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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR March 2021

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14709 plays from 487 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 Gone Tim Grimm 139
2 Changemakers Crys Matthews 79
2 Still Woman Enough Loretta Lynn 79
4 Jellyfish on the Moon Lisa Jeanette 69
5 Just Over the Ridge Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 66
5 Normal Isn't Normal Anymore Rod Abernethy 66
7 Joyful Banner Blazing Maria Dunn 55
7 Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show Vol. 1 Ellis Paul 55
9 Poets Liz Simmons 47
9 Mississippi River Suite Michael J. Miles 47
11 Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno 45
11 Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005 – 2020 Jeffrey Foucault 45
11 Boulevard Rod Macdonald 45
14 Tapered Point of Stone Eli West 44
15 Desert Ghosts Jaspar Lepak 43
15 Distance and Time Becky Buller 43
17 Calla Lily The Brother Brothers 41
18 Salvation Megan Lacy 38
19 Woman in Color Raye Zaragoza 37
20 We Go On: Si Kahn's Songs of Hope in Hard Times Katie Oates 36
21 Solace in the Wild Erin Ivey 35
21 + 1 Mike Barnett 35
23 Lost Songs Terry Kitchen 34
23 Ecstatic Bird in the Morning Luke Concannon 34
25 Stone by Stone Tret Fure 33
25 Lamentations Rupert Wates 33
27 Still Time Karen Matheson 32
27 I'll Be Back Soon Tiffany Williams 32
29 The Midnight Broadcast Peter Case 29
30 The Painter Michael Johnathon 27
30 Songs of 69 Reid Jamieson 27
30 Karen Bella Karen Bella 27
33 Roots Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road 26
33 The River Flows John Hurlbut and Jorma Kaukonen 26
33 The Darkness and the Light Mike Ward 26
36 Waterlines Zoe Fitzgerald Carter 25
36 World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz 25
36 Hold the Line Hardened and Tempered 25
39 Daddy's Country Gold Melissa Carper 24
39 These 13 Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird 24
41 On the Loose The Squirrel Hillbillies 22
42 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 21
43 Shall We Hope Tony Trischka 20
43 Come on Over: The Honky Tonk Duets Domenic Cicala 20
43 In Our Voices Moira Smiley and Voco 20
46 The Burnt Pines The Burnt Pines 19
47 The Fray John Smith 18
47 That's Life Willie Nelson 18
49 The Mando Chronicles Peter Ostroushko 17
49 The Path of Stones John Doyle 17
49 Revolutionary Love Ani Difranco 17
49 Red Maple Tree Sloan Wainwright 17
49 Songs of Our Native Daughters Our Native Daughters 17
49 Learning to Listen Susan Ellenton 17
55 They're Calling Me Home Rhiannon Giddens 16
55 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone Gillian Welch and David Rawlings 16
55 The Great Irish Songbook Dervish 16
55 We're Only Family if You Say So The Rough and Tumble 16
55 Illuminations Sean Della Croce 16
55 Home Billy Strings 16
61 When I Wait for You Dirk Powell 15
61 Evidence of Hope Friction Farm 15
61 How Many Times Esther Rose 15
64 Tangle of Souls Scott Cook 14
64 I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves 14
64 Pushing Forward Wes Weddell and Ailisa Newhall 14
64 All About the Timing Roland Roberts 14
64 American Silence Chris Pierce 14
69 Fiddler's Pastime Bronwyn Keith-Hynes 13
69 String of Pearls Annabelle Chvostek 13
69 Covers Mo Kenney 13
69 Fall Like Rain Justin Moses 13
69 Things She Couldn't Get Over Dale Ann Bradley 13
69 Everything Changes Sara Thomsen 13

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Dreaming of King Lear Tim Grimm 28
2 25 Trees Tim Grimm 26
3 Call Them In Crys Matthews 24
4 Carry Us Away Tim Grimm 20
5 A Woman's Place Sara Thomsen 19
6 I Am of Ireland Cathy Jordan and Seamie O'Dowd 18
7 Will You Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno 17
7 Which Side Are You on - Enough Michael J. Miles 17
9 Ever Gonna Fly Jaspar Lepak 16
9 Seasons Change Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 16
11 Gone Tim Grimm 15
11 Cadillac Hearse Tim Grimm 15
13 Don't Blame Me (Jolene's Reply) Lisa Jeanette 14
13 Born to Be With You Mike Barnett 14
13 Joseph Cross Tim Grimm 14
13 A Case of You Alice Howe 14
13 Exactly Where You Are Crys Matthews 14
18 Still Woman Enough Loretta Lynn 13
18 Carry Me With You Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 13
18 In Times Like These Sloan Wainwright 13
21 Joyful Banner Blazing Maria Dunn 12
21 Yukon Women Susan Ellenton 12
21 We Are the Girls Lyn Koonce 12
21 A Dream Tim Grimm 12
21 Transatlantic Aoife O'Donovan 12
21 Blind Love Blues Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 12

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Tim Grimm 153
2 Peter Ostroushko 107
3 Loretta Lynn 89
4 Crys Matthews 82
5 Ellis Paul 73
6 Lisa Jeanette 72
7 Rod Abernethy 66
7 Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 66
9 Maria Dunn 61
10 Bob Dylan 50
11 Jeffrey Foucault 48
12 Michael J. Miles 47
12 Rod Macdonald 47
12 Liz Simmons 47
15 Eli West 46
15 Tiffany Williams 46
15 Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno 46
18 Mike Barnett 45
19 Becky Buller 43
19 Jaspar Lepak 43
19 The Brother Brothers 43
22 John McCutcheon 41
23 Raye Zaragoza 39
24 Rhiannon Giddens 38
24 Tret Fure 38
24 Megan Lacy 38
27 Karen Matheson 36
27 John Prine 36
27 Terry Kitchen 36
27 Katie Oates 36
31 Erin Ivey 35
32 Jack Hardy 34
32 Luke Concannon 34
32 Sarah Jarosz 34
35 Rupert Wates 33
36 Gillian Welch 32
37 Tim O'Brien 30
37 Joni Mitchell 30
37 Peter Case 30
40 Michael Johnathon 29

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)
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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA)
Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK)
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)
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)
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)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
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)
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)
Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
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 Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
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)
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)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.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)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (VPR, VT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
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)
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)
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