Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2021, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1329 plays from 53 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

  1: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (16)
        "Still Looking For Something" (4)
        "The Dreamer" (3)
        "Love Is Love" (3)
        "Downhill from Everywhere" (2)
  2: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (12)
        "Roses and Time" (3)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (2)
        "Jake and Jesus" (2)
  3: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade [Windbone, 4/2021] (10)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (4)
  4: "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man," JP Harris [Free Dirt, 6/2021] (9)
        "Mole in the Ground" (3)
        "Country Blues" (2)
  4: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (9)
        "One Too Many Mornings" (3)
  6: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (8)
        "Moonshiner" (2)
        "West Fork North Branch" (2)
  6: "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues," Jon Shain And Fj Ventre [Flyin', 7/2021] (8)
        "Outraged" (3)
        "Candle in the Window" (2)
  6: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (8)
        "Song to a Refugee" (3)
        "We Believe You" (2)
  6: "We Can Hear Each Other," Erin Ash Sullivan [Willoughby, 6/2021] (8)
        "Ducks in a Row" (4)
 10: "Ballad Of A Bad Girl," Kate McDonnell [Dog-Eared Discs, 5/2021] (7)
        "Dimming of the Day" (2)
        "Pilgrim" (2)
 10: "Calla Lily," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 2021] (7)
        "Circles" (2)
        "The Calla Lily Song" (2)
 10: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (7)
        "Nervous" (3)
        "He Walked On" (2)
 10: "Time out Session 1 - EP," The Accidentals [Self] (7)
        "Wildfire" (2)
        "Might as Well Be Gold" (2)
 14: "Knew Things," Cliff Eberhardt [Self, 5/2021] (6)
        "The Things I Left Behind" (3)
 14: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (6)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (2)
        "Waterbound" (2)
 14: "Our Better Angels," Jesse Palidofsky [Azalea City, 7/2021] (6)
        "Three Guys Standing On Third Base" (1)
 17: "All This Time Running," Craig Cardiff [True North, 5/2021] (5)
        "Dirty Old Town" (2)
 17: "Annamania," Anna Elizabeth Laube [Ah...Pockets!, 4/2021] (5)
        "Sweet Boy from Minnesota" (2)
 17: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2001] (5)
        "Gentle Arms of Eden" (1)
 17: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (5)
        "Pandemic Blues" (4)
 17: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (5)
        "As It Happens" (2)
 17: "Wild Beat The Wings," John Flynn [Self, 7/2021] (5)
        "Circle of Love" (2)
        "Space Station" (2)
 23: "Jake Eddy," Jake Eddy [Self, 7/2021] (4)
        "Wildwood Flower" (3)
 23: "New Century Suite," Michael J. Miles [Self, 2007] (4)
        "Chicago Trilogy I: Blue" (1)
 23: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (4)
        "Tree of Life" (1)
 23: "Red Maple Tree," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 3/2021] (4)
        "When I Have Nothing" (2)
 23: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 7/2021] (4)
        "Heart of Nat Turner" (4)

TOP SONGS of July 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1329 plays from 53 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. "Heart of Nat Turner" (5)
     from "Uppity" (Laura Love)
2. "Pandemic Blues" (4)
     from "Hourglass" (Murray McLauchlan)
2. "Still Looking For Something" (4)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
2. "There Used To Be Horses Here" (4)
     from "There Used To Be Horses Here" (Amy Speace & The Orphan Brigade)
5. "One Too Many Mornings" (3)
     from "Grit And Polish" (Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell)
5. "The Dreamer" (3)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
5. "Love Is Love" (3)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
5. "Nervous" (3)
     from "He Walked On" (Tim O'Brien)
5. "Outraged" (3)
     from "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues" (Jon Shain & Fj Ventre)
5. "Roses and Time" (3)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
5. "Song to a Refugee" (3)
     from "Song To A Refugee" (Diana Jones)
5. "The Things I Left Behind" (3)
     from "Knew Things" (Cliff Eberhardt)
5. "Wildwood Flower" (3)
     from "Jake Eddy" (Jake Eddy)
5. "Woody Guthrie Watch over Me" (3)
     from "Sometimes I Feel Too Much" (Cosy Sheridan)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1329 plays from 53 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Jackson Browne (19)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (16)
2. Robin And Linda Williams (12)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (12)
3. Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade (10)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (10)
3. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "He Walked On" (7)
5. Jon Shain And Fj Ventre (9)
        "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues" (8)
6. Diana Jones (8)
        "Song To A Refugee" (8)
6. Erin Ash Sullivan (8)
        "We Can Hear Each Other" (8)
6. Jared Rabin (8)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (8)
6. John Flynn (8)
        "Wild Beat The Wings" (5)
        "Dragon" (3)
6. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (8)
        "Grit And Polish" (8)
11. The Accidentals (7)
        "Time out Session 1 - EP" (7)
11. The Brother Brothers (7)
        "Calla Lily" (7)
11. Cliff Eberhardt (7)
        "Knew Things" (6)
11. Jesse Palidofsky (7)
        "Our Better Angels" (6)
11. Kate McDonnell (7)
        "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (7)
16. Anna Elizabeth Laube (6)
        "Annamania" (5)
16. JP Harris (6)
        "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man" (6)
16. Laura Love (6)
        "Uppity" (4)
16. Rhiannon Giddens (6)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (5)
16. Rodney Crowell (6)
        "Triage" (4)
16. Sarah Jarosz (6)
        "World On The Ground" (3)
16. Tim Grimm (6)
        "Gone" (3)

TOP LABELS of July 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1329 plays from 53 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (51)
2. Compass (29)
3. Free Dirt (16)
3. Sugar Hill (16)
5. Warner (14)
6. Columbia (13)
6. Inside (13)
6. Signature Sounds (13)
9. Red House (12)
9. True North (12)
11. Smithsonian/Folkways (11)
12. Nonesuch (10)
12. Patuxent (10)
14. Appleseed (9)
14. Borealis (9)
14. Thirty Tigers (9)
14. Vanguard (9)
18. Howdy Skies (8)
18. Proper (8)
18. Rhino (8)
18. Willoughby (8)
22. Legacy (7/9)
22. Yep Roc (7)

FOLK DJs - July 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1329 plays from 53 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & soundcloud.com, NJ)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)