Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2019, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2019, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3053 plays from 105 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 11/2019] (44)
        "We Teach Them How," Emily Kurn (5)
  2: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 12/2019] (15)
        "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (1)
  2: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (15)
        "The Fallow Way" (5)
        "Winter Stories" (3)
        "Northwest Passage" (2)
  4: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (12)
        "The Dreamer" (8)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (2)
  5: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (11)
        "Sailing To Alaska" (2)
        "Sixteen" (2)
  6: "Winter Songs," Various Artists [?] (10)
        "Wassailing," Runa (2)
        "River," Judy Collins (2)
  7: "Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits," Various Artists [Dualtone, 9/2019] (9)
        "Time," Rosanne Cash (3)
        "House Where Nobody Lives," Iris Dement (2)
  7: "It's A Dog's Life," Si Kahn And The Looping Brothers [Strictly Country, 6/2019] (9)
        "Government On Horseback" (3)
  7: "Lines And Spaces," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/2019] (9)
        "Lines and Spaces" (4)
        "Take the Time" (2)
        "Yes to Love" (2)
  7: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (9)
        "My Town" (2)
  7: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 12/2019] (9)
        "Slingshot" (2)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (2)
 12: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (8)
        "Walk Away" (2)
        "I Was A Bird" (2)
        "Tired" (2)
 12: "Catching Rain," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/2019] (8)
        "Turn Me Earth" (2)
 12: "The Gift of the Magi," Darryl Purpose [Gambler's Grace, 12/2019] (8)
        "Christmas In The Trenches" (2)
        "American Noel" (2)
 12: "If You're Going To The City," Various Artists [Fat Possum, 12/2019] (8)
        "Parchman Farm," Richard Thompson (3)
 12: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (8)
        "Helen" (2)
        "Oh Minnesota" (2)
 12: "Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration," Various Artists [Signature Sounds, 2001] (8)
        "The Tree," Jim Henry (2)
 18: "Christmas Morning," Silent Winters [Fallen Tree, 12/2019] (7)
        "Silent Winters" (2)
 18: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (7)
        "The Longest Night of the Year" (3)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (2)
 18: "Greening The Dark," Debra Cowan [Muzzy House, 10/2019] (7)
        "Hills of Greenmore" (3)
        "Bones and Feathers" (2)
 18: "Somethin' Special," Noel Paul Stookey [Self, 12/2018] (7)
        "Noel Paul Stookey" (2)
        "A-soalin' fantasia" (2)
 18: "Wintersong," Various Artists [Signature Sounds, 12/2019] (7)
        "Wintersong," John McCutcheon (1)
 23: "Adobe Road," Cej [Gnosong, 8/2019] (6)
        "Sidewinder" (1)
 23: "Assiniboine & The Red," Small Glories [Red House] (6)
        "Sing" (2)
        "Oh My Love" (2)
 23: "The Bells Of Christmas," Skinner And T'witch [Self, 12/2019] (6)
        "Santa Teach The World To Fly" (2)
 23: "A Catie Curtis Christmas," Catie Curtis [catiecurtis.com, 2012] (6)
        "2000 Miles" (2)
 23: "Christmas Caravan," Sultans Of String [CEN, 2017] (6)
        "A Django Christmas" (2)
        "Celebrate the Holydays" (2)
 23: "Every Single Star," Dori Freeman [Blue Hens, 9/2019] (6)
        "Darlin' Boy" (2)
 23: "Free And Fine," Jordi Baizan [Berkalin, 7/2019] (6)
        "Winter's Come" (3)
 23: "Holly Head," Kate Rusby [Pure] (6)
        "Hippo for Christmas" (2)
 23: "The Longest Night Of The Year," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/2018] (6)
        "Snowflake," Carla Glover & Zoey Barrett (1)
 23: "Tall Fiddler," Michael Cleveland [Compass, 7/2019] (6)
        "Mountain Heartache" (1)
 23: "To Everyone In All The World," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 1/2019] (6)
        "Turn, Turn, Turn" (3)
 23: "Visions," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 5/2019] (6)
        "Still on My Mind" (2)
        "Too Long At The Fair" (2)
 23: "Winter's Grace," Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum [Signature Sounds, 2011] (6)
        "If We Make It Through December" (2)
        "Wintergrace" (2)
 23: "Wonderful Fairy Tale," Bill Jones [Brick Wall] (6)
        "So, Here's To You" (1)

TOP SONGS of December 2019, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3053 plays from 105 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "The Dreamer" (8)
     from "Rearrange My Heart" (Che Apalache)
2. "Bringing in the Light" (7)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
     also "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2" (Gathering Sparks)
3. "The Fallow Way" (5)
     from "Winter Stories" (Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld)
3. "The Longest Night of the Year" (5)
     from "The Longest Night of the Year V2" (Eli Lev & Megan Leigh)
3. "Merry Christmas From The Family" (5)
     from "Best" (Robert Earl Keen)
     also "The Party Never Ends" (Robert Earl Keen)
3. "River" (5)
     from "Blue" (Joni Mitchell)
7. "The Christians and the Pagans" (4)
     from "Mortal City" (Dar Williams)
7. "Christmas in the Trenches" (4)
     from "Winter Solstice" (John McCutcheon)
7. "How Like the Holly" (4)
     from "How Like The Holly" (Joel Mabus)
7. "Lines and Spaces" (4)
     from "Lines And Spaces" (Heather Pierson)
7. "The Longest Night of the Year" (4)
     from "Come Darkness, Come Light" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
7. "Parting Through" (4)
     from "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2" (Craig Werth)
7. "Time" (4)
     from "Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits" (Rosanne Cash)
7. "We Teach Them How" (4)
     from "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2" (Emily Kurn)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2019, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3053 plays from 105 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Si Kahn (22)
        "Best Of The Rest" (10)
        "It's A Dog's Life" (8)
2. Windborne (17)
        "Recollections/Revolutions" (15)
3. Katie Dahl (15/16)
        "Wildwood" (8)
        "Leaky Boats and Paper Birds" (3)
3. Ellis Paul (15)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (9)
        "City Of Silver Dreams" (4)
3. John McCutcheon (15)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (6)
        "Winter Solstice" (3)
6. Che Apalache (14)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (12)
6. Joel Mabus (14)
        "How Like the Holly 1999 " (4)
        "Time And Truth" (4)
8. Phil Ochs (13/30)
        "There But For Fortune" (9)
        "A Toast To Those Who Are Gone" (4)
8. Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld (13)
        "Winter Stories" (13)
8. Peter Mayer (13)
        "Catching Rain" (8)
        "Midwinter" (4)
11. Kate Rusby (11)
        "Holly Head" (6)
        "Philosophers, Poets And Kings" (3)
11. Mary Chapin Carpenter (11)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (7)
13. Ben Winship (10)
        "Acorns" (5)
        "Toolshed" (4)
13. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Christmas In The Heart" (2)
13. Christine Lavin (10)
        "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2" (3)
13. The Early Risers (10)
        "Making Life Sweet" (9)
13. Gathering Sparks (10)
        "All That's Real" (5)
        "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2" (3)
18. Carter Family (9/13)
        "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland 1929-1930" (3)
18. Heather Pierson (9)
        "Lines And Spaces" (9)
20. Catie Curtis (8)
        "A Catie Curtis Christmas" (6)
20. Darryl Purpose (8)
        "The Gift of the Magi" (8)
20. Jordi Baizan (8)
        "Free And Fine" (6)
20. Lizanne Knott (8)
        "Bones And Gravity" (8)
20. Rachael Sage (8)
        "Pseudomyopia" (4)
        "Joy!" (3)
20. Runa (8)
        "Ten: The Errant Night" (3)
        "Winter's Song" (3)
26. Catherine MacLellan (7)
        "Coyote" (5)
26. Debra Cowan (7)
        "Greening The Dark" (7)
26. Finest Kind With John D. Huston (7)
        "Feasts And Spirits" (4)
26. Joe Jencks (7)
        "The Forgotten" (2)
26. Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum (7)
        "Winter's Grace" (6)
26. Noel Paul Stookey (7)
        "Somethin' special: a Noel Paul Stookey holiday recollection" (5)
26. Our Native Daughters (7)
        "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (5)
26. Sofia Talvik (7)
        "Paws Of A Bear" (2)
26. Steep Canyon Rangers (7)
        "North Carolina Songbook" (4)

TOP LABELS of December 2019, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3053 plays from 105 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (77)
2. Hudson Harding (59)
3. Compass (31)
4. Signature Sounds (30)
4. Strictly Country (30)
6. Red House (27)
7. Smithsonian/Folkways (24)
8. Columbia (22)
9. Borealis (20)
9. Rhino (20)
11. Elektra (19)
12. Yep Roc (18)
13. Thirty Tigers (16)
14. Free Dirt (15)
14. Sugar Hill (15)
16. Wand'ring Feet (14)
17. Berkalin (13)
17. Fossil (13)
19. Blue Boat (12)
19. Dualtone (12)
19. Wildflower (12)

FOLK DJs - December 2019, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3053 plays from 105 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (WFMU-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)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & soundcloud.com, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
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 Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
David Wilkes (KZYX-FM & podcast, CA)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
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 Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM & podcast, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Judy & Dennis Cook (WOBC-FM, OH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WNCS-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
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)
Richard Weissman (WSLU-FM, NY)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
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)