Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2020, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2176 plays from 79 playlists from 62 Folk DJs

  1: "Souvenirs," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (35)
        "Hello In There" (7)
  2: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (31)
        "When I Get to Heaven" (16)
        "Boundless Love" (4)
  3: "John Prine," John Prine [Atlantic, 1971] (16)
        "Hello in There" (2)
        "Illegal Smile" (2)
        "Paradise" (2)
        "Dear Abby" (2)
  4: "The Missing Years," John Prine [Oh Boy, 1991] (14)
        "Jesus The Missing Years" (4)
        "All the Best" (2)
        "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" (2)
        "Picture Show" (2)
        "It's A Big Old Goofy World" (2)
  5: "Bruised Orange," John Prine [Oh Boy, 1978] (13)
        "That's the Way the World Goes Round" (4)
        "Bruised Orange" (3)
        "Fish and Whistle" (2)
        "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" (2)
  6: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 4/2020] (11)
        "Promises to Keep" (3)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (2)
  6: "Fair And Square," John Prine [Oh Boy, 2005] (11)
        "Some Humans Ain't Human" (2)
        "Clay Pigeons" (2)
        "Long Monday" (2)
  8: "The Family Songbook," The Haden Triplets [Thirty Tigers, 1/2020] (10)
        "Ozark Moon" (3)
        "Every Time I Try" (2)
        "Wildwood Flower" (2)
  9: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 4/2020] (9)
        "Blue Sky Days" (3)
        "Ohio" (3)
  9: "Sweet Revenge," John Prine [Atlantic, 4/2020] (9)
        "Dear Abby" (3)
        "Please Don't Bury Me" (2)
 11: "Big Road," David Bromberg Band [Red House, 4/2020] (8)
        "Just Because You Didn't Answer" (2)
        "The Hills of Isle au Haut" (2)
 11: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 4/2020] (8)
        "Taking Water" (2)
        "Away From The Mire" (2)
 11: "In Spite Of Ourselves," John Prine [Oh Boy, 1999] (8)
        "In Spite of Ourselves" (5)
 11: "Live At The Seagull Shop," Jud Caswell [Self, 3/2020] (8)
        "Get Poor Slow" (1)
 11: "Work My Claim," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 3/2020] (8)
        "Frank Delandry" (2)
 16: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 4/2020] (7)
        "How Long" (2)
 16: "German Afternoons," John Prine [Oh Boy] (7)
        "Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian" (2)
 18: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (6)
        "Johnson Slide" (2)
        "Sing" (2)
 18: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (6)
        "Lonely And Being Alone" (2)
 18: "Fine, Thank You!," Deborah Holland [Rage On, 2020] (6)
        "The Sun Is Out" (3)
        "Next Year Maybe (Happy Birthda" (2)
 18: "Good Good Man," Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 1/2020] (6)
        "Another Great Day Above Ground" (3)
 18: "Legacy," Michael Johnathon [Poetman, 2020] (6)
        "Legacy" (2)
        "The Coin" (2)
 18: "Shoot The Moon Right Between The Eyes," Jeffrey Foucault [Signature Sounds, 2009] (6)
        "The Late John Garfield Blues" (1)
 24: "Days Of Decision: A Tribute To Phil Ochs," Martyn Joseph [Pipe, 3/2020] (5)
        "The Canons of Christianity" (1)
 24: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (5)
        "Waiting For You" (2)
 24: "Hello Stranger," Eliza Meyer [Self, 1/2020] (5)
        "Workin' Girl Blues" (3)
 24: "Logan Ledger," Logan Ledger [Rounder, 2020] (5)
        "Imagining Raindrops" (2)
        "Some Day" (2)
 24: "A Long Way Back - The Songs Of Glimmer," Kim Richey [Yep Roc, 2020] (5)
        "Good at Secrets" (2)
 24: "Love And Leave You," 100 Mile House [Fallen Tree, 2020] (5)
        "Love and Leave You" (1)
 24: "LP5," John Moreland [Thirty Tigers, 2/2020] (5)
        "In Times Between" (2)
 24: "No Time For Love Songs," The Mastersons [Compass, 2020] (5)
        "Spellbound" (3)
 24: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 4/2020] (5)
        "Lady Wynde" (1)
 24: "Song Like A Seed," Sara Thomsen [Self, 3/2020] (5)
        "Water Is Life" (1)
 24: "Together," Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie [Rising Son] (5)
        "Quite Early Morning" (2)
 24: "The Singing Mailman Delivers," John Prine [Oh Boy, 2011] (5)
        "Hello in There" (1)

