Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2022, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3086 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (39)
        "Work" (8)
        "The Ride" (7)
        "Fuller Brush" (5)
  2: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (30)
        "Walk On" (6)
        "Second-Hand" (5)
        "Gathering Storm" (4)
        "Before the Morning Sun" (4)
  3: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (26)
        "Can You Blame the Poor Miner" (5)
        "Winnipeg 1919" (5)
  3: "Small Towns," Stillhouse Junkies [Dark Shadow, 9/2022] (26)
        "Never Going Back Again" (5)
        "Over the Pass" (4)
        "Moonrise Over Ridgway" (4)
        "River of the Lost Souls" (4)
  5: "Last Days of Summer," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 6/2022] (19)
        "Last Days of Summer" (9)
  5: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 8/2022] (19)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (3)
        "Living with the Blues" (3)
  7: "Lifetime Achievement," Loudon Wainwright III [Storysound, 8/2022] (18)
        "How Old Is 75?" (3)
        "Fun & Free" (3)
  8: "Apple & Setser," Apple & Setser [Bell Buckle, 8/2022] (17)
        "A Friend You'd Never Met" (3)
        "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" (3)
        "Rake and the Rambling Blade" (3)
  8: "Hold Our Ground," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 7/2022] (17)
        "Listen Close" (6)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (3)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (3)
 10: "Love Is the Only Thing," Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings [Righteous Babe, 8/2022] (16)
        "Pray for Rain" (4)
        "Shenandoah" (3)
        "Soft Animal" (2)
        "Old Men Drinking Seagram's" (2)
 10: "Love Lies 'n' Leaving," Helen Townsend [Self, 9/2022] (16)
        "If You Were Real" (5)
        "Devil's Curse" (4)
        "If I Didn't Know Better" (3)
        "We're Through" (2)
        "Where Are You Now" (2)
 12: "Of Hard Times & Harmony," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 7/2022] (13)
        "Lady of the Harbor" (3)
        ".4 Cents A Play" (3)
        "The Terror Time" (2)
 13: "A House," Riley Cotton [Self, 9/2022] (12)
        "You Can Close Your Eyes" (4)
        "I Don't Wanna Drive No More" (3)
        "A House with Blue Siding" (3)
        "Marie" (2)
 14: "Still," David Lamotte [Dryad, 7/2022] (11)
        "September Me" (5)
        "You Are Loved" (2)
        "Here For You" (2)
 14: "The Ties That Bind Us," Adler & Hearne [Howlin' Dog, 8/2022] (11)
        "The Ties That Bind Us" (3)
        "Come Harvest Time" (3)
 14: "Two Good Hands," Darryl Purpose [Self, 9/2022] (11)
        "A Place Where Everyone Sings" (5)
        "Song of Crows" (4)
        "Eddie and Jules" (2)
 17: "All Those Days of Drinking Dust," Tiffany Williams [Blue Redbird, 7/2022] (9)
        "Know Your Worth" (2)
        "When I Come Back Around" (2)
        "All Those Days of Drinking Dust" (2)
 17: "Cover to Cover," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 7/2022] (9)
        "That's How I Got To Memphis" (3)
        "These Days" (2)
 17: "Horizon Line," Dan Navarro [Red Hen, 7/2022] (9)
        "Come Around" (2)
        "Hopeful Hearts" (2)
 17: "Too Many Churches," Sofia Talvik [Self] (9)
        "Too Many Churches" (9)
 21: "Hello Old Friend," Paul Colombino [Independent,, 8/2022] (8)
        "God Bless Americana" (3)
        "So Sorry Bertha" (3)
 21: "Solitary Diamond," Laura Orshaw [Dark Shadow, 6/2022] (8)
        "Band Of Jesse James" (1)
 23: "One More," Joe Thrift [Self, 8/2022] (7)
        "Chompin' at the Bit" (1)
 23: "Cottonwood," Megan Bee [Self, 7/2022] (7)
        "Cottonwood Leaves" (2)
 23: "Hold On," Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen [Compass, 9/2022] (7)
        "Queen of the Mountain" (2)
        "Hold On!" (2)
 23: "Try Love," Julie Gold [Gadfly, 9/2022] (7)
        "It's Hard to Love September" (7)
 23: "We Are Mighty," Fred Arcoleo [Rally Folk, 7/2022] (7)
        "The Mighty" (7)
 23: "Wind Rose," Jocelyn Pettit [Self, 6/2022] (7)
        "Ready for the Storm" (2)
 29: "Angel Dust & Cyanide," The Black Feathers [Self, 7/2022] (6)
        "Lighthouse on Fire" (2)
 29: "Another End of a Year," Connor Garvey [Cogar, 7/2022] (6)
        "The Boat" (2)
 29: "Calling You From My Mountain," Peter Rowan [Rebel, 6/2022] (6)
        "Little Joe" (2)
 29: "Endless Grace," Deidre McCalla [Self, 6/2022] (6)
        "Halfway Down the Highway" (1)
 29: "Peculiar, Missouri," Willi Carlisle [Free Dirt, 7/2022] (6)
        "Van Life" (1)
 29: "So Much Time, So Much Love," Shelton & Williams [Grass Tank Music,,, 6/2022] (6)
        "A Face In The Crowd" (2)
        "Wasted On The Way" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3086 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "Last Days of Summer" (9)
     from "Last Days of Summer" (Lucy Kaplansky)
1. "Too Many Churches" (9)
     from "Too Many Churches" (Sofia Talvik)
3. "It's Hard to Love September" (8)
     from "Try Love" (Julie Gold)
3. "Work" (8)
     from "Leap!" (John McCutcheon)
5. "The Mighty" (7)
     from "We Are Mighty" (Fred Arcoleo)
5. "The Ride" (7)
     from "Leap!" (John McCutcheon)
7. "Listen Close" (6)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
7. "Never Going Back Again" (6)
     from "Small Towns" (Stillhouse Junkies)
7. "Walk On" (6)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
10. "Can You Blame the Poor Miner" (5)
     from "The Coming of the Years" (Joe Jencks)
10. "Fuller Brush" (5)
     from "Leap!" (John McCutcheon)
10. "If You Were Real" (5)
     from "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (Helen Townsend)
10. "A Place Where Everyone Sings" (5)
     from "Two Good Hands" (Darryl Purpose)
10. "Second-Hand" (5)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
10. "September Me" (5)
     from "Still" (David Lamotte)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3086 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (46)
        "Leap!" (39)
2. Joe Jencks (36)
        "The Coming of the Years" (26)
        "The Forgotten" (5)
3. James Keelaghan (35)
        "Second-Hand" (29)
4. Stillhouse Junkies (27)
        "Small Towns" (26)
5. Lucy Kaplansky (21)
        "Last Days of Summer" (19)
6. Loudon Wainwright III (20)
        "Lifetime Achievement" (18)
7. Happy Traum (19)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (19)
7. Tom Chapin (19)
        "Hold Our Ground" (17)
9. Apple & Setser (17)
        "Apple & Setser" (17)
10. Helen Townsend (16)
        "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (16)
11. Windborne (15)
        "Of Hard Times & Harmony" (13)
12. Bob Dylan (12)
        "The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale" (2)
12. Darryl Purpose (12)
        "Two Good Hands" (11)
12. Pete Seeger (12)
        "If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle" (2)
12. Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings (12)
        "Love Is the Only Thing" (12)
12. Riley Cotton (12)
        "A House" (12)
12. Si Kahn (12)
        "Courage" (2)
18. Adler & Hearne (11)
        "The Ties That Bind Us" (11)
18. David Lamotte (11)
        "Still" (11)
20. Nanci Griffith (10)
        "Lone Star State Of Mind" (4)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (3)
20. Sofia Talvik (10)
        "Too Many Churches" (9)
20. Tom Paxton (10)
        "One Million Lawyers And Other Disasters" (1)
23. The Brother Brothers (9)
        "Cover to Cover" (9)
23. Julie Gold (9)
        "Try Love" (7)
23. Tiffany Williams (9)
        "All Those Days of Drinking Dust" (9)
26. Dan Navarro (8)
        "Horizon Line" (8)
26. Laura Orshaw (8)
        "Solitary Diamond" (8)
26. Paul Colombino (8)
        "Hello Old Friend" (8)
29. Nora Brown (7/10)
        "Long Time to Be Gone" (6)
        "Sidetrack My Engine" (3)
29. Watson Family Hour (7/8)
        "Watson Family Hour, Vol. II" (5)
29. Cheryl Wheeler (7)
        "Defying Gravity" (2)
29. Della Mae (7)
        "Family Reunion" (4)
29. Fred Arcoleo (7)
        "We Are Mighty" (7)
29. Jocelyn Pettit (7)
        "Wind Rose" (7)
29. Joe Thrift (7)
        "One More" (7)
29. Peter Rowan (7)
        "Calling You From My Mountain" (6)
29. Stan Rogers (7)
        "Between The Breaks...Live!" (3)

TOP LABELS of September 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3086 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (56)
2. Compass (47)
3. Borealis (45)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (42)
5. Dark Shadow (37)
6. Appalsongs (32)
6. Red House (32)
8. Sugar Hill (31)
8. Turtle Bear (31)
10. Columbia (26)
11. Bell Buckle (19)
12. Philo (17)
13. Nonesuch (16)
13. Sundance (16)
15. Righteous Babe (15)
15. Thirty Tigers (15)
17. Rebel (14)
17. Warner (14)
19. Bear Family (13/18)
19. Strictly Country (13)

FOLK DJs - September 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3086 plays from 101 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
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)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (PRX, MN)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, IL)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-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)
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 (CELT-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
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)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)