Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2022, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 105 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

  1: "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things," Chuck Brodsky [Self, 4/2022] (30)
        "It Takes Two Wings" (7)
        "Half The People" (5)
        "The Things You Think You Know" (4)
        "The Country Needed Baseball" (4)
  2: "Dobrosinger," Abbie Gardner [Self, 4/2022] (29)
        "Down The Mountain" (10)
        "Honky Tonk Song" (4)
        "Born in the City" (4)
  3: "Dirt Does Dylan," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Ngdb, 5/2022] (26)
        "I Shall Be Released" (5)
  4: "Cosmic Dreamer," Barney Bentall [True North, 4/2022] (22)
        "Potter's Wheel" (9)
        "Whiskey Jack" (4)
        "Oh Foolish Me" (3)
  5: "Steel & Wool," Kim Beggs [Self, 5/2022] (21)
        "Down By The River" (5)
        "They Shut The Greyhound Down" (4)
        "Steel and Wool" (4)
        "I Wanna Be A Flower" (3)
  6: "A Beautiful Time," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2022] (20)
        "I'll Love You Till The Day I Die" (4)
  6: "Leap Year |," Barry Oreck [Self, 5/2022] (20)
        "Each Song is a Seed" (7)
        "Makes No Sense" (6)
  8: "All Is Quiet," Susan Cattaneo [Self, 4/2022] (17)
        "Borrowed Blue" (10)
  9: "Impressions," James Lee Baker [Self, 5/2022] (16)
        "Morningside" (4)
        "Young Man In America" (3)
        "Did Galileo Pray?" (3)
        "Most Promising Officer" (2)
  9: "The Veil," Edie Carey [Self, 5/2022] (16)
        "Rise" (3)
        "The Veil" (3)
        "The Old Me" (2)
        "I Know This" (2)
        "Teacher" (2)
        "The Cypress And The Oak" (2)
 11: "Truth Is," Vanessa Lively [Self, 5/2022] (15)
        "Oh Deliverance" (5)
        "Golden Treasure" (3)
        "I Am Found" (3)
        "I Am A Skylark" (2)
        "Running with the Wolves" (2)
 12: "Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music," Mike Stevens [Stony Plain, 5/2022] (14)
        "Like a Little Bird" (4)
        "Bad in a Good Way" (2)
        "Orange Blossom Special" (2)
 13: "Live At Cedarhouse," Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 2006] (13)
        "The Land of 10,000 Mothers" (11)
 14: "Bullet in the Cabin Wall," Cheryl Cawood [Self, 3/2022] (12)
        "Ballad of Spade Cooley" (3)
        "Bullet in the Cabin Wall" (2)
 14: "Just Like That," Bonnie Raitt [Redwing, 5/2022] (12)
        "Made Up Mind" (2)
        "Livin' for the Ones" (2)
        "When We Say Goodnight" (2)
        "Just Like That" (2)
        "Something's Got a Hold of My Heart" (2)
 16: "Going the Distance," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 5/2022] (10)
        "Janey It's Alright" (3)
        "Struggling" (2)
        "Going the Distance" (2)
 16: "Reunion," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 2012] (10)
        "Mother's Day" (8)
 16: "Time Out Session #2," The Accidentals [Self, 3/2022] (10)
        "Eastern Standard Time" (3)
        "Wide Open" (2)
        "All Shall Be Well" (2)
 16: "Twelvemonth & a Day," Wolf & Clover [Self, 3/2022] (10)
        "The Columbus Set" (2)
 20: "Crooked Tree," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (9)
        "Crooked Tree" (3)
        "Big Back Yard" (2)
 20: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 1/2022] (9)
        "At the Foot of the Mountain" (3)
 20: "A White Album," Rain Perry [Precipitous, 4/2022] (9)
        "Indian Hill, Ohio, 1967" (2)
        "Melody & Jack" (2)
        "Melody and Jack" (2)
 23: "Infamous Angel," Iris DeMent [Warner, 1993] (8)
        "Mama's Opry" (6)
 23: "Put Yourself Out There," Kevin Burgess Project [Self] (8)
        "Mother's Love" (8)
 25: "Dark Enough to See the Stars," Mary Gauthier [In The Black, 4/2022] (7)
        "Fall Apart World" (3)
        "Amsterdam" (2)
        "Dark Enough to See the Stars" (2)
 25: "Get on Board," Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (7)
        "The Midnight Special" (3)
 25: "Mama Proud," Annette Adler [Self] (7)
        "Mama Proud" (3)
        "Mama Bear" (2)
 25: "Paint This Town," Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 5/2022] (7)
        "Lord Willing And The Creek Don't Rise" (2)
 25: "Saving the Republic," Ernest Troost [Self, 3/2022] (7)
        "This Will Pass Away" (2)
 25: "Songs From the Beginning," Greg Greenway [Self, 3/2022] (7)
        "Starting All Over Again" (3)

TOP SONGS of May 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 105 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. "The Land of 10,000 Mothers" (12)
     from "Live At Cedarhouse" (Cosy Sheridan)
2. "Borrowed Blue" (10)
     from "All Is Quiet" (Susan Cattaneo)
2. "Down The Mountain" (10)
     from "Dobrosinger" (Abbie Gardner)
4. "Potter's Wheel" (9)
     from "Cosmic Dreamer" (Barney Bentall)
5. "Mother's Day" (8)
     from "Reunion" (Lucy Kaplansky)
5. "Mother's Love" (8)
     from "Put Yourself Out There" (Kevin Burgess Project)
7. "Each Song is a Seed" (7)
     from "Leap Year |" (Barry Oreck)
7. "It Takes Two Wings" (7)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
9. "Makes No Sense" (6)
     from "Leap Year |" (Barry Oreck)
9. "Mama's Opry" (6)
     from "Infamous Angel" (Iris DeMent)
9. "The Mother" (6)
     from "By The Way, I Forgive You" (Brandi Carlile)
12. "Dancing With My Mother" (5)
     from "Don't Look Down" (Rachel Bissex)
     also "In White Light" (Rachel Bissex)
12. "Down By The River" (5)
     from "Steel & Wool" (Kim Beggs)
12. "Half The People" (5)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
12. "Happy Mother's Day" (5)
     from "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2" (Gillian Welch)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 105 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Chuck Brodsky (32)
        "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (30)
2. Abbie Gardner (31)
        "Dobrosinger" (29)
2. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (31)
        "Dirt Does Dylan" (26)
4. Willie Nelson (23)
        "A Beautiful Time" (20)
5. Barney Bentall (22)
        "Cosmic Dreamer" (22)
6. Kim Beggs (21)
        "Steel & Wool" (21)
7. Barry Oreck (20)
        "Leap Year |" (20)
8. Cosy Sheridan (19)
        "Live At Cedarhouse" (12)
9. James Lee Baker (17)
        "Impressions" (16)
9. Susan Cattaneo (17)
        "All Is Quiet" (17)
11. Edie Carey (16)
        "The Veil" (16)
12. Pete Seeger (15)
        "Pete" (4)
12. Vanessa Lively (15)
        "Truth Is" (15)
14. Nanci Griffith (14)
        "Flyer" (2)
15. Bob Dylan (13)
        "1970" (2)
15. Bonnie Raitt (13)
        "Just Like That" (12)
15. Lucy Kaplansky (13)
        "Reunion" (9)
15. Mike Stevens (13)
        "Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music" (12)
19. Cheryl Cawood (12)
        "Bullet in the Cabin Wall" (12)
20. Amy Speace (11)
        "Tucson" (6)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (4)
20. Iris DeMent (11)
        "Infamous Angel" (8)
20. Wolf & Clover (11)
        "Twelvemonth & a Day" (10)
23. The Accidentals (10)
        "Time Out Session #2" (10)
23. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (9)
23. Rain Perry (10)
        "A White Album" (9)
26. Carrie Newcomer (9)
        "My Father's Only Son" (3)
26. Diana Jones (9)
        "Song To A Refugee" (6)
26. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (9)
        "Going the Distance" (9)
26. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Bucket List" (4)
26. Johnny Cash (9)
        "Bootleg, Vol. 1: Personal FIle" (3)
26. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (9)
        "Crooked Tree" (7)
26. Pharis & Jason Romero (9)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (6)

TOP LABELS of May 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 105 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (54)
2. Columbia (46)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (44)
4. Red House (42)
5. Sugar Hill (33)
6. Legacy (30)
7. Elektra (27)
7. Nonesuch (27)
9. True North (25)
10. Signature Sounds (23)
11. Compass (22)
11. Yep Roc (22)
13. Free Dirt (18)
14. Capitol (17)
14. Rhino (17)
14. Warner (17)
17. Stony Plain (16)
17. Waterbug (16)
19. Thirty Tigers (15)
20. Vanguard (14)

FOLK DJs - May 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3172 plays from 105 playlists from 83 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KEPW-LP, OR)
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 McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WHFB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Patterson (berggrenfolk.com & podcast, VT)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
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 (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)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, OK)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Shawna Stratton (KRFC-FM, CO)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)