Folk DJ Radio Airplay Charts – September 2019

The soundtrack for Country Music – A Film by Ken Burns that premiered on PBS television stations across the U.S. recently was the top album on folk radio during September 2019, while Midwest urban folk duo Annie & Rod Capps’ “(That Would Do) Some Good” was the top song and Canadian troubadour Dave Gunning edged out southern Indiana-based singer-songwriter Tim Grimm as the month’s most-played artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

The September 2019 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 14,185 airplays reported on 513 playlists submitted by 121 different DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.

The monthly top albums and songs charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission from Folk Alliance International, (www.folk.org), a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.

Top Albums of September 2019

1. Country Music – A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) by Various
Artists (135)
2. Up Against the Sky by Dave Gunning (95)
3. Heart Land Again by Tim Grimm (91)
4. Words of Love by Allison Lupton (82)
5. When They Fall by Annie and Rod Capps (79)
6. The Best of Christine Lavin by Christine Lavin (67)
7. Wildwood by Katie Dahl (65)
8. Talk to a Human by Terri Hendrix (64)
9. While I’m Livin by Tanya Tucker (60)
10. The Peanut Butter Falcon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by
Various Artists (55)
11. Assiniboine and the Red by The Small Glories (52)
12. Gonna Love Anyway by Louisa Branscomb (51)
13. Tall Fiddler by Michael Cleveland (50)
14. Adobe Road by Cej (49)
14. Old Ghosts and Lost Causes by Helene Cronin (49)
16. Is It the Kiss by Ana Egge (46)
17. Rearrange My Heart by Che Apalache (45)
17. Acorns by Ben Winship (45)
17. The Lost Tapes by Ian and Sylvia (45)
17. Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne by Amy Speace (45)
21. How We Want to Live by Lisa Bastoni (44)
21. The Storyteller’s Suitcase by Ellis Paul (44)
23. Every Single Star by Dori Freeman (43)
24. Crowing Ignites by Bruce Cockburn (42)
24. Songs of Our Native Daughters by Our Native Daughters (42)
26. Honest by Ordinary Elephant (41)
26. Every Trip Around the Sun by Sharon Goldman (41)
28. Back to Shore by Shari Ulrich (40)
29. Conspirators by Guy Forsyth and Jeska Bailey (38)
30. Chasing the Sun by Bobtown (37)
30. Oklahoma by Keb’ Mo’ (37)
30. Toolshed by Ben Winship (37)
33. Leylines by Rising Appalachia (35)
33. Thirty Years Later by Johnny and Jeanette Williams (35)
35. Griefcase by David Roche (33)
36. How Far It Goes by The Refugees (32)
36. As I Go Ramblin’ Around by Nicholas Edward Williams (32)
38. Mint Condition by Caroline Spence (31)
38. Visions by Alice Howe (31)
40. Even the Sparrow by Kelly Hunt (29)
41. Common Man by Joe Iadanza (28)
41. Where the Dogs Don’t Bite by Old Salt Union (28)
41. It’s a Dog’s Life by Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers (28)
44. The Hard Stuff by Susan Gibson (26)
45. Free and Fine by Jordi Baizan (25)
45. Now I’m Free by Bill Scorzari (25)
47. Paws of a Bear by Sofia Talvik (24)
47. The Other Side by Marie Chabot (24)
47. Fires for the Cold by Jonah Tolchin (24)
47. Moth Nor Rust II by Jon Brooks (24)
47. Charlie Parr by Charlie Parr (24)
47. What Will We Do by Lula Wiles (24)
47. Rose Avenue by Joel Rafael (24)
54. The Quebe Sisters by The Quebe Sisters (23)
55. When You’re Ready by Molly Tuttle (22)
55. Standard Deviation by Danny Schmidt (22)
55. There Is No Other by Rhiannon Giddens (22)
58. Fire Out of Stone by Chuck Hawthorne (21)
59. Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo
Sounds by Various Artists (20)
59. Hummingbird by John Smith (20)
59. Unfortunate Point of View by Katherine Rondeau (20)
62. Texas by Rodney Crowell (19)
62. Patty Griffin by Patty Griffin (19)
62. The Tim O’Brien Band by Tim O’Brien Band (19)
62. Between the Tracks by Steve Eulberg (19)
62. Good Farmer by Chris and Adam Carroll (19)
67. The Early Years, 1958 – 1962 by New Lost City Ramblers (18)
68. Kill or Be Kind by Samantha Fish (17)
68. Straighten the Curves by The Grascals (17)
68. It’s a Hard Life by Ruby Lovett (17)
68. That We Could Find a Way to Be by Andrew Vannorstrand (17)
68. Between the Country by Ian Noe (17)
68. Easy Money by Old Man Luedecke (17)

Top Songs of September 2019

Here’s a link to view the video for Annie & Rod Capps’ “(That Would Do) Some Good,” the most-played song on folk radio during September 2019:

1. “(That Would Do) Some Good” by Annie and Rod Capps (19)
2. “Better Days” by Tim Grimm (17)
2. “What Will I Dream” by Allison Lupton (17)
2. “Celebrate the Crop” by Dave Gunning (17)
5. “All That’s Yet to Come” by Dave Gunning (16)
5. “Cocaine Cowboys” by Ana Egge (16)
5. “Worry My Friend” by Katie Dahl (16)
8. “Sing” by The Small Glories (15)
8. “Carter’s Blues” by Tim Grimm (15)
8. “Sweetness and Light” by Bruce Cockburn (15)
11. “Down the Road” by Tim Grimm (14)
11. “Mustang Ridge” by Tanya Tucker (14)
13. “Talk to a Human” by Terri Hendrix (13)
13. “The Storyteller’s Suitcase” by Ellis Paul (13)
13. “Barefoot Girl” by Louisa Branscomb (13)
13. “The Dreamer” by Che Apalache (13)
17. “Steel Rails” by Louisa Branscomb (12)
17. “The Liar Tweets Tonight” by Christine Lavin (12)
17. “Turnagain Arm” by The Refugees (12)
20. “Long Hot Summer Day” by Sara Watkins (11)
20. “Can the Circle Be Unbroken” by The Carter Family (11)
20. “When They Fall” by Annie and Rod Capps (11)
20. “Circle of Boots” by Dave Gunning (11)
20. “How Far It Goes” by The Refugees (11)
20. “Walk a Little Closer” by Lisa Bastoni (11)
20. “Mint Condition” by Caroline Spence (11)
20. “Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)” by Jimmie Rodgers (11)
20. “I Will Rise” by Allison Lupton (11)
20. “Anna Lee” by Katie Dahl (11)
20. “Adobe Road” by Cej (11)
20. “When Fall Comes to New England” by Cheryl Wheeler (11)

Top Artists of September 2019

1. Dave Gunning (101)
2. Tim Grimm (99)
3. Ben Winship (83)
4. Allison Lupton (82)
5. Annie and Rod Capps (79)
6. Christine Lavin (74)
7. Terri Hendrix (73)
8. Katie Dahl (65)
9. Tanya Tucker (61)
10. Ian and Sylvia (57)
11. Ana Egge (56)
12. Ellis Paul (52)
12. The Small Glories (52)
14. Cej (51)
14. Louisa Branscomb (51)
16. John McCutcheon (50)
16. New Lost City Ramblers (50)
16. Michael Cleveland (50)
16. Amy Speace (50)
20. Helene Cronin (49)
20. Bruce Cockburn (49)
22. Bob Dylan (48)
23. Dori Freeman (47)
24. Bruce Springsteen (45)
24. Che Apalache (45)
24. Lisa Bastoni (45)
27. Ordinary Elephant (44)
28. Shari Ulrich (43)
29. Our Native Daughters (42)
30. Sharon Goldman (41)
30. Keb’ Mo’ (41)
32. Tom Russell (39)
32. Joe Jencks (39)
34. Guy Forsyth and Jeska Bailey (38)
35. Rhiannon Giddens (37)
35. Bobtown (37)
37. Rising Appalachia (35)
37. Johnny and Jeanette Williams (35)
39. David Roche (33)
39. Alice Howe (33)