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Chart Section

FAI FOLK CHART FOR October 2020

Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13453 plays from 464 playlists from 113 Folk DJs

FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month

Rank Album Artist Plays
1 Songs Doc Didn't Sing Doc and Merle Watson 91
2 Chasing Echoes Phil Henry 62
3 Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 1 Gillian Welch 61
4 Old Friends Gathering Time 60
5 Flyover Country Susan Werner 59
6 Tangle of Souls Scott Cook 56
7 Shadow of the Cyclone Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 53
8 The Prettiest Bird Susan Pepper 51
9 2020 Eliza Gilkyson 49
9 On My Way to Hooterville Christine Lavin 49
9 Woman in Color Raye Zaragoza 49
12 Ghost Tattoo Kristen Grainger and True North 47
13 Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger Kronos Quartet 46
13 But I'd Rather Be With You Molly Tuttle 46
15 Friend of the Sky Cej 44
16 I Can Still Hear You Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche 43
16 When I Wait for You Dirk Powell 43
18 World on the Ground Sarah Jarosz 41
19 The Third Gleam The Avett Brothers 39
20 Soul River Matthew Alexander 38
21 More From the Levee Chris Smither 37
21 Bet on Love Pharis and Jason Romero 37
23 100 Summers James Lee Baker 36
23 Diary of a Snowflake Donal Hinely 36
23 Pretty Free Justin Farren 36
26 Tribulation Appalachian Road Show 35
27 The Dirt and the Stars Mary Chapin Carpenter 34
28 Cabin Fever: Songs From the Quarantine John McCutcheon 33
29 The Balladeer Lori McKenna 32
30 Mould's Undertaking Mike Craver 31
31 A Dark Murmuration of Words Emily Barker 30
31 I'd Rather Lead a Band Loudon Wainwright Iii 30
31 Imagine We Have Wings Jane Godfrey 30
34 The Coronavirus Sessions George Mann 29
35 Noon Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon 28
35 Just Like Leaving Bella White 28
37 Another Sky Kelly's Lot 26
38 Uncivil War Shemekia Copeland 25
38 Roots and Honey Old Time Pharmaceuticals 25
38 Once Upon a River: The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists 25
41 Total Freedom Kathleen Edwards 24
42 Begin Again Lyn Koonce 23
42 Blonde on the Tracks Emma Swift 23
42 Pilot Me Dennis Warner 23
45 Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes Leyla McCalla 22
45 Welcome Home Michael and Nell 22
45 Good Good Man Vance Gilbert 22
45 Long Day in the Milky Way Kris Delmhorst 22
45 Highway Philosophers Lara Herscovitch 22
50 Revelation/Revolution Drew and Clark Mottau 21
51 Mondegreens Rachel Garlin 20
51 Headlight Della Mae 20
51 Shape and Destroy Ruston Kelly 20
51 The Storyteller's Suitcase Ellis Paul 20
55 Love Circles 'Round Byrd and Street 19
55 Such a Long Way Jess Jocoy 19
55 To Live in Two Different Worlds, Volume Two Thomm Jutz 19
58 Bonny Light Horseman Bonny Light Horseman 18
58 Song Like a Seed Sara Thomsen 18
58 This Road Andy and Judy 18
58 Motivational Speakeasy Jordan Tice 18
58 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine 18
58 The Troth Sessions Rich Krueger 18
64 Spider Tales Jake Blount 17
64 One Sky Philip Scott Poli 17
64 Go With the Flow This Frontier Needs Heroes 17
64 Old Storms in New Places Graeme James 17
64 Best of Many Days Michael Veitch 17
64 Western Swing and Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs Colter Wall 17
70 Color Ouside of the Line Jim Stanard 16
70 Hand Me Down Kate Rusby 16
70 The Path of Stones John Doyle 16
70 Up Around the Bend Kim Moberg 16
70 Just Where You Are Tim Laborie 16

FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month

Rank Song Artist Plays
1 Gone Tim Grimm 59
2 When Trouble Comes Allison Lupton and Craig Werth 28
3 Steel Rail Blues Matthew Alexander 18
3 America the Beautiful (2020 Version) Jesse Palidofsky, Claire Lynch, and Lea Gilmore 18
5 I Can Still Hear You Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche 17
5 Say Can You See Scott Cook 17
7 Vote Spook Handy 16
8 A Piece of You Abbie Gardner 15
8 Hometown Sarah Jarosz 15
10 Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker 14
10 Windy & Warm Doc and Merle Watson 14
10 100 Summers James Lee Baker 14
10 Carry a Tune Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 14
14 Lonely Time Chris Smither 13
14 Our Turn Now Len Seligman 13
14 Butterfly Kelly's Lot 13
14 Pompei Phil Henry 13
14 Election Day Ellis Paul 13
14 There Be Monsters Here Phil Henry 13
20 One Sky Philip Scott Poli 12
20 Election Year Rag Michael and Nell 12
20 Keep the River on the Right Kristen Grainger and True North 12
23 Sweet October Aoife Scott 11
23 Haunted House Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 11
23 The Little Things Dirk Powell 11
23 Down Yonder Doc and Merle Watson 11

FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month

Rank Artist Plays
1 Doc and Merle Watson 93
2 John Prine 82
2 Gillian Welch 82
4 Jerry Jeff Walker 78
5 Tim Grimm 74
6 Gathering Time 66
7 Susan Werner 64
8 Phil Henry 62
9 John McCutcheon 61
10 Eliza Gilkyson 59
11 Scott Cook 58
11 Christine Lavin 58
13 Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt 53
14 Raye Zaragoza 52
14 Susan Pepper 52
16 Molly Tuttle 49
17 Kronos Quartet 48
18 Kristen Grainger and True North 47
18 Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche 47
20 Chris Smither 46
21 Sarah Jarosz 45
21 Dirk Powell 45
23 Cej 44
24 Bob Dylan 42
24 The Avett Brothers 42
26 Loudon Wainwright Iii 40
27 Mary Chapin Carpenter 39
28 Matthew Alexander 38
28 Pharis and Jason Romero 38
30 Justin Farren 36
30 Lori McKenna 36
30 James Lee Baker 36
30 Donal Hinely 36
34 Appalachian Road Show 35
35 Pete Seeger 34
36 Mike Craver 31
36 George Mann 31
38 Jane Godfrey 30
38 Rachel Garlin 30
38 Emily Barker 30

Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
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)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-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 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 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)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME)
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)
Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA)
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)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (NHPR, NH)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
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 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 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)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, www.wtsrlegacy.com, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM & WITH-FM, NY)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
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)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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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