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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)
NEED DISPLAY NAME: Heather Miller
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)
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