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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR December 2020

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13945 plays from 438 playlists from 115 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 3 Various Artists 212
2 Winter Wanderings Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 73
3 Woman in Color Raye Zaragoza 55
4 Ghost Tattoo Kristen Grainger and True North 41
4 Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine John McCutcheon 41
6 Old Friends Gathering Time 39
7 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 36
8 Hudson Harding Happy Holidays Volume 12 Various Artists 35
8 Out Under the Sky Chaise Lounge 35
10 When I Wait for You Dirk Powell 34
11 Mipso Mipso 31
11 Jellyfish on the Moon Lisa Jeanette 31
13 Chasing Echoes Phil Henry 29
14 The Onlies The Onlies 28
14 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 28
16 2020 Eliza Gilkyson 27
16 Kitchen Days Braden Gates 27
18 The Tide of Winter Runa 26
19 Friend of the Sky Cej 24
19 Back to the Earth Adam Hurt 24
19 Boots No. 2 the Lost Songs Vol. 2 Gillian Welch 24
19 World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz 24
23 Tryin' to Get Home Andy Cohen 23
24 The Bells of Dublin The Chieftains 22
24 Tangle of Souls Scott Cook 22
24 A Dark Murmuration of Words Emily Barker 22
27 Chasing Rabbits Terra Spencer 21
27 Midwinter Peter Mayer 21
27 Distance and Time Becky Buller 21
27 Bethlehem Storyhill 21
31 Tis the Season Amy Gallatin 20
31 Boots No. 2 the Lost Songs Vol. 1 Gillian Welch 20
31 Another Sky Kelly's Lot 20
31 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) Sturgill Simpson 20
31 Prairie Christmas Connie Kaldor 20
36 Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas Mary Chapin Carpenter 19
36 I Can Still Hear You Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche 19
36 There but for Fortune Phil Ochs 19
36 Highway Philosophers Lara Herscovitch 19
40 I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles Saro Lynch Thomason and Sam Gleaves 18
40 Over That Road I'm Bound Joachim Cooder 18
40 Commonplaces Partington and Sweeney 18
40 More From the Levee Chris Smither 18
40 Just a Little Rain Ray Cardwell 18
40 Winter's Grace Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum 18
46 The Balladeer Lori McKenna 17
46 100 Summers James Lee Baker 17
46 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter 17
46 Where the Heart Wants to Go Buffalo Gals Band 17
46 Diary of a Snowflake Donal Hinely 17
46 Live at the Freight Cry Cry Cry 17
46 This Too Shall Pass Chris Wilhelm 17
46 Just Like Leaving Bella White 17
54 Ordinary Love Ellis Delaney 16
54 Blue Joni Mitchell 16
54 Flyover Country Susan Werner 16
54 Besos Kisses Colleen Kattau 16
54 Total Freedom Kathleen Edwards 16
54 Joni Mitchell Archives - Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) Joni Mitchell 16
60 Spider Tales Jake Blount 15
60 Peace Vol. 2 Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 15
60 Christmas Bruce Cockburn 15
60 Christmas Morning Silent Winters 15
60 A Very Acoustic Christmas Various Artists 15
60 The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury Gretchen Peters 15
66 Love Circles 'Round Byrd and Street 14
66 The Prettiest Bird Susan Pepper 14
66 American Noel Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer 14
66 Color Outside the Lines Jim Stanard 14
66 Jingle All the Way Bela Fleck and the Flecktones 14
66 The Gift of the Magi (And Other Seasonal Stories) Darryl Purpose 14
66 Pretty Free Justin Farren 14
66 John the Revelator John Fusco and the X-Road Riders 14
66 Brave the Storm Last Year's Man 14

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Mrs. Claus Lisa Jeanette 31
2 It's That Time of Year Ellis Delaney 20
2 Christmas Day on Planet Earth Lennie Gallant 20
4 Christmas in the Trenches John McCutcheon 19
5 Santa Claus Ain't Comin' to Town Mark Stepakoff 17
6 Gone Tim Grimm 16
7 Rebuild Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 15
7 They Say Raye Zaragoza 15
7 Let's Build That Lovin' Land Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer 15
7 River Joni Mitchell 15
11 The December Letter Aoife Scott 14
11 Song for a Winter's Night Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 14
13 Keep the River on Your Right Kristen Grainger and True North 13
13 Solstice Dreams Amelia Krinke 13
15 Hanerot Halalu Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 12
15 Trimmin' the Tree Chaise Lounge 12
17 I Remember Everything John Prine 11
17 The Night That John Prine Died John McCutcheon 11
17 Thank God the Liquor Stores Are Open on Christmas Eve Jon Shain and Fj Ventre 11
20 The Christmas Waltz Abbie Gardner and Matt Nakoa 10
20 Dreaming of a Safer Christmas Skinner and T'witch 10
20 Lucy She Rises (Theme) Nicolas and the Iceni 10
20 Christmas in Paradise Mary Gauthier 10
20 Hometown Sarah Jarosz 10
25 A Dram to the Holidays Andrew McKnight 9
25 When I'm Gone Phil Ochs 9
25 The Longest Night Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 9
25 This Year Susan and Ray 9
25 Bringing in the Light Gathering Sparks 9
25 We Teach Them How Emily Kurn 9

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Phil Ochs 122
2 John McCutcheon 98
3 Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 75
4 Raye Zaragoza 59
5 Gathering Time 57
6 Gillian Welch 56
7 John Prine 55
8 Joni Mitchell 46
9 Bob Dylan 43
9 Mary Chapin Carpenter 43
9 Dirk Powell 43
12 Joel Mabus 42
13 Kristen Grainger and True North 41
14 Charley Pride 40
15 Lisa Jeanette 37
15 Doc and Merle Watson 37
17 Ellis Delaney 36
17 Eliza Gilkyson 36
17 Chaise Lounge 36
20 Skinner and T'witch 34
21 Sarah Jarosz 33
21 Mipso 33
21 Phil Henry 33
24 Runa 32
24 Tony Rice 32
26 Jerry Jeff Walker 31
26 Pharis and Jason Romero 31
26 Peter Mayer 31
29 Darrell Scott 30
29 Pete Seeger 30
29 Christine Lavin 30
29 Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum 30
33 Kate Rusby 29
33 The Onlies 29
35 The Chieftains 28
35 Braden Gates 28
35 Gordon Lightfoot 28
38 Sofia Talvik 27
38 Mark Stepakoff 27
38 Andy and Judy 27
38 Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 27

Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, 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)
Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA)
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)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
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)
Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
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 Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
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)
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)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
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 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)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP-FM, 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 Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX)
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