Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3141 plays from 86 playlists from 71 Folk DJs

  1: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (22)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (4)
        "Promises to Keep" (4)
        "Beach Haven" (3)
  2: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (17)
        "Front Line" (4)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (3)
        "Vespers" (3)
  3: "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury," Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 5/2020] (15)
        "Why You Been Gone So Long" (3)
        "Just Dropped in" (2)
        "Frisco Depot" (2)
        "San Francisco Mabel Joy" (2)
        "Wish I Was" (2)
  4: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 5/2020] (14)
        "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (2)
        "The Angels Done Bowed Down" (2)
        "Roustabout" (2)
        "Done Gone" (2)
        "Blackbird Says To The Crow" (2)
  5: "Western Sun," Nell And Jim Band [Whippoorwill Arts, 5/2020] (12)
        "Handsome Medley" (3)
        "Hurricane" (3)
        "Woe Is Me" (2)
  6: "Swingin' At The Savoy," Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio [Self, 6/2020] (11/12)
        "My Melancholy Baby" (2)
        "Louisiana Ruckus" (2)
        "Sister Kate" (2)
  6: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (11)
        "Beautifully Out Of Place" (2)
        "25 Trips" (2)
        "Middle Of The Woods" (2)
  6: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 5/2020] (11)
        "Taking Water" (4)
        "Must Be Seven" (3)
  6: "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles," Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country, 5/2020] (11)
        "1920" (2)
        "10,000 Miles Away" (2)
  6: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (11)
        "East Side West Side" (3)
        "Coming Down Off Sunmmer" (2)
        "If You Could Hear Me Now" (2)
        "Beyond Civilization" (2)
  6: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 5/2020] (11)
        "The Rambler From Clare" (3)
        "The Path of Stones" (3)
        "Lady Wynde" (2)
        "Teelin Harbour" (2)
 12: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/2020] (10)
        "Catch The Light" (3)
 12: "Time Traveler," Jason Wilber [Wilbertone, 5/2020] (10)
        "Time Traveler" (3)
        "All I've Got Left Is Time" (2)
 14: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (9)
        "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (4)
        "Bob Dylan's Dream 	The Freewheelin'" (2)
 14: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (9)
        "The Odds Of Getting Even" (2)
        "Waiting For You" (2)
        "The Long Game" (2)
 14: "The Perfect Plan," The Lowest Pair [Delicata, 5/2020] (9)
        "Too Late Babe" (2)
        "Cast Away" (2)
 17: "Best of the Rest," Phil Ochs [Liberation Hall, 6/2020] (8)
        "I Wish That I Could Have Been Along" (1)
 17: "Brother Sister," Watkins Family Hour [Family Hour, 4/2020] (8)
        "The Cure" (2)
        "Lafayette" (2)
 17: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (8)
        "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (2)
 17: "Work My Claim," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 3/2020] (8)
        "You Don't Know My Mind" (3)
        "Whatever It Takes" (2)
 21: "Facets Of Folk," Mara Levine [Self, 2018] (7/16)
        "By My Silence" (3)
        "Daughters And Sons" (2)
 21: "Hello Stranger," Eliza Meyer [Self, 1/2020] (7/8)
        "Hello Stranger" (2)
 21: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (7)
        "I Choose You" (3)
        "Glad I'm Gone" (2)
        "The bartender" (2)
 21: "Big Blue Sky In The Morning," Barbara Jo Kammer [Self, 5/2020] (7)
        "That'll Be the Day" (2)
 21: "Bravado," Rose Cousins [Outside, 2/2020] (7)
        "The Return" (2)
        "The Agreement" (2)
 21: "Heartbreaker Please," Teddy Thompson [Thirty Tigers, 2020] (7)
        "Why Wait" (3)
        "At A Light" (2)
        "What Now" (2)
 21: "The Loud Album," Carla Ulbrich [Self, 4/2020] (7)
        "Stupefied By Maladies Defying Diagnosis" (2)
 21: "Songs Of Our Native Daughters," Our Native Daughters [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2020] (7)
        "Black Myself" (3)
        "You're Not Alone" (2)
 29: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (6)
        "Bet on Love" (2)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
 29: "Big Road," David Bromberg [Red House] (6)
        "Take This Hammer" (2)
 29: "Eiderdown," Gordon Thomas Ward [Self, 2020] (6)
        "Truth" (2)
 29: "If I Catch My Dream Song Of Ho," Bett Padgett [Self, 2020] (6)
        "Be Kind" (2)
        "In My Life" (2)
 29: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (6)
        "Happy Life" (2)
 29: "Roots, Rhymes And Branches," Brant Miller [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "We're Vintage" (1)
 29: "Straight To Marrow," Clint Alphin [Self, 10/2019] (6)
        "Bless Your Heart" (3)
 29: "Waterfalls," Thomas Aaron Garlow [Self, 4/2020] (6)
        "Waterfalls" (3)
        "Appalachian Lady" (2)

TOP SONGS of June 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3141 plays from 86 playlists from 71 Folk DJs

1. "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (5)
     from "Dylan" (Bob Dylan)
1. "In the Heat of the Summer" (5)
     from "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (Phil Ochs)
1. "More Heart Less Attack" (5)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller)
4. "By My Silence" (4)
     from "Facets Of Folk" (Mara Levine)
4. "Front Line" (4)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
4. "Peace in Our Hearts" (4)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
4. "Promises to Keep" (4)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
4. "Taking Water" (4)
     from "Home" (Billy Strings)
9. "One Vote, One Name" (3)
     from "One Vote One Name" (Joel Rafael)
9. "All The Best" (3)
     from "For The Ladies" (Erik Balkey)
9. "Beach Haven" (3)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
9. "Bless Your Heart" (3)
     from "Straight To Marrow" (Clint Alphin)
9. "Catch The Light" (3)
     from "Character" (Rachael Sage)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3141 plays from 86 playlists from 71 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (32)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (16)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (8)
        "Ghost Light" (5)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (25)
        "2020" (22)
3. Bob Dylan (17)
        "Dylan" (9)
4. Carla Ulbrich (16)
        "The Loud Album" (7)
        "Inside Jokes: Songs from Quarantine" (6)
4. Gretchen Peters (16)
        "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury" (14)
6. Pete Seeger (15/17)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (8)
7. Nell And Jim Band (14)
        "Western Sun" (12)
8. Jake Blount (13)
        "Spider Tales" (13)
9. The Mammals (12)
        "Nonet" (11)
9. Sierra Hull (12)
        "25 Trips" (11)
11. Si Kahn And The Looping Brothers (11/16)
        "It's A Dog's Life" (9)
        "Best Of The Rest" (4)
11. Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio (11/12)
        "Swingin' At The Savoy" (12)
11. Billy Strings (11)
        "Home" (11)
11. John Doyle (11)
        "The Path Of Stones" (11)
11. Phil Ochs (11)
        "The Best Of The Rest" (4)
        "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (4)
16. Della Mae (10)
        "Headlight" (9)
16. Jason Wilber (10)
        "Time Traveler" (10)
16. Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves (10)
        "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles" (10)
19. Brooks Williams (9)
        "Work My Claim" (8)
19. Crowes Pasture (9)
        "Slow It Down" (4)
19. Kim & Reggie Harris (9)
        "Spoken in Love" (3)
19. The Lowest Pair (9)
        "The Perfect Plan" (9)
19. Rachael Sage (9)
        "Character" (9)
19. Peter, Paul And Mary (9)
        "Carry It On" (3)
25. Joe Jencks (8)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (4)
25. John Prine (8)
        "Souvenirs" (3)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
25. Kristen Grainger And True North (8)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (8)
25. Watkins Family Hour (8)
        "Brother Sister" (8)
29. Mara Levine (7/30)
        "Facets Of Folk" (16)
        "Jewels And Harmony" (8)
        "Mara's Gems" (5)
29. Skinner & T'witch (7/16)
        "The Lockdown Sessions 2020" (6)
29. Michael Johnathon (7/13)
        "Dazed And Confuzed" (3)
29. Joel Rafael (7/11)
        "Rose Avenue" (4)
        "One Vote One Name" (3)
        "The Songs Of Woody Guthrie, Vol. 1 & 2" (3)
29. Nina Ricci (7/10)
        "Designs On Me" (5)
29. Barbara Jo Kammer (7)
        "Big Blue Sky In The Morning" (7)
29. Gordon Thomas Ward (7)
        "Eiderdown" (6)
29. Judy Collins (7)
        "Fifth Album" (3)
29. Mustard's Retreat (7)
        "Make Your Own Luck" (5)
29. Rose Cousins (7)
        "Bravado" (7)
29. Steve Forbert (7)
        "Early Morning Rain" (5)
29. The Steeldrivers (7)
        "Bad For You" (7)
29. Teddy Thompson (7)
        "Heartbreaker Please" (7)

TOP LABELS of June 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3141 plays from 86 playlists from 71 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (90)
2. Red House (56)
3. Compass (44)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
5. Columbia (23)
5. Strictly Country (23)
7. Appalsongs (22)
8. Thirty Tigers (21)
9. Free Dirt (18)
10. Borealis (17)
11. Sugar Hill (16)
12. Appleseed (15)
12. Warner (15)
14. Scarlet Letter (14)
15. Yep Roc (13/14)
16. Oh Boy (12)
16. Pinecastle (12)
18. New West (11)
18. Nonesuch (11)
18. Rhino (11)
18. True North (11)

FOLK DJs - June 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3141 plays from 86 playlists from 71 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
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 Torrington (stingray.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Judy & Dennis Cook (WOBC-FM, OH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
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)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)