Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2022, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2963 plays from 99 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "8-String Sketches," Mike Mullins [Acoustic Disc, 2/2022] (20)
        "Beneath The Skye The Water Is Wide" (4)
        "Three Tunes By Turlough O'Carolan" (3)
        "Hallelujah" (3)
  1: "Backroads," Johnsmith [Self, 2/2022] (20)
        "My Name is America" (4)
        "Virgil's Sweet Six String" (3)
        "Forty Years" (3)
  3: "Folk Hero," House Of Hamill [Self, 1/2022] (18)
        "Ladder to the Sun" (4)
        "Superb Owl" (3)
  3: "Wachtraum," Michael Veitch [Burt Street, 2/2022] (18)
        "Valentine's Day" (15)
  5: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 11/2021] (17)
        "Wherever Good Dreams Go" (3)
        "Dancing With The Dark" (3)
  5: "Long Haul," John Wort Hannam [Black Hen, 1/2022] (17)
        "Twilight Diner" (3)
        "Other Side of the Curve" (3)
  7: "For The People," Rupert Wates [Bite, 2/2022] (15)
        "For The People" (5)
        "Medley: All Fair Ladies+Spanish Galleon" (2)
        "Thirty Thousand Guineas" (2)
  7: "Head Above Water," Heather Sarona [Self, 1/2022] (15)
        "I'll Be Lost" (4)
        "Window to Break" (2)
        "A Little More" (2)
        "Better Than What I Got" (2)
        "Head Above Water" (2)
  9: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 1/2022] (14)
        "Don't Stop Lovin' Me" (4)
        "The Hill Behind This Town" (2)
        "Wind River & You" (2)
 10: "I Can Face The Truth," Dana Cooper [Dog Eared, 2/2022] (13)
        "I Know a Girl" (3)
        "Always Old Friends" (3)
        "Bluebird" (2)
        "I Can Face the Truth" (2)
 10: "Resilience," Josie Bello [Self, 2/2022] (13)
        "The Sound of Guitars" (4)
        "Love That's Real" (4)
        "Resilience" (2)
 12: "The Way The River Goes," Dan Weber [Highway, 2/2022] (12)
        "The Way the River Goes" (3)
        "Ever Since Columbine" (2)
        "While You Were Sleeping" (2)
 12: "We'll Dance Again," Folkapotamus [Phatcat, 2/2022] (12)
        "Wings of Freedom" (5)
        "Blueberry Pancakes" (3)
        "We'll Dance Again" (3)
 14: "Double Down on a Bad Thing," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge Records Ier, 2/2022] (11)
        "Anyone But You" (9)
 14: "Ghost Hotel," Karen Morand & the Bosco Boys [Self, 2/2022] (11)
        "Ghost Hotel" (4)
        "Beautiful Scars" (2)
        "Locked Down & Out" (2)
 14: "Anthology, Volume 1," Ken Dunn [Self, 2/2022] (11)
        "Fukishima Nightmares" (2)
 17: "Age Of Apathy," Aoife O'Donovan [Yep Roc, 1/2022] (10)
        "Elevators" (2)
        "Passenger" (2)
        "B61" (2)
 17: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (10)
        "It Isn't Nice" (2)
        "On Solid Ground" (2)
        "Hello in There" (2)
 19: "Anthems Of Home," Hudost [Open Sesame, 1/2022] (9)
        "Deliverance" (5)
        "Our Words Will Be Louder" (2)
 19: "Lost Love Songs," The Pine Hearts [Self, 1/2022] (9)
        "Running in Place" (2)
        "Sugarcane" (2)
 19: "Love In You," Jordi Baizan [Berkalin, 2/2022] (9)
        "Coffee with You in the Morning" (3)
        "The Love in You" (2)
 19: "Norma Waterson," Norma Waterson [Hannibal, 2/2022] (9)
        "Black Muddy River" (4)
 23: "Digging In John's Backyard," Grant Dermody & Frank Fotusky [Self, 2/2022] (8)
        "Papa's On The Housetop" (3)
        "Boats Up River" (3)
        "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (2)
 23: "Long Time Coming," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 9/2021] (8)
        "West Virginia Waltz" (3)
 23: "Rabbit," Buffalo Rose And Tom Paxton [Misra, 1/2022] (8)
        "I Give You The Morning" (5)
        "Jennifer's Rabbit" (3)
 23: "Strings, Wings And Curious Things," Sue Horowitz [Self, 1/2022] (8)
        "You Fit Me" (3)
 27: "My Home Ain't in the Hall of Fame," J. D. Crowe and the New South [Rounder] (7/8)
        "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" (2)
 27: "Hurricane Clarice," Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves [Free Dirt, 2/2022] (7)
        "Road That Is Walked By Fools" (2)
 27: "Sacred Spaces," Eric Bannan [Reality Check Media, 1/2022] (7)
        "If You Can't Fly" (2)
        "Start my Day Singing" (2)
 30: "Arrivals," Declan O'Rourke [East West, 1/2022] (6)
        "In Painters' Light" (1)
 30: "Bucket List," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 9/2021] (6)
        "Farmer" (1)
 30: "Hometown Tragedies," Terry Family [Self, 1/2022] (6)
        "The Walls Stand On And On" (4)
        "Like A Painting By Chagall" (2)
 30: "Raise The Roof," Robert Plant And Alison Krauss [Rounder, 12/2021] (6)
        "The Price Of Love" (2)
 30: "Stops Time," Brooksie Wells [Down Home Dive, 11/2021] (6)
        "I'm A Believer" (2)
 30: "Surely Will Be Singing," Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz [Mountain Fever, 1/2022] (6)
        "Mountain Angel" (2)
 30: "Uncovering," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 2015] (6)
        "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (3)
        "First Time I ever saw your Face" (3)
 30: "Way Up In The Hills," Sad Daddy [Catfish Music, 2/2022] (6)
        "Back In Arkansas" (1)
 30: "Forget-Me-Nots Volumes 1 And 2," Jesse Terry [Self, 2/2022] (6)
        "My Back Pages" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2963 plays from 99 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "Valentine's Day" (15)
     from "Wachtraum" (Michael Veitch)
2. "Anyone But You" (9)
     from "Double Down on a Bad Thing" (The Twangtown Paramours)
2. "A Most Creative Valentine" (9)
     from "A Most Creative Valentine - single" (Stuart Kabak)
4. "Emmit Till" (8)
     from "Emmit Till - single" (Martine Allard)
5. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (6)
     from "Uncovering" (Sloan Wainwright)
5. "John the Revelator" (6)
     from "Gild the Black Lily" (Queen Esther)
7. "Three Quarter Time" (5)
     from "Three Quarter Time" (Abbie Gardner)
7. "Deliverance" (5)
     from "Anthems Of Home" (Hudost)
7. "For The People" (5)
     from "For The People" (Rupert Wates)
7. "I Give You The Morning" (5)
     from "Rabbit" (Buffalo Rose & Tom Paxton)
7. "Wings of Freedom" (5)
     from "We'll Dance Again" (Folkapotamus)
12. "At the Foot of the Mountain" (4)
     from "At the Foot of the Mountain" (Eliza Gilkyson)
12. "Beneath The Skye The Water Is Wide" (4)
     from "8-String Sketches" (Mike Mullins)
12. "Don't Stop Lovin' Me" (4)
     from "Songs From The River Wind" (Eliza Gilkyson)
12. "Ghost Hotel" (4)
     from "Ghost Hotel" (Karen Morand & the Bosco Boys)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2963 plays from 99 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Johnsmith (23)
        "Backroads" (20)
        "The Fray" (3)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (21)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (14)
        "At the Foot of the Mountain" (3)
3. Janis Ian (19)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (17)
3. Mike Mullins (19)
        "8-String Sketches" (19)
5. House Of Hamill (18)
        "Folk Hero" (18)
5. John Wort Hannam (18)
        "Long Haul" (17)
5. Michael Veitch (18)
        "Wachtraum" (18)
8. J. D. Crowe and the New South (15/18)
        "My Home Ain't in the Hall of Fame" (8)
        "Black Jack" (3)
        "Flashback" (3)
8. Heather Sarona (15)
        "Head Above Water" (15)
8. Norma Waterson (15)
        "Norma Waterson" (8)
        "The Very Thought Of You" (4)
        "Bright Shiny Morning" (3)
8. Rupert Wates (15)
        "For The People" (15)
12. Dana Cooper (13)
        "I Can Face The Truth" (13)
12. Dan Weber (13)
        "The Way The River Goes" (12)
12. John McCutcheon (13)
        "Bucket List" (6)
12. Josie Bello (13)
        "Resilience" (13)
12. Josh White (13)
        "Free and Equal Blues" (2)
17. Folkapotamus (12)
        "We'll Dance Again" (12)
18. Bob Dylan (11)
        "Biograph" (1)
18. Ken Dunn (11)
        "Anthology, Volume 1" (10)
18. Priscilla Herdman (11)
        "Forever & Always" (2)
18. The Twangtown Paramours (11)
        "Double Down on a Bad Thing" (11)
22. Aoife O'Donovan (10)
        "Age Of Apathy" (8)
22. Reggie Harris (10)
        "On Solid Ground" (9)
24. Bill Morrissey (9)
        "Something I Saw Or Thought I Saw" (4)
24. Cosy Sheridan (9)
        "A Beautiful Sound" (3)
24. Hudost (9)
        "Anthems Of Home" (9)
24. Jordi Baizan (9)
        "Love In You" (9)
24. Karen Morand & the Bosco Boys (9)
        "Ghost Hotel" (8)
24. Pete Seeger (9)
        "Folk Songs For Young People" (2)
24. The Pine Hearts (9)
        "Lost Love Songs" (9)
24. Sloan Wainwright (9)
        "Uncovering" (6)
24. Stuart Kabak (9)
        "A Most Creative Valentine - single" (9)

TOP LABELS of February 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2963 plays from 99 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (76)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (51)
3. Red House (32)
4. Topic (31)
5. Columbia (29)
6. Compass (22)
7. Nonesuch (20)
8. Black Hen (19)
8. Elektra (19)
10. Signature Sounds (18)
10. Sony (18)
12. Sugar Hill (17)
12. Yep Roc (17)
14. Rebel (16)
14. Rude Girl (16)
14. Vanguard (16)
17. Acoustic Disc (15)
17. Burt Street (15)
17. Legacy (15)
17. Mountain Fever (15)

FOLK DJs - February 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2963 plays from 99 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
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 Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (WEIR-FM & beyondradio.co.uk)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-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)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
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)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-FM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)