Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2022, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3000 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "Flare," Pat Wictor [Riskydisc, 9/2022] (30)
        "The Devil You Know" (5)
        "How Will They Tell It" (5)
        "Senor" (4)
        "Information War" (4)
  2: "Chasing the Light," Jared Rabin [Self, 10/2022] (21)
        "Just Might Breakdown" (4)
        "Grow Your Own" (4)
        "Lake Affected" (3)
        "Tunnel's End" (3)
  2: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (21)
        "Walk On" (5)
        "Gathering Storm" (4)
        "Just a Letter" (4)
        "Second Hand" (3)
        "Before The Morning Sun" (3)
  4: "The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today," Mary McCaslin [Rounder, 1992] (16)
        "The San Bernardino Waltz" (2)
        "Northfield" (2)
        "Prairie in the Sky" (2)
        "Old Friends" (2)
  5: "The New Faith," Jake Blount [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2022] (15)
        "Death Have Mercy" (3)
        "The Downward Road" (3)
        "Take Me To The Water + Prayer" (2)
        "Didn't It Rain" (2)
        "Once There Was No Sun" (2)
  6: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (14)
        "The Ride" (2)
        "The Song When You Are Dead" (2)
        "You Used To Be" (2)
  7: "Hold Our Ground," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 7/2022] (13)
        "Listen Close" (3)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (3)
        "The Last Music Company" (2)
        "Walnut Valley Moon" (2)
  7: "Listen to the Red Rock," Various Artists [Vast Horizons, 10/2022] (13)
        "Dancing With the Beauty," Gigi Love (3)
        "Red Rock," Kate McLeod (3)
        "18 Holes On The Open Range," Cosy Sheridan (3)
  7: "Love Is the Only Thing," Peter Mulvey [Righteous Babe] (13)
        "Love is the Only Thing" (2)
        "Oh My Dear" (2)
        "Pray for Rain" (2)
        "Early Summer of '21" (2)
 10: "Heal the Heart," The Deer's Cry [Self, 10/2022] (12)
        "Dogwood Tree" (4)
        "Heal the Heart" (2)
        "I See His Blood Upon the Rose" (2)
 10: "Small Towns," Stillhouse Junkies [Dark Shadow, 9/2022] (12)
        "Over the Pass" (3)
        "River of the Lost Souls" (3)
        "Colorado Bound" (2)
        "1963" (2)
 10: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 8/2022] (12)
        "In the Wee Midnight Hour" (2)
        "Farewell" (2)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (2)
 13: "Ain't Nobody Worried," Rory Block [Stony Plain, 10/2022] (11)
        "Freight Train" (3)
        "I'll Take You There" (2)
        "Midnight Train To Georgia" (2)
 13: "Full Circle," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 2016] (11)
        "Lay Me Down" (3)
        "In The Pines" (2)
        "Who's Gonna Miss Me?" (2)
 13: "Still Woman Enough," Loretta Lynn [Legacy, 3/2021] (11)
        "Coal Miner's Daughter" (3)
 16: "Fountain Pen," Nick Carter [Self, 10/2022] (10)
        "My Guitar is My Compass" (4)
        "Handrail In The Dark" (2)
 17: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (9)
        "This is My Song" (3)
        "City of Chicago" (2)
 17: "Rolling Golden Holy," Bonny Light Horseman [Self, 10/2022] (9)
        "California" (3)
        "Someone to Weep for Me" (3)
        "Sweetbread" (2)
 17: "While I'm Here," Tina Ross [Self, 10/2022] (9)
        "While I'm Here" (4)
 17: "Witness," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 10/2022] (9)
        "Deportee" (3)
 21: "The Bramble & the Rose," Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer [Philo, 1978] (8)
        "The Bramble and the Rose" (4)
 21: "Man With the Muse," Bryce Ernest Taylor [Self, 10/2022] (8)
        "What Happens to the Music" (2)
        "Another Way" (2)
        "Man With the Muse" (2)
 21: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (8)
        "Train on the Island" (3)
 21: "Things Happen That Way," Dr. John [Rounder] (8)
        "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (2)
        "Sleeping Dogs Best Left Alone" (2)
 25: "The Boat You Row," Atwater-Donnelly [Self, 9/2022] (7)
        "A Country Life" (2)
        "The Single Sailor" (2)
 25: "Driving Home," Cheryl Wheeler [Philo, 2004] (7)
        "When Fall Comes to New England" (4)
 25: "This Machine Still Kills Fascists," Dropkick Murphys [Dummy Luck, 10/2022] (7)
        "Dig A Hole" (3)
 28: "Broken Promises," Mary McCaslin [Philo] (6)
        "Someone Who Looks Like Me" (4)
 28: "Butcher Holler: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn," Eilen Jewell [Signature Sounds, 2010] (6)
        "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" (2)
 28: "Of Hard Times & Harmony," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 7/2022] (6)
        "The Ballad Of Medgar Evers" (1)
 28: "I'm Going Home," Nick Hutson [Self, 9/2022] (6)
        "Maybe" (2)
 28: "The Liar," John Fullbright [Thirty Tigers, 10/2022] (6)
        "Paranoid Heart" (3)
 28: "Prairie in the Sky," Mary McCaslin [Philo] (6)
        "Ballad of Weaverville" (3)
 28: "Time Stands Still," Kenny Shore [Self, 10/2022] (6)
        "Wander Around" (2)
 28: "Way Out West," Mary McCaslin [Philo] (6)
        "Young Westley" (2)
        "Music Strings/Oh Hollywood" (2)
 28: "Ripples in the Wake," Kirby Heard [Self, 10/2022] (6)
        "Maggie's Song" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3000 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "Coal Miner's Daughter" (12)
     from "Still Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn)
2. "The Bramble and the Rose" (7)
     from "The Bramble & the Rose" (Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer)
3. "In The Land Of The Buffalo" (6)
     from "In The Land Of The Buffalo - single" (Kim Person)
4. "The Devil You Know" (5)
     from "Flare" (Pat Wictor)
4. "How Will They Tell It" (5)
     from "Flare" (Pat Wictor)
4. "If Not For You" (5)
     from "If Not For You" (The Cactus Blossoms)
4. "Old Friends" (5)
     from "Old Friends" (Mary McCaslin)
     also "The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today" (Mary McCaslin)
4. "The Pill" (5)
     from "Back to the Country" (Loretta Lynn)
4. "Walk On" (5)
     from "Second-Hand" (James Keelaghan)
4. "When Fall Comes to New England" (5)
     from "Driving Home" (Cheryl Wheeler)
11. "18 Holes On The Open Range" (4)
     from "Listen to the Red Rock" (Cosy Sheridan)
11. "The Ballad of Weaverville" (4)
     from "Give Yourself To Love" (Kate Wolf)
11. "Dogwood Tree" (4)
     from "Heal the Heart" (The Deer's Cry)
11. "Down the Road" (4)
     from "From Coffee House To Concert Hall" (Stan rogers)
11. "Ego Death" (4)
     from "Watin" (Aysanabee)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3000 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Loretta Lynn (72)
        "Full Circle" (11)
        "Still Woman Enough" (11)
2. Mary McCaslin (50)
        "The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today" (15)
3. Pat Wictor (31)
        "Flare" (30)
4. James Keelaghan (23)
        "Second-Hand" (21)
5. John Prine (22)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (4)
        "Souvenirs" (3)
6. Jared Rabin (21)
        "Chasing the Light" (21)
7. Cheryl Wheeler (20)
        "Driving Home" (7)
        "Greetings From Cheryl Wheeler Live" (5)
8. John McCutcheon (17)
        "Leap!" (14)
9. Jake Blount (16)
        "The New Faith" (15)
10. Rory Block (13)
        "Ain't Nobody Worried" (11)
10. Tom Chapin (13)
        "Hold Our Ground" (13)
12. The Deer's Cry (12)
        "Heal the Heart" (12)
12. Happy Traum (12)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (12)
12. Stillhouse Junkies (12)
        "Small Towns" (12)
15. Nick Carter (10)
        "Fountain Pen" (10)
16. Angela Easterling (9)
        "Witness" (9)
16. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Dylan" (2)
16. Bonny Light Horseman (9)
        "Rolling Golden Holy" (9)
16. Dr. John (9)
        "Things Happen That Way" (8)
16. Joe Jencks (9)
        "The Coming of the Years" (9)
16. Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer (9)
        "The Bramble & the Rose" (6)
16. Pharis & Jason Romero (9)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (8)
16. Tom Rush (9)
        "The Circle Game" (4)
        "Got a Mind To Ramble" (3)
24. Bill Monroe (8)
        "Bluegrass 1959-1969" (3)
24. Jim Post (8)
        "Jim Post & Friends" (2)
24. Tina Ross (8)
        "While I'm Here" (8)
27. Rhiannon Giddens (7/8)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (5)
27. Atwater-Donnelly (7)
        "The Boat You Row" (7)
27. Billy Strings (7)
        "Home" (3)
        "Me/And/Dad" (3)
27. Bryce Ernest Taylor (7)
        "Man With the Muse" (6)
27. Darryl Purpose (7)
        "Two Good Hands" (3)
27. Dropkick Murphys (7)
        "This Machine Still Kills Fascists" (7)
27. Eilen Jewell (7)
        "Butcher Holler: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn" (6)
27. Patty Larkin (7)
        "Bird In A Cage" (2)
27. Ralph Stanley (7)
        "A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family" (2)
27. Windborne (7)
        "Of Hard Times & Harmony" (6)

TOP LABELS of October 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3000 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (72)
2. Philo (64)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (51)
4. Legacy (37)
5. Columbia (33)
6. Borealis (29)
7. Elektra (26)
8. Oh Boy (24)
9. Sugar Hill (23)
10. Nonesuch (22)
11. Signature Sounds (20)
12. Mountain Fever (19)
13. Compass (17)
13. Thirty Tigers (17)
15. Bear Family (16)
15. Sony (16)
17. Capitol (15)
17. RCA (15)
17. Righteous Babe (15)
17. Riskydisc (15)

FOLK DJs - October 2022, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3000 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
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)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carl Newman (WFVR-LP, VT)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-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)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
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 Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (WRCT-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM & SiriusXM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
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)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
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)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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 Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)