Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2020, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2919 plays from 104 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

  1: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 3," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/2020] (18)
        "It's That Time of Year," Ellis Delaney (5)
  2: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (17)
        "They Say" (4)
        "He Calls Me River" (3)
  3: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (16)
        "There Be Monsters Here" (4)
        "Pompei" (4)
        "What Good Is A Song" (2)
  4: "Mipso," Mipso [Rounder, 11/2020] (14)
        "Big Star" (3)
        "Shelter" (3)
        "Caroline" (2)
  4: "Winter Wanderings," Sara Thomsen And Paula Pedersen [Self, 12/2020] (14)
        "Song for a Winter's Night" (4)
        "Earth Moves In Mysteryious" (2)
        "Coming Home" (2)
        "Hanerot Halalu" (2)
  6: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (12)
        "The Night That John Prine Died" (3)
        "Vespers" (2)
        "When All of This Is Over" (2)
  6: "Chasing Rabbits," Terra Spencer [Self, 11/2020] (12)
        "Lunenburg Moon" (5)
        "In The City" (3)
        "Feels Like Home" (2)
  8: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (11)
        "Everything is Alright" (4)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (2)
        "Olivia" (2)
        "The Little Things" (2)
  9: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (10)
        "Bowback" (3)
        "Waiting for the Boatsman" (3)
        "Lily of The Valley-Rocking In The Weary Land" (2)
  9: "A Dark Murmuration Of Words," Emily Barker [Everyone Sang, 9/2020] (10)
        "When Stars Cannot Be Found" (2)
        "Strange Weather" (2)
        "The Woman Who Planted Trees" (2)
        "Return Me" (2)
  9: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (10)
        "Keep the River On Your Right" (4)
        "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (2)
  9: "This Too Shall Pass," Chris Wilhelm [Self, 12/2020] (10)
        "This Too Shall Pass" (4)
        "Mists of Misunderstanding" (3)
 13: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (9)
        "Below Freezing" (2)
 14: "Diary Of A Snowflake," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 9/2020] (8)
        "When Skies Are Grey" (4)
        "Couldn't Breathe" (2)
 14: "Friend Of The Sky," CEJ [Gnosong, 11/2020] (8)
        "Fly Away" (2)
        "Friend Of The Sky" (2)
 14: "Kitchen Days," Braden Gates [Borealis, 12/2020] (8)
        "Norah Jones at Closing Time" (3)
        "Song for the Line Cook" (2)
 14: "Roots & Honey," Old Time Pharmaceuticals [Self] (8)
        "Ramblin' After Rain" (2)
 14: "Tryin' To Get Home," Andy Cohen [Earwig, 12/2020] (8)
        "Step It Up and Go" (3)
        "Talkin' Casey" (2)
 19: "Brave The Storm," Last Year's Man [Self, 11/2020] (7)
        "Feet Of Clay" (2)
        "Brave the Storm" (2)
 19: "Go," This Frontier Needs Heroes [Self, 10/2020] (7)
        "One Mistake" (3)
        "Fossil Fuel Fascists" (2)
 19: "Hand Me Down," Kate Rusby [Pure, 2020] (7)
        "Manic Monday" (2)
        "Carolina In My Mind" (2)
 19: "Highway Philosophers," Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 4/2020] (7)
        "Highway Philosophers" (3)
        "Shine Sister Shine" (3)
 19: "I Can Still Hear You," Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche [Storysound, 10/2020] (7)
        "I Think I Am A Soul" (2)
        "I Can Still Hear You" (2)
 24: "100 Summers," James Lee Baker [Self, 9/2020] (6)
        "100 Summers" (3)
 24: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (6)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (2)
 24: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (6)
        "Hometown Blues" (2)
        "Old Chatelaine" (2)
 24: "Flyover Country," Susan Werner [Self, 10/2020] (6)
        "Barn Radio" (2)
 24: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (6)
        "There's a Stone Around My Belly" (2)
 24: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (6)
        "River" (2)
 24: "Out Under The Sky," Chaise Lounge [Modern Songbook, 12/2020] (6)
        "Last Month of the Year" (2)
        "Clean White Snow" (2)
 24: "Shadow Of The Cyclone," Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt [Self, 10/2020] (6)
        "I Go Low" (2)
        "Carry A Tune" (2)
 24: "World On The Ground," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 6/2020] (6)
        "Hometown" (3)
        "Eve" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2919 plays from 104 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. "It's That Time of Year" (6)
     from "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 3" (Ellis Delaney)
1. "Mrs. Claus" (6)
     from "Mrs. Claus - single" (Lisa Jeanette)
3. "Lunenburg Moon" (5)
     from "Chasing Rabbits" (Terra Spencer)
4. "100 Summers" (4)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
4. "Everything is Alright" (4)
     from "When I Wait For You" (Dirk Powell)
4. "Gone" (4)
     from "Gone - single" (Tim Grimm)
4. "Keep the River On Your Right" (4)
     from "Ghost Tattoo" (Kristen Grainger & True North)
4. "Pompei" (4)
     from "Chasing Echoes" (Phil Henry)
4. "Snow Falls Down" (4)
     from "Snow Falls Down - single" (Boreal)
4. "Song for a Winter's Night" (4)
     from "Winter Wanderings" (Sara Thomsen & Paula Pedersen)
4. "There Be Monsters Here" (4)
     from "Chasing Echoes" (Phil Henry)
4. "They Say" (4)
     from "Woman In Color" (Raye Zaragoza)
4. "When Skies Are Gray" (4)
     from "Diary Of A Snowflake" (Donal Hinely)
14. "One Mistake" (3)
     from "Go" (This Frontier Needs Heroes)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2919 plays from 104 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Raye Zaragoza (18)
        "Woman In Color" (13)
        "Woman in Color 2020 " (4)
2. John McCutcheon (17)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (12)
3. Phil Henry (16)
        "Chasing Echoes" (15)
4. Gillian Welch (15)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (5)
        "Boots No. 2 The Lost Songs, Vol. 1" (4)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (4)
4. Mipso (15)
        "Mipso" (14)
6. Sara Thomsen And Paula Pedersen (14)
        "Winter Wanderings" (14)
7. Kristen Grainger & True North (13)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (10)
8. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (3)
8. Dirk Powell (12)
        "When I Wait For You" (11)
8. Joni Mitchell (12)
        "Archives -, Vol. 1: The Early Years 1963-1967" (4)
        "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (3)
8. Terra Spencer (12)
        "Chasing Rabbits" (12)
12. Eliza Gilkyson (11)
        "2020" (6)
12. Emily Barker (11)
        "A Dark Murmuration Of Words" (10)
14. Adam Hurt (10)
        "Back To The Earth" (10)
14. Doc And Merle Watson (10)
        "Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (9)
16. Jerry Jeff Walker (9/21)
        "Ultimate Collection" (7)
        "Live At Gruene Hall" (3)
        "Viva Terlingua" (3)
16. Neil Young (9/10)
        "Harvest" (2)
16. Andy Cohen (9)
        "Tryin' To Get Home" (8)
16. CEJ (9)
        "Friend Of The Sky" (8)
16. Chris Wilhelm (9)
        "This Too Shall Pass" (8)
16. Kate Rusby (9)
        "Hand Me Down" (7)
16. Sarah Jarosz (9)
        "World On The Ground" (6)
23. Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt (8)
        "Shadow Of The Cyclone" (5)
23. Braden Gates (8)
        "Kitchen Days" (8)
23. Darrell Scott (8)
        "Jaroso" (6)
23. Donal Hinely (8)
        "Diary Of A Snowflake" (8)
23. Ellis Delaney (8)
        "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 3" (5)
23. John Prine (8)
        "I Remember Everything" (2)
23. Old Time Pharmaceuticals (8)
        "Roots & Honey" (8)
23. Pharis And Jason Romero (8)
        "Bet On Love" (6)
23. Susan Werner (8)
        "Flyover Country" (6)
23. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Gone - single" (3)

TOP LABELS of December 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2919 plays from 104 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (78)
2. Borealis (31)
3. Red House (30)
4. Compass (29)
5. Columbia (28)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (27)
7. Hudson Harding (19)
8. Acony (17)
8. Reprise (17)
8. Rhino (17)
8. Signature Sounds (17)
8. Warner (17)
13. Rebel (16)
14. Elektra (15)
14. Sugar Hill (15)
16. Oh Boy (13)
17. Appalsongs (12)
17. Dualtone (12)
17. Free Dirt (12)
20. Board By Board (11)

FOLK DJs - December 2020, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2919 plays from 104 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Adamz (MixCloud)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
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)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AR)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif & Chris White (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & syndicated, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP, VT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)