Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2021, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3308 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

  1: "A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2," Various Artists [Blue Rock, 12/2021] (25)
        "One Heart," The Sherpas (3)
  2: "On This Christmas Day," Joe Newberry And April Verch [Slab Town, 12/2021] (23)
        "First Day of the Year" (4)
        "On This Christmas Day" (4)
        "Little Baby In A Manger" (3)
        "Christmas Eve" (3)
  3: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (17)
        "It Don't Bother Me" (4)
        "Can't Let Go" (3)
  4: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 11/2021] (16)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (11)
  5: "The Bells of Dublin," Chie [RCA, 12/2021] (15)
        "St. Stephen's Day Murders" (3)
        "The Wren In The Furze" (2)
        "The Rebel Jesus" (2)
  6: "Christmas Caravan," Sultans Of String [CEN, 2017] (14)
        "Sing for Kwanzaa" (4)
        "Celebrate the Holydays" (2)
        "Huron Carol" (2)
  7: "Christmas Times a' Comin'," Various Artists [Medicine Show] (13)
        "On Christmas I got nothing," Chuck Brodsky (2)
  8: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (12)
        "It's Not" (2)
        "Farmer" (2)
  9: "American Noel," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2007] (11)
        "American Noel" (5)
        "Giddyup Said Santa Claus" (3)
        "Go Tell the Fox" (2)
  9: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (11)
        "Know It All" (5)
  9: "Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration," Various Artists [Signature Sounds, 2001] (11)
        "Nowell Sing We," Waters, Moore & Arbo (2)
        "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch," Pete Nelson (2)
 12: "This Christmas Morning," Leslie Ritter And Scott Petito [Collective Works, 2005] (10)
        "Oh Christmas Tree" (2)
 13: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (9)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (3)
        "Mary Chapin Carpenter" (2)
 13: "How Like The Holly," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 1999] (9)
        "Christmas Bells" (2)
        "Let's Do Christmas Right" (2)
        "Children Go Where I Msend Thee" (2)
        "How Like the Holly" (2)
 13: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (9)
        "Hello In There" (4)
        "High Over the Hudson" (2)
 13: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (9)
        "My Dog" (2)
        "When the Wolf Is at the Door" (2)
        "Like Molly Brown" (2)
 13: "A Very Blue Rock Christmas," Various Artists [Blue Rock BRA-] (9)
        "Count Your Blessings," Rebecca Loebe & David Wilcox (1)
 13: "Wintersong," Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature Sounds, 2016] (9)
        "Maybe This Christmas" (2)
 13: "The First Christmas Morning," Dan Fogelberg [Morning Sky] (9)
        "On a Quiet Christmas Morn" (1)
 20: "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs," Peter Keane [Self, 11/2021] (8)
        "Almost Gone" (3)
        "Cool Water" (2)
 20: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (8)
        "Ask a Woman" (2)
        "We Believe You" (2)
 22: "A Beautiful Sound," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 9/2021] (7)
        "What if it will Be Ok?" (2)
 22: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (7)
        "This Kind of War" (1)
 22: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (7)
        "Someday Soon" (3)
        "Lonesome Bluebird" (2)
 22: "Christmas Time Again!," Various Artists [Omnivore ] (7)
        "Christmas Time Again," Sharon Shannon (2)
 22: "December Songs," Mark Dvorak [Self, 12/2021] (7)
        "Under Mistletoe" (3)
        "December Waltz" (2)
 22: "Jingle All the Way," Various Artists [Rounder] (7)
        "Let It Snow," Antonio Andrade (1)
 22: "Live At Wolf Trap," John McCutcheon [Rounder, 1991] (7)
        "Christmas In The Trenches" (5)
 22: "A Midwinter Night's Dream," Loreena McKennitt [Quinlan Road, 2008] (7)
        "Good King Wenceslas" (1)
 22: "Midwinter," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (7)
        "The Longest Night" (2)
 22: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 11/2021] (7)
        "Vertigo" (2)
 22: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (7)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (2)
        "Waterbound" (2)
 22: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (7)
        "When Winter Comes To Call" (3)

