Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2898 plays from 105 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

  1: "Hello Stranger," Eliza Meyer [Self, 1/2020] (16)
        "Hello Stranger" (3)
        "Hills of Home" (3)
        "Working Girl Blues" (3)
        "Our Town" (2)
        "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" (2)
  2: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 1/2020] (15)
        "Chilly Winds" (2)
        "Was Down to Shawnee Town" (2)
        "Gimme Just Little More Time" (2)
  3: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (14)
        "If I Am Being Honest" (3)
        "Harriet" (2)
        "I Come From" (2)
        "I Hope to be that Happy" (2)
        "Scars We Keep" (2)
  4: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2020] (13)
        "I Knew I Could Fly" (3)
        "Black Myself" (3)
        "Music and Joy" (2)
        "You're Not Alone" (2)
  4: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (13)
        "All That's yet to Come" (2)
        "In the Time I Was Away" (2)
        "Horse for Sale" (2)
        "Ferris Wheel" (2)
        "Celebrate the Crop" (2)
  4: "When They Fall," Annie And Rod Capps [Maynard, 9/2019] (13)
        "Happy New Year" (7)
        "Myths And Miracles" (2)
  7: "All That's Real," Gathering Sparks [Borealis, 10/2019] (12)
        "Bringing in the Light" (5)
        "Feathers and Wings" (2)
  8: "Heart Land Again," Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/2019] (11)
        "Down The Road" (3)
  8: "Rearrange My Heart," Che Apalache [Free Dirt, 8/2019] (11)
        "The Dreamer" (4)
        "María" (2)
        "The Wall" (2)
  8: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (11)
        "Northwest Passage" (3)
        "Bury With My Guitar On" (2)
        "Frozen North" (2)
 11: "Wahoo!," Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2019] (10)
        "High on a Mountain" (4)
        "Jump Up Ginger" (3)
 12: "Coyote," Catherine MacLellan [Self, 10/2019] (9)
        "The Tempest" (2)
        "Waiting On My Love" (2)
        "Out of Nowhere" (2)
 12: "Jamboree," The Lonesome Ace Stringband [Self, 1/2020] (9)
        "Going to German" (3)
        "Stone Walls and Steel Bars" (2)
 12: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (9)
        "Making Life Sweet" (2)
 12: "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne," Amy Speace [Windbone, 2020] (9)
        "Kindness" (2)
        "Back in Abilene" (2)
        "Standing Rock, Standing Here" (2)
 12: "Tall Fiddler," Michael Cleveland [Compass, 7/2019] (9)
        "Old Time River Man" (3)
 17: "Bones And Gravity," Lizanne Knott [Good Dog Jake, 10/2019] (8)
        "Like I Love My Dog" (3)
        "Walk Away" (2)
 17: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (8)
        "When The Morning Breaks" (2)
 17: "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho," Bett Padgett [Self, 2020] (8)
        "Auld Lang Syne" (4)
 17: "Lines And Spaces," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/2019] (8)
        "Get Up On That Horse Again" (3)
        "Take The Time" (2)
 21: "Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits," Various Artists [Dualtone, 9/2019] (7)
        "Time," Rosanne Cash (3)
 21: "Every Single Star," Dori Freeman [Blue Hens, 9/2019] (7)
        "All I Ever Wanted" (2)
        "Walls of Me and You" (2)
        "Darlin' Boy" (2)
 21: "If You Fall," Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 10/2019] (7)
        "Bag O' Bones" (2)
 21: "Old Ghosts And Lost Causes," Helene Cronin [Self, 9/2019] (7)
        "Riding the Gray Line" (2)
 21: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 1/2020] (7)
        "Election Day" (3)
        "You'll Never Be This Young Again" (2)
 21: "Then And Now," Dan And Faith [Self, 1/2020] (7)
        "Ramblin' Round" (3)
        "New Vision" (2)
 21: "Today Again," Fred Arcoleo [Rally Folk, 11/2019] (7)
        "New Years" (4)
        "We Are The Ones" (2)
 21: "When The Sun Goes Down," Kieran Kane And Rayna Gellert [Dead Reckoning, 2019] (7)
        "Can't Live Without You" (2)
        "One Foot In The Grave" (2)
 21: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (7)
        "In the Dark" (2)
        "Braver than Me" (2)
 21: "Moth Nor Rust Ii," Jon Brooks [Fallen Tree, 2019] (7)
        "What's Within Us" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2898 plays from 105 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. "Bringing in the Light" (7)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
2. "Happy New Year" (6)
     from "When They Fall" (Annie & Rod Capps)
3. "New Years" (5)
     from "Today Again" (Fred Arcoleo)
4. "Auld Lang Syne" (4)
     from "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho" (Bett Padgett)
4. "The Dreamer" (4)
     from "Rearrange My Heart" (Che Apalache)
4. "Hello Stranger" (4)
     from "Hello Stranger" (Eliza Meyer)
4. "High on a Mountain" (4)
     from "Wahoo!" (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)
8. "Ain't No Better, Ain't No Worse" (3)
     from "Somewhere Far Away" (Blue Highway)
8. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "Beautiful Road 2002 Front Door Records" (Kate Taylor)
8. "Chilly Winds" (3)
     from "Recollections/Revolutions" (Windborne)
8. "Down The Road" (3)
     from "Heart Land Again" (Tim Grimm)
8. "Election Day" (3)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
8. "Get Up On That Horse Again" (3)
     from "Lines And Spaces" (Heather Pierson)
8. "Going to German" (3)
     from "Jamboree" (The Lonesome Ace Stringband)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2898 plays from 105 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. Windborne (19)
        "Recollections/Revolutions" (15)
2. Eliza Meyer (17)
        "Hello Stranger" (16)
3. Gathering Sparks (14)
        "All That's Real" (12)
3. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (14)
        "Jamboree" (9)
        "Modern Old-Time Sounds For The Bluegrass And Folksong Jamboree" (3)
3. Ordinary Elephant (14)
        "Honest" (14)
6. Dave Gunning (13)
        "Up Against The Sky" (13)
6. John Prine (13)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
6. Peter Mulvey (13)
        "There Is Another World" (4)
        "Ten Thousand Mornings" (3)
6. Si Kahn (13)
        "Best Of The Rest" (8)
10. Our Native Daughters (12)
        "Songs Of Our Native Daughters" (12)
11. Che Apalache (11)
        "Rearrange My Heart" (11)
11. Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld (11)
        "Winter Stories" (11)
11. Tim Grimm (11)
        "Heart Land Again" (11)
11. Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer (11)
        "Wahoo!" (10)
15. Amy Speace (10)
        "Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne" (9)
15. Annie & Rod Capps (10)
        "When They Fall" (10)
15. The Early Risers (10)
        "Making Life Sweet" (9)
15. Ellis Paul (10)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (7)
19. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Dylan" (2)
19. Catherine MacLellan (9)
        "Coyote" (9)
19. Sleepy LaBeef (9)
        "Rockabilly Blues" (3)
22. Bett Padgett (8)
        "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho" (8)
22. Fred Arcoleo (8)
        "Today Again" (7)
22. Heather Pierson (8)
        "Lines And Spaces" (8)
22. Helene Cronin (8)
        "Old Ghosts And Lost Causes" (7)
22. The Highwomen (8)
        "The Highwomen" (6)
22. Lizanne Knott (8)
        "Bones And Gravity" (8)
22. Mary Chapin Carpenter (8)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (3)
22. Sofia Talvik (8)
        "Paws Of A Bear" (4)
        "When Winter Comes" (3)
22. Tim O'Brien (8)
        "Tim O'Brien Band" (3)
22. Tommy Sands (8)
        "Fair Play To You All" (6)

TOP LABELS of January 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2898 plays from 105 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (77)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (39)
3. Columbia (36)
4. Compass (31)
5. Borealis (30)
6. Signature Sounds (29)
7. Elektra (25)
7. Sugar Hill (25)
9. Red House (24)
10. Free Dirt (18)
11. Berkalin (16)
12. Green Linnet (15)
12. Warner (15)
14. Capitol (14)
14. Rebel (14)
14. Rhino (14)
17. Vault (13)
17. Wand'ring Feet (13)
17. Yep Roc (13)
20. Appleseed (11)
20. Oh Boy (11)
20. Pinecastle (11)
20. Reprise (11)

FOLK DJs - January 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2898 plays from 105 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
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 & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
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 (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Israel)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, NY)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast & Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)