Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2019, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2153 plays from 70 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

  1: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 11/2019] (24)
        "We Teach Them How," Emily Kurn (4)
        "Your Favorite Christmas Song," Mark Stepakoff (3)
        "Bringing in the Light," Gathering Sparks (3)
  2: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 12/2019] (14)
        "Diamond Joe" (2)
  3: "Coyote," Catherine MacLellan [Self, 10/2019] (13)
        "Emmet's Song" (3)
        "Coyote" (2)
        "The Road Is Divided" (2)
        "The Tempest" (2)
  4: "Facets Of Folk," Mara Levine [Self, 12/2018] (9/10)
        "Song For The Asking" (2)
        "Taladh Chriosda" (2)
        "Upstream" (2)
  4: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (9)
        "Bringing in the Light" (3)
        "Bless Everything" (2)
  4: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (9)
        "Darling Corey" (3)
        "Walking" (2)
  7: "Christmas Caravan," Sultans Of String [CEN, 2017] (8)
        "Sing for Kwanzaa" (2)
  7: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (8)
        "The Dreamer" (3)
        "The Wall" (3)
  7: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (8)
        "Beyond the Day" (2)
  7: "When They Fall," Annie And Rod Capps [Maynard, 9/2019] (8)
        "Happy New Year" (7)
  7: "At The Turning Of The Year," Herdman, Hills & Mangsen [Hand And Heart, 2005] (8)
        "At The Turning Of The Year" (4)
        "Years" (2)
 12: "Come On Up To The House," Various Artists [Dualtone] (7)
        "Time," Rosanne Cash (2)
        "Ol' 55," Shelby Lynn and Allison Moorer (2)
 12: "Even The Sparrow," Kelly Hunt [Rare Bird, 4/2019] (7)
        "Even the Sparrow" (1)
 12: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 12/2019] (7)
        "You'll Never Be This Young Again" (2)
 12: "There Is No Other," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 5/2019] (7)
        "Wayfaring Stranger" (2)
        "Trees on the Mountains" (2)
 12: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (7)
        "Mountain Girl" (2)
 17: "The Bells of Christmas," Skinner & Twitch [Self] (6)
        "The Drinking Song" (3)
        "The Winter Song" (2)
 17: "Gift Of The Magi," Darryl Purpose [darrylpurpose.com, 2002] (6)
        "The Christians & The Pagans" (1)
 17: "If I Catch My Dream," Bett Padgett [Self, 10/2019] (6)
        "Auld Lang Syne" (5)
 17: "When I See Winter Return," William Pint And Felicia Dale [Waterbug, 1998] (6)
        "Ring In The New Year" (4)
 21: "Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves," Allison De Groot And Tatiana Hargreaves [Free Dirt, 3/2019] (5)
        "Beaufort County Jail" (1)
 21: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (5)
        "Alberta" (2)
 21: "Catching Rain," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/2019] (5)
        "Everybody In" (1)
 21: "Charlie Parr," Charlie Parr [Red House, 2019] (5)
        "Love is an Unraveling Bird's Nest" (2)
 21: "Crowing Ignites," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 8/2019] (5)
        "Blind Willie" (3)
 21: "Fair Play To You All," Tommy Sands [Spring, 10/2019] (5)
        "Gathering of the Clans" (2)
 21: "Gypsy," Eilen Jewell [Signature Sounds, 7/2019] (5)
        "Beat The Drum" (1)
 21: "Hide And Hair," The Trials Of Cato [Self, 4/2019] (5)
        "Tom Paine's Bones" (2)
 21: "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2019] (5)
        "Kindness" (3)
 21: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 12/2019] (5)
        "I Knew I Could Fly" (2)
 21: "Today Again," Fred Arcoleo [Rally Folk, 11/2019] (5)
        "New Years" (2)
        "Paying for My Poverty" (2)
 21: "Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration," Various Artists [Signature Sounds, 2001] (5)
        "American Noel," Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer (3)
 21: "October In The Railroad Earth," Tom Russell [Frontera, 2/2019] (5)
        "Highway 46" (2)
 21: "Redemption 10: Live At Blue Rock," Libby Koch [Berkalin, 11/2019] (5)
        "Redemption" (1)

TOP SONGS of December 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2153 plays from 70 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. "Bringing in the Light" (7)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
     also "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2" (Gathering Sparks)
1. "Happy New Year" (7)
     from "When They Fall" (Annie & Rod Capps)
3. "Auld Lang Syne" (5)
     from "If I Catch My Dream" (Bett Padgett)
4. "One Good Year" (4)
     from "Broke Down" (Slaid Cleaves)
4. "The Christians and The Pagans" (4)
     from "Many Great Companions" (Dar Williams)
4. "Ring In The New Year" (4)
     from "When I See Winter Return" (William Pint & Felicia Dale)
4. "We Teach Them How" (4)
     from "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2" (Emily Kurn)
4. "Your Favorite Christmas Song" (4)
     from "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2" (Mark Stepakoff)
9. "American Noel" (3)
     from "Wonderland" (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
9. "At The Turning Of The Year" (3)
     from "At The Turning Of The Year" (Herdman, Hills & Mangsen)
9. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "Holidays Rule" (Andrew Bird)
9. "Blind Willie" (3)
     from "Crowing Ignites" (Bruce Cockburn)
9. "Darling Corey" (3)
     from "Making Life Sweet" (The Early Risers)
9. "The Dreamer" (3)
     from "Rearrange My Heart" (Che Apalache)
9. "The Drinking Song" (3)
     from "The Bells of Christmas" (Skinner & Twitch)
9. "Emmet's Song" (3)
     from "Coyote" (Catherine MacLellan)
9. "Homeless Wassail" (3)
     from "Heart's Delight" (Finest Kind)
9. "Kindness" (3)
     from "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne" (Amy Speace)
9. "Light One Candle" (3)
     from "Around The Campfire" (Peter, Paul & Mary)
9. "On The Last Day Of The Year" (3)
     from "Happy Holidays, Vol. 12" (Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Tom Paxton)
9. "Taladh Chriosda" (3)
     from "Facets Of Folk" (Mara Levine)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2153 plays from 70 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. Windborne (16)
        "Recollections/Revolutions" (14)
2. Catherine MacLellan (15/17)
        "Coyote" (13)
3. Gathering Sparks (13)
        "All That's Real" (9)
        "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2" (3)
4. John McCutcheon (12)
        "To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger" (4)
        "Winter Solstice" (3)
5. Joel Mabus (10)
        "Time And Truth" (4)
6. Mara Levine (9/16)
        "Facets Of Folk" (10)
6. Annie & Rod Capps (9)
        "When They Fall" (8)
6. The Early Risers (9)
        "Making Life Sweet" (9)
6. Ellis Paul (9)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (7)
6. Peter Mayer (9)
        "Catching Rain" (5)
6. Si Kahn (9)
        "Best Of The Rest" (4)
12. Che Apalache (8)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (8)
12. Dave Gunning (8)
        "Up Against The Sky" (8)
12. Nowell Sing We Clear (8)
        "Nowell, Nowell, Nowell!" (2)
12. Peter, Paul & Mary (8)
        "A Holiday Celebration With The New York Choral Society" (2)
12. Tim O'Brien (8)
        "Tim O'Brien Band" (3)
12. Tom Russell (8)
        "October In The Railroad Earth" (4)
18. Magpie (7/11)
        "John Brown: Sword of the Spirit" (7)
18. Shelley Posen (7/10)
        "Old Songs' Home" (6)
18. Ben Winship (7)
        "Acorns" (4)
        "Toolshed" (3)
18. Bett Padgett (7)
        "If I Catch My Dream" (6)
18. Darryl Purpose (7)
        "The Gift of the Magi" (6)
18. Kelly Hunt (7)
        "Even The Sparrow" (7)
18. Mary Chapin Carpenter (7)
        "Twelve Songs of Christmas" (2)
18. Sleepy LaBeef (7)
        "Strange Things Happening" (3)
18. The Small Glories (7)
        "Assiniboine And The Red" (5)
18. Sultans Of String (7)
        "Christmas Caravan" (7)
18. William Pint & Felicia Dale (7)
        "When I See Winter Return" (6)

TOP LABELS of December 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2153 plays from 70 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. Hudson Harding (42)
2. Rounder (40)
3. Columbia (31)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (29)
5. Compass (26)
6. Red House (22)
7. Signature Sounds (19)
8. Borealis (17)
9. Free Dirt (15)
10. Philo (11)
10. Thirty Tigers (11)
10. Wand'ring Feet (11)
10. Waterbug (11)
14. Appleseed (10)
14. Berkalin (10)
14. Itchy Sabot (10)
14. Nonesuch (10)
14. Sugar Hill (10)
19. Concord (9)
19. Dualtone (9)
19. Fossil (9)
19. True North (9)
23. Warner (8)
24. Blue Boat (7)
25. Elektra (6)
25. Legacy (6)
25. New West (6)
25. Rare Bird (6)
25. Rosella (6)
25. Strictly Country (6)
25. Wildflower (6)

FOLK DJs - December 2019, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2153 plays from 70 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & soundcloud.com, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
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)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP, NM)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Whitsell (KBAC-FM, NM)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WNCS-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Mike Sakarias & Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)