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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR 2019

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 181160 plays from 6756 playlists from 167 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Year

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger John McCutcheon 713
2 Songs of Our Native Daughters Our Native Daughters 665
3 Facets of Folk Mara Levine 660
4 What Will We Do Lula Wiles 571
5 Honest Ordinary Elephant 488
6 The Storyteller's Suitcase Ellis Paul 454
7 Heart Land Again Tim Grimm 437
8 Standard Deviation Danny Schmidt 409
9 Unfortunate Point of View Katherine Rondeau 376
10 Leylines Rising Appalachia 363
11 Patty Griffin Patty Griffin 355
12 When You're Ready Molly Tuttle 350
13 Visions Alice Howe 345
14 Assiniboine and the Red The Small Glories 343
15 It's a Dog's Life Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers 340
16 Gonna Love Anyway Louisa Branscomb 334
17 Up Against the Sky Dave Gunning 327
18 Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves 321
19 The Great Irish Songbook Dervish 309
20 Even the Sparrow Kelly Hunt 305
21 Tides of a Teardrop Mandolin Orange 289
22 Rose Avenue Joel Rafael 281
23 The Point of Arrival Carrie Newcomer 277
24 It's a Hard Life Ruby Lovett 269
25 Time and Truth Joel Mabus 259
26 Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) Various Artists 251
26 Closing the Gap Molsky's Mountain Drifters 251
28 The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2 Various Artists 248
29 Words of Love Allison Lupton 242
29 Off to Here Land Ashley and Simpson 242
31 Tim O'Brien Band Tim O'Brien 240
32 Dedicated to the Proposition Spook Handy 238
33 Rearrange My Heart Che Apalache 235
34 October in the Railroad Earth Tom Russell 234
35 The Bull Moose Party Jackson Grimm 228
36 The Butcher Shoppe Ep Della Mae 226
37 Conspirators Guy Forsyth and Jeska Bailey 221
38 Tall Fiddler Michael Cleveland 217
39 Slow It Down Crowes Pasture 214
40 In Sevens Kora Feder 212
41 Rings Around Saturn Marion Halliday 211
42 What if This Is All There Is Rj Cowdery 209
42 Chasing the Sun Bobtown 209
42 North Country Danny Burns 209
45 In My Pocket Brooksie Wells 207
46 A List of Names Karyn Oliver 206
47 Pseudomyopia Rachael Sage 203
48 Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne Amy Speace 202
49 Ride Me Back Home Willie Nelson 193
49 Wildwood Katie Dahl 193
51 Legacy of Love Ellen Bukstel 192
52 Greening the Dark Debra Cowan 191
53 Acorns Ben Winship 189
54 Hummingbird John Smith 186
54 Best of the Rest Si Kahn 186
56 Talk to a Human Terri Hendrix 181
56 There Is No Other Rhiannon Giddens 181
58 Making Life Sweet The Early Risers 178
58 Adobe Road Cej 178
60 When They Fall Annie and Rod Capps 177
61 Valley of the Bones Jane Kramer 174
61 Every Trip Around the Sun Sharon Goldman 174
63 Easy Money Old Man Luedecke 173
64 Ten: The Errant Night Runa 171
65 Paws of a Bear Sofia Talvik 168
66 Back to Shore Shari Ulrich 167
66 Every Single Star Dori Freeman 167
68 Dirigo Attitude Sara Trunzo 163
68 Mint Condition Caroline Spence 163
70 Common Chords Robert Jones and Matt Watroba 162

