Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2022, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3153 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

  1: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (43)
        "Second Hand" (12)
        "Walk On" (9)
        "Gathering Storm" (7)
  2: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (36)
        "The Ride" (5)
  3: "Hold Our Ground," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 7/2022] (30)
        "Listen Close" (9)
        "Autoharpoholic" (6)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (5)
        "Walnut Valley Moon" (4)
  4: "Small Towns," Stillhouse Junkies [Dark Shadow, 9/2022] (28)
        "Colorado Bound" (7)
        "Evergreen" (4)
  5: "Hope Road," John Dillon [Self, 9/2022] (27)
        "The Help I Need" (5)
        "Addiction" (4)
  6: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 8/2022] (19)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (4)
        "New York Town" (4)
  7: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (18)
        "The Minstrel Boy" (3)
        "The Coming Of The Years" (3)
  7: "Love Lies 'n' Leaving," Helen Townsend [Self, 9/2022] (18)
        "Devils Curse" (6)
        "If You Were Real" (5)
        "Where Are You Now" (5)
  9: "Apple & Setser," Apple & Setser [Bell Buckle, 8/2022] (13)
        "Grandma Danced with the Arkansas Traveler" (5)
        "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" (3)
        "Too Far Gone" (2)
  9: "Of Hard Times & Harmony," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 7/2022] (13)
        ".4 Cents A Play" (3)
 11: "Hello Old Friend," Paul Colombino [Independent,, 8/2022] (12)
        "Kottke" (4)
        "God Bless Americana" (3)
        "So Sorry Bertha" (2)
 11: "Love Is the Only Thing," Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings [Righteous Babe, 8/2022] (12)
        "Early Summer of '21" (3)
        "February Too" (2)
        "Love Is the Only Thing" (2)
        "Pray for Rain" (2)
 13: "Cover to Cover," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 7/2022] (11)
        "You Can Close Your Eyes" (2)
        "These Days" (2)
        "That's How I Got To Memphis" (2)
 14: "Back on the Road to You," Freedy Johnston [Forty Below, 9/2022] (10)
        "Darlin'" (3)
        "There Goes a Brooklyn Girl" (2)
        "Somewhere Love" (2)
 15: "Cottonwood," Megan Bee [Self, 7/2022] (9)
        "Used to Be" (2)
        "Snowplow" (2)
 15: "Last Days of Summer," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 6/2022] (9)
        "Last Days of Summer" (5)
 15: "Reimagining," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 9/2022] (9)
        "Broken Glass" (3)
 15: "The Ties That Bind Us," Adler & Hearne [Howlin' Dog, 8/2022] (9)
        "Come Harvest Time" (3)
        "Sweet Texas Songs" (2)
 15: "The Legacy of John & Francis Reedy," John and Frances Reedy [Yazoo] (9)
        "Poor People" (1)
 20: "All Those Days of Drinking Dust," Tiffany Williams [Blue Redbird, 7/2022] (8)
        "All Those Days of Drinking Dust" (4)
        "Harder Heart" (2)
 20: "Horizon Line," Dan Navarro [Red Hen, 7/2022] (8)
        "She Dreams In Music" (5)
 20: "I Draw Slow," I Draw Slow [Compass, 9/2022] (8)
        "Queen of the Wasteland" (2)
        "Dearly" (2)
 20: "I'm Going Home," Nick Hutson [Self, 9/2022] (8)
        "Borderland" (3)
        "A Church Called Palestine" (2)
 20: "Stolen Time," Abigail Lapell [Outside, 5/2022] (8)
        "Stolen Time" (2)
        "Land of Plenty" (2)
 20: "Wind Rose," Jocelyn Pettit [Self, 6/2022] (8)
        "Ready for the Storm" (2)
        "Migrations" (2)
 26: "18," Stella Prince [Self, 7/2022] (7)
        "Crying on a Saturday Night" (2)
        "The Rain Might Fall" (2)
 26: "Ghosts & Memories," Mike P. Ryan [Self, 8/2022] (7)
        "Life Beneath the Rust" (3)
        "Between Heaven and the Ground" (2)
 26: "Losing Time," Route 3 [Pinecastle] (7)
        "Southbound Train" (2)
 26: "Still," David Lamotte [Dryad, 7/2022] (7)
        "September Me" (6)
 26: "Two Good Hands," Darryl Purpose [Self, 9/2022] (7)
        "Eddie and Jules" (4)
        "Song Of Crows" (2)
 26: "Winging It," Colleen Brown [Flatcar Records / Fontana] (7)
        "Strawberry Blonde" (2)
        "Tumbleweed" (2)
 26: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 2004] (7)
        "Hard Times" (1)

TOP SONGS of September 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3153 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. "Second Hand" (12)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
2. "Listen Close" (9)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
2. "Walk On" (9)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
4. "Colorado Bound" (8)
     from "Small Towns" (Stillhouse Junkies)
5. "Gathering Storm" (7)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
5. "It's Hard to Love September" (7)
     from "Try Love" (Julie Gold)
5. "September Me" (7)
     from "Still" (David Lamotte)
8. "Autoharpoholic" (6)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
8. "Devils Curse" (6)
     from "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (Helen Townsend)
8. "Where Are You Now" (6)
     from "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (Helen Townsend)
11. "Eddie and Jules" (5)
     from "Two Good Hands" (Darryl Purpose)
11. "Grandma Danced with the Arkansas Traveler" (5)
     from "Apple & Setser" (Apple & Setser)
11. "The Help I Need" (5)
     from "Hope Road" (John Dillon)
11. "If You Were Real" (5)
     from "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (Helen Townsend)
11. "Last Days of Summer" (5)
     from "Last Days of Summer" (Lucy Kaplansky)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3153 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. James Keelaghan (43)
        "Second-Hand" (43)
2. John McCutcheon (40)
        "Leap!" (36)
3. Tom Chapin (31)
        "Hold Our Ground" (29)
4. Stillhouse Junkies (29)
        "Small Towns" (28)
5. John Dillon (27)
        "Hope Road" (27)
6. Bob Dylan (21)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (2)
7. Happy Traum (20)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (19)
8. Joe Jencks (19)
        "The Coming of the Years" (18)
9. Hank Williams (18)
        "The Best of Hank Williams" (3)
        "Hank Williams Gold, Disk 1" (3)
9. Helen Townsend (18)
        "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (17)
11. Lucy Kaplansky (14)
        "Last Days of Summer" (9)
12. Stella Prince (13/15)
        "Crying on a Saturday Night" (6)
        "18" (5)
12. Apple & Setser (13)
        "Apple & Setser" (13)
12. Windborne (13)
        "Of Hard Times & Harmony" (13)
15. Paul Colombino (12)
        "Hello Old Friend" (12)
16. The Brother Brothers (11)
        "Cover to Cover" (11)
16. Freedy Johnston (11)
        "Back on the Road to You" (10)
16. Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings (11)
        "Love Is the Only Thing" (11)
19. Claudia Schmidt (10)
        "Reimagining" (9)
20. Adler & Hearne (9)
        "The Ties That Bind Us" (9)
20. Darryl Purpose (9)
        "Two Good Hands" (7)
20. Dar Williams (9)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (2)
20. I Draw Slow (9)
        "I Draw Slow" (8)
20. Jim Post (9)
        "Mark Twain and The Laughing River" (4)
        "Reach Out Together" (3)
20. John and Frances Reedy (9)
        "The Legacy of John & Francis Reedy" (7)
20. Megan Bee (9)
        "Cottonwood" (9)
20. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (4)
        "Other Voices Too" (3)
20. Nick Hutson (9)
        "I'm Going Home" (8)
29. Abigail Lapell (8)
        "Stolen Time" (8)
29. The Band (8)
        "Best of the Band" (4)
29. Dan Navarro (8)
        "Horizon Line" (8)
29. David Lamotte (8)
        "Still" (7)
29. Jocelyn Pettit (8)
        "Wind Rose" (8)
29. John Prine (8)
        "Souvenirs" (3)
29. Julie Gold (8)
        "Try Love" (6)
29. Mary Gauthier (8)
        "Dark Enough to See the Stars" (6)
29. Tiffany Williams (8)
        "All Those Days of Drinking Dust" (8)

TOP LABELS of September 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3153 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Borealis (56)
2. Rounder (55)
3. Compass (41)
4. Columbia (39)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (39)
6. Dark Shadow (33)
7. Appalsongs (31)
7. Pinecastle (31)
7. Red House (31)
10. Sundance (26)
11. Elektra (23)
11. Nonesuch (23)
13. Sugar Hill (19)
14. Capitol (15)
14. Thirty Tigers (15)
16. Bell Buckle (13)
16. Signature Sounds (13)
18. Flying Fish (12)
18. Righteous Babe (12)
18. Warner (12)

FOLK DJs - September 2022, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3153 plays from 112 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (folkscene.com, CA)
Angela Page (2BKV-FM, Australia)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Podell (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)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
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 Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM & KEOS-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
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 Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Juergen Kramer (Radio ZuSa, Germany)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
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, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
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 & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM & soundcloud.com, MD)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-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)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KZCC-LP & KZCW-LP, TX)