Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14725 plays from 492 playlists from 123 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 109 |
| 2 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 98 |
| 3 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 92 |
| 4 | Sober Again | Jackson Grimm | 84 |
| 5 | Come Around | Rob Lutes | 80 |
| 6 | Other Voices, Other Rooms | Nanci Griffith | 77 |
| 7 | Why Wait! | Kate Taylor | 75 |
| 8 | The Canvas Before Us | Joy Zimmerman | 62 |
| 9 | Cold Rain and Snow | Jared Rabin | 57 |
| 10 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 54 |
| 10 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 54 |
| 12 | Sun and Moon | Trevor Tchir | 52 |
| 13 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 51 |
| 14 | Hourglass | Murray McLauchlan | 46 |
| 14 | Depreciated | John R. Miller | 46 |
| 16 | Grit and Polish | Mark Schatz and Bryan Mc Dowell | 44 |
| 17 | Chimney Swifts | Brad Kolodner | 43 |
| 18 | Uppity | Laura Love | 41 |
| 19 | I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself | Colin Hay | 40 |
| 19 | One Fair Summer Evening | Nanci Griffith | 40 |
| 21 | Eden and Her Borderlands | Anya Hinkle | 37 |
| 21 | Oh Everything | Annie Gallup | 37 |
| 21 | Never Found a Way to Tame the Blues | Jon Shain and Fj Ventre | 37 |
| 24 | Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful) | Nanci Griffith | 35 |
| 25 | Last of the Better Days Ahead | Charlie Parr | 34 |
| 26 | We Can Hear Each Other | Erin Ash Sullivan | 33 |
| 27 | I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song | Various Artists | 32 |
| 28 | Through the Smoke | Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs | 31 |
| 28 | Time Out Session 1 | The Accidentals | 31 |
| 30 | Let's Get Away | Kalinec and Kj | 29 |
| 30 | The Last of the True Believers | Nanci Griffith | 29 |
| 30 | Streamliner | Jesse Brock | 29 |
| 30 | Light and Dark | Chris Ronald | 29 |
| 34 | Ballad of a Bad Girl | Kate McDonnell | 28 |
| 34 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | 28 |
| 34 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 28 |
| 37 | Whitesburg KY | Brett Ratliff | 27 |
| 38 | Lone Star State of Mind | Nanci Griffith | 26 |
| 38 | He Walked On | Tim O'Brien | 26 |
| 40 | Don't You Marry No Railroad Man | JP Harris' Dreadful Wind and Rain | 25 |
| 40 | Undertaker's Songbook | Sons of the Never Wrong | 25 |
| 42 | How I Hear It | Jeremy Stephens | 24 |
| 42 | Triage | Rodney Crowell | 24 |
| 42 | There Used to Be Horses Here | Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade | 24 |
| 42 | Stand for Myself | Yola | 24 |
| 42 | The Best Medicine | Kate Howard | 24 |
| 47 | Tricks of the Trade | Malcolm Holcombe | 23 |
| 48 | New Century Suite | Michael J. Miles | 21 |
| 48 | You Don't Really Know Me | Tim Easton | 21 |
| 48 | The River Flows Vol. 2 | John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen | 21 |
| 51 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 20 |
| 51 | Once in a Very Blue Moon | Nanci Griffith | 20 |
| 51 | Treasure of Love | The Flatlanders | 20 |
| 54 | From a Distance - The Very Best of Nanci Griffith | Nanci Griffith | 19 |
| 55 | They're Calling Me Home | Rhiannon Giddens | 18 |
| 55 | First Time Feeling | Leah Blevins | 18 |
| 55 | Vladimir and Irene | David Potts-Dupre | 18 |
| 55 | Pilgrim's Progress Project 5.5 | Terri Hendrix | 18 |
| 55 | Storms | Nanci Griffith | 18 |
| 55 | Winter Marquee | Nanci Griffith | 18 |
| 55 | 662 | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | 18 |
| 55 | Our Better Angels | Jesse Palidofsky | 18 |
| 55 | Echo Land | Bumarang | 18 |
| 64 | Intersection | Nanci Griffith | 17 |
| 64 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 17 |
| 64 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 17 |
| 64 | Madison Archives | Frank Evans and Ben Plotnick | 17 |
| 64 | We Shall Stay Here | Paul Kaplan | 17 |
| 69 | Wild Beat the Wings | John Flynn | 16 |
| 70 | First Farewell | Peggy Seeger | 15 |
