Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR July 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11909 plays from 408 playlists from 103 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine | John McCutcheon | 96 |
| 2 | Ghost Tattoo | Kristen Grainger and True North | 90 |
| 3 | World on the Ground | Sarah Jarosz | 81 |
| 4 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 75 |
| 5 | Keep on Walkin' | John and Julie Pennell | 59 |
| 6 | Live at the Kitchen Sink | Ronny Cox | 54 |
| 7 | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury | Gretchen Peters | 50 |
| 8 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | 49 |
| 9 | 2020 | Eliza Gilkyson | 45 |
| 9 | Best of Many Days | Michael Veitch | 45 |
| 9 | Western Sun | Nell and Jim Band | 45 |
| 12 | Ordinary Love | Ellis Delaney | 43 |
| 13 | Big Blue Sky in the Morning | Barbara Jo Kammer | 41 |
| 14 | Roots, Rhymes and Branches | Brant Miller | 40 |
| 14 | I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles | Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 40 |
| 14 | Swinging at the Savoy | Vi Wickam and Paul Anastasio | 40 |
| 17 | Undercover | Bronwynne Brent | 39 |
| 18 | Spider Tales | Jake Blount | 38 |
| 18 | Besos Kisses | Colleen Kattau | 38 |
| 20 | Nonet | The Mammals | 37 |
| 20 | Love Circles 'Round | Byrd and Street | 37 |
| 20 | Bitter Better | Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | 37 |
| 23 | North Country Sky | Andy Baker | 35 |
| 23 | Alternative Facts and Other White Lies | Mike Glick | 35 |
| 23 | 25 Trips | Sierra Hull | 35 |
| 26 | The New Reso Gathering | Various Artists | 34 |
| 27 | Any Kind of Angel | Jenny Reynolds | 33 |
| 27 | Hwy 17 Revisited | Penne Sandbeck | 33 |
| 29 | Headlight | Della Mae | 29 |
| 30 | Bad for You | The Steeldrivers | 28 |
| 30 | Eiderdown | Gordon Thomas Ward | 28 |
| 30 | Highway Philosophers | Lara Herscovitch | 28 |
| 33 | Character | Rachael Sage | 27 |
| 34 | Brother Sister | Watkins Family Hour | 25 |
| 35 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 24 |
| 35 | Up Around the Bend | Kim Moberg | 24 |
| 35 | Home | Billy Strings | 24 |
| 38 | Ledgers and Stones | Thomas Hine | 23 |
| 38 | Live! At the Seagull Shop | Jud Caswell | 23 |
| 40 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 22 |
| 41 | The Great Inbetween | Graham Bramblett | 21 |
| 41 | Bluegrass 2020 | Bluegrass 2020 | 21 |
| 43 | No Summer | Cinder Well | 20 |
| 43 | Roots and Honey | Old-Time Pharmaceuticals | 20 |
| 45 | Flew the Nest | Hayley Sabella | 19 |
| 45 | Mondegreens | Rachel Garlin | 19 |
| 45 | Love in the Midst of Mayhem | Joe Ely | 19 |
| 45 | Ashes in the Morning | Ken Dunn | 19 |
| 49 | Look Long | Indigo Girls | 18 |
| 49 | I Ain't Stayin | David Wiseman | 18 |
| 49 | All the Good Times Are Past and Gone | Gillian Welch | 18 |
| 52 | Old Flowers | Courtney Marie Andrews | 17 |
| 53 | Old Tin | Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones | 16 |
| 53 | Work My Claim | Brooks Williams | 16 |
| 55 | Banjo Player Blues | High Fidelity | 15 |
| 55 | We'll Look for Stars | Lynn Miles | 15 |
| 55 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 15 |
| 55 | Not Our First Goat Rodeo | Yo-Yo Ma | 15 |
| 55 | We Fit Together | Barry Oreck | 15 |
| 60 | Chicago Barn Dance | Special Consensus | 14 |
| 60 | Blonde on the Tracks | Emma Swift | 14 |
| 60 | Good Souls Better Angels | Lucinda Williams | 14 |
| 60 | The Perfect Plan | The Lowest Pair | 14 |
| 64 | Birdthrower | Birdthrower | 13 |
| 64 | Medicine for Living | Alexa Rose | 13 |
| 64 | Wings of a Jetliner | Nate Lee | 13 |
| 64 | Waterfalls | Thomas Aaron Garlow | 13 |
| 64 | Roll Up the Rug! It's the Roe Family Singers | The Roe Family Singers | 13 |
| 64 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | 13 |
| 70 | Summer Again | Last Chance | 12 |
| 70 | On the Road: A Tribute to John Hartford | Various Artists | 12 |
| 70 | Reunions: Live at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | 12 |
| 70 | Planting in a Drought | Tom Smith | 12 |
| 70 | Little Lion | Teghan Devon | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Together | Gathering Time | 36 |
| 2 | Woody and Marjorie | Sharon Goldman | 21 |
| 3 | Keep the River on Your Right | Kristen Grainger and True North | 18 |
| 4 | Hometown Blues | Pharis and Jason Romero | 17 |
| 5 | Hometown | Sarah Jarosz | 16 |
| 6 | The Night That John Prine Died | John McCutcheon | 15 |
| 7 | Say Can You See | Scott Cook | 14 |
| 7 | Six Feet Away | John McCutcheon | 14 |
| 9 | Black and Blue | Danny Schmidt | 13 |
| 9 | Best of Many Days | Michael Veitch | 13 |
| 9 | Pay It No Mind | Sarah Jarosz | 13 |
| 12 | Tattooed Love Song | Kristen Grainger and True North | 12 |
| 12 | Eve | Sarah Jarosz | 12 |
| 12 | Across the Room | Tret Fure | 12 |
| 12 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | 12 |
| 12 | You Can't Have It All | John and Julie Pennell | 12 |
| 12 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 12 |
| 18 | When I Walk in the Woods | Colleen Kattau | 11 |
| 18 | Working From Home | Skinner and T'witch | 11 |
| 18 | Johnny | Sarah Jarosz | 11 |
| 18 | Second Wind | Andy Baker | 11 |
| 22 | Far Too Fast | Tret Fure | 10 |
| 22 | Wishes & Dreams | Kristen Grainger and True North | 10 |
| 22 | Fellow Travelers | Mike Glick | 10 |
| 22 | Quarantine | Crowes Pasture | 10 |
| 22 | Bravery's on Fire | Rachael Sage | 10 |
| 22 | Peace in Our Hearts | Eliza Gilkyson | 10 |
| 22 | When No One's Around | Kristen Grainger and True North | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCutcheon | 114 |
| 2 | Bob Dylan | 93 |
| 3 | Kristen Grainger and True North | 90 |
| 4 | Sarah Jarosz | 84 |
| 5 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 78 |
| 6 | John and Julie Pennell | 59 |
| 7 | Ronny Cox | 55 |
| 7 | Eliza Gilkyson | 55 |
| 9 | Gretchen Peters | 52 |
| 10 | Michael Veitch | 49 |
| 11 | Gathering Time | 48 |
| 12 | Nell and Jim Band | 45 |
| 13 | Ellis Delaney | 43 |
| 13 | John Prine | 43 |
| 15 | Barbara Jo Kammer | 42 |
| 16 | Woody Guthrie | 41 |
| 17 | Vi Wickam and Paul Anastasio | 40 |
| 17 | Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 40 |
| 17 | Brant Miller | 40 |
| 20 | Byrd and Street | 39 |
| 20 | Bronwynne Brent | 39 |
| 20 | Jake Blount | 39 |
| 23 | Colleen Kattau | 38 |
| 23 | The Mammals | 38 |
| 25 | Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | 37 |
| 26 | Gillian Welch | 36 |
| 27 | Sierra Hull | 35 |
| 27 | Mike Glick | 35 |
| 27 | Nanci Griffith | 35 |
| 27 | Andy Baker | 35 |
| 31 | John Gorka | 34 |
| 32 | Jenny Reynolds | 33 |
| 32 | Penne Sandbeck | 33 |
| 32 | Danny Schmidt | 33 |
| 35 | Della Mae | 31 |
| 36 | Pete Seeger | 30 |
| 36 | Tret Fure | 30 |
| 36 | Crowes Pasture | 30 |
| 39 | Gordon Thomas Ward | 29 |
| 39 | The Steeldrivers | 29 |
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) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Stuart (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| 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) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| 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 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) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| 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 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) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Mara L. Lambert (KXCJ-FM, OR) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| 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) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Rich Warren (WFMT-FM & syndicated, IL) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |