Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2021, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L


TOP ALBUMS of August 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3051 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 2004] (56)
        "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (6)
  2: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (24)
        "Sober Again" (6)
        "At My Feet" (4)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (3)
        "23 Years" (3)
  3: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (19)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
        "In My Time Of Dyin" (3)
        "By and By" (3)
        "Knives" (3)
  3: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (19)
        "Good Day Sunshine" (4)
        "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (3)
        "Beams of the Queen" (3)
  5: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (18)
        "Horizon" (4)
        "Heaven on Earth" (3)
        "Love Along the Way" (3)
        "Red, White & Blues" (3)
  6: "One Fair Summer Evening," Nanci Griffith [MCA, 8/2021] (17)
        "Love at the Five and Dime" (7)
  7: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (16)
        "Ask A Woman" (4)
        "Song to a Refugee" (3)
        "Love Song to a Bird" (3)
        "Mama Hold Your Baby" (2)
  7: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (16)
        "A Long Way Up" (3)
        "I Will Sing A New Song" (3)
        "The Handing Over Time" (2)
        "My Dog" (2)
        "Like Molly Brown" (2)
  9: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (15)
        "Leaving Home" (2)
        "Yodeling Johnny" (2)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (2)
        "Roses and Time" (2)
        "Tower of Song" (2)
  9: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (15)
        "Cold Rain and Snow" (3)
        "Drone of Days" (3)
        "Whiskey Before Breakfast" (2)
        "Hey Mister Doctor" (2)
        "Salt Creek" (2)
  9: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (15)
        "Until Justice Is Real" (4)
        "A Human Touch" (3)
        "Minutes to Downtown" (2)
  9: "Trouble In The Fields: An Artist's Tribute To Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Paradiddle, 2013] (15)
        "Lookin' for the Time," Red Molly (3)
        "I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels," The Kennedys (3)
        "Trouble in the Fields," Caroline Doctorow (2)
        "Gulf Coast Highway," Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry (2)
 13: "Sun And Moon," Trevor Tchir [Self, 8/2021] (14)
        "Patch of Green" (4)
        "Batchawana Bay" (3)
        "Iron Mountain" (3)
 14: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (13)
        "Women Who Walked on Water" (3)
        "Prairie Wind" (3)
 14: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (13)
        "The One Percent" (2)
        "Pandemic Blues" (2)
        "I Live On A White Cloud" (2)
        "America" (2)
 14: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (13)
        "Two of Us" (5)
        "Heart of Nat Turner" (3)
        "Why Don't You" (2)
 17: "Lone Star State Of Mind," Nanci Griffith [MCA, 8/2021] (12)
        "Lone Star State of Mind" (4)
        "There's a Light Beyond These Woods" (3)
        "Ford Econoline" (2)
        "From a Distance" (2)
 18: "The Last Of The True Believers," Nanci Griffith [Philo, 8/2021] (11)
        "Love At The Five And Dime" (3)
        "Banks of the Pontchartrain" (2)
 18: "Oh Everything," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 8/2021] (11)
        "Magic Saved Me" (5)
        "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Punk" (2)
 20: "From A Distance - The Very Best Of Nanci Griffith," Nanci Griffith [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Love at the Five and Dime" (3)
        "I Wish It Would Rain" (2)
 20: "Other Voices Too," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 8/2021] (10)
        "Summer Wages" (2)
        "Wings of a Dove" (2)
 20: "Ultimate Collection," Tom T. Hall [Hip-O] (10)
        "Harper Valley PTA" (3)
 20: "Vladimir & Irene," David Potts-Dupre [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Dowry" (2)
 20: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (10)
        "Beautiful Flowers" (3)
 20: "We Can Hear Each Other," Erin Ash Sullivan [Willoughby, 6/2021] (10)
        "Ducks in a Row" (4)
        "Train From Gary" (2)
        "Fireflies" (2)
 26: "Chimney Swifts," Brad Kolodner [Self, 8/2021] (9)
        "Julianne Johnson" (1)
 26: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (9)
        "Borrowed Time" (3)
        "Half Ton Van" (2)
 26: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (9)
        "Pacific Time" (2)
        "Still Turning" (2)
        "Sunshine" (2)
 26: "Storms," Nanci Griffith [MCA, 8/2021] (9)
        "Listen to the Radio" (5)
 30: "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself," Colin Hay [Compass, 8/2021] (8)
        "Can't Find My Way Home" (2)
        "Waterloo Sunset" (2)
 30: "Let's Get Away," Kalinec And Kj [Berkalin, 7/2021] (8)
        "Home In Scotland" (3)
        "Where Do Old Lovers Go" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3051 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "Love at the Five and Dime" (14)
     from "One Fair Summer Evening" (Nanci Griffith)
     also "The Last Of The True Believers" (Nanci Griffith)
2. "Listen To The Radio" (8)
     from "Storms" (Nanci Griffith)
     also "Winter Marquee" (Nanci Griffith)
2. "Once In A Very Blue Moon" (8)
     from "Once in a Very Blue Moon" (Nanci Griffith)
     also "One Fair Summer Evening" (Nanci Griffith)
4. "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (7)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
5. "Sober Again" (6)
     from "Sober Again" (Jackson Grimm)
5. "There's a Light Beyond These Woods" (6)
     from "Lone Star State Of Mind" (Nanci Griffith)
7. "Across the Great Divide" (5)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
7. "Angels Of Our Better Nature" (5)
     from "Angels of Our Better Nature - single" (Cosy Sheridan)
7. "From A Distance" (5)
     from "Lone Star State Of Mind" (Nanci Griffith)
7. "Magic Saved Me" (5)
     from "Oh Everything" (Annie Gallup)
7. "Tecumseh Valley" (5)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
7. "That Bird Has My Wings" (5)
     from "Come Around" (Rob Lutes)
7. "Things You Already Know" (5)
     from "Daughter" (Grace Morrison Feat. Teddy Mathews)
7. "Two of Us" (5)
     from "Uppity" (Laura Love)
15. "Ask A Woman" (4)
     from "Song To A Refugee" (Diana Jones)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3051 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Nanci Griffith (184)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (43)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (17)
        "Other Voices Too" (16)
        "Lone Star State Of Mind" (12)
        "The Last Of The True Believers" (11)
        "From A Distance - The Very Best Of Nanci Griffith" (10)
2. Tom T. Hall (46)
        "Ultimate Collection" (10)
        "Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher" (6)
3. Jackson Grimm (24)
        "Sober Again" (24)
4. Rob Lutes (21)
        "Come Around" (19)
5. Kate Taylor (19)
        "Why Wait!" (19)
6. Joe Troop (18)
        "Borrowed Time" (18)
7. Carrie Newcomer (17)
        "Until Now" (16)
8. Diana Jones (16)
        "Song To A Refugee" (16)
8. Robin And Linda Williams (16)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (15)
10. Jackson Browne (15)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (15)
10. Jared Rabin (15)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (15)
10. Laura Love (15)
        "Uppity" (13)
13. Tom Russell (14)
        "Modern Art" (4)
        "The Long Way Around" (3)
13. Trevor Tchir (14)
        "Sun And Moon" (13)
15. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "2020" (3)
15. Joy Zimmerman (13)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (13)
17. Annie Gallup (12)
        "Oh Everything" (11)
17. Murray McLauchlan (12)
        "Hourglass" (12)
19. Brad Kolodner (11)
        "Chimney Swifts" (9)
19. Dar Williams (11)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (5)
19. The Everly Brothers (11)
        "50 Years Of Hits" (2)
22. Cosy Sheridan (10)
        "Angels of Our Better Nature - single" (5)
22. David Potts-Dupre (10)
        "Vladimir & Irene" (10)
22. Erin Ash Sullivan (10)
        "We Can Hear Each Other" (10)
22. Watchhouse (10)
        "Watchhouse" (10)
26. Bob Dylan (9)
        "1970" (1)
26. Chris Ronald (9)
        "Light And Dark" (9)
26. Colin Hay (9)
        "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" (8)
26. John R. Miller (9)
        "Depreciated" (9)
30. Béla Fleck (8)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (7)
30. Della Mae (8)
        "Family Reunion" (4)
30. Kalinec And Kj (8)
        "Let's Get Away" (8)
30. Kate Howard (8)
        "The Best Medicine" (7)
30. Sons Of The Never Wrong (8)
        "Undertaker's Songbook" (5)
        "On A Good Day...I Am" (3)

TOP LABELS of August 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3051 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Elektra (80)
2. Rounder (73)
3. Red House (53)
4. Free Dirt (35)
5. Compass (33)
5. MCA (33)
7. Philo (29)
8. Thirty Tigers (22)
8. True North (22)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (20)
11. New West (19)
12. Borealis (18)
12. Lucky Bear (18)
14. Sugar Hill (17)
14. Vault (17)
16. Signature Sounds (16)
17. Paradiddle (15)
18. Bear Family (14)
18. Columbia (14)
18. Inside (14)
18. Rebel (14)

FOLK DJs - August 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3051 plays from 104 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM & KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
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)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & podcast, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Paul Stamler (folksinging.org)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
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)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
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 & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)


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