Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR April 2018
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14528 plays from 581 playlists from 140 Folk DJs
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 159 |
| 2 | Get Us Out of Fearland | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 106 |
| 3 | The Forgotten | Joe Jencks | 104 |
| 4 | Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof | Vi Wickam and Justin Branum | 97 |
| 5 | Black Cowboys | Dom Flemons | 92 |
| 6 | The Invisible Comes to Us | Anna and Elizabeth | 72 |
| 7 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | 68 |
| 8 | Rabbit in the Moon | Sparrow Blue | 64 |
| 9 | North of Despair | Wood and Wire | 63 |
| 10 | Sometimes Just the Sky | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 61 |
| 11 | Whistle Down the Wind | Joan Baez | 60 |
| 12 | For Real | Rita Hosking | 59 |
| 13 | Voices | Tom Rush | 58 |
| 14 | See You Around | I'm With Her | 55 |
| 14 | Time Is Everything | Vivian Leva | 55 |
| 16 | In City and Country | The Young Novelists | 54 |
| 17 | Natural | Jesse Terry | 53 |
| 18 | Hot Jazz, Cool Blues and Hard-Hitting Songs | Barbara Dane | 52 |
| 19 | Low Tide | Tracy Grammer | 45 |
| 19 | Songs of the Mountains, Songs of the Plains | The Roe Family Singers | 45 |
| 21 | Songs From the Deluge | Western Centuries | 44 |
| 21 | Ghost Light | John McCutcheon | 44 |
| 23 | Live From the Art Farm | The Fretless | 42 |
| 24 | Edges Run | Mipso | 41 |
| 24 | Old Freight | Alan Barnosky | 41 |
| 24 | True in Time | John Gorka | 41 |
| 27 | Southland | Lindsay Lou | 40 |
| 27 | Illinois 14 | John Linn | 40 |
| 29 | 10,000 Days Like These | Low Lily | 39 |
| 29 | Rise Up | Belle of the Fall | 39 |
| 31 | Sweet Old Religion | Pharis and Jason Romero | 37 |
| 31 | Call Me Lucky | Chris Smither | 37 |
| 33 | Motel Bouquet | Caitlin Canty | 36 |
| 34 | When the Sun Comes Up | Lonesome Ace Stringband | 34 |
| 35 | Live at Club 47 | Doc Watson | 33 |
| 35 | Prophets on the Boulevard | Rob McHale | 33 |
| 37 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | 32 |
| 38 | Sunshiner | The Mammals | 31 |
| 38 | The Next Chapter | Connla | 31 |
| 38 | Avant l'Orage | Genticorum | 31 |
| 41 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | 30 |
| 41 | Idaho | David Robert King | 30 |
| 43 | Carter Stanley's Eyes | Peter Rowan | 29 |
| 44 | No Pressure | Hot Club Sandwich | 27 |
| 44 | Crown of Jewels | Randy Scruggs | 27 |
| 44 | The Gap of Dreams | Altan | 27 |
| 47 | Ginkgo | Johnsmith | 26 |
| 48 | Fifteen | The Wailin' Jennys | 25 |
| 48 | A Heart Never Knows | The Price Sisters | 25 |
| 48 | Open Road, Broken Heart | True North | 25 |
| 51 | Rivers and Roads | Special Consensus | 23 |
| 52 | Little Flower | Fred Raimondo | 22 |
| 52 | American Folk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various Artists | 22 |
| 52 | The Canadian River | James Lee Baker | 22 |
| 55 | The Essential Eric Andersen | Eric Andersen | 21 |
| 56 | Arkansas | John Oates | 20 |
| 56 | Wishes on a Neon Sign | Abbie Gardner | 20 |
| 56 | Letters Never Read | Dori Freeman | 20 |
| 59 | The Prodigal Son | Ry Cooder | 19 |
| 59 | Out Past the Wires | Rod Picott | 19 |
| 61 | Broken Heart of Everything | David Francey | 18 |
| 61 | Front and Center | Sideline | 18 |
| 61 | Big Fat Love | Chris LaVancher | 18 |
| 64 | Ukulele Crimes | Joel Mabus | 17 |
| 64 | Freedom Highway | Rhiannon Giddens | 17 |
| 64 | Accomplice One | Tommy Emmanuel | 17 |
| 64 | Love in Wartime | Birds of Chicago | 17 |
| 64 | Spirit to the Sea | Trout Steak Revival | 17 |
| 64 | Lord of the Desert | 3hattrio | 17 |
| 64 | Tearing at the Seams | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | 17 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knockin' on Your Screen Door | John Prine | 29 |
| 2 | The Lonesome Friends of Science | John Prine | 23 |
| 3 | When I Get to Heaven | John Prine | 19 |
| 3 | Why Are the Guns Still Firing | Joe Jencks | 19 |
| 5 | Caravan of Fools | John Prine | 18 |
| 5 | Get Us Out of Fearland | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 18 |
| 7 | Back to the Hard Times | The Young Novelists | 17 |
| 8 | The President Sang Amazing Grace | Joan Baez | 16 |
| 8 | Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad | Dom Flemons | 16 |
| 10 | Whippoorwill | Sparrow Blue | 15 |
| 11 | I Don't Need No Glasses | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 14 |
| 11 | A Hundred Miles | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 14 |
| 13 | Who Will Speak for Me | Joe Jencks | 13 |
| 13 | I Wish the World Knew Why | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 13 |
| 13 | Soar | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 13 |
| 13 | God Only Knows | John Prine | 13 |
| 13 | Jeano | Anna and Elizabeth | 13 |
| 18 | Kingpin | Wood and Wire | 12 |
| 18 | Egg & Daughter Nine | John Prine | 12 |
| 18 | Boundless Love | John Prine | 12 |
| 18 | Hey Baby Blues | Sparrow Blue | 12 |
| 18 | Time Is Everything | Vivian Leva | 12 |
| 23 | Earthly Justice | Western Centuries | 11 |
| 23 | Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden | The Roe Family Singers | 11 |
| 23 | Whiskey Before Breakfast | Vi Wickam and Justin Branum | 11 |
| 23 | I Have Met My Love Today | John Prine | 11 |
| 23 | Texas Easy Street | Dom Flemons | 11 |
| 23 | Mother in the Graveyard | Anna and Elizabeth | 11 |
| 23 | The Canadian River | James Lee Baker | 11 |
| 23 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | 11 |
| 23 | Hundred Miles | I'm With Her | 11 |
| 23 | Whistle Down the Wind | Joan Baez | 11 |
| 23 | Voices | Tom Rush | 11 |
| 23 | Going Down the Road | John Linn | 11 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Prine | 194 |
| 2 | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 122 |
| 3 | Joe Jencks | 114 |
| 4 | Vi Wickam and Justin Branum | 97 |
| 5 | Dom Flemons | 92 |
| 6 | Willie Nelson | 90 |
| 7 | John McCutcheon | 84 |
| 8 | Joan Baez | 79 |
| 9 | Anna and Elizabeth | 77 |
| 10 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 70 |
| 11 | Tom Rush | 67 |
| 12 | Sparrow Blue | 64 |
| 12 | Pete Seeger | 64 |
| 14 | Wood and Wire | 63 |
| 15 | Rita Hosking | 62 |
| 16 | John Gorka | 59 |
| 17 | I'm With Her | 56 |
| 18 | Vivian Leva | 55 |
| 18 | Tracy Grammer | 55 |
| 20 | The Young Novelists | 54 |
| 21 | Barbara Dane | 53 |
| 21 | Jesse Terry | 53 |
| 23 | Chris Smither | 50 |
| 24 | The Roe Family Singers | 48 |
| 25 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 47 |
| 26 | Peter Rowan | 46 |
| 27 | Western Centuries | 45 |
| 28 | Mipso | 44 |
| 28 | Mary Gauthier | 44 |
| 30 | Caitlin Canty | 42 |
| 30 | The Fretless | 42 |
| 32 | Tom Russell | 41 |
| 32 | Alan Barnosky | 41 |
| 32 | Lindsay Lou | 41 |
| 35 | Low Lily | 40 |
| 35 | Doc Watson | 40 |
| 35 | John Linn | 40 |
| 38 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 39 |
| 38 | Belle of the Fall | 39 |
| 40 | The Mammals | 38 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allison Brock (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Amanda Lynn Stubley (CHRW, ON) |
| 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) |
| Bettie Carlson (WCUW-FM, MA) |
| Bill Hahn (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| 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) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| Darwin Davidson (WERU-FM, ME) |
| David John (KTRU-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Denis McKay (VOX-FM, Australia) |
| 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 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) |
| Fred Knittel (WXPN-FM, PA) |
| Friedrich Hog (Radio free FM, Germany) |
| Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Ian Zolitor (WXPN-FM, PA) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB) |
| Jeff Zolitor (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 Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA) |
| Joe Pszonek (WMSC-FM & radiohowhere903.com, 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 Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| 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) |
| Larry Hillberg (KVMR-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 (CJUM-FM, MB) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| 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 Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ) |
| Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| 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) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Terry O'Laughlin (WORT-FM, WI) |
| 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) |