Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
November 2021, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of November 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3101 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

  1: "Awake," Mala Oreen [Tourbo, 11/2021] (24)
        "Ragged Queen" (9)
        "Moon Same Moon" (3)
        "Untied" (3)
        "Breathing Hope" (3)
  2: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (22)
        "Lonesome Bluebird" (5)
        "Someday Soon" (4)
        "They Can't Blackout The Moon" (4)
        "John Ware" (4)
  3: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (17)
        "Love And Regret" (3)
  4: "Stops Time," Brooksie Wells [Down Home Dive, 11/2021] (16)
        "Early Morning Rain" (5)
        "Snakes In The Trees" (4)
        "Three Songs from Home" (3)
        "I'm A Believer" (2)
  4: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (16)
        "The Storm" (3)
        "A Pair of Wings" (2)
        "500 Miles" (2)
        "Masks" (2)
        "May I Never Live Through This" (2)
  6: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (15)
        "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" (6)
        "Old Joe's March" (2)
  7: "Beating The Odds," Eric Lambert [Woodpicker Tunes, 10/2021] (12)
        "The Weight" (3)
        "Beating The Odds" (2)
        "Let's All Get In The Way" (2)
        "Mother Earth" (2)
  7: "Frame By Frame," T. Buckley [Fallen Tree, 11/2021] (12)
        "Settlers' Town" (3)
        "Frame By Frame" (3)
        "The Sweater" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)
  7: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 11/2021] (12)
        "I'm Still Standing" (8)
        "Resist" (4)
  7: "The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes Of Alan Oakes," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (12)
        "The Billboard Song," Doc Watson (3)
  7: "The Willie Nelson Family," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2021] (12)
        "I Saw The Light" (4)
        "Keep It on the Sunnyside" (3)
        "Heaven and Hell" (2)
 12: "Settler," Malcolm MacWatt [Need To Know, 11/2021] (11)
        "The Curse Of Molly McPhee" (2)
        "Ghost of Caledonia" (2)
        "The Miller's Daughter" (2)
 13: "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs," Peter Keane [Self, 11/2021] (10)
        "Almost Gone" (3)
 13: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (10)
        "Farmer" (2)
 13: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (10)
        "Silver Dollar" (2)
        "At the End of the Rainbow" (2)
        "Give It Time" (2)
 13: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 11/2021] (10)
        "Vertigo" (3)
        "Boulderdash" (2)
 13: "Roses In November," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 2018] (10)
        "Roses in November" (10)
 18: "Beautiful Lies," Paul Benoit [Zebadiah, 11/2021] (9)
        "Cactus Met The Sky" (3)
        "Beautiful Lies" (2)
 18: "Blues Shack," Mandy Marylane [Y&T, 11/2021] (9)
        "Devil's Got The Blues" (4)
        "Drunkard's Blues" (2)
 18: "The Empress," The McDades [Self, 11/2021] (9)
        "Lonely Road" (3)
        "Willie Reilly" (3)
 18: "The Long Way Home," Carole Wise [Soulful Cricket, 11/2021] (9)
        "One Path" (3)
        "Now And Here" (2)
        "Practicing Peace" (2)
 18: "Make Each Second Last," Chris Jones & The Night Drivers [Mountain Home] (9)
        "Quiet Click" (2)
        "We Need To Hear From You" (2)
 23: "Be A Better Me," George Ensle [Puffbunny, 10/2021] (8)
        "River of Life" (2)
        "Be A Better Me" (2)
 23: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (8)
        "Dancing with the Johnson Boys" (2)
 23: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (8)
        "Stingray Shuffle" (3)
        "50 Years" (2)
 23: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (8)
        "Beautiful Flowers" (3)
        "New Star" (2)
        "Belly Of The Beast" (2)
 27: "After The Flood," Chris Lavancher [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "Trade It All for Love" (2)
 27: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (7)
        "The Little Contortionist" (2)
        "Close Friends" (2)
 27: "Declining With Thanks," Ian Robb & James Stephens [Self] (7)
        "God and the Orange Clown" (2)
 27: "Insurrection Blues," Corey Harris [M.C., 11/2021] (7)
        "Insurrection Blues" (2)
        "That Will Never Happen No More" (2)
 27: "Kisbee Ring," Abby Posner [Self, 11/2021] (7)
        "Wishing Well" (3)
 27: "The Next Mountain," Rick Faris [Dark Shadow, 10/2021] (7)
        "Dust on the Royal" (2)
 27: "Renaissance," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 9/2021] (7)
        "The River Whispers" (3)
        "Do You Know Where Your Heart Is" (2)
 27: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (7)
        "The Road Ahead" (2)
        "Three Chords Worth of Tears" (2)
        "In Jail For My Birthday" (2)
 27: "That Spell," Andrea Von Kampen [Fantasy, 9/2021] (7)
        "Carolina" (1)
 27: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (7)
        "I Will Sing a New Song" (2)
        "Throwing Rocks at the Moon" (2)

TOP SONGS of November 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3101 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. "Roses in November" (11)
     from "Roses In November" (Tret Fure)
2. "Ragged Queen" (9)
     from "Awake" (Mala Oreen)
3. "I'm Still Standing" (8)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
3. "The Year of Losing Things" (8)
     from "The Year of Losing Things - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
5. "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" (6)
     from "Day By Day" (Norman Blake)
6. "Early Morning Rain" (5)
     from "Stops Time" (Brooksie Wells)
6. "Lonesome Bluebird" (5)
     from "Chinook Waltz" (Over The Moon)
6. "Oak" (5)
     from "Spell Songs Ii: Let the Light In" (Spell Songs)
     also "Spell Songs Ii" (Spell Songs)
9. "Autumn Leaves" (4)
     from "Songbird" (Eva Cassidy)
9. "Cactus Met The Sky" (4)
     from "Beautiful Lies" (Paul Benoit)
9. "Devil's Got The Blues" (4)
     from "Blues Shack" (Mandy Marylane)
9. "I Saw The Light" (4)
     from "The Willie Nelson Family" (Willie Nelson)
9. "John Ware" (4)
     from "Chinook Waltz" (Over The Moon)
9. "The Raven" (4)
     from "Up Around The Bend" (Kim Moberg)

TOP ARTISTS of November 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3101 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Mala Oreen (25)
        "Awake" (24)
2. John McCutcheon (23)
        "Bucket List" (10)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (5)
2. Over The Moon (23)
        "Chinook Waltz" (22)
4. Gordon Lightfoot (21)
        "Over 60 minutes With" (7)
        "Gord's Gold" (4)
        "Songbook" (3)
5. Billy Strings (19)
        "Renewal" (17)
6. Si Kahn (18)
        "Been A Long Time" (8)
6. T. Buckley (18)
        "Frame By Frame" (12)
        "At The Carousel Ballroom" (3)
8. Bett Padgett (16)
        "Turning Over Stones" (15)
8. Brooksie Wells (16)
        "Stops Time" (16)
10. Norman Blake (15)
        "Day By Day" (15)
11. Janis Ian (14)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (12)
11. Joni Mitchell (14)
        "Blue" (5)
11. Willie Nelson (14)
        "The Willie Nelson Family" (9)
14. Sarah Jarosz (13)
        "World On The Ground" (6)
15. Eric Lambert (12)
        "Beating The Odds" (12)
16. Béla Fleck (11)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (10)
16. Malcolm MacWatt (11)
        "Settler" (11)
16. Tret Fure (11)
        "Roses In November" (10)
19. Carole Wise (10)
        "The Long Way Home" (9)
19. The McDades (10)
        "The Empress" (9)
19. Peter Keane (10)
        "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs" (10)
19. Sierra Ferrell (10)
        "Long Time Coming" (10)
23. Chris Jones & The Night Drivers (9)
        "Make Each Second Last" (9)
23. Dar Williams (9)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (6)
23. Mandy Marylane (9)
        "Blues Shack" (9)
23. Paul Benoit (9)
        "Beautiful Lies" (9)
23. Tom Prasada-Rao (9)
        "The Year of Losing Things - single" (8)
23. Watchhouse (9)
        "Watchhouse" (8)
29. Brandi Carlile (8)
        "In These Silent Days" (6)
29. Carrie Newcomer (8)
        "Until Now" (6)
29. Ellis Paul (8)
        "American Jukebox Fables" (2)
29. George Ensle (8)
        "Be A Better Me" (8)
29. Jonathan Edwards (8)
        "Right Where I Am" (8)
29. Magpie (8)
        "When We Stand Together" (2)
29. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (8)
        "Be Here For A While" (7)

TOP LABELS of November 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3101 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (115)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (69)
3. Borealis (36)
4. Red House (34)
5. Columbia (30)
6. Signature Sounds (28)
7. Compass (27)
8. Sugar Hill (25)
9. Legacy (23)
10. Fantasy (21)
11. Bear Family (18)
11. Elektra (18)
11. Oh Boy (18)
11. Reprise (18)
11. Tourbo (18)
11. Warner (18)
17. Philo (17)
18. Pinecastle (16)
18. Thirty Tigers (16)
20. Mountain Home (15)
20. Vanguard (15)

FOLK DJs - November 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3101 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
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)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, New Zealand)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Juliana Holm (WPSU-FM, PA)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
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)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
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)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WVUD-FM & WRCT-FM, DE)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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 & syndicated, NY)