Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR December 2023
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12309 plays from 411 playlists from 106 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith | Various Artists | 74 |
| 2 | At the End of the Day | Sylvia Tyson | 49 |
| 2 | Yule Like This | Mark Stepakoff | 49 |
| 4 | Together | Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon | 47 |
| 5 | The Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | 35 |
| 6 | A Christmas Card | Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn | 31 |
| 7 | The Breath Between | David Francey | 29 |
| 7 | Wintertide | Brittany Jean | 29 |
| 7 | Ozark Symphony | Kelly Hunt | 29 |
| 10 | I Kept These Old Blues | Muireann Bradley | 28 |
| 10 | Sun to Sun | Alice Gerrard | 28 |
| 10 | Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 28 |
| 13 | A Great Wild Mercy | Carrie Newcomer | 26 |
| 13 | Under a Cathedral Sky | Ynana Rose | 26 |
| 13 | Two Singing Songs | Ben Gage | 26 |
| 16 | Old Cane Back Rocker | Darrell Scott String Band | 25 |
| 16 | Try to Make It Fly | Lonesome Ace String Band | 25 |
| 16 | Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) | Various Artists | 25 |
| 19 | Lavender Moonshine | Tret Fure | 24 |
| 19 | Fear of Falling Stars | Kristen Grainger and True North | 24 |
| 21 | Imaginary People | Viv and Riley | 22 |
| 22 | By Request | Mustard's Retreat | 21 |
| 22 | If I Should Fall From Grace With God | The Pogues | 21 |
| 24 | Leave the Light On | Terry Klein | 18 |
| 24 | Winter's Grace | Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum | 18 |
| 24 | Home | Eliza Gilkyson | 18 |
| 24 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 18 |
| 28 | Endless Turn of Day Into Night | Last Birds | 17 |
| 28 | You and Me on Christmas Eve | Sam Robbins and Halley Neal | 17 |
| 28 | On the Blind Side | Ray Bonneville | 17 |
| 28 | Christmas Caravan | Sultans of String | 17 |
| 28 | Heat Comes Down | John R. Miller | 17 |
| 28 | Ever Onward | Bob and Sarah Amos | 17 |
| 28 | Do You Recall | Dori Freeman | 17 |
| 35 | Rum Sodomy and the Lash | The Pogues | 16 |
| 35 | Just One Angel | Various Artists | 16 |
| 35 | Gently as I Go | Caroline Cotter | 16 |
| 35 | Headwinds | The Kennedys | 16 |
| 35 | Jingle All the Way | Bela Fleck and the Flecktones | 16 |
| 35 | Queen of Time | Lindsay Lou | 16 |
| 35 | Folktown | Mark Leggett | 16 |
| 35 | Feel Good | Jaime Wyatt | 16 |
| 43 | Songs of the Celtic Winter Ii | Ashley Davis | 15 |
| 43 | Mighty Poplar | Mighty Poplar | 15 |
| 43 | Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo | Christian Parker | 15 |
| 43 | The Long and Lonesome Letting Go | Jim and the Po' Ramblin' Boys Lauderdale | 15 |
| 43 | Christmas | Bruce Cockburn | 15 |
| 43 | My Farm, My Bluegrass | Marty Falle | 15 |
| 49 | Wintersong | Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem | 14 |
| 49 | Thank God We Left the Garden | Jeffrey Martin | 14 |
| 49 | Ancestor Song | Janice Jo Lee | 14 |
| 49 | Kelly Family Christmas | The Kelley Family | 14 |
| 49 | Au Coeur De l'Aube | Genticorum | 14 |
| 49 | Beautiful December | Helene Cronin | 14 |
| 49 | Graced by Leaves | Simone Keane | 14 |
| 49 | You're the One | Rhiannon Giddens | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairytale of New York | The Pogues | 17 |
| 2 | Christmas in the Desert | Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon | 16 |
| 2 | Christmas in the Trenches | John McCutcheon | 16 |
| 4 | Listen to the Radio | Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings | 13 |
| 5 | Better Than Today | Gordonville U.S.A. | 12 |
| 6 | More Than a Whisper | Mary Gauthier | 11 |
| 6 | Mi Burrito Sabanero | Larry and Joe | 11 |
| 8 | Your Favorite Christmas Song | Mark Stepakoff | 10 |
| 8 | Ugly Christmas | Erin Ash Sullivan | 10 |
| 8 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 10 |
| 11 | Song for a Winter's Night | Gordon Lightfoot | 9 |
| 11 | Winter Guardians | Colleen Kattau | 9 |
| 11 | The Return of the Light | Eric Erickson | 9 |
| 11 | Christmas in Prison | John Prine | 9 |
| 15 | River | Heather Sarona and Lindsey Tims | 8 |
| 15 | Winter Fuel (Good King Wencelas Retold) | Rachel Garlin | 8 |
| 15 | Sun to Sun | Alice Gerrard | 8 |
| 15 | The Christians and the Pagans | Dar Williams | 8 |
| 15 | A Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/Chanukah/Ramadan/Boxing Day Song | Christine Lavin and the Mistletones | 8 |
| 15 | Redwood Holler | Ynana Rose | 8 |
| 15 | Long Chain of Love | Sylvia Tyson | 8 |
| 15 | Love at the Five and Dime | John Prine and Kelsey Waldon | 8 |
| 15 | Christmas in Paradise | Mary Gauthier | 8 |
| 15 | From a Distance | Maura O'Connell | 8 |
| 15 | Tchatchkes & Latkes | Rachael Sage | 8 |
| 15 | Gather the Family | Mustard's Retreat | 8 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pogues | 66 |
| 2 | John McCutcheon | 53 |
| 3 | Sylvia Tyson | 52 |
| 4 | Mark Stepakoff | 49 |
| 5 | Brittany Jean | 48 |
| 6 | Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon | 47 |
| 7 | Kathy Kallick Band | 38 |
| 8 | John Prine | 37 |
| 8 | Carrie Newcomer | 37 |
| 10 | Bruce Cockburn | 36 |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | 35 |
| 12 | Phil Ochs | 34 |
| 13 | Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn | 33 |
| 14 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 32 |
| 14 | David Francey | 32 |
| 14 | Kelly Hunt | 32 |
| 17 | Ynana Rose | 31 |
| 18 | Eliza Gilkyson | 30 |
| 19 | Alice Gerrard | 29 |
| 20 | Muireann Bradley | 28 |
| 21 | Emmylou Harris | 27 |
| 21 | Lonesome Ace String Band | 27 |
| 21 | Kristen Grainger and True North | 27 |
| 21 | Mustard's Retreat | 27 |
| 25 | Stan Rogers | 26 |
| 25 | Tret Fure | 26 |
| 25 | Ben Gage | 26 |
| 28 | Darrell Scott String Band | 25 |
| 28 | Lori McKenna | 25 |
| 28 | Sofia Talvik | 25 |
| 31 | Kate Rusby | 24 |
| 32 | Sultans of String | 23 |
| 33 | Jimmy Buffett | 22 |
| 33 | Mary Gauthier | 22 |
| 33 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 22 |
| 33 | Viv and Riley | 22 |
| 37 | Caroline Cotter | 21 |
| 37 | Pete Seeger | 21 |
| 37 | Marty Falle | 21 |
| 37 | David Rovics | 21 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| 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) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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 Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Larry Berger (Saturday Light Brigade, PA) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Norm Williams (WDIY-FM, PA) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |