Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2022, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3060 plays from 103 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

  1: "Chinook Waltz," Over The Moon [Borealis, 11/2021] (16)
        "Kentucky" (3)
        "I Can't Get Over You" (3)
        "Someday Soon" (3)
        "Chinook Waltz" (2)
        "They Can't Blackout The Moon" (2)
        "Lonesome Bluebird" (2)
  2: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (15)
        "Can't Let Go" (4)
        "Going Where The Lonely Go" (2)
        "Quattro" (2)
        "Last Kind Word Blues" (2)
        "Searching for My Love" (2)
  3: "Song To A Refugee," Diana Jones [Proper, 6/2021] (14)
        "Ask a Woman" (3)
        "We Believe You" (3)
        "Song To A Refugee" (2)
        "Love Song To A Bird" (2)
  4: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (13)
        "The Other" (2)
        "Out Here" (2)
        "Be Still" (2)
  4: "Strings, Wings And Curious Things," Sue Horowitz [Self, 1/2022] (13)
        "Step on the Gas" (4)
        "January" (4)
        "Bit of String" (2)
  4: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 11/2021] (13)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (11)
  7: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (12)
        "Hope Revolution" (3)
        "Changemakers" (2)
        "Exactly Where You Are" (2)
        "Signs of the Times" (2)
  7: "Sacred Spaces," Eric Bannan [Reality Check Media, 1/2022] (12)
        "Start My Day Singing" (3)
        "If You Can't Fly" (3)
        "Birds Eye View" (2)
  9: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (11)
        "How I Long For Peace" (3)
        "The Invisible Woman" (3)
  9: "Grit And Polish," Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell [Patuxent, 6/2021] (11)
        "Kensington Station" (4)
        "One Too Many Mornings" (2)
  9: "Home," Linda Marks [Self, 1/2022] (11)
        "Winter Sounds" (4)
        "Nightmare in the Capitol" (3)
        "Jazzin'" (2)
 12: "Long Haul," John Wort Hannam [Black Hen, 1/2022] (10)
        "Wonderful Things" (4)
 12: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (10)
        "Bells Of Every Chapel" (3)
        "Silver Dollar" (2)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (2)
 12: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (10)
        "Like Molly Brown" (2)
        "On the Day You Were Born" (2)
        "Throwing Rocks at the Moon" (2)
        "I Will Sing A New Song" (2)
 15: "Come On Down To My World," J. D. Crowe & The New South [Rounder] (9)
        "White Freightliner" (4)
 15: "Folk Hero," House Of Hamill [Self, 1/2022] (9)
        "Lord Randall" (2)
        "Superb Owl" (2)
 15: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 4/2021] (9)
        "Calling Me Home" (3)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (3)
 15: "The Village Out West," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2022] (9)
        "Beaumont Rag," Hank Bradley & Rick Shubb (2)
 19: "Awake," Mala Oreen [Tourbo, 11/2021] (8)
        "Breathing Hope" (2)
        "Ghost Cat" (2)
        "Ragged Queen" (2)
 19: "Be Here For A While," Shane Cook And The Woodchippers [Shane Cook, 10/2021] (8)
        "Little Contortionist" (2)
 19: "A Better Day A-Coming," Robin And Linda Williams [Self, 6/2021] (8)
        "A Better Day a-Coming" (2)
 19: "Borrowed Time," Joe Troop [Free Dirt, 7/2021] (8)
        "Hermano migrante" (2)
        "The Rise of Dream Caldwell" (2)
 19: "Buffalo Nichols," Buffalo Nichols [Fat Possum, 11/2021] (8)
        "These Things" (4)
 19: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 11/2021] (8)
        "I'm Still Standing" (3)
        "Better Times Will Come" (2)
        "Resist" (2)
 19: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (8)
        "This Old World" (2)
        "Love and Regret" (2)
        "Know It All" (2)
 19: "Turning Over Stones," Bett Padgett [Ceilidhe's, 11/2021] (8)
        "May I Never Live Through This Again" (4)
        "A Pair Of Wings" (2)
 27: "A World Like This," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2021] (7/10)
        "Maybe Next Year" (2)
        "I Don't Miss What's-His-Name at All" (2)
 27: "The Birds' Flight," Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland & Brad Kolodner [Self, 1/2022] (7)
        "Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap/Carmichael Gal" (2)
 27: "Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs," Peter Keane [Self, 11/2021] (7)
        "Almost Gone" (2)
 27: "Come What May," Kevin Burgess Project [Self, 1/2022] (7)
        "No More Soul In The River" (2)
 27: "Day By Day," Norman Blake [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2021] (7)
        "Time" (2)
        "My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains" (2)
        "I'm Free Again" (2)
 27: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (7)
        "25 Trees" (3)
 27: "The Horses & the Hounds," James McMurtry [New West, 9/2021] (7)
        "The Horses and the Hounds" (3)
 27: "A Little Life," Liz Miller [Self, 1/2022] (7)
        "A Little Life" (2)
        "Trailer" (2)
 27: "My Bluegrass Heart," Béla Fleck [Renew/Bmg, 11/2021] (7)
        "Slippery Eel" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3060 plays from 103 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (11)
     from "The Turning Year" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)
2. "Louder Than The Guns" (9)
     from "Louder Than The Guns - single" (Tret Fure)
3. "Hate That Kind Of Love" (7)
     from "Hate That Kind Of Love - single" (Marion Halliday)
3. "Take Back The Red White And Blue" (7)
     from "Take Back The Red White And Blue - single" (Crowes Pasture)
5. "One Good Year" (6)
     from "Broke Down" (Slaid Cleaves)
6. "It's a New Year Now" (5)
     from "Ring Them Bells" (The Copper Ponies)
6. "The Red, White and Blue" (5)
     from "We'll Tell Stories" (Mary Lou Fulton)
6. "Sensitive New Age Guys" (5)
     from "Sensitive New Age Guys - single" (Terry Kitchen & Gathering Time)
6. "Welcome in Another Year" (5)
     from "Bonfires" (Zoe Mulford)
6. "Winter Sounds" (5)
     from "Home" (Linda Marks)
11. "At Least It's Not Terrorism" (4)
     from "At Least It's Not Terrorism" (Ina May Wool)
11. "Can't Let Go" (4)
     from "Raise The Roof" (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
11. "Embers" (4)
     from "Embers - single" (Forest Sun)
11. "First Day of the Year" (4)
     from "First Day Of The Year - single" (Joe new berry april verch)
11. "Insurrection Song January 6" (4)
     from "Insurrection Song January 6 - single" (Grant Peeples)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3060 plays from 103 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. J. D. Crowe & The New South (38)
        "Come On Down To My World" (9)
        "Lefty's Old Guitar" (6)
2. Christine Lavin (30)
        "The Best Of Christine Lavin" (3)
3. Bill Staines (19)
        "The Second Million Miles" (4)
        "Old Dogs" (3)
        "Tracks And Trails" (3)
4. John McCutcheon (16)
        "Bucket List" (13)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (3)
4. Over The Moon (16)
        "Chinook Waltz" (16)
4. Robert Plant And Alison Krauss (16)
        "Raise The Roof" (15)
7. Diana Jones (15)
        "Song To A Refugee" (14)
8. Carrie Newcomer (14)
        "Until Now" (10)
8. Linda Marks (14)
        "Home" (11)
10. Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra (13)
        "The Turning Year" (12)
10. Sue Horowitz (13)
        "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (13)
12. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Dylan" (3)
12. Crys Matthews (12)
        "Changemakers" (12)
12. Eric Bannan (12)
        "Sacred Spaces" (12)
12. Tret Fure (12)
        "Louder Than The Guns - single" (9)
16. Billy Strings (11)
        "Renewal" (8)
16. John Wort Hannam (11)
        "Long Haul" (10)
16. Mark Schatz And Bryan McDowell (11)
        "Grit And Polish" (11)
16. Peggy Seeger (11)
        "First Farewell" (11)
16. Sierra Ferrell (11)
        "Long Time Coming" (10)
21. Janis Ian (10)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (8)
21. Pete Seeger (10)
        "Traditional Christmas Carols" (4)
23. Bett Padgett (9)
        "Turning Over Stones" (8)
23. House Of Hamill (9)
        "Folk Hero" (9)
23. Ina May Wool (9)
        "Rewrite The Ending" (5)
        "At Least It's Not Terrorism" (4)
23. The McDades (9)
        "The Empress" (6)
23. Nowell Sing We Clear (9)
        "Nowell Sing We Clear, Vol. 4" (3)
23. Robin And Linda Williams (9)
        "A Better Day A-Coming" (8)
23. Slaid Cleaves (9)
        "Broke Down" (4)
30. Buffalo Nichols (8)
        "Buffalo Nichols" (8)
30. Guy Davis (8)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (6)
30. Joe Troop (8)
        "Borrowed Time" (8)
30. Mala Oreen (8)
        "Awake" (8)
30. Nanci Griffith (8)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (3)
30. Norman Blake (8)
        "Day By Day" (7)
30. Shane Cook And The Woodchippers (8)
        "Be Here For A While" (8)
30. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Gone" (7)

TOP LABELS of January 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3060 plays from 103 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (102)
2. Red House (39)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
4. Columbia (31)
5. Philo (28)
6. RCA (25/28)
6. Borealis (25)
6. Compass (25)
9. Hudson Harding (24)
10. New West (21)
11. Nonesuch (20)
12. Sugar Hill (19)
13. Free Dirt (18)
14. Thirty Tigers (17)
15. Legacy (15)
15. Pinecastle (15)
17. BMG (14)
18. Signature Sounds (13)
19. Appleseed (12)
19. Oh Boy (12)
19. Patuxent (12)
19. True North (12)

FOLK DJs - January 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3060 plays from 103 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
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 (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast & Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
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)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)