Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2896 plays from 100 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

  1: "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (33)
        "Beaumont Rag," Hank Bradley & Rick Shubb (5)
        "Write Me A Few of Yo Lines," Mississippi Fred McDowell (5)
  2: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (30)
        "Going Down To The Old Home Place" (4)
        "Dancing with the Johnson Boys" (4)
        "Long Way To Harlan" (4)
  3: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (25)
        "Moonshiner" (6)
        "Medicine Game" (4)
  4: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (24)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (4)
        "The Sea" (4)
        "Silver Dollar" (3)
        "In Dreams" (3)
        "Whispering Waltz" (3)
  5: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (23)
        "Right Where I Am" (13)
  6: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (20)
        "The Little Contortionist" (5)
        "Charlie's Bounce" (4)
        "Water" (3)
  7: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (19)
        "Magical Thinking" (4)
        "Today and Every Day" (4)
        "Little Town" (3)
  8: "Rewrite The Ending," Ina May Wool [Self, 10/2021] (15)
        "Rewrite the Ending" (5)
        "Going Through The Pictures" (3)
        "Time Of Trouble" (3)
        "Lincoln On The Streets Of NYC" (2)
  8: "We'll Tell Stories," Mary Lou Fulton [Infinidad, 10/2021] (15)
        "The Ballad Of Suaqui" (4)
        "We'll Tell Stories" (3)
        "Might Have Been" (2)
        "Come Along" (2)
        "The Red White and Blue" (2)
        "Silvy" (2)
 10: "Beating The Odds," Eric Lambert [Woodpicker Tunes, 10/2021] (14)
        "Beating the Odds" (5)
        "The Weight" (3)
 11: "Us in the u.s.," Gordonville, u.s.A [Self, 10/2021] (13)
        "US in the U.S" (4)
        "Flint" (3)
        "Below The Poverty Line" (2)
 12: "After The Flood," Chris Lavancher [Self, 9/2021] (12)
        "After The Flood" (3)
        "The Lady on the Highwire" (2)
        "Trade It All For Love" (2)
 13: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 4/2020] (11)
        "When I Get to Heaven" (4)
        "Summer's End" (3)
        "Knockin' On Your Screen Door" (2)
 14: "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Oh Boy, 10/2021] (10)
        "I Remember Everything," Brandi Carlile (2)
        "Souvenirs," Jason Isbell (2)
        "Yes, I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You," Tyler Childers (2)
        "Paradise," Sturgill Simpson (2)
 14: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (10)
        "The Road Ahead" (4)
        "Three Chords Worth of Tears" (2)
 14: "Tricks Of The Trade," Malcolm Holcombe [Need To Know, 8/2021] (10)
        "Into the Sunlight" (2)
        "Tricks of the Trade" (2)
 17: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (9)
        "Roses And Time" (3)
        "Tower of Song" (2)
 17: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 10/2021] (9)
        "The Old North Woods" (2)
        "Hunky Dory" (2)
 17: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (9)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (3)
        "Sailing Blues" (3)
 20: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (8)
        "Red, White & Blues" (2)
        "Django's Palace" (2)
        "Hermano Migrante" (2)
 20: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (8)
        "The Dreamer" (2)
        "Still Looking For Something" (2)
 20: "Dreamers Of Atlantis," Margaret McDuffie [Night Ride, 10/2021] (8)
        "My Wild Eyed Man" (2)
        "Dreamers of Atlantis" (2)
        "Twenty Feet Of Muddy Water" (2)
 20: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (8)
        "Unchained" (2)
 20: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (8)
        "Two of Us" (3)
        "Heart of Nat Turner" (2)
 25: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "Ramblin' Round" (3)
        "It's Gonna Get Better" (2)
 25: "Be A Better Me," George Ensle [Puffbunny, 10/2021] (7)
        "Be a Better Me" (1)
 25: "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "Myles And Miles" (1)
 25: "Music City USA," Charley Crockett [Son Of Davy] (7)
        "The World Just Broke My Heart" (2)
 25: "Tempting Fate," Carolyn Wonderland [Alligator, 10/2021] (7)
        "It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry" (4)
        "Crack In The Wall" (2)
 25: "That Spell," Andrea Von Kampen [Fantasy, 9/2021] (7)
        "Of Him I Love Both Day and Night" (2)
 25: "We Just Need Love," Efrat [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "Which Side Are You On?" (3)
        "Let Go" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2896 plays from 100 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. "Right Where I Am" (13)
     from "Right Where I Am" (Jonathan Edwards)
2. "Across The Great Divide" (7)
     from "Across The Great Divide - single" (Lisa Bastoni)
3. "Gulf Coast Highway" (6)
     from "Gulf Coast Highway - single" (Naomi Summers & Joe Crookston)
3. "Moonshiner" (6)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
5. "The Ballad Of Suaqui" (5)
     from "We'll Tell Stories" (Mary Lou Fulton)
5. "Beating the Odds" (5)
     from "Beating The Odds" (Eric Lambert)
5. "Beaumont Rag" (5)
     from "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes" (Hank Bradley & Rick Shubb)
     also "The Village Out West" (Hank Bradley & Rick Shubb)
5. "The Little Contortionist" (5)
     from "Be Here For A While" (Shane Cook & The Woodchippers)
5. "Rewrite the Ending" (5)
     from "Rewrite The Ending" (Ina May Wool)
5. "There's A Light Beyond These Woods" (5)
     from "There's A Light Beyond These Woods - single" (Anne Hills)
5. "Write Me A Few of Yo Lines" (5)
     from "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes" (Mississippi Fred McDowell)
     also "The Village Out West" (Mississippi Fred McDowell)
12. "Autumn" (4)
     from "Bandolier" (Jack Hardy)
12. "Charlie's Bounce" (4)
     from "Be Here For A While" (Shane Cook & The Woodchippers)
12. "Dancing with the Johnson Boys" (4)
     from "Been A Long Time" (Si Kahn)
12. "Going Down To The Old Home Place" (4)
     from "Been A Long Time" (Si Kahn)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2896 plays from 100 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Si Kahn (34)
        "Been A Long Time" (30)
2. John McCutcheon (30)
        "Bucket List" (24)
2. John Prine (30)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (11)
        "Bruised Orange" (4)
        "Fair And Square" (4)
4. Jonathan Edwards (25)
        "Right Where I Am" (23)
5. Sierra Ferrell (24)
        "Long Time Coming" (24)
6. Dar Williams (23)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (19)
7. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (20)
        "Be Here For A While" (20)
8. Jackson Browne (18)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (8)
        "Running On Empty" (6)
9. Mary Lou Fulton (16)
        "We'll Tell Stories" (15)
10. Ina May Wool (15)
        "Rewrite The Ending" (15)
11. Eric Lambert (14)
        "Beating The Odds" (14)
12. Chris Lavancher (13)
        "After The Flood" (12)
12. Gordonville, u.s.A (13)
        "Us in the u.s." (13)
14. Béla Fleck (11)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (9)
14. Malcolm Holcombe (11)
        "Tricks Of The Trade" (10)
16. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Dylan" (2)
16. Lisa Bastoni (10)
        "Across The Great Divide - single" (7)
16. Ray Lambiase (10)
        "The Road Ahead" (10)
16. Robin And Linda Williams (10)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (9)
16. Tim Grimm (10)
        "Gone" (4)
21. Carrie Newcomer (9)
        "Until Now" (6)
21. Jackson Grimm (9)
        "Sober Again" (9)
21. Jesse Terry (9)
        "When We Wander" (6)
        "Sixties Sunshine" (3)
21. Laura Love (9)
        "Uppity" (8)
25. The Accidentals (8)
        "Vessel" (6)
25. Anne Hills (8)
        "There's A Light Beyond These Woods - single" (5)
25. Emmylou Harris (8)
        "Ramble In Music City" (2)
25. Joe Troop (8)
        "Borrowed Time" (8)
25. Joy Zimmerman (8)
        "The Canvas Before Us" (6)
25. Margaret McDuffie (8)
        "Dreamers Of Atlantis" (8)
25. Mississippi Fred McDowell (8)
        "The Village Out West" (6)
25. Nanci Griffith (8)
        "Intersection" (2)
25. Sloan Wainwright (8)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (7)
25. Valerie Smith (8)
        "Renaissance" (8)

TOP LABELS of October 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2896 plays from 100 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (85)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (77)
3. Oh Boy (41)
4. Compass (30)
4. Sliced Bread (30)
6. Columbia (27)
6. Red House (27)
8. Rising (21)
8. Warner (21)
10. BMG (20)
11. Signature Sounds (19)
12. Appalseed (18)
13. Flying Fish (16)
14. Elektra (15)
14. Thirty Tigers (15)
14. Vault (15)
17. Free Dirt (14)
17. Infinidad (14)
17. Philo (14)
17. Pinecastle (14)

FOLK DJs - October 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2896 plays from 100 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP & WSFM-LP, NC)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
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)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, NJ)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Rusty Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM & KZCC-LP, TX)