Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR January 2018
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14354 plays from 614 playlists
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Road, Broken Heart | True North | 101 |
| 2 | American Folk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various Artists | 95 |
| 3 | The Art of Forgetting | Kyle Carey | 93 |
| 4 | True in Time | John Gorka | 90 |
| 5 | Wishes on a Neon Sign | Abbie Gardner | 88 |
| 6 | Ginkgo | Johnsmith | 85 |
| 7 | After the Flood | After the Flood | 62 |
| 8 | Reunion of Broken Parts | Ruth Hill | 59 |
| 8 | Little Red Wagon | Elly Wininger | 59 |
| 10 | Fifteen | The Wailin' Jennys | 56 |
| 11 | Letters Never Read | Dori Freeman | 53 |
| 12 | Gut It to the Studs | Letitia VanSant | 48 |
| 13 | Accomplice One | Tommy Emmanuel | 45 |
| 14 | Big Fat Love | Chris LaVancher | 41 |
| 15 | You Are Welcome Here | Eric Bannan | 40 |
| 16 | Freedom Highway | Rhiannon Giddens | 35 |
| 16 | Mixtape | Mark Erelli | 35 |
| 18 | Short Stories | Beppe Gambetta | 34 |
| 19 | A Game of Swans | Nancy K Dillon | 32 |
| 20 | Bidin' My Time | Chris Hillman | 31 |
| 20 | Usher's Island | Usher's Island | 31 |
| 22 | Echo in the Valley | Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn | 29 |
| 23 | While I Was Asleep | Darling West | 28 |
| 23 | Small Believer | Anna Tivel | 28 |
| 23 | A Stranger in This Time | Tim Grimm and the Family Band | 28 |
| 23 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | 28 |
| 27 | The Long Awaited Album | Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers | 27 |
| 28 | Another Life | Billy Kemp | 26 |
| 28 | Dounia Tabolo | Boubacar Traore | 26 |
| 30 | Rise | Molly Tuttle | 25 |
| 30 | Out in the Open | The Steep Canyon Rangers | 25 |
| 30 | Rare Songs | John O'Connor | 25 |
| 33 | Poets, Philosophers, Workers and Wanderers | Joe Jencks | 24 |
| 33 | If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous | Sarah McQuaid | 24 |
| 33 | One With the Tide | Alice DiMicele | 24 |
| 33 | Poor David's Almanack | David Rawlings | 24 |
| 37 | One Go Around | Jeffrey Martin | 23 |
| 38 | Stories I've Told | Chuck Williams | 22 |
| 39 | Time-Life Treasury of Folk Music | Various Artists | 21 |
| 39 | Spirit to the Sea | Trout Steak Revival | 21 |
| 41 | Small Brown Birds | Zoe Mulford | 20 |
| 41 | Low Tide | Tracy Grammer | 20 |
| 41 | Happy Little Trees | KC Groves | 20 |
| 41 | Turmoil and Tinfoil | Billy Strings | 20 |
| 41 | Belle of the West | Samantha Fish | 20 |
| 46 | February | Simon Linsteadt | 19 |
| 46 | All American Made | Margo Price | 19 |
| 46 | Trolling for Dreams | John McCutcheon | 19 |
| 46 | Folksinger, Vol. 2 | Willie Watson | 19 |
| 46 | Sing Louder | Meghan Cary | 19 |
| 46 | The Hammer and the Heart | Susan Cattaneo | 19 |
| 52 | Alastair Moock | Alastair Moock | 18 |
| 52 | Further Down the Line | Scott Cook | 18 |
| 54 | Folk Hotel | Tom Russell | 17 |
| 54 | You See This River | Janie Burnett and Blue Room | 17 |
| 54 | Not My Monkey | Fiddle Whamdiddle | 17 |
| 57 | Bring Back Home | Ange Hardy | 16 |
| 57 | Singin' | Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio | 16 |
| 57 | Forest Fire | Shawna Caspi | 16 |
| 57 | Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition | Various Artists | 16 |
| 57 | California Calling | Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | 16 |
| 57 | The Swift House | Ken and Brad Kolodner | 16 |
| 57 | Where the River Meets the Road | Tim O'Brien | 16 |
| 64 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | 15 |
| 64 | Horizon Lines | Matthew Byrne | 15 |
| 64 | Medicine Songs | Buffy Sainte-Marie | 15 |
| 64 | Said Little Sparrow | Kim Beggs | 15 |
| 64 | Dog | Charlie Parr | 15 |
| 64 | Long Hot Summer Days | Jim Byrnes | 15 |
| 64 | Champion | Nora Jane Struthers | 15 |
| 64 | The Laughing Apple | Yusuf | 15 |
| 64 | Black Hills Gold | Tom Peterson | 15 |
| 64 | Up the Flatland Stairs | Bob Livingston | 15 |
| 64 | Call Me Lucky | Chris Smither | 15 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For Your Journey | Kyle Carey | 20 |
| 2 | Wallflower Days | Abbie Gardner | 18 |
| 3 | Someone Singing With Me | Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth | 17 |
| 4 | Townes | Amber Rubarth and Joe Purdy | 16 |
| 5 | From This Valley | After the Flood | 15 |
| 6 | Welcome in Another Year | Zoe Mulford | 14 |
