Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2022, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2957 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (27)
        "The Ride" (9)
        "The Song When You Are Dead" (4)
  2: "Hold Our Ground," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 7/2022] (19)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (5)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (5)
        "Listen Close" (5)
  2: "Last Days of Summer," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 6/2022] (19)
        "These Days" (5)
        "Last Days of Summer" (4)
        "Ford Econoline" (3)
  4: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (18)
        "Gathering Storm" (4)
        "Walk On" (4)
        "Second-Hand" (4)
        "Alberta" (3)
  5: "Listen to the Red Rock," Various Artists [Vast Horizons, 10/2022] (16)
        "18 Holes On The Open Range," Cosy Sheridan (2)
        "Red Rock," Kate MacLeod (2)
        "Desert Flatpicking," Tyler Grant (2)
        "The Long Hard Way," Pixie & the Partygrass Boys (2)
        "Down In the Blue," Walkin' Jim Stoltz (2)
        "Stars at Noon," Anke Summerhill (2)
  6: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 8/2022] (15)
        "Santa Cruz Blues" (3)
        "Theres a Bright Side Somewhere" (3)
        "Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies" (2)
        "Living With the Blues" (2)
        "New York Town" (2)
  7: "Small Towns," Stillhouse Junkies [Dark Shadow, 9/2022] (14)
        "Five Doors Down In Leadville" (3)
        "Never Going Back Again" (2)
        "On The House" (2)
        "Over the Pass" (2)
  8: "Flare," Pat Wictor [Riskydisc, 9/2022] (13)
        "Information War" (4)
        "The Way of the World" (4)
        "Señor" (2)
        "How Will They Tell It" (2)
  9: "Chasing the Light," Jared Rabin [Self, 10/2022] (12)
        "Tunnel's End" (6)
        "Girl from the North Country" (2)
  9: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (12)
        "Going Across the Sea" (2)
        "Pale Morning" (2)
        "The Dose" (2)
        "Souvenir" (2)
  9: "Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson," Various Artists [Easy Eye, 5/2022] (12)
        "Wild and Blue," Brent Cobb (3)
        "I Just Came Home To Count The Memories," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (2)
        "Shoot Low Sheriff!," Tyler Childers (2)
        "1959," John Prine (2)
 12: "All Those Days of Drinking Dust," Tiffany Williams [Blue Redbird, 7/2022] (11)
        "When I Come Back Around" (4)
        "All Those Days Drinking Dust" (2)
        "The Sea" (2)
 13: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (10)
        "The City of Chicago" (2)
        "On Eireann's Shore" (2)
        "The Minstrel Boy" (2)
 13: "Love Is the Only Thing," Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings [Righteous Babe, 8/2022] (10)
        "Early Summer Of '21" (4)
        "O My Dear" (3)
 13: "Still," David Lamotte [Dryad, 7/2022] (10)
        "September Me" (4)
        "Coming Alive Again" (2)
 13: "Witness," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 10/2022] (10)
        "Deportee" (2)
        "California" (2)
        "Little Boy Blues" (2)
        "Witness" (2)
 13: "Ain't Nobody Worried," Rory Block [Stony Plain, 10/2022] (10)
        "Freight Train" (4)
        "Fast Car" (2)
 18: "Heal the Heart," The Deer's Cry [Self, 10/2022] (9)
        "Dogwood Tree" (3)
        "The Sermon of St. Francis" (2)
        "Cavern Cathedral" (2)
 19: "Driving Home," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2004] (8)
        "Driving Home" (4)
        "When Fall Comes To New England" (3)
 19: "Horizon Line," Dan Navarro [Red Hen, 7/2022] (8)
        "Horizon Line" (2)
        "She Dreams in Music" (2)
 19: "I'm Going Home," Nick Hutson [Self, 9/2022] (8)
        "No Balm in Gilead" (2)
        "Maybe" (2)
        "Borderland" (2)
 19: "The New Faith," Jake Blount [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2022] (8)
        "Didn't It Rain" (4)
        "They Are Waiting for Me" (3)
 19: "Reimagining," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 9/2022] (8)
        "Quiet Way" (4)
        "Hard Love" (2)
 24: "Fountain Pen," Nick Carter [Self, 10/2022] (7)
        "Old Hat Reprise" (2)
        "Fountain Pen" (2)
 24: "Love Lies 'n' Leaving," Helen Townsend [Self, 9/2022] (7)
        "Where Are You Now" (2)
        "Devil's Curse" (2)
        "We're Through" (2)
 24: "Man With the Muse," Bryce Ernest Taylor [Self, 10/2022] (7)
        "If I Were A Woman" (2)
 24: "Watchhouse," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 8/2021] (7)
        "Wondrous Love" (4)
 28: "Cover to Cover," The Brother Brothers [Compass, 7/2022] (6)
        "Feelin' Good Again" (2)
 28: "Hold On," Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen [Compass, 9/2022] (6)
        "I'm Already Gone" (2)
        "Queen Of The Mountain" (2)
 28: "The Veil," Edie Carey [Self, 5/2022] (6)
        "All That Space" (2)
 28: "Whispers From the Woods," Gordon Thomas Ward [Self, 9/2022] (6)
        "Hymn To Love" (1)
 28: "Other Voices Too," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 8/2021] (6)
        "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" (4)

TOP SONGS of October 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2957 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "The Ride" (9)
     from "Leap!" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Tunnel's End" (6)
     from "Chasing the Light" (Jared Rabin)
2. "Which Side Are You On?" (6)
     from "Which Side Are You On - single" (Artists For Action)
4. "Hold Our Ground Forever" (5)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
4. "Listen Close" (5)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
4. "September Me" (5)
     from "Still" (David Lamotte)
4. "These Days" (5)
     from "Last Days of Summer" (Lucy Kaplansky)
4. "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (5)
     from "Hold Our Ground" (Tom Chapin)
9. "Didn't It Rain" (4)
     from "The New Faith" (Jake Blount)
9. "Driving Home" (4)
     from "Driving Home" (Cheryl Wheeler)
9. "Early Summer Of '21" (4)
     from "Love Is the Only Thing" (Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings)
9. "Freight Train" (4)
     from "Ain't Nobody Worried" (Rory Block)
9. "Gathering Storm" (4)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
9. "Information War" (4)
     from "Flare" (Pat Wictor)
9. "Last Days of Summer" (4)
     from "Last Days of Summer" (Lucy Kaplansky)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2957 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (33)
        "Leap!" (27)
2. Lucy Kaplansky (20)
        "Last Days of Summer" (19)
2. Tom Chapin (20)
        "Hold Our Ground" (19)
4. James Keelaghan (18)
        "Second-Hand" (18)
5. Cheryl Wheeler (17)
        "Driving Home" (8)
5. Happy Traum (17)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (15)
7. Mary McCaslin (14)
        "The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today" (4)
        "Broken Promises" (4)
7. Pat Wictor (14)
        "Flare" (13)
7. Stillhouse Junkies (14)
        "Small Towns" (14)
10. John Prine (13)
        "I Remember Everything" (2)
11. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Dylan" (4)
        "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (3)
11. David Lamotte (12)
        "Still" (10)
11. Jared Rabin (12)
        "Chasing the Light" (12)
11. Pharis & Jason Romero (12)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (12)
11. Rory Block (12)
        "Ain't Nobody Worried" (9)
16. Loretta Lynn (11/13)
        "Country Music Hall of Fame Series" (3)
        "Full Circle" (3)
        "Wouldn't It Be Great" (3)
16. Joe Jencks (11)
        "The Coming of the Years" (10)
16. Nanci Griffith (11)
        "Other Voices Too" (3)
        "Poet In My Window" (3)
16. Tiffany Williams (11)
        "All Those Days of Drinking Dust" (11)
20. Angela Easterling (10)
        "Witness" (9)
20. Jake Blount (10)
        "The New Faith" (8)
22. The Deer's Cry (9)
        "Heal the Heart" (9)
22. Gillian Welch (9)
        "Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (3)
24. Claudia Schmidt (8)
        "Reimagining" (8)
24. Helen Townsend (8)
        "Love Lies 'n' Leaving" (6)
24. Nick Hutson (8)
        "I'm Going Home" (8)
24. Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings (8)
        "Love Is the Only Thing" (8)
24. Watchhouse (8)
        "Watchhouse" (7)
29. Dan Navarro (7)
        "Horizon Line" (7)
29. Edie Carey (7)
        "The Veil" (6)
29. The Magpies (7)
        "Undertow" (5)
29. Mary Gauthier (7)
        "Dark Enough to See the Stars" (5)
29. Nick Carter (7)
        "Fountain Pen" (7)

TOP LABELS of October 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2957 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (56)
2. Philo (36)
3. Compass (35)
4. Borealis (33)
5. Columbia (32)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (32)
7. Red House (29)
8. Appalsongs (21)
9. Sundance (20)
10. Nonesuch (19)
10. Signature Sounds (19)
12. Sugar Hill (18)
13. Elektra (17)
13. Lucyricky (17)
13. Rhino (17)
16. Legacy (16)
16. Rebel (16)
18. Easy Eye (14)
18. Free Dirt (14)
18. Oh Boy (14)
18. Thirty Tigers (14)

FOLK DJs - October 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2957 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, 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)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
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)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kim Ware (2FZX-FM & Radio Plastique, Australia)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
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)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & 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, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 (WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)