Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR July 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12467 plays from 443 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 124 |
| 2 | Hourglass | Murray McLauchlan | 97 |
| 3 | Grit and Polish | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 85 |
| 4 | Cold Rain and Snow | Jared Rabin | 74 |
| 5 | Never Found a Way to Tame the Blues | Jon Shain & FJ Ventre | 70 |
| 6 | Streamliner | Jesse Brock | 65 |
| 7 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 62 |
| 8 | Don't You Marry No Railroad Man | J. P. Harris | 59 |
| 9 | He Walked On | Tim O'Brien | 55 |
| 10 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 54 |
| 11 | New Century Suite | Michael J. Miles | 50 |
| 12 | Jake Eddy | Jake Eddy | 46 |
| 12 | We Can Hear Each Other | Erin Ash Sullivan | 46 |
| 14 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 45 |
| 15 | Light and Dark | Chris Ronald | 43 |
| 16 | Our Better Angels | Jesse Palidofsky | 38 |
| 17 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 37 |
| 18 | Time Out Session 1 - Ep | The Accidentals | 36 |
| 19 | Ballad of a Bad Girl | Kate McDonnell | 35 |
| 20 | Wild Beat the Wings | John Flynn | 32 |
| 20 | All This Time Running | Craig Cardiff | 32 |
| 22 | There Used to Be Horses Here | Amy Speace | 31 |
| 23 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | 29 |
| 24 | Treasure of Love | The Flatlanders | 28 |
| 25 | Let's Get Away | Kalinec and Kj | 27 |
| 25 | Undertaker's Songbook | Sons of the Never Wrong | 27 |
| 27 | Red Maple Tree | Sloan Wainwright | 26 |
| 28 | Sometimes I Feel Too Much | Cosy Sheridan | 25 |
| 29 | Adeline | Chris Coole, Sam Allison, Adrian Gross, Mark Kilianski & John Showman | 24 |
| 30 | Blue | Joni Mitchell | 23 |
| 30 | Madison Archives | Frank Evans and Ben Plotnick | 23 |
| 32 | They're Calling Me Home | Rhiannon Giddens | 21 |
| 32 | At the Bottom of a Canyon in the Branches of a Tree | Steve Dawson | 21 |
| 32 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 21 |
| 32 | We Shall Stay Here | Paul Kaplan | 21 |
| 32 | Migrants | Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra | 21 |
| 37 | Where and When | Kelly's Lot | 20 |
| 37 | Knew Things | Cliff Eberhardt | 20 |
| 39 | Annamania | Anna Elizabeth Laube | 19 |
| 39 | Fiddle and a Song | Byron Berline | 19 |
| 39 | I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song | Various Artists | 19 |
| 39 | Bang at the Door | Donna Herula | 19 |
| 39 | Uppity | Laura Love | 19 |
| 44 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 18 |
| 45 | Distance and Time | Becky Buller | 17 |
| 45 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 17 |
| 45 | Drum Hat Buddha | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 17 |
| 45 | Vincent Neil Emerson | Vincent Neil Emerson | 17 |
| 49 | Let's Get Happy Together | Maria Muldaur | 16 |
| 49 | Backyard Birds | Lisa Bastoni | 16 |
| 49 | Grenadine and Kerosene | Carolyn Shulman | 16 |
| 49 | Only Human | Luke Leblanc | 16 |
| 49 | Animal Communicator | Robin Bienemann | 16 |
| 49 | Together Alone: Songs From the Pandemic | Charlie Mosbrook | 16 |
| 49 | Echo Land | Bumarang | 16 |
| 56 | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno | 15 |
| 56 | Cycles | Rachel Baiman | 15 |
| 58 | The Fray | John Smith | 14 |
| 58 | Survival | Moors and McCumber | 14 |
| 58 | Triage | Rodney Crowell | 14 |
| 58 | Oh Everything | Annie Gallup | 14 |
| 58 | Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music | Various Artists | 14 |
| 58 | Live in Germany: To Benefit Bread and Roses | Mimi Farina | 14 |
| 64 | The Storytellers Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 13 |
| 64 | The Triumph of Assimilation | Mark Rubin - Jew of Oklahoma | 13 |
| 64 | Wary + Strange | Amythyst Kiah | 13 |
| 67 | Pearls | Dave Fry | 12 |
| 67 | Able Baker Charlie and Dog | Joe Crookston | 12 |
| 67 | Desert Ghosts | Jaspar Lepak | 12 |
| 67 | When We Wander | Jesse Terry | 12 |
| 67 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pandemic Blues | Murray McLauchlan | 28 |
| 2 | We Believe You | Diana Jones | 25 |
| 2 | Woody Guthrie Watch Over Me | Cosy Sheridan | 25 |
| 4 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 20 |
| 5 | Heart of Nat Turner | Laura Love | 19 |
| 6 | America | Murray McLauchlan | 18 |
| 6 | Vinegar Pie | Hannah Shira Naiman | 18 |
| 8 | Cold Rain and Snow | Jared Rabin | 17 |
| 9 | Song to Woody | Crowes Pasture | 16 |
| 9 | This Land Is Your Land | John Smith | 16 |
| 9 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 16 |
| 12 | Keep Your Head Above the Water | Jon Shain & FJ Ventre | 15 |
| 12 | El Chaparral | Diana Jones | 15 |
| 14 | Out Past Yesterday | Ina May Wool | 14 |
| 14 | July | Dave Fry | 14 |
| 14 | I Wait for You | Diana Jones | 14 |
| 17 | Man on the Levee | Michael McNevin | 13 |
| 17 | Black Rock City | Jesse Brock | 13 |
| 17 | Vincent Black Lightning | Michael J. Miles | 13 |
| 17 | My East Tennessee Home | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 13 |
| 17 | The Dreamer | Jackson Browne | 13 |
| 17 | Kensington Station | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 13 |
| 17 | Hey, Spikedriver | Jesse Brock | 13 |
| 17 | Black Mountain Rag | Jake Eddy | 13 |
| 25 | One Too Many Mornings | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 12 |
| 25 | Circle of Love | John Flynn | 12 |
| 25 | So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh | Alastair Moock | 12 |
| 25 | Wild Mountain Stream | Irene Kelley | 12 |
| 25 | Brooklyn in July | Joe Crookston | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana Jones | 126 |
| 2 | Murray McLauchlan | 112 |
| 3 | Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | 85 |
| 4 | Jared Rabin | 74 |
| 5 | Tim O'Brien | 72 |
| 6 | Jon Shain & FJ Ventre | 70 |
| 6 | Woody Guthrie | 70 |
| 8 | Jackson Browne | 68 |
| 9 | Jesse Brock | 65 |
| 10 | J. P. Harris | 61 |
| 11 | Robin and Linda Williams | 56 |
| 12 | Michael J. Miles | 54 |
| 13 | Guy Davis | 48 |
| 14 | Erin Ash Sullivan | 46 |
| 14 | Jake Eddy | 46 |
| 16 | Chris Ronald | 44 |
| 17 | Joni Mitchell | 43 |
| 18 | John McCutcheon | 41 |
| 18 | John Prine | 41 |
| 20 | Bob Dylan | 39 |
| 21 | Jesse Palidofsky | 38 |
| 21 | John Flynn | 38 |
| 21 | John Smith | 38 |
| 21 | Nanci Griffith | 38 |
| 25 | Joe Troop | 37 |
| 26 | Amy Speace | 36 |
| 26 | The Accidentals | 36 |
| 28 | Kate McDonnell | 35 |
| 28 | Byron Berline | 35 |
| 28 | Rhiannon Giddens | 35 |
| 31 | Cosy Sheridan | 34 |
| 32 | Craig Cardiff | 33 |
| 33 | Sons of the Never Wrong | 32 |
| 33 | Ellen McIlwaine | 32 |
| 35 | Allison Russell | 31 |
| 35 | Tim Grimm | 31 |
| 37 | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 30 |
| 38 | The Flatlanders | 29 |
| 39 | Ellis Paul | 28 |
| 39 | Sloan Wainwright | 28 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allen Mullen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| 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 Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| Clint Harding (KOPN-FM, MO) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Murphy (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) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| 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) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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 Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| 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) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |