Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR May 2018
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14879 plays from 578 playlists from 134 Folk DJs
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prodigal Son | Ry Cooder | 128 |
| 2 | Ready to Go | Reggie Harris | 123 |
| 3 | Them and Us | Chuck Brodsky | 103 |
| 4 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 88 |
| 5 | The Lies the Poets Tell | Laurie MacAllister | 84 |
| 6 | Sweet Old Religion | Pharis and Jason Romero | 81 |
| 7 | Safe Until Tomorrow | The Kennedys | 80 |
| 8 | The Broken Heart of Everything | David Francey | 76 |
| 8 | My Fence & My Neighbor | Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch | 76 |
| 10 | Take This Hammer | Joe Rollin Porter | 72 |
| 11 | The Man I'm Supposed to Be | Rod Abernethy | 70 |
| 12 | Black Cowboys | Dom Flemons | 68 |
| 13 | Shiver | Carolann Solebello | 63 |
| 14 | Voices | Tom Rush | 53 |
| 15 | The Forgotten | Joe Jencks | 52 |
| 16 | Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof | Vi Wickam and Justin Branum | 46 |
| 17 | Held in the Arms | Lucia Comnes | 44 |
| 17 | White Tiger | Ana Egge | 44 |
| 19 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | 42 |
| 20 | Carter Stanley's Eyes | Peter Rowan | 41 |
| 20 | Whistle Down the Wind | Joan Baez | 41 |
| 22 | Old Songs Yet to Sing | Tom Russell | 40 |
| 22 | Rising Tide | Taivi | 40 |
| 24 | Get Us Out of Fearland | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 38 |
| 25 | Songs of the Mountains, Songs of the Plains | Roe Family Singers | 35 |
| 26 | Rabbit in the Moon | Sparrow Blue | 34 |
| 26 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | 34 |
| 28 | For Real | Rita Hosking | 33 |
| 28 | Natural | Jesse Terry | 33 |
| 28 | Ghost Light | John McCutcheon | 33 |
| 31 | North of Despair | Wood and Wire | 32 |
| 31 | 10,000 Days Like These | Low Lily | 32 |
| 31 | Sometimes Just the Sky | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 32 |
| 34 | See You Around | I'm With Her | 31 |
| 34 | Live From the Art Farm | The Fretless | 31 |
| 34 | Tongue and Groove | Andrew Collins Trio | 31 |
| 34 | Time Is Everything | Vivian Leva | 31 |
| 38 | Old Freight | Alan Barnosky | 30 |
| 38 | The Gap of Dreams | Altan | 30 |
| 40 | At the Turning Point | Tom Chapin and Friends | 29 |
| 40 | Edges Run | Mipso | 29 |
| 42 | In City and Country | The Young Novelists | 28 |
| 42 | I'm The Only One Who Will Tell You, You're Bad | Goodnight Moonshine | 28 |
| 44 | Low Tide | Tracy Grammer | 27 |
| 45 | Beginning Again | Rod MacDonald | 26 |
| 45 | True in Time | John Gorka | 26 |
| 45 | When the Sun Comes Up | Lonesome Ace Stringband | 26 |
| 48 | The Lesser of Two Evils | The Lied To's | 25 |
| 48 | The Invisible Comes to Us | Anna and Elizabeth | 25 |
| 48 | Hot Jazz, Cool Blues and Hard-Hitting Songs | Barbara Dane | 25 |
| 51 | All Their Many Miles | Super Saturated Sugar Strings | 24 |
| 51 | North | Heather Styka and the Sentimentals | 24 |
| 53 | No Pressure | Hot Club Sandwich | 23 |
| 53 | Songs From the Deluge | Western Centuries | 23 |
| 55 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Various Artists | 22 |
| 55 | By the Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | 22 |
| 57 | Rise Up | Belle of the Fall | 21 |
| 57 | Sunshiner | The Mammals | 21 |
| 59 | Southland | Lindsey Lou | 20 |
| 59 | End Zone | Annie Lou | 20 |
| 59 | Time to Fly | Mare Wakefield and Nomad | 20 |
| 59 | Morose | Les Poules a Colin | 20 |
| 63 | Rivers and Roads | Special Consensus | 19 |
| 63 | Every Road We Take | Joyce Luna | 19 |
| 63 | The Next Chapter | Connla | 19 |
| 66 | Emerald Rae | Emerald Rae | 18 |
| 66 | Live at the Kitchen Sink | C. Daniel Boling | 18 |
| 66 | Sing Louder | Meghan Cary | 18 |
| 66 | Call Me Lucky | Chris Smither | 18 |
| 70 | A Landscape of Ghosts | Rob Siegel | 17 |
| 70 | Love Is the Answer | Judy Chops | 17 |
| 70 | American Favorite Ballads | Pete Seeger | 17 |
| 70 | Every Seed Must Die | Promise Is Hope | 17 |
| 70 | Blindfaller | Mandolin Orange | 17 |
| 70 | Accomplice One | Tommy Emmanuel | 17 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ready to Go | Reggie Harris | 33 |
| 1 | My Fence & My Neighbor | Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch | 33 |
| 3 | Them and Us | Chuck Brodsky | 32 |
| 4 | Knockin' on Your Screen Door | John Prine | 28 |
| 5 | Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right | Ry Cooder | 25 |
| 6 | The Times They Are A-Changin | Reggie Harris | 24 |
| 7 | I'll Be Rested When the Roll Is Called | Ry Cooder | 21 |
| 8 | Straight Street | Ry Cooder | 19 |
| 9 | Are You Happy Now? | Laurie MacAllister | 18 |
| 10 | Stand Up Guy | Chuck Brodsky | 15 |
| 10 | Shrinking Man | Ry Cooder | 15 |
| 12 | Love Guides the Wounded Heart | Reggie Harris | 14 |
| 12 | Safe Until Tomorrow | The Kennedys | 14 |
| 12 | Be Silent No More | The Kennedys | 14 |
| 12 | Hiram | Carolann Solebello | 14 |
| 12 | Sweet Old Religion | Pharis and Jason Romero | 14 |
| 12 | Last Man Standing | Willie Nelson | 14 |
| 18 | Umbrella | The Kennedys | 13 |
| 18 | Call It Chicken | Chuck Brodsky | 13 |
| 20 | Little Girls | Meghan Cary | 12 |
| 20 | You Must Unload | Ry Cooder | 12 |
| 20 | Black Jack Davy | Joe Rollin Porter | 12 |
| 20 | Lonely Road | David Francey | 12 |
| 24 | Spike Driver Blues | Joe Rollin Porter | 11 |
| 24 | On the Farm | Lucia Comnes | 11 |
| 24 | Warsaw in May | Chuck Brodsky | 11 |
| 24 | The Prodigal Son | Ry Cooder | 11 |
| 24 | Saro Jane | Joe Rollin Porter | 11 |
| 24 | True North | Carolann Solebello | 11 |
| 24 | Jesus and Woody | Ry Cooder | 11 |
| 24 | Old World Style | Pharis and Jason Romero | 11 |
| 24 | I Don't Need No Glasses | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 11 |
| 24 | For a Song | Laurie MacAllister | 11 |
| 24 | Walking in Jerusalem | David Francey | 11 |
| 24 | Skip the Cat Needs a Home | Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch | 11 |
| 24 | Night and Morning | David Francey | 11 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ry Cooder | 136 |
| 2 | Reggie Harris | 123 |
| 3 | John Prine | 112 |
| 4 | Chuck Brodsky | 111 |
| 5 | Pete Seeger | 98 |
| 6 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 88 |
| 6 | Peter Rowan | 88 |
| 8 | The Kennedys | 87 |
| 9 | Laurie MacAllister | 84 |
| 10 | David Francey | 82 |
| 11 | Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch | 76 |
| 12 | Joe Rollin Porter | 73 |
| 13 | Rod Abernethy | 70 |
| 14 | Dom Flemons | 68 |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | 65 |
| 16 | Carolann Solebello | 63 |
| 17 | Willie Nelson | 62 |
| 18 | Joe Jencks | 61 |
| 19 | John McCutcheon | 57 |
| 20 | Tom Rush | 56 |
| 21 | Tom Russell | 55 |
| 22 | Joan Baez | 51 |
| 23 | John Gorka | 50 |
| 24 | Vi Wickam and Justin Branum | 47 |
| 25 | Ana Egge | 45 |
| 26 | Lucia Comnes | 44 |
| 27 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 43 |
| 28 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 41 |
| 29 | Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches | 40 |
| 29 | Taivi | 40 |
| 31 | I'm With Her | 37 |
| 32 | Roe Family Singers | 35 |
| 33 | Sparrow Blue | 34 |
| 34 | Low Lily | 33 |
| 34 | Rita Hosking | 33 |
| 34 | Jesse Terry | 33 |
| 34 | Anna and Elizabeth | 33 |
| 38 | Johnny Cash | 32 |
| 38 | Tracy Grammer | 32 |
| 38 | Wood and Wire | 32 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allison Brock (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Amanda Lynn Stubley (CHRW, ON) |
| 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) |
| Bettie Carlson (WCUW-FM, MA) |
| Bill Hahn (TableTalk - billhahnprogramnotes.blogspot.com, NJ) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |
| Darwin Davidson (WERU-FM, ME) |
| David John (KTRU-FM, TX) |
| Denis McKay (VOX-FM, Australia) |
| Dennis & Judy Cook (WOBC-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 Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| Friedrich Hog (Radio free FM, Germany) |
| Gaye Auxier (WDBX-FM, IL) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Schatzmann (CJLX-FM, ON) |
| Hansjoerg Malonek (ISW-FM, Germany) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Ian Zolitor (WXPN-FM, PA) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeff Robson (CJUM-FM, MB) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jenny Flux (2AIR-FM, Australia) |
| 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 Rogers (WIUP-FM, PA) |
| Joe Pszonek (WMSC-FM & radiohowhere903.com, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Lupton and George Mercer (WVUD-FM, DE) |
| John Mazza (WNHU-FM, CT) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| 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) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| 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 Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| NEED DISPLAY NAME: Caroline Doctorow |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| 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 (WVUD-FM, DE) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Sadie Damascus (KGGV-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Terry O'Laughlin (WORT-FM, WI) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| WTJU Folk (WTJU-FM & WHAN-FM, VA) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |