Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2020, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (17)
        "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (4)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (3)
        "Ghost of Abuelito" (3)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (3)
  2: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (16)
        "Say Can You See" (5)
        "Put Your Good Foot In the Road" (3)
        "Right to Roam" (3)
  3: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (14)
        "Lonesome Dark-Eyed Beauty," Caroline Doctorow (4)
        "American Ride," Gene Casey (2)
        "I Can't Do Crazy," John Gorka (2)
  3: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (14)
        "Hometown" (3)
        "Eve" (3)
        "Johnny" (2)
        "I'll Be Gone" (2)
  5: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (13)
        "Farther Along and Further In" (3)
        "Secret Keepers" (2)
        "It's Ok To Be Sad" (2)
        "Nocturne" (2)
        "Everybody's Got Something" (2)
  5: "Possum Came To Town," The Barbaloots [Anything Is Possumable, 8/2020] (13)
        "Beaver Dam" (3)
        "Ed The Wrecker" (2)
        "Johnny Appleseed" (2)
  7: "Welcome Home," Michael And Nell [Roseheart, 8/2020] (12)
        "Election Year Rag" (6)
        "Jerusalem" (2)
  8: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (11)
        "Queen Jane Approximately" (5)
        "Going Going Gone" (3)
  8: "No Summer," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 7/2020] (11)
        "Fallen" (2)
        "The Cuckoo" (2)
        "Our Lady's" (2)
        "No Summer" (2)
        "Old Enough" (2)
 10: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (10)
        "Uphill" (3)
        "Good Fight" (3)
        "Stuck in High School" (2)
 10: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (10)
        "She's A Rainbow" (4)
        "A Little Lost" (3)
        "Standing On The Moon" (2)
 10: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (10)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (4)
        "My Dog Talking Blues" (2)
 13: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (9)
        "Golden Rule" (3)
        "Potter's Wheel" (2)
 13: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 5/2020] (9)
        "Where did you sleep last night" (2)
 15: "Gasoline," Grain Thief [Columbia, 7/2020] (8)
        "Pedal Down" (3)
        "Gasoline" (2)
 15: "Live At The Kitchen Sink," Ronny Cox [Self, 7/2020] (8)
        "Portales" (2)
        "The Night John Huston died" (2)
 15: "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento," Beppe Gambetta [Borealis, 5/2020] (8)
        "Forget About Me Not" (3)
        "Wise Old Men" (2)
 18: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (7)
        "My Heart Aches" (2)
        "Promises to Keep" (2)
 18: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (7)
        "Hometown Blues" (4)
 18: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (7)
        "Bird On A Wire" (2)
 18: "Undercover," Bronwynne Brent [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "River Lullaby" (3)
 18: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 8/2020] (7)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (3)
 18: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "May the Light Shine Bright on You" (2)
        "Sweet Magnolias" (2)
 24: "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies," Mike Glick [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "Fellow Traverlers" (1)
 24: "Besos Kisses," Colleen Kattau [Self, 6/2020] (6)
        "Dangerous Women" (3)
        "Her Voice Is A River" (2)
 24: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (6)
        "Edge of This Town" (2)
 24: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (6)
        "Valley Of Tears" (1)
 24: "Character," Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/2020] (6)
        "Damaged" (2)
        "Bravery's On Fire" (2)
 24: "Have Purpose Live Long," Josie Bello [Self, 8/2020] (6)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (2)
        "Party with the Saints" (2)
 24: "No Matter Where It Goes From Here," Wood & Wire [Blue Corn] (6)
        "Pigs" (1)
 24: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (6)
        "Coming Down Off Summer" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Election Year Rag" (7)
     from "Welcome Home" (Michael & Nell)
2. "Say Can You See" (6)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
2. "Uncivil War" (6)
     from "Uncivil War" (Shemekia Copeland)
4. "Queen Jane Approximately" (5)
     from "Blonde On The Tracks" (Emma Swift)
4. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (5)
     from "Who Knows Where the Time Goes - single" (Liz Simmons)
6. "1920" (4)
     from "I Have Known Women" (Sara Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves)
6. "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (4)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
6. "Hometown Blues" (4)
     from "Bet On Love" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
6. "If It Wasn't" (4)
     from "If It Wasn't - single" (Tiffany Williams & Jonathan Dean)
6. "Lonesome Dark-Eyed Beauty" (4)
     from "Willie Nile Uncovered" (Caroline Doctorow)
6. "The Night That John Prine Died" (4)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
6. "She's A Rainbow" (4)
     from "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (Molly Tuttle)
6. "Song for a Dark Girl" (4)
     from "Vari-Colored Songs" (Leyla McCalla)
6. "What Will I Dream" (4)
     from "Words Of Love" (Allison Lupton)
15. "Beaver Dam" (3)
     from "Possum Came To Town" (The Barbaloots)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Scott Cook (18)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (16)
2. John McCutcheon (15)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (10)
2. Kristen Grainger And True North (15)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (15)
2. Sarah Jarosz (15)
        "World On The Ground" (14)
5. Mary Chapin Carpenter (14)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (13)
6. The Barbaloots (13)
        "Possum Came To Town" (13)
6. Michael & Nell (13)
        "Welcome Home" (12)
8. Molly Tuttle (12)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (10)
9. Cinder Well (11)
        "No Summer" (11)
9. Emma Swift (11)
        "Blonde On The Tracks" (11)
11. Beppe Gambetta (10)
        "Where The Wind Blows/Dove Tia O Vento" (8)
11. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (5)
11. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "2020" (7)
11. Lori McKenna (10)
        "The Balladeer" (10)
15. Dennis Warner (9)
        "Pilot Me" (9)
15. Jake Blount (9)
        "Spider Tales" (9)
15. Ronny Cox (9)
        "Live At The Kitchen Sink" (8)
18. Byrd And Street (8)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (7)
18. Grain Thief (8)
        "Gasoline" (8)
20. Bronwynne Brent (7)
        "Undercover" (7)
20. Della Mae (7)
        "Headlight" (5)
20. Dirk Powell (7)
        "When I Wait For You" (7)
20. Ellis Delaney (7)
        "Ordinary Love" (7)
20. John Prine (7)
        "Fair And Square" (3)
20. Pharis & Jason Romero (7)
        "Bet On Love" (7)
20. Sweet Honey In The Rock (7)
        "The Women Gather" (3)

TOP LABELS of August 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (61)
2. Compass (44)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (28)
4. Columbia (27)
4. Free Dirt (27)
6. Thirty Tigers (25)
7. Sugar Hill (22)
8. Red House (21)
9. Borealis (20)
10. Pinecastle (19)
11. Paradiddle (13)
11. Signature Sounds (13)
13. Appalsongs (12)
14. Appleseed (11)
15. Lambent Light (10)
16. Alligator (9)
16. Elektra (9)
16. Main Trail (9)
16. Oh Boy (9)
16. Roseheart (9)
16. Strictly Country (9)
16. Tiny Ghost (9)

FOLK DJs - August 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
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)
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)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
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 (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (CKPC-AM, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
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)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
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)