Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2020, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2865 plays from 99 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

  1: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (33)
        "You Were On My Mind" (6)
        "Turn Turn Turn" (5)
  2: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (18)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (4)
        "Everything Is Alright" (3)
        "The Silk Merchant's Daughter" (3)
        "Olivia" (3)
  3: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (16)
        "Hometown" (4)
        "Pay It No Mind" (3)
        "Johnny" (2)
        "Orange and Blue" (2)
        "Eve" (2)
  4: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (15)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (3)
        "Ghost of Abuelito" (3)
        "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (3)
        "Keep the River on Your Right" (2)
        "Wishes & Dreams" (2)
        "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (2)
  5: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (14)
        "Secret Keepers" (6)
        "Farther Along and Further In" (2)
        "Everybody's Got Something" (2)
  5: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (14)
        "Say Can You See" (4)
        "Let Love Have Its Way" (2)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (2)
  5: "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)," The Avett Brothers [Loma Vista, 8/2020] (14)
        "I Should've Spent The Day With My Family" (5)
        "I go to my heart" (3)
        "Prison To Heaven" (2)
  8: "Diary Of A Snowflake," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 9/2020] (13)
        "You Call Yourself A Christian" (4)
        "Cover Your Ears" (3)
        "Great Again" (2)
        "Dirty Business" (2)
  9: "Begin Again," Lyn Koonce [Self, 9/2020] (12)
        "If I Needed You" (3)
        "Begin Again" (2)
        "Making My Way Without You" (2)
  9: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (12)
        "Be Here Now" (3)
        "The Prettiest Bird" (2)
        "The Soldier & The Lady" (2)
        "Oh Lord, What A Morning" (2)
 11: "Just Like Leaving," Bella White [Self, 9/2020] (11)
        "Gutted" (3)
        "The Hand of Your Raising" (3)
        "Do You Think About Me at All?" (2)
 11: "More From The Levee," Chris Smither [Signature Sounds, 9/2020] (11)
        "Old Man Down" (3)
        "Confirmation" (2)
        "I Am the Ride" (2)
 11: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (11)
        "Potter's Wheel" (3)
        "Golden Rule" (2)
        "It's A Good Thing" (2)
 11: "Shape And Destroy," Ruston Kelly [Rounder, 9/2020] (11)
        "Alive" (2)
        "Jubilee" (2)
        "Radio Cloud" (2)
        "Under the Sun" (2)
 11: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (11)
        "Back Turn and Swing" (3)
 16: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (10)
        "World Stops Turning" (4)
        "Bet on Love" (3)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
 16: "Old Road New Again," The Dillards [Pinecastle, 9/2020] (10)
        "Old Road New Again" (3)
        "Always Gonna Be You feat. Don Henley,Herb Pedersen" (2)
        "Always Going To Be You" (2)
 18: "A Dark Murmuration Of Words," Emily Barker [Everyone Sang, 9/2020] (9)
        "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (3)
        "When Stars Cannot Be Found" (3)
 18: "Imagine We Have Wings," Jane Godfrey [Self, 9/2020] (9)
        "The Moon Tonight" (4)
        "Imagine We Have Wings" (2)
 18: "Nonet," The Mammals [Humble Abode, 5/2020] (9)
        "If You Could Hear Me Now" (3)
 18: "Roots & Honey," Old Time Pharmaceuticals [Self] (9)
        "Lullaby Of The Sky" (2)
        "In The Dark Missouri's Mud" (2)
        "Who's the One" (2)
 22: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (8)
        "100 Summers" (5)
 22: "...But I'd Rather Be With You," Molly Tuttle [Compass, 8/2020] (8)
        "She's A Rainbow" (4)
        "Sunflower, Vol. 6" (3)
 22: "Have Purpose Live Long," Josie Bello [Self, 8/2020] (8)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (3)
        "Party With The Saints" (3)
 22: "Ledgers And Stones," Thomas Hine [THM, 2020] (8)
        "Walking Through" (3)
 22: "Love Circles 'Round," Byrd And Street [Self, 7/2020] (8)
        "May The Light Shine Bright On You" (2)
 22: "Noon," Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon [ATO, 9/2020] (8)
        "Flat Top" (3)
        "Sheets" (2)
 22: "Ordinary Love," Ellis Delaney [Singing Crow, 6/2020] (8)
        "Happy Life" (3)
        "The Finest Adventure" (2)
 22: "Western Swing And Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs," Colter Wall [La Honda, 8/2020] (8)
        "Western Swing & Waltzes" (3)
        "Henry And Sam" (2)
 30: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (7)
        "The Man in Me" (2)
 30: "Best Of Many Days," Michael Veitch [Self, 7/2020] (7)
        "Best of Many Days" (2)
        "That Was The Summer" (2)
 30: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (7)
        "Highway Philosophers" (2)
 30: "I Have Known Women - Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives & Struggles," Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves [Strictly Country, 5/2020] (7)