TOP SONGS of April 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2176 plays from 79 playlists from 62 Folk DJs

1. "When I Get to Heaven" (17)
     from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
2. "Hello In There" (12)
     from "Souvenirs" (John Prine)
3. "In Spite of Ourselves" (8)
     from "In Spite Of Ourselves" (John Prine)
3. "Please Don't Bury Me" (8)
     from "Souvenirs" (John Prine)
     also "Sweet Revenge" (John Prine)
5. "Paradise" (7)
     from "John Prine" (John Prine)
6. "Angel From Montgomery" (6)
     from "Souvenirs" (John Prine)
6. "Fish and Whistle" (6)
     from "Bruised Orange" (John Prine)
6. "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (6)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
9. "Dear Abby" (5)
     from "Sweet Revenge" (John Prine)
     also "John Prine" (John Prine)
9. "The Gift Of An Ordinary Day" (5)
     from "The Gift Of An Ordinary Day - single" (John & Sheila Ludgate)
9. "Illegal Smile" (5)
     from "Souvenirs" (John Prine)
     also "John Prine" (John Prine)
12. "Angel from Montgomery" (4)
     from "Road Tested" (Bonnie Raitt)
12. "Boundless Love" (4)
     from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
12. "Jesus The Missing Years" (4)
     from "The Missing Years" (John Prine)
12. "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone" (4)
     from "Bruised Orange" (John Prine)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2176 plays from 79 playlists from 62 Folk DJs

1. John Prine (192)
        "Souvenirs" (36)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (31)
        "John Prine" (15)
        "The Missing Years" (14)
        "Bruised Orange" (13)
        "Fair And Square" (11)
2. Steve Goodman (14)
        "No Big Surprise" (4)
        "Steve Goodman" (3)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "2020" (11)
4. The Haden Triplets (11)
        "The Family Songbook" (10)
5. Rachael Sage (10)
        "Character" (9)
6. Jud Caswell (9)
        "Live At The Seagull Shop" (8)
6. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (3)
8. Billy Strings (8)
        "Home" (8)
8. Brooks Williams (8)
        "Work My Claim" (8)
8. Michael Johnathon (8)
        "Legacy" (6)
8. Pete Seeger (8)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
8. Sierra Hull (8)
        "25 Trips" (7)
13. Paul Robeson (7/14)
        "Ballad for Americans" (3)
13. Deborah Holland (7)
        "Fine, Thank You!" (6)
13. John McCutcheon (7)
        "This Fire" (1)

TOP LABELS of April 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2176 plays from 79 playlists from 62 Folk DJs

1. Oh Boy (127)
2. Rounder (71)
3. Red House (40)
4. Compass (32)
5. Atlantic (26)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (24)
7. Columbia (23)
8. Thirty Tigers (21)
9. Rhino (20)
10. Signature Sounds (14)
10. Sugar Hill (14)
12. Borealis (13)
13. Flying Fish (12)
14. Bear Family (11)
14. Vanguard (11)
16. Yep Roc (9/12)
16. Elektra (9)
18. Appleseed (8)
18. Mpress (8)
18. Red Pajamas (8)
18. Reprise (8)
18. True North (8)

FOLK DJs - April 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2176 plays from 79 playlists from 62 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (powerfolk.org & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kathy Kallick (KALW-FM, CA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & SiriusXM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
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)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & WRCT-FM, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
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)