Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR April 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12912 plays from 432 playlists from 120 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Farewell | Peggy Seeger | 117 |
| 2 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 112 |
| 3 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 100 |
| 4 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 89 |
| 5 | Just Causes | Noel Paul Stookey | 66 |
| 6 | The Fray | John Smith | 55 |
| 7 | Tapered Point of Stone | Eli West | 49 |
| 8 | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | 43 |
| 8 | Industrial Strength Bluegrass | Various Artists | 43 |
| 10 | Evidence of Hope | Friction Farm | 41 |
| 11 | Calla Lily | The Brother Brothers | 39 |
| 11 | Just Over the Ridge | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 39 |
| 13 | They're Calling Me Home | Rhiannon Giddens | 38 |
| 13 | Palms to Pines | Dave Richardson | 38 |
| 15 | Jellyfish on the Moon | Lisa Jeanette | 36 |
| 16 | Let's Get Happy Together | Maria Muldaur | 34 |
| 17 | Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1 | Ellis Paul | 31 |
| 17 | Still Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn | 31 |
| 19 | These Times | Ron Israel | 29 |
| 20 | Poets | Liz Simmons | 28 |
| 21 | Boulevard | Rod MacDonald | 27 |
| 21 | Old-Time Sweethearts - Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 27 |
| 23 | + 1 | Mike Barnett | 25 |
| 23 | When We Wander | Jesse Terry | 25 |
| 25 | Solace in the Wild | Erin Ivey | 24 |
| 25 | Looking for the Light | Christopher Mark Jones | 24 |
| 27 | There Used to Be Horses Here | Amy Speace | 23 |
| 27 | Stone by Stone | Tret Fure | 23 |
| 27 | All the Good Times Are Past and Gone | Gillian Welch | 23 |
| 30 | Between Here and There | Sarah Morris | 22 |
| 30 | Normal Isn't Normal Anymore | Rod Abernethy | 22 |
| 30 | String of Pearls | Annabelle Chovstek | 22 |
| 33 | Joyful Banner Blazing | Maria Dunn | 21 |
| 33 | Hurricane | Danny Burns | 21 |
| 33 | Hold the Line | Hardened and Tempered | 21 |
| 36 | Karen Bella | Karen Bella | 20 |
| 37 | We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times | Katie Oates | 19 |
| 37 | Daddy's Country Gold | Melissa Carper | 19 |
| 37 | The Midnight Broadcast | Peter Case | 19 |
| 40 | When I Wait for You | Dirk Powell | 18 |
| 40 | Distance and Time | Becky Buller | 18 |
| 40 | Waterlines | Zoe Fitzgerald Carter | 18 |
| 43 | Looking for Wonderland | Smithfield Fair | 17 |
| 43 | Women in Color | Raye Zaragoza | 17 |
| 43 | Illuminations | Sean Della Croce | 17 |
| 43 | Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020 | Jeffery Foucault | 17 |
| 47 | Parachute | Mandy Bowden | 16 |
| 47 | Back to the Earth | Adam Hurt | 16 |
| 47 | Bluegrass Troubadour | Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass | 16 |
| 47 | Desert Ghosts | Jaspar Lepak | 16 |
| 51 | Lost Songs | Terry Kitchen | 15 |
| 51 | Mississippi River Suite | Michael J. Miles | 15 |
| 51 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 15 |
| 51 | The Darkness and the Light | Mike Ward | 15 |
| 51 | Wings | Zoe Speaks | 15 |
| 56 | Tangle of Souls | Scott Cook | 14 |
| 56 | Whispers and Sighs | David Olney and Anana Kaye | 14 |
| 56 | The Painter | Michael Johnathon | 14 |
| 56 | Annamania | Anna Elizabeth Laube | 14 |
| 56 | Ghost Tattoo | Kristen Grainger and True North | 14 |
| 56 | I'll Be Back Soon | Tiffany Williams | 14 |
| 56 | World on the Ground | Sarah Jarosz | 14 |
| 56 | Simple Syrup | Sunny War | 14 |
| 64 | Any Port in a Storm | Mark Stepakoff | 13 |
| 64 | Just Like Leaving | Bella White | 13 |
| 64 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 13 |
| 67 | Working Woman | Grace Pettis | 12 |
| 67 | Lamentations | Rupert Wates | 12 |
| 67 | Fall Like Rain | Justin Moses | 12 |
| 67 | Songs of 69 | Reid Jamieson | 12 |
| 67 | The Ghost Light | Bob Bradshaw | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gentle Arms of Eden | Darryl Purpose | 31 |
| 2 | In These Times | Noel Paul Stookey | 28 |
| 3 | Exactly Where You Are | Crys Matthews | 24 |
| 4 | The Invisible Woman | Peggy Seeger | 23 |
| 5 | How I Long for Peace | Peggy Seeger | 22 |
| 5 | Hello in There | Reggie Harris | 22 |
| 7 | All the Best | Erik Balkey | 20 |
| 8 | 25 Trees | Tim Grimm | 17 |
| 9 | On the Road Again | The Brother Brothers | 16 |
| 9 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 16 |
| 11 | The Earth Has Had Enough | Zoe Speaks | 15 |
| 11 | It's Who We Are | Reggie Harris | 15 |
| 13 | A Dream | Tim Grimm | 14 |
| 13 | April Fools | Mark Stepakoff | 14 |
| 13 | Carry Us Away | Tim Grimm | 14 |
| 13 | All in the Mind | Peggy Seeger | 14 |
| 13 | Gotta Get Home by Midnight | Peggy Seeger | 14 |
| 13 | Dandelion and Clover | Peggy Seeger | 14 |
| 19 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 13 |
| 19 | Dreaming of King Lear | Tim Grimm | 13 |
| 19 | Not That Kind of Music | Noel Paul Stookey | 13 |
| 22 | Brick in the Road | Eli West | 12 |
| 23 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 11 |
| 23 | Sing Out, March On... Ain't Gonna Let Nobody | Reggie Harris | 11 |
| 23 | A Toast to John Prine | Dave Rowe | 11 |
| 23 | Born to Be With You | Mike Barnett | 11 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peggy Seeger | 120 |
| 2 | Reggie Harris | 113 |
| 3 | Crys Matthews | 101 |
| 4 | Tim Grimm | 96 |
| 5 | Noel Paul Stookey | 76 |
| 6 | John Prine | 73 |
| 7 | John Smith | 62 |
| 8 | Eli West | 51 |
| 9 | Pete Seeger | 47 |
| 10 | John McCutcheon | 46 |
| 11 | Gillian Welch | 44 |
| 11 | Rhiannon Giddens | 44 |
| 13 | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | 43 |
| 14 | Friction Farm | 42 |
| 15 | Loretta Lynn | 41 |
| 16 | Ellis Paul | 39 |
| 16 | Lisa Jeanette | 39 |
| 16 | The Brother Brothers | 39 |
| 16 | Maria Muldaur | 39 |
| 16 | Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears | 39 |
| 21 | Dave Richardson | 38 |
| 21 | Bob Dylan | 38 |
| 23 | Darryl Purpose | 32 |
| 24 | Joni Mitchell | 31 |
| 25 | Ron Israel | 30 |
| 26 | Mike Barnett | 28 |
| 26 | Phil Ochs | 28 |
| 26 | Liz Simmons | 28 |
| 29 | Simon and Garfunkel | 27 |
| 29 | Rod MacDonald | 27 |
| 31 | Amy Speace | 26 |
| 32 | Emmylou Harris | 25 |
| 32 | Joan Baez | 25 |
| 32 | Jesse Terry | 25 |
| 32 | Katie Oates | 25 |
| 36 | Sarah Morris | 24 |
| 36 | Christopher Mark Jones | 24 |
| 36 | Erin Ivey | 24 |
| 39 | Tret Fure | 23 |
| 39 | Sarah Jarosz | 23 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allen Mullen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| 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) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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 Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| 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) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laura Chartier (KNBA-FM, AK) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |