Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2894 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Outside Child," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 6/2021] (25)
        "Persephone" (6)
        "Nightflyer" (4)
  2: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (23)
        "Muskrat" (4)
        "There Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (4)
        "The Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind" (4)
  3: "Ballad Of A Bad Girl," Kate McDonnell [Dog-Eared Discs, 5/2021] (20)
        "Ballad of a Bad Girl" (6)
        "Long as I Can See the Light" (3)
        "The Dimming of the Day" (3)
  3: "Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis [M.C., 5/2021] (20)
        "Flint River Blues" (4)
        "I Thought I Heard the Devil Call My Name" (3)
        "God's Gonna Make Things Over" (3)
  5: "Let Us Sing," Andy And Judy [Self, 6/2021] (16)
        "Let Us Sing" (3)
        "What Would Pete Do?" (3)
        "Cabin on the Bayou" (2)
        "The Well's Run Dry" (2)
  5: "Red Maple Tree," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 3/2021] (16)
        "The Keeper" (5)
        "Red Maple Tree" (3)
        "When I Have Nothing" (3)
        "In this house two heartbeats" (2)
  5: "Time Out Session #1," The Accidentals [Self, 6/2021] (16)
        "Wildfire" (4)
        "Might As Well Be Gold" (4)
        "All Shall Be Well" (3)
        "Anyway" (3)
        "Night Train" (2)
  5: "We Can Hear Each Other," Erin Ash Sullivan [Willoughby, 6/2021] (16)
        "Spring Come Running" (3)
        "Train From Gary" (3)
        "Radio Show" (3)
        "Ducks in a Row" (2)
  9: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (15)
        "Please Don't Come For Me Now" (4)
        "Still Turning" (4)
        "The Rock" (3)
 10: "All This Time Running," Craig Cardiff [True North, 5/2021] (13)
        "Greyhound, SK" (3)
        "Yellowknife" (2)
        "All This Time Running" (2)
        "Emm & May" (2)
 10: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (13)
        "Standing in Freedom's Name" (3)
        "My Working Bones" (2)
        "Hello In There" (2)
 12: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (12)
        "The Invisible Woman" (6)
        "Gotta Get Home by Midnight" (2)
 13: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (11)
        "Safe" (4)
        "Changemakers" (2)
 14: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (10)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (10)
 14: "Echo Land," Bùmarang [Fallen Tree, 6/2021] (10)
        "Single Girl" (2)
        "Weasel" (2)
        "Mullingar Lea Set" (2)
 14: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (10)
        "Pushing On Buttons" (2)
        "The Same Boat, Brother" (2)
        "Sod Buster" (2)
 17: "Animal Communicator," Robin Bienemann [Self, 6/2021] (9)
        "Animal Communicator" (4)
        "More Love" (4)
 17: "Knew Things," Cliff Eberhardt [Self, 5/2021] (9)
        "The Things I Left Behind" (2)
        "When We Were Kings" (2)
        "Mr. Lucky" (2)
 17: "Shame And Sedition," Lula Wiles [Smithsonian/Folkways, 5/2021] (9)
        "Cold Water" (2)
        "Television" (2)
 20: "Grenadine And Kerosene," Carolyn Shulman [Self, 6/2021] (8)
        "Grenadine & Kerosene" (3)
 20: "Songs Of A Simple Life," Merle Monroe [Pinecastle, 6/2021] (8)
        "Saginaw Michigan" (3)
        "Roll On Muddy River" (2)
 20: "Undertaker's Songbook," Sons Of The Never Wrong [Sons, 5/2021] (8)
        "Higher Ground" (2)
        "Oh Chocolay" (2)
 20: "Where And When," Kelly's Lot [Self, 5/2021] (8)
        "Stronger" (3)
        "Black Eye Blues" (2)
 20: "When We Wander," Jesse Terry [Self, 3/2021] (8)
        "Ghost Stories" (2)
 25: "Appalachia: American Stories," Grant Maloy Smith [Suburban Cowboy, 6/2021] (7)
        "Gas Station Chicken" (3)
 25: "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man," JP Harris [Free Dirt, 6/2021] (7)
        "House Carpenter" (2)
 25: "For What It's Worth," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self] (7)
        "For What It's Worth" (7)
 25: "Friends In High Places," Turner Cody [Capitane, 6/2021] (7)
        "Friends in High Places" (4)
 25: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (7)
        "Revolution" (2)
        "In These Times" (2)
 25: "Just Over The Ridge," Lizzy Plotkin And Natalie Spears [Self, 2/2021] (7)
        "Sweet Song in the Tall Grass" (3)
        "Carry Me With You" (3)
 25: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace [Windbone, 5/2021] (7)
        "Father's Day" (2)
        "Down the Trail" (2)
 25: "We Shall Stay Here," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 5/2021] (7)
        "If I Had Half an Acre" (2)
        "Little Boxes" (2)
 25: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi [Nonesuch] (7)
        "Calling Me Home" (1)
 25: "Markology Ii," Mark O'Connor [Omac, 5/2021] (7)
        "Alabama Jubilee" (3)
        "Shenandoah" (2)

TOP SONGS of June 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2894 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "A Better Day A-Coming" (10)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
2. "I Found" (8)
     from "I Found" (Valerie Smith)
3. "For What It's Worth" (7)
     from "For What It's Worth" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
3. "He Tells of the Perfect Beauty" (7)
     from "I Am of Ireland" (Dave Curley)
3. "My Cleveland Heart" (7)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
6. "Ballad of a Bad Girl" (6)
     from "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (Kate McDonnell)
6. "The Invisible Woman" (6)
     from "First Farewell" (Peggy Seeger)
6. "Persephone" (6)
     from "Outside Child" (Allison Russell)
9. "Clearwater Tune" (5)
     from "Clearwater Tune - single" (Emma's Revolution)
9. "The Keeper" (5)
     from "Red Maple Tree" (Sloan Wainwright)
9. "There Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (5)
     from "Grit And Polish" (Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell)
12. "Animal Communicator" (4)
     from "Animal Communicator" (Robin Bienemann)
12. "Driving" (4)
     from "Only Human" (Luke Leblanc)
12. "Easy" (4)
     from "Easy - single" (Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys)
12. "Flint River Blues" (4)
     from "Be Ready When I Call You" (Guy Davis)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2894 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Allison Russell (26)
        "Outside Child" (25)
1. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (26)
        "Grit And Polish" (23)
3. Guy Davis (22)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (20)
3. Kate McDonnell (22)
        "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (20)
5. The Accidentals (16)
        "Time Out Session #1" (16)
5. Andy And Judy (16)
        "Let Us Sing" (16)
5. Erin Ash Sullivan (16)
        "We Can Hear Each Other" (16)
5. Sloan Wainwright (16)
        "Red Maple Tree" (16)
9. Chris Ronald (15)
        "Light And Dark" (15)
10. Craig Cardiff (14)
        "All This Time Running" (13)
10. Robin & Linda Williams (14)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (10)
12. Bob Dylan (13)
        "Dylan" (5)
12. Reggie Harris (13)
        "On Solid Ground" (13)
12. Tom Prasada-Rao (13)
        "For What It's Worth" (7)
        "What's Going On - single" (4)
15. Peggy Seeger (12)
        "First Farewell" (12)
15. Tim O'Brien (12)
        "He Walked On" (10)
17. Crys Matthews (11)
        "Changemakers" (11)
17. Lula Wiles (11)
        "Shame And Sedition" (9)
19. Bùmarang (10)
        "Echo Land" (10)
20. Bill And The Belles (9)
        "Happy Again" (6)
20. Cliff Eberhardt (9)
        "Knew Things" (9)
20. Jackson Browne (9)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (4)
        "My Cleveland Heart - single" (3)
20. Jesse Terry (9)
        "When We Wander" (8)
20. Kelly's Lot (9)
        "Where And When" (8)
20. Marc Black (9)
        "Everybody Wants My Hat" (5)
20. Paul Kaplan (9)
        "We Shall Stay Here" (7)
20. Robin Bienemann (9)
        "Animal Communicator" (9)
20. Sons Of The Never Wrong (9)
        "Undertaker's Songbook" (8)
29. Amy Speace (8)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (7)
29. Carolyn Shulman (8)
        "Grenadine And Kerosene" (8)
29. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (8)
        "Tanglewood Tree" (5)
29. JP Harris (8)
        "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man" (7)
29. Merle Monroe (8)
        "Songs Of A Simple Life" (8)
29. Pete Seeger (8)
        "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs" (2)
29. Tony Rice (8)
        "California Autumn" (2)
29. Turner Cody (8)
        "Friends In High Places" (7)

TOP LABELS of June 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2894 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (53)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (45)
3. Compass (38)
4. Red House (37)
5. True North (29)
6. Columbia (25)
6. Fantasy (25)
8. Borealis (24)
9. Signature Sounds (21)
10. Sugar Hill (20)
11. Patuxent (18)
11. Thirty Tigers (18)
13. Warner (17)
14. Nonesuch (16)
14. Pinecastle (16)
16. Vanguard (15)
17. Shanachie (14)
17. Sony (14)
19. Free Dirt (12)
19. M.C. (12)
19. RCA (12)

FOLK DJs - June 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2894 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-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 McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
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 & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM & syndicated)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Kellett (WERU-FM, ME)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folknotebook.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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sara Trunzo (WERU-FM, ME)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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)