Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2946 plays from 96 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (18)
        "Farmer" (4)
        "Bucket List" (3)
  1: "Eden And Her Borderlands," Anya Hinkle [Organic, 8/2021] (18)
        "Hills of Swannanoa" (5)
        "What's It Gonna Take" (3)
        "Lady Luck" (3)
  3: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (17)
        "Like Molly Brown" (4)
        "A Long Way Up" (3)
        "I Give Myself To This" (3)
  4: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (16)
        "Bayou" (5)
        "Uppity" (4)
        "Two Of Us" (3)
        "To Be Fine" (2)
  5: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (15)
        "Don't Knock" (3)
        "I Will Follow" (3)
        "Good Day Sunshine" (3)
        "Why Wait!" (2)
        "I Got A Message" (2)
  6: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (14)
        "It's Gonna Get Better" (6)
        "Come On Back" (3)
        "Where Have You Gone Bluebird?" (2)
  6: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (14)
        "Horizon" (4)
        "Mercy for Migrants" (3)
        "Love Along the Way" (3)
  6: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (14)
        "My East Tennessee Home" (3)
        "Muskrat" (2)
        "There Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" (2)
        "Kensington Station" (2)
  9: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (13)
        "A Human Touch" (3)
        "The Dreamer" (2)
        "A Little Soon To Say" (2)
        "Love Is Love" (2)
 10: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (12)
        "Heartbreak Hill" (3)
        "On That Train" (2)
        "I'm fine bein me" (2)
 10: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (12)
        "When I Fall" (2)
        "Sailing Blues" (2)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (2)
        "Katie Did Holler" (2)
 12: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (11)
        "Tower Of Song" (2)
        "Better Day A-Coming" (2)
 12: "Hourglass," Murray McLauchlan [True North, 6/2021] (11)
        "Pandemic Blues" (4)
        "Wishes" (2)
        "America" (2)
 12: "Sun And Moon," Trevor Tchir [Self, 8/2021] (11)
        "Patch of Green" (4)
        "Iron Mountain" (2)
 12: "Other Voices Too," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 8/2021] (11)
        "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (2)
        "Summer Wages" (2)
 16: "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "My Hometown" (2)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (2)
 16: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Prairie Wind" (3)
        "Women Who Walked On Water" (3)
 16: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (10)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (6)
        "Waiting For You" (2)
 16: "We Just Need Love," Efrat [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "We Just Need Love" (5)
        "Which Side Are You On" (4)
 20: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (9)
        "Most Any Diamond" (2)
        "My Coyote" (2)
        "Hey Mister Doctor" (2)
 20: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (9)
        "He Walked On" (2)
        "See You At the Funeral" (2)
        "Sod Buster" (2)
 20: "Hurricane Coming," Shawna Caspi [Self, 9/2021] (9)
        "Echo" (2)
        "Wait Love" (2)
        "Leaving Came Easy" (2)
 20: "The River Flows, Vol. 2," John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen [Fur Peace Ranch, 9/2021] (9)
        "Hickory Wind" (2)
 24: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (8)
        "Fire Dancer" (2)
 24: "I Am Of Ireland," Various Artists [Merrow, 8/2021] (8)
        "The Two Trees," Christine Collister & Kevin Burke (2)
 24: "Stand For Myself," Yola [Easy Eye, 8/2021] (8)
        "Diamond Studded Shoes" (3)
        "Stand for Myself" (2)
 24: "That Spell," Andrea Von Kampen [Fantasy, 9/2021] (8)
        "Celilo" (3)
        "Of Him I Love Both Day and Night" (2)
 24: "Time Out Session 1," The Accidentals [Self, 5/2021] (8)
        "Wildfire" (4)
        "Might as Well be Gold" (2)
 29: "Between Us," Ana Egge [Storysound, 9/2021] (7)
        "The MacHine" (3)
 29: "Better Days," Lili Anel [Wall-I, 9/2021] (7)
        "Better Days" (2)
        "Family Affair" (2)
        "Climb the Wall" (2)
 29: "Family Reunion," Della Mae [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "You Don't Have To Do That" (3)
 29: "The Horses & the Hounds," James McMurtry [New West, 9/2021] (7)
        "If It Don't Bleed" (2)
 29: "Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 2017] (7)
        "Hands" (3)
        "Solidarity Forever" (2)
 29: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (7)
        "Song to a Refugee" (3)
        "The Life I Left Behind" (2)
 29: "Tricks Of The Trade," Malcolm Holcombe [Need To Know, 8/2021] (7)
        "Money Train" (3)

TOP SONGS of September 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2946 plays from 96 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "It's Gonna Get Better" (6)
     from "A Beautiful Sound" (Cosy Sheridan)
1. "That Bird Has My Wings" (6)
     from "Come Around" (Rob Lutes)
3. "Bayou" (5)
     from "Uppity" (Laura Love)
3. "Hills of Swannanoa" (5)
     from "Eden And Her Borderlands" (Anya Hinkle)
3. "Joe Hill" (5)
     from "Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways" (Paul Robeson)
3. "We Just Need Love" (5)
     from "We Just Need Love" (Efrat)
7. "Farmer" (4)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
7. "Horizon" (4)
     from "Borrowed Time" (Joe Troop)
7. "Last Song" (4)
     from "Last Song - single" (Sarah Mc Quaid)
7. "Like Molly Brown" (4)
     from "Until Now" (Carrie Newcomer)
7. "Pandemic Blues" (4)
     from "Hourglass" (Murray McLauchlan)
7. "Patch of Green" (4)
     from "Sun And Moon" (Trevor Tchir)
7. "Uppity" (4)
     from "Uppity" (Laura Love)
7. "Which Side Are You On" (4)
     from "We Just Need Love" (Efrat)
7. "Wildfire" (4)
     from "Time Out Session 1" (The Accidentals)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2946 plays from 96 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Nanci Griffith (45)
        "Other Voices Too" (6)
2. The Everly Brothers (31)
        "Heartaches And Harmonies" (6)
        "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us" (6)
        "Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. 1960 to 1969" (5)
3. John McCutcheon (27)
        "Bucket List" (18)
4. Cosy Sheridan (20)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (13)
        "Grand Design" (3)
5. Laura Love (18)
        "Uppity" (16)
5. Pete Seeger (18)
        "If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle" (4)
        "Pete" (4)
7. Anya Hinkle (17)
        "Eden And Her Borderlands" (17)
7. Carrie Newcomer (17)
        "Until Now" (17)
9. Kate Taylor (16)
        "Why Wait!" (15)
10. Jackson Browne (14)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (13)
10. Joe Troop (14)
        "Borrowed Time" (14)
12. Jackson Grimm (12)
        "Sober Again" (12)
12. Murray McLauchlan (12)
        "Hourglass" (11)
12. Robin And Linda Williams (12)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (11)
12. Sloan Wainwright (12)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (10)
12. Tim O'Brien (12)
        "He Walked On" (9)
12. Valerie Smith (12)
        "Renaissance" (12)
18. Joe Jencks (11)
        "Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers" (7)
18. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (11)
        "Grit And Polish" (11)
18. Tom T. Hall (11)
        "Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher" (5)
18. Trevor Tchir (11)
        "Sun And Moon" (11)
18. Yola (11)
        "Stand For Myself" (8)
23. Ana Egge (10)
        "Between Us" (7)
23. Diana Jones (10)
        "Song To A Refugee" (7)
23. Efrat (10)
        "We Just Need Love" (10)
23. Joy Zimmerman (10)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (10)
23. Rob Lutes (10)
        "Come Around" (10)
23. The Rolling Stones (10)
        "Aftermath" (1)
29. Jared Rabin (9)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (9)
29. John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen (9)
        "The River Flows, Vol. 2" (9)
29. Shawna Caspi (9)
        "Hurricane Coming" (9)
29. Si Kahn (9)
        "Courage" (3)

TOP LABELS of September 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2946 plays from 96 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (69)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (43)
3. Red House (40)
4. Columbia (33)
5. Thirty Tigers (32)
6. Compass (27)
7. Rhino (25)
8. Free Dirt (24)
8. Organic (24)
10. Signature Sounds (22)
11. New West (21)
12. Capitol (19)
12. Elektra (19)
12. Sugar Hill (19)
15. Borealis (16)
16. Appalseed (15)
16. Patuxent (15)
18. Inside (14)
18. Octoroon Biography (14)
18. Reprise (14)
18. True North (14)

FOLK DJs - September 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2946 plays from 96 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP & WRFR-LP, NC)
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)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
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 & KBXE-FM, MN)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, TX)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-AM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, TX)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)