Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2020, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2459 plays from 89 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (24)
        "The Streets of New York," Richard Barone (3)
  2: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (23)
        "Farther Along and Further In" (6)
        "American Stooge" (5)
        "Secret Keepers" (4)
        "It's OK To Feel Sad" (3)
  3: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (17)
        "When All of This Is Over" (5)
        "Six Feet Away" (4)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (3)
  3: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (17)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (3)
  5: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (14)
        "This Town is a Woman" (3)
        "Uphill" (3)
        "The Dream" (2)
        "When You're My Age" (2)
        "Two Birds" (2)
  5: "Welcome Home," Michael And Nell [Roseheart, 8/2020] (14)
        "Election Year Rag" (2)
        "Light In The Forrest" (2)
        "No Man's Land" (2)
        "Displacement Blues" (2)
        "Jerusalem" (2)
        "Hot Chicken" (2)
  7: "Put Down That Weapon," Various Artists [?] (11/12)
        "I Ain't Marching Anymore," Eric Andersen (2)
        "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda," Flash Company (2)
        "Simple Song Of Freedom," Omine Eager (2)
        "Turn, Turn, Turn," Turtle Grenade (2)
  7: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (11)
        "Hometown Blues" (5)
  7: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (11)
        "Noses and Nickels" (2)
        "Potter's Wheel" (2)
        "Carefully Taught" (2)
        "Lifelong Love Affair" (2)
  7: "Possum Came To Town," The Barbaloots [Anything Is Possumable, 8/2020] (11)
        "Catfish Wish" (2)
        "Johnny Appleseed" (2)
        "Katydid" (2)
  7: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (11)
        "Empty Square" (2)
        "Little Satchel" (2)
        "Eve" (2)
        "Hometown" (2)
        "Johnny" (2)
 12: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (10)
        "Say Can You See" (4)
        "What To Keep" (2)
        "Tangle of Souls" (2)
 12: "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento," Beppe Gambetta [Borealis, 5/2020] (10)
        "La Musica Nostra" (3)
        "Hide and Seek" (2)
        "Fighting While We Can" (2)
 14: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (9)
        "Beautifully Out Of Place" (2)
        "Middle Of The Woods" (2)
        "Ceiling To The Floor" (2)
 14: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (9)
        "Going Going Gone" (2)
        "I Contain Multitudes" (2)
        "The Man In Me" (2)
 14: "Such Things Are Finely Done," Michael Smith [Tales From The Tavern, 2003] (9)
        "Famous In France" (3)
 14: "Up Around The Bend," Kim Moberg [Self, 6/2020] (9)
        "Angels Fly" (2)
        "Wrapped Inside Your Love" (2)
        "The Long Road" (2)
 18: "Long Day In The Milky Way," Kris Delmhorst [CEN, 8/2020] (8)
        "Hanging Garden)" (2)
 19: "Blue on Blue," Sylvie Simmons [Compass, 8/2020] (7)
        "1000 Years Before I Met You" (2)
 19: "Bluegrass 2020," Bluegrass 2020 [Pinecastle, 7/2020] (7)
        "Sunday Drive" (2)
 19: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "The Lucky Ones" (1)
 19: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (7)
        "Standing on the Moon" (3)
        "How Can I Tell You" (2)
 19: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (7)
        "Shine Sister Shine" (3)
        "Angels" (2)
 19: "I Have Known Women," Saro-Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country] (7)
        "Truck Driving Woman" (2)
        "1920" (2)
 25: "Bad For You," The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 2/2020] (6)
        "Glad I'm Gone" (2)
        "The bartender" (2)
 25: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/2020] (6)
        "Catch The Light" (2)
        "Ohio" (2)
 25: "Have Purpose Live Long," Josie Bello [Self, 8/2020] (6)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (3)
 25: "I Just Want To Be Horizontal," Samoa Wilson [Kingswood, 8/2020] (6)
        "After You've Gone" (1)
 25: "Keep On Walkin'," Julie And John Pennell [JPE, 6/2020] (6)
        "Keep On Walkin'" (2)
 25: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (6)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (2)
 25: "Planting In A Drought," Tom Smith [Self, 2020] (6)
        "I Do the Best I Can" (2)
 25: "Receiver," The Rheingans Sisters [Bendigedig] (6)
        "On More Banjo" (2)
 25: "Roots And Honey," Old-Time Pharmaceuticals [Self, 2020] (6)
        "Who's the One" (1)
 25: "Songs of the Suffragettes," Elizabeth Knight [Self] (6)
        "The Suffrage Flag" (2)
 25: "Undercover," Bronwynne Brent [Self, 7/2020] (6)
        "River Lullaby" (2)
 25: "Kiss of the Diamondback," Gurf Morlix [Rootball, 8/2020] (6)
        "I'd Stop The Rain" (3)
 25: "Flew The Nest," Hayley Sabella [Self, 7/2020] (6)
        "Sorrow:Joy" (2)
        "Flew the Nest" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2459 plays from 89 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Farther Along and Further In" (6)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
2. "American Stooge" (5)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
2. "Hometown Blues" (5)
     from "Bet On Love" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
2. "When All of This Is Over" (5)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
5. "Six Feet Away" (4)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
5. "Have Purpose Live Long" (4)
     from "Have Purpose Live Long" (Josie Bello)
5. "Say Can You See" (4)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
5. "Secret Keepers" (4)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
9. "Black Eyed Dog" (3)
     from "Black Eyed Dog - single" (Ben Harper & Rhiannon Giddens)
9. "Change" (3)
     from "Change - single" (Anne E Dechant)
9. "Dead Egyptian Blues" (3)
     from "Love Letter On A Fish" (Michael Smith)
9. "The Dutchman" (3)
     from "Jewels & Harmony" (Mara Levine & Si Kahn)
9. "The Dutchman" (3)
     from "Live at WFUV" (Michael Smith & Annie Hills)
9. "Elvis Presley Blues" (3)
     from "Time (The Revelator)" (Gillian Welch)
9. "Famous In France" (3)
     from "Such Things Are Finely Done" (Michael Smith)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2459 plays from 89 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Mary Chapin Carpenter (25)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (20)
2. John McCutcheon (20)
        "Cabin Fever" (17)
3. Michael Smith (19/31)
        "Love Letter On A Fish" (14)
        "Such Things Are Finely Done" (9)
        "Michael Smith" (3)
4. Kristen Grainger And True North (17)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (17)
5. John prine (15/21)
        "Live In Ashville" (9)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (4)
5. Lori McKenna (15)
        "The Balladeer" (14)
7. Michael And Nell (14)
        "Welcome Home" (14)
8. Pharis & Jason Romero (13)
        "Bet On Love" (11)
8. Scott Cook (13)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (10)
        "Further Down The Line" (3)
10. The Barbaloots (11)
        "Possum Came To Town" (11)
10. Beppe Gambetta (11)
        "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento" (10)
10. Dennis Warner (11)
        "Pilot Me" (11)
10. Gillian Welch (11)
        "Time (The Revelator)" (4)
10. Sarah Jarosz (11)
        "World On The Ground" (11)
15. Sierra Hull (10)
        "25 Trips" (9)
16. Emma Swift (9)
        "Blonde On The Tracks" (8)
16. Kim Moberg (9)
        "Up Around The Bend" (7)
16. Kris Delmhorst (9)
        "Long Day In The Milky Way" (8)
19. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (5)
19. Molly Tuttle (8)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (7)
19. Steve Goodman (8)
        "No Big Surprise" (4)
22. Rachael Sage (7/9)
        "Character" (6)
        "Bruce Swan Productions" (3)
22. Dan Bern (7/8)
        "Ivan's Barber Shop" (6)
22. Byrd And Street (7)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (6)
22. Lara Herscovitch (7)
        "Highway Philosophers" (7)
22. Michael Veitch (7)
        "Best Of Many Days" (7)
22. Ronny Cox (7)
        "Live At The Kitchen Sink" (5)
22. Sylvie Simmons (7)
        "Blue on Blue" (7)
22. Jim Ratts & Runaway Express (7)
        "Small Towns" (5)

TOP LABELS of August 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2459 plays from 89 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (61)
2. Compass (44)
3. Red House (27)
4. Thirty Tigers (25)
5. Columbia (23)
5. Paradiddle (23)
7. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
8. Appalsongs (18)
9. Pinecastle (17)
10. Borealis (15)
10. Lambent Light (15)
10. Sugar Hill (15)
13. Signature Sounds (14)
14. Appleseed (13)
14. Flying Fish (13)
16. Roseheart (12)
17. Free Dirt (11)
17. Green Linnet (11)
17. Oh Boy (11)
20. Acony (10)

FOLK DJs - August 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2459 plays from 89 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
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)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WHFB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM & KEOS-FM, MN)
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)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
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 & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM & radiofreeamerica.com, NY)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
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)