Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2021, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3507 plays from 118 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

  1: "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (35)
        "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread," Larry Hanks & Roger Perkins (2)
  2: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (29)
        "Where the Song Never Ends" (6)
        "Dancing With The Johnson Boys" (4)
  3: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (26)
        "Medicine Game" (4)
  4: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (25)
        "This Old World" (6)
        "Know It All" (4)
  4: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (25)
        "Right Where I Am" (11)
        "50 Years" (5)
  6: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (20)
        "Jeremiah" (3)
        "Whispering Waltz" (3)
        "At the End of the Rainbow" (3)
        "The Sea" (3)
  7: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (19)
        "Old Dangerfield" (5)
        "Crossing the Avon" (3)
        "Kyle's Fiddle" (3)
        "Journey With Me" (3)
  8: "Rewrite The Ending," Ina May Wool [Self, 10/2021] (15)
        "Going Through The Pictures" (5)
        "Out Past Yesterday" (2)
        "Cigarettes and Chocolate Candy" (2)
  9: "Beating The Odds," Eric Lambert [Woodpicker Tunes, 10/2021] (14)
        "Beating the Odds" (4)
        "Green" (3)
        "I'll Dance When I'm a Hundred" (2)
        "Mother Earth" (2)
  9: "Be A Better Me," George Ensle [Puffbunny, 10/2021] (14)
        "Be A Better Me" (5)
        "$1.65" (3)
        "Down By The Riverside" (2)
 11: "Cabin Fever Dream," Sara Trunzo [Self, 10/2021] (13)
        "I Work Saturdays" (4)
        "Kind Bone" (3)
        "Nashville Time" (3)
        "Free For The Taking" (2)
 11: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (13)
        "Magical Thinking" (3)
        "Berkeley" (2)
        "I Never Knew" (2)
        "Let the Wind Blow" (2)
 13: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (12)
        "A Long Way Up" (4)
        "Throwing Rocks at the Moon" (3)
        "I Will Sing a New Song" (2)
 14: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (11)
        "What If It Will Be Ok?" (2)
        "It's Gonna Get Better" (2)
 14: "Everyone A Song, Vol. 2," The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 10/2021] (11)
        "Where I'm From" (3)
        "Lullaby" (2)
        "Where Our Future Begins" (2)
 14: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (11)
        "The River Whispers" (5)
        "Heart of Sorrow" (2)
 14: "Small Town Dreamer," Daryl Mosley [Pinecastle, 10/2021] (11)
        "Hillbilly Dust" (2)
        "The Waverly Train Disaster" (2)
 14: "Uppity," Laura Love [Octoroon Biography, 8/2021] (11)
        "Gentle" (2)
        "Two of Us" (2)
        "Why Don't You" (2)
        "23 And Me" (2)
        "To Be Fine" (2)
 19: "After The Flood," Chris Lavancher [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "Mercy on The Carolinas" (3)
        "Trade It All for Love" (3)
 19: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (10)
        "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" (4)
        "When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland" (2)
        "The Dying Cowboy" (2)
 19: "Kisbee Ring," Abby Posner [Self, 10/2021] (10)
        "The Trilogy" (3)
        "Low Low Low" (2)
 19: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 10/2021] (10)
        "I'm Still Standing" (10)
 19: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (10)
        "My Favorite Beer Is Whiskey" (3)
        "If Angels Were Cowgirls with Wings" (2)
        "Why You Helping Me" (2)
 24: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 10/2021] (9)
        "Baptist Pumpkin farm" (2)
        "Hug Point" (2)
 24: "Us in the u.s.," Gordonville, u.s.A [Self, 10/2021] (9)
        "Us In The U.S" (3)
        "Every Day Is a War" (2)
 24: "Why Wait!," Kate Taylor [Red House, 8/2021] (9)
        "He Caught the Katy" (2)
        "Why Wait!" (2)
        "Good Day Sunshine" (2)
 24: "A World Like This," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2021] (9)
        "Let the Healing Begin" (5)
        "They All Sang Bread and Roses" (2)
 28: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (8)
        "A Human Touch" (2)
        "Love Is Love" (2)
        "The Dreamer" (2)
 28: "Screaming Into the Void," Ellaharp [Self, 10/2021] (8)
        "Whiskey Garden" (3)
        "Shotgun Sadie" (2)
 28: "Vessel," The Accidentals [Self, 10/2021] (8)
        "Go Getter" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3507 plays from 118 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. "I'm Still Standing" (11)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
1. "Right Where I Am" (11)
     from "Right Where I Am" (Jonathan Edwards)
3. "The Great Divide" (9)
     from "The Great Divide - single" (Jud Caswell)
4. "Autumn Garden" (6)
     from "Farm Songs" (Tim Grimm)
4. "This Old World" (6)
     from "Renewal" (Billy Strings)
4. "Where the Song Never Ends" (6)
     from "Been A Long Time" (Si Kahn)
7. "50 Years" (5)
     from "Right Where I Am" (Jonathan Edwards)
7. "Be A Better Me" (5)
     from "Be A Better Me" (George Ensle)
7. "Going Through The Pictures" (5)
     from "Rewrite The Ending" (Ina May Wool)
7. "Let the Healing Begin" (5)
     from "A World Like This" (George Mann)
7. "Old Dangerfield" (5)
     from "Be Here For A While" (Shane Cook & The Woodchippers)
7. "The River Whispers" (5)
     from "Renaissance" (Valerie Smith)
13. "Across The Great Divide" (4)
     from "Across The Great Divide - single" (Lisa Bastoni)
13. "At the Foot of the Mountain" (4)
     from "At The Foot Of The Mountain - single" (Eliza Gilkyson)
13. "Beating the Odds" (4)
     from "Beating The Odds" (Eric Lambert)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3507 plays from 118 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. The Chieftains (46)
        "Down The Old Plank Road" (6)
        "The Essential Chieftains" (6)
2. John McCutcheon (34)
        "Bucket List" (26)
3. Si Kahn (32)
        "Been A Long Time" (29)
4. Billy Strings (26)
        "Renewal" (25)
4. Jonathan Edwards (26)
        "Right Where I Am" (25)
6. John Prine (24)
        "Souvenirs" (6)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (5)
7. Sierra Ferrell (21)
        "Long Time Coming" (20)
8. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (19)
        "Be Here For A While" (19)
9. Dar Williams (17)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (13)
9. Tim Grimm (17)
        "Farm Songs" (6)
        "Gone" (5)
11. Ina May Wool (15)
        "Rewrite The Ending" (15)
12. Carrie Newcomer (14)
        "Until Now" (12)
12. Cosy Sheridan (14)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (11)
12. Eric Lambert (14)
        "Beating The Odds" (14)
12. George Ensle (14)
        "Be A Better Me" (14)
12. Janis Ian (14)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (10)
17. Jackson Browne (13)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (8)
17. Sara Trunzo (13)
        "Cabin Fever Dream" (13)
19. The Accidentals (12)
        "Vessel" (8)
        "Time Out Session #1" (4)
19. Emmylou Harris (12)
        "Ramble In Music City" (2)
19. Laura Love (12)
        "Uppity" (11)
19. Norman Blake (12)
        "Day By Day" (10)
23. Béla Fleck (11)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (9)
23. Daryl Mosley (11)
        "Small Town Dreamer" (11)
23. Harvey Reid (11)
        "Chestnuts" (4)
        "Solo Guitar Sketchbook" (4)
23. Jud Caswell (11)
        "The Great Divide - single" (9)
23. Ray Lambiase (11)
        "The Road Ahead" (10)
23. Rhiannon Giddens (11)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (4)
        "There Is No Other" (4)
        "Freedom Highway" (3)
23. The Steel Wheels (11)
        "Everyone A Song, Vol. 2" (11)
23. Valerie Smith (11)
        "Renaissance" (11)

TOP LABELS of October 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3507 plays from 118 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (96)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (65)
3. Red House (49)
4. RCA (34)
5. Columbia (33)
6. Elektra (31)
7. Sliced Bread (27)
8. Compass (26)
9. Oh Boy (24)
10. Borealis (23)
11. BMG (22)
11. Rising (22)
13. Signature Sounds (20)
13. Thirty Tigers (20)
15. Pinecastle (19)
15. Rhino (19)
17. Legacy (18)
17. Nonesuch (18)
19. Appalseed (15)
19. Sugar Hill (15)
19. Vault (15)

FOLK DJs - October 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3507 plays from 118 playlists from 85 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP & KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, 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 (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
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)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
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)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME)
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 & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Rusty Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Sara Trunzo (WERU-FM, ME)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)