Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2021, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L


TOP ALBUMS of January 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2147 plays from 77 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

  1: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (12)
        "More Heart, Less Attack" (2)
        "Woodstock" (2)
  1: "We Go On," Katie Oates [Hollow Reed Arts, 1/2021] (12)
        "We Go On" (3)
        "Luray Women" (3)
  3: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (9)
        "Roll On My Friend" (2)
        "Old Chatelaine" (2)
  3: "Hold The Line," Hardened And Tempered [Self, 1/2021] (9)
        "Hold the Line" (3)
        "Wide Awake at Midnight" (2)
  5: "Fall Like Rain," Justin Moses [Mountain Fever, 2021] (8)
        "Fall Like Rain" (2)
        "Looking For A Place" (2)
        "Walking To Lebanon" (2)
  5: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (8)
        "Stone By Stone" (3)
  7: "Back To The Earth," Adam Hurt [Ubiquitone, 11/2020] (7)
        "Biddy" (2)
  7: "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2021] (7)
        "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (4)
        "California" (2)
  7: "Mipso," Mipso [Rounder, 11/2020] (7)
        "Never Knew You Were Gone" (2)
        "Shelter" (2)
  7: "Pretty Free," Justin Farren [Self, 10/2020] (7)
        "Always a Little Less Time" (3)
        "Fixer Upper" (2)
  7: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (7)
        "Fight Like A Girl" (2)
        "He Calls Me River" (2)
 12: "Just A Little Rain," Ray Cardwell [Bonfire, 11/2020] (6)
        "Constant State of Grace" (3)
        "Take Me to the River" (2)
 12: "Mariah," Mama Said String Band [Gold Paint, 2021] (6)
        "Peace of Mind" (2)
        "Boxwine Swing" (2)
 12: "Pete," Pete Seeger [Living Music, 1996] (6)
        "Well May the World Go" (1)
 12: "Rough Enough," Frank Richard [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "Some Humans Ain't Human" (2)
 12: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "Joy" (2)
        "Charleston" (2)
 12: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (6)
        "The Silk Merchant's Daughter" (2)
        "I Ain't Playing Pretty Polly" (2)
 18: "25 Trips," Sierra Hull [Rounder, 5/2020] (5)
        "How Long" (2)
 18: "Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road," Diana Estill [Totally Skewed Production] (5)
        "Shooting Whales" (2)
        "Time for Trouble" (2)
 18: "Jaroso," Darrell Scott [Full Light, 11/2020] (5)
        "Who Carried You" (2)
 18: "Learning To Listen," Susan Ellenton [Self, 1/2021] (5)
        "Let Yourself Dream" (2)
        "Yukon Women" (2)
 18: "My Work Here Ain't Yet Done," Georgie Jessup [Winkte, 1/2021] (5)
        "Woody Guthrie Blues" (2)
 18: "The Onlies," The Onlies [Self, 11/2020] (5)
        "The House Carpenter" (1)
 18: "Our Turn Now," Len Seligman [Emerging Light, 1/2021] (5)
        "Negativity Bias Blues" (2)
 18: "Still Time," Karen Matheson [Compass, 1/2021] (5)
        "The Aragon Mill" (2)
 18: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (5)
        "Passin' Through" (2)
 18: "Between The Breaks...Live!," Stan Rogers [Fogarty's Cove, 1979] (5)
        "Barrett's Privateers" (1)

TOP SONGS of January 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2147 plays from 77 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. "Perry Merry" (4)
     from "Echo Land" (Bùmarang)
1. "Stars Without A Heaven" (4)
     from "Stars Without A Heaven - single" (Twangtown Paramours)
1. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (4)
     from "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (Tiffany Williams)
4. "Always a Little Less Time" (3)
     from "Pretty Free" (Justin Farren)
4. "Constant State of Grace" (3)
     from "Just A Little Rain" (Ray Cardwell)
4. "Ever Gonna Fly" (3)
     from "Ever Gonna Fly - single" (Jaspar Lepak)
4. "February" (3)
     from "Mortal City" (Dar Williams)
4. "Hold the Line" (3)
     from "Hold The Line" (Hardened & Tempered)
4. "I Already Knew" (3)
     from "I Already Knew - single" (Katie Dahl)
4. "Luray Women" (3)
     from "We Go On" (Katie Oates)
4. "More Heart, Less Attack" (3)
     from "Distance And Time" (Becky Buller)
4. "Orpheus" (3)
     from "Orpheus - single" (Lizzy Hardingham)
4. "Pushing Forward" (3)
     from "Pushing Forward" (Wes Weddell & Ailisa Newhall)
4. "Stone By Stone" (3)
     from "Stone By Stone" (Tret Fure)
4. "We Are What We Leave Behind" (3)
     from "We Are What We Leave Behind - single" (Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes)
4. "We Go On" (3)
     from "We Go On" (Katie Oates)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2147 plays from 77 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. Pete Seeger (15)
        "Pete" (6)
2. Katie Oates (12)
        "We Go On" (12)
3. Tony Rice (11/12)
        "Church Street Blues" (4)
3. Becky Buller (11)
        "Distance And Time" (10)
5. Pharis And Jason Romero (10)
        "Bet On Love" (9)
5. Stan Rogers (10)
        "Between The Breaks...Live!" (5)
7. John McCutcheon (9/10)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (4)
        "Gonna Rise Again" (4)
7. Gillian Welch (9)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (3)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (3)
7. Hardened And Tempered (9)
        "Hold The Line" (9)
7. Raye Zaragoza (9)
        "Woman In Color" (7)
11. Gordon Bok (8)
        "North Wind's Clearing" (3)
11. Justin Moses (8)
        "Fall Like Rain" (8)
11. Kim And Reggie Harris (8)
        "Steal Away: Songs Of The Underground Railroad" (4)
11. Tiffany Williams (8)
        "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (7)
11. Tret Fure (8)
        "Stone By Stone" (8)
16. Adam Hurt (7)
        "Back To The Earth" (7)
16. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Rough And Rowdy Ways" (2)
16. Justin Farren (7)
        "Pretty Free" (7)
16. Mary Chapin Carpenter (7)
        "The Dirt and the" (2)
16. Mipso (7)
        "Mipso" (7)
16. Ray Cardwell (7)
        "Just A Little Rain" (6)
16. Steve Earle (7)
        "J.T" (4)
23. Bùmarang (6)
        "Echo Land" (3)
23. Darrell Scott (6)
        "Jaroso" (5)
23. David Mallett (6)
        "Celebration" (2)
23. Dirk Powell (6)
        "When I Wait For You" (6)
23. Eliza Gilkyson (6)
        "2020" (3)
23. Erin Ivey (6)
        "Solace In The Wild" (6)
23. Frank Richard (6)
        "Rough Enough" (6)
23. John Prine (6)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
23. Lori McKenna (6)
        "The Balladeer" (4)
23. Mama Said String Band (6)
        "Mariah" (6)
23. Sierra Hull (6)
        "25 Trips" (5)
23. Twangtown Paramours (6)
        "Stars Without A Heaven - single" (4)
23. Willie Nelson (6)
        "That's Life" (3)

TOP LABELS of January 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2147 plays from 77 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (73)
2. Compass (39)
3. Red House (38)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
5. Columbia (23)
6. Sugar Hill (17)
7. Appleseed (16)
7. Borealis (16)
9. Dark Shadow (14)
9. Signature Sounds (14)
9. Warner (14)
12. Capitol (13)
12. Vanguard (13)
14. Thirty Tigers (12)
15. Folk-Legacy (11)
15. Rebel (11)
15. Rhino (11)
18. Acony (10)
18. Nonesuch (10)
20. Legacy (9)
20. Mountain Fever (9)
20. Philo (9)
20. Sony (9)
24. Oh Boy (8)
24. Universal Music Ireland L (8)

FOLK DJs - January 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2147 plays from 77 playlists from 54 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WPKN-FM, CT)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, MixCloud)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Heather Richard (WERU-FM, ME)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Kellett (WERU-FM, ME)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Mike Regenstreif & Chris White (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folksong.org, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Phil Norris (WERU-FM, ME)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
Sara Trunzo (WERU-FM, ME)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)


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