        "1920" (2)
 30: "Up Around The Bend," Kim Moberg [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "Up Around The Bend" (2)
        "Avarice and Greed" (2)
        "Angels Fly" (2)
 30: "Swingin' At The Savoy," Vi Wickam And Paul Anastasio [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "Lady of the Dunes" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2865 plays from 99 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. "Secret Keepers" (6)
     from "The Dirt And The Stars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
1. "You Were On My Mind" (6)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
3. "100 Summers" (5)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
3. "End of the Summer" (5)
     from "End Of The Summer" (Dar Williams)
3. "I Should've Spent The Day With My Family" (5)
     from "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (The Avett Brothers)
3. "Say Can You See" (5)
     from "Tangle Of Souls" (Scott Cook)
3. "Turn Turn Turn" (5)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
3. "When Fall Comes To New England" (5)
     from "Driving Home" (Cheryl Wheeler)
9. "Butterfly" (4)
     from "Another Sky" (Kelly's Lot)
9. "Hometown" (4)
     from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
9. "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (4)
     from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)
9. "Johnny" (4)
     from "World On The Ground" (Sarah Jarosz)
9. "The Moon Tonight" (4)
     from "Imagine We Have Wings" (Jane Godfrey)
9. "Ripple" (4)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
9. "She's A Rainbow" (4)
     from "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (Molly Tuttle)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2865 plays from 99 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Gathering Time (33)
        "Old Friends" (33)
2. Dirk Powell (19)
        "When I Wait For You" (17)
2. Sarah Jarosz (19)
        "World On The Ground" (16)
4. Scott Cook (17)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (14)
5. The Avett Brothers (16)
        "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (13)
6. Gillian Welch (15)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (10)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (3)
6. Kristen Grainger And True North (15)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (15)
6. Mary Chapin Carpenter (15)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (14)
9. Donal Hinely (14)
        "Diary Of A Snowflake" (13)
10. Bob Dylan (13)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (4)
10. The Dillards (13)
        "Old Road New Again" (10)
10. Susan Pepper (13)
        "The Prettiest Bird" (12)
13. Chris Smither (12)
        "More From The Levee" (11)
13. John McCutcheon (12)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (6)
13. Lyn Koonce (12)
        "Begin Again" (12)
16. Bella White (11)
        "Just Like Leaving" (11)
16. Dennis Warner (11)
        "Pilot Me" (11)
16. Pharis And Jason Romero (11)
        "Bet On Love" (10)
16. Ruston Kelly (11)
        "Shape And Destroy" (11)
20. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "2020" (6)
20. Emily Barker (10)
        "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (9)
22. Emma Swift (9/11)
        "Blonde On The Tracks" (7)
        "Bruce Swan Productions 2020" (3)
22. Jane Godfrey (9)
        "Imagine We Have Wings" (9)
22. Molly Tuttle (9)
        "...But I'd Rather Be With You" (8)
22. Old Time Pharmaceuticals (9)
        "Roots & Honey" (9)
22. Si Kahn (9)
        "Yo! Semite! - single" (3)
27. Byrd And Street (8)
        "Love Circles 'Round" (8)
27. Carla Ulbrich (8)
        "Inside Jokes: Songs from Quarantine" (3)
27. Cheryl Wheeler (8)
        "Driving Home" (5)
27. Colter Wall (8)
        "Western Swing And Waltzes And Other Punchy Songs" (8)
27. Ellis Delaney (8)
        "Ordinary Love" (8)
27. James Lee Baker (8)
        "100 Summers" (8)
27. Josie Bello (8)
        "Have Purpose Live Long" (8)
27. Kris Delmhorst (8)
        "Long Day In The Milky Way" (6)
27. Lara Herscovitch (8)
        "Highway Philosophers" (7)
27. The Mammals (8)
        "Nonet" (8)
27. Thomas Hine (8)
        "Ledgers And Stones" (8)
27. Leo Kottke And Mike Gordon (8)
        "Noon" (7)

TOP LABELS of September 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2865 plays from 99 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (88)
2. Compass (51)
3. Columbia (36)
4. Red House (33)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (28)
6. Thirty Tigers (26)
6. Treble-G (26)
8. Signature Sounds (24)
9. Pinecastle (22)
10. Yep Roc (21)
11. Acony (20)
12. Borealis (18)
13. Sugar Hill (17)
14. Warner (14)
15. Lambent Light (12)
15. Philo (12)
17. Ballad (11)
17. Free Dirt (11)
19. Flying Fish (10)
19. Legacy (10)
19. New West (10)
19. Reprise (10)
19. Strictly Country (10)

FOLK DJs - September 2020, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2865 plays from 99 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WPKN-FM & WRFR-LP, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WHFB-FM & WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
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 Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktrax.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)