Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR August 2024
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11755 plays from 405 playlists from 107 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildfire | House of Hamill | 91 |
| 2 | From China to Appalachia | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian | 75 |
| 3 | Boarding Windows in Paradise | Rebecca Frazier | 69 |
| 4 | Bloom Where You Fall | Hana Zara | 58 |
| 5 | The Light Years | The Magnolia Janes | 52 |
| 6 | The Legend of Sugarbelly | Guy Davis | 43 |
| 6 | Hanging at the Luna Star | Lou Dominguez | 43 |
| 8 | The First Day of December | Ivan Strunin | 41 |
| 9 | Earl Jam | Tony Trischka | 40 |
| 9 | Points of Light | Noah Zacharin | 40 |
| 11 | Signposts and Marks | Erin Ash Sullivan | 39 |
| 12 | The Two of Us | Janie Rothfield and Allan Carr | 38 |
| 13 | Goldenrod | Teni Rane | 35 |
| 14 | Wasted Luck | Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills | 33 |
| 15 | Holding the Threads | Beth DeSombre | 32 |
| 16 | A Prosperous Gale | Open the Door for Three | 30 |
| 17 | City of Glass | AJ Lee and Blue Summit | 28 |
| 18 | Terra Madre | Beppe Gambetta | 26 |
| 19 | Alone Again....live | Steve Earle | 25 |
| 19 | Trees | Laurie Lewis | 25 |
| 21 | Starting Over | Dan Bern | 23 |
| 22 | Trail of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | 22 |
| 23 | Wanderers Like Me | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | 21 |
| 23 | Broken Homes and Hearts of Gold | The Lucky Nows | 21 |
| 23 | Borned in Ya | Melissa Carper | 21 |
| 23 | Woodland | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 21 |
| 23 | Driven to Drive | Joe Ely | 21 |
| 23 | Soliloquy: Sixteen Solo Songs | Craig Bickhardt | 21 |
| 29 | The Earth Turns and So Do We | The Honey Badgers | 19 |
| 30 | Resurrection | Los Lonely Boys | 18 |
| 30 | The Ghost of Tucumcari | Dana Cooper | 18 |
| 30 | Cowgirl's Delight | Phoebe White | 18 |
| 33 | There's a Bright Side Somewhere | Happy Traum | 17 |
| 33 | Texicali | Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore | 17 |
| 33 | Look Up | Lynn Hollyfield | 17 |
| 33 | Banjo Jubilations | Benny Bleu | 17 |
| 33 | Proxy Music | Linda Thompson | 17 |
| 33 | One of These Days | Cris Jacobs | 17 |
| 39 | The Only Moment | Maya De Vitry | 16 |
| 39 | Wanderer | Ruth Moody | 16 |
| 39 | Blame It on Eve | Shemekia Copeland | 16 |
| 42 | The Avett Brothers | The Avett Brothers | 15 |
| 42 | Weary Ramblers | Weary Ramblers | 15 |
| 42 | Transmissions | Amos Lee | 15 |
| 45 | On Banjo | Alison Brown | 14 |
| 45 | South of Here | Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats | 14 |
| 45 | Listen to the World Spin | Paper Wings | 14 |
| 45 | The Price of Happiness | Miranda Hardy | 14 |
| 45 | Phthalo Blue | Andrew Marlin | 14 |
| 45 | Ordinary Elephant | Ordinary Elephant | 14 |
| 45 | Lace | Billy Eli | 14 |
| 45 | The Beauty of This Now | Marc Douglas Berardo | 14 |
| 45 | Wild Birds Warbel | Jubal Lee Young | 14 |
| 45 | Hymn of Wild Things | Natalie Spears | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Highwayman | House of Hamill | 21 |
| 2 | Gentle Arms of Eden | Erik Balkey and Jessica Smucker | 18 |
| 2 | Put No Walls Around Your Garden | New Dangerfield | 18 |
| 2 | High on a Mountain | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian | 18 |
| 2 | Who Will Take My Place | Tania Elizabeth | 18 |
| 6 | Our Work Here Is Not Yet Done | Hana Zara | 17 |
| 7 | Empty Trainload of Sky | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 14 |