| 70 | The Loving Kind | Nanci Griffith | 15 |
| 70 | Never Too Late to Call | Paul Thorn | 15 |
| 70 | Timeless | Wood Family Tradition | 15 |
| 70 | Red Maple Tree | Sloan Wainwright | 15 |
| 70 | Jake Eddy | Jake Eddy | 15 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love at the Five and Dime | Nanci Griffith | 31 |
| 2 | A Human Touch | Jackson Browne | 21 |
| 3 | Listen to the Radio | Nanci Griffith | 20 |
| 4 | From a Distance | Nanci Griffith | 19 |
| 4 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 19 |
| 6 | Speed at the Sound of Loneliness | Nanci Griffith | 18 |
| 6 | Angels of Our Better Nature | Cosy Sheridan | 18 |
| 6 | It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go | Nanci Griffith | 18 |
| 6 | Heart of Nat Turner | Laura Love | 18 |
| 10 | We Believe You | Diana Jones | 17 |
| 10 | Until Justice Is Real | Jackson Browne | 17 |
| 10 | That Bird Has My Wings | Rob Lutes | 17 |
| 13 | The Dreamer | Jackson Browne | 16 |
| 14 | Magic Saved Me | Annie Gallup | 15 |
| 14 | Love Along the Way | Joe Troop | 15 |
| 16 | He Caught the Katy | Kate Taylor | 14 |
| 16 | Once in a Very Blue Moon | Nanci Griffith | 14 |
| 16 | A Little Soon to Say | Jackson Browne | 14 |
| 16 | Good Day Sunshine | Kate Taylor | 14 |
| 20 | At My Feet | Jackson Grimm | 13 |
| 20 | Pandemic Blues | Murray McLauchlan | 13 |
| 20 | Iron Mountain | Trevor Tchir | 13 |
| 20 | Tower of Song | Robin and Linda Williams | 13 |
| 20 | Across the Great Divide | Nanci Griffith | 13 |
| 25 | Someday and Sometime | Robin and Linda Williams | 12 |
| 25 | Why Wait! | Kate Taylor | 12 |
| 25 | Little Rock Canyon | Jackson Grimm | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanci Griffith | 449 |
| 2 | Jackson Browne | 118 |
| 3 | Robin and Linda Williams | 102 |
| 4 | Diana Jones | 97 |
| 5 | Jackson Grimm | 84 |
| 6 | Rob Lutes | 82 |
| 7 | Kate Taylor | 79 |
| 8 | Tom T. Hall | 68 |
| 9 | Joy Zimmerman | 62 |
| 10 | Carrie Newcomer | 59 |
| 11 | Jared Rabin | 57 |
| 12 | Joe Troop | 54 |
| 13 | Trevor Tchir | 53 |
| 14 | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | 52 |
| 15 | Watchhouse | 51 |
| 16 | Bob Dylan | 49 |
| 17 | Murray McLauchlan | 48 |
| 18 | Mark Schatz and Bryan Mc Dowell | 47 |
| 19 | John R. Miller | 46 |
| 20 | Brad Kolodner | 45 |
| 20 | Laura Love | 45 |
| 22 | Colin Hay | 42 |
| 23 | Annie Gallup | 41 |
| 24 | Charlie Parr | 39 |
| 25 | Jon Shain and Fj Ventre | 38 |
| 25 | The Everly Brothers | 38 |
| 25 | Anya Hinkle | 38 |
| 28 | Tim O'Brien | 36 |
| 29 | Cosy Sheridan | 35 |
| 30 | John McCutcheon | 34 |
| 31 | Guy Davis | 33 |
| 31 | Erin Ash Sullivan | 33 |
| 31 | The Accidentals | 33 |
| 34 | Chris Ronald | 31 |
| 34 | Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs | 31 |
| 34 | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 31 |
| 37 | Dar Williams | 30 |
| 37 | John Prine | 30 |
| 37 | Sons of the Never Wrong | 30 |
| 40 | Kate McDonnell | 29 |
| 40 | Kalinec and Kj | 29 |
| 40 | Stan Rogers | 29 |
| 40 | Allison Russell | 29 |
| 40 | Pete Seeger | 29 |
| 40 | Della Mae | 29 |
| 40 | Joel Mabus | 29 |
| 40 | Jesse Brock | 29 |
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) |
| 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 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 Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Murphy (acousticoutpost.com, NH) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| 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) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| 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) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| 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 (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, 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) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| 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) |
| 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) |