Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR February 2024
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11286 plays from 380 playlists from 109 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Motion | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 72 |
| 2 | American Patchwork Quartet | American Patchwork Quartet | 70 |
| 3 | Never Too Late: Duets With My Friends | Jim Kweskin | 63 |
| 4 | Gardens Old, Flowers New | Tom Rush | 61 |
| 5 | Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge | 57 |
| 6 | Dark Harvest | Malcolm MacWatt | 51 |
| 6 | Polaroid Lovers | Sarah Jarosz | 51 |
| 8 | Highlander | Missy Raines | 49 |
| 9 | The Space Between | The Heart Collectors | 46 |
| 10 | Likely Story | Mad Agnes | 44 |
| 11 | Salt Box | Charm City Junction | 43 |
| 12 | Bound for Land | Leslie Evers | 42 |
| 13 | I Kept These Old Blues | Muireann Bradley | 36 |
| 14 | North Star | Carole Wise | 34 |
| 15 | Halfway to Houston | Susan Werner | 33 |
| 15 | More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith | Various Artists | 33 |
| 17 | Sideways | The Steel Wheels | 30 |
| 17 | When the Light Gets In | Runa | 30 |
| 17 | By Request | Mustard's Retreat | 30 |
| 17 | Ordinary Sunrise | Jay Linden | 30 |
| 21 | Universal Citizen | Jim Johnson | 28 |
| 22 | Wanderlust | Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel | 25 |
| 22 | Even Better on the Bad Days | Scott Sean White | 25 |
| 22 | So Strong | Jaspar Lepak | 25 |
| 25 | Traveling Wildfire | Dom Flemons | 24 |
| 26 | Interpretations, Vol. 1 | Alice Di Mecele | 23 |
| 26 | The Returner | Allison Russell | 23 |
| 26 | Return Home | Lisa Doscher | 23 |
| 29 | On the Water | Lisa Bastoni | 21 |
| 29 | Land of Dreams | Annie Moscow | 21 |
| 29 | Critterland | Willi Carlisle | 21 |
| 32 | Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) | Various Artists | 20 |
| 32 | Stranger in My Town | Nick Justice | 20 |
| 32 | Morning Sun | Lisa Klotz | 20 |
| 32 | Walking Through the Fire | Sultans of String | 20 |
| 32 | Donegal | Altan | 20 |
| 32 | Speed of Sound | Jesse Lynn Madera | 20 |
| 32 | Desert Pavement | Ismay | 20 |
| 39 | Starlight Tour | Rod Picott | 19 |
| 40 | Naked Truth | Tinsley Ellis | 17 |
| 40 | Rhapsody in Blue | Bela Fleck | 17 |
| 40 | The Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | 17 |
| 40 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 17 |
| 44 | The Robin's Call | Wayne Brereton | 16 |
| 44 | Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Songs of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement | Various Artists | 16 |
| 44 | Did You Hear the Red-Winged Blackbird? | Annie Gallup | 16 |
| 44 | Kentucky Bluegrassed | Brit Taylor | 16 |
| 44 | Under a Cathedral Sky | Ynana Rose | 16 |
| 44 | Dogs Without a Home | E.G. Cooper and Amy Soucy | 16 |
| 50 | The Fields of Chazy | Claudia Gibson | 15 |
| 50 | Old Ghosts | Diane Coll | 15 |
| 50 | Halfsies | Lizzie No | 15 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Days Can Turn Around | Sarah Jarosz | 15 |
| 2 | Let's Get Happy Together | Jim Kweskin | 14 |
| 3 | Rhapsody in Blue(grass) | Bela Fleck | 13 |
| 3 | Letter From a Groundhog | Jeff Cannon | 13 |
| 3 | Frost on the South Side | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 13 |
| 6 | One More Time Around the Sun | Tom Rush | 12 |
| 6 | Listen to the Lonesome Wind | Missy Raines | 12 |
| 6 | Beneath the Willow | American Patchwork Quartet | 12 |
| 6 | Hurricane | Jeff Talmadge | 12 |
| 6 | Lake of Stars | Susan Werner | 12 |
| 11 | Halfway to Houston | Susan Werner | 11 |
| 11 | Roll on John | Charm City Junction | 11 |
| 11 | Who Needs a Mine? | Missy Raines | 11 |
| 11 | Stand Up | The Heart Collectors | 11 |
| 11 | Columbus & 89th | Sarah Jarosz | 11 |
| 16 | What You Get for Getting Older | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 10 |
| 16 | Sailing | Tom Rush | 10 |
| 16 | Eve Was Black | Allison Russell | 10 |
| 19 | Ahead of the Game | Mark Knopfler | 9 |
| 19 | If I Was a Sparrow | Jeff Talmadge | 9 |
| 19 | Lover | E.G. Cooper and Amy Soucy | 9 |
| 19 | Go Ask Angela | Colleen Kattau | 9 |
| 19 | Night Train From Milan | Jeff Talmadge | 9 |
| 19 | Strong Is the North Wind | Malcolm MacWatt | 9 |
| 19 | Lot of Life | Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel | 9 |
| 19 | You're the Key | Andy and Judy | 9 |
| 19 | Listen to the Radio | Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle | 9 |
| 19 | Glory Road | Tom Rush | 9 |
| 19 | Adam and Eve | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Rush | 85 |
| 2 | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 72 |
| 3 | American Patchwork Quartet | 71 |
| 4 | Jim Kweskin | 70 |
| 5 | Jeff Talmadge | 63 |
| 6 | Sarah Jarosz | 57 |
| 7 | Malcolm MacWatt | 52 |
| 8 | Missy Raines | 49 |
| 9 | Mad Agnes | 47 |
| 10 | The Heart Collectors | 46 |
| 11 | Charm City Junction | 43 |
| 12 | Leslie Evers | 42 |
| 13 | Melanie | 41 |
| 14 | Susan Werner | 39 |
| 15 | Fisk Jubilee Singers | 38 |
| 16 | Bob Dylan | 36 |
| 16 | Muireann Bradley | 36 |
| 16 | Carole Wise | 36 |
| 19 | The Steel Wheels | 35 |
| 20 | Runa | 33 |
| 21 | Rhiannon Giddens | 32 |
| 21 | Mustard's Retreat | 32 |
| 23 | Dom Flemons | 30 |
| 23 | Jay Linden | 30 |
| 25 | Jim Johnson | 28 |
| 26 | Allison Russell | 27 |
| 26 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 27 |
| 28 | Jaspar Lepak | 26 |
| 28 | The Kingston Trio | 26 |
| 28 | Joni Mitchell | 26 |
| 31 | Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel | 25 |
| 31 | Scott Sean White | 25 |
| 33 | Lisa Bastoni | 24 |
| 33 | Johnny Cash | 24 |
| 35 | Bruce Cockburn | 23 |
| 35 | Lisa Doscher | 23 |
| 35 | Alice Di Mecele | 23 |
| 35 | The Beatles | 23 |
| 39 | John McCutcheon | 22 |
| 39 | Altan | 22 |
| 39 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 22 |
| 39 | Nanci Griffith | 22 |
| 39 | Sultans of String | 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) |
| Art Podell (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| 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) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Maher (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| 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) |
| 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 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 Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| 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) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Berger (Saturday Light Brigade, PA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| 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) |