Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
November 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of November 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2922 plays from 97 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (19)
        "Know It All" (4)
        "This Old World" (3)
  2: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (17)
        "They Can't Blackout The Moon" (5)
        "Lonesome Bluebird" (4)
        "Someday Soon" (3)
  3: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (13)
        "Dancing with the Johnson Boys" (5)
        "Going Down To The Old Home Place" (2)
        "Where The Song Never" (2)
  3: "Insurrection Blues," Corey Harris [M.C., 11/2021] (13)
        "Insurrection Blues" (3)
        "Mama Africa" (2)
        "That Will Never Happen No More" (2)
        "Boats Up River" (2)
  3: "Stops Time," Brooksie Wells [Down Home Dive, 11/2021] (13)
        "Snakes in the Trees" (3)
        "Tend the Nets" (3)
        "Three Songs From Home" (3)
  3: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (13)
        "Don't Take My Yard Signs" (3)
        "500 Miles" (3)
        "Where Did Papa Go" (2)
        "Masks" (2)
  7: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (12)
        "Jeremiah" (3)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (2)
        "Give It Time" (2)
        "The Sea" (2)
  8: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (11)
        "Moonshiner" (2)
  9: "Be A Better Me," George Ensle [Puffbunny, 10/2021] (10)
        "The Unknown Soldier" (4)
        "Be A Better Me" (2)
  9: "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs," Peter Keane [Self, 11/2021] (10)
        "Weary Blues" (3)
        "Stack O'Lee" (2)
        "Dry Bread" (2)
  9: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (10)
        "Little Town" (3)
        "Time, Be My Friend" (2)
        "Let the Wind Blow" (2)
        "Today and Every Day" (2)
  9: "Last Of The Better Days Ahead," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2021] (10)
        "Last of the Better Days Ahead" (3)
        "817 Oakland Avenue" (2)
  9: "Rewrite The Ending," Ina May Wool [Self, 10/2021] (10)
        "Rewrite the Ending" (3)
        "Lincoln On The Streets Of New York" (2)
  9: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (10)
        "A Long Way Up" (3)
        "Throwing Rocks at the Moon" (2)
        "Like Molly Brown" (2)
 15: "Frame By Frame," T. Buckley [Fallen Tree, 11/2021] (9/10)
        "Father's Child" (3)
 15: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (9)
        "The Cottonwoods" (2)
        "Journey With Me" (2)
 15: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (9)
        "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" (2)
 15: "The Long Way Home," Carole Wise [Soulful Cricket, 11/2021] (9)
        "Practicing Peace" (2)
        "View From Our Window" (2)
 19: "Awake," Mala Oreen [Tourbo, 11/2021] (8)
        "Ragged Queen" (7)
 19: "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Oh Boy, 11/2021] (8)
        "Summer's End," Valerie June (2)
 19: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 11/2021] (8)
        "Slippery Eel" (1)
 19: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (8)
        "All You Need Is Love" (1)
 19: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (8)
        "Right Where I Am" (3)
        "Stingray Shuffle" (2)
 19: "Vessel," The Accidentals [Self, 10/2021] (8)
        "Marrow" (2)
        "Vessel" (2)
 19: "The Village Out West," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 11/2021] (8)
        "Fire on the Mountain," Sweet's Mill Mountain Boys (2)
 19: "A World Like This," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2021] (8)
        "Let The Healing Begin" (3)
        "They All Sang Bread and Roses" (2)
 27: "Geography," Rigby Summer [Self, 9/2021] (7/8)
        "Hold On" (2)
        "Rearview Mirror" (2)
 27: "Beating The Odds," Eric Lambert [Woodpicker Tunes, 10/2021] (7)
        "Let's all get in the way" (2)
        "Found Out My Daddy Was Wrong" (2)
 27: "Don't You Marry No Railroad Man," JP Harris [Free Dirt, 6/2021] (7)
        "House Carpenter" (3)
        "Country Blues" (3)
 27: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (7)
        "Still Looking For Something" (2)
 27: "The Lonesome Season," Andrew Crawford [Bonfire] (7)
        "Always Another Mountain" (3)
 27: "The Next Mountain," Rick Faris [Dark Shadow, 10/2021] (7)
        "See You On The Other Side" (2)
 27: "Pohorylle," Margo Cilker [Fluff And Gravy, 11/2021] (7)
        "Tehachapi" (3)
        "That RIver" (2)
 27: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (7)
        "I Wait for You" (3)
        "Song To A Refugee" (2)
 27: "The St Buryan Sessions," Sarah McQuaid [Self, 2021] (7)
        "Autumn Leaves" (2)

