Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3556 plays from 119 playlists from 92 Folk DJs

  1: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (29)
        "High Over The Hudson" (10)
        "My Working Bones" (5)
        "On Solid Ground" (4)
  2: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (22)
        "The Invisible Woman" (7)
        "How I Long For Peace" (4)
        "Gotta Get Home By Midnight" (4)
        "We Are Here" (3)
  3: "Knew Things," Cliff Eberhardt [Self, 5/2021] (19)
        "Everyone's Wounded" (6)
        "Room in the City" (4)
        "The Things I Left Behind" (3)
  3: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace [Windbone, 5/2021] (19)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (5)
        "Hallelujah Train" (4)
        "Down The Trail" (3)
  5: "All This Time Running," Craig Cardiff [True North, 5/2021] (18)
        "All This Time Running" (6)
        "Dirty Old Town" (4)
  5: "We Shall Stay Here," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 5/2021] (18)
        "The Voice Of Pete" (8)
        "Traffic Jam In The Zocalo" (3)
  7: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (17)
        "Changemakers" (4)
        "How Many More?" (3)
        "For The Women With Steel In Their Bones" (3)
  7: "Everybody Wants My Hat," Marc Black [Suma, 5/2021] (17)
        "Red Red Robin" (5)
        "Everybody Wants My Hat" (5)
  7: "Red Maple Tree," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 3/2021] (17)
        "Red Maple Tree" (7)
        "In Times Like These" (4)
 10: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (16)
        "Waterbound" (5)
        "Avalon" (2)
        "Black As Crow" (2)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (2)
 11: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (15)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (5)
        "Oxford Town" (3)
        "It's Always Something" (3)
 11: "Time Out Session 1," The Accidentals [Self, 5/2021] (15)
        "All Shall Be Well" (5)
        "Night Train" (4)
        "Wildfire" (3)
        "Anyway" (3)
 13: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (14)
        "Carry Us Away" (3)
        "Cadillac Hearse" (3)
        "Gone" (3)
        "A Dream" (2)
        "25 Trees" (2)
 14: "Ballad Of A Bad Girl," Kate McDonnell [Dog-Eared Discs, 5/2021] (11)
        "Ballad of a Bad Girl" (5)
        "Dimming of the Day" (2)
 14: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (11)
        "Sweet Song In The Tall Grass" (3)
        "Through The Window" (2)
        "Tennessee" (2)
        "Seasons Change" (2)
 14: "Pete," Pete Seeger [Living Music, 1996] (11)
        "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" (1)
 14: "Up With The Masses," Sue Jeffers [FBI, 5/2021] (11)
        "How Many Dead for the Dow" (3)
        "Song For The Wage Slave" (2)
        "Essentially Expendable" (2)
        "The Last Word" (2)
 14: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (11)
        "Will You" (4)
        "Red Hen" (2)
        "On Account of You" (2)
 19: "Annamania," Anna Elizabeth Laube [Ah...Pockets!, 4/2021] (10)
        "Sweet Boy From Minnesota" (5)
        "All My Runnin'" (3)
 19: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (10)
        "Eye To Eye" (5)
        "The Best of Me" (2)
 19: "Let's Get Happy Together," Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny [Stony Plain, 4/2021] (10)
        "Be Your Natural Self" (2)
        "Some Sweet Day" (2)
 19: "What's Going On," Tom Prasada-Rao [Uni/Motown] (10)
        "What's Going On" (8)
 23: "Joyful Banner Blazing," Maria Dunn [Distant Whisper, 1/2021] (9)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (3)
        "Ontario Song" (2)
 23: "Looking For The Light," Christopher Mark Jones [Self, 4/2021] (9)
        "Hey Baby" (2)
        "Caravan" (2)
        "Let Go" (2)
 25: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 5/2021] (8)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
        "Shediac Bridge" (2)
 25: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (8)
        "In These Times" (3)
        "Revolution" (2)
        "Not That Kind Of Music" (2)
 25: "Markology Ii," Mark O'Connor [Omac, 5/2021] (8)
        "Alabama Jubilee" (2)
 25: "When We Wander," Jesse Terry [Self, 3/2021] (8)
        "When We Wander" (2)
 25: "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 2/2021] (8)
        "If I Only Had a Brain" (4)
        "Concrete River" (2)
 30: "When I Wait For You," Dirk Powell [Compass, 9/2020] (7/9)
        "Olivia" (3)
        "Aint Playing Pretty Polly" (2)
        "Everything is Alright" (2)
 30: "+1," Mike Barnett [Compass, 3/2021] (7)
        "Little Sisters Medley" (2)
 30: "Bet On Love," Pharis And Jason Romero [Self, 5/2020] (7)
        "Bet On Love" (2)
        "New Day" (2)
 30: "Boulevard," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 1/2021] (7)
        "Song for Bob" (3)
        "Miles the Frog" (2)
 30: "Changing Faces," The Deep Dark Woods [Six Shooter, 5/2021] (7)
        "Everything Reminds Me" (2)
 30: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (7)
        "Tell The Truth" (2)
 30: "The River Flows," John Hurlbut And Jorma Kaukonen [Self, 1/2021] (7)
        "The Ballad of Easy Rider" (2)
        "Travelin'" (2)
 30: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (7)
        "Keep On The Sunny Side" (2)
 30: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (7)
        "I Know Your Wandering Heart" (2)
        "Brick In the Road" (2)
        "Johnny Wombat" (2)
 30: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (7)
        "Old Tin Cup" (3)
        "Monuments" (2)
 30: "The Woman in Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel] (7)
        "Ghosts of Houston Street" (4)
        "They Say" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3556 plays from 119 playlists from 92 Folk DJs

1. "High Over The Hudson" (10)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)
2. "The Voice Of Pete" (8)
     from "We Shall Stay Here" (Paul Kaplan)
3. "The Invisible Woman" (7)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
3. "Red Maple Tree" (7)
     from "Red Maple Tree" (Sloan Wainwright)
3. "What's Going On" (7)
     from "What's Going On" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
6. "All This Time Running" (6)
     from "All This Time Running" (Craig Cardiff)
6. "Baby Blues" (6)
     from "My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider" (Suzie Ungerleider)
6. "Everyone's Wounded" (6)
     from "Knew Things" (Cliff Eberhardt)
9. "All Shall Be Well" (5)
     from "Time Out Session 1" (The Accidentals)
9. "Ballad of a Bad Girl" (5)
     from "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (Kate McDonnell)
9. "Everybody Wants My Hat" (5)
     from "Everybody Wants My Hat" (Marc Black)
9. "My Working Bones" (5)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)
9. "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (5)
     from "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (Rod Abernethy)
9. "Red Red Robin" (5)
     from "Everybody Wants My Hat" (Marc Black)
15. "Eye To Eye" (3/5)
     from "The Fray" (John Smith)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3556 plays from 119 playlists from 92 Folk DJs

1. Pete Seeger (55)
        "Pete" (11)
2. Reggie Harris (29)
        "On Solid Ground" (29)
3. Peggy Seeger (25)
        "First Farewell" (22)
4. Amy Speace (19)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (17)
4. Cliff Eberhardt (19)
        "Knew Things" (19)
4. Marc Black (19)
        "Everybody Wants My Hat" (17)
4. Tim Grimm (19)
        "Gone" (14)
8. Craig Cardiff (18)
        "All This Time Running" (18)
8. Paul Kaplan (18)
        "We Shall Stay Here" (17)
10. The Accidentals (17)
        "Time Out Session 1" (14)
10. Crys Matthews (17)
        "Changemakers" (17)
10. Sloan Wainwright (17)
        "Red Maple Tree" (17)
13. Judy Collins (15)
        "The Essential Judy Collins" (2)
13. Rod Abernethy (15)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (15)
15. Rhiannon Giddens (13)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (12)
16. John Smith (12)
        "The Fray" (10)
17. Anna Elizabeth Laube (11)
        "Annamania" (10)
17. Ellis Paul (11)
        "Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1" (5)
17. Kate McDonnell (11)
        "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (11)
17. Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears (11)
        "Just Over The Ridge" (11)
17. Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny (11)
        "Let's Get Happy Together" (10)
17. Sue Jeffers (11)
        "Up With The Masses" (11)
17. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (11)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (11)
17. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Heroes" (2)
25. John McCutcheon (10)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (4)
        "To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger" (3)
25. Maria Dunn (10)
        "Joyful Banner Blazing" (9)
25. Rev. Gary Davis (10)
        "Pure Religion and Bad Company" (3)
28. Bob Dylan (9)
        "1970" (1)
28. Christopher Mark Jones (9)
        "Looking For The Light" (9)
28. Mike Barnett (9)
        "+1" (7)
28. Pharis And Jason Romero (9)
        "Bet On Love" (7)

TOP LABELS of May 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3556 plays from 119 playlists from 92 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (62)
2. Rounder (54)
3. Compass (52)
4. Columbia (37)
5. Borealis (35)
6. Nonesuch (34)
7. Appleseed (28)
8. Thirty Tigers (27/33)
9. Red House (26)
10. Signature Sounds (23)
11. True North (22)
12. Sugar Hill (20)
13. Free Dirt (19)
14. Rhino (18)
15. Legacy (17)
16. New West (16)
16. Vault (16)
16. Windbone (16)
19. Rebel (15)
19. Vanguard (15)

FOLK DJs - May 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3556 plays from 119 playlists from 92 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Andrea Berman (Podcast, BC)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
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)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
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)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
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)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & onfolkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, LA)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, ON)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)