Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2930 plays from 82 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

  1: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (23)
        "Promises to Keep" (4)
        "Peace In Our Hearts" (4)
        "Beautiful World Of Mine" (3)
        "My Heart Aches" (3)
  2: "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2019] (18)
        "This Land is your Land" (2)
  3: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/2020] (16)
        "Ohio" (10)
        "Blue Sky Days" (3)
        "Catch The Light" (2)
  4: "Pete," Pete Seeger [Living Music, 1996] (15)
        "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (2)
        "How Can I Keep From Singing" (2)
  5: "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury," Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 5/2020] (14)
        "Just Dropped In" (4)
        "Heaven Help the Child" (3)
        "The Sailor Song" (2)
        "Saint Cecelia" (2)
  6: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 5/2020] (12)
        "Elevenses" (2)
        "Lady Wynde" (2)
        "The Path of Stones" (2)
        "The Rambler from Clare" (2)
  7: "Hang Me Out To Dry," Trip McCool [Thinking Dog, 3/2020] (11)
        "Evermore" (2)
        "The Selkie Girl" (2)
  7: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 5/2020] (11)
        "Watch It Fall" (3)
        "Running" (2)
        "Love Like Me" (2)
        "Home" (2)
  9: "Brother Sister," Watkins Family Hour [Family Hour, 4/2020] (10)
        "Lafayette" (3)
 10: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (9)
        "Ceiling To The Floor" (2)
        "Beautifully Out of Place" (2)
 10: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (9)
        "Glad I'm Gone" (2)
        "Innocent Man" (2)
        "I Choose You" (2)
 10: "Big Road," David Bromberg Band [Red House, 4/2020] (9)
        "Take This Hammer" (2)
 10: "Live At The Seagull Shop," Jud Caswell [Self, 3/2020] (9)
        "Stocks" (3)
        "Phoebe on a Fencepost" (2)
 14: "From A Distance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 4/2020] (8)
        "From a Distance" (8)
 14: "Western Sun," Nell And Jim Band [Whippoorwill Arts, 5/2020] (8)
        "By Stars and Sunrise" (2)
        "In My Beautiful Dream" (2)
 16: "To Everyone In All The World," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 1/2019] (7/10)
        "If I Had A Hammer" (2)
        "God Bless The Grass" (2)
        "Well May The World Go" (2)
 16: "Chasing The Sun," Bobtown [Self, 8/2019] (7)
        "No Man's Land" (2)
        "Daughters Of The Dust" (2)
 16: "Good Souls Better Angels," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 4/2020] (7)
        "When the Way Gets Dark" (3)
 16: "The Loud Album," Carla Ulbrich [Self, 4/2020] (7)
        "Take Me Out To The Overpriced Ball Game" (3)
        "Stupefied By Maladies Defying Diagnosis" (2)
 16: "A Prayer For The Sane," Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 2020] (7)
        "A Prayer For The Sane" (7)
 21: "2020 Vision," Danny Schmidt [Self, 5/2020] (6)
        "2020 Vision" (6)
 21: "Eiderdown," Gordon Thomas Ward [Self, 2020] (6)
        "Four Angels" (3)
 21: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (6)
        "The Odds Of Getting Even" (2)
        "Headlight" (2)
 21: "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1999] (6)
        "Waist Deep In the Big Muddy" (2)
 21: "Mondegreens," Rachel Garlin [Self, 2020] (6)
        "Radio Silence" (2)
 21: "Souvenirs," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (6)
        "Paradise" (1)
 21: "Waltz For Abilene," Cindy Cashdollar [Silver Shot, 3/2020] (6)
        "Ring Them Bells" (2)
 21: "Waterfalls," Thomas Aaron Garlow [Self, 4/2020] (6)
        "Rebo" (2)
        "Won't You" (2)
 21: "Work My Claim," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 3/2020] (6)
        "Seven Sisters" (2)
 30: "Lost On The Range," The Whiskey Charmers [Sweet Apple Pie] (5/6)
        "Honeybee" (2)
        "Super 8" (2)
 30: "Be A Pain," Alastair Moock [Self] (5)
        "I Am Malala" (1)
 30: "Early Morning Rain," Steve Forbert [Blue Rose, 5/2020] (5)
        "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" (3)
 30: "The Family Songbook," The Haden Triplets [Thirty Tigers, 1/2020] (5)
        "Wildwood Flower" (2)
 30: "LP5," John Moreland [Thirty Tigers, 2/2020] (5)
        "Terrestial" (1)
 30: "Making Life Sweet," The Early Risers [Itchy Sabot, 11/2019] (5)
        "This Changes Everything" (2)
 30: "The Perfect Plan," The Lowest Pair [Delicata, 5/2020] (5)
        "Too Late Babe" (1)
 30: "Prove It on Me," Rory Block [Stony Plain, 5/2020] (5)
        "Eagles" (1)
 30: "Straight To Marrow," Clint Alphin [Self, 10/2019] (5)
        "Bless Your Heart" (3)
 30: "Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn," Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2020] (5)
        "Banjo Guzheng Pickin' Girls" (2)
        "Weaving Medley" (2)
 30: "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear] (5)
        "Let Me Sing You A Song" (3)

