Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2022, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2695 plays from 98 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown," Seth Avett [Ramseur, 11/2022] (18)
        "Just a Bum" (4)
        "The Poet Game" (4)
  2: "Arsonist Daughter," Aspen Jacobsen [Self, 11/2022] (15)
        "Leave It Be" (4)
        "Dear Brother" (2)
        "Shouldn't Give a Damn" (2)
  3: "Flare," Pat Wictor [Riskydisc, 9/2022] (11)
        "The Past Is Never Over" (3)
        "Mediocre Man" (2)
        "Is It Too Much to Ask?" (2)
  3: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (11)
        "In Tall Buildings" (4)
        "California Earthquake" (2)
  3: "Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen," Various Artists [Y&T, 10/2022] (11/16)
        "Violets of Dawn," Mary Chapin Carpenter (2)
        "Thirsty Boots," Bob Dylan (2)
  3: "Zuzu's Petals," Lunch at Allen's [Linus, 12/2022] (11)
        "Old Tin Star" (3)
        "Six Teams in the NHL" (2)
        "Zuzu's Petals" (2)
  7: "Lift the World," Curtis & Loretta [Self, 10/2022] (10)
        "Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane" (3)
  8: "Ain't Nobody Worried," Rory Block [Stony Plain, 10/2022] (8)
        "Love Has No Pride" (2)
  8: "Book of Life," Brian Blake [Self, 11/2022] (8)
        "Rice Field In The Distance" (3)
        "Book of Life" (2)
  8: "The New Faith," Jake Blount [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2022] (8)
        "Didn't It Rain" (3)
        "Just As Well To Get Ready,You Got To Die" (2)
        "Once There Was No Sun" (2)
  8: "Rumours," Fleetwood Mac [Warner] (8)
        "Songbird" (6)
 12: "Old Loves," Shelley Posen [Well Done] (7)
        "We'll Get Through This" (2)
 12: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (7)
        "Walk On" (3)
 14: "Alpenglow," Trampled by Turtles [Banjodad, 10/2022] (6)
        "On the Highway" (2)
 14: "The Blues Don't Lie," Buddy Guy [RCA, 10/2022] (6)
        "We Go Back" (2)
        "Symptoms of Love" (2)
 14: "Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits," Fleetwood Mac [Warner] (6)
        "Everywhere" (1)
 14: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (6)
        "The Troubles" (2)
 14: "Me/And/Dad," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2022] (6)
        "I Haven't Seen Mary In Years" (1)
 14: "The Old Man & the C Chord," Chris Coole [Self, 11/2022] (6)
        "Waiting for the Rain" (3)
 14: "The Same Storm," Dave Gunning [Wee House of] (6)
        "Middle Ground" (2)
 14: "While I'm Here," Tina Ross [Self, 10/2022] (6)
        "While I'm Here" (6)
 22: "Eleven," Madison Violet [Self] (5)
        "Here For You To Love" (1)
 22: "The First Million Miles," Bill Staines [Rounder, 1989] (5)
        "Bridges" (1)
 22: "I Walked," Plains [Anti-, 11/2022] (5)
        "Abilene" (2)
 22: "Lifetime Achievement," Loudon Wainwright III [Storysound, 8/2022] (5)
        "It Takes 2" (2)
        "Back in Your Town" (2)
 22: "Live at Budokan," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2022] (5)
        "Stardust" (1)
 22: "Live Forever," Various Artists [New West] (5)
        "Ragged Old Truck," Margo Price feat. Joshua Hedley (1)
 22: "Lost & Alone," Junior Sisk [Mountain Fever] (5)
        "The Lonely Side Of Goodbye" (2)
 22: "Man With the Muse," Bryce Ernest Taylor [Self, 10/2022] (5)
        "Naturally You" (2)
 22: "Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition," Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard [Smithsonian/Folkways] (5)
        "John Henry" (1)
 22: "Tender," Lady Maisery [Self] (5)
        "Rest Now" (2)
 22: "Reimagining," Claudia Schmidt [Self, 9/2022] (5)
        "Quiet Way" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2695 plays from 98 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "While I'm Here" (6)
     from "While I'm Here" (Tina Ross)
2. "Songbird" (5)
     from "Rumours" (Fleetwood Mac)
3. "In Tall Buildings" (4)
     from "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (Sam Bush)
3. "Just a Bum" (4)
     from "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown" (Seth Avett)
3. "Leave It Be" (4)
     from "Arsonist Daughter" (Aspen Jacobsen)
3. "The Poet Game" (4)
     from "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown" (Seth Avett)
3. "Which Side Are You On" (4)
     from "Which Side Are You On - single" (Artists For Action)
8. "Come Some Winter Morning" (3)
     from "Snow White Memories" (Irene Kelley & The Kruger Brothers)
8. "Didn't It Rain" (3)
     from "The New Faith" (Jake Blount)
8. "The Great Backslide" (3)
     from "The Great Backslide - single" (Tret Fure)
8. "Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane" (3)
     from "Lift the World" (Curtis & Loretta)
8. "In These Times" (3)
     from "Just Causes" (Noel Paul Stookey)
8. "Old Tin Star" (3)
     from "Zuzu's Petals" (Lunch at Allen's)
8. "The Past Is Never Over" (3)
     from "Flare" (Pat Wictor)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2695 plays from 98 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Pete Sutherland (20)
        "Poor Man's Dream" (5)
        "Streak O' Lean" (4)
        "Farmland" (3)
2. Seth Avett (18)
        "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown" (18)
3. Fleetwood Mac (17)
        "Rumours" (7)
        "Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits" (5)
4. Aspen Jacobsen (16)
        "Arsonist Daughter" (15)
5. Joni Mitchell (15)
        "For The Roses" (2)
6. John McCutcheon (13)
        "Leap!" (6)
7. Pat Wictor (12)
        "Flare" (11)
8. Sam Bush (11)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (11)
9. Curtis & Loretta (10)
        "Lift the World" (10)
9. Lunch at Allen's (10)
        "Zuzu's Petals" (10)
9. Pete Seeger (10)
        "Songs of Hope and Struggle" (2)
9. Willie Nelson (10)
        "Live at Budokan" (5)
        "A Beautiful Time" (3)
13. Kate Wolf (9/11)
        "Gold In California" (3)
13. Bob Dylan (9)
        "The Bootleg Volume" (1)
13. Dar Williams (9)
        "Out There Live" (3)
        "Railroad Town" (3)
13. Jake Blount (9)
        "The New Faith" (8)
13. James Keelaghan (9)
        "Second-Hand" (7)
13. Vance Gilbert (9)
        "Good Good Man" (2)
19. Bill Staines (8)
        "The First Million Miles" (5)
19. Billy Strings (8)
        "Me/And/Dad" (6)
19. Brian Blake (8)
        "Book of Life" (8)
19. Claudia Schmidt (8)
        "Reimagining" (4)
19. Rory Block (8)
        "Ain't Nobody Worried" (8)
24. Alison Krauss and Union Station (7/9)
        "A Collection" (2)
24. Doc Watson (7/8)
        "The Vanguard Years" (5)
24. Chris Coole (7)
        "The Old Man & the C Chord" (6)
24. Guy Davis (7)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (3)

TOP LABELS of December 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2695 plays from 98 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (60)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (45)
3. Rhino (29)
4. Columbia (24)
5. Borealis (21)
5. Red House (21)
7. Warner (20)
8. Compass (19)
9. Capitol (18)
9. Mountain Fever (18)
9. Signature Sounds (18)
9. Thirty Tigers (18)
13. Sugar Hill (17)
13. Vanguard (17)
15. Epact (15)
16. Philo (14)
16. Reprise (14)
18. Ramseur (12)
19. Y&T (11/18)
19. Folk-Legacy (11)

FOLK DJs - December 2022, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2695 plays from 98 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, 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 McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
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)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, RI)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-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)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
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 (Radio Hawke's Bay & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP & live365.com, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
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)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)