Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2022, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 51 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

  1: "Wintertide," Brittany Jean [Stormcave, 12/2022] (11)
        "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
        "Aspenglow" (2)
        "Christmas in Killarney" (2)
  2: "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?," Kathy Kallick [Live Oak, 5/2022] (9/10)
        "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?" (3)
        "The Wild Side of Life-It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" (2)
  3: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (6)
        "Souvenir" (2)
  3: "Zuzu's Petals," Lunch at Allen's [Linus, 12/2022] (6)
        "Sober Up For Christmas" (1)
  3: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (6)
        "No End Of Love" (1)
  6: "At the Turning of the Year," Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen [Hand & Heart] (5)
        "At the Turning of the Year" (2)
  6: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (5)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (2)
  6: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (5)
        "The Coming Of The Years" (2)
  6: "Flare," Pat Wictor [Riskydisc, 9/2022] (5)
        "How Will They Tell It" (2)
  6: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (5)
        "Every Day" (1)
  6: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 11/2021] (5)
        "I'm Still Standing" (2)
        "Better Times WIll Come" (2)
  6: "The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2," Various Artists [?] (5)
        "It's A Hallmark of the Season," D. C. Bloom (1)
  6: "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Happy Traum [Self, 8/2022] (5)
        "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (2)
  6: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 11/2021] (5)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (3)
 15: "20 Printemps," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie Du Nord, 3/2022] (4)
        "Si vous voulez" (2)
 15: "All New," Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2022] (4)
        "The Ones Who Gave It Away" (1)
 15: "Crooked Tree," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (4)
        "Dire Wolf" (1)
 15: "The Runaway Christmas Tree," Christine Lavin And The Mistletones [Appleseed, 2004] (4)
        "A New Year's Round" (2)
        "A Christmas-Kwanzaa-Solstice-Chanukah-Ramadan-Boxing Day Song" (2)

TOP SONGS of December 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 51 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. "Light the Lamp" (4)
     from "I'm Just Like You" (Emily Kurn)
2. "Auld Lang Syne" (3)
     from "Wintertide" (Brittany Jean)
2. "The Coming Of The Years" (3)
     from "The Coming of the Years" (Joe Jencks)
2. "New Years" (3)
     from "Roses In November" (Tret Fure)
2. "Two Different Things" (3)
     from "How Can I Say This?" (Annie Capps)
2. "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (3)
     from "The Turning Year" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 51 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Brittany Jean (12)
        "Wintertide" (11)
2. Ian Tyson (11)
        "Eighteen Inches Of Rain" (2)
3. John McCutcheon (10)
        "Leap!" (5)
4. Tom Paxton (7/10)
        "Ramblin' Boy" (2)
4. Bela Fleck And The Flecktones (7)
        "Jingle All The Way" (5)
4. Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra (7)
        "The Turning Year" (5)
4. Joe Jencks (7)
        "The Coming of the Years" (5)
4. Kathy Kallick (7)
        "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?" (7)
4. Mary Chapin Carpenter (7)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (5)
4. Sam Bush (7)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (5)
11. Christine Lavin And The Mistletones (6)
        "The Runaway Christmas Tree" (4)
11. Lunch at Allen's (6)
        "Zuzu's Petals" (6)
11. Pete Seeger (6)
        "Pete" (2)
11. Pharis & Jason Romero (6)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (6)

TOP LABELS of December 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 51 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (30)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (23)
3. Columbia (18)
4. Vanguard (14)
5. Signature Sounds (13)
5. Waterbug (13)
7. Philo (11)
8. Appleseed (10)
8. Sugar Hill (10)
10. Compass (9)
11. Stormcave (8)
11. Warner (8)
13. Live Oak (7/9)
13. Elektra (7)
13. Nonesuch (7)
13. Reprise (7)
17. Dark Shadow (6)
17. Legacy (6)
17. New West (6)
17. Rhino (6)
17. Stony Plain (6)
17. Turtle Bear (6)

FOLK DJs - December 2022, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 51 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WHFB-FM, IN)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeannie Holton & Cohosts (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeannie Holton (WMNF-FM)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Leah Wollenberg (KALW-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)