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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR February 2021

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12099 plays from 415 playlists from 116 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 Just Over the Ridge Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 82
2 Normal Isn't Normal Anymore Rod Abernethy 78
3 Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show Vol. 1 Ellis Paul 61
4 Distance and Time Becky Buller 52
5 Solace in the Wild Erin Ivey 42
6 We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times Katie Oates 41
7 The River Flows John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen 40
8 Stone by Stone Tret Fure 39
8 Lamentations Rupert Wates 39
8 I'll Be Back Soon Tiffany Williams 39
11 Things She Couldn't Get Over Dale Ann Bradley 38
12 Ecstatic Bird in the Burning Luke Concannon 35
13 Joyful Banner Blazing Maria Dunn 32
13 Lost Songs Terry Kitchen 32
15 All About the Timing Roland Roberts 31
15 Still Time Karen Matheson 31
15 On the Loose The Squirrel Hillbillies 31
18 That's Life Willie Nelson 30
19 Revolutionary Love Ani Difranco 29
20 Hold the Line Hardened and Tempered 27
21 The Burnt Pines The Burnt Pines 25
22 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 24
22 In Our Voices Moira Smiley and Voco 24
24 Roots Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road 23
24 Songs of Our Native Daughters Our Native Daughters 23
26 Freedom Highway Rhiannon Giddens 21
27 Woman in Color Raye Zaragoza 20
28 Have You Been to Jail for Justice? Anne Feeney 19
28 Our Turn Now Len Seligman 19
30 Learning to Listen Susan Ellenton 18
30 Flyover Country Susan Werner 18
30 My Work Here Ain't Yet Done Georgie Jessup 18
33 Songs From the Cabin Jeff and Teresa Davidsmeyer 17
33 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 17
35 What Lies Ahead Ed Sweeney and Yang Wei 16
35 Ghost Tattoo Kristen Grainger and True North 16
35 Commonplaces Partington and Sweeney 16
38 2020 Eliza Gilkyson 15
38 Pushing Forward Wes Weddell and Ailisa Newhall 15
38 Ready to Go Reggie Harris 15
38 World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz 15
38 When I Wait for You Dirk Powell 15
38 Mariah Mama Said String Band 15
44 Fiddler's Pastime Bronwyn Keith-Hynes 14
44 Dump the Bosses Off Your Back Anne Feeney 14
44 Diary of a Snowflake Donal Hinely 14
44 Shall We Hope Tony Trischka 14
44 Fall Like Rain Justin Moses 14
44 Just Like Leaving Bella White 14
50 Tangle of Souls Scott Cook 13
50 Old Friends Gathering Time 13
50 Union Maid Anne Feeney 13
50 Chasing Echoes Phil Henry 13
50 Slow It Down Crowes Pasture 13
50 Kitchen Days Braden Gates 13
56 Ilanga Afrika Mamas 12
56 Johnny Cash: Forever Words Expanded Various Artists 12
56 Highway Troubadour Jesse Colin Young 12
56 Back to the Earth Adam Hurt 12
56 Besos Kisses Colleen Kattau 12
56 Where the Trees Know My Name Larry Cordle 12
56 By Request A.j. Croce 12
56 Knew Things Cliff Eberhardt 12
64 Calla Lily The Brother Brothers 11
64 Spider Tales Jake Blount 11
64 As Long as I'm Dreaming Laura Smith 11
64 Out of the Blue Mitch Katz 11
68 Poets, Philosophers, Workers and Wanderers Joe Jencks 10
68 100 Summers James Lee Baker 10
68 Bravado Rose Cousins 10
68 Accidental August Anne Hills 10
68 About Towers Wor 10
68 The Life and Times of Emmylou Harris Various Artists 10
68 American Silence Chris Pierce 10
68 Damage Control Curtis Salgado 10
68 j.t Steve Earle and the Dukes 10

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Seasons Change Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 22
2 Carry Me With You Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 19
3 It's Who We Are Reggie Harris 18
4 You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Tiffany Williams 16
5 Sweet Song in the Tall Grass Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 13
5 Call Them In Crys Matthews 13
7 Because We Need You Now Cliff Eberhardt 12
7 Doing Nothing Luke Concannon 12
7 Is This Love Crowes Pasture 12
7 Oxford Town Rod Abernethy 12
11 My Valentine Mitch Katz 11
11 Monuments Tret Fure 11
11 What's It Gonna Take? Anya Hinkle 11
11 Dust Bowl Erin Ivey 11
11 Blind Love Blues Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 11
16 Angel From Montgomery Ellis Paul 10
16 Our People Gonna Rise Emma's Revolution 10
16 We'll Hold the Light Joy Zimmerman 10
16 Tennessee Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 10
20 Travelin John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen 9
20 Gone Tim Grimm 9
20 Some Sweet Day Katie Oates 9
20 Where Have You Been All My Life Erin Ivey 9
20 $20 Bill (For George Floyd) Tom Prasada Rao 9
20 In My Home Jaime Michaels 9
20 Just Around the Corner Rod Abernethy 9
20 The Hummingbird (Kieran's Jig) Luke Concannon 9
20 This Old World Lizanne Knott 9
20 Beautiful Soul Roland Roberts 9
20 Through the Window Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 9
20 Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil) Becky Buller 9
20 Over the Fence Rod Abernethy 9
20 If I Only Had a Brain Ellis Paul 9
20 Things She Couldn't Get Over Dale Ann Bradley 9

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 82
2 Rod Abernethy 80
3 Ellis Paul 75
4 Anne Feeney 66
5 Becky Buller 52
6 Tret Fure 44
7 Erin Ivey 42
8 Katie Oates 41
9 John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen 40
9 Willie Nelson 40
11 Rupert Wates 39
11 Tiffany Williams 39
11 Dale Ann Bradley 39
14 Luke Concannon 35
14 Bob Dylan 35
14 Terry Kitchen 35
14 Maria Dunn 35
14 Susan Werner 35
19 John McCutcheon 33
19 Reggie Harris 33
19 The Squirrel Hillbillies 33
22 Karen Matheson 31
22 Ani Difranco 31
22 Roland Roberts 31
25 Rhiannon Giddens 30
25 Pharis and Jason Romero 30
27 Gillian Welch 28
28 Hardened and Tempered 27
28 John Prine 27
28 Joni Mitchell 27
28 Tim Grimm 27
32 Eliza Gilkyson 26
32 Pete Seeger 26
34 Moira Smiley and Voco 25
34 The Burnt Pines 25
36 Our Native Daughters 23
36 Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road 23
38 John Gorka 22
38 Doc and Merle Watson 22
38 Kate Wolf 22
38 Sarah Jarosz 22
38 Crowes Pasture 22
38 Buffy Sainte-Marie 22

Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
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 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)
Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME)
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 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 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)
Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
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 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)
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)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
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 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 Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA)
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)
Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL)
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)
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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