Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2022, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2725 plays from 92 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things," Chuck Brodsky [Self, 4/2022] (24)
        "Half the People" (7)
        "The Things You Think You Know" (5)
        "It Takes Two Wings" (5)
        "How I Changed His Mind" (3)
  2: "Dobrosinger," Abbie Gardner [Self, 4/2022] (16)
        "Down the Mountain" (4)
        "Only All The Time" (3)
        "See You Again" (2)
        "Born In The City" (2)
        "You Belong To Me" (2)
  2: "Narrow Line," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 3/2022] (16)
        "How It Ends" (4)
        "Narrow Line" (3)
        "Just Pick One" (3)
        "Windows" (2)
  4: "Cosmic Dreamer," Barney Bentall [True North, 4/2022] (14)
        "Potter's Wheel" (4)
        "Whiskey Jack" (3)
        "Cody Road" (2)
        "Shadows" (2)
  5: "Steel & Wool," Kim Beggs [Self, 5/2022] (13)
        "Not a Man of God" (3)
        "Steel and Wool" (2)
        "They Shut the Greyhound Down" (2)
        "I Wanna Be a Flower" (2)
        "When She Divides the Town" (2)
  6: "Get on Board," Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (12)
        "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" (2)
        "The Midnight Special" (2)
  6: "Leap Year |," Barry Oreck [Self, 5/2022] (12)
        "Each Song Is A Seed" (3)
        "Makes No Sense" (3)
        "Wounded" (2)
  6: "Truth Is," Vanessa Lively [Self, 5/2022] (12)
        "Oh Deliverance" (4)
        "In Between" (3)
        "I Am Found" (2)
  9: "Dirt Does Dylan," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Ngdb, 5/2022] (11)
        "She Belongs to Me" (4)
        " Forever Young" (2)
        "I Shall Be Released" (2)
  9: "Extrovert," Mr. Sun [Compass, 5/2022] (11)
        "Breaker's Bakedown" (3)
        "Just a Little Lovin'" (2)
        "Tamp 'Em Up Solid" (2)
  9: "Impressions," James Lee Baker [Self, 5/2022] (11)
        "Just Like A Woman" (4)
        "Most Promising Officer" (2)
        "Morningside" (2)
 12: "12th of June," Lyle Lovett [Verve, 4/2022] (9)
        "Pants Is Overrated" (2)
 12: "All Is Quiet," Susan Cattaneo [Self, 4/2022] (9)
        "Borrowed Blue" (3)
        "Blackbirds" (2)
        "Diamond Days" (2)
 12: "A Beautiful Time," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2022] (9)
        "Dusty Bottles" (2)
 12: "Lilygild," Hilary Hawke [Pickin' Chicken, 5/2022] (9)
        "Jack of Diamonds" (2)
        "Beehive's Chorus" (2)
        "Three Snakes" (2)
 12: "Tucson," Amy Speace [Proper, 4/2022] (9)
        "Cottonwood" (2)
        "Why I Wake Early" (2)
        "Little Red" (2)
        "If You Fall" (2)
 17: "20 Printemps," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie Du Nord, 3/2022] (8)
        "Turlute Du Mai" (2)
        "Ma Louise" (2)
 17: "Going the Distance," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 5/2022] (8)
        "Words I Can't Unsay" (2)
        "Going The Distance" (2)
        "That's What I Do" (2)
 17: "A White Album," Rain Perry [Precipitous, 4/2022] (8)
        "Lady of the Harbor" (5)
        "Morning Dew" (3)
 20: "Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music," Mike Stevens [Stony Plain, 5/2022] (7)
        "Like a Little Bird" (3)
 20: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (7)
        "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" (1)
 20: "Just Like That," Bonnie Raitt [Redwing, 5/2022] (7)
        "Just Like That" (2)
 20: "Mississippi Son," Charlie Musselwhite [Alligator, 5/2022] (7)
        "Blues Up The River" (3)
 20: "Paint This Town," Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 5/2022] (7)
        "DeFord Rides Again" (3)
        "Hillbilly Boy" (2)
 20: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (7)
        "Souvenir" (4)
        "Pale Morning" (3)
 26: "Backroads," Johnsmith [Self, 2/2022] (6)
        "Before I Go" (2)
 26: "Carry Me Home," Mavis Staples & Levon Helm [Anti, 5/2022] (6)
        "You got to Move" (2)
        "Hand Writing On the Wall" (2)
 26: "People Like You," Ed Trickett [Legacy] (6)
        "People Like You" (3)
 26: "Some See the Flowers," Suzie Brown [Self, 5/2022] (6)
        "Some See the Flowers" (2)
 26: "So Said Life," Doug Kolmar [Self, 4/2022] (6)
        "So Said Life" (1)
 26: "Stripped Down in Memphis," Big Jack Johnson [M. C] (6)
        "The Hucklebuck" (2)
 26: "The Telling Takes Me Home," Ed Trickett [Folk-Legacy] (6)
        "The Telling Takes Me Home" (4)
 26: "The Time Is Now," Jim Page [Whid-Isle, 4/2022] (6)
        "Everybody Thanks The Driver" (3)

TOP SONGS of May 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2725 plays from 92 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Half the People" (7)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
2. "It Takes Two Wings" (5)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
2. "On The Blind Side" (5)
     from "On The Blind Side - single" (Ray Bonneville)
2. "Put My Little Shoes Away" (5)
     from "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (Kathy Kallick)
2. "The Things You Think You Know" (5)
     from "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (Chuck Brodsky)
6. "Breaker's Bakedown" (4)
     from "Extrovert" (Mr. Sun)
6. "Down the Mountain" (4)
     from "Dobrosinger" (Abbie Gardner)
6. "How It Ends" (4)
     from "Narrow Line" (Mama's Broke)
6. "Just Like A Woman" (4)
     from "Impressions" (James Lee Baker)
6. "Lady of the Harbor" (4)
     from "A White Album" (Rain Perry)
6. "Mr. Bojangles" (4)
     from "Jerry Jeff" (Steve Earle & The Dukes)
6. "My Back Pages" (4)
     from "My Back Pages - single" (Dalia Davis)
6. "Oh Deliverance" (4)
     from "Truth Is" (Vanessa Lively)
6. "Potter's Wheel" (4)
     from "Cosmic Dreamer" (Barney Bentall)
6. "Robot" (4)
     from "Robot" (Shanna in a Dress)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2725 plays from 92 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Bob Dylan (29)
        "Dylan" (7)
2. Chuck Brodsky (24)
        "Gravity, Wings, & Heavy Things" (24)
3. Ed Trickett (17)
        "People Like You" (6)
        "The Telling Takes Me Home" (6)
        "Gently Down the Stream of Time" (4)
4. Abbie Gardner (16)
        "Dobrosinger" (16)
4. Mama's Broke (16)
        "Narrow Line" (15)
6. Barry Oreck (15/18)
        "Leap Year |" (12)
        "We Fit Together" (4)
6. Kim Beggs (15)
        "Steel & Wool" (12)
8. Barney Bentall (13)
        "Cosmic Dreamer" (13)
9. Amy Speace (12)
        "Tucson" (9)
9. Mr. Sun (12)
        "Extrovert" (11)
9. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (12)
        "Dirt Does Dylan" (11)
9. Vanessa Lively (12)
        "Truth Is" (12)
13. James Lee Baker (11)
        "Impressions" (11)
13. Pharis & Jason Romero (11)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (7)
13. Willie Nelson (11)
        "A Beautiful Time" (9)
16. Guy Davis (10)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (3)
16. Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (10)
        "Get on Board" (10)
16. Lyle Lovett (10)
        "12th of June" (9)
19. Bonnie Raitt (9)
        "Just Like That" (7)
19. Hilary Hawke (9)
        "Lilygild" (9)
19. Rain Perry (9)
        "A White Album" (8)
19. Susan Cattaneo (9)
        "All Is Quiet" (9)
23. Charlie Musselwhite (8)
        "Mississippi Son" (7)
23. Charley Crockett (8)
        "Jukebox Charley" (4)
        "Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley" (4)
23. John McCutcheon (8)
        "Appalsong" (2)
23. Judy Henske (8)
        "High Flying Bird" (3)
23. Le Vent Du Nord (8)
        "20 Printemps" (8)
23. Old Crow Medicine Show (8)
        "Paint This Town" (7)
23. Téada (8)
        "Coiscéim Coiligh" (3)
23. Utah Phillips (8)
        "Good Though!" (2)

TOP LABELS of May 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2725 plays from 92 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (57)
2. Rounder (45)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (38)
4. Compass (33)
5. Legacy (29)
6. Nonesuch (28)
7. Free Dirt (24)
7. Red House (24)
9. Sugar Hill (19)
10. RCA (14)
10. True North (14)
12. Elektra (12)
12. Signature Sounds (12)
14. New West (11)
14. Rhino (11)
14. Stony Plain (11)
14. Verve (11)
18. Proper (10)
18. Vanguard (10)
20. Alligator (9)
20. Berkalin (9)
20. Borealis (9)
20. Pinecastle (9)
20. Reprise (9)
20. Yep Roc (9)

FOLK DJs - May 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2725 plays from 92 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (bluesandrootsradio.com & mostlyfolk.org, 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)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
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 Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folknortheast.com, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (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 Gordon (WVUD-FM, DE)
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)
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 Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)