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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR January 2021

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13679 plays from 458 playlists from 112 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 Distance and Time Becky Buller 120
2 Stone by Stone Tret Fure 88
3 Hold the Line Hardened and Tempered 64
4 Our Turn Now Len Seligman 59
5 Roots Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road 48
6 All About the Timing Roland Roberts 46
7 Woman in Color Raye Zaragoza 42
8 Back to the Earth Adam Hurt 41
9 Learning to Listen Susan Ellenton 38
9 Shall We Hope Tony Trischka 38
11 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 37
12 Solace in the Wild Erin Ivey 33
13 Mipso Mipso 31
14 We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times Katie Oates 30
14 Old Friends Gathering Time 30
14 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 30
14 Kitchen Days Braden Gates 30
18 2020 Eliza Gilkyson 29
18 Manzanita The Tony Rice Unit 29
18 Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine John McCutcheon 29
18 As Long as I'm Dreaming Laura Smith 29
22 Tangle of Souls Scott Cook 28
22 Tryin' to Get Home Andy Cohen 28
24 Ghost Tattoo Kristen Grainger and True North 27
24 When I Wait for You Dirk Powell 27
26 Joyful Banner Blazing Maria Dunn 24
26 The Burnt Pines The Burnt Pines 24
26 Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection Tony Rice 24
26 Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot Tony Rice 24
26 Jaroso Darrell Scott 24
31 Rough Enough Frank Richard 23
31 Church Street Blues Tony Rice 23
33 Spider Tales Jake Blount 22
33 The Onlies The Onlies 22
35 Boulevard Rod Macdonald 21
35 World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz 21
35 Winter Wanderings Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen 21
35 Total Freedom Kathleen Edwards 21
39 Live @ the Freight Cry Cry Cry 20
39 Record Time Randy Casey 20
39 My Work Here Ain't Yet Done Georgie Jessup 20
39 Fall Like Rain Justin Moses 20
43 Love Circles 'Round Byrd and Street 19
43 Over That Road I'm Bound Joachim Cooder 19
43 I'll Be Back Soon Tiffany Williams 19
43 Shadow of the Cyclone Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 19
43 Skaggs and Rice Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice 19
48 Chasing Echoes Phil Henry 18
48 Tribulation Appalachian Road Show 18
48 Pretty Free Justin Farren 18
51 Unit of Measure The Tony Rice Unit 17
51 The Balladeer Lori McKenna 17
51 Ordinary Love Ellis Delaney 17
51 Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2 Norman Blake and Tony Rice 17
51 Diary of a Snowflake Donal Hinely 17
51 Just a Little Rain Ray Cardwell 17
51 More From the Levee Chris Smither 17
51 Mariah Mama Said String Band 17
59 Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3 Gillian Welch 16
60 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter 15
60 Blake and Rice Norman Blake and Tony Rice 15
60 Still Time Karen Matheson 15
60 Over the Sea to Skye Hanneke Cassel 15
60 This Too Shall Pass Chris Wilhelm 15
60 Just Like Leaving Bella White 15
60 The Coronavirus Sessions George Mann 15
60 Long Day in the Milky Way Kris Delmhorst 15
68 Friend of the Sky Cej 14
68 Me and My Guitar Tony Rice 14
68 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) Sturgill Simpson 14
68 The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 3 Various Artists 14
68 Alternative Facts and Other White Lies Mike Glick 14

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Monuments Tret Fure 27
2 Stars Without a Heaven The Twangtown Paramours 22
3 Hold Each Other Up Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer 21
4 More Heart, Less Attack Becky Buller 19
5 Don't Look Back Becky Buller 18
5 Quarantine Crowes Pasture 18
5 Tell the Truth (Shame the Devil) Becky Buller 18
8 When We Meet Again Merry Hell 16
9 Stone by Stone Tret Fure 15
10 This Time Ana Egge 14
10 Gone Tim Grimm 14
10 Melt Me Down Jordi Baizan 14
10 Magnolia Hardened and Tempered 14
14 Our House Is on Fire Emma's Revolution 13
14 I Already Knew Katie Dahl 13
14 Hold the Line Hardened and Tempered 13
17 What Would Pete Do? Andy and Judy 12
17 Woodstock Becky Buller 12
17 Beautiful Soul Roland Roberts 12
17 The Ride Becky Buller 12
17 Stand Up Karyn Oliver 12
17 Our Turn Now Len Seligman 12
23 You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Tiffany Williams 11
23 The Bear (Covid Blues) Mike Glick 11
23 Dangerous Women Carla Gover and Zoey Barrett 11
23 How We Come Apart Cosy Sheridan 11
23 Peace in Our Hearts Eliza Gilkyson 11

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Tony Rice 149
2 Becky Buller 120
3 Tret Fure 96
3 Joan Baez 96
5 Hardened and Tempered 64
5 Pete Seeger 64
7 Len Seligman 59
8 The Tony Rice Unit 55
9 John McCutcheon 50
10 Bob Dylan 49
11 Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road 48
12 Gillian Welch 47
13 Roland Roberts 46
14 Raye Zaragoza 44
15 Eliza Gilkyson 41
15 Pharis and Jason Romero 41
15 Adam Hurt 41
18 Andy Cohen 40
18 Tony Trischka 40
20 Susan Ellenton 38
21 John Prine 37
22 Doc and Merle Watson 34
23 Gathering Time 33
23 Mipso 33
23 Erin Ivey 33
26 Norman Blake and Tony Rice 32
26 Joni Mitchell 32
28 Braden Gates 30
28 Darrell Scott 30
28 Katie Oates 30
31 Rod Macdonald 29
31 Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer 29
31 Laura Smith 29
31 Dirk Powell 29
35 Scott Cook 28
35 Sturgill Simpson 28
35 Tim Grimm 28
38 The Bluegrass Album Band 27
38 Kristen Grainger and True North 27
38 Sarah Jarosz 27

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)
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)
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 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)
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)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME)
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)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA)
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 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)
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)
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)
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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