Ivas John, Sarah Jarosz, Spook Handy, Ana Egge and The Sentimentals, and Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle had the most-played albums and songs on folk radio during June 2016. So say the airplay charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

The June 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12.945 airplays from 140 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of June 2016

51e8k3blgEL._SS500_SS280 1: Good Days a Comin, Ivas John [Right Side Up, 6/16] (85)
2: Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, new] (83)
3: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy
[Akashic, 6/16] (80)
4: Colvin And Earle, Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle [Fantasy, 6/16] (74)
5: Say That Now, Ana Egge And The Sentimentals [Grace, 6/16] (63)
6: Mud And Apples, Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche [Bunny, 5/16] (60)
7: Lift, Dave Gunning [Wee House, 7/15] (58)
7: Red Grass, Ilya Toshinskiy [Hadley, 5/16] (58)
9: American Landscape, Dave Murphy [davemurphy.net, 5/16] (49)
9: Once Upon A Different Time, Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 6/16] (49)
11: Broke In Brooklyn, Millpond Moon [Tikopia, 2012] (47)
12: Spring Tide, Beth Wood [Self, 6/16] (46)
12: Stranger To Stranger, Paul Simon [Concord, 5/16] (46)
14: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (45)
15: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (43)
15: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (43)
17: Jump The Fire, Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 5/16] (41)
18: Deep Waters, The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 6/16] (40)
19: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, new] (39)
20: Crowes Pasture, Crowes Pasture [Self, 5/16] (38)
20: Flight, Coty Hogue [Perpetual Hoedown, 5/16] (38)
22: Weight Of The World, Western Centuries [Free Dirt, 6/16] (37)
23: Here I Am, Rebekah Long [LUK, 5/16] (36)
24: The Pilot And The Flying Machine, Ben Bedford [Waterbug, 4/16] (32)
24: Sunny Jim, James Gordon [Borealis, new] (32)
26: Bright Star: Original Broadway Cast Recording, Various Artists
[Razor And Tie, new] (30)
27: All These Years, Solas [THL, 2/16] (28)
27: My Father’s Shoulders, David Maloney [Pelican, new] (28)
27: My Lucky Stars, Arnie Naiman [Merriweather, 5/16] (28)
30: Calla’s Waltz, Jed Marum [Boston Road, 3/16] (27)
31: Feels Like Home (EP), Mary Beth Cross [Self, 5/16] (26)
32: Laissez Courir Les Chiens, Yves Lambert Trio [Pruche Libre, 5/16] (25)
32: National Parks Centennial Songs EP, Gigi Love [Self, new] (25)
34: Ladies And Gentlemen, Infamous Stringdusters [Compass, 1/16] (24)
34: One Of These Days, The Regulators [Self, 3/16] (24)
34: Red Shoes, Roosevelt Dime [Self, 6/16] (24)
34: Still The Birds, Darryl Purpose [Blue Rock, 5/16] (24)
38: Dark Horse Days, Donal Hinely [Atom, 2/16] (23)
38: Keepsake, Gathering Time [Treble-G, 3/16] (23)
40: Chaim Tannenbaum, Chaim Tannenbaum [StorySound, 5/16] (22)
40: Couchville Sessions, Darrell Scott [Full Light, 5/16] (22)
40: In Her Dream, Julie Parisi Kirby [Jaiya, 9/15] (22)
40: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Various Artists
[Mercury, 2000] (22)
40: Old Songs For Modern Folk, Vincent Cross [Rescue Dog, 4/16] (22)
40: Young In All The Wrong Ways, Sara Watkins [New West, new] (22)
46: These American Blues, Levi Parham [Music Road, new] (21)
46: The Things That We Are Made Of, Mary Chapin Carpenter [Lambent
Light, 5/16] (21)
46: Trail Of Tales, The Bills [Borealis, 3/16] (21)
49: American Tunes, Allen Toussaint [Nonesuch, new] (19)
49: Daughters, Mollie O’Brien And Rich Moore [Remington Road, new] (19)
49: The Deep Hollow, The Deep Hollow [thedeephollow.com, 4/16] (19)
49: Excellent Day, Lizanne Knott [Proper, 4/16] (19)
49: Roots, Andrew Finn Magill [Self, new] (19)
49: Sister Sadie, Sister Sadie [Pinecastle, 6/16] (19)
49: Sometimes I Feel Too Much, Cosy Sheridan [cosysheridan.com, 3/16] (19)
56: Furthermore…, Larry Kaplan [Folk-Legacy, new] (18)
56: Dori Freeman, Dori Freeman [Free Dirt, 2/16] (18)
56: Empty Train, David Francey [Laker, 2/16] (18)
56: Rattle Your Bones, The Haunted Windchimes [Blank Tape, 5/16] (18)
56: We Are Welcomed, Sally Rogers And Claudia Schmidt
[Pragmavision, new] (18)
61: Blue Skies, Mountain Heart [Compass, 5/16] (17)
61: I Shook The Tree, Karen Savoca [Alcove, 4/16] (17)
61: These Hills, Irene Kelley [Mountain Fever, new] (17)
64: Trail, Jimmy LaFave [Music Road, new] (16)
64: Uncovering, Sloan Wainwright [Self, 10/15] (16)
66: Alchemy, Laura Oden [Self, 2013] (15)
66: Color Wheel, Jenai Huff [Self, new] (15)
66: The Country Blues, Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, new] (15)
66: Family Friends And Heroes, Frank Solivan [Compass, 3/16] (15)
66: Fine Bloom, Free The Honey [freethehoney.com, 9/15] (15)
66: The K.O.A. Tapes (Vol. 1), Kate Campbell [Large River, 1/16] (15)
66: Paths That Wind, The Paul McKenna Band [paulmckennaband.com, 4/16] (15)
66: Sing Me Home, Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble [Masterworks, 4/16] (15)
66: Some Notion Or Novelty, Thomas Hine [Thm, 3/16] (15)
66: Square Peg, Marci Geller [marcigeller.com, 12/15] (15)
66: Worth The Wait, Goodbye Blue [Wondermore, 3/16] (15)