TOP SONGS of May 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2930 plays from 82 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. "Ohio" (10)
     from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
2. "A Prayer For The Sane" (8)
     from "A Prayer For The Sane" (Danny Schmidt)
3. "From a Distance" (7)
     from "From A Distance" (Valerie Smith)
4. "2020 Vision" (6)
     from "2020 Vision" (Danny Schmidt)
4. "If I Had A Hammer" (6)
     from "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (Pete Seeger)
     also "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (Pete Seeger)
6. "This Old World" (5)
     from "This Old World" (Lizanne Knott)
6. "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" (5)
     from "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs" (Pete Seeger)
8. "Six Feet Apart" (4)
     from "Six Feet Apart - single" (Crys Matthews & Heather Mae)
8. "EarthMan" (4)
     from "Earthman - single" (The Dillards)
8. "Just Dropped In" (4)
     from "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury" (Gretchen Peters)
     also "The Night You Wrote That Song" (Gretchen Peters)
8. "Kent" (4)
     from "Give Light" (Magpie)
8. "The Kent State Massacre" (4)
     from "I Hate the Capitalist System" (Barbara Dane)
8. "Peace In Our Hearts" (4)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
8. "Promises to Keep" (4)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2930 plays from 82 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Pete Seeger (65)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (17)
        "Pete" (15)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (25)
        "2020" (23)
3. John McCutcheon (17/20)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (10)
        "Ghost Light" (4)
4. Rachael Sage (16)
        "Character" (16)
5. Danny Schmidt (15)
        "A Prayer For The Sane" (7)
        "2020 Vision" (6)
5. John Prine (15)
        "Souvenirs" (6)
7. Gretchen Peters (14)
        "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury" (14)
8. John Doyle (13)
        "The Path Of Stones" (12)
9. Billy Strings (12)
        "Home" (11)
9. Carla Ulbrich (12)
        "The Loud Album" (7)
11. Michael Johnathon (11/15)
        "Legacy" (4)
        "Dazed And Confuzed" (3)
11. Spook Handy (11/14)
        "Dedicated To The Proposition" (7)
11. The Steeldrivers (11)
        "Bad For You" (9)
11. Trip McCool (11)
        "Hang Me Out To Dry" (11)
11. Watkins Family Hour (11)
        "Brother Sister" (10)
16. Valerie Smith (10)
        "From A Distance" (7)
16. Peter, Paul And Mary (10)
        "Carry It On" (3)
18. Si Kahn And The Looping Brothers (9/15)
        "It's A Dog's Life" (8)
        "Best Of The Rest" (4)
18. David Bromberg Band (9)
        "Big Road" (8)
18. Jud Caswell (9)
        "Live At The Seagull Shop" (9)
18. Sierra Hull (9)
        "25 Trips" (9)
22. Della Mae (8)
        "Headlight" (6)
22. Nell And Jim Band (8)
        "Western Sun" (8)
22. Tom Paxton (8)
        "Ramblin' Boy" (3)
25. Joel Mabus (7/20)
        "Different Hymnals" (6)
        "Ukulele Crimes" (6)
        "Time And Truth" (5)
25. Tret Fure (7/8)
        "Roses In November" (3)
25. Bob Dylan (7)
        "I Contain Multitudes" (2)
25. Lucinda Williams (7)
        "Good Souls Better Angels" (7)
25. Magpie (7)
        "Give Light" (4)
        "When We Stand Together" (3)
25. Steve Forbert (7)
        "Early Morning Rain" (4)

TOP LABELS of May 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2930 plays from 82 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (93)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (49)
3. Red House (42)
4. Compass (40)
5. Columbia (29)
6. Appleseed (19)
6. Thirty Tigers (19)
6. Yep Roc (19)
9. Appalsongs (13)
9. Mpress (13)
9. Oh Boy (13)
12. Elektra (12)
13. New West (11)
13. Rebel (11)
13. Scarlet Letter (11)
13. Signature Sounds (11)
13. Sugar Hill (11)
18. Borealis (10)
18. Rhino (10)
20. Thinking Dog (9/11)
20. Pinecastle (9)

FOLK DJs - May 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2930 plays from 82 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Lee Stanley (folkalliance.org & podcast)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI-FM, NJ)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, 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)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & kiwifolk.com-FM, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
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, NM)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
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 & syndicated, NY)