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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR May 2021

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14174 plays from 490 playlists from 125 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 On Solid Ground Reggie Harris 99
2 Time Out - Session 1 The Accidentals 95
3 First Farewell Peggy Seeger 91
4 Red Maple Tree Sloan Wainwright 84
4 Knew Things Cliff Eberhardt 84
6 Ballad of a Bad Girl Kate McDonnell 79
6 There Used to Be Horses Here Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade 79
8 We Shall Stay Here Paul Kaplan 75
9 All This Time Running Craig Cardiff 73
10 Changemakers Crys Matthews 64
11 Everybody Wants My Hat Marc Black 57
12 Annamania Anna Elizabeth Laube 55
13 Just Causes Noel Paul Stookey 53
14 They're Calling Me Home Rhiannon Giddens 46
15 Markology II Mark O'Connor 45
16 Gone Tim Grimm 41
16 Bang at the Door Donna Herula 41
18 Tapered Point of Stone Eli West 35
19 Normal Isn't Normal Anymore Rod Abernethy 33
19 Evidence of Hope Friction Farm 33
21 Old-Time Sweethearts - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Various Artists 30
21 When We Wander Jesse Terry 30
23 Up With the Masses Sue Jeffers 29
24 The Fray John Smith 28
24 Be Ready When I Call You Guy Davis 28
26 The Red Album Red Molly 26
26 A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 60th Birthday Various Artists 26
26 Cycles Rachel Baiman 26
29 Let's Get Happy Together Maria Muldaur 24
29 Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno 24
29 Just Over the Ridge Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears 24
29 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings 24
33 Calla Lily The Brother Brothers 23
33 Stone by Stone Tret Fure 23
33 Boulevard Rod Macdonald 23
36 Ellis Paul's Traveling Medicine Show Vol. 1 Ellis Paul 22
37 Palms to Pines Dave Richardson 21
37 Shame and Sedition Lula Wiles 21
39 Wood, Steel, Dust and Dreams Rod Picott 20
39 Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy Various Artists 20
41 I Wanna Start a Band Britton Patrick Morgan 19
41 Still Woman Enough Loretta Lynn 19
43 Up Around the Bend Kim Moberg 18
43 Looking for the Light Christopher Mark Jones 18
45 Poets Liz Simmons 17
45 Caffeine and Nicotine David Glaser 17
45 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 17
45 Where and When Kelly's Lot 17
49 But I'd Rather Be With You Molly Tuttle 16
49 Ramble On Charlie Marie 16
49 Distance and Time Becky Buller 16
52 A Nod to Bob 2: An Artist's Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 70th Birthday Various Artists 15
52 The Times They Are A-Changin Bob Dylan 15
52 Jellyfish on the Moon Lisa Jeanette 15
52 Echo Land Bumarang 15
52 Red on Blonde Tim O'Brien 15
52 In Praise of Crows Bob Leslie 15
58 Looking for Wonderland Smithfield Fair 14
58 Joyful Banner Blazing Maria Dunn 14
58 Grenadine and Kerosene Carolyn Shulman 14
58 Bottleneck Dreams Salamander Crossing 14
58 Simple Syrup Sunny War 14
58 Cold Harbor Steven Gellman 14
58 Meridian Miles Gannett 14
58 Desert Ghosts Jaspar Lepak 14
58 Brand New Good Old Days Leftover Salmon 14
67 Changing Faces The Deep Dark Woods 13
67 Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan 13
67 Other Voices, Other Rooms Nanci Griffith 13
67 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan 13
67 Illuminations Sean Della Croce 13
67 The Waylon Sessions Shannon McNally 13
67 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 13
67 The Light of the Moon Gnoss 13

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 All This Time Running Craig Cardiff 29
2 Wildfire The Accidentals 27
3 What's Going On Tom Prasada-Rao 24
4 Borrowed Blue Susan Cattaneo 23
5 There Used to Be Horses Here Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade 22
6 Room in the City Cliff Eberhardt 21
7 My Flag Too Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 19
7 Night Train The Accidentals 19
7 Anyway The Accidentals 19
10 With a Memory Like Mine Red Molly 18
11 Ballad of a Bad Girl Kate McDonnell 17
11 Long as I See the Light Kate McDonnell 17
11 All Shall Be Well The Accidentals 17
11 The Invisible Woman Peggy Seeger 17
15 Everybody Wants My Hat Marc Black 16
15 How I Long for Peace Peggy Seeger 16
17 At Ease David Glaser 15
17 These Are the Days Paul Kaplan 15
17 Red Maple Tree Sloan Wainwright 15
17 21 Steps (Ballad for the Unknowns) Kim Moberg 15
17 Sweet Boy From Minnesota Anna Elizabeth Laube 15
17 Forever Young Crowes Pasture 15
17 In These Times Noel Paul Stookey 15
24 High Over the Hudson Reggie Harris 14
24 The Voice of Pete Paul Kaplan 14
24 Little Boxes Paul Kaplan 14
24 Gotta Get Home by Midnight Peggy Seeger 14

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Bob Dylan 264
2 Reggie Harris 103
3 Peggy Seeger 96
4 Pete Seeger 95
4 The Accidentals 95
6 Cliff Eberhardt 87
7 Sloan Wainwright 85
8 Kate McDonnell 79
8 Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade 79
10 Paul Kaplan 76
11 Craig Cardiff 73
12 Crys Matthews 64
13 Marc Black 58
14 Anna Elizabeth Laube 55
15 Noel Paul Stookey 53
15 Rhiannon Giddens 53
17 Tim Grimm 52
18 Mark O'Connor 47
19 Guy Davis 44
20 Donna Herula 41
21 John Prine 40
22 Ellis Paul 36
23 Red Molly 35
23 Eli West 35
23 John Smith 35
26 Rod Abernethy 33
26 Friction Farm 33
28 Judy Collins 32
28 Jesse Terry 32
28 Nanci Griffith 32
31 Maria Muldaur 31
32 John McCutcheon 30
32 John Gorka 30
32 Tim O'Brien 30
35 Sue Jeffers 29
35 Tom Prasada-Rao 29
35 Sarah Jarosz 29
35 Utah Phillips 29
39 Eliza Gilkyson 28
40 Rod Macdonald 27

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)
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 & 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)
Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ)
Gary Crouth (WYEP-FM, PA)
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)
Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
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 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)
Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (NHPR, NH)
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)
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)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT)
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 Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA)
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)
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)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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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