Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2020, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3239 plays from 114 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

  1: "The Far Si," Matt Watroba [Self, 2/2020] (18)
        "You Can't Say @#$% on the Air" (5)
  2: "The Family Songbook," The Haden Triplets [Thirty Tigers, 1/2020] (16)
        "Wildwood Flower" (7)
        "Say You Will" (3)
        "Ozark Moon" (2)
  2: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (16)
        "Walking" (4)
        "This Changes Everything" (3)
        "O My God" (2)
        "Making Life Sweet" (2)
        "My Town" (2)
  2: "Next Time We Meet," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 2/2020] (16)
        "Next Time We Meet" (2)
        "Party on the Roof" (2)
        "Hole In The Bottom Of A Lie" (2)
        "How Many Horses" (2)
        "Norwegian Wood" (2)
  5: "Treat A Stranger Right," Frank And Allie Lee [Bake Tone, 1/2020] (14)
        "Lost John" (3)
        "When I Was a Cowboy" (2)
        "Lazy Farmer" (2)
        "Sugar Babe" (2)
  6: "The Storyteller's Suitcase," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2020] (13)
        "You'll Never Be This Young Again" (5)
        "Kiss Me 'Cause I'm Gone" (2)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (2)
  7: "Hello Stranger," Eliza Meyer [Self, 1/2020] (11)
        "Hello Stranger" (3)
        "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" (2)
        "Hills of Home" (2)
        "Who Will Sing For Me" (2)
  7: "Stony Run," Ken And Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 2/2020] (11)
        "Stony Run" (3)
        "Bowling Green" (3)
        "Across The Great Divide" (2)
  9: "Bad Wife," Grant Peeples [Rootball, 2/2020] (10)
        "Unsustainable" (3)
        "Bad Wife" (2)
  9: "Legacy," Michael Johnathon [Poetman, 2020] (10)
        "Legacy" (4)
        "Like A Rolling Stone" (2)
        "Woody's Poem" (2)
 11: "Lacher Prise," Michael Doucet [Compass, 1/2020] (9)
        "Walking on a Mardi Gras Day" (4)
        "Water, Water" (2)
 11: "Let Love Go On," Mark Dvorak [Ten Fingers, 2020] (9)
        "Let Love Go On" (2)
 11: "LP5," John Moreland [Thirty Tigers, 2/2020] (9)
        "Let Me Be Understood" (3)
        "When My Fever Breaks" (2)
        "Harder Dreams" (2)
 11: "Treasures In My Chest," Andrew McKnight [Catalooch, 2/2020] (9)
        "Left Behind" (3)
        "My Little Town" (3)
 15: "Circadian," Letitia Vansant [Self, 1/2020] (8)
        "You Can't Put My Fire Out" (4)
 15: "Daytime Highs And Overnight Lows," Eric Brace And Last Train Home [Red Beet, 1/2020] (8)
        "Hudson River" (3)
 15: "The Light We Bring," Trout Steak Revival [Self, 2/2020] (8)
        "Arrows In The Dark" (2)
        "The Heart Wants" (2)
 15: "Love And Fire," Annette Wasilik [Azalea City, 1/2020] (8)
        "Kentucky Babe" (2)
 15: "Old Tin," Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones [Dittyville, 1/2020] (8)
        "Old Tin" (3)
        "Waltz Of Old Memories" (2)
        "Halloween Wedding March" (2)
 20: "Alicia Viani," Alicia Viani [Self, 2/2020] (7)
        "Weary Eve" (1)
 20: "Bravado," Rose Cousins [Outside, 2/2020] (7)
        "The Agreement" (3)
 20: "From Liberty Street," Mapache [Yep Roc, 2/2020] (7)
        "Coyote" (2)
 20: "Heroes And Sparrows," Kevin Brown [Self, 10/2019] (7)
        "Paper Flowers" (2)
        "How I Kneel" (2)
        "Chattaroy" (2)
 20: "Recollections/Revolutions," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 2/2020] (7)
        "Bread And Roses" (2)
 20: "Slow Steady Heart," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 2/2020] (7)
        "Eastern Shore" (2)
        "Post Valentine" (2)
 20: "Visions," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 5/2019] (7)
        "Twilight" (2)
        "What We Got Is Gold" (2)
 20: "We'll Never Know Unless We Try," Darling West [Jansen, 2020] (7)
        "When Mountains Fall" (3)
 28: "All Mine," Sarah Morris [Self, 1/2020] (6)
        "Don't Come Clean" (1)
 28: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (6)
        "The Bartender" (2)
 28: "Best Of The Rest," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 10/2019] (6)
        "I Have Seen Freedom" (2)
        "In The Spinning Mill" (2)
 28: "Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words," Nora Jane Struthers [Blue Pig, 2020] (6)
        "Good Friends" (2)
        "A Good Thing" (2)
 28: "Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits," Various Artists [Dualtone, 9/2019] (6)
        "Downtown Train," Courtney Marie Andrews (1)
 28: "Coyote," Catherine MacLellan [Self, 10/2019] (6)
        "Come Back In" (2)
 28: "The Moon Is An Ashtray," Miss Tess [Self, 2020] (6)
        "These Blues" (2)
 28: "Sister," Puss N Boots [Blue Note] (6)
