Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2021, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3289 plays from 119 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

  1: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (48)
        "Bucket List" (13)
        "Be Still" (7)
  2: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (30)
        "A Dollar Looked Mighty Good" (4)
  3: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (21)
        "Mercy For Migrants" (5)
        "Red, White & Blues" (4)
        "Love Along the Way" (3)
  3: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (21)
        "Heart of Nat Turner" (4)
        "23 & Me" (3)
        "Uppity" (3)
        "Bayou" (3)
  5: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (19)
        "If Angels Were Cowgirls With Wings" (3)
        "Three Chords Worth of Tears" (3)
  6: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (17)
        "Tell Him" (3)
  7: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (16)
        "Where Have You Gone Bluebird?" (6)
        "All You Gotta Do Is Be Happy" (4)
        "It's Gonna Get Better" (3)
  7: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (16)
        "Time Be My Friend" (5)
        "Today and Every Day" (4)
        "You Give it All Away" (3)
  7: "Sun And Moon," Trevor Tchir [Self, 8/2021] (16)
        "Poet and the Poor Boy" (6)
        "Gwendolyn" (3)
        "Patch Of Green" (2)
 10: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (15)
        "At My Feet" (3)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (2)
        "Katie did Holler" (2)
        "Caroline" (2)
        "Sailing Blues" (2)
 11: "Streamliner," Jesse Brock [Sound Biscuit, 7/2021] (14)
        "Streamliner" (3)
        "Black Rock City" (3)
        "Too Much Life To Let Fall Down" (2)
        "Big Mon" (2)
 11: "That Spell," Andrea Von Kampen [Fantasy, 9/2021] (14)
        "That Spell" (4)
        "Celilo" (4)
        "Water Flowing Downward" (2)
        "The Wait" (2)
 13: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (13)
        "Tower of Song" (3)
        "Living Your Bad Name Down" (2)
        "Old Lovers Waltz" (2)
        "Done Found My Lost Sheep" (2)
 13: "Mean Old World," Gordie Tentrees [Yukon, 9/2021] (13)
        "Train Is Gone" (3)
        "Wind Walker" (2)
        "Every Child" (2)
        "Danke" (2)
 13: "Red, White And American Blues," Nathan Bell [Need To Know, 9/2021] (13)
        "American Gun" (4)
        "To Each of Us" (3)
 13: "The State That We Are In," Rachel Garlin [Self, 9/2021] (13)
        "Some Weights Are Hard to Bear" (4)
        "The State That We Are In" (3)
        "Seashells" (3)
        "Late to Bloom" (2)
 13: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (13)
        "A Long Way Up" (5)
        "Like Molly Brown" (3)
        "The Handing Over Time" (2)
        "On the Day You Were Born" (2)
 18: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (12)
        "Where Will You Stand" (2)
        "Not Enough Time" (2)
 18: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (12)
        "Still Looking For Something" (2)
        "The Dreamer" (2)
        "A Little Too Soon to Say" (2)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (2)
 20: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (11)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (3)
        "Moonshiner" (2)
        "Salt Creek" (2)
 20: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (11)
        "Nervous" (4)
        "Five Miles in and One Mile Down" (2)
        "He Walked On" (2)
 20: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (11)
        "The Life I Left Behind" (4)
        "We Believe You" (2)
 23: "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "Bright Side of a Rainy Day" (3)
        " My Hometown" (2)
        "If You Want To Be Happy" (2)
 23: "Chimney Swifts," Brad Kolodner [Self, 8/2021] (10)
        "Chimney Swifts" (2)
        "Killavil Fancy" (2)
        "Tuckerman Lane" (2)
        "Ants in the Honey Jar" (2)
 23: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (10)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
        "Come Around" (2)
 23: "Family Reunion," Della Mae [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "The Way It Was Before" (5)
 23: "Geography," Rigby Summer [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "Rear View Mirror" (3)
        "NY Or LA" (3)
 23: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 9/2021] (10)
        "Us Chickens" (2)
 23: "Tricks Of The Trade," Malcolm Holcombe [Need To Know, 8/2021] (10)
        "Into The Sunlight" (3)
        "Your Kin" (2)
 23: "We Just Need Love," Efrat [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "We Just Need Love" (3)
        "Which Side Are You On" (3)
        "Let Go" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3289 plays from 119 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. "Bucket List" (13)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Be Still" (7)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Time Be My Friend" (7)
     from "I'll Meet You Here" (Dar Williams)
4. "Mercy For Migrants" (6)
     from "Borrowed Time" (Joe Troop)
4. "Poet and the Poor Boy" (6)
     from "Sun And Moon" (Trevor Tchir)
4. "Today and Every Day" (6)
     from "I'll Meet You Here" (Dar Williams)
4. "Where Have You Gone Bluebird?" (6)
     from "A Beautiful Sound" (Cosy Sheridan)
8. "A Long Way Up" (5)
     from "Until Now" (Carrie Newcomer)
8. "The Other" (5)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
8. "Remember Me" (5)
     from "Remember Me" (Ellen Bukstel)
8. "Sundown" (5)
     from "Sundown - single" (The McDades)
     also "The Empress" (The McDades)
8. "The Way It Was Before" (5)
     from "Family Reunion" (Della Mae)
8. "You Give it All Away" (5)
     from "I'll Meet You Here" (Dar Williams)
14. "All You Gotta Do Is Be Happy" (4)
     from "A Beautiful Sound" (Cosy Sheridan)
14. "American Gun" (4)
     from "Red, White And American Blues" (Nathan Bell)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3289 plays from 119 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (61)
        "Bucket List" (47)
2. Dar Williams (31)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (16)
        "Glasshouse Children" (5)
3. Valerie Smith (30)
        "Renaissance" (28)
4. Ray Lambiase (24)
        "The Road Ahead" (18)
5. Laura Love (23)
        "Uppity" (21)
5. Nanci Griffith (23)
        "From A Distance - The Very Best Of Nanci Griffith" (7)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (6)
        "The Last Of The True Believers" (3)
7. Joe Troop (22)
        "Borrowed Time" (21)
8. Cosy Sheridan (19)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (15)
9. Kate Taylor (17)
        "Why Wait!" (17)
10. Trevor Tchir (16)
        "Sun And Moon" (16)
11. Jackson Grimm (15)
        "Sober Again" (15)
12. Andrea Von Kampen (14)
        "That Spell" (14)
12. Carrie Newcomer (14)
        "Until Now" (13)
12. Jesse Brock (14)
        "Streamliner" (14)
12. Rachel Garlin (14)
        "The State That We Are In" (13)
12. Robin And Linda Williams (14)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (13)
12. Sloan Wainwright (14)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (10)
        "Red Maple Tree" (3)
12. Tim O'Brien (14)
        "He Walked On" (11)
19. Della Mae (13)
        "Family Reunion" (10)
19. Diana Jones (13)
        "Song To A Refugee" (11)
19. Gordie Tentrees (13)
        "Mean Old World" (13)
19. Jackson Browne (13)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (12)
19. Joy Zimmerman (13)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (12)
19. Nathan Bell (13)
        "Red, White And American Blues" (13)
25. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (3)
        "A Tribute To Woody Guthrie" (3)
26. Efrat (11/15)
        "We Just Need Love" (10)
        "Silver Lining" (3)
26. Béla Fleck (11)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (10)
26. Emmylou Harris And The Nash Ramblers (11)
        "Ramble In Music City: The Lost Concert" (6)
26. Jared Rabin (11)
        "Cold Rain And Snow" (11)
26. John Prine (11)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (5)
26. Malcolm Holcombe (11)
        "Tricks Of The Trade" (10)

TOP LABELS of September 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3289 plays from 119 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (63)
2. Red House (46)
3. Compass (42)
4. Columbia (33)
5. Appalseed (29)
5. Bell Buckle (29)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (29)
8. Free Dirt (27)
9. BMG (25)
10. Raytone (24)
11. Elektra (20)
11. Mountain Home (20)
11. Signature Sounds (20)
14. Borealis (19)
14. Warner (19)
16. Appalsongs (18)
16. Nonesuch (18)
16. Octoroon Biography (18)
19. Fantasy (16)
19. Thirty Tigers (16)

FOLK DJs - September 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3289 plays from 119 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
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 Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, CA)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
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)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & syndicated, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & hallfolk.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM & syndicated, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Rusty Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & 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 & syndicated, NY)