These monthly charts were compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists and are based on 13,163 airplays from 143 different DJs. The number of spins (airplay) is shown in parentheses.

Top Albums of August 2011

1: “The Harrow And The Harvest,” Gillian Welch [Acony, 6/11] (94)
“Way It Goes”
“Scarlet Town”
“Hard Times”
“Dark Turn Of Mind”
“Down Along The Dixie Line”

2: “Get Your Phil,” Disappear Fear [Self, 7/11] (68)
“Power And Glory”
“Changes”
“I Ain’t Marching”
“There But For Fortune”
3: “On The Brooklyn Road,” Nell Robinson [Self, 6/11] (63)
“Turn Your Radio On”
“Mayflies”
“Sweet Sunny South”
“Woe Is Me”
4: “Line-Up,” Battlefield Band [Temple, 7/11] (58)
“That’s How Strong My Love Is”
“Great White Herring”
“Song Composed In August”
4: “On The Other Side Of The City,” Downtown Ramblers [Self, new] (58)
“Singing With The Birds”
“After We’re Gone”
“I Never Planned”
“Take Your Eyes Away From Me”
6: “Birds Of A Feather,” Red Hen Stringband [Wepecket Island, 6/11] (53)
“Martin Said To His Man”
“Down In Mississippi”
“Off The Griddle”
7: “Brother Sun,” Brother Sun [World Wide, 2/11] (52)
“Trouble”
“All I Want Is A Garden”
“Come With Me”
8: “Subtotal Eclipse,” Chuck Brodsky [Self, 6/11] (48)
“Out Of Time And Place”
“Roberto”
“Same Dress Twice”
9: “Catch 23,” The 23 String Band [Self, new] (44)
“Long Hot Summer Days”
“Catch 23”
“Bee’s Knees”
10: “Hold On Me,” Spring Creek [Self, new] (43)
“Mockingbird”
“It’s A Banjo Playing”
“Blue Skies Blue Water”
11: “If Stones Could Talk,” Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, new] (40)
“Talking To A Stone”
“Great Divide”
“Bright Blue Eyes”
12: “Monongah,” Kyle Carey [Self, 6/11] (37)
“Virginia”
“Let Them Be All”
“Monongah”
13: “O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack,” Various Artists [Mercury, 2000] (36)
“I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow,” Soggy Bottom Boys
“In The Highways,” Cox Family
14: “Bad Man’s Blood,” Ray Bonneville [Red House, new] (35)
“Bad Man’s Blood”
“Mississippi”
“River John”
14: “Threshold,” Carolann Solebello [Elizabeth, 6/11] (35)
“Hound Dogs In August”
“Bury Me Beneath The Willow”
“Shadow”
16: “American Anonymous,” Joel Mabus [Fossil, 7/11] (34)
“Love Somebody”
“Rising Sun Blues”
“Farmer Is The Man”
16: “We Could Be Beekeepers,” Putnam Smith [Itchy Sabot, 6/11] (34)
“I Dream Of Apple Orchards”
“Birds Would Understand”
“Say Darlin’ Say”
18: “Queen Of The Minor Key,” Eilen Jewell [Signature, 6/11] (33)
“Queen Of The Minor Key”
“Santa Fe”
“That’s Where I’m Going”
19: “Catch The Sunset,” Barb Ryman [Renegade, 6/11] (32)
“Catch The Sunset”
“Nursery Rhymes”
“Soldier’s Daughter”
19: “An Easy Climb,” Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 6/11] (32)
“Let It Rain”
“Hand Me Down Home”
“Black Snake”
21: “Follow Me Down,” Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (30)
“Ring Them Bells”
“Annabelle Lee”
“Run Away”
21: “Vintage And Unique,” John Reischman & The Jaybirds [Corvus, 6/11] (30)
“Cypress Hills”
“Girl I Left Behind”
“Shady Grove”
23: “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive,” Steve Earle [New West, 4/11] (29)
“Waitin’ On The Sky”
“I Am A Wanderer”
“Gulf Of Mexico”
23: “Neon Blue Bird,” Ollabelle [30 Tigers, 8/11] (29)
“You’re Gonna Miss Me”
“Swanee River”
“Wait For The Sun”
25: “Cars,” Kris Delmhorst [Signature, new] (28)
“You Might Think”
“Magic”
25: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss And Union Station [Rounder, 4/11] (28)
“Lay My Burden Down”
“Paper Airplane”
“Dimming Of The Day”
25: “Use Me,” David Bromberg [Appleseed, 7/11] (28)
“It’s Just A Matter Of Time”
“Blue Is Fallin”
28: “The Essential Collection,” Bill Morrissey [Rounder, 2004] (27)
“Birches”
“Handsome Molly”
28: “A Nod To Bob 2: An Artists’ Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday,” Various Artists [Red House, 5/11] (27)
“Lay Down Your Weary Tune,” Storyhill
“Every Grain Of Sand,” Lucy Kaplansky
30: “Little Bird,” Kasey Chambers [Sugar Hill, 7/11] (26)
“Georgia Brown”
“Love Like A Hurricane”
“Devil On Your Back”
30: “My Love Will Keep,” Jonathan Edwards [Appleseed, 6/11] (26)
“Lightkeeper”
“Crazy Texas Woman”
30: “Songs And Stories,” Guy Clark [Dualtone, new] (26)
“Dublin Blues”
“Homegrown Tomatoes”
33: “Brother To The Wind,” Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 2009] (25)
“Brother To The Wind”
“Life With The Sound Turned Down”
“Lord Franklin”
33: “Lost And Found,” Kate MacLeod And Kat Eggleston [Waterbug, 6/11] (25)
“Bluehill”
“History Man/Sanctuary”
33: “Queen Of Yesterday,” Houston Jones [Summerhill, 6/11] (25)
“Monsoon Horizon”
“3 Things”
“Angels On The Ridgepole”
36: “Middle Of Everywhere,” Pokey Lafarge And The South City Three [Free Dirt, 7/11] (24)
“So Long Honeybee, Goodbye”
“Good Country Girls”
37: “Black Crow Blue,” Nathan Bell [Self, 1/11] (23)
“Stone’s Throw”
“Gypsies”
37: “The River Beneath Me,” Ruth Hill [Self, 6/11] (23)
“When The End Begins”
37: “Rose City Ramble,” Lauren Sheehan [Self, 4/11] (23)
“Black Is The Color”
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”
40: “Give It A Day,” Heather McCready [Self, 11/10] (22)
“Sunshiny Day”
“Give It A Day”
40: “Heirloom Music,” The Wronglers With Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Neanderthal, 5/11] (22)
“Deep Ellum Blues”
“Time Changes Everything”
42: “The Famous Rocket Cage,” Donal Hinely [Atom, 5/11] (21)
“The Famous Rocket Cage”
“Flesh And Bone”
42: “Long Gone: Utah Remembers Bruce Utah Phillips,” Various Artists [Waterbug, 5/11] (21)
“Nevada Jane,” Kate MacLeod
“If I Could Be The Rain,” Polly Stewart
42: “Roses At The End Of Time,” Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 5/11] (21)
“Roses At The End Of Time”
“Blue Moon Night”
45: “Bandolier,” Jack Hardy [Great Divide, 2002] (20)
“Moon Is Full”
“Everything’s Bigger In Texas”
45: “Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee,” Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 3/11] (20)
“Good Luck John”
“I Sing”
45: “Silhouette,” Catherine MacLellan [True North, new] (20)
“Stealin”
“Lines On The Road”
48: “Brief History Of Time,” Robert Bobby Trio [I Like Mike, 6/11] (19)
“Brief History Of Time”
“One Meatball”
48: “Bright Morning Stars,” The Wailin’ Jennys [Red House, 2/11] (19)
“Bird Song”
“All The Stars”
48: “Every New Day,” Smithfield Fair [Stevenson, new] (19)
“On My Way Back Home”
“Have A Good Time”
48: “Freak Flag,” Greg Brown [Yep Roc, 5/11] (19)
“Let The Mystery Be”
“I Don’t Know Anybody In This Town”
48: “Nobody’s Fault,” Pat Donohue [Bluesky, 4/11] (19)
“Exercise Blues”
“Would You Like To Play The Guitar?”
48: “That’s How We Run,” April Verch [Slab Town, 6/11] (19)
“Long Harbour”
“That’s How We Run”
54: “Ghost Stories,” Eric Hisaw [Self, 7/11] (18)
“Albuquerque”
“California”
54: “Land Like A Bird,” Amy Speace [Thirty Tigers, 3/11] (18)
“Ghost”
54: “Sleep With One Eye Open,” Chris Thile And Michael Daves [Nonesuch, 5/11] (18)
“Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”
57: “Characterist,” Christopher Brown [Timbuktunes, new] (17)
“Keep That Casket Closed”
“Ufo Song”
57: “Come Find Me,” Audrey Auld [Reckless, 4/11] (17)
“Butterfly Effect”
“Just Love”
57: “Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns,” John Hiatt [New West, 8/11] (17)
“All The Way Under”
“Damn This Town”
57: “Guitar Solos,” Doug Adamz [Magi, 2008] (17)
“Ghost Of Sunset Heights”
“Nancy’s Kitchen”
57: “In This Light,” Rj Cowdery [Blue Rock, 6/11] (17)
“In This Light”
57: “Sorrow & Smoke: Live at The Horseshoe Lounge,” Slaid Cleaves [Music Road, new] (17)
“Broke Down”
“Hard To Believe”
57: “Stretch Limousine On Fire,” Catie Curtis [Compass, new] (17)
“Let It Last”
“River Wide”
57: “Tell Me A Story,” Jackie Morris [Button Box, 5/11] (17)
“Easy Pickin’ Fruit”
“House Of Cards”
65: “Acoustic Rainbow 39,” Various Artists [Poetman, new] (16)
“Every Part Of Me,” Steve Earle
65: “Satisfied At Last,” Joe Ely [Rock’em, 6/11] (16)
“Live Forever”
“Mockingbird Hill”
“Roll Again”
65: “Stonewall Country,” Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 7/11] (16)
“Stonewall Country”
65: “Thank You, Tom Paxton,” Tim Grimm [Vault, 6/11] (16)
“Rumblin’ In The Land”
69: “Burn,” Rita Hosking [Self, new] (15)
“Indian Giver”
“Something You Got”
69: “Curious Things Given Wings,” The Outside Track [Mad River, 11/10] (15)
“Silvy Silvy”
69: “Let The Storm Roll In,” Claudia Nygaard [Bet The Ranch, 6/11] (15)
“Big Country”
“Miss Kitty”
69: “Wood And Stone,” Tara Nevins [Sugar Hill, 5/11] (15)
“Beauty Of Days Gone By”

Top Songs of August 2011

1. “Singing With The Birds” (22)
by Downtown Ramblers
from “On The Other Side Of The City”
2. “Way It Goes” (19)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
3. “Turn Your Radio On” (17)
by Nell Robinson
from “On The Brooklyn Road”
4. “Scarlet Town” (16)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
5. “Hard Times” (14)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
5. “Power And Glory” (14)
by Disappear Fear
from “Get Your Phil”
7. “Changes” (13)
by Disappear Fear
from “Get Your Phil”
8. “Martin Said To His Man” (12)
by Red Hen Stringband
from “Birds Of A Feather”
9. “Long Hot Summer Days” (11)
by The 23 String Band
from “Catch 23”
9. “Roses At The End Of Time” (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from “Roses At The End Of Time”
9. “Talking To A Stone” (11)
by Gene And Gayla Mills
from “If Stones Could Talk”
9. “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (11)
by Battlefield Band
from “Line-Up”
13. “Birches” (10)
by Bill Morrissey
from “The Essential Collection”
also “Night Train”
13. “Dark Turn Of Mind” (10)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
13. “In This Light” (10)
by Rj Cowdery
from “In This Light”
13. “Love Is The Reason” (10)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
13. “Mockingbird” (10)
by Spring Creek
from “Hold On Me”
13. “Queen Of The Minor Key” (10)
by Eilen Jewell
from “Queen Of The Minor Key”
19. “Catch 23” (9)
by The 23 String Band
from “Catch 23”
19. “The Famous Rocket Cage” (9)
by Donal Hinely
from “The Famous Rocket Cage”
19. “Hound Dogs In August” (9)
by Carolann Solebello
from “Threshold”
19. “Trouble” (9)
by Brother Sun
from “Brother Sun”
23. “Bad Man’s Blood” (8)
by Ray Bonneville
from “Bad Man’s Blood”
23. “Brief History Of Time” (8)
by Robert Bobby Trio
from “Brief History Of Time”
23. “Catch The Sunset” (8)
by Barb Ryman
from “Catch The Sunset”
23. “Down Along The Dixie Line” (8)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
23. “Great White Herring” (8)
by Battlefield Band
from “Line-Up”
23. “Homegrown Tomatoes” (8)
by Guy Clark
from “Keepers”
also “Songs And Stories”
23. “I’ve Had Her/Because The Night” (8)
by Disappear Fear
from “Get Your Phil”
23. “It’s A Banjo Playing” (8)
by Spring Creek
from “Hold On Me”
23. “Mayflies” (8)
by Nell Robinson
from “On The Brooklyn Road”
23. “Ring Them Bells” (8)
by Sarah Jarosz
from “Follow Me Down”
23. “Same Dress Twice” (8)
by Chuck Brodsky
from “Subtotal Eclipse”
23. “Tennessee” (8)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
23. “Waitin’ On The Sky” (8)
by Steve Earle
from “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive”
23. “Way It Will Be” (8)
by Gillian Welch
from “The Harrow And The Harvest”
23. “You Might Think” (8)
by Kris Delmhorst
from “Cars”