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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR May 2020

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12881 plays from 429 playlists from 105 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury Gretchen Peters 83
2 2020 Eliza Gilkyson 80
3 Western Sun Nell and Jim Band 57
4 The Path of Stones John Doyle 55
5 Brother Sister Watkins Family Hour 46
6 Character Rachael Sage 42
7 Headlight Della Mae 40
8 Highway Philosophers Lara Herscovitch 39
9 We Fit Together Barry Oreck 37
10 Big Road David Bromberg 36
10 25 Trips Sierra Hull 36
12 Early Morning Rain Steve Forbert 34
13 Spider Tales Jake Blount 32
14 Nonet The Mammals 31
14 Chicago Barn Dance Special Consensus 31
16 Time Traveler Jason Wilber 30
17 The Loud Album Carla Ulbrich 28
17 Bad for You The Steeldrivers 28
19 Eiderdown Gordon Thomas Ward 27
20 I Have Known Women: Songs by Si Kahn Celebrating Women's Lives and Struggles Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves 26
20 Live at Seagull Shop Restaurant Jud Caswell 26
22 Good Souls Better Angels Lucinda Williams 25
22 Home Billy Strings 25
24 Waterfalls Thomas Aaron Garlow 24
24 Ashes in the Morning Ken Dunn 24
24 Look Long Indigo Girls 24
27 The Perfect Plan The Lowest Pair 23
28 Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Pete Seeger 22
28 Waltz for Abilene Cindy Cashdollar 22
30 Logan Ledger Logan Ledger 20
30 Hello Stranger Eliza Meyer 20
32 Mondegreens Rachel Garlin 19
32 Good Good Man Vance Gilbert 19
32 Lucky Girl Claudia Nygaard 19
32 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 19
36 Lucky in Love Antonio Andrade 18
37 Chasing the Sun Bobtown 17
37 Bravado Rose Cousins 17
37 Making Life Sweet The Early Risers 17
37 Lp5 John Moreland 17
37 Facets of Folk Mara Levine 17
37 Hang Me Out to Dry Trip McCool 17
37 Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne Amy Speace 17
44 Treat a Stranger Right Frank and Allie Lee 16
45 How We Want to Live Lisa Bastoni 15
45 The Family Songbook The Haden Triplets 15
45 Straight to Marrow Clint Alphin 15
48 Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn 14
48 Love and Leave You 100 Mile House 14
48 And Laurie Lewis Laurie Lewis 14
48 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine 14
48 Song Like a Seed Sara Thomsen 14
48 Circadian Letitia Vansant 14
54 A Long Way Back, the Songs of Glimmer Kim Richey 13
54 Call the Captain Western Centuries 13
54 Losing Ground Vol. 1 The Sweeplings 13
54 Sins We Made Harrow Fair 13
54 Wildwood Katie Dahl 13
59 Alicia Viani Alicia Viani 12
59 Someday Soon Somehow Scott Fab 12
59 Strange Fascination Chatham County Line 12
59 Hold My Beer Randy Rogers and Wade Brown 12
59 Refuge Sultans of String 12
59 Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul 12
59 Caught It From the Rye Tre Burt 12
59 Big Blue Sky in the Morning Barbara Jo Kammer 12
59 From a Distance Valerie Smith 12
59 Work My Claim Brooks Williams 12
59 One Town Over g.f. Patrick 12
70 Harmony Ascension Division Pete Bernhard 11
70 Ready to Go Reggie Harris 11
70 Honest Ordinary Elephant 11
70 Wings of a Jetliner Nate Lee 11
70 The Light We Bring Trout Steak Revival 11
70 Ghosts of West Virginia Steve Earle 11
70 Assiniboine and the Red The Small Glories 11
70 Where the Wind Blows Beppe Gambetta 11
70 Best of the Rest Si Kahn 11
70 Be a Pain Alastair Moock 11
70 Everyday Moments Connie Kaldor 11
70 Blindsided Mark Erelli 11

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 2020 Vision Danny Schmidt 22
2 From a Distance Valerie Smith 20
3 A Prayer for the Sane Danny Schmidt 19
4 Guantanamera Olga Alvarez 17
5 Peace in Our Hearts Eliza Gilkyson 16
6 Ohio Rachael Sage 14
7 Six Feet Apart Crys Matthews and Heather Mae 13
7 Promises to Keep Eliza Gilkyson 13
9 Take This Hammer David Bromberg 12
9 Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) Gretchen Peters 12
9 Earthman The Dillards 12
12 A Simple Song Barry Oreck 11
12 The Path of Stones John Doyle 11
12 Why You Been Gone So Long Gretchen Peters 11
12 One Vote, One Name Joel Rafael 11
16 Mothers Grace Morrison 10
16 Headlight Della Mae 10
16 East Side West Side The Mammals 10
16 Wash Your Hands The Twangtown Paramours 10
16 Heaven Help the Child Gretchen Peters 10
16 Bravery's on Fire Rachael Sage 10
16 Frisco Depot Gretchen Peters 10
23 I Wonder Claudia Nygaard 9
23 Travelin' the Road West Nell and Jim Band 9
23 No Place to Run Barry Oreck 9
23 In My Beautiful Dream Nell and Jim Band 9
23 Where Have All the Flowers Gone Eliza Gilkyson 9
23 Sing Merrily to Me John Doyle 9
23 My Heart Aches Eliza Gilkyson 9
23 Lafayette Watkins Family Hour 9
23 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 9

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Bob Dylan 149
2 Pete Seeger 105
3 Eliza Gilkyson 91
4 Gretchen Peters 85
5 John Prine 66
6 Nell and Jim Band 57
7 John Doyle 55
8 Della Mae 47
8 Watkins Family Hour 47
8 Danny Schmidt 47
11 John McCutcheon 44
11 Carla Ulbrich 44
13 Rachael Sage 43
14 Pharis and Jason Romero 42
15 The Steeldrivers 41
16 Lara Herscovitch 40
17 David Bromberg 39
18 Barry Oreck 38
19 Special Consensus 37
19 Sierra Hull 37
21 Steve Forbert 35
22 Lucinda Williams 34
23 Jake Blount 33
24 The Mammals 32
24 Valerie Smith 32
26 Billy Strings 31
26 Jason Wilber 31
26 Joan Baez 31
29 Indigo Girls 30
29 Mara Levine 30
31 Little Richard 29
32 Saro Lynch-Thomason and Sam Gleaves 27
32 Gordon Thomas Ward 27
34 Jud Caswell 26
35 Ken Dunn 25
35 Steve Goodman 25
35 Tom Paxton 25
38 Logan Ledger 24
38 Thomas Aaron Garlow 24
38 Laurie Lewis 24

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 Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA)
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)
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)
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)
Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
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)
Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
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 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 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)
Valerie Smith (WLIJ, TN)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX)
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