Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR May 2019
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 15204 plays from 579 playlists from 127 Folk DJs
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honest | Ordinary Elephant | 110 |
| 2 | Rose Avenue | Joel Rafael | 101 |
| 3 | Dedicated to the Proposition | Spook Handy | 82 |
| 4 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 80 |
| 5 | To Everyone in All the World | John McCutcheon | 76 |
| 6 | Visions | Alice Howe | 71 |
| 7 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 66 |
| 8 | Even the Sparrow | Kelly Hunt | 63 |
| 9 | The Great Irish Songbook | Dervish | 57 |
| 10 | Caravan of Dawn | Levins | 56 |
| 11 | Standard Deviation | Danny Schmidt | 55 |
| 12 | When You're Ready | Molly Tuttle | 53 |
| 12 | What Will We Do | Lula Wiles | 53 |
| 14 | Patty Griffin | Patty Griffin | 50 |
| 14 | Let's Be Brave | Rain Perry | 50 |
| 16 | In Sevens | Kora Feder | 47 |
| 17 | The Butcher Shoppe Ep | Della Mae | 46 |
| 17 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 46 |
| 19 | Dreams on Hold | Sarah Eide | 44 |
| 19 | Tim O'Brien Band | Tim O'Brien | 44 |
| 21 | Smoke and Ashes | Lonely Heartstring Band | 42 |
| 22 | Hummingbird | John Smith | 39 |
| 23 | The Point of Arrival | Carrie Newcomer | 37 |
| 24 | Ten: The Errant Night | Runa | 36 |
| 24 | Who I Am | Andrew Adkins | 36 |
| 26 | Once a Day | April Verch | 33 |
| 26 | Closing the Gap | Molsky's Mountain Drifters | 33 |
| 26 | It's a Hard Life | Ruby Lovett | 33 |
| 29 | Mint Condition | Caroline Spence | 32 |
| 29 | Facets of Folk | Mara Levine | 32 |
| 29 | Easy Money | Old Man Luedecke | 32 |
| 32 | Right Before Our Eyes | Steve Eriksson | 31 |
| 32 | Dirigo Attitude | Sara Trunzo | 31 |
| 34 | Autumn of the World | Resonant Rogues | 30 |
| 34 | The Bull Moose Party | Jackson Grimm | 30 |
| 36 | Front Porch | Joy Williams | 29 |
| 36 | Heartache Town | Eric Lee | 29 |
| 38 | Rise Sun | Infamous Stringdusters | 27 |
| 38 | Live in '65 | Pete Seeger | 27 |
| 38 | The Smithsonian Folkways Collection | Pete Seeger | 27 |
| 38 | October in the Railroad Earth | Tom Russell | 27 |
| 42 | Hide and Hair | Trials of Cato | 26 |
| 42 | The Question | Anna Tivel | 26 |
| 44 | Assiniboine and the Red | Small Glories | 25 |
| 44 | What if This Is All There Is | Rj Cowdery | 25 |
| 44 | Tides of a Teardrop | Mandolin Orange | 25 |
| 44 | Unfortunate Point of View | Katherine Rondeau | 25 |
| 48 | Monroe Bus | Andy Statman | 24 |
| 48 | Riverland | Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Thomm Jutz | 24 |
| 48 | Pseudomyopia | Rachael Sage | 24 |
| 51 | Better by Now | Benjamin Dakota Rogers | 23 |
| 51 | Off to Here Land | Ashley and Simpson | 23 |
| 51 | Yumpatiddly Bee | Princes of Serendip | 23 |
| 54 | Starlight on the Rails | Utah Phillips | 22 |
| 54 | The Hard Way | Dale Ann Bradley | 22 |
| 54 | Pictures of Us | Braden Gates | 22 |
| 54 | Caffeine and Nicotine | David Glaser | 22 |
| 58 | No Water, No Flowers | Genevieve Racette | 21 |
| 58 | Guy | Steve Earle and the Dukes | 21 |
| 58 | Headlines and Footnotes | Pete Seeger | 21 |
| 61 | The Long Road | Beth Wood | 20 |
| 61 | Baked Not Fried | Paul Chet and the Whiskey Chickens | 20 |
| 61 | Reasons | Grace Morrison | 20 |
| 61 | North Country | Danny Burns | 20 |
| 65 | Anything but Ordinary | Jan Aldridge Clark | 19 |
| 65 | The Songs of Mother Jones in Heaven | Vivian Nesbitt and John Dillon | 19 |
| 65 | Ride Me Back Home | Willie Nelson | 19 |
| 68 | Driver | Michael Braunfeld | 18 |
| 68 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert | 18 |
| 68 | Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol 3 | Todd Snider | 18 |
| 68 | Leylines | Rising Appalachia | 18 |
| 68 | Reflections | Andy and Judy | 18 |
| 68 | Grenades | Kaia Kater | 18 |
| 68 | Caught on a Wire | Evie Ladin Band | 18 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The War | Ordinary Elephant | 23 |
| 2 | Scars We Keep | Ordinary Elephant | 22 |
| 3 | Abraham, Martin and John | Joel Rafael | 20 |
| 4 | Twilight | Alice Howe | 19 |
| 4 | I Come From | Ordinary Elephant | 19 |
| 4 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 19 |
| 7 | Vapor | Rain Perry | 17 |
| 7 | Strong | Joel Rafael | 17 |
| 7 | Sixteen Tons | Della Mae | 17 |
| 7 | Pete Seeger's Life | Spook Handy | 17 |
| 7 | Take Me Home | Sofia Talvik | 17 |
| 12 | I Ain't No Jesus | Ellis Paul | 16 |
| 13 | The May Morning Dew | Dervish | 14 |
| 13 | Fragile Heart | Andrew Adkins | 14 |
| 13 | The Bridge Song | Sarah Eide | 14 |
| 13 | Across the Great Divide | Kelly Hunt | 14 |
| 17 | If I Had a Hammer | Pete Seeger | 13 |
| 17 | Food and Medicine | Sara Trunzo | 13 |
| 19 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | Alice Howe | 12 |
| 19 | Jenny & James | Ordinary Elephant | 12 |
| 19 | Sailing Down My Golden River | John McCutcheon | 12 |
| 19 | Under Our Skin | Joel Rafael | 12 |
| 19 | You'll Never Be This Young Again | Ellis Paul | 12 |
| 19 | Big Mover | Sarah Eide | 12 |
| 25 | The High Road | Molly Tuttle | 11 |
| 25 | Well May the World Go | John McCutcheon | 11 |
| 25 | Waist Deep in the Big Muddy | Pete Seeger | 11 |
| 25 | Front Porch | Joy Williams | 11 |
| 25 | Last Man Standing | Danny Schmidt | 11 |
| 25 | The Story I Can Hear | Levins | 11 |
| 25 | Mama's Opry | Iris Dement | 11 |
| 25 | Glory Bound | Joel Rafael | 11 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Seeger | 286 |
| 2 | Ordinary Elephant | 111 |
| 3 | John McCutcheon | 105 |
| 4 | Joel Rafael | 102 |
| 5 | Spook Handy | 88 |
| 6 | Ellis Paul | 84 |
| 7 | Bob Dylan | 75 |
| 8 | Alice Howe | 71 |
| 8 | Kelly Hunt | 71 |
| 10 | Our Native Daughters | 66 |
| 11 | Tim O'Brien | 59 |
| 12 | Dervish | 58 |
| 13 | Molly Tuttle | 57 |
| 14 | Danny Schmidt | 56 |
| 14 | Levins | 56 |
| 16 | Patty Griffin | 54 |
| 16 | Lula Wiles | 54 |
| 18 | Rain Perry | 50 |
| 18 | Joel Mabus | 50 |
| 20 | Della Mae | 49 |
| 20 | Carrie Newcomer | 49 |
| 22 | Tom Russell | 47 |
| 22 | Kora Feder | 47 |
| 24 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 46 |
| 24 | Mara Levine | 46 |
| 26 | Lonely Heartstring Band | 45 |
| 27 | Sarah Eide | 44 |
| 27 | John Smith | 44 |
| 29 | Seldom Scene | 43 |
| 30 | Judy Collins | 38 |
| 30 | Runa | 38 |
| 32 | Willie Nelson | 37 |
| 32 | Molsky's Mountain Drifters | 37 |
| 32 | April Verch | 37 |
| 35 | Old Man Luedecke | 36 |
| 35 | Andrew Adkins | 36 |
| 37 | Utah Phillips | 35 |
| 38 | Ruby Lovett | 34 |
| 39 | Weavers | 33 |
| 40 | Caroline Spence | 32 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Amy & Travis Luncan (WYSO-FM, OH) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Anne Fuller and Mike Sakarias (KRNN-FM, AK) |
| 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 Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| 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) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| 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) |
| Friedrich Hog (Radio free FM, Germany) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Joe Pszonek (WNTI & Blues and Roots Radio, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John C. Falstaff (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| 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 Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Tom MacArthur (folkchefskitchen.podbean.com, NB) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |