Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR March 2020
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13176 plays from 616 playlists from 122 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live at the Seagull Shop | Jud Caswell | 92 |
| 2 | Work My Claim | Brooks Williams | 78 |
| 3 | 25 Trips | Sierra Hull | 75 |
| 4 | The Family Songbook | The Haden Triplets | 62 |
| 5 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | 60 |
| 6 | Treat a Stranger Right | Frank and Allie Lee | 50 |
| 7 | Hang Me Out to Dry | Trip McCool | 48 |
| 8 | Bravado | Rose Cousins | 47 |
| 8 | Song Like a Seed | Sara Thomsen | 47 |
| 10 | Days of Decision: A Tribute to Phil Ochs | Martyn Joseph | 44 |
| 11 | Treasures in My Chest | Andrew McKnight | 39 |
| 12 | Headlight | Della Mae | 38 |
| 13 | The Far Si: The Si Kahn Funny Song Sing-Along Songbook | Matt Watroba | 36 |
| 14 | Good Good Man | Vance Gilbert | 35 |
| 15 | Alicia Viani | Alicia Viani | 34 |
| 15 | Someday Soon Somehow | Scott Fab | 34 |
| 15 | Hello Stranger | Eliza Meyer | 34 |
| 18 | Lp5 | John Moreland | 33 |
| 18 | Blindsided | Mark Erelli | 33 |
| 18 | Waltz for Abilene | Cindy Cashdollar | 33 |
| 21 | Bad Wife | Grant Peeples | 32 |
| 22 | Collection: 2008-2018 | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 31 |
| 23 | Boxed Up Promises | Sandy Haddon | 28 |
| 23 | No Time for Love Songs | The Mastersons | 28 |
| 25 | Wildwood | Katie Dahl | 27 |
| 26 | Refuge | Sultans of String | 26 |
| 26 | Already Gone | Chris Titchner | 26 |
| 26 | Love and Fire | Annette Wasilik | 26 |
| 26 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 26 |
| 30 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 25 |
| 30 | Next Time We Meet | Terry Kitchen | 25 |
| 32 | Lines and Spaces | Heather Pierson | 24 |
| 32 | The Moon Is an Ashtray | Miss Tess | 24 |
| 34 | Slow Steady Heart | Claudia Schmidt | 23 |
| 35 | The Light We Bring | Trout Steak Revival | 22 |
| 35 | Stony Run | Ken and Brad Kolodner | 22 |
| 35 | Old Tin | Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones | 22 |
| 38 | Bad for You | The Steeldrivers | 20 |
| 38 | The Great Irish Songbook | Dervish | 20 |
| 38 | Circadian | Letitia Vansant | 20 |
| 38 | Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne | Amy Speace | 20 |
| 42 | Let Love Go On | Mark Dvorak | 19 |
| 42 | Medicine for Living | Alexa Rose | 19 |
| 42 | Greening the Dark | Debra Cowan | 19 |
| 42 | The Panhandlers | The Panhandlers | 19 |
| 42 | Bull Frogs Croon and Other Songs | Aoife O'Donovan | 19 |
| 42 | Chasing the Sun | Bobtown | 19 |
| 42 | Bitter Ballads and Cynical Prayers | Chris Moyse | 19 |
| 49 | Live at the Red Shack | Eric Taylor | 18 |
| 49 | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton | 18 |
| 49 | Scatter the Light | Eileen Ivers | 18 |
| 49 | Fine, Thank You! | Deborah Holland | 18 |
| 49 | Legacy | Michael Johnathon | 18 |
| 49 | How We Want to Live | Lisa Bastoni | 18 |
| 49 | Love and Leave You | 100 Mile House | 18 |
| 49 | Embracing the Journey | Kathleen Healy | 18 |
| 49 | All Mine | Sarah Morris | 18 |
| 49 | Everything Is Moving | Laura Smith | 18 |
| 49 | Bird in a Cage | Patty Larkin | 18 |
| 60 | All That's Real | Gathering Sparks | 17 |
| 60 | American Standard | James Taylor | 17 |
| 60 | Honest | Ordinary Elephant | 17 |
| 60 | Home | Billy Strings | 17 |
| 64 | Caught It From the Rye | Tre Burt | 16 |
| 64 | Catching Rain | Peter Mayer | 16 |
| 64 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 16 |
| 67 | Rearrange My Heart | Che Apalache | 15 |
| 67 | Your Life Is a Record | Brandy Clark | 15 |
| 67 | Going to the Well | Linda McRae | 15 |
| 67 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 15 |
| 67 | Straight to Marrow | Clint Alphin | 15 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Long | Sierra Hull | 22 |
| 2 | If I Needed You | Tracy Grammer | 17 |
