Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2020, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3163 plays from 106 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

  1: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (25)
        "And When I Die" (5)
        "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (4)
  2: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (23)
        "Everything is Alright" (4)
        "Olivia" (4)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (3)
        "You Will Live Love" (3)
  3: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (22)
        "Say Can You See" (6)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (6)
  4: "A Dark Murmuration Of Words," Emily Barker [Everyone Sang, 9/2020] (21)
        "Where Have the Sparrows Gone" (5)
        "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (4)
        "Ordinary" (3)
        "When Stars Cannot Be Found" (3)
  5: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (16)
        "Secret Keepers" (3)
        "Nocturne" (2)
        "Farther Along And Further In" (2)
        "Everybody's Got Something" (2)
        "American Stooge" (2)
  6: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (15)
        "Hometown" (5)
        "Eve" (2)
        "I'll Be Gone" (2)
  7: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (14)
        "100 Summers" (5)
        "Santa Barbara" (2)
        "The Last Cowboy in Hutchinson County" (2)
  8: "400 Bears," 400 Bears [Self, 9/2020] (13)
        "Borderline" (3)
        "Hammer" (3)
        "Take It Slow" (2)
  8: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (13)
        "Potter's Wheel" (2)
        "Voices" (2)
        "Golden rule" (2)
        "Carefully Taught" (2)
        "Love And Maple Syrup" (2)
  8: "This Road," Andy And Judy [Self, 9/2020] (13)
        "Stop and Count Your Blessings" (5)
        "This Road" (2)
        "Are You Ready" (2)
        "Walking To Our Freedom" (2)
 11: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (12)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (3)
        "My Heart Aches" (3)
        "Promises to Keep" (2)
        "Beachhaven" (2)
 11: "Begin Again," Lyn Koonce [Self, 9/2020] (12)
        "Making My Way Without You" (3)
        "These Days" (2)
        "The River" (2)
 11: "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)," The Avett Brothers [Loma Vista, 8/2020] (12)
        "Victory" (5)
        "I Should've Spent The Day With My Family" (3)
        "Back Into the Light" (2)
 11: "Possum Came To Town," The Barbaloots [Anything Is Possumable, 8/2020] (12)
        "Possum came to Town" (3)
        "Katydid" (3)
 15: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (11)
        "Standing On the Moon" (3)
        "Sunflower, Vol. 6" (2)
 15: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (11)
        "Light By Light" (2)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (2)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (2)
 15: "Total Freedom," Kathleen Edwards [Dualtone, 9/2020] (11)
        "Birds On a Feeder" (2)
        "Who Rescued Who" (2)
        "Fools Ride" (2)
 15: "Welcome Home," Michael And Nell [Roseheart, 8/2020] (11)
        "Election Year Rag" (4)
        "Jerusalem" (2)
 19: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (10)
        "When You're My Age" (3)
        "Uphill" (2)
        "Good fight" (2)
 19: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (10)
        "I Don't Always Think About You" (2)
        "The Sun in Colorado" (2)
        "Smile Again" (2)
        "Right Here Right Now" (2)
 19: "Say Their Names," Kirk Mann [Self, 9/2020] (10)
        "$20 Bill" (3)
        "Say Their Names" (3)
        "You Are Here" (2)
 22: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (9)
        "Beautifully Out Of Place" (2)
        "Middle Of The Woods" (2)
        "Father Time" (2)
 22: "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds," Bob Sima [Self, 9/2020] (9)
        "Good Words Good Thoughts Good Deeds" (2)
 22: "Just Like Leaving," Bella White [Self, 9/2020] (9)
        "All I Gave to You" (2)
        "Not to Blame" (2)
        "Gutted" (2)
 22: "More From The Levee," Chris Smither [Signature Sounds, 9/2020] (9)
        "Confirmation" (2)
        "Lonely Time" (2)
        "Hey Hey Hey" (2)
 22: "Noon," Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon [ATO, 9/2020] (9)
        "The Only One" (2)
        "Eight Miles High" (2)
 22: "Old Road New Again," The Dillards [Pinecastle, 9/2020] (9)
        "Save The Last Dance For Me" (2)
 22: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (9)
        "Be Here Now" (2)
        "Get a Transfer" (2)
 29: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (8)
        "Front Line" (2)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (2)
 29: "Imagine We Have Wings," Jane Godfrey [Self, 9/2020] (8)
        "The Big Top" (2)
 29: "Lift Me Up," Rob Kneisler [Berserk Lion, 9/2020] (8)
        "Lift Me Up" (2)
 29: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Celebrating Years Of M] (8)
        "Everybody Needs A Hammer," Annie Mark (2)
        "Lonesme Dark EyedBeauty," Caroline Doctorow (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3163 plays from 106 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. "Sequoia" (8)
     from "Time Travel" (Lennie Gallant)
1. "Songs Stay Sung" (8)
     from "Songs Stay Sung - single" (Zoe Mulford & Windborne)
3. "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (6)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
3. "Say Can You See" (6)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
3. "Yo! Semite!" (6)
     from "Yo! Semite! - single" (Si Kahn)
6. "100 Summers" (5)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
6. "And When I Die" (5)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
6. "Hometown" (5)
     from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
6. "Stop and Count Your Blessings" (5)
     from "This Road" (Andy & Judy)
6. "Victory" (5)
     from "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (The Avett Brothers)
6. "Where Have the Sparrows Gone" (5)
     from "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (Emily Barker)
12. "$20 Bill" (4)
     from "Say Their Names" (Kirk Mann)
12. "Election Year Rag" (4)
     from "Welcome Home" (Michael & Nell)
12. "Everything is Alright" (4)
     from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3163 plays from 106 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Gathering Time (27)
        "Old Friends" (24)
2. Dirk Powell (23)
        "When I Wait For You" (23)
3. Scott Cook (22)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (22)
4. Emily Barker (21)
        "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (21)
5. Mary Chapin Carpenter (17)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (14)
6. Sarah Jarosz (16)
        "World On The Ground" (15)
7. John McCutcheon (15)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (8)
7. Si Kahn (15)
        "Yo! Semite! - single" (6)
        "We're Still Here" (4)
        "It's A Dog's Life" (3)
9. James Lee Baker (14)
        "100 Summers" (14)
10. 400 Bears (13)
        "400 Bears" (13)
10. Andy And Judy (13)
        "This Road" (13)
10. The Avett Brothers (13)
        "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (12)
10. The Barbaloots (13)
        "Possum Came To Town" (12)
10. Byrd And Street (13)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (10)
10. Dennis Warner (13)
        "Pilot Me" (13)
10. The Dillards (13)
        "Old Road New Again" (9)
10. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "2020" (12)
18. Gillian Welch (12)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (7)
        "Boots no.2: Lost Songs v.2" (3)
18. Lyn Koonce (12)
        "Begin Again" (12)
18. Molly Tuttle (12)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (11)
21. Kathleen Edwards (11)
        "Total Freedom" (11)
21. Kirk Mann (11)
        "Say Their Names" (10)
21. Kristen Grainger And True North (11)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (11)
21. Pete Seeger (11)
        "American Industrial Ballads" (2)
25. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (3)
25. Chris Smither (10)
        "More From The Levee" (9)
25. Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon (10)
        "Noon" (9)
25. Lori McKenna (10)
        "The Balladeer" (10)
25. Michael And Nell (10)
        "Welcome Home" (10)
25. Pharis And Jason Romero (10)
        "Bet On Love" (7)
25. Susan Pepper (10)
        "The Prettiest Bird" (9)

TOP LABELS of September 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3163 plays from 106 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (67)
2. Compass (53)
3. Red House (42)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
5. Thirty Tigers (31)
6. Columbia (30)
7. Pinecastle (22)
8. Everyone Sang (18)
8. Signature Sounds (18)
8. Treble-G (18)
11. Borealis (15)
11. Dualtone (15)
11. Philo (15)
14. Free Dirt (13)
14. New West (13)
16. Acony (12)
16. Sugar Hill (12)
18. Alligator (11)
18. Shanachie (11)
18. Strictly Country (11)

FOLK DJs - September 2020, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3163 plays from 106 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
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 (WRFR-LP, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM & KEOS-FM, MN)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP, NM)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Frank Roszak (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
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)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (CODA-FM & podcast)
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)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)