Chart Section
FOLK CHART FOR June 2019
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14420 plays from 534 playlists from 129 Folk DJs
Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's a Dog's Life | Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers | 118 |
| 2 | Leylines | Rising Appalachia | 117 |
| 3 | Honest | Ordinary Elephant | 109 |
| 3 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 109 |
| 5 | Slow It Down | Crowes Pasture | 79 |
| 6 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 72 |
| 7 | In My Pocket | Brooksie Wells | 68 |
| 8 | Ride Me Back Home | Willie Nelson | 67 |
| 9 | Even the Sparrow | Kelly Hunt | 63 |
| 10 | Visions | Alice Howe | 60 |
| 11 | The Great Irish Songbook | Dervish | 57 |
| 11 | Rose Avenue | Joel Rafael | 57 |
| 13 | Standard Deviation | Danny Schmidt | 49 |
| 14 | What Will We Do | Lula Wiles | 47 |
| 15 | Heart Is a Tower | Genevieve Charbonneau | 44 |
| 15 | Dedicated to the Proposition | Spook Handy | 44 |
| 15 | Isabel Taylor | Isabel Taylor | 44 |
| 15 | Easy Money | Old Man Luedecke | 44 |
| 15 | Tim O'Brien Band | Tim O'Brien | 44 |
| 15 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 44 |
| 21 | There Is No Other | Rhiannon Giddens | 42 |
| 22 | When You're Ready | Molly Tuttle | 41 |
| 23 | This Little Town | The W Lovers | 38 |
| 24 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 36 |
| 25 | It's a Hard Life | Ruby Lovett | 35 |
| 26 | The Point of Arrival | Carrie Newcomer | 34 |
| 26 | Autumn of the World | The Resonant Rogues | 34 |
| 28 | 2 | The Lark and the Loon | 33 |
| 29 | Dreams on Hold | Sarah Eide | 31 |
| 29 | Between the Country | Ian Noe | 31 |
| 31 | Hummingbird | Johnsmith | 30 |
| 32 | A Fireproof House of Sunshine | Hackensaw Boys | 29 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | Keb' Mo | 28 |
| 33 | No Water, No Flowers | Genevieve Racette | 28 |
| 35 | Once a Day | April Verch | 27 |
| 36 | To Everyone in All the World | John McCutcheon | 26 |
| 36 | Seen Enough Leavers | Meghan Hayes | 26 |
| 38 | In Sevens | Kora Feder | 25 |
| 39 | Dirigo Attitude | Sara Trunzo | 24 |
| 39 | Front Porch | Joy Williams | 24 |
| 39 | The Butcher Shoppe Ep | Della Mae | 24 |
| 39 | The Heritage Hall Sessions | James Gordon | 24 |
| 39 | Closing the Gap | Molsky's Mountain Drifters | 24 |
| 39 | Patty Griffin | Patty Griffin | 24 |
| 39 | On the Track | Leon Redbone | 24 |
| 46 | Mint Condition | Caroline Spence | 23 |
| 46 | Tides of a Teardrop | Mandolin Orange | 23 |
| 46 | Smoke and Ashes | Lonely Heartstring Band | 23 |
| 46 | Gonna Love Anyway | Louisa Branscomb | 23 |
| 50 | Songs for Spike | Truehearts | 22 |
| 50 | Reasons | Grace Morrison | 22 |
| 52 | The Question | Anna Tivel | 21 |
| 52 | October in the Railroad Earth | Tom Russell | 21 |
| 52 | Pseudomyopia | Rachael Sage | 21 |
| 55 | The Long Road | Beth Wood | 20 |
| 55 | Ten: The Errant Night | Runa | 20 |
| 55 | Worthy Cause | Chad Richard | 20 |
| 55 | What It Is | Hayes Carll | 20 |
| 55 | The Saint of Lost Causes | Justin Townes Earle | 20 |
| 55 | Outside Looking In | Lonesome River Band | 20 |
| 61 | Unfortunate Point of View | Katherine Rondeau | 19 |
| 61 | I'm the Smile | Charlie Roth | 19 |
| 61 | Caravan of Dawn | The Levins | 19 |
| 64 | Fever of Unknown Origin | Kristy Kruger | 18 |
| 64 | Many a Moon | James Hill and Anne Janelle | 18 |
| 64 | Hide and Hair | Trials of Cato | 18 |
| 64 | Pictures of Us | Braden Gates | 18 |
| 64 | Guy | Steve Earle and the Dukes | 18 |
| 64 | Roll On, Clouds | Frank Lee and Allie Burbrink | 18 |
| 70 | Caffeinenicotine | David Glaser | 17 |
| 70 | Grenades | Kaia Kater | 17 |
| 70 | Anyone Can See | The Honey Dewdrops | 17 |
Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slow It Down | Crowes Pasture | 25 |
| 2 | Jenny & James | Ordinary Elephant | 23 |
| 3 | Abraham, Martin and John | Joel Rafael | 22 |
| 4 | I Believe in Being Ready | Rising Appalachia | 18 |
| 4 | Government on Horseback | Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers | 18 |
| 4 | Speak Out | Rising Appalachia | 18 |
| 7 | Harmonize | Rising Appalachia | 17 |
| 8 | Immigrant Eyes | Willie Nelson | 16 |
| 8 | It's a Dog's Life | Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers | 16 |
| 8 | Just Wait Til They See You | Danny Schmidt | 16 |
| 8 | Hitchhiking on Life's Highway | Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers | 16 |
| 8 | Mercy Now | Crowes Pasture | 16 |
| 8 | Alberta | The Small Glories | 16 |
| 14 | I Come From | Ordinary Elephant | 15 |
| 14 | Cuckoo | Rising Appalachia | 15 |
| 14 | Late Night Kitchen | Hackensaw Boys | 15 |
| 14 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 15 |
| 18 | Scars We Keep | Ordinary Elephant | 13 |
| 18 | This Little Town | The W Lovers | 13 |
| 18 | Sunny Days | Rising Appalachia | 13 |
| 18 | How You Say Goodbye | Ellis Paul | 13 |
| 18 | Big Mover | Sarah Eide | 13 |
| 23 | Love On | Brooksie Wells | 12 |
| 23 | Oh My Love | The Small Glories | 12 |
| 23 | Rock Me on the Water | Brooksie Wells | 12 |
| 23 | I Ain't No Jesus | Ellis Paul | 12 |
| 23 | Is This Love | Crowes Pasture | 12 |
| 23 | Battle of Charlottesville | Ellis Paul | 12 |
| 23 | Newport '65 | Danny Schmidt | 12 |
Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers | 118 |
| 2 | Rising Appalachia | 117 |
| 3 | Leon Redbone | 114 |
| 4 | Ellis Paul | 113 |
| 5 | Ordinary Elephant | 112 |
| 6 | Willie Nelson | 91 |
| 7 | Dr. John | 83 |
| 8 | Crowes Pasture | 81 |
| 9 | The Small Glories | 74 |
| 10 | Brooksie Wells | 69 |
| 11 | Tim O'Brien | 66 |
| 12 | Kelly Hunt | 63 |
| 13 | Dervish | 61 |
| 13 | Alice Howe | 61 |
| 15 | John McCutcheon | 60 |
| 16 | Joel Rafael | 58 |
| 17 | Bob Dylan | 56 |
| 18 | Danny Schmidt | 53 |
| 19 | Rhiannon Giddens | 49 |
| 20 | Tom Russell | 47 |
| 20 | Old Man Luedecke | 47 |
| 20 | Lula Wiles | 47 |
| 23 | Isabel Taylor | 46 |
| 24 | Spook Handy | 44 |
| 24 | Our Native Daughters | 44 |
| 24 | Genevieve Charbonneau | 44 |
| 24 | Carrie Newcomer | 44 |
| 28 | Johnsmith | 43 |
| 29 | Molly Tuttle | 41 |
| 30 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 40 |
| 31 | The Lark and the Loon | 39 |
| 31 | The W Lovers | 39 |
| 33 | The Resonant Rogues | 37 |
| 33 | Pete Seeger | 37 |
| 35 | Keb' Mo | 36 |
| 35 | Ruby Lovett | 36 |
| 37 | Sarah Eide | 33 |
| 38 | Ian Noe | 31 |
| 38 | Hackensaw Boys | 31 |
| 38 | Patty Griffin | 31 |
| 38 | April Verch | 31 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allison Brock (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| 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) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bronzewound (WERU-FM, ME) |
| 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) |
| 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 Adamz (KTAL-FM, NM) |
| Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 Kiger (WRFG, GA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Linda Fahey (WKSU-FM & FolkAlley.com, NY) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Robin Pressman (KRSH-FM, CA) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Sheila Shigley (WPR, WI) |
| 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) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| WTJU Folk (WTJU-FM & WHAN-FM, VA) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |