Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2021, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3298 plays from 112 playlists from 88 Folk DJs

  1: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (20)
        "Darcy Farrow" (4)
        "Someday Soon" (4)
        "John Ware" (3)
  2: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (19)
        "Going Where The Lonely Go" (3)
        "You Led Me To The Wrong" (3)
  3: "Awake," Mala Oreen [Tourbo, 11/2021] (18)
        "Untied" (3)
        "Ragged Queen" (3)
  4: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (13)
        "Know It All" (3)
        "Hellbender" (2)
        "This Old World" (2)
  5: "The Other Side," Kristi Flagg [Self, 12/2021] (12)
        "Red Sun" (3)
        "Driftin'" (2)
        "Buckets of Rain" (2)
  5: "Stops Time," Brooksie Wells [Down Home Dive, 11/2021] (12)
        "Tend The Nets" (2)
        "I'm a Believer" (2)
        "Talk To You" (2)
        "Early Morning Rain" (2)
        "Three Songs from Home" (2)
  7: "Frame By Frame," T. Buckley [Fallen Tree, 11/2021] (11)
        "Father's Child" (5)
        "Settlers' Town" (2)
  7: "Settler," Malcolm MacWatt [Need To Know, 11/2021] (11)
        "John Rae's Welcome Home" (4)
        "The Curse of Molly McPhee" (2)
        "Letter From San Francisco" (2)
  9: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (10)
        "The Little Contortionist" (3)
        "Journey With Me" (2)
        "Shirley Ann" (2)
  9: "Been A Long Time," Si Kahn [Sliced Bread, 2000] (10)
        "Grandma" (3)
  9: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (10)
        "Sins Of The Father" (2)
        "Medicine Game" (2)
  9: "The State That We Are In," Rachel Garlin [Self, 9/2021] (10)
        "Seashells" (4)
        "The State That We Are In" (3)
  9: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (10)
        "I Will Sing A New Song" (2)
        "When The Wolf Is At The Door" (2)
        "Handing Over Time" (2)
 14: "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Oh Boy, 11/2021] (9)
        "Souvenirs," Jason Isbell (2)
        "Paradise," Sturgill Simpson (2)
 14: "Family Reunion," Della Mae [Self, 9/2021] (9)
        "These Songs" (2)
        "You Don't Have to Do That" (2)
        "The Way It Was Before" (2)
 14: "He Walked On," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 6/2021] (9)
        "I Breathe In" (3)
        "Pushing on Buttons" (2)
 14: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (9)
        "Jeremiah" (2)
        "Whispering Waltz" (2)
        "Silver Dollar" (2)
 14: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 11/2021] (9)
        "Hug Point" (2)
 14: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (9)
        "When Winter Comes to Call" (3)
        "Wild Mountain Thyme" (2)
        "500 Miles" (2)
 20: "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs," Peter Keane [Self, 11/2021] (8)
        "Weary Blues" (2)
        "Clay Pigeons" (2)
        "Stack O'Lee" (2)
 20: "Cold Rain And Snow," Jared Rabin [Self, 7/2021] (8)
        "Cold Rain and Snow" (2)
        "Hey Mister Doctor" (2)
 20: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (8)
        "A Human Touch" (3)
        "A Little Soon To Say" (2)
 20: "Geography," Rigby Summer [Self, 9/2021] (8)
        "Buy Me a Piano" (3)
        "Hold On" (2)
 20: "I'll Meet You Here," Dar Williams [Renew, 9/2021] (8)
        "Let the Wind Blow" (2)
        "You Give it All Away" (2)
 20: "Red, White And American Blues," Nathan Bell [Need To Know, 9/2021] (8)
        "American Gun" (3)
        "Angola Prison" (2)
        "A Lucky Man" (2)
 20: "Sober Again," Jackson Grimm [Self, 8/2021] (8)
        "Little Rock Canyon" (2)
        "When I Fall" (2)
        "Sailing Blues" (2)
 20: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 11/2021] (8)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (3)
        "The Birth Of Robin Hood" (3)
 20: "The Village Out West," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 12/2021] (8)
        "The Clouds Gwine Roll Away," Doc Watson (1)
 20: "You Get It All," Hayes Carll [Dualtone, 11/2021] (8)
        "Help Me Remember" (2)
 30: "All That Is True," Scott Alarik [Self, 2006] (7/9)
        "Colorado Trail" (2)
 30: "Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis [M.C., 5/2021] (7)
        "Badonkadonk Train" (2)
 30: "The Birds' Flight," Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland & Brad Kolodner [Self, 12/2021] (7)
        "MacAulay's" (1)
 30: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (7)
        "Montcalm and Wolfe" (3)
        "I'm Free Again" (2)
 30: "Dream Rich, Dirt Poor," Aaron Burdett [Organic, 8/2021] (7)
        "Dirt Poor" (2)
        "Too Far From Home" (2)
 30: "Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal," Various Artists [RPF] (7)
        "Day In The Sun," Susan Techeschi & Derek Trucks (3)
 30: "The Road Ahead," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 9/2021] (7)
        "I Need You" (3)

TOP SONGS of December 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3298 plays from 112 playlists from 88 Folk DJs

1. "The Year Of Losing Things" (6)
     from "The Year Of Losing Things - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
2. "Father's Child" (5)
     from "Frame By Frame" (T. Buckley)
2. "May They Be Blessed" (5)
     from "-30- Folk Songs Old And New" (Scott Alarik)
     also "Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol.3, No. 4 - Boston One" (Scott Alarik)
2. "Send in the Clowns" (5)
     from "A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim" (Judy Collins)
5. "100 Years" (4)
     from "100 Years - single" (Amanda Rheaume)
5. "I'm Still Standing" (4)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
5. "John Rae's Welcome Home" (4)
     from "Settler" (Malcolm MacWatt)
5. "Resist" (4)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
5. "Seashells" (4)
     from "The State That We Are In" (Rachel Garlin)
5. "Someday Soon" (4)
     from "Chinook Waltz" (Over The Moon)
11. "All This Time Running" (3)
     from "All This Time Running" (Craig Cardiff)
11. "American Gun" (3)
     from "Red, White And American Blues" (Nathan Bell)
11. "Beating the Odds" (3)
     from "Beating The Odds" (Eric Lambert)
11. "The Birth Of Robin Hood" (3)
     from "The Turning Year" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3298 plays from 112 playlists from 88 Folk DJs

1. Bill Staines (49)
        "Old Dogs" (6)
2. Scott Alarik (22)
        "All That Is True" (9)
        "Revival: A Folk Music Novel" (5)
        "-30- Folk Songs Old And New" (3)
        "Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol.3, No. 4 - Boston One" (3)
3. Over The Moon (19)
        "Chinook Waltz" (19)
3. Robert Plant And Alison Krauss (19)
        "Raise The Roof" (18)
5. Mala Oreen (18)
        "Awake" (18)
6. Billy Strings (15)
        "Renewal" (13)
7. Bob Dylan (14)
        "An Americana Christmas" (1)
7. John McCutcheon (14)
        "Bucket List" (10)
9. Judy Collins (13)
        "Forever" (3)
        "A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim" (3)
10. Brooksie Wells (12)
        "Stops Time" (12)
10. Kristi Flagg (12)
        "The Other Side" (12)
10. Norman Blake (12)
        "Day By Day" (7)
10. Sierra Ferrell (12)
        "Long Time Coming" (9)
10. Tim O'Brien (12)
        "He Walked On" (9)
15. Bett Padgett (11)
        "Turning Over Stones" (9)
15. Carrie Newcomer (11)
        "Until Now" (10)
15. Malcolm MacWatt (11)
        "Settler" (11)
15. T. Buckley (11)
        "Frame By Frame" (11)
19. Jackson Browne (10)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (8)
19. Janis Ian (10)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (6)
19. John Prine (10)
        "The Singing Mailman Delivers" (3)
19. John Reischman (10)
        "New Time & Old Acoustic" (5)
19. Rachel Garlin (10)
        "The State That We Are In" (10)
19. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (10)
        "Be Here For A While" (10)
19. Si Kahn (10)
        "Been A Long Time" (10)
19. Sloan Wainwright (10)
        "Red Maple Tree" (2)
27. Béla Fleck (9)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (9)
27. Bruce Cockburn (9)
        "Greatest Hits" (6)
27. Dar Williams (9)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (8)
27. Della Mae (9)
        "Family Reunion" (9)
27. Hayes Carll (9)
        "You Get It All" (8)
27. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (2)

TOP LABELS of December 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3298 plays from 112 playlists from 88 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (102)
2. Red House (60)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (45)
4. Borealis (35)
4. Columbia (35)
6. Thirty Tigers (28)
7. Compass (27)
8. Oh Boy (24)
9. True North (22)
10. Sugar Hill (21)
11. Philo (19)
12. Pinecastle (18)
13. Elektra (17)
13. Need To Know (17)
15. BMG (16)
15. Organic (16)
15. Rhino (16)
15. Signature Sounds (16)
19. Folk-Legacy (15)
20. Fallen Tree (14)

FOLK DJs - December 2021, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3298 plays from 112 playlists from 88 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP & KEPW-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 "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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (KTBA-FM)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
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)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
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 Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (Podcast, VT)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & 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)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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 (PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & hallfolk.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
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)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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 Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)