Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3036 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

  1: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (25)
        "The Dreamer" (6)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (4)
        "A Human Touch" (4)
  2: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (21)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (5)
        "When I Fall" (3)
        "Sailing Blues" (3)
  3: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (20)
        "Tower of Song" (4)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (4)
  4: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (19)
        "Why Wait" (5)
        "He Caught the Katy" (3)
        "I Will Follow" (3)
  5: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (16)
        "Prairie Wind" (3)
        "Beware The Short Story" (3)
        "14 Let Us Not Close Our Hearts" (2)
        "Measure My Heart" (2)
  5: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (16)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
        "By And By" (4)
        "Amsterdam" (2)
        "Lightning" (2)
        "Waiting for You" (2)
  7: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (13)
        "Cold Rain and Snow" (2)
        "Most Any Diamond" (2)
        "Whiskey for Breakfast" (2)
        "Salt Creek" (2)
        "Drone of Days" (2)
  7: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (13)
        "We believe you" (3)
        "Mama Hold Your Baby" (2)
        "I Wait For You" (2)
  7: "Sun And Moon," Trevor Tchir [Self, 8/2021] (13)
        "Iron Mountain" (3)
        "Starting Clean" (3)
        "Mr. Speaker" (2)
        "Batchawana Bay" (2)
        "Poet and the Poor Boy" (2)
 10: "Chimney Swifts," Brad Kolodner [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Catalpa Hop" (3)
        "Ants In the Honey Jar" (2)
 11: "Eden And Her Borderlands," Anya Hinkle [Organic, 8/2021] (9)
        "Hills of Swannanoa" (2)
        "I Belong to the Band" (2)
        "Eden and Her Borderlands" (2)
 12: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (8)
        "Kensington Station" (2)
 12: "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself," Colin Hay [Compass, 8/2021] (8)
        "Can't Find My Way Home" (2)
 12: "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues," Jon Shain And Fj Ventre [Flyin', 7/2021] (8)
        "Candle in the Window" (3)
 12: "Oh Everything," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 8/2021] (8)
        "Magic Saved Me" (3)
        "Forget Me Not" (3)
 12: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (8)
        "A Long Way Up" (2)
 12: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (8)
        "Belly of the Beast" (2)
        "Better Way" (2)
 18: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (7)
        "Borrowed Time" (2)
        "Shenandoah Shakedown" (2)
 18: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (7)
        "Lying By The Sea" (2)
 18: "Let's Get Away," Kalinec And Kj [Berkalin, 7/2021] (7)
        "When You Say Nothing At All" (3)
        "Home In Scotland" (2)
 18: "Let Us Sing," Andy And Judy [Self, 6/2021] (7)
        "What Would Pete Do?" (2)
        "Like a Tree" (2)
 18: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (7)
        "Still Turning" (2)
 18: "Outside Child," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 6/2021] (7)
        "Persephone" (2)
        "4th Day Prayer" (2)
 18: "Through The Smoke," Laney Lou And The Bird Dogs [Self, 8/2021] (7)
        "Alive" (2)
        "Paradise" (2)
 18: "Undertaker's Songbook," Sons Of The Never Wrong [Sons, 5/2021] (7)
        "Bob & Socrates" (1)
 18: "I Am Of Ireland: Yeats In Song," Various Artists [?] (7)
        "The White Birds," Jackie Oates (2)
 27: "Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis [M.C., 5/2021] (6)
        "Got Your Letter in My Pocket" (2)
 27: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (6)
        "Mercy for Migrants" (2)
        "The Rise of Dreama Caldwell" (2)
 27: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (6)
        "Hope Revolution" (3)
 27: "Distance And Time," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 2020] (6)
        "Inglewood Up Stratford" (1)
 27: "Friends In High Places," Turner Cody [Capitane, 6/2021] (6)
        "The Four Thousand Dollar Days" (2)
        "Telling Stories" (2)
 27: "Our Better Angels," Jesse Palidofsky [Azalea City, 7/2021] (6)
        "Dad" (2)
        "As The Stars Are Gently Turning" (2)
 27: "We Can Hear Each Other," Erin Ash Sullivan [Willoughby, 6/2021] (6)
        "Ducks In A Row" (2)
 27: "We Shall Stay Here," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 5/2021] (6)
        "These Are the Days" (2)
        "After the fire" (2)
 27: "Whitesburg Ky," Brett Ratliff [June Appal, 8/2021] (6)
        "Captain Devin" (2)
        "Glory Up Above" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3036 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. "The Dreamer" (6)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
2. "Little Rock Canyon" (5)
     from "Sober Again" (Jackson Grimm)
2. "Tower of Song" (5)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
2. "Why Wait" (5)
     from "Why Wait!" (Kate Taylor)
5. "A Better Day A-Coming" (4)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
5. "By And By" (4)
     from "Come Around" (Rob Lutes)
5. "Downhill From Everywhere" (4)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
5. "A Human Touch" (4)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
5. "My Name Is Lie" (4)
     from "My Name is Lie - single" (Chris Coole)
5. "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
     from "Come Around" (Rob Lutes)
11. "1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes" (3)
     from "Waltz Of The Wallflowers" (Small Potatoes)
11. "817 Oakland Avenue" (3)
     from "Last Of The Better Days Ahead" (Charlie Parr)
11. "Beware The Short Story" (3)
     from "The Canvas Before Us" (Joy Zimmerman)
11. "Blowin' In The Wind" (3)
     from "Hudson Harding August singles" (Zoe Speaks)
11. "Candle in the Window" (3)
     from "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues" (Jon Shain & Fj Ventre)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3036 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Jackson Browne (31)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (25)
2. Robin And Linda Williams (25)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (20)
3. Nanci Griffith (24)
        "The Last Of The True Believers" (5)
        "Once in a Very Blue Moon" (4)
4. Jackson Grimm (21)
        "Sober Again" (21)
5. Kate Taylor (20)
        "Why Wait!" (19)
6. Rob Lutes (17)
        "Come Around" (16)
7. Diana Jones (16)
        "Song To A Refugee" (13)
7. Joy Zimmerman (16)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (16)
9. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (14)
        "Drum Hat Buddha" (5)
        "When I Go" (4)
10. Jared Rabin (13)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (13)
10. Trevor Tchir (13)
        "Sun And Moon" (13)
12. Brad Kolodner (10)
        "Chimney Swifts" (10)
13. Anya Hinkle (9)
        "Eden And Her Borderlands" (9)
13. Carrie Newcomer (9)
        "Until Now" (8)
13. Guy Davis (9)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (6)
13. Jon Shain And Fj Ventre (9)
        "Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues" (8)
17. Annie Gallup (8)
        "Oh Everything" (8)
17. Chris Ronald (8)
        "Light And Dark" (7)
17. Colin Hay (8)
        "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" (8)
17. Doc Watson (8)
        "Portrait" (4)
17. Emma's Revolution (8)
        "Clearwater Tune - single" (2)
17. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (8)
        "Grit And Polish" (8)
17. Pete Seeger (8)
        "Pete" (3)
17. Watchhouse (8)
        "Watchhouse" (8)
25. Allison Russell (7)
        "Outside Child" (7)
25. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (2)
25. Charlie Parr (7)
        "Last Of The Better Days Ahead" (5)
25. Jesse Palidofsky (7)
        "Our Better Angels" (6)
25. John R. Miller (7)
        "Depreciated" (7)
25. Kalinec And Kj (7)
        "Let's Get Away" (7)
25. Laney Lou And The Bird Dogs (7)
        "Through The Smoke" (7)
25. Sons Of The Never Wrong (7)
        "Undertaker's Songbook" (7)

TOP LABELS of August 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3036 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (82)
2. Red House (44)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (40)
4. Compass (34)
5. Signature Sounds (30)
6. Thirty Tigers (26)
7. Columbia (24)
8. Inside (23)
8. Sugar Hill (23)
10. Free Dirt (21)
11. Warner (20)
12. Borealis (19)
13. Rhino (16)
14. BMG (15)
14. Philo (15)
14. True North (15)
17. Lucky Bear (14)
17. Nonesuch (14)
17. Proper (14)
17. Vanguard (14)

FOLK DJs - August 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3036 plays from 105 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Christian Leathers (WERU-FM, ME)
Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Monaghan (WDHA-FM, NJ)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WMUK-FM)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & WRCT-FM, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sara Trunzo (WERU-FM, ME)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)