Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3690 plays from 113 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

  1: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (37)
        "Better Day A-Coming" (7)
  2: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (35)
        "We Believe You" (8)
  3: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (33)
        "A Human Touch" (9)
        "A Little Soon To Say" (7)
  4: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (23)
        "Salt Creek" (4)
        "Most Any Diamond" (3)
        "Hey Mister Doctor" (3)
        "Cold Rain and Snow" (3)
        "Moonshiner" (3)
  5: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (17)
        "Hourglass" (5)
        "Pandemic Blues" (5)
        "America" (3)
  5: "I Am Of Ireland," Various Artists [Merrow, 8/2021] (17)
        "September 1913," John Doyle (3)
  5: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (17)
        "New Star" (6)
        "Belly Of The Beast" (5)
        "Wondrous Love" (4)
  8: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (16)
        "Sod Buster" (5)
        "Five Miles In And One Mile Down" (3)
        "I Breathe In" (3)
        "That's How Every Empire Falls" (3)
  9: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (14)
        "Please Don't Come For Me Now" (4)
        "City Girl" (3)
        "Light & Dark" (2)
        "Still Turning" (2)
 10: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (13)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (5)
        "Knives" (2)
        "Rob Lutes" (2)
 10: "Eden And Her Borderlands," Anya Hinkle [Organic, 8/2021] (13)
        "I Belong To The Band" (3)
        "Eden and Her Borderlands" (2)
        "Merciful Dawn" (2)
        "Hills of Swannanoa" (2)
        "Lady Luck" (2)
 10: "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues," Jon Shain And Fj Ventre [Flyin', 7/2021] (13)
        "Candle in the Window" (3)
        "Keep Your Head Above the Water" (2)
        "Woodsmoke" (2)
        "Den Bosch Blues" (2)
        "Rosetta" (2)
 10: "Streamliner," Jesse Brock [Sound Biscuit, 7/2021] (13)
        "Streamliner" (3)
        "Hey Spikedriver" (2)
        "Black Rock City" (2)
 14: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (12)
        "Motor's Fried" (4)
        "Faustina" (3)
        "Half Ton Van" (2)
 14: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (12)
        "My East Tennessee Home" (5)
        "One Too Many Mornings" (3)
 16: "Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis [M.C., 5/2021] (11)
        "Badonkadonk Train" (3)
        "Got Your Letter in My Pocket" (3)
        "God's Gonna Make Things Over" (2)
        "I Thought I Heard The Devil Call My Name" (2)
 16: "The Best Medicine," Kate Howard [Self, 8/2021] (11)
        "The Perils of Shopping" (2)
        "Do Not Touch" (2)
        "Frank" (2)
        "Good Luck, Southern Style" (2)
 16: "Last Of The Better Days Ahead," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2021] (11)
        "817 Oakland Avenue" (3)
        "Last of the Better Days Ahead" (3)
        "On Listening to Robert Johnson" (2)
 16: "New Century Suite," Michael J. Miles [Self, 2007] (11)
        "Chicago Trilogy II: Purple" (7)
        "When Things Go Wrong" (3)
 16: "Oh Everything," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 8/2021] (11)
        "Magic Saved Me" (4)
        "Who Hurt You" (2)
        "Sleeplessness" (2)
 16: "Outside Child," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 6/2021] (11)
        "Persephone" (3)
        "Nightflyer" (2)
        "4th Day Prayer" (2)
 16: "Time Out Session 1," The Accidentals [Self, 5/2021] (11)
        "Wildfire" (4)
        "All Shall Be Well" (3)
        "Night Train" (3)
 16: "Whitesburg Ky," Brett Ratliff [June Appal, 8/2021] (11)
        "Whitesburg" (3)
        "Harlan County Farewell" (2)
        "Glory Up Above" (2)
 24: "Just Like Leaving," Bella White [Self, 9/2020] (10)
        "Gutted" (4)
        "Not To Blame" (3)
 24: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (10)
        "Good Day Sunshine" (4)
        "I Will Follow" (2)
 26: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (9)
        "Love Along the Way" (2)
        "Purdy Little Rainbows" (2)
 26: "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man," JP Harris [Free Dirt, 6/2021] (9)
        "House Carpenter feat. Chance McCoy" (2)
        "Country Blues" (2)
 26: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (9)
        "It Isn't Nice" (3)
        "Tree of Life" (2)
 29: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (8)
        "Eye To Eye" (5)
 29: "Migrants," Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra [Self, 6/2021] (8)
        "My Heart and Soul" (2)
 29: "South Coast," Ramblin' Jack Elliott [Red House] (8)
        "I Ain't Got No Home" (2)
        "Will James" (2)
        "Pastures of Plenty" (2)
 29: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (8)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (3)
        "Waterbound" (3)
 29: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace [Windbone, 5/2021] (8)
        "Give Me Love" (2)
 29: "Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years," Ellen McIlwaine [Hip-O] (8)
        "Can't Find My Way Home" (2)
        "Losing You" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3690 plays from 113 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. "A Human Touch" (9)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
2. "Better Day A-Coming" (7)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
2. "Chicago Trilogy II: Purple" (7)
     from "New Century Suite" (Michael J. Miles)
2. "A Little Soon To Say" (7)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
2. "We Believe You" (7)
     from "Song To A Refugee" (Diana Jones)
6. "New Star" (6)
     from "Watchhouse" (Watchhouse)
7. "Belly Of The Beast" (5)
     from "Watchhouse" (Watchhouse)
7. "Good Day Sunshine" (5)
     from "Why Wait!" (Kate Taylor)
7. "Hourglass" (5)
     from "Hourglass" (Murray McLauchlan)
7. "My East Tennessee Home" (5)
     from "Grit And Polish" (Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell)
7. "Pandemic Blues" (5)
     from "Hourglass" (Murray McLauchlan)
7. "Sod Buster" (5)
     from "He Walked On" (Tim O'Brien)
13. "Catharine Street" (3/5)
     from "Illuminations" (Sean Della Croce)
13. "Eye To Eye" (3/5)
     from "The Fray" (John Smith)
13. "Hope Lingers On" (3/5)
     from "10,000 Days Like These" (Low Lily)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3690 plays from 113 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. Ramblin' Jack Elliott (46)
        "Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings The Songs Of Woody Guthrie" (8)
        "South Coast" (8)
2. Jackson Browne (39)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (33)
3. Robin And Linda Williams (38)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (35)
4. Diana Jones (36)
        "Song To A Refugee" (34)
5. Jared Rabin (23)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (23)
6. Murray McLauchlan (18)
        "Hourglass" (17)
6. Tim O'Brien (18)
        "He Walked On" (16)
8. Bob Dylan (16)
        "Dylan" (4)
        "Nashville Skyline" (3)
8. Watchhouse (16)
        "Watchhouse" (16)
10. Kate Taylor (15)
        "Why Wait!" (10)
        "Sister Kate" (4)
11. Anya Hinkle (14)
        "Eden And Her Borderlands" (13)
11. Chris Ronald (14)
        "Light And Dark" (14)
11. Guy Davis (14)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (11)
14. Jesse Brock (13)
        "Streamliner" (13)
14. Jon Shain And Fj Ventre (13)
        "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues" (12)
14. Michael J. Miles (13)
        "New Century Suite" (11)
14. Stan Rogers (13)
        "Turnaround" (3)
18. Allison Russell (12)
        "Outside Child" (11)
18. Annie Gallup (12)
        "Oh Everything" (11)
18. John R. Miller (12)
        "Depreciated" (12)
18. Rob Lutes (12)
        "Come Around" (11)
22. The Accidentals (11)
        "Time Out Session 1" (11)
22. Brett Ratliff (11)
        "Whitesburg Ky" (6)
        "Whitesburg, KY 2021" (3)
22. Charlie Parr (11)
        "Last Of The Better Days Ahead" (11)
22. Ellen McIlwaine (11)
        "Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years" (8)
22. Kate Howard (11)
        "The Best Medicine" (11)
22. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (11)
        "Grit And Polish" (11)
22. Rhiannon Giddens (11)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (8)
22. Tim Grimm (11)
        "Gone" (7)
30. Amy Speace (10)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (8)
30. Bella White (10)
        "Just Like Leaving" (10)
30. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (10)
        "Tanglewood Tree" (4)
30. Greg Brown (10)
        "In The Hills Of California" (2)
30. Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra (10)
        "Migrants" (8)

TOP LABELS of August 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3690 plays from 113 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (78)
2. Red House (55)
3. Borealis (49)
4. Thirty Tigers (47)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (39)
6. Compass (35)
6. Vanguard (35)
8. Inside (34)
9. Signature Sounds (31)
10. Free Dirt (30)
11. Organic (28)
11. True North (28)
13. Proper (27)
14. Columbia (25)
15. Yep Roc (24)
16. Nonesuch (22)
16. Pinecastle (22)
18. Sugar Hill (20)
19. Appleseed (17)
19. Merrow (17)
19. Patuxent (17)
19. Warner (17)

FOLK DJs - August 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3690 plays from 113 playlists from 86 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
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)
Heather Richard (WERU-FM, ME)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, QC)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM)
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 (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
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)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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, NY)