Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2021, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3195 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

  1: "Winter's Grace," Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum [Signature Sounds, 2011] (20)
        "If We Make It Through December" (3)
        "Wintergrace" (3)
        "The Messenger" (3)
        "Cold Frosty Morning" (3)
        "Hot Buttered Rum" (3)
  2: "A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Blue Rock, 12/2021] (17)
        "Blue Christmas," Tom Kimmel (3)
  3: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (15)
        "Medicine Game" (3)
        "Be Still" (2)
  4: "On This Christmas Day," Joe Newberry And April Verch [Slab Town, 12/2021] (14)
        "Breaking Up Christmas" (3)
        "Christmas Eve" (2)
        "Round the Christmas Tree" (2)
        "Della and Jim" (2)
  4: "Peace," Jesse Terry [Self, 12/2021] (14)
        "River" (3)
        "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (2)
  6: "Christmas," Bruce Cockburn [Columbia, 1998] (11)
        "Riu Riu Chiu" (2)
        "Early On One Christmas Morn" (2)
        "Mary Had a Baby" (2)
  6: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (11)
        "The Longest Night of the Year" (4)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (2)
        "Christmas Time In The City" (2)
  6: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (11)
        "Can't Let Go" (4)
  9: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (9)
        "Someday Soon" (3)
        "When She Rides" (2)
  9: "Going To The West," Bill Staines [Red House, 1993] (9)
        "River" (4)
        "Going to the West" (2)
  9: "Midwinter," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (9)
        "The Longest Night" (3)
        "Where is the Light" (2)
  9: "The Village Out West," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 12/2021] (9)
        "Good Night Waltz," Frank Hughey Ron & Hicks (1)
 13: "Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 2017] (8)
        "Longest Night of the Year" (6)
 13: "The Whistle Of The Jay," Bill Staines [Folk-Legacy, 12/2021] (8)
        "A Place in the Choir" (4)
        "River" (2)
 13: "The First Christmas Gift," Robin And Linda Williams [Red House, 2005] (8)
        "Shotgun Shells On a Christmas Tree" (3)
 13: "Wintersong," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature Sounds, 2016] (8)
        "Wintersong" (1)
 17: "American Noel," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2007] (7)
        "American Noel" (4)
 17: "Blue," Joni Mitchell [Reprise, 2002] (7)
        "River" (5)
 17: "The Gift of the Magi," Darryl Purpose [Gambler's Grace, 12/2021] (7)
        "American Noel" (2)
 17: "Hudson Harding," Various Artists [?] (7)
        "Santa & Elvis," Mark Stepakoff (1)
 17: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (7)
        "Jeremiah" (2)
        "Give It Time" (2)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (2)
 17: "The Longest Night Of The Year, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 2019] (7)
        "Parting Through," Craig Werth (1)
 17: "Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas," Various Artists [Putumayo] (7)
        "Silver Bells," Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band (2)
 17: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (7)
        "500 Miles" (3)
        "The Storm" (2)
 17: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 11/2021] (7)
        "The Turning Year" (2)
        "The Birth of Robin Hood" (2)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (2)
 17: "Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration," Various Artists [Signature Sounds, 2001] (7)
        "River," Peter Mulvey (2)
 17: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (7)
        "Time" (2)
 28: "At The Turning Of The Year," Herdman, Hills & Mangsen [Hand And Heart, 2005] (6)
        "Solstice Round" (5)
 28: "Awake," Mala Oreen [Tourbo, 11/2021] (6)
        "Breathing Hope" (2)
 28: "Christmas Morning," Silent Winters [Fallen Tree, 2019] (6)
        "Christmas Morning" (3)
 28: "Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne [Inside, 7/2021] (6)
        "Love Is Love" (2)
 28: "Last Month Of The Year," Magpie [Sliced Bread, 2015] (6)
        "Solstice Carol" (5)
 28: "A Midwinter Night's Dream," Loreena McKennitt [Quinlan Road, 2008] (6)
        "Good King Wenceslas" (1)
 28: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (6)
        "The Fire On My Tongue" (1)
 28: "Stops Time," Brooksie Wells [Down Home Dive, 11/2021] (6)
        "Three Songs from Home" (3)
        "Sometimes" (2)
 28: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 12/2021] (6)
        "Bristlecone Pine" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3195 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. "Longest Night of the Year" (8)
     from "Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers" (Joe Jencks)
2. "Merry Christmas From The Family" (7)
     from "No. 2 Live Dinner" (Robert Earl Keen)
3. "My Gingerbread Man" (6)
     from "Double Down on a Bad Thing" (The Twangtown Paramours)
3. "River" (6)
     from "Going To The West" (Bill Staines)
     also "The Whistle Of The Jay" (Bill Staines)
3. "River" (6)
     from "Blue" (Joni Mitchell)
6. "American Noel" (5)
     from "American Noel" (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
6. "Christmas in the Trenches" (5)
     from "Live At Wolf Trap" (John McCutcheon)
6. "Mrs. Claus" (5)
     from "Mrs. Claus" (Lisa Jeanette)
6. "A Place In The Choir" (5)
     from "The Whistle Of The Jay" (Bill Staines)
6. "Solstice Carol" (5)
     from "Last Month Of The Year" (Magpie)
6. "There But for Fortune" (5)
     from "Rediscovery" (Sloan Wainwright)
12. "Bringing in the Light" (4)
     from "All That's Real" (Gathering Sparks)
12. "Can't Let Go" (4)
     from "Raise The Roof" (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
12. "The Christians & The Pagans" (4)
     from "Many Great Companions" (Dar Williams)
12. "Christmas In Paradise" (4)
     from "Filth And Fire" (Mary Gauthier)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3195 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Bill Staines (40)
        "Going To The West" (9)
        "The Whistle Of The Jay" (8)
2. John McCutcheon (24)
        "Bucket List" (15)
3. Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum (20)
        "Winter's Grace" (19)
4. Phil Ochs (17/25)
        "The Best Of The Rest" (5)
        "Phil Ochs - Greatest Hits" (3)
        "The War Is Over: The Best Of Phil Ochs" (3)
5. Bruce Cockburn (16)
        "Christmas" (11)
5. Robin And Linda Williams (16)
        "The First Christmas Gift" (6)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (3)
7. Jesse Terry (15)
        "Peace" (14)
8. Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra (14)
        "The Turning Year" (7)
        "Song Of Solstice" (5)
9. Joe Newberry And April Verch (13)
        "On This Christmas Day" (13)
9. Nanci Griffith (13)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (3)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (3)
11. Robert Plant And Alison Krauss (12)
        "Raise The Roof" (11)
12. Dar Williams (11)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (5)
12. Joni Mitchell (11)
        "Blue" (6)
12. Mary Chapin Carpenter (11)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (11)
15. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer (10)
        "American Noel" (7)
15. Joe Jencks (10)
        "Poets, Philosophers, Workers And Wanderers" (8)
15. Sierra Ferrell (10)
        "Long Time Coming" (7)
        "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" (3)
18. Johnny Cash (9/11)
        "At the Carousel Ballroom April 24, 1968" (7)
18. Bett Padgett (9)
        "Turning Over Stones" (7)
18. John Prine (9)
        "John Prine Christmas" (4)
18. Kate Rusby (9)
        "Angels and Men" (3)
18. Mark Stepakoff (9)
        "Watching Rudolph - single" (3)
18. Over The Moon (9)
        "Chinook Waltz" (9)
18. Pete Seeger (9)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
25. Billy Strings (8)
        "Renewal" (6)
25. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Christmas In The Heart" (2)
25. Craig Werth (8)
        "Hudson Harding Happy Holidays V.7" (2)
25. Jackson Browne (8)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (6)
25. Peter Mayer (8)
        "Midwinter" (7)
25. Sloan Wainwright (8)
        "Rediscovery" (5)
25. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Farm Songs" (4)
        "Gone" (3)

TOP LABELS of December 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3195 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (97)
2. Red House (58)
3. Signature Sounds (53)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (40)
5. Columbia (39)
6. Sugar Hill (31)
7. Compass (30)
8. Rhino (28)
9. Thirty Tigers (25)
10. Borealis (19)
11. Bear Family (18)
11. Hudson Harding (18)
13. Elektra (17)
13. Warner (17)
15. Pinecastle (16)
16. Legacy (14)
16. Reprise (14)
18. BMG (13)
18. Free Dirt (13)
18. Rebel (13)

FOLK DJs - December 2021, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3195 plays from 107 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

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 (KEXP-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (WFMT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
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 Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-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, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Julie Amacher & Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (WRKF-FM, LA)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
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)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
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 Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Susan Forbes Hansen ()
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
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, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)