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Year

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Well May the World Go John McCutcheon 105
2 Take the Journey Molly Tuttle 104
3 Just Wait Til They See You Danny Schmidt 100
4 Daughters and Sons Mara Levine 99
5 The Welcome Song Jan Aldridge Clark 95
6 Take Me Home Sofia Talvik 93
7 Jenny & James Ordinary Elephant 85
8 Sixteen Tons Della Mae 83
9 You're Not Alone Our Native Daughters 80
9 Sailing Down My Golden River John McCutcheon 80
11 If I Had a Hammer John McCutcheon 79
11 You Reap What You Sow Mara Levine 79
13 Love Gone Wrong Lula Wiles 77
13 I Knew I Could Fly Our Native Daughters 77
13 Steel Rails Louisa Branscomb 77
13 Polly Ann's Hammer Our Native Daughters 77
17 What's That I Hear Katherine Rondeau 76
17 Moon Meets the Sun Our Native Daughters 76
19 Where I Come From Patty Griffin 74
19 Turn, Turn, Turn John McCutcheon 74
21 Twilight Alice Howe 73
21 The Dreamer Che Apalache 73
21 The War Ordinary Elephant 73
21 River Patty Griffin 73
25 Shaking as It Turns Lula Wiles 72
25 Scars We Keep Ordinary Elephant 72
25 The Storyteller's Suitcase Ellis Paul 72
25 By My Silence Mara Levine 72

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Year

Rank Artist Plays
1 John McCutcheon 1129
2 Mara Levine 768
3 Pete Seeger 708
4 Our Native Daughters 672
5 Bob Dylan 615
6 Tim Grimm 611
7 Lula Wiles 602
8 Ellis Paul 561
9 Tom Russell 537
10 Ordinary Elephant 528
11 Tim O'Brien 490
12 Patty Griffin 457
13 Danny Schmidt 454
14 Joel Mabus 447
15 Carrie Newcomer 421
16 John Prine 405
17 Katherine Rondeau 397
18 Molly Tuttle 393
19 Dave Gunning 387
20 Willie Nelson 386
21 Joan Baez 381
22 Alice Howe 371
22 Rising Appalachia 371
24 Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers 367
25 Dervish 366
26 Mandolin Orange 359
27 The Small Glories 357
28 Louisa Branscomb 356
29 Ben Winship 349
30 Si Kahn 327
31 Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves 325
32 Kelly Hunt 316
33 Joel Rafael 314
33 Della Mae 314
35 Rhiannon Giddens 305
36 John Gorka 304
37 Joe Jencks 297
38 Eliza Gilkyson 293
39 Spook Handy 289
40 Molsky's Mountain Drifters 280

Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Alan Hossack (bluesandrootsradio.com, VIC, Australia)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA)
Allison Brock (CKUA-FM, AB)
Amy & Travis Luncan (WYSO-FM, OH)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Anne Fuller and Mike Sakarias (KRNN-FM, AK)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bronzewound (WERU-FM, ME)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME)
Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK)
Carl Goldstein (WVUD-FM, DE)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (www.acousticoutpost.com, NH)
Dan Robinson (WPR, WI)
Darwin Davidson (WERU-FM, ME)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA)
David John (KEOS-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR)
Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Adamz (KTAL-FM, NM)
Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL)
Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME)
Friedrich Hog (Radio free FM, Germany)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Rice (WJFF-FM, NY)
Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Ian Zolitor (WXPN-FM, PA)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA)
Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK)
Joe Pszonek (WNTI & Blues and Roots Radio, NJ)
John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John C. Falstaff (WRFG-FM, GA)
John Lupton and George Mercer (WVUD-FM, DE)
John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT)
John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA)
John Platt (WFUV, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH)
Jon Kiger (WRFG, GA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Jonathan Mernit (WJFF-FM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (NHPR, NH)
Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Linda Fahey (WKSU-FM & FolkAlley.com, NY)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB)
Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB)
Mara L. Lambert (KXCJ-FM, OR)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA)
Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
Robert Resnik (VPR, VT)
Robin Pressman (KRSH-FM, CA)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sadie Damascus (KGGV-FM, CA)
Sheila Shigley (WPR, WI)
Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Susie Gee (southbirminghamradio.com, UK)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Todd Tyson (pointfm.com, VT)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Tom MacArthur (folkchefskitchen.podbean.com, NB)
WTJU Folk (WTJU-FM & WHAN-FM, VA)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX)
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