Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2021, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3013 plays from 103 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

  1: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (26)
        "On Solid Ground" (6)
        "Hello In There" (4)
  2: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (23)
        "How I Long For Peace" (5)
        "Tree of Love" (4)
        "All In The Mind" (4)
        "Dandelion and Clover" (3)
  2: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (23)
        "Carry Us Away" (6)
        "25 Trees" (5)
        "Cadillac Hearse" (4)
        "A Dream" (3)
        "Dreaming of King Lear" (3)
  4: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (21)
        "Waterbound" (5)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (4)
  5: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (18)
        "In These Times" (5)
        "Danny's Downs" (3)
        "Familia Del Corazon" (3)
  6: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (16)
        "How Many More" (3)
        "Exactly Where You Are" (2)
        "Signs of the Times" (2)
        "Call Them In" (2)
        "Changemakers" (2)
  7: "All The Good Times (Are Past And Gone)," Gillian Welch And David Rawlings [Acony, 4/2021] (13)
        "Jackson" (4)
        "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" (3)
        "Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie" (2)
  7: "Evidence Of Hope," Friction Farm [Self, 3/2021] (13)
        "Scarecrows" (3)
        "There Will Always Be" (2)
        "Rosalinda" (2)
        "No Regrets" (2)
        "Work" (2)
  7: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (13)
        "Brick In The Road" (2)
        "I Know Your Wandering Heart" (2)
        "The Hearth" (2)
        "Three Links of Chain" (2)
        "Johnny Wombat" (2)
 10: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (12)
        "On Account of You" (3)
        "On the Line" (2)
        "Will You" (2)
        "Biding All My Time" (2)
        "You Don't See Me" (2)
 10: "Bluegrass Troubadour," Danny Paisley And The Southern Grass [Pinecastle, 2021] (12)
        "Date With An Angel" (3)
        "Blink Of An Eye" (2)
        "40 Years Of Trouble" (2)
 12: "Jellyfish On The Moon," Lisa Jeanette [Self, 3/2021] (11)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (3)
        "Darling Of The Muses" (2)
        "Don't Blame Me" (2)
 13: "Let's Get Happy Together," Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny [Stony Plain, 4/2021] (10)
        "Be Your Natural Self" (2)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (2)
        "Big City Blues" (2)
 13: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade [Windbone, 4/2021] (10)
        "Give Me Love" (2)
        "Down the Trail" (2)
        "There Used to be Horses Here" (2)
 15: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (9)
        "$20 Bill" (3)
        "California" (2)
 15: "Wood, Steel, Dust And Dreams," Rod Picott [Self, 2021] (9)
        "Take Home Pay" (1)
 17: "Annamania," Anna Elizabeth Laube [Ah...Pockets!, 4/2021] (8)
        "Already There" (2)
        "Please Let It Rain in California Tonight" (2)
 17: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (8)
        "Hold On" (2)
        "To The Shore" (2)
 17: "Illuminations," Sean Della Croce [Pasadena, 2021] (8)
        "Catherine Street" (2)
        "Break In The Rain" (2)
 17: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (8)
        "Tennessee" (3)
        "Seasons Change" (2)
        "Carry Me With You" (2)
 17: "Poets," Liz Simmons [Self, 3/2021] (8)
        "Poets" (2)
 17: "Solace In The Wild," Erin Ivey [Self, 1/2021] (8)
        "Charleston" (2)
 23: "Calla Lily," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 2021] (7)
        "On the Road Again" (4)
 23: "Industrial Strength Bluegrass," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2021] (7)
        "Suzanne," Mo Pitney & Merle Monroe (2)
 23: "When We Wander," Jesse Terry [Self, 3/2021] (7)
        "Is There An Answer" (2)
        "Innocent Ones" (2)
        "When We Wander" (2)
 26: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (6)
        "Inglewood Upon Stratford" (2)
 26: "Hurricane," Danny Burns [Bonfire, 4/2021] (6)
        "Hurricane" (2)
        "Mercenary Song" (2)
 26: "Markology Ii," Mark O'Connor [Omac, 4/2021] (6)
        "Goin' Home" (2)
 26: "Something to Prove," Beth Snapp [Self] (6)
        "Something to Prove" (6)
 26: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (6)
        "Keep On The Sunny Side" (3)
 26: "String Of Pearls," Annabelle Chvostek [Mqgv, 4/2021] (6)
        "String of Pearls" (2)
        "D'être humain" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3013 plays from 103 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. "Gentle Arms of Eden" (9)
     from "Gentle Arms of Eden - single" (Darryl Purpose)
2. "Carry Us Away" (6)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
2. "On Solid Ground" (6)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)
2. "Something to Prove" (6)
     from "Something to Prove" (Beth Snapp)
5. "25 Trees" (5)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
5. "All The Best" (5)
     from "All The Best - single" (Erik Balkey)
5. "The Earth Has Had Enough" (5)
     from "Wings" (Zoe Speaks)
5. "How I Long For Peace" (5)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
5. "In These Times" (5)
     from "Just Causes" (Noel Paul Stookey)
5. "Waterbound" (5)
     from "They're Calling Me Home" (Rhiannon Giddens)
11. "$20 Bill" (4)
     from "$20 Bill - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
11. "All In The Mind" (4)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
11. "Big Table" (4)
     from "Big Table" (Timothy Scott)
11. "Cadillac Hearse" (4)
     from "Gone" (Tim Grimm)
11. "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" (4)
     from "All The Good Times (Are Past And Gone)" (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3013 plays from 103 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Reggie Harris (26)
        "On Solid Ground" (26)
2. Tim Grimm (24)
        "Gone" (23)
3. Peggy Seeger (23)
        "First Farewell" (23)
4. Noel Paul Stookey (21)
        "Just Causes" (17)
5. Rhiannon Giddens (19)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (18)
6. Crys Matthews (16)
        "Changemakers" (16)
7. Gillian Welch And David Rawlings (15)
        "All The Good Times (Are Past And Gone)" (13)
8. Friction Farm (14)
        "Evidence Of Hope" (13)
9. John Prine (13)
        "Souvenirs" (5)
        "Fair And Square" (3)
9. John Smith (13)
        "The Fray" (8)
9. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (13)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (12)
12. Eli West (12)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (12)
12. Ellis Paul (12)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (9)
14. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (11/18)
        "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" (9)
        "Will the Circle be Unbroken, Vol. 2" (3)
        "Will the Circle be Unbroken, Vol. 3" (3)
14. Lisa Jeanette (11/14)
        "Jellyfish On The Moon" (11)
        "Live Unrecorded" (3)
14. Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade (11)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (10)
14. Joan Baez (11)
        "75th Birthday Celebration" (2)
18. Darryl Purpose (10)
        "Gentle Arms of Eden - single" (9)
18. Laurie Lewis (10)
        "And Laurie Lewis" (5)
20. Simon & Garfunkel (9/11)
        "The Columbia Studio Recordings" (3)
20. Anna Elizabeth Laube (9)
        "Annamania" (8)
20. Loretta Lynn (9)
        "Still Woman Enough" (6)
20. Rod Picott (9)
        "Wood, Steel, Dust And Dreams" (9)
20. Sarah Jarosz (9)
        "World On The Ground" (4)
25. Bob Dylan (8)
        "John Wesley Harding" (2)
25. Danny Paisley And The Southern Grass (8)
        "Bluegrass Troubadour" (7)
25. Erin Ivey (8)
        "Solace In The Wild" (6)
25. Fairport Convention (8)
        "Unhalfbricking" (3)
25. Jesse Terry (8)
        "When We Wander" (7)
25. John McCutcheon (8)
        "Gonna Rise Again" (2)
25. Liz Simmons (8)
        "Poets" (8)
25. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (8)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (8)
25. Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny (8)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (8)

TOP LABELS of April 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3013 plays from 103 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (55)
2. Columbia (32)
2. Compass (32)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
5. Nonesuch (29)
6. Sugar Hill (26)
7. Free Dirt (24)
7. Signature Sounds (24)
9. Red House (23)
10. Legacy (22)
10. Thirty Tigers (22)
12. Rhino (20)
12. Vault (20)
14. Red Grape (19)
15. Pinecastle (18)
16. Capitol (17/19)
16. Borealis (17)
18. Acony (16)
19. Sony (15)
20. Appleseed (14)
20. Warner (14)

FOLK DJs - April 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3013 plays from 103 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-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)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
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)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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)
Heather Richard (WERU-FM, ME)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Leah Wollenberg (KALW-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, 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 Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM, MI)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-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)
Rosa Livonius (WERU-FM, ME)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)