Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
November 2020, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of November 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2314 plays from 71 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

  1: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (12)
        "There's a Stone Around My Belly" (3)
        "Evangelina" (2)
        "On Life's Other Side" (2)
  2: "Just A Little Rain," Ray Cardwell [Bonfire, 11/2020] (10)
        "Standing on the Rock" (3)
        "Grass Is Greener" (2)
        "Take Me To The River" (2)
  2: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (10)
        "Ghosts of Houston Street" (4)
        "They Say" (2)
  4: "Flyover Country," Susan Werner [Self, 10/2020] (8)
        "Only Later Did We Learn" (2)
        "To Be There" (2)
        "Barn Radio" (2)
  4: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (8)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (2)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (2)
  4: "Soul River," Matthew Alexander [Caravan, 10/2020] (8)
        "Go" (2)
        "Buckets of Rain" (2)
  7: "Another Sky," Kelly's Lot [Self, 2020] (7)
        "Butterfly" (4)
  7: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (7)
        "Biddy" (2)
        "Backstep Cindy" (2)
  7: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (7)
        "There Be Monsters Here" (3)
  7: "Commonplaces," Partington And Sweeney [Ed Sweeney, 11/2020] (7)
        "New England's Daughter" (3)
        "Times a Getting Hard Boys" (2)
  7: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (7)
        "Old Friends" (2)
  7: "Pushing Forward," Wes Weddell And Ailisa Newhall [Dusty Shadows, 11/2020] (7)
        "Pushing Forward" (3)
        "Thanksgiving" (2)
  7: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (7)
        "Guitar Polka" (2)
 14: "The Balladeer," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2020] (6)
        "Uphill" (2)
 14: "The Dirt And The Stars," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent Light, 8/2020] (6)
        "Secret Keepers" (2)
 14: "Friend Of The Sky," CEJ [Gnosong, 11/2020] (6)
        "Diddle Aye Dee" (2)
 14: "Hands And Knees," Two Bird Stone [Wondermore, 2020] (6)
        "Hands and Knees" (3)
 14: "I Can Still Hear You," Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche [Storysound, 10/2020] (6)
        "I Think I Am a Soul" (2)
 14: "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)," Joni Mitchell [Rhino, 9/2020] (6)
        "House of the Rising Sun" (2)
 14: "Mould's Undertaking," Mike Craver [Sapsucker, 10/2020] (6)
        "Woman In Black" (1)
 14: "On My Way To Hooterville," Christine Lavin [Self, 10/2020] (6)
        "First Dance/Last Dance" (1)
 14: "Tribulation," Appalachian Road Show [Billy Blue, 10/2020] (6)
        "Don't Want To Die In The Storm" (2)
        "Goin' Across the Mountain" (2)
 14: "Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1," Sturgill Simpson [Thirty Tigers, 11/2020] (6)
        "Voices" (2)
 24: "Alice's Restaurant," Arlo Guthrie [Warner, 2015] (5)
        "Alice's Restaurant" (1)
 24: "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3," Gillian Welch [Acony, 11/2020] (5)
        "City Girl" (1)
 24: "The Coronavirus Sessions," George Mann [Running Scared, 11/2020] (5)
        "All Used Up" (1)
 24: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (5)
        "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" (1)
 24: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (5)
        "Looking Up" (1)
 24: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (5)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (2)
 24: "Thanksgiving," Si Kahn [Strictly Country, 2007] (5)
        "Thanksgiving" (4)
 24: "Vari-Colored Songs," Leyla McCalla [Smithsonian, 2020] (5)
        "Heart Of Gold" (1)
 24: "Willie Nile Uncovered," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 8/2020] (5)
        "House of a Thousand Guitars," Allen Santoriello (2)
 24: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (5)
        "Little Satchel" (2)
        "Hometown" (2)
 24: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (5)
        "Thanksgiving Song" (4)

TOP SONGS of November 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2314 plays from 71 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. "Gone" (6)
     from "Gone - single" (Tim Grimm)
2. "Butterfly" (4)
     from "Another Sky" (Kelly's Lot)
2. "Ghosts of Houston Street" (4)
     from "Woman In Color" (Raye Zaragoza)
2. "Thanksgiving Song" (4)
     from "Come Darkness, Come Light" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
2. "Thanksgiving" (4)
     from "Thanksgiving" (Si Kahn)
6. "Are We Alright" (3)
     from "Are We Alright - single" (The End Of America)
6. "Golden Embers" (3)
     from "Tides Of A Teardrop" (Mandolin Orange)
6. "Hands and Knees" (3)
     from "Hands And Knees" (Two Bird Stone)
6. "House Of A Thousand Guitars" (3)
     from "Letter to You" (Bruce Springsteen)
6. "Let Me Tell You What I Think" (3)
     from "Let Me Tell You What I Think" (Ordinary Elephant)
6. "New England's Daughter" (3)
     from "Commonplaces" (Partington & Sweeney)
6. "Now Be Thankful" (3)
     from "Full House" (Fairport Convention)
6. "Passing Through" (3)
     from "Hello, Stranger" (Catie Curtis)
6. "Pushing Forward" (3)
     from "Pushing Forward" (Wes Weddell & Ailisa Newhall)
6. "Roses in November" (3)
     from "Roses In November" (Tret Fure)
6. "Standing on the Rock" (3)
     from "Just A Little Rain" (Ray Cardwell)
6. "There Be Monsters Here" (3)
     from "Chasing Echoes" (Phil Henry)
6. "There's a Stone Around My Belly" (3)
     from "Jaroso" (Darrell Scott)
6. "Untitled #4" (3)
     from "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (The Avett Brothers)

TOP ARTISTS of November 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2314 plays from 71 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. Joni Mitchell (17)
        "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (6)
2. Darrell Scott (14)
        "Jaroso" (12)
3. Bob Dylan (13)
        "Dylan" (5)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (3)
3. Pete Seeger (13)
        "Pete" (4)
3. Ray Cardwell (13)
        "Just A Little Rain" (10)
6. Mary Chapin Carpenter (12)
        "The Dirt And The Stars" (6)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (4)
7. Eliza Gilkyson (11/15)
        "2020" (5)
7. Christine Lavin (11)
        "On My Way To Hooterville" (6)
7. Raye Zaragoza (11)
        "Woman In Color" (10)
10. Susan Werner (10)
        "Flyover Country" (8)
11. Gillian Welch (9)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (5)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (3)
11. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (3)
13. Adam Hurt (8)
        "Back To The Earth" (7)
13. Doc And Merle Watson (8)
        "Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (7)
13. John Prine (8)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
13. Kristen Grainger And True North (8)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (7)
13. Matthew Alexander (8)
        "Soul River" (8)
13. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Gone - single" (5)
19. The Avett Brothers (7)
        "The Gleam III (The Third Gleam)" (4)
19. Emmylou Harris (7)
        "Blue Kentucky Girl" (1)
19. Gathering Time (7)
        "Old Friends" (7)
19. Johnny Cash (7)
        "American V: A Hundred Highways" (1)
19. Kelly's Lot (7)
        "Another Sky" (7)
19. Partington And Sweeney (7)
        "Commonplaces" (7)
19. Phil Henry (7)
        "Chasing Echoes" (7)
19. Si Kahn (7)
        "Thanksgiving" (5)
19. Sturgill Simpson (7)
        "Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1" (4)
19. Wes Weddell And Ailisa Newhall (7)
        "Pushing Forward" (7)

TOP LABELS of November 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2314 plays from 71 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (74)
2. Red House (31)
3. Columbia (28)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (25)
5. Warner (24)
6. Compass (23)
7. Thirty Tigers (21)
8. Sugar Hill (20)
9. Rebel (19)
10. Yep Roc (18)
11. Borealis (17)
11. Pinecastle (17)
11. Signature Sounds (17)
14. Appleseed (15/16)
14. Nonesuch (15)
16. Bonfire (14)
16. Elektra (14)
18. Acony (12)
18. Reprise (12)
18. Rhino (12)
21. Free Dirt (11)
22. Legacy (10)
23. Full Light (9)
23. Oh Boy (9)
25. Strictly Country (8)

FOLK DJs - November 2020, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2314 plays from 71 playlists from 47 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, MI)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)