Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3588 plays from 109 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

  1: "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (37)
        "The Billboard Song," Doc Watson (4)
  2: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (29)
        "Moonshiner" (4)
        "Farmer" (4)
  3: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (22)
        "Jeremiah" (7)
        "The Sea" (4)
        "Bells of Every Chapel" (3)
  4: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (20)
        "Time, Be My Friend" (5)
        "Little Town" (3)
        "You're Aging Well" (3)
        "Magical Thinking" (3)
  5: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (18)
        "Where Have You Gone Bluebird?" (5)
        "How We Come Apart" (3)
        "It's Gonna Get Better" (3)
  6: "After The Flood," Chris Lavancher [Self, 9/2021] (17)
        "Trade it All For Love" (4)
        "After the Flood" (3)
        "Pickup Baseball" (3)
  7: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (16)
        "Going Down to the Old Home Place" (3)
        "Just a Lie" (3)
        "Brown Lung Blues" (2)
        "Where The Song Never Ends" (2)
        "Tarpaper Shacks" (2)
  7: "Come Around," Rob Lutes [Lucky Bear, 6/2021] (16)
        "That Bird Has My Wings" (4)
        "By and By" (3)
        "Shediac Bridge" (2)
  7: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (16)
        "A Little Soon To Say" (3)
        "The Dreamer" (3)
        "Still Looking for Something" (2)
        "Love is Love" (2)
        "A Human Touch" (2)
        "Until Justice Is Done" (2)
  7: "Rewrite The Ending," Ina May Wool [Self, 10/2021] (16)
        "Going Through the Pictures" (3)
        "Thank You Elizabeth" (2)
        "Lincoln on the Streets of New York" (2)
        "Rachel Tells the Story" (2)
  7: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (16)
        "Like Molly Brown" (6)
        "I Will Sing A New Song" (2)
        "A Long Way Up" (2)
        "I Give Myself To This" (2)
        "When The Wolf Is At The Door" (2)
        "The Handing Over Time" (2)
 12: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (14)
        "The Little Contortionist" (4)
        "Charlie's Bounce" (2)
        "Meander Creek" (2)
        "Kyle's Fiddle" (2)
 12: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (14)
        "I'm Fine Bein' Me" (4)
        "The Great I Am" (2)
        "The River Whispers" (2)
 12: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (14)
        "Right Where I Am" (6)
        "There Comes a Time" (3)
        "Drop + Roll" (2)
        "50 Years" (2)
 15: "Depreciated," John R. Miller [Rounder, 8/2021] (13)
        "Motor's Fried" (3)
        "Faustina" (3)
        "Half Ton Van" (3)
        "Shenandoah Shakedown" (2)
 15: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (13)
        "Sod Buster" (3)
        "That's How Every Empire Falls" (3)
        "Pushing On Buttons" (2)
        "I Breathe In" (2)
 17: "Family Reunion," Della Mae [Self, 9/2021] (12)
        "These Songs" (3)
        "The Way It Was Before" (2)
        "You Don't Have To Do That" (2)
        "A Few Old Memories" (2)
 17: "We'll Tell Stories," Mary Lou Fulton [Infinidad, 10/2021] (12)
        "The Ballad of Suaqui" (4)
        "Not Going Back" (3)
        "The Red, White and Blue" (2)
 19: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (11)
        "Better Day A-Coming" (4)
        "Tower Of Song" (2)
        "Roses and Time" (2)
 19: "The Canvas Before Us," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2021] (11)
        "Prairie Wind" (3)
        "Women Who Walked On Water'" (2)
 19: "That Spell," Andrea Von Kampen [Fantasy, 9/2021] (11)
        "Take Back Thy Gift" (4)
        "Water Flowing Downard" (2)
        "Celilo" (2)
 22: "Us in the u.s.," Gordonville, u.s.A [Self, 10/2021] (10)
        "Every Day Is a War" (3)
        "Mississippi's Still Burning" (2)
        "Us in the U.S" (2)
 22: "Beating The Odds," Eric Lambert [Woodpicker Tunes, 10/2021] (10)
        "Beating the Odds" (4)
 24: "Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis [M.C., 5/2021] (9)
        "I Thought I Heard The Devil Call My Name" (3)
        "Badonkadonk Train" (2)
 24: "The Blues Never End," Elly Wininger [Earwig, 9/2021] (9)
        "God Moves on the Water" (2)
        "Let That Liar Alone" (2)
        "Black Snake Moan" (2)
 24: "Last Of The Better Days Ahead," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2021] (9)
        "817 Oakland Avenue" (4)
 24: "Let Love Be Your Guide," Dan & Claudia Zanes [Smithsonian/Folkways] (9/10)
        "Let Love Be Your Guide" (4)
        "Ki Lè Map Wè Ou Anko" (2)
        "New Beginnings" (2)
 24: "Light And Dark," Chris Ronald [Borealis, 6/2021] (9)
        "Still Turning" (3)
        "Please Don't Come For Me Now" (2)
 24: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (9)
        "We Believe You" (3)
 24: "The State That We Are In," Rachel Garlin [Self, 9/2021] (9)
        "Seashells" (3)
        "Some Weights Are Hard to Bear" (3)
        "The State That We Are In" (2)
 24: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (9)
        "Don't Knock" (2)
        "Why Wait" (2)
        "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (2)
        "Long Distance Love" (2)
 24: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (9)
        "In Jail for My Birthday" (3)
        "Why You Helping Me" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3588 plays from 109 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. "Jeremiah" (10)
     from "Long Time Coming" (Sierra Ferrell)
     also "Jeremiah Why'd You Do It" (Sierra Ferrell)
2. "Across the Great Divide" (7)
     from "Across the Great Divide - single" (Lisa Bastoni)
3. "Like Molly Brown" (6)
     from "Until Now" (Carrie Newcomer)
3. "Love at the Five and Dime" (6)
     from "Love at The Five and Dime - single" (Lyn Koonce)
3. "Right Where I Am" (6)
     from "Right Where I Am" (Jonathan Edwards)
6. "Time, Be My Friend" (5)
     from "I'll Meet You Here" (Dar Williams)
6. "Where Have You Gone Bluebird?" (5)
     from "A Beautiful Sound" (Cosy Sheridan)
8. "817 Oakland Avenue" (4)
     from "Last Of The Better Days Ahead" (Charlie Parr)
8. "Autumn Leaves" (4)
     from "Autumn Leaves" (Eva Cassidy)
8. "The Ballad of Suaqui" (4)
     from "We'll Tell Stories" (Mary Lou Fulton)
8. "Beating the Odds" (4)
     from "Beating The Odds" (Eric Lambert)
8. "Better Day A-Coming" (4)
     from "A Better Day A-Coming" (Robin & Linda Williams)
8. "The Billboard Song" (4)
     from "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes" (Doc Watson)
     also "The Village Out West" (Doc Watson)
8. "Farmer" (4)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3588 plays from 109 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (40)
        "Bucket List" (29)
2. Dar Williams (27)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (20)
3. Sierra Ferrell (26)
        "Long Time Coming" (22)
4. Sloan Wainwright (21/23)
        "Red Maple Tree" (14)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (6)
4. Cosy Sheridan (21)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (18)
6. Jackson Browne (20)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (16)
7. Carrie Newcomer (18)
        "Until Now" (16)
8. Si Kahn (17)
        "Been A Long Time" (15)
8. Tim O'Brien (17)
        "He Walked On" (13)
10. Chris Lavancher (16)
        "After The Flood" (16)
10. Ina May Wool (16)
        "Rewrite The Ending" (16)
10. Rob Lutes (16)
        "Come Around" (16)
13. Jonathan Edwards (15)
        "Right Where I Am" (14)
13. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (15)
        "Lost In The Ozone" (4)
15. Della Mae (14)
        "Family Reunion" (11)
15. John R. Miller (14)
        "Depreciated" (13)
15. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (14)
        "Be Here For A While" (14)
15. Valerie Smith (14)
        "Renaissance" (14)
19. Stan Rogers (13/16)
        "Fogarty's Cove" (3)
        "Home In Halifax" (3)
        "Northwest Passage" (3)
19. Mary Lou Fulton (13)
        "We'll Tell Stories" (12)
19. Robin And Linda Williams (13)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (11)
19. Sturgill Simpson (13)
        "The Ballad of Dood & Juanita" (8)
23. Guy Davis (12)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (9)
24. Andrea Von Kampen (11)
        "That Spell" (11)
24. Billy Strings (11)
        "Renewal" (8)
24. Eric Lambert (11)
        "Beating The Odds" (9)
24. Gordonville, u.s.A (11)
        "Us in the u.s." (10)
24. Joy Zimmerman (11)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (11)
24. Nanci Griffith (11)
        "Poet In My Window" (3)
24. Rachel Baiman (11)
        "Cycles" (9)
24. Ray Lambiase (11)
        "The Road Ahead" (8)

TOP LABELS of October 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3588 plays from 109 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (123)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (82)
3. Thirty Tigers (43)
4. Red House (35)
5. Borealis (30)
6. BMG (28)
7. Sugar Hill (26)
8. Signature Sounds (25)
9. Elektra (22)
10. Compass (21)
11. True North (20)
12. Appalseed (19)
12. Free Dirt (19)
14. New West (18)
15. Fantasy (17)
15. Rebel (17)
17. Inside (16)
18. Available Light (15)
18. Howdy Skies (15)
18. Nonesuch (15)

FOLK DJs - October 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3588 plays from 109 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP & KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WFBH-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Deborah Hand-Cutler (KPFK-FM, CA)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Murphy (WERU-FM, ME)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Rusty Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)