| 7 | Worst of Both Worlds | Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills | 14 |
| 7 | People Against an Empire | Hana Zara | 14 |
| 10 | Banks of the Brandywine | House of Hamill | 13 |
| 10 | Think I'll Have Another One | Lisa Jeanette | 13 |
| 12 | Gold Watch and Chain | Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills | 12 |
| 12 | Listen to the Radio | Beth DeSombre | 12 |
| 12 | Borderline | Rebecca Frazier | 12 |
| 15 | Firefly | Teni Rane | 11 |
| 15 | Zydeco Minor Swing | Ivan Strunin | 11 |
| 15 | Ten Tons of Road | Noah Zacharin | 11 |
| 15 | Leadfoot | Billy Strings | 11 |
| 15 | Talkin' Bout a Revolution | Lou Dominguez | 11 |
| 20 | Smokejumper | House of Hamill | 10 |
| 20 | Speed of Life | The Magnolia Janes | 10 |
| 20 | August Flower | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian | 10 |
| 20 | Stones on the Road | The Magnolia Janes | 10 |
| 24 | Dooley | Tony Trischka | 9 |
| 24 | Saro Jane | Rebecca Frazier | 9 |
| 24 | High Country Road Trip | Rebecca Frazier | 9 |
| 24 | Ausable | House of Hamill | 9 |
| 24 | Goat on a Stone Wall | Erin Ash Sullivan | 9 |
| 24 | Sit and Pick With You | Beppe Gambetta | 9 |
| 24 | Into the Wild | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 9 |
| 24 | Chilly Winds | Janie Rothfield and Allan Carr | 9 |
| 24 | The Sun in My Backyard | The Magnolia Janes | 9 |
| 24 | Wildfire | House of Hamill | 9 |
| 24 | Into the Golden | House of Hamill | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Hamill | 93 |
| 2 | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian | 75 |
| 3 | Rebecca Frazier | 70 |
| 4 | Hana Zara | 58 |
| 5 | The Magnolia Janes | 52 |
| 6 | Guy Davis | 50 |
| 7 | Lou Dominguez | 47 |
| 8 | Sweet Honey in the Rock | 45 |
| 9 | Tony Trischka | 42 |
| 10 | Erin Ash Sullivan | 41 |
| 10 | Ivan Strunin | 41 |
| 12 | Noah Zacharin | 40 |
| 13 | Janie Rothfield and Allan Carr | 38 |
| 14 | Happy Traum | 37 |
| 14 | Laurie Lewis | 37 |
| 16 | Pete Seeger | 35 |
| 16 | Teni Rane | 35 |
| 18 | Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills | 33 |
| 18 | Steve Earle | 33 |
| 20 | Beth DeSombre | 32 |
| 21 | Open the Door for Three | 31 |
| 21 | Nanci Griffith | 31 |
| 21 | Dan Bern | 31 |
| 24 | AJ Lee and Blue Summit | 30 |
| 24 | Johnny Cash | 30 |
| 26 | Alison Brown | 29 |
| 27 | Beppe Gambetta | 28 |
| 28 | Billy Strings | 27 |
| 28 | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | 27 |
| 30 | Tom Rush | 26 |
| 31 | Craig Bickhardt | 25 |
| 31 | John Prine | 25 |
| 33 | Ellis Paul | 24 |
| 33 | Bob Dylan | 24 |
| 33 | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 24 |
| 33 | Benny Bleu | 24 |
| 33 | Carrie Newcomer | 24 |
| 38 | John McCutcheon | 23 |
| 38 | Joe Ely | 23 |
| 40 | Stan Rogers | 22 |
| 40 | Richard Thompson | 22 |
| 40 | Sierra Ferrell | 22 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chris McGill (WSPN, NY) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Maher (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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 (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Larry Berger (Saturday Light Brigade, PA) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| 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) |
| Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| 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 and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, NY) |
| 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) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |