Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3328 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

  1: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (31)
        "Exactly Where You Are" (11)
        "Changemakers" (4)
  2: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (27)
        "It's Who We Are" (6)
        "On Solid Ground" (5)
        "Hello in There" (4)
  3: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (25)
        "How I Long For Peace" (7)
        "All In The Mind" (5)
  4: "Industrial Strength Bluegrass," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2021] (19)
        "Mountain Strings," Sierra Hull (3)
  5: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (17)
        "Eye To Eye" (4)
  6: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (16)
        "Gone" (4)
        "A Dream" (3)
        "Dreaming of King Lear" (3)
        "25 Trees" (3)
        "Carry Us Away" (2)
  7: "Calla Lily," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 2021] (14)
        "On the Road Again" (8)
  8: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (11)
        "Miles The Frog" (4)
        "Train I'm on" (2)
  8: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (11)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (3)
        "Oxford Town" (3)
        "Changing" (2)
        "Just Around the Corner" (2)
  8: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (11)
        "I Saw the Light" (2)
        "Keep On The Sunny Side" (2)
        "Still Woman Enough" (2)
  8: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (11)
        "Tapered Point of Stone" (3)
        "Brick in the Road" (2)
 12: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (10)
        "$20 Bill" (4)
 13: "Desert Ghosts," Jaspar Lepak [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "Ever Gonna Fly" (4)
        "River Song" (2)
 13: "Evidence Of Hope," Friction Farm [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "There Will Always Be" (4)
 13: "Mississippi River Suite," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 3/2021] (9)
        "Which Side Are You On ? Land" (3)
        "Mississippi Overture" (2)
 13: "Tangle Of Souls," Scott Cook [Self, 8/2020] (9)
        "Say Can You See" (3)
        "Put Your Good Foot in the Road" (2)
        "Leave A Light On" (2)
 13: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (9)
        "Will You" (4)
 13: "We Go On," Katie Oates [Hollow Reed Arts, 1/2021] (9)
        "Some Sweet Day" (3)
        "Why Are the Guns Still Firing" (2)
 13: "Jellyfish On The Moon," Lisa Jeanette [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "Jellyfish on the Moon" (2)
        "Top of the Ferris Wheel" (2)
        "Sky Don't Fall" (2)
 13: "The Woman in Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel] (9)
        "Ghosts of Houston Street" (3)
        "They Say" (3)
        "He Calls Me River" (2)
 13: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (9)
        "Lost Girl" (2)
        "Charleston" (2)
        "Dust Bowl" (2)
 22: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (8)
        "Tell The Truth" (3)
 22: "Hurricane," Danny Burns [Bonfire, 4/2021] (8)
        "Many Moons Ago" (3)
        "Trouble" (3)
 22: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (8)
        "Not That Kind of Music" (3)
        "Revolution" (2)
        "In These Times" (2)
 22: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (8)
        "Seasons Change" (3)
        "Carry Me with You" (2)
 22: "Let's Get Happy Together," Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny [Stony Plain, 4/2021] (8)
        "Be Your Natural Self" (3)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (2)
        "Swing You Sinners" (2)
 22: "Lost Songs," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 2/2021] (8)
        "She Never Looks Out the Window" (2)
 22: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (8)
        "Artist And The Writer" (2)
        "Monuments" (2)
 29: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (7/9)
        "Everything is Alright" (3)
        "Olivia" (3)
        "Aint Playing Pretty Polly" (2)
 29: "Bonfrost," The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc [NFB] (7)
        "Schottishe Kerlou" (2)
        "Bas-Pelles Eriks Brudpolska" (2)
 29: "Ghost Tattoo," Kristen Grainger And True North [Self, 6/2020] (7)
        "Down in the Lonesome Draw" (3)
        "Tattooed Love Song" (2)
 29: "I Remember Everything," John Prine [Oh Boy, 2020] (7)
        "I Remember Everything" (7)
 29: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (7)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3328 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. "Exactly Where You Are" (11)
     from "Changemakers" (Crys Matthews)
2. "On the Road Again" (8)
     from "Calla Lily" (The Brother Brothers)
3. "How I Long For Peace" (7)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
4. "I Remember Everything" (6)
     from "I Remember Everything" (John Prine)
4. "It's Who We Are" (6)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)
4. "Which Side Are You On - Land" (6)
     from "Mississippi River Suite" (Michael J. Miles)
7. "All In The Mind" (5)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
7. "April Fools" (5)
     from "Any Port In A Storm" (Mark Stepakoff)
7. "Ever Gonna Fly" (5)
     from "Desert Ghosts" (Jaspar Lepak)
7. "Gone" (5)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
7. "On Solid Ground" (5)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)
7. "A Toast To John Prine" (5)
     from "A Toast To John Prine - single" (Dave Rowe)
7. "Transatlantic" (5)
     from "Transatlantic - single" (Aoife O'Donovan Feat. Kris Drever)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3328 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Crys Matthews (32)
        "Changemakers" (31)
2. Peggy Seeger (27)
        "First Farewell" (25)
2. Reggie Harris (27)
        "On Solid Ground" (27)
4. John Prine (25)
        "Live In Ashville" (9)
        "I Remember Everything" (6)
        "Souvenirs" (4)
5. John Smith (19)
        "The Fray" (17)
6. Tim Grimm (18)
        "Gone" (16)
7. The Brother Brothers (14)
        "Calla Lily" (14)
8. Katie Oates (13/17)
        "We Go On" (9)
        "Katie Oates live" (8)
9. Pete Seeger (12)
        "Pete" (3)
        "Singalong Sanders Theatre, 1980 Part Two" (3)
9. Rod Abernethy (12)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (11)
11. Eli West (11)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (11)
11. Ellis Paul (11)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (10)
11. Emmylou Harris (11)
        "All I Intended To Be" (1)
11. Rod MacDonald (11)
        "Boulevard" (11)
15. Jaspar Lepak (10)
        "Desert Ghosts" (9)
15. Kristen Grainger And True North (10)
        "Ghost Tattoo" (6)
        "Ghost Tattoo 2020 Kristen Grainger & " (3)
15. Loretta Lynn (10)
        "Still Woman Enough" (10)
15. Noel Paul Stookey (10)
        "Just Causes" (8)
15. Terry Kitchen (10)
        "Lost Songs" (8)
15. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (10)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (9)
21. Dirk Powell (9/10)
        "When I Wait For You" (9)
21. Becky Buller (9)
        "Distance And Time" (8)
21. Erin Ivey (9)
        "Solace in the Wild 2021 " (5)
        "Solace In The Wild" (4)
21. Friction Farm (9)
        "Evidence Of Hope" (9)
21. Lisa Jeanette (9)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (8)
21. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (9)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (8)
21. Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny (9)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (8)
21. Michael J. Miles (9)
        "Mississippi River Suite" (9)
21. Raye Zaragoza (9)
        "The Woman in Color" (7)
21. Scott Cook (9)
        "Tangle Of Souls" (9)

TOP LABELS of April 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3328 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Compass (59)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (54)
3. Rounder (47)
4. Red House (42)
5. Thirty Tigers (37/46)
6. Columbia (22)
7. Warner (21)
8. Red Grape (20)
9. Legacy (19)
10. Oh Boy (18)
11. Borealis (17)
11. Nonesuch (17)
11. Signature Sounds (17)
11. Sugar Hill (17)
15. Free Dirt (16)
16. Appleseed (15)
16. Vault (15)
18. Capitol (14)
18. Mountain Home (14)
20. Rebel (13)
20. Vanguard (13)

FOLK DJs - April 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3328 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

Allegra Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-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, 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)
Dan Robinson (Wisconsin Public Radio)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jane Gerlach (WERU-FM, ME)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Judy & Dennis Cook (WOBC-FM, OH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
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)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
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 Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & WRCT-FM, DE)
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)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)