Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2478 plays from 84 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

  1: "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot," Tony Rice [Rounder, 1/2021] (17)
        "Home From The Forest" (2)
  2: "Blake & Rice," Norman Blake & Tony Rice [Rounder, 1/2021] (15)
        "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (3)
        "Eight More Miles to Louisville" (3)
        "Georgie" (2)
        "Last Train From Poor Valley" (2)
  3: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (12)
        "More Heart, Less Attack" (4)
        "Don't Look Back" (3)
        "Tell the Truth" (2)
  3: "Night Flyer," Tony Rice [Rounder, 2008] (12)
        "Four Strong Winds" (4)
        "John Wilkes Booth" (2)
  5: "Church Street Blues," Tony Rice [Sugar Hill, 1/2021] (11)
        "Church Street Blues" (4)
        "Last Thing on My Mind" (2)
  5: "Skaggs & Rice," Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice [Sugar Hill, 1/2021] (11)
        "Where the Soul of Man Never Dies" (4)
        "Bury Me Beneath The Whipping Willow" (3)
  7: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (10)
        "Monuments" (2)
  7: "Unit of Measure," The Tony Rice Unit [Rounder, 1/2021] (10)
        "Manzanita" (3)
        "House of the Rising Sun" (2)
        "An Olde Irish Aire" (2)
  9: "As Long As I'm Dreaming," Laura Smith [Borealis, 1/2021] (9)
        "As Long As I'm Dreaming" (3)
        "Whirlaround" (2)
  9: "Spider Tales," Jake Blount [Free Dirt, 5/2020] (9)
        "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (2)
        "Mad Mama's Blues" (2)
  9: "At The Turning Of The Year," Herdman, Hills & Mangsen [Hand And Heart, 2005] (9)
        "At the Turning of the Year" (6)
        "Years" (2)
 12: "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 6/2020] (8)
        "Front Line" (1)
 12: "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)," Joni Mitchell [Rhino, 9/2020] (8)
        "Urge For Going" (2)
 12: "Learning To Listen," Susan Ellenton [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Yukon Women" (2)
        "Let Yourself Dream" (2)
 12: "Manzanita," The Tony Rice Unit [Rounder, 1/2021] (8)
        "Blue Railroad Train" (2)
        "Blackberry Blossom" (2)
 12: "Tribulation," Appalachian Road Show [Billy Blue, 10/2020] (8)
        "Wish the Wars Were All Over" (2)
        "Don't Want To Die in the Storm" (2)
 12: "Tryin' To Get Home," Andy Cohen [Earwig, 12/2020] (8)
        "Tryin' To Get Home" (2)
 12: "Me & My Guitar," Tony Rice [Rounder, 1/2021] (8)
        "Song for A Winter's Night" (2)
        "Greenlight On The Southern" (2)
 19: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (7)
        "John Henry" (4)
 19: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (7)
        "New Caledonia" (2)
 19: "Live @ the Freight," Cry Cry Cry [Self, 1/2021] (7)
        "I Know Why the River Runs" (2)
 19: "The Pizza Tapes," Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & Tony Rice [Acoustic Disc] (7)
        "Long Black Veil" (1)
 23: "2020," Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/2020] (6)
        "Promises To Keep" (2)
        "Peace in Our Hearts" (2)
 23: "The Prettiest Bird," Susan Pepper [Ballad, 2020] (6)
        "Deep Creek" (2)
        "Be Here Now" (2)
 23: "Rice Brothers 2," The Rice Brothers [Rounder] (6)
        "Darcy Farrow" (3)
 23: "This Too Shall Pass," Chris Wilhelm [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "Log Live Your Tomorrows" (1)
 23: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (6)
        "The It Girl" (2)
 28: "Long Day In The Milky Way," Kris Delmhorst [CEN, 8/2020] (5/6)
        "Flower Of Forgiveness" (2)
 28: "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies," Mike Glick [Self, 6/2020] (5)
        "15 An Hour" (2)
 28: "And Laurie Lewis," Laurie Lewis [Spruce And Maple, 2020] (5)
        "Baby, That Would Sure Go Good" (2)
 28: "The Bluegrass Guitar Collection," Tony Rice [Rounder] (5)
        "Medley: Fiddler's Dram / Whiskey Before Breakfast" (2)
 28: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (5)
        "Maggie" (2)
 28: "I Can Still Hear You," Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche [Storysound, 10/2020] (5)
        "I Can Still Hear You" (2)
 28: "I'd Rather Lead A Band," Loudon Wainwright III [Thirty Tigers, 10/2020] (5)
        "I'd Rather Lead a Band" (1)
 28: "J.D. Crowe & The New South," J. D. Crowe & The New South [Rounder] (5)
        "Summer Wages" (1)
 28: "Long Time Passing," Kronos Quartet [Smithsonian, 9/2020] (5)
        "Turn, Turn, Turn" (3)
        "The President Sang Amazing Grace" (2)
 28: "Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2," Norman Blake & Tony Rice [Rounder] (5)
        "Eight More Miles To Louisville" (2)
 28: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," Various Artists [Lost Highway, 2016] (5)
        "I'll Fly Away," Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch (2)
 28: "Old Friends," Gathering Time [Treble-G, 2020] (5)
        "Ripple" (2)
 28: "The Onlies," The Onlies [Self, 11/2020] (5)
        "Snowtown" (1)
 28: "Over the Sea to Skye," Hanneke Cassel [Self, 1/2021] (5)
        "Earl of Dalhousie's Happy Return to Scotland/Sound of Sleet/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The High Drive" (1)
 28: "Quartet," Peter Rowan And Tony Rice [Rounder, 2007] (5)
        "Shady Grove" (2)
 28: "The Tide Of Winter," Runa [Self, 12/2020] (5)
        "Here We Come A Wassailing" (3)
 28: "Winter Wanderings," Sara Thomsen And Paula Pedersen [Self, 12/2020] (5)
        "Longest Night" (2)
        "Earth Moves in Mysterious ways" (2)
 28: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (5)
        "Evangelina" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2478 plays from 84 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. "Eight More Miles to Louisville" (5)
     from "Blake & Rice" (Norman Blake & Tony Rice)
     also "Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2" (Norman Blake & Tony Rice)
1. "At the Turning of the Year" (5)
     from "At The Turning Of The Year" (Herdman, Hills & Mangsen)
3. "One Good Year" (4)
     from "Sorrow & Smoke: Live at The Horseshoe Lounge" (Slaid Cleaves)
3. "Four Strong Winds" (4)
     from "Night Flyer" (Tony Rice)
3. "Church Street Blues" (4)
     from "Church Street Blues" (Tony Rice)
3. "Happy New Year" (4)
     from "Tears And Laughter" (Robin Greenstein)
3. "Hold Each Other Up" (4)
     from "Hold Each Other Up - single" (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer)
3. "John Henry" (4)
     from "Back To The Earth" (Adam Hurt)
3. "More Heart, Less Attack" (4)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller Band)
3. "When We Meet Again" (4)
     from "When We Meet Again - single" (Merry Hell)
3. "Where the Soul of Man Never Dies" (4)
     from "Skaggs & Rice" (Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice)
12. "$20 Bill" (3)
     from "20 Dollar Bill" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
12. "As Long As I'm Dreaming" (3)
     from "As Long As I'm Dreaming" (Laura Smith)
12. "Bury Me Beneath The Whipping Willow" (3)
     from "Skaggs & Rice" (Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice)
12. "Cold On The Shoulder" (3)
     from "Cold On The Shoulder" (Tony Rice)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2478 plays from 84 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Tony Rice (65)
        "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (14)
        "Night Flyer" (12)
        "Church Street Blues" (11)
2. The Tony Rice Unit (20)
        "Unit of Measure" (10)
        "Manzanita" (8)
3. Norman Blake & Tony Rice (18)
        "Blake & Rice" (13)
        "Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2" (4)
4. Tret Fure (13)
        "Stone By Stone" (10)
5. Andy Cohen (12)
        "Tryin' To Get Home" (8)
        "Small But Mighty" (4)
6. Becky Buller (11)
        "Distance And Time" (9)
6. John Prine (11)
        "I Remember Everything" (2)
6. Laura Smith (11)
        "As Long As I'm Dreaming" (9)
6. Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice (11)
        "Skaggs & Rice" (11)
10. John McCutcheon (10)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (8)
10. Joni Mitchell (10)
        "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)" (8)
10. Pharis And Jason Romero (10)
        "Bet On Love" (7)
10. Zoe Mulford (10)
        "Bonfires" (4)
14. The Bluegrass Album Band (9)
        "The Bill Monroe Collection" (1)
14. Eliza Gilkyson (9)
        "2020" (6)
14. Jake Blount (9)
        "Spider Tales" (9)
14. Nowell Sing We Clear (9)
        "Bidding You Joy" (2)
14. Pete Seeger (9)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
19. Appalachian Road Show (8)
        "Tribulation" (8)
19. Raye Zaragoza (8)
        "Woman In Color" (6)
19. Runa (8)
        "The Tide Of Winter" (5)
19. Susan Ellenton (8)
        "Learning To Listen" (8)
23. Adam Hurt (7)
        "Back To The Earth" (7)
23. Cry Cry Cry (7)
        "Live @ the Freight" (7)
23. Emmylou Harris (7)
        "The Acoustic Folk Box: Four" (1)
23. Slaid Cleaves (7)
        "Broke Down" (2)
23. Townes Van Zandt (7)
        "Anthology 1968-1979" (1)
23. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (7)
        "Hold Each Other Up - single" (5)

TOP LABELS of January 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2478 plays from 84 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (160)
2. Sugar Hill (43)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (35)
4. Borealis (28)
5. Red House (22)
6. Compass (21)
6. Rhino (21)
8. Columbia (20)
9. Warner (17)
10. Free Dirt (16)
11. Appleseed (13)
11. Capitol (13)
11. Rebel (13)
11. Thirty Tigers (13)
15. Acoustic Disc (12)
15. Flying Fish (12)
15. Hudson Harding (12)
15. Signature Sounds (12)
19. Oh Boy (10)
19. Philo (10)
19. RCA (10)
19. Yep Roc (10)

FOLK DJs - January 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2478 plays from 84 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, TX)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
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)
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)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Phil Norris (WERU-FM, ME)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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, NY)