| 3 | Lucky Girl | Claudia Nygaard | 16 |
| 4 | Wildwood Flower | The Haden Triplets | 14 |
| 4 | Pour Me a Guinness | Jud Caswell | 14 |
| 6 | Days of Decision | Martyn Joseph | 13 |
| 6 | King of California | Brooks Williams | 13 |
| 8 | Ring Them Bells | Cindy Cashdollar | 12 |
| 8 | Get Poor Slow | Jud Caswell | 12 |
| 10 | Mothers | Grace Morrison | 11 |
| 10 | Water Is Life | Sara Thomsen | 11 |
| 10 | Beautifully Out of Place | Sierra Hull | 11 |
| 10 | How Is Your Heart | Scott Fab | 11 |
| 10 | Inland Sailor | Brooks Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Me Too | Claudia Nygaard | 11 |
| 16 | Wayfaring Stranger | The Haden Triplets | 10 |
| 16 | The Mountain Song | Sandy Haddon | 10 |
| 16 | I'll Fly Away | The Haden Triplets | 10 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | Claudia Nygaard | 10 |
| 16 | No Time for Love Songs | The Mastersons | 10 |
| 16 | Waiting for You | Della Mae | 10 |
| 16 | Blackberry Time | Jud Caswell | 10 |
| 16 | Rise | Carol Crittenden | 10 |
| 16 | Ozark Moon | The Haden Triplets | 10 |
| 25 | The Return (Love Comes Back) | Rose Cousins | 9 |
| 25 | Lakes of Pontchartrain | Aoife O'Donovan | 9 |
| 25 | Headlight | Della Mae | 9 |
| 25 | Whatever It Takes | Brooks Williams | 9 |
| 25 | The World Is on Fire | Annette Wasilik | 9 |
| 25 | The Midnight Special | Lead Belly | 9 |
| 25 | John Barleycorn Must Die | Trip McCool | 9 |
| 25 | The Agreement | Rose Cousins | 9 |
| 25 | Seven Sisters | Brooks Williams | 9 |
| 25 | The First Robin of Spring | Trip McCool | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jud Caswell | 92 |
| 2 | Brooks Williams | 82 |
| 3 | Sierra Hull | 77 |
| 4 | The Haden Triplets | 63 |
| 5 | Claudia Nygaard | 61 |
| 6 | Martyn Joseph | 55 |
| 6 | Eric Taylor | 55 |
| 8 | Frank and Allie Lee | 50 |
| 9 | Trip McCool | 48 |
| 10 | Rose Cousins | 47 |
| 10 | Sara Thomsen | 47 |
| 12 | Bob Dylan | 45 |
| 13 | Della Mae | 43 |
| 14 | Andrew McKnight | 39 |
| 15 | Vance Gilbert | 38 |
| 16 | Mark Erelli | 37 |
| 17 | John McCutcheon | 36 |
| 17 | Matt Watroba | 36 |
| 19 | John Gorka | 34 |
| 19 | Eliza Meyer | 34 |
| 19 | Scott Fab | 34 |
| 19 | Alicia Viani | 34 |
| 23 | Grant Peeples | 33 |
| 23 | John Moreland | 33 |
| 23 | Cindy Cashdollar | 33 |
| 26 | Patty Larkin | 32 |
| 26 | The Steeldrivers | 32 |
| 28 | Ellis Paul | 31 |
| 28 | Dervish | 31 |
| 28 | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 31 |
| 31 | Katie Dahl | 29 |
| 31 | Aoife O'Donovan | 29 |
| 31 | The Mastersons | 29 |
| 31 | Chris Titchner | 29 |
| 35 | Eliza Gilkyson | 28 |
| 35 | Tim O'Brien | 28 |
| 35 | Claudia Schmidt | 28 |
| 35 | Sultans of String | 28 |
| 35 | Sandy Haddon | 28 |
| 40 | The Chieftains | 27 |
| 40 | Heather Pierson | 27 |
| 40 | Judy Collins | 27 |
| 40 | Annette Wasilik | 27 |
| 40 | Terry Kitchen | 27 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| 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 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) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (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) |
| Helen Jankoski (WCNI-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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 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 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) |
| 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) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| 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) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-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) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Rik Palieri (WBTV-LP-FM, VT) |
| 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 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) |
| 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) |