Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2526 plays from 85 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (16)
        "Jeremiah's Tree" (3)
        "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (2)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (2)
        "Wishes and Dreams" (2)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (2)
        "When No One's Around" (2)
  2: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (14)
        "Uphill" (3)
        "Two Birds" (3)
        "This Town Is A Woman" (2)
        "Good Fight" (2)
  2: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (14)
        "Hometown" (3)
        "Little Satchel" (3)
        "What Do I Do" (3)
        "Pay It No MInd" (2)
  4: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (13)
        "New Day" (2)
        "Roll On My Friend" (2)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
        "Kind Girl" (2)
  4: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (13)
        "Six Feet Away" (2)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (2)
  6: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (12)
        "My Heart Aches" (3)
        "Peace In Our Hearts" (3)
        "Promises to Keep" (2)
  6: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (12)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (3)
  8: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (11)
        "Love and Maple Syrup" (3)
        "Golden Rule" (3)
  8: "Rough And Rowdy Ways," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 7/2020] (11)
        "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" (3)
        "My Own Version of You" (2)
        "Black Rider" (2)
 10: "No Summer," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 7/2020] (10)
        "Wandering Boy" (3)
        "The Cuckoo" (2)
        "No Summer" (2)
 10: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (10)
        "Say Can You See" (2)
        "Leave a Light On" (2)
        "Put Your Good Foot on the Road" (2)
        "Passin' Through" (2)
 12: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (9)
        "Queen Jane Approximately" (4)
        "Going Going Gone" (2)
        "You're A Big Girl Now" (2)
 12: "Have Purpose Live Long," Josie Bello [Self, 8/2020] (9)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (3)
        "Magic Of The Music" (2)
 12: "Live At The Kitchen Sink," Ronny Cox [Self, 7/2020] (9)
        "Silver City" (2)
 12: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (9)
        "Pie for Breakfast" (3)
        "Paper Wings" (2)
        "Bird on a Wire" (2)
 12: "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento," Beppe Gambetta [Borealis, 5/2020] (9)
        "Wise Old Man" (3)
        "Sunrise Melody" (3)
 17: "Big Blue Sky In The Morning," Barbara Jo Kammer [Self, 5/2020] (8)
        "That'll Be the Day" (2)
 17: "Headlight," Della Mae [Rounder, 2/2020] (8)
        "Headlight" (2)
 17: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (8)
        "Radio Signal" (2)
        "What It All Is" (2)
 17: "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles," Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country, 5/2020] (8)
        "Red Haired Becky" (2)
        "Truck Driving Woman" (2)
        "Conductor" (2)
 21: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (7)
        "25 Trips" (3)
 21: "All By His Own Self," Charlie Barnett [Modern Songbook, 8/2020] (7)
        "Smile" (2)
 21: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "Best of Many Days" (2)
        "Try Try Try" (2)
 21: "Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute," Nina Ricci [Self, 2020] (7)
        "Fare Thee Well" (2)
 21: "Gasoline," Grain Thief [Columbia, 7/2020] (7)
        "Pedal Down" (2)
        "Gasoline" (2)
 21: "Possum Came To Town," The Barbaloots [Anything Is Possumable, 8/2020] (7)
        "Captain Key" (3)
        "Possum Came to Town" (2)
 21: "The Reservoir," Kenny Roby [Royal Potato Family, 8/2020] (7)
        "Don't Ya Know What's On My Mind" (2)
 21: "Undercover," Bronwynne Brent [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "Raincoat" (3)
 29: "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies," Mike Glick [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "Let's Get Together" (2)
 29: "Any Kind Of Angel," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "Any Kind of Angel" (2)
 29: "Bitter Better," Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards [Compass, 6/2020] (6)
        "From the Ashes" (2)
 29: "Brother Sister," Watkins Family Hour [Family Hour, 4/2020] (6)
        "Snow Tunnel" (2)
 29: "Keep On Walkin'," Julie And John Pennell [JPE, 6/2020] (6)
        "Your Body Never Forgets" (1)
 29: "Ledgers And Stones," Thomas Hine [THM, 2020] (6)
        "Walking Through" (2)
 29: "Roll Up The Rug," The Roe Family Singers [Bonfire, 2020] (6)
        "Country Blues" (2)
 29: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (6)
        "When I Get to Heaven" (4)

TOP SONGS of August 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2526 plays from 85 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "Far Too Fast" (6)
     from "Far Too Fast - single" (Tret Fure)
1. "From a Distance" (6)
     from "From a Distance - single" (Valerie Smith)
3. "Across The Room" (5)
     from "Across The Room - single" (Tret Fure)
4. "Get Together" (4)
     from "Get Together - single" (Gathering Time)
     also "Old Friends {Gathering Time}" (Gathering Time)
4. "Queen Jane Approximately" (4)
     from "Blonde On The Tracks" (Emma Swift)
6. "Blowin' In the Wind" (3/4)
     from "Dylan" (Bob Dylan)
6. "When I Get to Heaven" (3/4)
     from "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (John Prine)
6. "25 Trips" (3)
     from "25 Trips" (Sierra Hull)
6. "Blue Skies" (3)
     from "Swingin' At The Savoy" (Vi Wickam & Paul Anastasio)
6. "Captain Key" (3)
     from "Possum Came To Town" (The Barbaloots)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2526 plays from 85 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (25)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (13)
2. Kristen Grainger And True North (17)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (16)
3. Bob Dylan (16)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (11)
        "Dylan" (3)
3. Scott Cook (16)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (10)
        "Further Down The Line" (4)
5. Lori McKenna (14)
        "The Balladeer" (14)
5. Sarah Jarosz (14)
        "World On The Ground" (14)
7. Pharis And Jason Romero (13)
        "Bet On Love" (13)
8. Byrd And Street (12)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (11)
8. Tret Fure (12)
        "Across The Room - single" (4)
        "Far Too Fast - single" (4)
10. Cinder Well (11)
        "No Summer" (10)
10. Dennis Warner (11)
        "Pilot Me" (11)
10. John Prine (11)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (6)
13. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "2020" (10)
14. Beppe Gambetta (9)
        "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento" (9)
14. Ellis Delaney (9)
        "Ordinary Love" (9)
14. Josie Bello (9)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (9)
14. The Mammals (9)
        "Nonet" (8)
14. Ronny Cox (9)
        "Live At The Kitchen Sink" (9)
19. Barbara Jo Kammer (8)
        "Big Blue Sky In The Morning" (8)
19. Charlie Barnett (8)
        "All By His Own Self" (6)
19. Della Mae (8)
        "Headlight" (8)
19. Emma Swift (8)
        "Blonde On The Tracks" (8)
19. Eric Andersen (8)
        "Woodstock Under The Stars" (5)
        "Shadow And Light Of Albert Camus" (3)
19. Indigo Girls (8)
        "Look Long" (5)
19. Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards (8)
        "Bitter Better" (6)
19. Nina Ricci (8)
        "Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute" (7)
19. Pete Seeger (8)
        "Precious Friend" (3)
19. Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves (8)
        "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles" (7)
29. The Barbaloots (7)
        "Possum Came To Town" (7)
29. Bronwynne Brent (7)
        "Undercover" (7)
29. Darrell Scott (7)
        "Sings The Blues Of Hank Williams" (3)
29. Gillian Welch (7)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (3)
29. Grain Thief (7)
        "Gasoline" (6)
29. Heathcote Hill (7)
        "The Stories We Are Told" (5)
29. Kenny Roby (7)
        "The Reservoir" (7)
29. Michael Veitch (7)
        "Best Of Many Days" (7)
29. Mike Glick (7)
        "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies" (6)
29. Richard Shindell (7)
        "Careless" (1)
29. Richard Thompson (7)
        "Sweet Warrior" (2)
29. The Roe Family Singers (7)
        "Roll Up The Rug" (6)
29. Sierra Hull (7)
        "25 Trips" (7)
29. The Wailin' Jennys (7)
        "Fifteen" (2)

TOP LABELS of August 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2526 plays from 85 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (79)
2. Columbia (44)
3. Red House (35)
4. Compass (29)
5. Thirty Tigers (25)
6. Free Dirt (21)
7. Borealis (20)
7. Smithsonian/Folkways (20)
9. Pinecastle (13)
9. Signature Sounds (13)
9. Warner (13)
12. Rhino (12)
12. Strictly Country (12)
14. Oh Boy (11)
14. Sugar Hill (11)
16. Capitol (10)
16. Main Trail (10)
16. Nonesuch (10)
16. Soundly (10)
20. Appalsongs (9)

FOLK DJs - August 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2526 plays from 85 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM & soundcloud.com, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
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)
Jeannie Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (martharedboneroots.com & podcast, VT)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, NY)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & syndicated, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, UT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)