Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2022, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3084 plays from 82 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

  1: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 11/2021] (30)
        "I'm Still Standing" (6)
        "Dancing With the Dark" (6)
        "Wherever Good Dreams Go" (4)
        "Better Times Will Come" (4)
  2: "Head Above Water," Heather Sarona [Self, 1/2022] (17)
        "Better Than What I Got" (3)
        "Head Above Water" (3)
        "For Me" (3)
  2: "Strings, Wings And Curious Things," Sue Horowitz [Self, 1/2022] (17)
        "January" (5)
        "Angels" (4)
        "Won't Always Be This Way" (3)
  4: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 1/2022] (14)
        "Before the Great River Was Tamed" (2)
        "Bristlecone Pine" (2)
        "Farthest End" (2)
        "Don't Stop Lovin' Me" (2)
  5: "Long Haul," John Wort Hannam [Black Hen, 1/2022] (13)
        "Hurry Up Kid" (3)
        "Meat Draw" (2)
        "Wonderful Things" (2)
  6: "Age Of Apathy," Aoife O'Donovan [Yep Roc, 1/2022] (12)
        "Passengers" (3)
        "Prodigal Daughter" (2)
        "Town of Mercy" (2)
  6: "Anthems Of Home," Hudost [Open Sesame, 1/2022] (12)
        "Testament" (3)
        "This Is How My Story Ends" (3)
        "Our Words Will Be Louder" (2)
  8: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (11)
        "Can't Let Go" (3)
        "You Led Me To The Wrong" (2)
        "Quattro" (2)
  9: "Sacred Spaces," Eric Bannan [Reality Check Media, 1/2022] (10)
        "Birds Eye View" (4)
        "If You Can't Fly" (2)
        "Sacred Spaces" (2)
 10: "Hell On Church Street," Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, 1/2022] (9)
        "Church Street Blues" (3)
        "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (2)
 10: "Outside Child," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 6/2021] (9)
        "Persephone" (2)
        "Nightflyer" (2)
 12: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (8)
        "Bucket List" (3)
 12: "Folk Hero," House Of Hamill [Self, 1/2022] (8)
        "The Bully of Skidmore Town" (3)
 12: "Rabbit," Buffalo Rose And Tom Paxton [Misra, 1/2022] (8)
        "I Give You The Morning" (5)
        "Green Light" (2)
 12: "Until Now," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 8/2021] (8)
        "Like Molly Brown" (2)
 16: "Then And Now," Dan And Faith [Self, 2020] (7/10)
        "Polly Von" (2)
 16: "Come What May," Kevin Burgess Project [Self, 1/2022] (7)
        "No More Soul in the River" (3)
 16: "Good To Be...," Keb' Mo' [Rounder, 2022] (7)
        "Lean On Me" (3)
 16: "Renewal," Billy Strings [Rounder, 10/2021] (7)
        "Ice Bridges" (2)
 20: "Arrivals," Declan O'Rourke [East West, 1/2022] (6)
        "The Harbour" (3)
 20: "The Empress," The McDades [Self, 11/2021] (6)
        "Lonely Road" (2)
        "Willie Reilly" (2)
 20: "Forget-Me-Nots Volumes 1 And 2," Jesse Terry [Self, 1/2022] (6)
        "Hold On" (2)
        "My Back Pages" (2)
 20: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (6)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (2)
 20: "Right Where I Am," Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 10/2021] (6)
        "Right Where I Am" (4)
        "50 Years" (2)
 20: "Songs For The Sparrows," Nefesh Mountain [Eden Sky] (6)
        "Piece of The Sun" (2)
 20: "Violet Light," Maya De Vitry [Self, 1/2022] (6)
        "Never on the Map" (1)
 20: "A World Like This," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2021] (6)
        "Let the Healing Begin" (2)
        "They All Sang Bread and Roses" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3084 plays from 82 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. "Sister's Keeper" (9)
     from "Sister's Keeper - single" (Crys Matthews)
2. "Dancing With the Dark" (6)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
2. "I'm Still Standing" (6)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
4. "I Give You The Morning" (5)
     from "Rabbit" (Buffalo Rose & Tom Paxton)
4. "January" (5)