        "Nothing You Can Do" (1)
 28: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2020] (6)
        "You're Not Alone" (2)
        "Black Myself" (2)
 28: "Winter Stories," Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld [Wildflower, 12/2019] (6)
        "Highwayman" (2)
        "Northwest Passage" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3239 plays from 114 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. "Wildwood Flower" (7)
     from "The Family Songbook" (The Haden Triplets)
2. "Walking on a Mardi Gras Day" (6)
     from "Lacher Prise" (Michael Doucet)
3. "You Can't Say @#$% on the Air" (5)
     from "The Far Si" (Matt Watroba)
3. "If I Needed You" (5)
     from "If I Needed You" (Tracy Grammer)
3. "Legacy" (5)
     from "Legacy" (Michael Johnathon)
3. "You'll Never Be This Young Again" (5)
     from "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (Ellis Paul)
7. "Mothers" (4)
     from "Mothers - single" (Grace Morrison)
7. "Walking" (4)
     from "Making Life Sweet" (The Early Risers)
7. "You Can't Put My Fire Out" (4)
     from "Circadian" (Letitia Vansant)
10. "Across The Great Divide" (3)
     from "Stony Run" (Ken & Brad Kolodner)
10. "The Agreement" (3)
     from "Bravado" (Rose Cousins)
10. "Blood Money" (3)
     from "Tornillo" (The Lil Smokies)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3239 plays from 114 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. Matt Watroba (18)
        "The Far Si" (18)
2. The Haden Triplets (17)
        "The Family Songbook" (16)
2. Terry Kitchen (17)
        "Next Time We Meet" (16)
4. The Early Risers (16)
        "Making Life Sweet" (16)
5. Ellis Paul (15)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (13)
6. Frank And Allie Lee (14)
        "Treat A Stranger Right" (14)
7. Ken And Brad Kolodner (12)
        "Stony Run" (11)
7. Ladysmith Black Mambazo (12)
        "Shaka Zulu" (3)
9. Grant Peeples (11)
        "Bad Wife" (10)
9. John Gorka (11)
        "True In Time" (4)
9. Michael Doucet (11)
        "Lacher Prise" (8)
9. Michael Johnathon (11)
        "Legacy" (10)
13. John Moreland (10)
        "LP5" (9)
13. Si Kahn (10)
        "Best Of The Rest" (5)
15. Alice Howe (9)
        "Visions" (7)
15. Andrew McKnight (9)
        "Treasures In My Chest" (9)
15. Bob Dylan (9)
        "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 1961-1991" (2)
15. Mark Dvorak (9)
        "Let Love Go On" (9)
15. Mary Chapin Carpenter (9)
        "Party Doll and Other Favorites" (2)
15. Tim Grimm (9)
        "Heart Land" (3)
15. Windborne (9)
        "Recollections/Revolutions" (7)
22. Annette Wasilik (8)
        "Love And Fire" (8)
22. Eliza Meyer (8)
        "Hello Stranger" (8)
22. Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones (8)
        "Old Tin" (8)
22. Letitia Vansant (8)
        "Circadian" (8)
22. Pete Seeger (8)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
22. Rose Cousins (8)
        "Bravado" (7)
22. Scott Cook (8)
        "Further Down The Line" (5)
22. Tom Russell (8)
        "Mesabi" (5)
22. Tracy Grammer (8)
        "If I Needed You" (4)
22. Trout Steak Revival (8)
        "The Light We Bring" (8)

TOP LABELS of February 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3239 plays from 114 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (81)
2. Compass (54)
3. Thirty Tigers (37)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
5. Red House (32)
6. Sugar Hill (31)
7. Columbia (22)
8. Nonesuch (19)
8. Warner (19)
10. Berkalin (16)
10. Itchy Sabot (16)
12. Borealis (14)
13. Bake Tone (13)
13. Vanguard (13)
13. Yep Roc (13)
16. Free Dirt (12)
17. Blue Note (11)
17. Red Beet (11)
17. Rosella (11)
20. Reprise (10)
20. Rhino (10)
20. Signature Sounds (10)
20. Strictly Country (10)
20. Urban Campfire (10)

FOLK DJs - February 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3239 plays from 114 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Brown (WNMC-FM, MI)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & soundcloud.com, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (WOJI-FM & beyondradio.co.uk)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
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 Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM & syndicated, GA)
Helen Jankoski (WCNI-FM, CT)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Len Holton (littlerockfolkclub.org, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WNCS-FM & WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & MixCloud, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Sakarias & Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & kiwifolk.com-FM, New Zealand)
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 Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
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)