Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
November 2020, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of November 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3438 plays from 114 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

  1: "Flyover Country," Susan Werner [Self, 10/2020] (19)
        "Snake Oil" (4)
        "To Be There" (4)
        "Long Live" (3)
  1: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (19)
        "He Calls Me River" (5)
        "Ghosts of Houston Street" (5)
  3: "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)," Joni Mitchell [Rhino, 9/2020] (18)
        "Urge For Going" (2)
  4: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (17)
        "Backstep Cindy" (4)
        "Waiting for the Boatsman" (4)
  5: "Just A Little Rain," Ray Cardwell [Bonfire, 11/2020] (15)
        "Take Me to the River" (5)
        "Grass Is Greener" (2)
        "Rising Sun" (2)
        "Thief In The Night" (2)
  5: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (15)
        "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (5)
        "Carry On" (2)
        "Hazy Shade of Winter" (2)
        "Ripple" (2)
  7: "Soul River," Matthew Alexander [Caravan, 10/2020] (14)
        "Steel Rail Blues" (4)
        "The Poet's Soul" (2)
        "When All The Sand Castles Fall" (2)
        "Days Of Old San Juan" (2)
        "I'm A Missin You" (2)
  8: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (13)
        "Windy and Warm" (3)
        "Below Freezing" (3)
        "Fisher's Hornpipe" (2)
  9: "I Can Still Hear You," Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainright Roche [Story] (11/13)
        "Bein' Green" (3)
        "I Think I Am a Soul" (3)
        "I Can Still Hear You" (2)
  9: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (11)
        "There Be Monsters Here" (3)
        "Missed the Show" (2)
  9: "Friend Of The Sky," CEJ [Gnosong, 11/2020] (11)
        "Diddle Aye Dee" (3)
        "Friend Of The Sky" (2)
        "Goin' Home" (2)
  9: "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1," Gillian Welch [Acony, 8/2020] (11)
        "Roll On" (3)
        "First Place Ribbon" (2)
 13: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (10)
        "100 Summers" (4)
        "18 Wheeler" (2)
        "A New Man's World" (2)
 13: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (10)
        "Colorado" (2)
        "There's a Stone Around My Belly" (2)
        "Evangelina" (2)
 13: "Mipso," Mipso [Rounder, 11/2020] (10)
        "Shelter" (3)
        "Let A Little Light In" (2)
        "Big Star" (2)
 13: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (10)
        "Don't Look Back" (4)
 17: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (9)
        "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (3)
        "Peace In Our Hearts" (2)
        "We Are Not Alone" (2)
 17: "Begin Again," Lyn Koonce [Self, 9/2020] (9)
        "The River" (3)
        "These Days" (2)
 17: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (9)
        "Bet On Love" (3)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
        "Roll On My Friend" (2)
        "New Day" (2)
 17: "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds," Bob Sima [Self, 9/2020] (9)
        "The Measure" (3)
 17: "Long Time Passing," Kronos Quartet [Smithsonian, 9/2020] (9)
        "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (2)
        "The President Sang Amazing Grace" (2)
 17: "Mould's Undertaking," Mike Craver [Sapsucker, 10/2020] (9)
        "I Ain't Dead Yet" (3)
        "Alas, I'm a poor little woodpecker" (2)
 23: "Brave The Storm," Last Year's Man [Self, 11/2020] (8)
        "Brave the Storm" (3)
        "Wild, Wild Heart" (2)
 23: "Commonplaces," Partington And Sweeney [Ed Sweeney, 11/2020] (8)
        "New England's Daughter" (2)
 23: "Over That Road I'm Bound," Joachim Cooder [Nonesuch, 11/2020] (8)
        "Over That Road I'm Bound To Go" (2)
 23: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (8)
        "Sweet Air" (2)
        "Screen" (2)
 23: "Pushing Forward," Wes Weddell & Alisa Newhall [Dusty Shadows] (8)
        "Pushing Forward" (6)
 28: "One Sky," Philip Scott Poli [Self, 11/2020] (7)
        "Dream Me Eagles" (2)
 28: "Blonde On The Tracks," Emma Swift [Tiny Ghost, 7/2020] (7)
        "Queen Jane Approximately" (4)
        "Going Going Gone" (2)
 28: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (2)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (2)
 28: "Pilot Me," Dennis Warner [Main Trail, 8/2020] (7)
        "Noses and Nickels" (2)
 28: "Pretty Free," Justin Farren [Self, 10/2020] (7)
        "Eyes Be Healed" (2)
 28: "Vari-Colored Songs," Leyla McCalla [Smithsonian, 2020] (7)
        "Too Blue" (1)
 28: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (7)
        "I Can't Do Crazy," John Gorka (2)

