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) |