Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2020, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2615 plays from 88 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 4/2020] (22)
        "Middle Of The Woods" (4)
        "Father Time" (3)
        "Everybody's Talking" (3)
        "Beautifully Out of Place" (3)
  2: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 4/2020] (19)
        "Promises to Keep" (5)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (3)
        "Beautiful World of Mine" (3)
  3: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 4/2020] (17)
        "The Path of Stones" (4)
        "Elevenses" (3)
        "Lady Wynde" (3)
  4: "Big Road," David Bromberg Band [Red House, 4/2020] (16)
        "Take This Hammer" (5)
        "The Hills Of Ise Au Haut" (3)
        "Diamond Lil" (2)
        "Lovin' of the Game" (2)
  5: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (15)
        "Peg Monster" (2)
        "The Long Game" (2)
        "Waiting for You" (2)
        "Headlight" (2)
        "First Song Dancer" (2)
  6: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 4/2020] (14)
        "Blue Sky Days" (4)
        "Ohio" (3)
        "Bravery's On Fire" (2)
        "Catch the Light" (2)
  7: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (13)
        "Caravan of Fools" (4)
        "When I Get to Heaven" (3)
        "The Lonesome Friends of Science" (3)
        "Boundless Love" (2)
  8: "LP5," John Moreland [Thirty Tigers, 2/2020] (12)
        "In Times Between" (3)
        "When My Fever Breaks" (3)
  8: "Souvenirs," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (12)
        "Illegal Smile" (2)
 10: "Brother Sister," Watkins Family Hour [Family Hour, 4/2020] (11)
        "Keep It Clean" (2)
        "The Cure" (2)
        "Miles of Desert Sand" (2)
 11: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (9)
        "I Choose You" (3)
        "Glad I'm Gone" (3)
 11: "Live At The Seagull Shop," Jud Caswell [Self, 3/2020] (9)
        "Moon on a String" (2)
 11: "Mondegreens," Rachel Garlin [Self, 2020] (9)
        "Earthquake Town" (2)
        "Radio Silence" (2)
 14: "Fine, Thank You!," Deborah Holland [Rage On, 2020] (8)
        "The Sun is Out" (3)
        "Next Year Maybe" (2)
 15: "The Loud Album," Carla Ulbrich [Self, 4/2020] (7/10)
        "Fat Elvis" (2)
        "Gluten-Free Diet" (2)
        "Things That I Trust More Than You" (2)
 15: "Call The Captain," Western Centuries [Free Dirt, 2020] (7/8)
        "Lifeblood Sold" (2)
        "No Cure" (2)
 15: "Good Good Man," Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 1/2020] (7)
        "Good Good Man" (1)
 15: "The Missing Years," John Prine [Oh Boy, 1991] (7)
        "It's a Big Old Goofy World" (3)
        "Jesus The Missing Years" (2)
 15: "Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn," Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2020] (7)
        "Pretty Bird" (2)
 20: "Already Gone," Chris Titchner [Bridgefolk, 2/2020] (6)
        "I'll Come Back Around" (2)
        "With You" (2)
 20: "A Long Way Back - The Songs Of Glimmer," Kim Richey [Yep Roc, 2020] (6)
        "Didn't I" (1)
 20: "The Moon Is An Ashtray," Miss Tess [Self, 2020] (6)
        "These Blues" (2)
 20: "A Prayer For The Sane," Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 2020] (6)
        "A Prayer For The Sane" (6)
 20: "Someday Soon Somehow," Scott Fab [Self, 3/2020] (6)
        "Someday Soon Somehow" (2)
        "Broken Branch" (2)
 20: "Song Like A Seed," Sara Thomsen [Self, 3/2020] (6)
        "Song Like a Seed" (2)
        "Water Is Life" (2)
        "River Dream" (2)
 20: "Up Against The Sky," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2019] (6)
        "Celebrate The Crop feat. Jamie Robinson,John Meir,JP Cormier" (1)
 20: "Work My Claim," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 3/2020] (6)
        "King Of California" (1)
 28: "Better Hurry Up," Caleb Caudle [Baldwin County Public Rec] (5/7)
        "Better Hurry Up" (1)
 28: "Bravado," Rose Cousins [Outside, 2/2020] (5/6)
        "The Agreement" (2)
 28: "Circadian," Letitia Van Sant [Self] (5/6)
        "You Can't Put My Fire Out" (2)
 28: "Light Sensitive," Paul Burch & the WPA Ballclub [Plowboy] (5/6)
        "Boogie Back" (2)
 28: "Assiniboine And The Red," The Small Glories [Red House, 5/2019] (5)
        "Sing" (2)
 28: "Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words," Nora Jane Struthers [Blue Pig, 2020] (5)
        "I Feel Like My Old Self" (2)
 28: "The Far Si," Matt Watroba [Self, 2/2020] (5)
        "You Can't Say @#$% On the Air" (2)
 28: "Fires For The Cold," Jonah Tolchin [Yep Roc, 9/2019] (5)
        "Roll Um Easy" (2)
 28: "Good Souls Better Angels," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 4/2020] (5)
        "Man Without A Soul" (3)
        "Big Black Train" (2)
 28: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (5)
        "Rise" (1)
 28: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 4/2020] (5)
        "Freedom" (2)
 28: "Inner Journey," Darin And Brooke Aldridge [Rounder, 2020] (5)
        "Tear Stained Letter" (1)
 28: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (5)
        "This Changes Everything" (2)
 28: "Medicine For Living," Alexa Rose [Big Legal Mess, 9/2019] (5)
        "Medicine for Living" (2)
 28: "No Time For Love Songs," The Mastersons [Compass, 2020] (5)
        "So Impossible" (1)
 28: "The Remains of Sunday," Alec Lytle & Them Rounders [CEN] (5)
        "The Remains of Sunday" (2)
        "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" (2)
 28: "Waltz For Abilene," Cindy Cashdollar [Silver Shot, 3/2020] (5)
        "That's No Way For Me To Get Along" (2)
 28: "Wildwood," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 9/2019] (5)
        "Wildwood Girl" (2)
        "Braver Than Me" (2)
 28: "The Family Songbook," The Haden Triplets [Thirty Tigers, 1/2020] (5)
        "Wildwood Flower" (2)
 28: "Leave Tonight Little Tiny Records," David Myles [Little Tiny] (5/6)
        "Kind of Like It" (1)
 28: "Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings," John Prine [Oh Boy] (5)
        "Lake Marie" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2615 plays from 88 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "From a Distance" (6)
     from "From a Distance - single" (Valerie Smith)
1. "Illegal Smile" (6)
     from "Souvenirs" (John Prine)
     also "The Singing Mailman Delivers" (John Prine)
1. "A Prayer For The Sane" (6)
     from "A Prayer For The Sane" (Danny Schmidt)
4. "All The Best" (5)
     from "For The Ladies" (Erik Balkey)
4. "Promises to Keep" (5)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
4. "Take This Hammer" (5)
     from "Big Road" (David Bromberg Band)
7. "Blue Sky Days" (4)
     from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
7. "Caravan of Fools" (4)
     from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
7. "Fish and Whistle" (4)
     from "Bruised Orange" (John Prine)
7. "Gentle Arms of Eden" (4)
     from "Drum Hat Buddha" (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
7. "This Island Earth" (4)
     from "Rollin' Along" (Jonathan Edwards)
7. "It's a Big Old Goofy World" (4)
     from "The Missing Years" (John Prine)
7. "Middle Of The Woods" (4)
     from "25 Trips" (Sierra Hull)
7. "The Path of Stones" (4)
     from "The Path Of Stones" (John Doyle)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2615 plays from 88 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. John Prine (78)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (13)
        "Souvenirs" (12)
2. Sierra Hull (23)
        "25 Trips" (22)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (20)
        "2020" (18)
4. John Doyle (17)
        "The Path Of Stones" (17)
5. Della Mae (15)
        "Headlight" (15)
6. Rachael Sage (14)
        "Character" (10)
        "Character Mpress" (4)
7. David Bromberg Band (13)
        "Big Road" (13)
8. John Moreland (12)
        "LP5" (12)
8. Jud Caswell (12)
        "Live At The Seagull Shop" (9)
8. Watkins Family Hour (12)
        "Brother Sister" (11)
11. Carla Ulbrich (11/13)
        "The Loud Album" (10)
11. Laurie Lewis (11)
        "And Laurie Lewis" (3)
13. Western Centuries (10)
        "Call The Captain" (8)
14. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. II" (1)
14. Rachel Garlin (9)
        "Mondegreens" (9)
14. The Steeldrivers (9)
        "Bad For You" (9)
17. Brooks Williams (8)
        "Work My Claim" (6)
17. Deborah Holland (8)
        "Fine, Thank You!" (8)
17. Pete Seeger (8)
        "If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle" (2)
17. Sara Thomsen (8)
        "Song Like A Seed" (6)
21. Danny Schmidt (7)
        "A Prayer For The Sane" (6)
21. Dave Gunning (7)
        "Up Against The Sky" (6)
21. Jackson Browne (7)
        "Let The Rhythm Lead" (2)
21. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Ghost Light" (2)
21. The Mastersons (7)
        "No Time For Love Songs" (5)
21. Scott Fab (7)
        "Someday Soon Somehow" (6)
21. Tom Russell (7)
        "Modern Art" (2)
21. Valerie Smith (7)
        "From a Distance - single" (7)
21. Vance Gilbert (7)
        "Good Good Man" (7)
21. Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn (7)
        "Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn" (7)

TOP LABELS of April 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2615 plays from 88 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (104)
2. Oh Boy (56)
3. Red House (54)
4. Compass (49)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
6. Yep Roc (31)
7. Sugar Hill (30)
8. Thirty Tigers (27)
9. Columbia (21)
10. Signature Sounds (19)
11. Borealis (17)
12. Elektra (14)
12. Free Dirt (14)
14. Pinecastle (13)
14. Rhino (13)
14. Warner (13)
17. Vanguard (10)
17. Waterbug (10)
19. Atlantic (9)
19. Flying Fish (9)
19. Mpress (9)
19. Nonesuch (9)
19. Reprise (9)
19. Sony (9)

FOLK DJs - April 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2615 plays from 88 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WPKN-FM & WRFR-LP, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, MixCloud)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, 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 & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (kiwifolk.com-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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, NY)