Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2022, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3459 plays from 107 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "Dobrosinger," Abbie Gardner [Self, 4/2022] (23)
        "Born in the City" (8)
  2: "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things," Chuck Brodsky [Self, 4/2022] (22)
        "Half The People" (6)
        "It Takes Two Wings" (5)
  2: "Tucson," Amy Speace [Proper, 4/2022] (22)
        "If You Fall" (7)
        "Cottonwood" (6)
        "Little Red" (3)
        "Why I Wake Early" (3)
  4: "Pete," Pete Seeger [Living Music, 1996] (20)
        "Little Boxes" (2)
  5: "All Is Quiet," Susan Cattaneo [Self, 4/2022] (17)
        "Broken Things" (3)
        "All Is Quiet" (3)
  6: "1960," Martyn Joseph [Pipe, 4/2022] (16)
        "Born Too Late" (4)
        "We Are Made Of Stars" (3)
        "Down To The Well" (2)
        "Under Every Smile" (2)
        "This Light Is Ours" (2)
  6: "20 Printemps," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie Du Nord, 3/2022] (16)
        "Tour du monde" (4)
        "Turlute du mai" (3)
        "Dans l'eau de vie de l'arbre" (2)
        "L'auberge" (2)
  8: "Crooked Tree," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (15)
        "Flatland Girl" (3)
        "Crooked Tree" (3)
        "Big Backyard" (2)
        "She'll Change" (2)
        "The River Knows" (2)
  8: "Get on Board," Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (15)
        "I Shall Not Be Moved" (4)
        "Pick A Bale of Cotton" (2)
        "Hooray Hooray" (2)
        "Packing Up Getting Ready To Go" (2)
        "What a Beautiful City" (2)
  8: "Steel & Wool," Kim Beggs [Self, 5/2022] (15)
        "Steel and Wool" (6)
        "They Shut the Greyhound Down" (3)
        "When She Divides The Town" (2)
        "Not A Man of God" (2)
 11: "A Beautiful Time," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2022] (14)
        "I Don't Go To Funerals" (4)
        "We're Not Happy" (3)
        "Tower of Song" (2)
 12: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (13)
        "Souvenir" (8)
        "Pale Morning" (5)
 13: "Cosmic Dreamer," Barney Bentall [True North, 4/2022] (12)
        "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (3)
        "Shadows" (3)
        "Potter's Wheel" (3)
 13: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 1/2022] (12)
        "Wind River and You" (3)
        "Wanderin'" (2)
        "At the Foot of the Mountain" (2)
 15: "Never Slow Down," Po' Ramblin' Boys [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (11)
        "Blues Are Close At Hand" (3)
        "Where Grass Doesn't Grow" (2)
 15: "The Time Is Now," Jim Page [Whid-Isle, 4/2022] (11)
        "Everybody Thanks A Driver" (2)
        "Only Heat I Have" (2)
        "The green tea of your mind" (2)
 17: "Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music," Mike Stevens [Stony Plain, 5/2022] (10)
        "Watermelon Pie" (3)
        "Ida Red" (2)
 17: "Dirt Does Dylan," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Ngdb, 5/2022] (10)
        "Forever Young" (3)
        "Girl From The North Country" (2)
        "Quinn The Eskimo" (2)
        "The Times, They are A-Changing" (2)
 17: "Impressions," James Lee Baker [Self, 5/2022] (10)
        "Morningside" (2)
        "Living Room" (2)
        "Young Man in America" (2)
 17: "Leap Year |," Barry Oreck [Self, 5/2022] (10)
        "Each Song is a Seed" (3)
        "Once Around" (2)
        "Ride" (2)
        "Makes No Sense" (2)
 17: "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection," Pete Seeger [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2019] (10)
        "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (2)
 17: "The Veil," Edie Carey [Self, 5/2022] (10)
        "The Old Me" (3)
        "I Know This" (3)
        "The Veil" (2)
 23: "Bullet in the Cabin Wall," Cheryl Cawood [Self, 3/2022] (9)
        "Deep Down In Your Bones" (3)
 23: "The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea," Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters [Organic, 3/2022] (9)
        "Reverie" (3)
        "Another Winter Gone" (2)
 23: "My Life in Song," Steve Lundquist [Self, 4/2022] (9)
        "Under A Spell" (2)
        "Slow Down Sonny" (2)
 26: "By the Risin' of the Sea," James Kahn [Self, 5/2022] (8)
        "O The Ocean Rolls" (3)
 26: "House to House," Matt Andersen [Sonic, 3/2022] (8)
        "Time for the Wicked to Rest" (3)
        "House To House" (2)
 26: "Just Like That," Bonnie Raitt [Redwing, 5/2022] (8)
        "Just Like That" (5)
        "Down The Hall" (2)
 26: "Time Out Session 2," The Accidentals [Self, 4/2022] (8)
        "Wide Open" (3)
        "Eastern Standard Time" (2)
        "Remain the Same" (2)
 26: "Violet Light," Maya De Vitry [Self, 1/2022] (8)
        "How Bad I Wanna Live" (2)
        "Margaret" (2)
        "Never on the Map" (2)
 26: "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?," Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 5/2022] (8)
        "Put My Little Shoes Away" (8)

TOP SONGS of May 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3459 plays from 107 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "Ukrainian Now" (9)
     from "Ukrainian Now - single" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Born in the City" (8)
     from "Dobrosinger" (Abbie Gardner)
2. "If You Fall" (8)
     from "Tucson" (Amy Speace)
2. "Put My Little Shoes Away" (8)
     from "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (Kathy Kallick)
2. "Souvenir" (8)
     from "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
6. "Cottonwood" (6)
     from "Tucson" (Amy Speace)
6. "Half The People" (6)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
6. "Steel and Wool" (6)
     from "Steel & Wool" (Kim Beggs)
9. "12th Of June" (5)
     from "12th of June" (Lyle Lovett)
9. "It Takes Two Wings" (5)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
9. "Just Like That" (5)
     from "Just Like That" (Bonnie Raitt)
9. "Pale Morning" (5)
     from "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
13. "Born Too Late" (4)
     from "1960" (Martyn Joseph)
13. "I Don't Go To Funerals" (4)
     from "A Beautiful Time" (Willie Nelson)
13. "If I Had A Hammer" (4)
     from "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (Pete Seeger)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3459 plays from 107 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Pete Seeger (62)
        "Pete" (19)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (9)
2. Amy Speace (25)
        "Tucson" (22)
3. Abbie Gardner (24)
        "Dobrosinger" (23)
4. Chuck Brodsky (22)
        "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (22)
4. John McCutcheon (22)
        "Bucket List" (7)
        "Ukrainian Now - single" (6)
        "To Everyone In All The World" (4)
6. Pharis & Jason Romero (21)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (12)
        "Bet On Love" (6)
7. Willie Nelson (20)
        "A Beautiful Time" (14)
8. Martyn Joseph (19)
        "1960" (16)
9. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (17)
        "Dirt Does Dylan" (10)
        "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" (3)
9. Susan Cattaneo (17)
        "All Is Quiet" (17)
11. Le Vent Du Nord (16)
        "20 Printemps" (16)
12. Kim Beggs (15)
        "Steel & Wool" (15)
12. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (15)
        "Get on Board" (15)
14. Eliza Gilkyson (13)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (12)
14. The Judds (13)
        "Number One Hits" (4)
        "River of Time" (4)
14. Judy Collins (13)
        "Forever" (3)
        "Spellbound" (3)
14. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (13)
        "Crooked Tree" (13)
18. Barney Bentall (12)
        "Cosmic Dreamer" (12)
18. Bonnie Raitt (12)
        "Just Like That" (8)
18. Dar Williams (12)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (4)
18. Po' Ramblin' Boys (12)
        "Never Slow Down" (11)
22. The Alt (11)
        "Day is Come" (7)
22. Jim Page (11)
        "The Time Is Now" (11)
22. Matt Andersen (11)
        "House to House" (8)
22. Mike Stevens (11)
        "Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music" (10)
26. The Accidentals (10)
        "Time Out Session 2" (8)
26. Barry Oreck (10)
        "Leap Year |" (10)
26. Edie Carey (10)
        "The Veil" (10)
26. James Lee Baker (10)
        "Impressions" (10)
26. Judy Henske (10)
        "# One" (3)
26. Peter Rowan (10)
        "Dust Bowl Children" (4)
26. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "He Walked On" (4)
        "Where The River Meets The Road" (3)

TOP LABELS of May 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3459 plays from 107 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (80)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (79)
3. Nonesuch (45)
4. Compass (40)
5. Red House (38)
6. Columbia (36)
7. Appleseed (32)
8. Sugar Hill (31)
9. Signature Sounds (29)
10. Legacy (23)
11. Borealis (22)
11. Elektra (22)
11. True North (22)
14. Free Dirt (21)
15. BMG (20)
16. Organic (19)
17. Rhino (18)
18. Proper (17)
19. Capitol (16)
19. Stony Plain (16)
19. Warner (16)
19. Yep Roc (16)

FOLK DJs - May 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3459 plays from 107 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, 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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)
Greg Torrington (stingray.com, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & soundcloud.com, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & syndicated, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
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)
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 & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM & syndicated, NJ)
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)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & podcast, QC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)