Chart Section
FOLK DJ CHART FOR November 2019
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13738 plays from 518 playlists from 120 Folk DJs
Folk DJ Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 122 |
| 2 | Best of the Rest | Si Kahn | 112 |
| 3 | Heroes and Sparrows | Kevin Brown | 77 |
| 4 | If I Catch My Dream | Bett Padgett | 64 |
| 5 | Wahoo! | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 56 |
| 6 | Lines and Spaces | Heather Pierson | 52 |
| 7 | Today Again | Fred Arcoleo | 50 |
| 7 | Bones and Gravity | Lizanne Knott | 50 |
| 9 | Greening the Dark | Debra Cowan | 48 |
| 10 | Fair Play to You All | Tommy Sands | 43 |
| 10 | All That's Real | Gathering Sparks | 43 |
| 12 | Straight to Marrow | Clint Alphin | 41 |
| 13 | Up Against the Sky | Dave Gunning | 39 |
| 14 | Heart Land Again | Tim Grimm | 38 |
| 15 | Going to the Well | Linda McRae | 37 |
| 16 | Wildwood | Katie Dahl | 36 |
| 17 | Every Single Star | Dori Freeman | 35 |
| 17 | Assiniboine and the Red | The Small Glories | 35 |
| 17 | How We Want to Live | Lisa Bastoni | 35 |
| 17 | Words of Love | Allison Lupton | 35 |
| 21 | Rearrange My Heart | Che Apalache | 33 |
| 21 | Honest | Ordinary Elephant | 33 |
| 21 | If You Fall | Jaime Michaels | 33 |
| 24 | Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) | Various Artists | 32 |
| 24 | Old Ghosts and Lost Causes | Helene Cronin | 32 |
| 26 | These Old Hands | Crys Matthews | 31 |
| 26 | The Best of Christine Lavin | Christine Lavin | 31 |
| 26 | Heather Down the Moor | Gatehouse | 31 |
| 29 | Visions | Alice Howe | 30 |
| 29 | While I'm Livin | Tanya Tucker | 30 |
| 31 | Mama's Biscuits | Kirby Heard | 29 |
| 31 | Redemption 10: Live at Blue Rock | Libby Koch | 29 |
| 33 | My Dony | Grant Dermody | 28 |
| 33 | Wonderful Fairytale | Bill Jones | 28 |
| 33 | Come on Up to the House - Women Sing Waits | Various Artists | 28 |
| 36 | Due to the Darkness | The Gossamer Strings | 27 |
| 36 | Catching Rain | Peter Mayer | 27 |
| 38 | Unfortunate Point of View | Katherine Rondeau | 26 |
| 38 | Travelin' Thru: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15, 1967-1969 | Various | 26 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | Keb' Mo' | 25 |
| 40 | No Ceiling | Dick Weismass | 25 |
| 42 | Acorns | Ben Winship | 24 |
| 42 | The Storyteller's Suitcase | Ellis Paul | 24 |
| 42 | Gonna Love Anyway | Louisa Branscomb | 24 |
| 42 | Home | Billy Strings | 24 |
| 42 | Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne | Amy Speace | 24 |
| 47 | Sketches | Natalie Macmaster | 23 |
| 47 | Winter Stories | Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld | 23 |
| 47 | Even the Sparrow | Kelly Hunt | 23 |
| 50 | World Full of Blues | Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley | 22 |
| 50 | That We Could Find a Way to Be | Andrew Vannorstrand | 22 |
| 52 | Hush the Wild Horses | Rachel Harrington | 21 |
| 52 | Chasing the Sun | Bobtown | 21 |
| 52 | Resurrection | Kinky Friedman | 21 |
| 52 | Talk to a Human | Terri Hendrix | 21 |
| 52 | Walls of Time | Mike Block | 21 |
| 52 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 21 |
| 58 | When They Fall | Annie and Rod Capps | 20 |
| 58 | Medicine for Living | Alexa Rose | 20 |
| 58 | Tall Fiddler | Michael Cleveland | 20 |
| 61 | Sunshine Is Free | Monica Rizzio | 19 |
| 61 | Leylines | Rising Appalachia | 19 |
| 61 | Adobe Road | Cej | 19 |
| 61 | Pharmakon | Humbird | 19 |
| 61 | Songs for the Book of Life | Ron Israel | 19 |
| 66 | Wrestling With the Mystery | Nick Nace | 18 |
| 66 | Blood | Allison Moorer | 18 |
| 66 | Breaking in Lonesome | Rick Faris | 18 |
| 66 | Rings Around Saturn | Marion Halliday | 18 |
| 70 | Shades of Blue | Lynne Taylor | 17 |
| 70 | Crowing Ignites | Bruce Cockburn | 17 |
| 70 | Charlie Parr | Charlie Parr | 17 |
| 70 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | 17 |
| 70 | Is It the Kiss | Ana Egge | 17 |
| 70 | Coyote | Catherine Maclellan | 17 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Changes Everything | The Early Risers | 19 |
| 1 | Red Bird | The Early Risers | 19 |
| 3 | Making Life Sweet | The Early Risers | 17 |
| 4 | The Distant Lights of Nowhere | Kevin Brown | 15 |
| 5 | These Old Hands | Crys Matthews | 14 |
| 5 | Bless Your Heart | Clint Alphin | 14 |
| 5 | Down on the Merrimack River | Si Kahn | 14 |
| 8 | Scarecrow | Debra Cowan | 13 |
| 8 | The Dreamer | Che Apalache | 13 |
| 10 | Thanksgiving | Ron Israel | 12 |
| 10 | The Old Changing Way | Debra Cowan | 12 |
| 10 | Walking | The Early Risers | 12 |
| 13 | Lines and Spaces | Heather Pierson | 11 |
| 13 | When I'm Gone | Fred Arcoleo | 11 |
| 13 | The Old Front Porch | Bett Padgett | 11 |
| 13 | High on a Mountain | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 11 |
| 13 | Jump Up Ginger | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 11 |
| 13 | My Town | The Early Risers | 11 |
| 19 | World Full of Blues | Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley | 10 |
| 19 | Shades of Blue | Lynne Taylor | 10 |
| 19 | When I Go Out at Night | Kevin Brown | 10 |
| 19 | Rearrange My Heart | Che Apalache | 10 |
| 19 | Jenny & James | Ordinary Elephant | 10 |
| 19 | The Unconquerable Past | Stephen Fearing | 10 |
| 19 | What Will I Dream | Allison Lupton | 10 |
| 19 | For Goodness Sake | Kevin Brown | 10 |
| 19 | Hurricane | Lizanne Knott | 10 |
| 19 | Snowing on Raton | Jaime Michaels | 10 |
| 19 | Darling Corey | The Early Risers | 10 |
| 19 | To Hear Doc Watson Play | Si Kahn | 10 |
| 19 | Northwest Passage | Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld | 10 |
Folk DJ Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Kahn | 123 |
| 2 | The Early Risers | 122 |
| 3 | Kevin Brown | 77 |
| 4 | Bett Padgett | 65 |
| 5 | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer | 58 |
| 6 | Debra Cowan | 56 |
| 7 | Heather Pierson | 53 |
| 8 | Lizanne Knott | 50 |
| 8 | Fred Arcoleo | 50 |
| 10 | Tim Grimm | 49 |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | 48 |
| 12 | Tommy Sands | 46 |
| 13 | Gathering Sparks | 45 |
| 14 | Jaime Michaels | 43 |
| 15 | Clint Alphin | 41 |
| 16 | Ben Winship | 40 |
| 17 | Dave Gunning | 39 |
| 17 | Dori Freeman | 39 |
| 19 | Katie Dahl | 38 |
| 19 | The Small Glories | 38 |
| 19 | Linda McRae | 38 |
| 22 | Gordon Lightfoot | 37 |
| 22 | Christine Lavin | 37 |
| 22 | Che Apalache | 37 |
| 25 | Ordinary Elephant | 36 |
| 26 | Lisa Bastoni | 35 |
| 26 | Allison Lupton | 35 |
| 28 | John McCutcheon | 33 |
| 28 | Crys Matthews | 33 |
| 28 | Katherine Rondeau | 33 |
| 28 | Gatehouse | 33 |
| 32 | Peter Mayer | 32 |
| 32 | Grant Dermody | 32 |
| 32 | Leonard Cohen | 32 |
| 32 | Helene Cronin | 32 |
| 36 | Tim O'Brien | 31 |
| 37 | John Gorka | 30 |
| 37 | Libby Koch | 30 |
| 37 | Terri Hendrix | 30 |
| 37 | Tanya Tucker | 30 |
| 37 | Alice Howe | 30 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Doug Dick (WQCS-FM, FL) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Eddie O'Strange (Wellington Access Radio, NZ) |
| 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) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| 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 Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK) |
| 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) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| 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 (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Lyle Skinner (CJUM/UMFM, MB) |
| Mara L. Lambert (KXCJ-FM, OR) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Tobler (WTUL-FM, LA) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Barr (WAMC-FM, NY) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Terry Fatseas (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| WTJU Folk (WTJU-FM & WHAN-FM, VA) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |