Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2020, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2989 plays from 72 playlists from 51 Folk DJs

  1: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (21)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (5)
        "Why Am I Leaving My Home Again?" (3)
        "Just Enough Empties" (3)
  1: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (21)
        "Farther Along and Further In" (4)
        "Old D-35" (4)
        "Secret Keepers" (4)
        "Where The Beauty Is" (3)
  3: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (20)
        "When You're My Age" (4)
        "This Town Is A Woman" (3)
        "Uphill" (3)
  4: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (16)
        "Hometown Blues" (3)
        "Roll On My Friend" (2)
        "A Bit Old School" (2)
        "New Day" (2)
        "Kind Girl" (2)
  5: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (14)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (4)
        "My Heart Aches" (3)
        "Promises to Keep" (2)
  5: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (14)
        "Down In The Lonesome Draw" (3)
        "Keep The River On Your Right" (3)
        "Wishes & Dreams" (2)
        "She Flies with Her Own Wings" (2)
  5: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (14)
        "Hometown" (3)
        "I'll Be Gone" (2)
        "Little Satchel" (2)
  8: "Long Day In The Milky Way," Kris Delmhorst [CEN, 8/2020] (12)
        "Horses In The Sky" (3)
        "Flower Of Forgiveness" (2)
        "Nothing 'bout Nothing" (2)
  8: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (12)
        "Coming Down Off Summer" (4)
        "If You Could Hear Me Now" (3)
        "Radio Signal" (2)
  8: "Right Now," Twisted Pine [Signature Sounds, 8/2020] (12)
        "Right Now" (3)
        "Dreamaway" (2)
        "Tomorrow The Sun Will Rise" (2)
 11: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (11)
        "Dennis Warner" (3)
        "Golden Rule" (2)
        "Potter's Wheel" (2)
 12: "The Saint Of Lost Causes," Justin Townes Earle [New West] (10)
        "The Saint of Lost Causes" (5)
 12: "Western Swing And Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs," Colter Wall [La Honda, 8/2020] (10)
        "Big Iron" (2)
        "Diamond Joe" (2)
        "Western Swing and Waltzes" (2)
        "Colter Wall" (2)
        "Cowpoke" (2)
 12: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (10)
        "First Prize Ribbon" (2)
        "Strange Isabella" (2)
        "Mighty Good Book" (2)
 12: "Total Freedom," Kathleen Edwards [Dualtone, 8/2020] (10)
        "Simple Math" (3)
        "Who Rescued Who" (2)
        "Birds On a Feeder" (2)
 16: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (9)
        "Olympia, WA" (3)
        "Standing On The Moon" (2)
 16: "Harlem River Blues," Justin Townes Earle [Bloodshot, 2010] (9)
        "Harlem River Blues" (4)
        "Wanderin'" (2)
 16: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (9)
        "Carry On" (3)
        "Ripple" (2)
 16: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 5/2020] (9)
        "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (3)
        "Roustabout" (3)
 16: "Welcome Home," Michael And Nell [Roseheart, 8/2020] (9)
        "Election Year Rag" (4)
 16: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 8/2020] (9)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (4)
        "Jack of Hearts" (2)
 22: "Hands And Knees," Two Bird Stone [Wondermore, 2020] (8)
        "Me and My Friends" (2)
        "Hands and Knees" (2)
 23: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (7)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (2)
 23: "Live At The Seagull Shop," Jud Caswell [Self, 3/2020] (7)
        "Blackberry Time" (2)
        "That's The Way We Climb" (2)
 23: "Mondegreens," Rachel Garlin [Self, 2020] (7)
        "Good Morning" (2)
 23: "No Summer," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 7/2020] (7)
        "Wandering Boy" (2)
        "No Summer" (2)
 23: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (7)
        "Lonesome Dark Eyed Beauty," Caroline Doctorow (2)
 23: "The Path Of Stones," John Doyle [Compass, 5/2020] (7)
        "The Path of Stones" (4)

TOP SONGS of August 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2989 plays from 72 playlists from 51 Folk DJs

1. "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (5)
     from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)
1. "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (5)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
1. "The Saint of Lost Causes" (5)
     from "The Saint Of Lost Causes" (Justin Townes Earle)
4. "Coming Down Off Summer" (4)
     from "Nonet" (The Mammals)
4. "Election Year Rag" (4)
     from "Welcome Home" (Michael & Nell)
4. "Farther Along and Further In" (4)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
4. "Harlem River Blues" (4)
     from "Harlem River Blues" (Justin Townes Earle)
4. "Keep The River On Your Right" (4)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
4. "Lonesme Dark-Eyed Beauty" (4)
     from "Willie Nile Uncovered" (Caroline Doctorow)
4. "Old D-35" (4)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
4. "The Path of Stones" (4)
     from "The Path Of Stones" (John Doyle)
4. "Peace in Our Hearts" (4)
     from "2020" (Eliza Gilkyson)
4. "Secret Keepers" (4)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
4. "Songs Stay Sung" (4)
     from "Songs Stay Sung - single" (Zoe Mulford & Windborne)
4. "When You're My Age" (4)
     from "The Balladeer" (Lori McKenna)
16. "Carry On" (3)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
16. "Down In The Lonesome Draw" (3)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
16. "Dreamsicle" (3)
     from "Reunions" (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
16. "The Dream" (3)
     from "The Balladeer" (Lori McKenna)
16. "Good Fight" (3)
     from "The Balladeer" (Lori McKenna)
16. "Hometown" (3)
     from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2989 plays from 72 playlists from 51 Folk DJs

1. Justin Townes Earle (43)
        "The Saint Of Lost Causes" (10)
        "Harlem River Blues" (9)
2. Mary Chapin Carpenter (22)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (17)
        "The Dirt and the Stars 2020 Lambent Light Records" (4)
3. Lori McKenna (21)
        "The Balladeer" (20)
3. Scott Cook (21)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (21)
5. Gathering Time (19/23)
        "Old Friends" (9)
        "Keepsake" (8)
5. Eliza Gilkyson (19)
        "2020" (14)
5. Pharis And Jason Romero (19)
        "Bet On Love" (16)
8. Kristen Grainger & True North (18)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (14)
        "Ghost Tattoo 2020 Kristen Grainger & " (4)
9. Sarah Jarosz (16)
        "World On The Ground" (14)
10. John McCutcheon (15/20)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (8)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (6)
        "Ghost Light" (4)
11. Gillian Welch (14)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (9)
12. Bob Dylan (13)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (5)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (3)
12. Kris Delmhorst (13)
        "Long Day In The Milky Way" (12)
12. Molly Tuttle (13)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (9)
15. The Mammals (12)
        "Nonet" (12)
15. Twisted Pine (12)
        "Right Now" (12)
17. Pete Seeger (11/15)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (7)
18. Dirk Powell (10)
        "When I Wait For You" (9)
18. Kathleen Edwards (10)
        "Total Freedom" (6)
        "Total Freedom 2020 Dualtone" (4)
20. Colter Wall (9)
        "Western Swing And Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs" (8)
20. Jake Blount (9)
        "Spider Tales" (9)
20. Michael And Nell (9)
        "Welcome Home" (9)
20. Michael Smith (9)
        "Such Things Are Finely Done" (3)
24. Dennis Warner (8)
        "Pilot Me" (8)
24. Emily Barker (8)
        "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (6)
24. John Prine (8)
        "I Remember Everything" (2)
24. Rachel Garlin (8)
        "Mondegreens" (7)
24. Steve Goodman (8)
        "Affordable Art" (2)
24. Two Bird Stone (8)
        "Hands And Knees" (6)

TOP LABELS of August 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2989 plays from 72 playlists from 51 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (59)
2. Compass (54)
3. Red House (44)
3. Thirty Tigers (44)
5. Bloodshot (28)
6. Sugar Hill (27)
7. Columbia (26)
8. New West (24)
9. Signature Sounds (23)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
11. Pinecastle (19)
12. Lambent Light (18)
13. Acony (17)
14. Yep Roc (16)
15. Strictly Country (15/18)
15. Free Dirt (15)
15. Rhino (15)
18. Treble-G (13/16)
18. Appalsongs (13/14)
20. Dualtone (12)
20. Lula (12)
20. Sony (12)
20. True North (12)
24. Borealis (11)
25. CEN (10)

FOLK DJs - August 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2989 plays from 72 playlists from 51 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & podcast, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Armin Heurich (WVBR-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WPKN-FM & WRFR-LP, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Kiger (WRFG-FM, GA)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kate McNallyhttp (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)