Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2942 plays from 106 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

  1: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (31)
        "Exactly Where You Are" (8)
        "For the Women with Steel in Their Bones" (4)
  2: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (27)
        "How I Long for Peace" (7)
        "The Invisible Woman" (6)
        "All In The Mind" (5)
  3: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (22)
        "Gone" (5)
        "Laurel Pearl" (4)
        "25 Trees" (4)
        "A Dream" (3)
  4: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (21)
        "Hello In There" (4)
        "It's Who We Are" (3)
        "Sing Out, March On" (3)
  5: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (18)
        "In These Times" (12)
        "Not That Kind of Music" (3)
  6: "Evidence Of Hope," Friction Farm [Self, 3/2021] (12)
        "No Regrets" (5)
        "Robin" (4)
  6: "Palms To Pines," Dave Richardson [Branch And Thorn, 4/2021] (12)
        "One Bird/Other Bird" (3)
        "Palms to Pines" (3)
        "Keep Trying" (2)
        "My Friends" (2)
  6: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (12)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (3)
        "I Know Your Wandering Heart" (2)
        "Brick In The Road" (2)
  9: "Industrial Strength Bluegrass," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2021] (11)
        "Mountain Strings," Sierra Hull (3)
  9: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (11)
        "Blind Love Blues" (3)
        "Carry Me With You" (3)
        "Sweet Song in the Tall Grass" (2)
        "Seasons Change" (2)
 11: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (10)
        "Love And Chains" (2)
        "Biding All My Time" (2)
 12: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (9)
        "Waltzing with the Angels" (3)
        "Don't Think You Are Forgotten" (2)
        "Ontario Song" (2)
 13: "Calla Lily," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 2021] (8)
        "On the Road Again" (3)
        "Circles" (2)
 13: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (8)
        "Angel from Montgomery" (5)
 13: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (8)
        "Sanctuary" (2)
        "Deserving" (2)
 13: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Dust Bowl" (2)
        "Blue Skies" (2)
 13: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (8)
        "Where No One Stands Alone" (2)
        "Honky Tonk Girl" (2)
 13: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (8)
        "Monuments" (4)
        "One More Game" (2)
 13: "String Of Pearls," Annabelle Chvostek [Mqgv, 4/2021] (8)
        "String Of Pearls" (3)
 13: "When We Wander," Jesse Terry [Self, 3/2021] (8)
        "Pretty Good Hand" (2)
        "When We Wander" (2)
 21: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (7)
        "Everybody's Leaving Town" (2)
        "In Every Dream" (2)
 21: "Daddy's Country Gold," Melissa Carper [MAE, 3/2021] (7)
        "My Old Chevy Van" (2)
 21: "Jellyfish On The Moon," Lisa Jeanette [Self, 3/2021] (7)
        "Still You Choose Love" (3)
        "Jellyfish on the Moon" (2)
 21: "Let's Get Happy Together," Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny [Stony Plain, 4/2021] (7)
        "Be Your Natural Self" (2)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (2)
        "I Like You Best of All" (2)
 21: "These Times," Ron Israel [Self, 4/2021] (7)
        "These Times" (4)
        "New Jerusalem" (2)
 21: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (7)
        "When I Get To Heaven" (3)
 27: "Any Port In A Storm," Mark Stepakoff [markstepakoff.com, 2017] (6)
        "April Fools" (6)
 27: "Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 - 2020," Jeffrey Foucault [Blueblade, 2021] (6)
        "Real Love" (2)
 27: "Looking for Wonderland," Smithfield Fair [Stevenson, 4/2021] (6)
        "Little Alice" (2)
 27: "Mississippi River Suite," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 3/2021] (6)
        "Which Side Are You On? Enough" (1)
 27: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (6)
        "My Father Was a Quite Man" (2)
 27: "Waterlines," Zoe Fitzgerald Carter [Self, 3/2021] (6)
        "These Words" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2942 plays from 106 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. "In These Times" (12)
     from "Just Causes" (Noel Paul Stookey)
2. "Exactly Where You Are" (8)
     from "Changemakers" (Crys Matthews)
3. "April Fools" (7)
     from "Any Port In A Storm" (Mark Stepakoff)
3. "Gentle Arms of Eden" (7)
     from "Gentle Arms of Eden - single" (Darryl Purpose)
3. "How I Long for Peace" (7)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
6. "The Invisible Woman" (6)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
7. "All the Best" (5)
     from "All the Best - single" (Erik Balkey)
7. "All In The Mind" (5)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
7. "Angel from Montgomery" (5)
     from "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (Ellis Paul)
7. "April Come She Will" (5)
     from "Book Of Sparrows" (Tracy Grammer)
7. "The Earth Has Had Enough" (5)
     from "Wings" (Zoe Speaks)
7. "Gone" (5)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
7. "The Night That John Prine Died" (5)
     from "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Cabin Fever" (John McCutcheon)
7. "No Regrets" (5)
     from "Evidence Of Hope" (Friction Farm)
15. "25 Trees" (4)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2942 plays from 106 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. Crys Matthews (31)
        "Changemakers" (31)
2. Peggy Seeger (25)
        "First Farewell" (25)
2. Tim Grimm (25)
        "Gone" (22)
4. John Prine (23)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (7)
        "John Prine" (3)
        "Live On Tour" (3)
5. Reggie Harris (21)
        "On Solid Ground" (21)
6. Noel Paul Stookey (18)
        "Just Causes" (17)
7. Bob Dylan (13)
        "More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14" (3)
8. Dave Richardson (12)
        "Palms To Pines" (12)
8. Eli West (12)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (12)
8. Friction Farm (12)
        "Evidence Of Hope" (12)
8. John McCutcheon (12)
        "Cabin Fever" (5)
        "Sermon On The Mound" (3)
12. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (11)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (11)
12. Loretta Lynn (11)
        "Still Woman Enough" (8)
14. Ellis Paul (10)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (8)
14. Pete Seeger (10)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (4)
        "Pete" (3)
14. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (10)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (10)
17. Maria Dunn (9)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (9)
18. The Brother Brothers (8)
        "Calla Lily" (8)
18. Carrie Newcomer (8)
        "Kindred Spirits: A Collection" (2)
18. Erin Ivey (8)
        "Solace In The Wild" (8)
18. Jeffrey Foucault (8)
        "Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 - 2020" (6)
18. Jesse Terry (8)
        "When We Wander" (8)
18. John Smith (8)
        "The Fray" (8)
18. Tret Fure (8)
        "Stone By Stone" (8)
25. Annabelle Chvostek (7)
        "String Of Pearls" (7)
25. Bill Staines (7)
        "Just Play One Tune More" (3)
25. Darryl Purpose (7)
        "Gentle Arms of Eden - single" (7)
25. Kate Wolf (7)
        "Close To You" (2)
25. Lisa Jeanette (7)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (7)
25. Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny (7)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (7)
25. Melissa Carper (7)
        "Daddy's Country Gold" (7)
25. Rod MacDonald (7)
        "Boulevard" (7)
25. Ron Israel (7)
        "These Times" (7)
25. Tom Russell (7)
        "Modern Art" (2)
25. Tracy Grammer (7)
        "Book Of Sparrows" (5)
25. Willie Nelson (7)
        "That's Life" (3)

TOP LABELS of April 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2942 plays from 106 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (53)
2. Compass (43)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
4. Columbia (33)
5. Red House (27)
6. Legacy (25)
6. Vault (25)
8. Warner (23)
9. Red Grape (22)
10. Signature Sounds (20)
11. Free Dirt (19)
11. Sugar Hill (19)
13. Oh Boy (18)
14. Rhino (16)
15. Borealis (14)
16. Nonesuch (13)
16. Philo (13)
18. Appleseed (12)
18. Hudson Harding (12)
18. Neworld (12)
18. Reprise (12)

FOLK DJs - April 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2942 plays from 106 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CFMA-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
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)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
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)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (daverichardsonfolk.com & podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
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)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & soundcloud.com, 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 Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mary Kellett (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
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 & roaringfortiesfolk.com, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule & Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, SD)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM & KZCC-LP, TX)