathe In" (2)
  6: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (14)
        "The Dreamer" (4)
        "Over in Glory New Swing" (2)
        "Rock of Ages" (2)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (2)
  6: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (14)
        "Northwest Passage" (6)
        "Frozen North" (2)
  9: "Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits," Various Artists [Dualtone, 9/2019] (13)
        "Come on up to the House," Joseph (3)
        "House Where Nobody Lives," Iris Dement (3)
        "Time," Rosanne Cash (2)
        "Jersey Girl," Corinne Bailey Rae (2)
        "Ruby's Arms," Patty Griffin (2)
  9: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (13)
        "I Come From" (5)
        "Jenny & James" (3)
        "Hope to Be That Happy" (2)
  9: "Wahoo!," Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2019] (13)
        "Triskaidekaphobia" (3)
        "Jump Up Ginger" (2)
        "Morgan Megan" (2)
        "The Franklin Tango" (2)
        "Wahoo" (2)
 12: "Lines And Spaces," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/2019] (12)
        "Take The Time" (3)
        "Drink and Dance" (2)
 13: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 12/2019] (11)
        "You're Not Alone" (2)
        "Moon Meets the Sun" (2)
        "Black Myself" (2)
 14: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (10)
        "I Was A Bird" (3)
        "Hurricane" (2)
        "Caroline" (2)
 14: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 12/2019] (10)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (3)
 14: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (10)
        "Wildwood Girl" (2)
        "Oh Minnesota" (2)
        "Breathing Room" (2)
 17: "To Everyone In All The World," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 1/2019] (9/11)
        "If I Had a Hammer" (3)
        "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" (2)
 17: "Heroes And Sparrows," Kevin Brown [Self, 10/2019] (9)
        "The Distant Lights of Nowhere" (3)
        "Back When We Were Heroes" (2)
        "When I Go Out At Night" (2)
 17: "If You Fall," Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 10/2019] (9)
        "Any Given Moment" (2)
        "They Call Me Hank" (2)
 17: "These Old Hands," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2019] (9)
        "It Was You" (3)
        "These Old Hands" (3)
 17: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (9)
        "All That's Yet To Come" (3)
        "Celebrate The Crop" (2)
 22: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (8)
        "Bless Everything" (2)
        "Feathers and Wings" (2)
        "Let My Love Open The Door" (2)
 22: "Chasing The Sun," Bobtown [Self, 8/2019] (8)
        "Come On Home" (2)
        "Daughters Of The Dust" (2)
        "No Man's Land" (2)
 22: "Every Single Star," Dori Freeman [Blue Hens, 9/2019] (8)
        "I'll Be Coming Home" (3)
 22: "Heart Land Again," Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/2019] (8)
        "Carter's Blues" (2)
 22: "Words Of Love," Allison Lupton [Self, 3/2019] (8)
        "I Will Rise" (4)
        "Dusty Boots" (2)
 27: "It's A Dog's Life," Si Kahn And The Looping Brothers [Strictly Country, 6/2019] (7/11)
        "44 Years" (2)
        "Gulf of Mexico" (2)
        "Hudson River New York Upstate Waltz" (2)
 27: "Paws Of A Bear," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 7/2019] (7/9)
        "Take Me Home" (3)
        "I Liked You Better" (2)
 27: "Due To The Darkness," The Gossamer Strings [Self, 10/2019] (7)
        "Sandy Boys" (2)
        "She Can't Hear Her Heart" (2)
 27: "Greening The Dark," Debra Cowan [Muzzy House, 10/2019] (7)
        "Scarecrow" (2)
        "The Old Changing Way" (2)
 27: "Heather Down The Moor," Gatehouse [Gael Linn, 10/2019] (7)
        "As I Roved Out" (2)
 27: "Medicine For Living," Alexa Rose [Big Legal Mess, 9/2019] (7)
        "Medicine For Living" (3)

TOP SONGS of December 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3615 plays from 104 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "Northwest Passage" (6)
     from "Winter Stories" (Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld)
2. "I Come From" (5)
     from "Honest" (Ordinary Elephant)
2. "Thanksgiving" (5)
     from "Songs for the Book of Life" (Ron Israel)
2. "Thanksgiving" (5)
     from "Thanksgiving" (Si Kahn)
5. "The Dreamer" (4)
     from "Rearrange My Heart" (Che Apalache)
5. "Here is My Home" (4)
     from "Best Of The Rest" (Si Kahn)
5. "If I Had A Hammer" (4)
     from "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (Pete Seeger)
5. "I Have Seen Freedom" (4)
     from "Best Of The Rest" (Si Kahn)
5. "I Will Rise" (4)
     from "Words Of Love" (Allison Lupton)
5. "These Old Hands" (4)
     from "These Old Hands" (Crys Matthews)
11. "All That's Yet To Come" (3)
     from "Up Against The Sky" (Dave Gunning)
11. "All You Ghosts" (3)
     from "Catching Rain" (Peter Mayer)
11. "Blue Ridge Ride" (3)
     from "That We Could Find A Way To Be" (Andrew Vannorstrand)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3615 plays from 104 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Si Kahn (47)
        "Best Of The Rest" (20)
        "It's A Dog's Life" (11)
        "Thanksgiving" (6)
2. Windborne (30)
        "Recollections/Revolutions" (29)
3. John McCutcheon (26)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (11)
        "Ghost Light" (6)
4. The Early Risers (20)
        "Making Life Sweet" (20)
5. Bett Padgett (19)
        "If I Catch My Dream" (18)
6. Pete Seeger (17/18)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (8)
7. Peter Mayer (16)
        "Catching Rain" (14)
8. Christine Lavin (15/17)
        "Spaghettification" (10)
        "The Best Of Christine Lavin" (4)
8. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (15)
        "Wahoo!" (13)
10. Che Apalache (14)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (13)
10. Ellis Paul (14)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (10)
12. The Highwaymen (13/14)
        "The Cambridge Tapes" (6)
        "The Highwomen" (5)
12. Heather Pierson (13)
        "Lines And Spaces" (11)
12. Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld (13)
        "Winter Stories" (13)
12. Ordinary Elephant (13)
        "Honest" (13)
16. Debra Cowan (12)
        "Greening The Dark" (7)
16. Sofia Talvik (12)
        "Paws Of A Bear" (9)
18. Ben Winship (11)
        "Acorns" (5)
        "Toolshed" (3)
18. Dave Gunning (11)
        "Up Against The Sky" (9)
18. Katie Dahl (11)
        "Wildwood" (10)
18. Lizanne Knott (11)
        "Bones And Gravity" (10)
18. Our Native Daughters (11)
        "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (11)
23. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Tempest" (3)
23. Cej (10)
        "Adobe Road" (5)
        "Clovis Man" (5)
23. Cheryl Wheeler (10)
        "Defying Gravity" (2)
23. Crys Matthews (10)
        "These Old Hands" (9)
23. Gathering Sparks (10)
        "All That's Real" (8)
23. Jaime Michaels (10)
        "If You Fall" (9)
29. Merle Haggard (9/10)
        "Hag Let Me Tell You About A Song" (2)
29. Bobtown (9)
        "Chasing The Sun" (8)
29. Bruce Cockburn (9)
        "Crowing Ignites" (6)
29. Dori Freeman (9)
        "Every Single Star" (8)
29. Kevin Brown (9)
        "Heroes And Sparrows" (9)
29. Ron Israel (9)
        "Songs for the Book of Life" (6)
29. Runa (9)
        "Ten: The Errant Night" (5)
29. Tim Grimm (9)
        "Heart Land Again" (5)
        "Heart Land" (3)

TOP LABELS of December 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3615 plays from 104 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (63)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (43)
3. Strictly Country (38)
4. Compass (37)
5. Borealis (27)
5. Free Dirt (27)
7. Wand'ring Feet (26)
8. Columbia (22)
9. Itchy Sabot (21)
10. Berkalin (19)
11. Bear Family (17/27)
11. Red House (17)
13. Community (16)
13. Hudson Harding (16)
15. Dualtone (15)
16. Yep Roc (14)
17. Rhino (13)
18. Elektra (12)
18. Signature Sounds (12)
20. Appleseed (11)
20. Blue Boat (11)
20. Leaky Boat (11)
20. Legacy (11)
20. Oh Boy (11)
20. Thirty Tigers (11)
20. Warner (11)

FOLK DJs - December 2019, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3615 plays from 104 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Anna Ratliff (folkmusicnotebook.com, IN)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Torrington (WALL-FM & stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeannie Holton & Cohosts (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Jon Whitsell (KBAC-FM, NM)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM & podcast, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & MixCloud, Israel)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & kiwifolk.com-FM, New Zealand)
Music Director (WOJB-FM, WI)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)