TOP SONGS of November 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2922 plays from 97 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "Ragged Queen" (7)
     from "Awake" (Mala Oreen)
2. "I'm Still Standing" (6)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
3. "Are You Happy Now?" (5)
     from "Courier" (Richard Shindell)
     also "Sparrows Point" (Richard Shindell)
3. "Dancing with the Johnson Boys" (5)
     from "Been A Long Time" (Si Kahn)
3. "The Great Divide" (5)
     from "The Great Divide - single" (Jud Caswell)
3. "They Can't Blackout The Moon" (5)
     from "Chinook Waltz" (Over The Moon)
7. "Halloween" (4)
     from "The Fool's Journey" (Skinner & T'witch)
7. "Know It All" (4)
     from "Renewal" (Billy Strings)
7. "Lonesome Bluebird" (4)
     from "Chinook Waltz" (Over The Moon)
7. "Temporary Town" (4)
     from "How the Mighty Fall" (Charles Wesley Godwin)
7. "The Unknown Soldier" (4)
     from "Be A Better Me" (George Ensle)
12. "Three Songs From Home" (3)
     from "Stops Time" (Brooksie Wells)
12. "500 Miles" (3)
     from "Turning Over Stones" (Bett Padgett)
12. "Always Another Mountain" (3)
     from "The Lonesome Season" (Andrew Crawford)
12. "American Gun" (3)
     from "Red White And American Blues" (Nathan Bell w & Patty Griffin)

TOP ARTISTS of November 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2922 plays from 97 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Billy Strings (22)
        "Renewal" (19)
1. Tom Paxton (22)
        "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound: The Best Of Tom Paxton" (4)
        "The Best of Tom Paxton" (3)
        "Up & Up" (3)
3. John McCutcheon (17)
        "Bucket List" (11)
        "Autumnsongs" (3)
3. Over The Moon (17)
        "Chinook Waltz" (17)
5. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (15)
        "Be Here For A While" (9)
5. Si Kahn (15)
        "Been A Long Time" (13)
7. Brooksie Wells (14)
        "Stops Time" (13)
7. Dar Williams (14)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (10)
9. The Chieftains (13/27)
        "Chieftains Collection" (5)
9. T. Buckley (13/15)
        "Frame By Frame" (10)
        "Miles We Put Behind" (3)
9. The Osborne Brothers (13/14)
        "Live In Germany" (4)
9. The Accidentals (13)
        "Vessel" (8)
        "Time Out Session 1" (5)
9. Bett Padgett (13)
        "Turning Over Stones" (13)
9. Corey Harris (13)
        "Insurrection Blues" (13)
15. Sierra Ferrell (12)
        "Long Time Coming" (12)
16. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Another Self Portrait" (2)
16. Carrie Newcomer (10)
        "Until Now" (10)
16. Charlie Parr (10)
        "Last Of The Better Days Ahead" (10)
16. George Ensle (10)
        "Be A Better Me" (10)
16. Ina May Wool (10)
        "Rewrite The Ending" (10)
16. Norman Blake (10)
        "Day By Day" (9)
16. Peter Keane (10)
        "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs" (10)
23. Kate Campbell (9/12)
        "Damn Sure Blue" (3)
        "Songs from The Levee" (3)
23. Reggie Harris (9/11)
        "On Solid Ground" (8)
23. George Mann (9)
        "A World Like This" (8)
23. Gordon Bok (9)
        "Apples In The Basket" (3)
27. Béla Fleck (8)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (8)
27. Carole Wise (8)
        "The Long Way Home" (8)
27. Janis Ian (8)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (5)
27. Jonathan Edwards (8)
        "Right Where I Am" (8)
27. K. d. lang (8)
        "Shadowland" (2)
27. Mala Oreen (8)
        "Awake" (8)
27. Rick Faris (8)
        "The Next Mountain" (7)
27. Sarah McQuaid (8)
        "The St Buryan Sessions" (7)

TOP LABELS of November 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2922 plays from 97 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (77)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (49)
3. Columbia (34)
4. Borealis (31)
5. Signature Sounds (27)
6. Legacy (22)
7. Pinecastle (21)
7. Rhino (21)
9. Compass (20)
9. Nonesuch (20)
11. RCA (19)
12. BMG (18)
12. Fallen Tree (18)
12. Oh Boy (18)
15. Thirty Tigers (17/19)
16. Elektra (15)
16. Sugar Hill (15)
16. Warner (15)
19. Bear Family (14)
19. Free Dirt (14)
19. Red House (14)

FOLK DJs - November 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2922 plays from 97 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP, OR)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (WCYB-FM & podcast)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, ON)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, TN)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
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 (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)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & WRCT-FM, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
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 Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)