Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2021, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L


TOP ALBUMS of January 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3630 plays from 116 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

  1: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (32)
        "Monuments" (11)
        "Always, Forever And Now" (5)
        "Far Too Fast" (4)
  2: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (31)
        "Tell the Truth" (6)
        "Don't Look Back" (5)
        "Woodstock" (4)
  3: "Our Turn Now," Len Seligman [Emerging Light, 1/2021] (20)
        "This Little Light" (4)
        "Love Is The Answer" (3)
        "Our Turn Now" (3)
        "You Are Home" (3)
  4: "Roots," Liam Purcell And Cane Mill Road [Trailhead, 1/2021] (19)
        "Down The Hill" (4)
        "That's the Way the World Works Son" (3)
        "Intro" (3)
  4: "Shall We Hope," Tony Trischka [Shefa, 1/2021] (19)
        "Leaving This Lonesome Land" (4)
        "Carry Me Over the Sea" (3)
        "O Captain! My Captain!" (3)
  6: "All About The Timing," Roland Roberts [Self, 1/2021] (18)
        "Pictures On The Wall" (4)
        "Being Me" (3)
        "Rambling Joe" (3)
  7: "Hold The Line," Hardened And Tempered [Self, 1/2021] (15)
        "When the Harvest Comes" (3)
        "Counting the Cars" (2)
        "The Republican River" (2)
        "Hold The Line" (2)
        "Beer Bottles And Broken Hearts" (2)
        "Magnolia" (2)
  8: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (13)
        "Dust Bowl" (4)
        "Blue Skies" (3)
        "Honest Man" (2)
  8: "We Go On," Katie Oates [Hollow Reed Arts, 1/2021] (13)
        "Here In Gastonia" (3)
        "By the Side of the Road" (3)
        "Why Are the Guns Still Firing" (2)
        "We Go On" (2)
 10: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (12)
        "Bowback" (4)
        "John Henry" (2)
        "Pony Boy" (2)
 11: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (11)
        "The Train I'm On" (2)
        "The King" (2)
        "Boulevard" (2)
 11: "The Burnt Pines," The Burnt Pines [Self, 1/2021] (11)
        "Diamonds" (5)
        "Heavy and Young" (2)
        "Mother on the Mountain" (2)
 11: "The River Flows," John Hurlbut And Jorma Kaukonen [Self, 1/2021] (11)
        "People Get Ready" (4)
        "The Old Homestead" (2)
        "Across the Borderline" (2)
 11: "Songs Doc Didn't Sing," Doc And Merle Watson [Fli, 10/2020] (11)
        "Down Yonder" (3)
        "Fisher's Hornpipe - Devil's Dream" (2)
 15: "Kitchen Days," Braden Gates [Borealis, 12/2020] (10)
        "Employee of The Month" (4)
 15: "Mariah," Mama Said String Band [Gold Paint, 2021] (10)
        "Peace of Mind" (5)
        "Kentucky Heartbreak" (3)
 15: "Rough Enough," Frank Richard [Self, 1/2021] (10)
        "Knocking on Heaven's Door" (4)
        "River Girl Blue" (2)
 15: "Tryin' To Get Home," Andy Cohen [Earwig, 12/2020] (10)
        "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (2)
        "One Monkey Don't Stop the Show" (2)
        "Weat Coast Blues" (2)
 19: "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2021] (9)
        "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (7)
 19: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (9)
        "Heart in Hand" (2)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (2)
        "From Dublin With Love" (2)
        "Love Carries Me" (2)
 19: "On The Loose," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2021] (9)
        "On the Loose" (4)
        "Old Dry Bones" (2)
        "Dharma Jane" (2)
 19: "Still Time," Karen Matheson [Compass, 1/2021] (9)
        "Lassie With the Lint White Locks" (3)
        "The Aragon Mill" (2)
 23: "J.T," Steve Earle [New West, 1/2021] (8)
        "Lone Pine Hill" (2)
 23: "Learning To Listen," Susan Ellenton [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Let Yourself Dream" (2)
 23: "Mipso," Mipso [Rounder, 11/2020] (8)
        "Hourglass" (3)
 23: "My Work Here Ain't Yet Done," Georgie Jessup [Winkte, 1/2021] (8)
        "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knew" (2)
 23: "Record Time," Randy Casey [Self, 2021] (8)
        "Graceland kiss" (3)
        "Sleep" (2)
        "Back On the Blues" (2)
 28: "Fall Like Rain," Justin Moses [Mountain Fever, 2021] (7)
        "My Baby's Gone" (2)
 28: "Fiddlers Pastime," Bronwyn Keith-Hynes [Sugar Petunia] (7)
        "Last Train" (2)
 28: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (7)
        "Who Carried You" (2)
        "On Life's Other Side" (2)
 28: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (7)
        "I Ain't Never Fell" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3630 plays from 116 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. "Monuments" (12)
     from "Stone By Stone" (Tret Fure)
2. "This Time" (9)
     from "This Time - single" (Ana Egge)
3. "Stars Without A Heaven" (7)
     from "Stars Without A Heaven - single" (Twangtown Paramours)
3. "Tell the Truth" (7)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller)
3. "What's Going On" (7)
     from "What's Going On - single" (Alison Brown)
3. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (7)
     from "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (Tiffany Williams)
7. "Melt Me Down" (6)
     from "Melt Me Down - single" (Jordi Baizan)
8. "Always, Forever And Now" (5)
     from "Stone By Stone" (Tret Fure)
8. "Dangerous Women" (5)
     from "Dangerous Women - single" (Carla Gover & Zoey Barrett)
8. "Diamonds" (5)
     from "The Burnt Pines" (The Burnt Pines)
8. "Don't Look Back" (5)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller)
8. "Kentucky Heartbreak" (5)
     from "Mariah" (Mama Said String Band)
8. "Peace of Mind" (5)
     from "Mariah" (Mama Said String Band)
8. "Quarantine" (5)
     from "Quarantine - single" (Crowes Pasture)
8. "When We Meet Again" (5)
     from "When We Meet Again" (Merry Hell)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3630 plays from 116 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Tret Fure (33)
        "Stone By Stone" (30)
2. Becky Buller (29)
        "Distance And Time" (25)
2. Joan Baez (29)
        "75th Birthday Celebration" (6)
4. Len Seligman (20)
        "Our Turn Now" (20)
5. Liam Purcell And Cane Mill Road (19)
        "Roots" (19)
5. Tony Trischka (19)
        "Shall We Hope" (19)
7. Roland Roberts (18)
        "All About The Timing" (16)
8. Hardened And Tempered (17)
        "Hold The Line" (15)
9. Rod MacDonald (16)
        "Boulevard" (11)
10. Andy Cohen (15)
        "Tryin' To Get Home" (10)
        "Small But Mighty" (4)
10. Tony Rice (15)
        "California Autumn" (5)
        "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (5)
12. Katie Oates (14)
        "We Go On" (13)
12. Pete Seeger (14)
        "Pete" (4)
14. Doc And Merle Watson (13)
        "Songs Doc Didn't Sing" (9)
14. Erin Ivey (13)
        "Solace In The Wild" (13)
16. Adam Hurt (12)
        "Back To The Earth" (12)
16. Ana Egge (12)
        "This Time - single" (9)
16. The Burnt Pines (12)
        "The Burnt Pines" (11)
19. John Hurlbut And Jorma Kaukonen (11)
        "The River Flows" (11)
19. Mama Said String Band (11)
        "Mariah" (10)
21. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (2)
21. Braden Gates (10)
        "Kitchen Days" (10)
21. Christine Lavin (10)
        "On My Way To Hooterville" (4)
        "Christine Lavin Live" (3)
21. Frank Richard (10)
        "Rough Enough" (10)
21. Gillian Welch (10)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (2)
21. John McCutcheon (10)
        "Wintersongs" (2)
21. Karen Matheson (10)
        "Still Time" (9)
21. Steve Earle (10)
        "J.T" (8)
21. Tim Grimm (10)
        "Heart Land Again" (3)
30. Kate Wolf (9)
        "Close To You" (2)
30. Maria Dunn (9)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (9)
30. Merry Hell (9)
        "When We Meet Again" (6)
30. Mike Glick (9)
        "Alternative Facts And Other White Lies" (3)
        "The Bear - single" (3)
30. Mipso (9)
        "Mipso" (8)
30. The Squirrel Hillbillies (9)
        "On The Loose" (9)
30. Tiffany Williams (9)
        "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (9)
30. Twangtown Paramours (9)
        "Stars Without A Heaven - single" (6)

TOP LABELS of January 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3630 plays from 116 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (75)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (50)
3. Borealis (43)
4. Compass (37)
5. Columbia (32)
5. Red House (32)
7. Dark Shadow (30)
8. Warner (22)
9. Sugar Hill (21)
10. Pinecastle (18)
11. Capitol (17)
11. Shefa (17)
11. Tomboy Girl (17)
14. Emerging Light (16)
14. Trailhead (16)
16. Rhino (15)
17. Appleseed (14)
17. Nonesuch (14)
17. RCA (14)
20. Green Linnet (13)

FOLK DJs - January 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3630 plays from 116 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Armin Heurich (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
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 Kocher (WHRW-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)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-LP, NM)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
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)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Leah Wollenberg (KALW-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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 (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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 (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)


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