     from "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (Sue Horowitz)
6. "Angels" (4)
     from "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (Sue Horowitz)
6. "Better Times Will Come" (4)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
6. "The Harbour" (4)
     from "Arrivals" (Declan O'Rourke)
6. "Part Of The Truth" (4)
     from "Sing for the Silenced" (Marc Black)
6. "Right Where I Am" (4)
     from "Right Where I Am" (Jonathan Edwards)
6. "Sober" (4)
     from "Sober - single" (Grace Morrison)
6. "Swannanoa" (4)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
6. "Wherever Good Dreams Go" (4)
     from "The Light At The End Of The Line" (Janis Ian)
6. "Won't Always Be This Way" (4)
     from "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (Sue Horowitz)
15. "Birds Eye View" (3/4)
     from "Sacred Spaces" (Eric Bannan)
15. "Sweet Cider" (3/4)
     from "Red Apples And Gold" (Gathering Time)
15. "Better Than What I Got" (3)
     from "Head Above Water" (Heather Sarona)
15. "Bucket List" (3)
     from "Bucket List" (John McCutcheon)
15. "The Bully of Skidmore Town" (3)
     from "Folk Hero" (House Of Hamill)
15. "Church Street Blues" (3)
     from "Hell On Church Street" (Punch Brothers)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3084 plays from 82 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Janis Ian (34)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (30)
2. John McCutcheon (25)
        "Bucket List" (8)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (8)
        "Ghost Light" (4)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (22)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (14)
        "2020" (7)
4. Sue Horowitz (19)
        "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (17)
5. Heather Sarona (17)
        "Head Above Water" (17)
6. The Last Chance (15)
        "Claiming The Sky" (8)
        "Timeless Hours" (5)
7. Aoife O'Donovan (13)
        "Age Of Apathy" (12)
7. John Wort Hannam (13)
        "Long Haul" (13)
9. Hudost (12)
        "Anthems Of Home" (12)
10. Kate Wolf (11/16)
        "Back Roads" (4)
        "Weaver Of Visions" (3)
10. Joan Baez (11/13)
        "Live At Newport" (2)
10. Eric Bannan (11)
        "Sacred Spaces" (10)
10. Jackson Browne (11)
        "Downhill From Everywhere" (5)
14. Crys Matthews (10)
        "Sister's Keeper - single" (8)
14. Dar Williams (10)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (5)
14. Robert Plant And Alison Krauss (10)
        "Raise The Roof" (10)
17. Allison Russell (9)
        "Outside Child" (9)
17. Carrie Newcomer (9)
        "Until Now" (8)
17. John Roberts & Tony Barrand (9/10)
        "Dark Ships in the Forest" (2)
17. Punch Brothers (9)
        "Hell On Church Street" (9)
17. Reggie Harris (9)
        "Ready To Go" (5)
        "On Solid Ground" (4)
22. Billy Strings (8)
        "Renewal" (7)
22. House Of Hamill (8)
        "Folk Hero" (8)
22. John Flynn (8)
        "Wild Beat The Wings" (4)
22. Keb' Mo' (8)
        "Good To Be..." (7)

TOP LABELS of January 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3084 plays from 82 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (68)
2. Red House (44)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (34)
4. Rhino (21)
5. Nonesuch (18)
6. Columbia (17)
7. Compass (16)
7. Fantasy (16)
7. Yep Roc (16)
10. Rude Girl (15)
11. Elektra (14)
11. Free Dirt (14)
11. Reprise (14)
11. Vanguard (14)
15. Appalsongs (13/14)
15. BMG (13)
15. Inside (13)
15. Philo (13)
15. Sugar Hill (13)
15. Warner (13)
21. Borealis (12)
22. Black Hen (11)
22. Signature Sounds (11)
24. Appleseed (10)
24. Green Linnet (10)
24. Mountain Fever (10)

FOLK DJs - January 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3084 plays from 82 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
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)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dave Hardy (live365.com)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WARE-AM & WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
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)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)