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) |