| 6 | Love This Growing Old | Johnsmith | 14 |
| 8 | Jojo's Bread | Johnsmith | 13 |
| 8 | Tillie Sage | Kyle Carey | 13 |
| 8 | Nazarene Guitar | John Gorka | 13 |
| 8 | The Ballad of Iris & Pearl | John Gorka | 13 |
| 8 | Bright Morning Stars | After the Flood | 13 |
| 13 | You Are Welcome Here | Eric Bannan | 12 |
| 13 | One-Way Ticket | True North | 12 |
| 13 | Another Sparrow | Ruth Hill | 12 |
| 13 | Once the Teardrops Start to Fall | Abbie Gardner | 12 |
| 13 | Siubhail a Ruin | Kyle Carey | 12 |
| 13 | Boulder to Birmingham | The Wailin' Jennys | 12 |
| 13 | If I Could Make You My Own | Dori Freeman | 12 |
| 13 | Let Me Sing You a Song | Joe Jencks | 12 |
| 13 | Cold Black Water | Abbie Gardner | 12 |
| 13 | Mighty Bourbon | True North | 12 |
| 23 | The President Sang Amazing Grace | Zoe Mulford | 11 |
| 23 | New York | Amber Rubarth | 11 |
| 23 | Small Wonders | True North | 11 |
| 23 | Lucky Duck | Johnsmith | 11 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Gorka | 104 |
| 2 | True North | 101 |
| 3 | Kyle Carey | 94 |
| 4 | Abbie Gardner | 89 |
| 5 | Johnsmith | 86 |
| 6 | After the Flood | 62 |
| 7 | Ruth Hill | 60 |
| 8 | Elly Wininger | 59 |
| 9 | Dori Freeman | 57 |
| 10 | The Wailin' Jennys | 56 |
| 11 | John McCutcheon | 52 |
| 12 | Tom Russell | 50 |
| 13 | Tommy Emmanuel | 48 |
| 13 | Letitia VanSant | 48 |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | 46 |
| 16 | Chris LaVancher | 45 |
| 17 | Rhiannon Giddens | 43 |
| 18 | Eric Bannan | 41 |
| 18 | Joan Baez | 41 |
| 18 | Mark Erelli | 41 |
| 21 | Pete Seeger | 40 |
| 21 | Zoe Mulford | 40 |
| 23 | Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth | 37 |
| 23 | Beppe Gambetta | 37 |
| 25 | Mary Gauthier | 36 |
| 26 | Tim O'Brien | 35 |
| 27 | Chris Hillman | 34 |
| 28 | Joe Jencks | 32 |
| 28 | Nancy K Dillon | 32 |
| 30 | Usher's Island | 31 |
| 30 | Anna Tivel | 31 |
| 32 | Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn | 30 |
| 32 | Tom Paxton | 30 |
| 32 | Peter, Paul, and Mary | 30 |
| 35 | Infamous Stringdusters | 29 |
| 36 | Sarah McQuaid | 28 |
| 36 | Emmylou Harris | 28 |
| 36 | Gordon Lightfoot | 28 |
| 36 | Billy Kemp | 28 |
| 36 | Darling West | 28 |
| 36 | Tracy Grammer | 28 |
| 36 | Tim Grimm and the Family Band | 28 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allison Brock (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Amy & Travis Luncan (WYSO-FM, OH) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Anne Fuller (KRNN-FM, AK) |
| 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) |
| Bettie Carlson (WCUW-FM, MA) |
| Bill Hahn (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| 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 Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chrisana McGill (WSPN-FM, NY) |
| Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Darwin Davidson (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| David John (KTRU-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Denis McKay (VOX-FM, Australia) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Graham Rice (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON) |
| Hansjoerg Malonek (ISW-FM, Germany) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Ian Zolitor (WXPN-FM, PA) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Jim Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA) |
| Joe Pszonek (WMSC-FM & radiohowhere903.com, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John C. Falstaff (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| John Lupton and George Mercer (WVUD-FM, DE) |
| John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Larry Hillberg (KVMR-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 (CJUM-FM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Flynn (KUAF-FM & syndicated, AR) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ) |
| Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY) |
| Rich Pietrzak (WPRK-FM, FL) |
| Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Sheila Shigley (WPR, WI) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steve Harris (KQSC-FM, CO) |
| 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) |
| Terry O'Laughlin (WORT-FM, WI) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Tom MacArthur (folkchefskitchen.podbean.com, NB) |
| WTJU Folk (WTJU-FM & WHAN-FM, VA) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |