Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2021, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 116 playlists from 91 Folk DJs

  1: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (28)
        "Dreaming of King Lear" (6)
        "Gone" (5)
        "25 Trees" (5)
  2: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (24)
        "One's On The Way" (5)
        "Honky Tonk Girl" (4)
        "Still Woman Enough" (4)
        "Keep On The Sunny Side" (3)
  3: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (20)
        "Carry Me With You" (5)
        "Blind Love Blues" (4)
        "Tennessee" (3)
        "Seasons Change" (3)
        "Sweet Song in the Tall Grass" (3)
  4: "Jellyfish On The Moon," Lisa Jeanette [Self, 3/2021] (17)
        "Don't Blame Me" (4)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (3)
  4: "Mississippi River Suite," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 3/2021] (17)
        "Mississippi River Suite, Part 1" (4)
        "Which Side Are You On - Rushmore" (3)
  6: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (15)
        "Birds in the Chimney" (3)
        "Just Get in the Car" (2)
        "Just Around the Corner" (2)
        "Whiskey & Pie" (2)
  7: "Salvation," Megan Lacy [Self, 3/2021] (14)
        "Salvation" (5)
        "Carolina" (3)
        "No Better" (2)
        "Watch This" (2)
        "Don't Rest" (2)
  8: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (13)
        "Miles the Frog" (5)
        "Train I'm On" (3)
        "Second Spring" (2)
  8: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (13)
        "Biding All My Time" (3)
        "Will You" (3)
        "On Account of You" (2)
        "Red Hen" (2)
  8: "We Go On," Katie Oates [Hollow Reed Arts, 1/2021] (13)
        "Luray Women" (3)
        "By the Side of the Road" (2)
        "Some Sweet Day" (2)
        "Than I Know" (2)
 11: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (12)
        "For The Women With Steel In Their Bones" (4)
        "Call Them In" (2)
 11: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (12)
        "From Dublin With Love" (5)
        "Waltzing with the Angels" (3)
        "Ontario Song" (2)
 11: "The Midnight Broadcast," Peter Case [Bandaloop, 3/2021] (12)
        "When I Was A Cowboy" (3)
        "Early Roman Kings" (2)
        "Bumble Bee" (2)
 14: "Calla Lily," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 2021] (10)
        "Sorrow" (2)
        "The Calla Lily Song" (2)
        "Waiting for a Star to Fall" (2)
 14: "The Painter," Michael Johnathon [Poetman, 3/2021] (10)
        "The Painter" (3)
        "The Statement" (3)
 14: "Poets," Liz Simmons [Self, 3/2021] (10)
        "My Love Lies In The Ground" (4)
        "When The Waters Rise" (2)
 14: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (10)
        "Tapered Point of Stone" (3)
        "Johnny Wombat" (3)
 18: "The Great Irish Songbook," Dervish [Rounder, 2019] (9)
        "There's Whiskey in the Jar" (4)
        "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (2)
 18: "Karen Bella," Karen Bella [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "Good Morning" (4)
        "Indio" (2)
 18: "Lost Songs," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 2/2021] (9)
        "The Nederland Waltz" (3)
        "Nickel Bag" (2)
        "Opposite Day" (2)
 18: "Shall We Hope," Tony Trischka [Shefa, 1/2021] (9)
        "Leaving The Lonesome Land" (1)
 18: "Waterlines," Zoe Fitzgerald Carter [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "Owl in Kensington" (3)
        "Below the Waterline" (3)
 18: "Daddy's Country Gold," Melissa Carper [MAE, 3/2021] (9)
        "Would You Like to Get Some Goats?" (3)
        "Old Fashioned Girl" (2)
 24: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (8)
        "Life Gets Up and Gets Gone" (2)
        "Tell the Truth" (2)
 24: "Lamentations," Rupert Wates [Bite, 2/2021] (8)
        "And You Shall Have the World" (2)
        "Lamentations" (2)
 26: "Ecstatic Bird In The Burning," Luke Concannon [The Movement, 2/2021] (7)
        "Join The Liberation" (2)
 26: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (7)
        "Far Too Fast" (1)
 28: "+1," Mike Barnett [Compass, 3/2021] (6)
        "Born To Be With You" (5)
 28: "Come On Over," Domenic Cicala [Self, 2/2021] (6)
        "We Had It All" (2)
        "Goodbye Again" (2)
        "Loving Arms" (2)
 28: "Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 - 2020," Jeffrey Foucault [Blueblade, 2021] (6)
        "Mesa, Arizona" (1)
 28: "Desert Ghosts," Jaspar Lepak [Self, 3/2021] (6)
        "Why Should the Devil" (3)
        "Chasing Ground" (2)
 28: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (6)
        "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
 28: "Hold The Line," Hardened And Tempered [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "When the Harvest Comes" (2)
 28: "Home," Billy Strings [Rounder, 5/2020] (6)
        "Long Forgotten Dream" (2)
 28: "I'll Be Back Soon - Ep," Tiffany Williams [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (2)
        "California" (2)
        "If It Wasn't" (2)
 28: "Illuminations," Sean Della Croce [Pasadena, 2021] (6)
        "Catharine Street" (2)
 28: "Learning To Listen," Susan Ellenton [Self, 1/2021] (6)
        "Yukon Women" (5)
 28: "Songs Of 69," Reid Jamieson [Self, 3/2021] (6)
        "Isrealites" (2)
 28: "Still Time," Karen Matheson [Compass, 1/2021] (6)
        "The Aragon Mill" (4)
 28: "These 13," Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus [Thirty Tigers] (6)
        "Sweet Oblivion" (2)
        "Dig up the Hatchet" (2)
 28: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (6)
        "Fight Like A Girl" (3)

TOP SONGS of March 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 116 playlists from 91 Folk DJs

1. "A Case of You" (10)
     from "A Case of You - single" (Alice Howe)
1. "I am of Ireland" (10)
     from "I Am Of Ireland - single" (Cathy Jordan & Seamie O'Dowd)
3. "Dreaming of King Lear" (6)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Gone" (6)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Which Side Are You On - Rushmore" (6)
     from "Mississippi River Suite" (Michael J. Miles)
3. "Yukon Women" (6)
     from "Learning To Listen" (Susan Ellenton)
7. "25 Trees" (5)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
7. "Born To Be With You" (5)
     from "+1" (Mike Barnett)
7. "Carry Me With You" (5)
     from "Just Over The Ridge" (Lizzy Plotkin & Natalie Spears)
7. "From Dublin With Love" (5)
     from "Joyful Banner Blazing" (Maria Dunn)
7. "Miles the Frog" (5)
     from "Boulevard" (Rod MacDonald)
7. "One's On The Way" (5)
     from "Still Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn)
7. "Salvation" (5)
     from "Salvation" (Megan Lacy)
7. "Still Woman Enough" (5)
     from "Still Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn)
7. "Will You" (5)
     from "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 116 playlists from 91 Folk DJs

1. Tim Grimm (31)
        "Gone" (27)
2. Loretta Lynn (25)
        "Still Woman Enough" (22)
3. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (20)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (20)
4. Michael J. Miles (17)
        "Mississippi River Suite" (17)
5. Lisa Jeanette (16)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (16)
6. Katie Oates (15/20)
        "We Go On" (13)
        "Katie Oates live" (7)
6. Rod Abernethy (15)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (15)
6. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (15)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (13)
9. Megan Lacy (14)
        "Salvation" (14)
9. Rod MacDonald (14)
        "Boulevard" (13)
11. Crys Matthews (13)
        "Changemakers" (11)
11. Dervish (13)
        "The Great Irish Songbook" (8)
11. Maria Dunn (13)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (12)
11. Michael Johnathon (13)
        "The Painter" (10)
11. Tim O'Brien (13)
        "The Crossing" (3)
16. The Chieftains (12)
        "A Chieftains Celebration" (2)
17. Alice Howe (11)
        "A Case of You - single" (10)
17. Ellis Paul (11)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (6)
17. John Prine (11)
        "I Remember Everything" (3)
        "Souvenirs" (3)
17. Liz Simmons (11)
        "Poets" (10)
17. Peter Case (11)
        "The Midnight Broadcast" (11)
22. The Brother Brothers (10)
        "Calla Lily" (10)
22. Eli West (10)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (10)
24. Gordon lightfoot (9/15)
        "Summer Side of Life" (2)
24. Charley Crockett (9/10)
        "10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand" (7)
24. Cathy Jordan & Seamie O'Dowd (9)
        "I Am Of Ireland - single" (9)
24. Dave Van Ronk (9)
        "Dave Van Ronk Presents Uncle Moose and The Kazoo-O-Phonic Jug Band" (2)
24. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Cabin Fever - Songs from a Quarantine" (2)
24. Karen Bella (9)
        "Karen Bella" (9)
24. Melissa Carper (9)
        "Daddy's Country Gold" (8)
24. Terry Kitchen (9)
        "Lost Songs" (9)

TOP LABELS of March 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 116 playlists from 91 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (61)
2. Compass (60)
3. Legacy (34)
4. Vault (30)
5. Red House (28)
6. Columbia (26)
7. Free Dirt (23)
8. Green Linnet (22)
8. Sugar Hill (22)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (19)
10. Warner (19)
12. Vanguard (18)
13. Borealis (17)
13. Shanachie (17)
15. Signature Sounds (16)
16. Fantasy (14)
17. Blue Flute (12)
17. Nonesuch (12)
17. RCA (12)
17. Rhino (12)
17. Right Turn On Red (12)
17. Thirty Tigers (12)

FOLK DJs - March 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 116 playlists from 91 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, ON)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WHFB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
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)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, 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)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
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)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM & KZCC-LP, TX)