TOP SONGS of November 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3438 plays from 114 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. "Mind Of A Soldier" (7)
     from "Mind Of A Soldier - single" (Abbie Gardner)
2. "Gone" (6)
     from "Gone - single" (Tim Grimm)
2. "Pushing Forward" (6)
     from "Pushing Forward" (Wes Weddell & Alisa Newhall)
4. "Ghosts of Houston Street" (5)
     from "Woman In Color" (Raye Zaragoza)
4. "He Calls Me River" (5)
     from "Woman In Color" (Raye Zaragoza)
4. "Take Me to the River" (5)
     from "Just A Little Rain" (Ray Cardwell)
4. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (5)
     from "Old Friends" (Gathering Time)
4. "Urge for Going" (5)
     from "Hits" (Joni Mitchell)
     also "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (Joni Mitchell)
9. "100 Summers" (4)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
9. "Backstep Cindy" (4)
     from "Back To The Earth" (Adam Hurt)
9. "The Circle Game" (4)
     from "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (Joni Mitchell)
9. "Democracy" (4)
     from "Live In London" (Leonard Cohen)
9. "Don't Look Back" (4)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller)
9. "I Hear Them All" (4)
     from "I Hear Them All - single" (Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes)

TOP ARTISTS of November 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3438 plays from 114 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Joni Mitchell (38)
        "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (16)
        "Hits" (5)
2. Susan Werner (24)
        "Flyover Country" (19)
3. Gillian Welch (22)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (9)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (6)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (4)
4. Raye Zaragoza (20)
        "Woman In Color" (17)
5. John McCutcheon (18)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (6)
        "Autumn Songs" (3)
6. Adam Hurt (17)
        "Back To The Earth" (16)
7. Gathering Time (16)
        "Old Friends" (15)
7. Ray Cardwell (16)
        "Just A Little Rain" (15)
9. Matthew Alexander (14)
        "Soul River" (14)
10. Darrell Scott (13)
        "Jaroso" (10)
11. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (2)
11. Doc And Merle Watson (12)
        "Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (12)
11. Eliza Gilkyson (12)
        "2020" (9)
11. Kristen Grainger And True North (12)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (7)
15. CEJ (11)
        "Friend Of The Sky" (11)
15. Guy Clark (11)
        "Cold Dog Soup" (4)
15. Leonard Cohen (11)
        "Old Ideas" (3)
15. Mipso (11)
        "Mipso" (10)
15. Phil Henry (11)
        "Chasing Echoes" (11)
15. Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainright Roche (11)
        "I Can Still Hear You" (11)
15. Peter, Paul And Mary (11)
        "Carry It On" (3)
        "Discovered Live in Concert" (3)
22. Becky Buller (10)
        "Distance And Time" (9)
22. Chris Smither (10)
        "More From The Levee" (5)
22. James Lee Baker (10)
        "100 Summers" (10)
22. John Prine (10)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
22. Johnny Cash (10)
        "Johnny Cash & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (3)
22. Lyn Koonce (10)
        "Begin Again" (9)
28. The Avett Brothers (9)
        "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (5)
        "This Land Is Your Land" (3)
28. Billy Joe Shaver (9)
        "Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Carter Cash" (1)
28. Bob Sima (9)
        "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds" (9)
28. Kronos Quartet (9)
        "Long Time Passing" (8)
28. Last Year's Man (9)
        "Brave The Storm" (8)
28. Mike Craver (9)
        "Mould's Undertaking" (9)
28. Pharis And Jason Romero (9)
        "Bet On Love" (9)
28. Tim Grimm (9)
        "Gone - single" (5)

TOP LABELS of November 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3438 plays from 114 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (81)
2. Columbia (47)
3. Rhino (42)
4. Red House (40)
5. Compass (38)
6. Rebel (32)
7. Borealis (27)
7. Sugar Hill (27)
9. Acony (25)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
10. Thirty Tigers (22)
10. Warner (22)
13. Reprise (19)
13. Signature Sounds (19)
15. Flying Fish (16)
15. Nonesuch (16)
17. Appleseed (15)
17. Bonfire (15)
19. Legacy (14)
19. Ubiquitone (14)

FOLK DJs - November 2020, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3438 plays from 114 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-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)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
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 Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP, NM)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
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)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)