Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR January 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14263 plays from 476 playlists from 127 Folk DJs
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 101 |
| 2 | Recollections/Revolutions | Windborne | 87 |
| 3 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 81 |
| 4 | Modern Old-Time Sounds for the Bluegrass and Folksong Jamboree | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 54 |
| 5 | Winter Stories | Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld | 52 |
| 6 | Love and Fire | Annette Wasilik | 49 |
| 7 | Then and Now | Dan and Faith | 45 |
| 8 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 43 |
| 9 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 40 |
| 9 | Heart Land Again | Tim Grimm | 40 |
| 11 | Rearrange My Heart | Che Apalache | 39 |
| 11 | All That's Real | Gathering Sparks | 39 |
| 13 | Lines and Spaces | Heather Pierson | 37 |
| 14 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 36 |
| 15 | Up Against the Sky | Dave Gunning | 34 |
| 15 | Honest | Ordinary Elephant | 34 |
| 17 | Catching Rain | Peter Mayer | 33 |
| 18 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 32 |
| 19 | Circadian | Letitia Vansant | 31 |
| 20 | Acorns | Ben Winship | 30 |
| 20 | Come on Up to the House: Women Sing Waits | Various Artists | 30 |
| 20 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 30 |
| 20 | Tall Fiddler | Michael Cleveland | 30 |
| 24 | Bones and Gravity | Lizanne Knott | 29 |
| 25 | Wahoo! | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 27 |
| 25 | Best of the Rest | Si Kahn | 27 |
| 25 | Even the Sparrow | Kelly Hunt | 27 |
| 28 | Daytime Highs and Overnight Lows | Eric Brace and Last Train Home | 26 |
| 28 | Old Ghosts and Lost Causes | Helene Cronin | 26 |
| 28 | Coyote | Catherine Maclellan | 26 |
| 31 | Fair Play to You All | Tommy Sands | 25 |
| 31 | No Holds Barred | The Flyin' A's | 25 |
| 33 | To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger | John McCutcheon | 24 |
| 33 | Heroes and Sparrows | Kevin Brown | 24 |
| 33 | Going to the Well | Linda McRae | 24 |
| 33 | Words of Love | Allison Lupton | 24 |
| 37 | Due to the Darkness | The Gossamer Strings | 23 |
| 37 | Old Tin | Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones | 23 |
| 37 | If You Fall | Jaime Michaels | 23 |
| 37 | Straight to Marrow | Clint Alphin | 23 |
| 41 | Wildwood | Katie Dahl | 22 |
| 41 | String Tides | Mark Grobner | 22 |
| 41 | Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne | Amy Speace | 22 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Keb' Mo | 21 |
| 44 | What Will We Do | Lula Wiles | 21 |
| 44 | Free and Fine | Jordi Baizan | 21 |
| 47 | Wonderful Fairytale | Bill Jones | 20 |
| 47 | Leylines | Rising Appalachia | 20 |
| 47 | Sketches | Natalie Macmaster | 20 |
| 47 | Heather Down the Moor | Gatehouse | 20 |
| 51 | Visions | Alice Howe | 19 |
| 51 | When They Fall | Annie and Rod Capps | 19 |
| 51 | Every Single Star | Dori Freeman | 19 |
| 51 | Inner Journey | Darin and Brooke Aldridge | 19 |
| 51 | Early Bright | Seamus Egan | 19 |
| 56 | Medicine for Living | Alexa Rose | 18 |
| 56 | The Point of Arrival | Carrie Newcomer | 18 |
| 58 | Greening the Dark | Debra Cowan | 17 |
| 58 | Lonesome Road | Alan Barnosky | 17 |
| 58 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 17 |
| 58 | The Longest Night of the Year, Volume Two | Various Artists | 17 |
| 58 | Lacher Prise | Michael Doucet | 17 |
| 58 | The Great Irish Songbook | Dervish | 17 |
| 64 | Pretty Little Mister | Tui | 16 |
| 64 | Moth Nor Rust Ii | Jon Brooks | 16 |
| 64 | Patty Griffin | Patty Griffin | 16 |
| 64 | Home | Billy Strings | 16 |
| 68 | Paws of a Bear | Sofia Talvik | 15 |
| 68 | This Long Stretch of Gravel | John Lowell | 15 |
| 68 | October in the Railroad Earth | Tom Russell | 15 |
| 68 | All Mine | Sarah Morris | 15 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 24 |
| 2 | Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 17 |
| 3 | You Are My Flower | Frank and Allie Lee | 15 |
| 4 | Another Great Day Above Ground | Vance Gilbert | 13 |
| 5 | Lost John | Frank and Allie Lee | 11 |
| 5 | Chincoteague | Annette Wasilik | 11 |
| 5 | Come and Go With Me | Frank and Allie Lee | 11 |
| 5 | Black Myself | Our Native Daughters | 11 |
| 5 | Our Town | Eliza Meyer | 11 |
| 10 | The World Is on Fire | Annette Wasilik | 10 |
| 10 | When I Was a Cowboy | Frank and Allie Lee | 10 |
| 10 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 10 |
| 10 | The Dreamer | Che Apalache | 10 |
| 14 | Footsteps | Dan and Faith | 9 |
| 14 | Eighth of January | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 9 |
| 14 | The Midnight Special | Lead Belly | 9 |
| 14 | Song on the Times | Windborne | 9 |
| 14 | Bringing in the Light | Gathering Sparks | 9 |
| 14 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 9 |
| 14 | Katy Bar the Door | Ben Winship | 9 |
| 14 | Get Up on That Horse Again | Heather Pierson | 9 |
| 14 | Northwest Passage | Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld | 9 |
| 23 | Big Iron | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 8 |
| 23 | A Hazy Shade of Winter | Crowes Pasture | 8 |
| 23 | You Can't Put My Fire Out | Letitia Vansant | 8 |
| 23 | Caney Fork | Eric Brace and Last Train Home | 8 |
| 23 | Time | Rosanne Cash | 8 |
| 23 | Sugar Babe | Frank and Allie Lee | 8 |
| 23 | Jerusalem Tomorrow | David Olney | 8 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Olney | 132 |
| 2 | Frank and Allie Lee | 106 |
| 3 | Windborne | 97 |
| 4 | Eliza Meyer | 81 |
| 5 | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 55 |
| 6 | Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld | 53 |
| 6 | Tim Grimm | 53 |
| 8 | Annette Wasilik | 49 |
| 9 | Vance Gilbert | 47 |
| 10 | Pete Seeger | 46 |
| 11 | Dan and Faith | 45 |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | 45 |
| 13 | John McCutcheon | 43 |
| 13 | Ellis Paul | 43 |
| 15 | John Prine | 42 |
| 16 | Heather Pierson | 41 |
| 17 | Ben Winship | 40 |
| 17 | The Early Risers | 40 |
| 19 | Che Apalache | 39 |
| 19 | Gathering Sparks | 39 |
| 21 | Dave Gunning | 36 |
| 21 | Si Kahn | 36 |
| 21 | Our Native Daughters | 36 |
| 21 | Joan Baez | 36 |
| 25 | Peter Mayer | 34 |
| 25 | Emmylou Harris | 34 |
| 25 | Patty Griffin | 34 |
| 25 | Ordinary Elephant | 34 |
| 29 | The Small Glories | 33 |
| 29 | Carrie Newcomer | 33 |
| 31 | Lizanne Knott | 32 |
| 31 | Letitia Vansant | 32 |
| 31 | Michael Cleveland | 32 |
| 34 | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 29 |
| 35 | Jaime Michaels | 28 |
| 35 | Dolly Parton | 28 |
| 35 | Eric Brace and Last Train Home | 28 |
| 35 | Kelly Hunt | 28 |
| 39 | Katie Dahl | 27 |
| 39 | Helene Cronin | 27 |
| 39 | Tommy Sands | 27 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Anne Fuller and Mike Sakarias (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) |
| 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) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| 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) |
| Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| 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) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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 (WNTI & Blues and Roots Radio, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| 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) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-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 (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mara L. Lambert (KXCJ-FM, OR) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| 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 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 Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, 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) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Todd Tyson (pointfm.com, VT) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |