Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR December 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13672 plays from 461 playlists from 122 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raise the Roof | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 73 |
| 2 | A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 65 |
| 3 | The Turning Year | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 57 |
| 4 | Chinook Waltz | Over the Moon | 48 |
| 4 | On This Christmas Day | Joe Newberry and April Verch | 48 |
| 6 | Awake | Mala Oreen | 47 |
| 7 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 41 |
| 7 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 41 |
| 9 | Day by Day | Norman Blake | 38 |
| 10 | Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs | Peter Keane | 33 |
| 11 | The Whistle of the Jay | Bill Staines | 32 |
| 12 | Stops Time | Brooksie Wells | 31 |
| 13 | Settler | Malcolm Macwatt | 30 |
| 14 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 29 |
| 14 | Winter's Grace | Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum | 29 |
| 14 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 29 |
| 17 | Beneath Some Lucky Star | Bill Staines | 28 |
| 17 | Turning Over Stones | Bett Padgett | 28 |
| 17 | The Other Side | Kristi Flagg | 28 |
| 17 | All That Is True | Scott Alarik | 28 |
| 21 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 27 |
| 22 | Be Here for a While | Shane Cook and the Woodchippers | 26 |
| 23 | My Bluegrass Heart | Bela Fleck | 24 |
| 23 | Peace: A Christmas Collection | Jesse Terry | 24 |
| 25 | Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 23 |
| 25 | The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | 23 |
| 27 | American Noel | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 22 |
| 27 | Greatest Hits 1970-2020 | Bruce Cockburn | 22 |
| 29 | Blue | Joni Mitchell | 21 |
| 29 | Christmas | Bruce Cockburn | 21 |
| 29 | Going to the West | Bill Staines | 21 |
| 29 | Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 21 |
| 29 | Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration | Various Artists | 21 |
| 34 | Been a Long Time | Si Kahn | 20 |
| 34 | Frame by Frame | T. Buckley | 20 |
| 34 | Insurrection Blues | Corey Harris | 20 |
| 34 | The Next Mountain | Rick Faris | 20 |
| 38 | You Get It All | Hayes Carll | 19 |
| 38 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 19 |
| 38 | Christmas Day on Planet Earth | Lennie Gallant | 19 |
| 41 | A Better Day a-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 18 |
| 41 | Eden and Her Borderlands | Anya Hinkle | 18 |
| 41 | Folk Songs Old and New | Scott Alarik | 18 |
| 41 | The Empress | The McDades | 18 |
| 41 | Declining With Thanks | Ian Robb and James Stephens | 18 |
| 41 | Sober Again | Jackson Grimm | 18 |
| 41 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 18 |
| 41 | Midwinter | Peter Mayer | 18 |
| 41 | Grit and Polish | Mark Schatz and Bryan McDowell | 18 |
| 50 | Old Dogs | Bill Staines | 17 |
| 50 | Bridges | Bill Staines | 17 |
| 50 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 17 |
| 50 | One Fair Summer Evening | Nanci Griffith | 17 |
| 50 | Just Play One Tune More | Bill Staines | 17 |
| 50 | Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas | Various Artists | 17 |
| 50 | Christmas Caravan | Sultans of String | 17 |
| 50 | The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 17 |
| 50 | He Walked On | Tim O'Brien | 17 |
| 59 | The Bells of Dublin | The Chieftains | 16 |
| 59 | December Songs | Mark Dvorak | 16 |
| 59 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 16 |
| 59 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 16 |
| 59 | The Tightening of the Screws | Gurf Morlix | 16 |
| 59 | There Used to Be Horses Here | Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade | 16 |
| 65 | Christmas Is Right Here | Lori McKenna | 15 |
| 65 | The First Christmas Gift | Robin and Linda Williams | 15 |
| 65 | I Dream of Christmas | Norah Jones | 15 |
| 65 | The Gift of the Magi (And Other Seasonal Stories) | Darryl Purpose | 15 |
| 65 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 15 |
| 65 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | 15 |
| 65 | Pins and Needles | Natalie Hemby | 15 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 31 |
| 2 | River | Bill Staines | 24 |
| 3 | Roseville Fair | Nanci Griffith | 22 |
| 4 | River | Joni Mitchell | 21 |
| 5 | A Place in the Choir | Bill Staines | 16 |
| 6 | The Christians and the Pagans | Dar Williams | 15 |
| 6 | Christmas in the Trenches | John McCutcheon | 15 |
| 8 | Sacred Spaces | Eric Bannan and Chris Rosser | 14 |
| 8 | My Gingerbread Man | The Twangtown Paramours | 14 |
| 10 | Someday Soon | Over the Moon | 12 |
| 10 | A Bell, a Bird, a Star | Jubilant Bridge | 12 |
| 10 | A Zeesn Christmas | Emma's Revolution | 12 |
| 10 | Can't Let Go | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 12 |
| 14 | Longest Night of the Year | Joe Jencks | 11 |
| 14 | Watching Rudolph | Mark Stepakoff | 11 |
| 14 | The Birth of Robin Hood | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 11 |
| 17 | American Noel | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 10 |
| 17 | There but for Fortune | Sloan Wainwright | 10 |
| 17 | Planxty Drew / Planxty Wilkinson / Wreath the Bowl | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 10 |
| 17 | Soldier On | Mala Oreen | 10 |
| 17 | If I Come to Need an Angel | Bill Staines | 10 |
| 22 | The Roseville Fair | Bill Staines | 9 |
| 22 | Jeremiah | Sierra Ferrell | 9 |
| 22 | That Time of the Year Again | Max Ferguson | 9 |
| 22 | You Led Me to the Wrong | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 9 |
| 22 | Know It All | Billy Strings | 9 |
| 22 | Christmas in Paradise | Mary Gauthier | 9 |
| 22 | When Winter Comes to Call | Bett Padgett | 9 |
| 22 | The Night the Reindeer Fly | Cosy Sheridan | 9 |
| 22 | I'm a Believer | Brooksie Wells | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Staines | 238 |
| 2 | John McCutcheon | 81 |
| 3 | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 75 |
| 4 | Scott Alarik | 69 |
| 5 | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 66 |
| 6 | Nanci Griffith | 56 |
| 7 | Bruce Cockburn | 51 |
| 8 | Norman Blake | 50 |
| 9 | Joe Newberry and April Verch | 48 |
| 9 | Dar Williams | 48 |
| 9 | Over the Moon | 48 |
| 12 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 47 |
| 12 | Mala Oreen | 47 |
| 12 | Bob Dylan | 47 |
| 15 | Billy Strings | 44 |
| 16 | Phil Ochs | 43 |
| 17 | Robin and Linda Williams | 39 |
| 18 | Tim O'Brien | 38 |
| 19 | Sierra Ferrell | 37 |
| 20 | Carrie Newcomer | 36 |
| 20 | Bett Padgett | 36 |
| 22 | Joni Mitchell | 34 |
| 23 | Peter Keane | 33 |
| 23 | Cosy Sheridan | 33 |
| 23 | John Prine | 33 |
| 26 | Brooksie Wells | 31 |
| 27 | Malcolm Macwatt | 30 |
| 28 | Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum | 29 |
| 28 | Judy Collins | 29 |
| 28 | Sloan Wainwright | 29 |
| 28 | Jackson Browne | 29 |
| 28 | Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer | 29 |
| 28 | Joel Mabus | 29 |
| 34 | Kristi Flagg | 28 |
| 34 | Jesse Terry | 28 |
| 36 | Lennie Gallant | 27 |
| 36 | Michael Nesmith | 27 |
| 36 | Hayes Carll | 27 |
| 39 | Shane Cook and the Woodchippers | 26 |
| 39 | Kate Rusby | 26 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allen Mullen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Carl Newman (WFVR-FM, 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, NY) |
| Cindy Funk (WYSO-FM, OH) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Murphy (acousticoutpost.com, NH) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Greg Torrington (Stingray Music, QB) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Jim Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Patterson (WXPI-FM, PA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Sillberg (CKOL-FM, ON) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
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| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |