Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2021, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2729 plays from 93 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

  1: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 2004] (20)
        "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (3)
  2: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (18)
        "Love Along the Way" (6)
        "Purdy Little Rainbows" (3)
        "Horizon" (3)
  3: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (17)
        "A Human Touch" (3)
        "Until Justice Is Real" (3)
        "A Little Soon To Say" (3)
  4: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (16)
        "When I Fall" (3)
        "At My Feet" (3)
        "I Drink" (2)
        "Caroline" (2)
        "Sailing Blues" (2)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (2)
  5: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (15)
        "Fisherman's Rest" (3)
        "In My Time of Dyin'" (2)
        "Work of Art" (2)
        "That Bird has my Wings" (2)
  6: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (14)
        "We Believe You" (5)
        "The Life I Left Behind" (3)
        "I Wait For You" (2)
  7: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (13)
        "Heart of Nat Turner" (7)
        "Uppity" (2)
  8: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (12)
        "When the Wolf is at the Door" (3)
        "On the Day You Were Born" (2)
        "The Handing Over Time" (2)
        "Throwing Rocks at the Moon" (2)
  9: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace [Windbone, 5/2021] (11)
        "Hallelujah Train" (4)
        "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (3)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (2)
 10: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Let Us Not Close Our Hearts" (2)
        "Where Will You Stand" (2)
 10: "Sun And Moon," Trevor Tchir [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Iron Mountain" (5)
        "Prairie Home Valentine" (2)
        "Gwendolyn" (2)
 12: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (9)
        "Pandemic Blues" (3)
        "The One Percent" (2)
 12: "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself," Colin Hay [Compass, 8/2021] (9)
        "Can't Find My Way Home" (2)
        "Across the Universe" (2)
        "Many Rivers to Cross" (2)
 14: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (8)
        "Tower of Song" (3)
        "A Better Day a-Coming" (2)
 14: "Chimney Swifts," Brad Kolodner [Self, 8/2021] (8)
        "Chimney Swifts" (4)
        "Catalpa Hop" (2)
 14: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (8)
        "Kensington Station" (3)
        "There Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (2)
 14: "The Very Best of the Everly Brothers," The Everly Brothers [Rhino] (8)
        "Bye, Bye, Love" (3)
        "Cathy's Clown" (2)
 14: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (8)
        "He Caught The Katy" (3)
 19: "Stand For Myself," Yola [Easy Eye, 8/2021] (7/8)
        "Barely Alive" (3)
        "Diamond Studded Shoes" (2)
 19: "Acoustic Classics II," Richard Thompson [Beeswing, 2017] (7)
        "Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair" (1)
 19: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (7)
        "He Walked On" (2)
        "That's How Every Empire Falls" (2)
 19: "Time Out Session#1," The Accidentals [Self] (7)
        "Night Train" (2)
        "Anyway" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)
 23: "One Fair Summer Evening," Nanci Griffith [MCA, 8/2021] (6)
        "Workin' In Corners" (2)
 23: "Ballad Of A Bad Girl," Kate McDonnell [Dog-Eared Discs, 5/2021] (6)
        "If I Knew" (1)
 23: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (6)
        "Faustina" (2)
 23: "Eden And Her Borderlands," Anya Hinkle [Organic, 8/2021] (6)
        "I Belong To The Band" (2)
 23: "Family Reunion," Della Mae [Self, 8/2021] (6)
        "Ride Away" (2)
        "Dry Town" (2)
 23: "The River Flows, Vol. 2," John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen [Fur Peace Ranch, 8/2021] (6)
        "This Land Is Your Land" (3)
 23: "Vladimir & Irene," David Potts-Dupre [Self, 8/2021] (6)
        "If I Were the Devil" (2)
 23: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (6)
        "Wondrous Love" (2)
 23: "Woman In Color," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel River, 10/2020] (6)
        "They Say" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2729 plays from 93 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. "Bye Bye Love" (7)
     from "The Very Best of the Everly Brothers" (The Everly Brothers)
     also "This Is The Everly Brothers" (The Everly Brothers)
1. "Heart of Nat Turner" (7)
     from "Uppity" (Laura Love)
3. "Love Along the Way" (6)
     from "Borrowed Time" (Joe Troop)
4. "Iron Mountain" (5)
     from "Sun And Moon" (Trevor Tchir)
4. "We Believe You" (5)
     from "Song To A Refugee" (Diana Jones)
6. "Chimney Swifts" (4)
     from "Chimney Swifts" (Brad Kolodner)
6. "From A Distance" (4)
     from "Lone Star State Of Mind" (Nanci Griffith)
6. "Hallelujah Train" (4)
     from "There Used To Be Horses Here" (Amy Speace & The Orphan Brigade)
6. "A Human Touch" (4)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
6. "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon" (4)
     from "Ultimate Collection" (Tom T. Hall)
6. "Until Justice Is Real" (4)
     from "Downhill From Everywhere" (Jackson Browne)
6. "Wheels Up" (4)
     from "My Bluegrass Heart" (Béla Fleck)
13. "Across the Great Divide" (3/6)
     from "Across The Great Divide" (Kate Wolf)
     also "Weaver Of Visions" (Kate Wolf)
13. "Across The Great Divide" (3)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
13. "At My Feet" (3)
     from "Sober Again" (Jackson Grimm)
13. "Barely Alive" (3)
     from "Stand For Myself" (Yola)
13. "Blowin' in the Wind" (3)
     from "August Radio Singles" (Zoe Speaks)
13. "Can't Let Go" (3)
     from "Raise The Roof" (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
13. "Cathy's Clown" (3)
     from "The Very Best of the Everly Brothers" (The Everly Brothers)
13. "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (3)
     from "There Used To Be Horses Here" (Amy Speace)
13. "Fisherman's Rest" (3)
     from "Come Around" (Rob Lutes)
13. "Gulf Coast Highway" (3)
     from "Blue Roses From the Moons" (Nanci Griffith)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2729 plays from 93 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. Nanci Griffith (82)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (14)
2. The Everly Brothers (30)
        "The Very Best of the Everly Brothers" (8)
3. Jackson Browne (21)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (17)
4. Tom T. Hall (19)
        "Greatest Hits Vol. I & II" (3)
5. Joe Troop (18)
        "Borrowed Time" (18)
6. Jackson Grimm (17)
        "Sober Again" (16)
7. Diana Jones (16)
        "Song To A Refugee" (13)
8. Laura Love (15)
        "Uppity" (13)
8. Rob Lutes (15)
        "Come Around" (15)
10. Carrie Newcomer (14)
        "Until Now" (12)
11. Amy Speace (12)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (11)
12. Dar Williams (11)
        "Glasshouse Children" (2)
12. The Rolling Stones (11)
        "Exile on Main Street" (2)
14. Joy Zimmerman (10)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (10)
14. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (10)
        "Grit And Polish" (8)
14. Trevor Tchir (10)
        "Sun And Moon" (10)
14. The Wailin' Jennys (10)
        "Bright Morning Stars" (4)
        "40 Days" (3)
14. Yola (10)
        "Stand For Myself" (8)
19. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Dylan" (2)
19. Colin Hay (9)
        "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" (9)
19. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Bucket List" (2)
19. Joni Mitchell (9)
        "Blue" (2)
19. Murray McLauchlan (9)
        "Hourglass" (9)
19. Pete Seeger (9)
        "American Industrial Ballads" (3)
        "Pete" (3)
19. Richard Thompson (9)
        "Acoustic Classics II" (7)
19. Robin And Linda Williams (9)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (8)

TOP LABELS of August 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2729 plays from 93 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (60)
2. Compass (44)
3. Elektra (41)
4. Red House (39)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (35)
6. Free Dirt (28)
7. Rhino (27)
8. Columbia (21)
8. Signature Sounds (21)
10. Warner (20)
11. Rebel (19)
12. Thirty Tigers (18)
13. Mercury (17)
13. True North (17)
13. Vault (17)
16. BMG (16)
16. Borealis (16)
16. Inside (16)
16. Nonesuch (16)
16. Philo (16)
21. Legacy (15)
21. Lucky Bear (15)
21. Sugar Hill (15)
24. Vanguard (14)
25. Capitol (13)
25. Sony (13)

FOLK DJs - August 2021, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2729 plays from 93 playlists from 61 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Christian Leathers (WERU-FM, ME)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Heather Richard (WERU-FM, ME)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM, MB)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (MixCloud, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM, DE)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & soundcloud.com, NJ)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)