Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2020, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 92 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (22)
        "Wishes & Dreams" (4)
        "Keep the River on Your Right" (4)
        "Mississippi" (3)
  2: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (18)
        "Right in the Garden" (3)
        "Roll on My Friend" (3)
        "Hometown Blues" (3)
        "Bet on Love" (3)
  3: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (16)
        "Little Satchel" (3)
        "Hometown" (3)
        "Johnny" (3)
        "Eve" (3)
        "Pay It No Mind" (2)
  4: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (14)
        "Six Feet Away" (4)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (2)
        "Front Line" (2)
  5: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (12)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (3)
        "Promises to Keep" (2)
        "My Heart Aches" (2)
  5: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (12)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (3)
        "The Sun in Colorado" (3)
        "May The Light Shine Bright On You" (2)
  5: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (12)
        "Radio Signal" (2)
        "If You Could Hear Me Now" (2)
        "What It All Is" (2)
  5: "Western Sun," Nell And Jim Band [Whippoorwill Arts, 5/2020] (12)
        "Winnemucca" (2)
        "Woe Is Me" (2)
  9: "Live At The Kitchen Sink," Ronny Cox [Self, 7/2020] (11)
        "The Night John Huston Died" (3)
        "In New Orleans" (2)
        "Facts" (2)
  9: "No Summer," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 7/2020] (11)
        "No Summer" (4)
        "Queen of the Earth, Child of the Sea" (3)
        "Old Enough" (2)
  9: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (11)
        "I Think About You" (3)
  9: "All the Good Times," Gillian Welch [Acony] (11)
        "Ginseng Sullivan" (2)
 13: "Bitter Better," Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards [Compass, 6/2020] (10)
        "Dreamin'" (2)
        "Typhoon" (2)
        "Corduroy Jacket" (2)
 13: "Keep On Walkin'," Julie And John Pennell [JPE, 6/2020] (10)
        "Gonna Hitch a Ride" (3)
        "I'm Not My Body" (2)
        "I Don't Know About Tomorrow" (2)
 15: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (9)
        "I Contain Multitudes" (3)
        "Queen Jane Approximately" (3)
        "You're a Big Girl Now" (2)
 15: "Rough And Rowdy Ways," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 7/2020] (9)
        "Black Rider" (2)
        "Crossing the Rubicon" (2)
 15: "Undercover," Bronwynne Brent [Self, 7/2020] (9)
        "Big Talker" (2)
        "Raincoat" (2)
        "You've Lost Your Way" (2)
 18: "North Country Sky," Andy Baker [Self, 7/2020] (8)
        "Second Wind" (3)
        "Running After You" (2)
 19: "Honest," Ordinary Elephant [Berkalin, 4/2019] (7/10)
        "Rust Right Through" (3)
 19: "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies," Mike Glick [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "If You're Not Outraged" (2)
 19: "Besos Kisses," Colleen Kattau [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "When I Walk In The Woods" (2)
        "Amen to the Freedom Rides" (2)
 19: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/2020] (7)
        "Bravery's On Fire" (4)
 19: "Eiderdown," Gordon Thomas Ward [Self, 2020] (7)
        "Truth" (2)
 19: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (7)
        "The Odds Of Getting Even" (2)
        "Change" (2)
 19: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (7)
        "Careful Porcelain Doll" (1)
 19: "Old Flowers," Courtney Marie Andrews [Fat Possum, 2020] (7)
        "It Must Be Someone Else's Fault" (3)
        "Burlap String" (2)
        "If I Told" (2)
 19: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "Edge Of This Town" (2)
 28: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (6)
        "Beautifully Out Of Place" (1)
 28: "Big Blue Sky In The Morning," Barbara Jo Kammer [Self, 5/2020] (6)
        "Sister's Coming Home" (1)
 28: "Bluegrass 2020," Bluegrass 2020 [Pinecastle, 7/2020] (6)
        "Foggy Mountain Chimes" (2)
        "Sunday Drive" (2)
 28: "Hwy 17 Revisited," Penne Sandbeck [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "River Town" (2)
        "The Only Road" (2)
 28: "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles," Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country, 5/2020] (6)
        "I Caught the Sheriff" (2)
 28: "Love In The Midst Of Mayhem," Joe Ely [Rack 'Em, 2020] (6)
        "Soon All Your Sorrows Be Gone" (3)
 28: "The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs Of Mickey Newbury," Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, 5/2020] (6)
        "Why You Been Gone So Long" (2)
        "Wish I Was" (2)
 28: "On the Road: A Tribute to John Hartford," Various Artists [Lo Hi] (6)
        "No End Of Love," Travelin McCourys (1)
 28: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 5/2020] (6)
        "The Path of Stones" (2)
 28: "Reunions," Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit [Southeastern, 2020] (6)
        "Dreamsicle" (2)
        "Only Children" (2)
 28: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 5/2020] (6)
        "Goodbye Honey, You Call That Gone" (2)
 28: "Swingin' At The Savoy," Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "Maddie's Waltz" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 92 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "Across The Room" (6)
     from "Across The Room - single" (Tret Fure)
2. "Six Feet Away" (4)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Bravery's On Fire" (4)
     from "Character" (Rachael Sage)
2. "Far Too Fast" (4)
     from "Far Too Fast - single" (Tret Fure)
2. "Keep the River on Your Right" (4)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
2. "More Than Meets the Eye" (4)
     from "More Than Meets the Eye - EP" (Sandy Cash)
2. "No Summer" (4)
     from "No Summer" (Cinder Well)
2. "Quarantine" (4)
     from "Quarantine - single" (Crowes Pasture)
2. "Say Can You See" (4)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
2. "Soon All Your Sorrows Be Gone" (4)
     from "Love In The Midst Of Mayhem" (Joe Ely)
2. "Wishes & Dreams" (4)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
2. "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (4)
     from "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (Emily Barker)
13. "Bet on Love" (3)
     from "Bet On Love" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
13. "Black & Blue" (3)
     from "Black & Blue - single" (Danny Schmidt)
13. "Dreamsicle" (3)
     from "Reunions" (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 92 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Kristen Grainger And True North (21)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (21)
2. John Gorka (19)
        "Before Beginning" (2)
2. Pharis And Jason Romero (19)
        "Bet On Love" (18)
4. Bob Dylan (17)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (9)
        "Dylan" (5)
5. John McCutcheon (16)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (14)
5. Sarah Jarosz (16)
        "World On The Ground" (16)
7. Eliza Gilkyson (15)
        "2020" (12)
8. Byrd And Street (14)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (12)
8. Julie And John Pennell (14)
        "Keep On Walkin'" (10)
10. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (13)
        "Little Blue Egg" (3)
        "Tanglewood Tree" (3)
11. Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards (12)
        "Bitter Better" (10)
11. The Mammals (12)
        "Nonet" (12)
11. Nell And Jim Band (12)
        "Western Sun" (12)
11. Tret Fure (12)
        "Across The Room - single" (6)
        "Far Too Fast - single" (3)
15. Cinder Well (11)
        "No Summer" (11)
15. Ellis Delaney (11)
        "Ordinary Love" (11)
15. Gillian Welch (11)
        "All the Good Times" (6)
15. Ronny Cox (11)
        "Live At The Kitchen Sink" (11)
19. Emma Swift (10)
        "Blonde On The Tracks" (9)
20. Andy Baker (9)
        "North Country Sky" (8)
20. Bronwynne Brent (9)
        "Undercover" (9)
20. Joe Ely (9)
        "Love In The Midst Of Mayhem" (6)
20. Pete Seeger (9)
        "Pete" (2)
24. Danny Schmidt (8)
        "Black & Blue - single" (3)
        "A Prayer for the Sane - single" (3)
24. Michael Veitch (8)
        "Best Of Many Days" (7)
24. Peter, Paul & Mary (8)
        "Ten Years Together" (2)
24. Scott Cook (8)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (4)
        "Further Down The Line" (3)
28. Ordinary Elephant (7/18)
        "Honest" (10)
        "Before I Go" (5)
28. Colleen Kattau (7)
        "Besos Kisses" (7)
28. Courtney Marie Andrews (7)
        "Old Flowers" (7)
28. Crowes Pasture (7)
        "Quarantine - single" (4)
28. Della Mae (7)
        "Headlight" (7)
28. Emmylou Harris (7)
        "Songs of the West" (2)
28. Erynn Marshall And Carl Jones (7)
        "Old Tin" (4)
28. Gordon Thomas Ward (7)
        "Eiderdown" (7)
28. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (7)
        "Reunions" (4)
28. Joan Baez (7)
        "Whistle Down The Wind" (2)
28. John Prine (7)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (4)
28. Kim & Reggie Harris (7)
        "Get On Board!" (1)
28. Lara Herscovitch (7)
        "Highway Philosophers" (7)
28. Mike Glick (7)
        "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies" (7)
28. Rachael Sage (7)
        "Character" (7)
28. Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio (7)
        "Swingin' At The Savoy" (6)

TOP LABELS of July 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 92 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (88)
2. Compass (49)
3. Red House (46)
4. Columbia (40)
5. Free Dirt (27)
6. Rebel (26)
6. Thirty Tigers (26)
8. Pinecastle (24)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
9. Sugar Hill (21)
11. Acony (17)
11. Signature Sounds (17)
11. Warner (17)
14. Berkalin (15/19)
15. Yep Roc (14)
16. Borealis (12)
16. Philo (12)
18. Appalsongs (11)
18. Humble Abode (11)
20. Oh Boy (10)

FOLK DJs - July 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 92 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-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 Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (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)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kara Barnard ()
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, NC)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, QC)
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 (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, WA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)