Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2024, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2825 plays from 94 playlists from 77 Folk DJs

  1: "Gold in Your Pocket," Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms [Free Dirt, 11/2024] (18)
        "Shame Shame Shame" (4)
        "Last of My Kind" (4)
        "Gold In Your Pocket" (3)
  2: "Pinecastle Christmas Celebration," Various Artists [Pinecastle] (9/14)
        "An Old Fashioned Christmas," Daryl Mosley (2)
        "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas," Lindley Creek (2)
  2: "Brighter Days," Dwight Yoakam [Thirty Tigers, 12/2024] (9/10)
        "Brighter Days" (1)
  2: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (9)
        "I Give You the Morning," Claire Lynch (2)
  2: "Christmas," Bruce Cockburn [Columbia, 1998] (9)
        "Joy To The World" (2)
  2: "Hydra," Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary [Under The Arch, 11/2024] (9)
        "Two Jigs" (2)
        "The Dark-Eyed Gypsy" (2)
  2: "Jingle All the Way," Various Artists [Rounder] (9)
        "Nick's Place," Mark Cameron (2)
  8: "Back on Track," Pure Prairie League [Self, 12/2024] (8)
        "Picture Perfect Life" (3)
        "I Believe I Could Fall in Love with Loving You" (2)
  8: "Christmas In The Ashram," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 2009] (8)
        "Christmas In The Ashram" (8)
  8: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (8)
        "Every Once In A While" (2)
        "Something To Write In Stone" (2)
 11: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (7)
        "First United Methodist Day Care Christmas Show" (3)
        "The American Dream" (2)
 11: "Far Away," Woody Platt [Compass, 12/2024] (7)
        "Southland" (1)
 11: "Highway Prayers," Billy Strings [Reprise, 10/2024] (7)
        "Escanaba" (1)
 11: "Things Done Changed," Jerron Paxton [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2024] (7)
        "Baby Days Blues" (1)
 15: "A Midwinter Night's Dream," Loreena McKennitt [Quinlan Road, 2008] (6)
        "In The Bleak Midwinter" (1)
 15: "The Pear Tree," Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling [Self] (6)
        "Charlie's Welcome/I Saw Three Ships" (3)
 15: "Trail of Flowers," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 4/2024] (6)
        "American Dreaming" (2)
        "I Could Drive You Crazy" (2)
 15: "Last Leaf on the Tree," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2024] (6)
        "Broken Arrow" (2)
 19: "At Christmas," Rum Ragged [Self] (5/8)
        "At Christmas" (2)
 19: "If Theres A Will Theres A Way," Junior Sisk [Mountain Fever] (5/7)
        "If There's a Will There's a Way" (1)
 19: "The Bells Of Christmas," Skinner And T'witch [Self, 2019] (5)
        "The Winter Song" (3)
 19: "Bethlehem," Storyhill [Story Hills, 2020] (5)
        "Cold December Flies Away" (2)
 19: "By Request," Mustard's Retreat [Self, 12/2023] (5)
        "Shenandoah" (2)
 19: "Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs of David Olney," Various Artists [New West, 11/2024] (5)
        "She's Alone Tonight," Janis Ian (1)
 19: "A Christmas Card," Fred Eaglesmith & Tif Ginn [Idla, 10/2023] (5)
        "Cocktails with Santa" (1)
 19: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (5)
        "Random Order" (2)
 19: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (5)
        "Mary Don't You Weep" (1)
 19: "The Gift of the Magi," Darryl Purpose [Gambler's Grace, 2022] (5)
        "American Noel" (3)
        "You Must Go Home For Christmas" (2)
 19: "Golden," Geneviève Racette [InTempo Musique, 11/2024] (5)
        "Feel Things" (1)
 19: "The Heart of an American," Eric Erickson [Ardith, 9/2024] (5)
        "The Heart Of An American" (1)
 19: "Midwinter," Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 2005] (5)
        "Magical World" (2)
 19: "Nowhere Next," Yonder Mountain String Band [Thirty Tigers, 12/2024] (5)
        "Outlaw" (3)
 19: "Ride in the Light," Cindy Kallet [Sleepy Creek, 12/2024] (5)
        "The Poet" (2)
 19: "We Three Kings," The Roches [MCA, 2004] (5)
        "Joy to the World" (1)
 19: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (5)
        "Empty Trainload of Sky" (3)

TOP SONGS of December 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2825 plays from 94 playlists from 77 Folk DJs

1. "Christmas In The Ashram" (9)
     from "Christmas In The Ashram" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
2. "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" (6)
     from "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - single" (Casey Page)
3. "Christmas on the Mekong" (5)
     from "Christmas on the Mekong - single" (Scott Cook)
4. "Baby It's Cold Outside" (4)
     from "A Pine Castle Christmas Collection" (Wilson Banjo Company)
4. "Just Go To Bethlehem" (4)
     from "Just Go To Bethlehem - single" (Chris Haddox)
4. "Last of My Kind" (4)
     from "Gold in Your Pocket" (Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms)
4. "A Potted History of Christmas" (4)
     from "A Potted History of Christmas - single" (Ian F Ball)
4. "River" (4)
     from "Blue" (Joni Mitchell)
4. "Shame Shame Shame" (4)
     from "Gold in Your Pocket" (Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms)
4. "The Winter Song" (4)
     from "The Bells Of Christmas" (Skinner & T'witch)
11. "First United Methodist Day Care Christmas Show" (3)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
11. "American Noel" (3)
     from "The Gift of the Magi" (Darryl Purpose)
11. "Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child" (3)
     from "A Pinecastle Christmas" (Red Camel Collective)
11. "Empty Trainload of Sky" (3)
     from "Woodland" (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2825 plays from 94 playlists from 77 Folk DJs

1. Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (18)
        "Gold in Your Pocket" (18)
2. David Mallett (14)
        "Celebration" (4)
2. Phil Ochs (14)
        "Farewells And Fantasies" (2)
4. Bruce Cockburn (11)
        "Christmas" (9)
4. Dwight Yoakam (11)
        "Brighter Days" (10)
6. Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary (9)
        "Hydra" (9)
6. Rum Ragged (9)
        "At Christmas" (5)
6. Tom Prasada-Rao (9)
        "Christmas In The Ashram" (8)
9. Billy Strings (8)
        "Highway Prayers" (7)
9. Brittany Jean (8)
        "Colors & Covers" (4)
        "Wintertide" (3)
9. Joel Mabus (8)
        "Lonesome Road" (3)
9. Loreena McKennitt (8)
        "A Midwinter Night's Dream" (4)
9. Mark Stepakoff (8)
        "Yule Like This" (4)
9. Mindy Smith (8)
        "Quiet Town" (8)
9. Pure Prairie League (8)
        "Back on Track" (8)
9. Tom Waits (8)
        "Closing Time" (1)
17. Eric Erickson (7/11)
        "The Heart of an American" (5)
        "The Shadow Of The Moon" (3)
17. Amy Speace (7)
        "The American Dream" (6)
17. Bob Dylan (7)
        "New Morning" (2)
17. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian (7)
        "From China to Appalachia" (5)
17. Jerron Paxton (7)
        "Things Done Changed" (7)
17. Paul Kelly (7)
        "Paul Kelly's Christmas Train" (4)
        "Fever Longing Still" (3)
17. Sierra Ferrell (7)
        "Trail of Flowers" (6)
17. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Last Leaf on the Tree" (5)
17. Woody Platt (7)
        "Far Away" (7)
17. Peter Mayer (7)
        "Midwinter" (5)

TOP LABELS of December 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2825 plays from 94 playlists from 77 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (64)
2. Compass (28)
3. Columbia (23)
3. Free Dirt (23)
3. Rhino (23)
6. Thirty Tigers (20)
7. Signature Sounds (19)
7. Smithsonian/Folkways (19)
9. Mountain Fever (17)
10. Capitol (16)
10. Hudson Harding (16)
10. Red House (16)
13. Pinecastle (15)
13. Reprise (15)
13. Sugar Hill (15)
16. Elektra (14)
17. Legacy (13)
17. Mountain Home (13)
19. New West (12)
20. Warner (11)

FOLK DJs - December 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2825 plays from 94 playlists from 77 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Wagman (WFMT-FM, CA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
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 Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast ()
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
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)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)


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