TOP SONGS of December 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3308 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. "Christmas In The Trenches" (11)
     from "Live At Wolf Trap" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Winter Solstice" (John McCutcheon)
1. "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (11)
     from "The Turning Year" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)
3. "The Christians And The Pagans" (9)
     from "Mortal City" (Dar Williams)
     also "Out There Live" (Dar Williams)
4. "River" (7)
     from "Blue" (Joni Mitchell)
     also "Hits" (Joni Mitchell)
5. "American Noel" (6)
     from "American Noel" (Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer)
5. "My Gingerbread Man" (6)
     from "Double Down on a Bad Thing" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "Know It All" (5)
     from "Renewal" (Billy Strings)
7. "The Night The Reindeer Fly" (5)
     from "Sometimes I Feel Too Much" (Cosy Sheridan)
7. "Some Of Shelley's Blues" (5)
     from "Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 5" (Michael Nesmith)
7. "Watching Rudolph" (5)
     from "Watching Rudolph - single" (Mark Stepakoff)
11. "A Bell A Bird A Star" (4)
     from "A Bell A Bird A Star" (Jubilant Bridge)
11. "Count Your Blessings" (4)
     from "A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2" (Rebecca Loebe & David Wilcox)
11. "First Day of the Year" (4)
     from "On This Christmas Day" (Joe Newberry & April Verch)
11. "Grateful For Christmas" (4)
     from "A Very Blue Rock Christmas" (Hayes Carll)
11. "Hello In There" (4)
     from "On Solid Ground" (Reggie Harris)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3308 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (27)
        "Bucket List" (12)
        "Live At Wolf Trap" (6)
        "Winter Solstice" (5)
2. Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra (19)
        "The Turning Year" (14)
        "Song Of Solstice" (4)
3. Bill Staines (18)
        "Beneath Some Lucky Star" (4)
        "Bridges" (3)
        "The Whistle Of The Jay" (3)
4. Robert Plant And Alison Krauss (17)
        "Raise The Roof" (17)
5. Cosy Sheridan (16)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (7)
        "Sometimes I Feel Too Much" (3)
5. Joe Newberry And April Verch (16)
        "On This Christmas Day" (16)
5. Michael Nesmith (16)
        "The Amazing Zigzag Concert" (3)
        "Live At The Britt" (3)
8. Bruce Cockburn (15)
        "Greatest Hits" (8)
        "Christmas" (5)
8. Chie (15)
        "The Bells of Dublin" (15)
8. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (15)
        "American Noel" (11)
8. Mary Chapin Carpenter (15)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (7)
        "One Night Lonely" (3)
12. Dar Williams (14)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (5)
        "Mortal City" (5)
12. Kate Rusby (14)
        "Sweet Bells" (4)
        "Holly Head" (3)
14. Joel Mabus (13)
        "How Like The Holly" (9)
        "A Parlor Guitar Christmas" (3)
14. Phil Ochs (13)
        "A Toast To Those Who Are Gone" (3)
16. Béla Fleck (12)
        "My Bluegrass Heart" (7)
        "Jingle All the Way" (4)
17. Billy Strings (11)
        "Renewal" (11)
17. Emmylou Harris (11)
        "Ramble In Music City: The Lost Concert" (3)
17. Joni Mitchell (11)
        "Blue" (5)
17. Loreena McKennitt (11)
        "A Midwinter Night's Dream" (4)
        "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" (3)
17. Reggie Harris (11)
        "On Solid Ground" (9)
17. Sultans Of String (11)
        "Christmas Caravan" (11)
23. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Christmas In The Heart" (2)
23. Carrie Newcomer (10)
        "Until Now" (9)
25. Crys Matthews (9)
        "Changemakers" (7)
25. David Surette (9)
        "Northern Roots" (6)
25. Sofia Talvik (9)
        "When Winter Comes - A Christmas Album" (6)
25. Tim O'Brien (9)
        "Sugar Plums - Holiday Treats" (2)
29. Bett Padgett (8)
        "Turning Over Stones" (7)
29. Dan Fogelberg (8)
        "The First Christmas Morning" (6)
29. Darryl Purpose (8)
        "The Gift of the Magi" (6)
29. Finest Kind (8)
        "Feasts And Spirits" (4)
29. Mark Stepakoff (8)
        "Watching Rudolph - single" (5)
29. Peter Keane (8)
        "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs" (8)
29. Rhiannon Giddens (8)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (7)
29. Sloan Wainwright (8)
        "Bright Side Of A Rainy Day" (5)
29. Sons Of The Never Wrong (8)
        "Undertaker's Songbook" (5)
29. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Gone" (4)

TOP LABELS of December 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3308 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (111)
2. Signature Sounds (41)
3. Red House (32)
4. Columbia (27)
5. Compass (25)
6. Blue Rock (24)
6. Hudson Harding (24)
8. Rhino (23)
9. RCA (22)
9. Warner (22)
11. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
12. BMG (19)
12. Sony (19)
14. Borealis (18)
15. Slab Town (17)
15. Sugar Hill (17)
15. Thirty Tigers (17)
18. Alligator (15)
18. Madrina (15)
18. Medicine Show (15)
18. Nonesuch (15)

FOLK DJs - December 2021, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3308 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Bruce Swan (WRFR-LP, NC)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KEOS-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (Syndicated, MixCloud)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Juliana Holm (WPSU-FM, PA)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
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)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Ray Baumler (WRUR-FM, NY)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)