Top Songs of June 2016

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1. “Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound” (19)
by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
1. “Early Morning Light” (19)
by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent

Here’s a link to hear Sarah Jarosz singing “Early Morning Light”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_qNOve9dg

3. “Banks Of Marble” (17)
by Spook Handy
from Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive
3. “Promises To Break” (17)
by Ana Egge And The Sentimentals
from Say That Now
5. “Sing It Louder” (15)
by Dave Gunning
from Lift
5. “You Were On My Mind” (15)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
7. “Barbed Wire” (14)
by Millpond Moon
from Broke In Brooklyn
7. “Goin’ Back To Arkansas” (14)
by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
9. “Both Sides Now” (13)
by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
9. “Red Grass” (13)
by Ilya Toshinskiy
from Red Grass
9. “Take Another Turn” (13)
by Sarah Jarosz
from Undercurrent
9. “Yosemite Gold” (13)
by Gigi Love
from National Parks Centennial (EP)
13. “Miss The Bus” (12)
by Dave Murphy
from American Landscape
13. “Ruby Tuesday” (12)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
13. “Shady Grove” (12)
by Mary Beth Cross
from Feels Like Home (EP)
13. “Vote” (12)
by Spook Handy
from Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive
17. “Bleecker Street” (11)
by Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche
from Mud And Apples
17. “Mary Don’t You Weep And Moan” (11)
by Brother Sun
from Weights And Wings
17. “O Death” (11)
by Ralph Stanley
from O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
17. “Play By Your Own Rules” (11)
by Sam Bush
from Storyman
21. “California” (10)
by Beth Wood
from Spring Tide
21. “Dark As A Dungeon” (10)
by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
21. “Muhammad Ali” (10)
by Tom Russell
from Modern Art
21. “Paper Kites” (10)
by Beth Wood
from Spring Tide
21. “Pilot And The Flying Machine, Part 1” (10)
by Ben Bedford
from The Pilot And The Flying Machine
21. “Tell Moses” (10)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
21. “Train Station” (10)
by Ilya Toshinskiy
from Red Grass