Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2906 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (18)
        "Just Get In The Car" (4)
        "Just Around The Corner" (4)
  2: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (14)
        "Carry Me With You" (4)
        "Blind Love Blues" (3)
        "Seasons Change" (3)
        "Tennessee" (2)
        "Sweet Song In the Tall Grass" (2)
  2: "Things She Couldn't Get Over," Dale Ann Bradley [Pinecastle, 2/2021] (14)
        "Things She Couldn't Get Over" (6)
        "After While" (2)
        "Living On the Edge" (2)
  4: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (13)
        "Monuments" (4)
        "Old Tin Cup" (2)
        "Far too fast" (2)
  5: "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2021] (10)
        "Ticket to the Moon" (3)
        "California" (3)
        "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (3)
  5: "Revolutionary Love," Ani Difranco [Righteous Babe, 2/2021] (10)
        "Revolutionary Love" (2)
        "Simultaneously" (2)
        "Bad Dream" (2)
  5: "The River Flows," John Hurlbut And Jorma Kaukonen [Self, 1/2021] (10)
        "Travelin'" (3)
        "The Old Homestead" (2)
        "People Get Ready" (2)
        "Across The Borderline" (2)
  5: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (10)
        "Where Have You Been All My Life" (4)
        "Blue Skies" (2)
  9: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (9)
        "Angel from Montgomery" (3)
  9: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (9)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (2)
 11: "Hold The Line," Hardened And Tempered [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Beer Bottles and Broken Hearts" (2)
        "Wide Awake at Midnight" (2)
 11: "Lamentations," Rupert Wates [Bite, 2/2021] (8)
        "The Carnival Waltz" (2)
 11: "On The Loose," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Bury Me Green" (3)
 11: "Still Time," Karen Matheson [Compass, 1/2021] (8)
        "Still Time" (3)
        "Lassie With The Lint White Locks" (2)
 11: "What Lies Ahead," Ed Sweeney & Yang Wei [Trespass, 2/2021] (8)
        "Snowflake Reel" (3)
 16: "Ecstatic Bird In The Burning," Luke Concannon [The Movement, 2/2021] (7)
        "The Hummingbird" (3)
        "Doing Nothing" (2)
 16: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (7)
        "Tell the Truth" (2)
 18: "Diary Of A Snowflake," Donal Hinely [Scuffletown, 9/2020] (6)
        "Dirty Business" (2)
        "You Call Yourself a Christian" (2)
        "Couldn't Breathe" (2)
 18: "Our Turn Now," Len Seligman [Emerging Light, 1/2021] (6)
        "Tonight the Subject is Love" (1)
 18: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (6)
        "Rebel Soul" (2)
 21: "All About The Timing," Roland Roberts [Self, 1/2021] (5)
        "Rambling Joe" (2)
 21: "America," Various Artists [Fat Possum] (5)
        "America," Courtney Marie Andrews (feat. Liz Cooper and Molly Sarle (3)
 21: "Avalon Blues: A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt," Various Artists [Vanguard] (5)
        "Sliding Delta," Ben Harper (2)
        "My Creole Belle," Taj Mahal (2)
 21: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (5)
        "Bet On Love" (3)
 21: "The Burnt Pines," The Burnt Pines [Self, 1/2021] (5)
        "Mother on the Mountain" (3)
        "Only in the Soul" (2)
 21: "Chasing Echoes," Phil Henry [Board By Board, 10/2020] (5)
        "Missed the Show" (2)
 21: "Come On Over," Domenic Cicala [Self, 2/2021] (5)
        "If I Needed You" (2)
 21: "Freedom Highway," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2017] (5)
        "Freedom Highway" (3)
 21: "Have You Been to Jail for Justice," Anne Feeney [Self, 2/2021] (5)
        "Have You Been To jail For Justice" (2)
 21: "Mipso," Mipso [Rounder, 11/2020] (5)
        "Shelter" (2)
 21: "We Go On," Katie Oates [Hollow Reed Arts, 1/2021] (5)
        "Then I Know" (1)
 21: "About Towers," WOR [ARC] (5)
        "Rosalie" (2)
 21: "Steering Pete's Course," The Rix [Self, 2019] (5)
        "The Ballad Of The Sloop Clearw" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2906 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "Things She Couldn't Get Over" (6)
     from "Things She Couldn't Get Over" (Dale Ann Bradley)
2. "Because We Need You Now" (5)
     from "Knew Things" (Cliff Eberhardt)
3. "$20 Bill" (4)
     from "$20 Bill - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
3. "Carry Me With You" (4)
     from "Just Over The Ridge" (Lizzy Plotkin & Natalie Spears)
3. "Eye to Eye" (4)
     from "The Fray" (John Smith)
3. "Give Yourself To Love" (4)
     from "An Evening In Austin" (Kate Wolf)
3. "Is This Love" (4)
     from "Slow It Down" (Crowes Pasture)
3. "Just Around The Corner" (4)
     from "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (Rod Abernethy)
3. "Just Get In The Car" (4)
     from "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (Rod Abernethy)
3. "Monuments" (4)
     from "Stone By Stone" (Tret Fure)
3. "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (4)
     from "King of the Country Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
3. "Travelin'" (4)
     from "The River Flows" (John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen)
3. "Where Have You Been All My Life" (4)
     from "Solace In The Wild" (Erin Ivey)
3. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (4)
     from "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (Tiffany Williams)
15. "Across The Borderline" (3)
     from "The River Flows" (John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2906 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rod Abernethy (19)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (18)
2. Ellis Paul (16)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (9)
3. Dale Ann Bradley (14)
        "Things She Couldn't Get Over" (14)
3. Tret Fure (14)
        "Stone By Stone" (13)
5. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (13)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (13)
5. Tom Rush (13)
        "Tom Rush Celebrates 50 Years Of Music" (2)
7. Anne Feeney (12)
        "Have You Been to Jail for Justice" (5)
8. John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen (11)
        "The River Flows" (9)
9. Erin Ivey (10)
        "Solace In The Wild" (10)
9. Tiffany Williams (10)
        "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep" (9)
11. Ani Difranco (9)
        "Revolutionary Love" (9)
11. Ed Sweeney & Yang Wei (9)
        "What Lies Ahead" (8)
11. Gillian Welch (9)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (4)
11. Guy Davis (9)
        "The Complete Early Recordings of Reverend Gary Davis" (2)
11. Maria Dunn (9)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (9)
11. Susan Werner (9)
        "Flyover Country" (3)
11. Taj Mahal (9)
        "Essential Taj Mahal" (3)
11. Willie Nelson (9)
        "That's Life" (4)
19. Bill Staines (8)
        "Old Dogs" (2)
19. Hardened And Tempered (8)
        "Hold The Line" (8)
19. John Gorka (8)
        "The Company You Keep" (2)
19. Karen Matheson (8)
        "Still Time" (8)
19. Kate Wolf (8)
        "An Evening In Austin" (2)
19. Luke Concannon (8)
        "Ecstatic Bird In The Burning" (7)
19. Red Molly (8)
        "Light In The Sky" (3)
19. Rupert Wates (8)
        "Lamentations" (8)
19. The Squirrel Hillbillies (8)
        "On The Loose" (8)
19. Tim O'Brien (8)
        "Hard Year Blues" (2)
19. Andy And Judy (8)
        "Reflections" (2)
30. The Beatles (7)
        "Anthology 3" (2)
30. Becky Buller (7)
        "Distance And Time" (6)
30. Dave Alvin (7)
        "Eleven Eleven" (2)
30. Emmylou Harris (7)
        "Angel Band" (1)
30. John Prine (7)
        "For Better, Or Worse" (2)
30. Joni Mitchell (7)
        "Clouds" (2)
30. Pete Seeger (7)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
30. Pharis And Jason Romero (7)
        "Bet On Love" (5)
30. Rhiannon Giddens (7)
        "Freedom Highway" (5)
30. Si Kahn (7)
        "The Best of the Rest" (4)
30. Tony Rice (7)
        "California Autumn" (4)

TOP LABELS of February 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2906 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (69)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (45)
3. Columbia (41)
4. Compass (32)
5. Sugar Hill (27)
5. Vanguard (27)
7. Red House (22)
8. Borealis (19)
9. Appleseed (18)
10. Pinecastle (17)
11. Nonesuch (16)
11. Rhino (16)
13. Signature Sounds (15)
14. Thirty Tigers (14)
15. Sony (13)
15. Tomboy Girl (13)
17. Philo (12)
18. Capitol (11)
18. Elektra (11)
18. New West (11)

FOLK DJs - February 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2906 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsreadio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Schremser (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
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)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
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)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Josh Dunson (WYEP-FM, PA)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & soundcloud.com, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
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 Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Phil Norris (WERU-FM, ME)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
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)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)