Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR June 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14283 plays from 438 playlists from 115 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine | John McCutcheon | 107 |
| 2 | Ordinary Love | Ellis Delaney | 97 |
| 3 | 2020 | Eliza Gilkyson | 94 |
| 4 | Western Sun | Nell and Jim Band | 75 |
| 5 | The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury | Gretchen Peters | 73 |
| 6 | Nonet | The Mammals | 68 |
| 7 | Swingin' at the Savoy | Vi Wickam and Paul Anastasio | 63 |
| 8 | I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles | Saro Lynch Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 61 |
| 9 | Spider Tales | Jake Blount | 58 |
| 10 | Bet on Love | Pharis and Jason Romero | 56 |
| 11 | Keep on Walkin' | Julie and John Pennell | 50 |
| 12 | Ghost Tattoo | Kristen Grainger and True North | 47 |
| 12 | Alternative Facts and Other White Lies | Mike Glick | 47 |
| 14 | World on the Ground | Sarah Jarosz | 46 |
| 15 | Roots, Rhymes and Branches | Brant Miller | 44 |
| 16 | The Path of Stones | John Doyle | 43 |
| 17 | 25 Trips | Sierra Hull | 39 |
| 18 | Headlight | Della Mae | 38 |
| 18 | Big Blue Sky in the Morning | Barbara Jo Kammer | 38 |
| 20 | Bad for You | The Steeldrivers | 37 |
| 21 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 35 |
| 22 | Besos Kisses | Colleen Kattau | 34 |
| 23 | Big Road | David Bromberg Band | 33 |
| 24 | Eiderdown | Gordon Thomas Ward | 32 |
| 24 | Brother Sister | Watkins Family Hour | 32 |
| 26 | Character | Rachael Sage | 31 |
| 26 | Home | Billy Strings | 31 |
| 28 | Bitter Better | Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | 30 |
| 28 | Look Long | Indigo Girls | 30 |
| 30 | We Fit Together | Barry Oreck | 29 |
| 31 | Up Around the Bend | Kim Moberg | 28 |
| 32 | Facets of Folk | Mara Levine | 27 |
| 32 | Ghosts of West Virginia | Steve Earle and the Dukes | 27 |
| 34 | Any Kind of Angel | Jenny Reynolds | 26 |
| 34 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | 26 |
| 36 | Blues With Friends | Dion | 25 |
| 36 | Live at the Seagull Shop | Jud Caswell | 25 |
| 38 | Early Morning Rain | Steve Forbert | 24 |
| 39 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 23 |
| 40 | Waterfalls | Thomas Aaron Garlow | 22 |
| 40 | Freedom Highway | Rhiannon Giddens | 22 |
| 40 | Heartbreaker Please | Teddy Thompson | 22 |
| 40 | Hwy 17 Revisited | Penne Sandbeck | 22 |
| 40 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | 22 |
| 45 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 21 |
| 45 | One Town Over | GF Patrick | 21 |
| 45 | Bravado | Rose Cousins | 21 |
| 45 | Time Traveler | Jason Wilber | 21 |
| 49 | Wings of a Jetliner | Nate Lee | 20 |
| 49 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 20 |
| 49 | Pawn Shop Radio | VickiKristinaBarcelona | 20 |
| 49 | Planting in a Drought | Tom Smith | 20 |
| 53 | Ready to Go | Reggie Harris | 19 |
| 53 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | 19 |
| 53 | Song Like a Seed | Sara Thomsen | 19 |
| 56 | The Perfect Plan | The Lowest Pair | 18 |
| 56 | Work My Claim | Brooks Williams | 18 |
| 58 | The Family Songbook | The Haden Triplets | 17 |
| 58 | Caught It From the Rye | Tre Burt | 17 |
| 58 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 17 |
| 58 | Darrell Scott Sings the Blues of Hank Williams | Darrell Scott | 17 |
| 58 | Highway Philosophers | Lara Herscovitch | 17 |
| 63 | The Loud Album | Carla Ulbrich | 16 |
| 63 | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | 16 |
| 65 | Chicago Barn Dance | Special Consensus | 15 |
| 65 | The Lockdown Sessions 2020 | Skinner and T'witch | 15 |
| 65 | Concert at the Slab | Cris Cuddy | 15 |
| 65 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | 15 |
| 65 | Straight to Morrow | Clint Alphin | 15 |
| 70 | If I Catch My Dream: Songs of Hope for a Better World | Bett Padgett | 14 |
| 70 | Let Love Go On | Mark Dvorak | 14 |
| 70 | Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 14 |
| 70 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 14 |
| 70 | Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne | Amy Speace | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Dollar Bill (For George Floyd) | Tom Prasada-Rao | 24 |
| 2 | My Heart Aches | Eliza Gilkyson | 23 |
| 2 | The Night That John Prine Died | John McCutcheon | 23 |
| 4 | If You Could Hear Me Now | The Mammals | 18 |
| 4 | Promises to Keep | Eliza Gilkyson | 18 |
| 6 | I Remember Everything | John Prine | 16 |
| 7 | The Finest Adventure | Ellis Delaney | 15 |
| 7 | Front Line | John McCutcheon | 15 |
| 7 | Peace in Our Hearts | Eliza Gilkyson | 15 |
| 10 | Hometown Blues | Pharis and Jason Romero | 14 |
| 10 | Pie for Breakfast | Ellis Delaney | 14 |
| 12 | 2020 Vision | Danny Schmidt | 13 |
| 12 | If Your'e Not Outraged (You Are Not Listening) | Mike Glick | 13 |
| 12 | When All of This Is Over | John McCutcheon | 13 |
| 12 | Johnny | Sarah Jarosz | 13 |
| 12 | Where Now America? | Brant Miller | 13 |
| 12 | Six Feet Away | John McCutcheon | 13 |
| 18 | Amen to the Freedom Rides | Colleen Kattau | 12 |
| 18 | Sheltered in Place | John McCutcheon | 12 |
| 18 | A Prayer for the Sane | Danny Schmidt | 12 |
| 18 | Take This Hammer | David Bromberg Band | 12 |
| 18 | Uncivil War | Shemekia Copeland | 12 |
| 18 | Hometown | Sarah Jarosz | 12 |
| 24 | A 60's Hippie's Psychedelic Nightmare | Barry Oreck | 11 |
| 24 | Beside the Firelight | Heather Pierson | 11 |
| 24 | Guantanamera | Olga Alvarez | 11 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCutcheon | 185 |
| 2 | Eliza Gilkyson | 108 |
| 3 | Ellis Delaney | 97 |
| 4 | John Prine | 96 |
| 5 | Bob Dylan | 83 |
| 6 | Nell and Jim Band | 76 |
| 7 | Gretchen Peters | 74 |
| 8 | The Mammals | 71 |
| 9 | Saro Lynch Thomason and Sam Gleaves | 66 |
| 10 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 64 |
| 11 | Vi Wickam and Paul Anastasio | 63 |
| 12 | Jake Blount | 58 |
| 13 | Sarah Jarosz | 57 |
| 14 | Julie and John Pennell | 50 |
| 15 | Mike Glick | 47 |
| 15 | Kristen Grainger and True North | 47 |
| 17 | Brant Miller | 44 |
| 18 | John Doyle | 43 |
| 19 | The Steeldrivers | 42 |
| 20 | Sierra Hull | 41 |
| 21 | David Bromberg Band | 39 |
| 21 | Della Mae | 39 |
| 23 | Barbara Jo Kammer | 38 |
| 24 | Pete Seeger | 35 |
| 24 | Our Native Daughters | 35 |
| 24 | Mara Levine | 35 |
| 27 | Judy Collins | 34 |
| 27 | Colleen Kattau | 34 |
| 27 | Vance Gilbert | 34 |
| 30 | Rachael Sage | 33 |
| 30 | Kim Moberg | 33 |
| 30 | Watkins Family Hour | 33 |
| 33 | Billy Strings | 32 |
| 33 | Gordon Thomas Ward | 32 |
| 35 | Indigo Girls | 31 |
| 36 | Barry Oreck | 30 |
| 36 | Tom Russell | 30 |
| 36 | Nanci Griffith | 30 |
| 36 | Danny Schmidt | 30 |
| 36 | Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | 30 |
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 Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-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) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH) |
| 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) |
| Ed Mellnik (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) |
| 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 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) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| 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 L. Lambert (KXCJ-FM, OR) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| 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) |
| NEED DISPLAY NAME: Maggie Ferguson |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| 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) |