Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR February 2022
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12637 plays from 421 playlists from 120 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Light at the End of the Line | Janis Ian | 99 |
| 2 | Songs From the River Wind | Eliza Gilkyson | 87 |
| 3 | Backroads | Johnsmith | 81 |
| 4 | Long Haul | John Wort Hannam | 60 |
| 5 | Folk Hero | House of Hamill | 57 |
| 6 | For the People | Rupert Wates | 55 |
| 6 | Age of Apathy | Aoife O'Donovan | 55 |
| 8 | I Can Face the Truth | Dana Cooper | 52 |
| 9 | Raise the Roof | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 51 |
| 10 | 8-String Sketches | Mike Mullins | 50 |
| 11 | Lost Love Songs | The Pine Hearts | 48 |
| 12 | The Way the River Goes | Dan Weber | 45 |
| 13 | Head Above Water | Heather Sarona | 41 |
| 14 | Ghost Hotel | Karen Morand and the Bosco Boys | 40 |
| 15 | Rabbit | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 38 |
| 16 | Wachtraum | Michael Veitch | 37 |
| 16 | Hell on Church Street | Punch Brothers | 37 |
| 16 | We'll Dance Again | Folkapotamus | 37 |
| 16 | Anthems of Home | HuDost | 37 |
| 20 | Resilience | Josie Bello | 36 |
| 21 | Violet Light | Maya De Vitry | 34 |
| 22 | The Love in You | Jordi Baizan | 33 |
| 23 | Hurricane Clarice | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 32 |
| 24 | Strings, Wings and Curious Things | Sue Horowitz | 29 |
| 25 | Digging in John's Back Yard | Grant Dermody and Frank Fotusky | 28 |
| 26 | Double Down on a Bad Thing | The Twangtown Paramours | 27 |
| 26 | The Empress | The McDades | 27 |
| 26 | Norma Waterson | Norma Waterson | 27 |
| 29 | FORGET-ME-NOTS, VOL. 1 & 2 | Jesse Terry | 26 |
| 29 | Anais Mitchell | Anais Mitchell | 26 |
| 31 | Chinook Waltz | Over the Moon | 25 |
| 32 | Arrivals | Declan O'Rourke | 24 |
| 32 | Hometown Tragedies | Terry Family | 24 |
| 32 | Anthology, Volume 1 | Ken Dunn | 24 |
| 35 | Good Luck Take Care | Terry Klein | 23 |
| 35 | Way Up in the Hills | Sad Daddy | 23 |
| 35 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 23 |
| 38 | Sacred Spaces | Eric Bannan | 22 |
| 39 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 21 |
| 39 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | 21 |
| 39 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 21 |
| 39 | Awake | Mala Oreen | 21 |
| 39 | Be Here for a While | Shane Cook and the Woodchippers | 21 |
| 39 | Uranium Maiden | Kate Macleod | 21 |
| 39 | The Insurrection Blues | Corey Harris | 21 |
| 39 | The Astronaut | Jana Pochop | 21 |
| 47 | Freedom Highway | Rhiannon Giddens | 20 |
| 47 | Harley Kimbro Lewis | Harley Kimbro Lewis | 20 |
| 49 | Good to Be | Keb' Mo | 19 |
| 49 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 19 |
| 49 | Rewrite the Ending | Ina May Wool | 19 |
| 52 | Color My World | Annette Adler | 17 |
| 52 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 17 |
| 52 | Stardust and Satellites | Steve Poltz | 17 |
| 55 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | 16 |
| 55 | The Flowers That Bloom in Spring | Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert | 16 |
| 55 | Mercy | Cody Jinks | 16 |
| 58 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 15 |
| 58 | Surely Will Be Singing | Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz | 15 |
| 58 | The Birds of Florida | Susan Werner | 15 |
| 61 | Settler | Malcolm Macwatt | 14 |
| 62 | Family Reunion | Della Mae | 13 |
| 62 | Stories and Memories | Mohavisoul | 13 |
| 62 | New Chapter | Cedar Hill | 13 |
| 62 | A Little Life | Liz Miller | 13 |
| 62 | Gone, Long Gone | Steve Dawson | 13 |
| 62 | Everywhere You Go | Bruce Molsky | 13 |
| 62 | Brave Land | Raine Hamilton | 13 |
| 69 | Now and the Evermore | Colin Hay | 12 |
| 69 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 12 |
| 69 | You Get It All | Hayes Carll | 12 |
| 69 | Timeless | Magnolia Drive | 12 |
| 69 | Depreciated | John R. Miller | 12 |
| 69 | The Source of Light | Eric Bogle | 12 |
| 69 | Fresh Pickles | Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentine's Day | Michael Veitch | 22 |
| 2 | I'm Still Standing | Janis Ian | 18 |
| 2 | Anyone but You | The Twangtown Paramours | 18 |
| 4 | Black Muddy River | Norma Waterson | 17 |
| 5 | Better Times Will Come | Janis Ian | 16 |
| 5 | Backroads | Johnsmith | 16 |
| 5 | Lincoln on the Streets of New York | Ina May Wool | 16 |
| 8 | I Give You the Morning | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 14 |
| 9 | For the People | Rupert Wates | 13 |
| 9 | At the Foot of the Mountain | Eliza Gilkyson | 13 |
| 11 | Wind River and You | Eliza Gilkyson | 12 |
| 11 | Deliverance | HuDost | 12 |
| 11 | Coffee | Karen Morand and the Bosco Boys | 12 |
| 11 | Jennifer's Rabbit | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 12 |
| 11 | Three Quarter Time | Abbie Gardner | 12 |
| 11 | The Sound of Guitars | Josie Bello | 12 |
| 17 | Emmit Till | Martine Allard | 11 |
| 17 | Prodigal Daughter | Aoife O'Donovan | 11 |
| 17 | The Hill Behind This Town | Eliza Gilkyson | 11 |
| 17 | Old Habits | Courtney Granger | 11 |
| 17 | My Name Is America | Johnsmith | 11 |
| 22 | The Walls Stand on and On | Terry Family | 10 |
| 22 | We'll Dance Again | Folkapotamus | 10 |
| 22 | Ladder to the Sun | House of Hamill | 10 |
| 22 | Ghost Hotel | Karen Morand and the Bosco Boys | 10 |
| 22 | Round of Blues | Low Lily | 10 |
| 22 | A Most Creative Valentine | Stuart Kabak | 10 |
| 22 | Mary the Night's on Fire | The Pine Hearts | 10 |
| 22 | Dancing With the Dark | Janis Ian | 10 |
| 22 | Always Old Friends | Dana Cooper | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janis Ian | 103 |
| 2 | Eliza Gilkyson | 101 |
| 3 | Johnsmith | 94 |
| 4 | John Wort Hannam | 60 |
| 5 | House of Hamill | 58 |
| 5 | Aoife O'Donovan | 58 |
| 7 | Rupert Wates | 55 |
| 8 | Dana Cooper | 52 |
| 9 | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 51 |
| 10 | Mike Mullins | 50 |
| 11 | Bob Dylan | 49 |
| 12 | The Pine Hearts | 48 |
| 12 | Norma Waterson | 48 |
| 14 | Dan Weber | 45 |
| 15 | John McCutcheon | 43 |
| 16 | Heather Sarona | 41 |
| 16 | John Roberts and Tony Barrand | 41 |
| 18 | Michael Veitch | 40 |
| 18 | Karen Morand and the Bosco Boys | 40 |
| 20 | Josie Bello | 39 |
| 21 | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 38 |
| 22 | HuDost | 37 |
| 22 | Punch Brothers | 37 |
| 22 | Folkapotamus | 37 |
| 25 | Rhiannon Giddens | 35 |
| 26 | Maya De Vitry | 34 |
| 26 | Jordi Baizan | 34 |
| 28 | Dar Williams | 33 |
| 28 | Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 33 |
| 30 | Carrie Newcomer | 31 |
| 31 | Sue Horowitz | 29 |
| 31 | Susan Werner | 29 |
| 33 | Reggie Harris | 28 |
| 33 | Anais Mitchell | 28 |
| 33 | Grant Dermody and Frank Fotusky | 28 |
| 33 | Jesse Terry | 28 |
| 37 | The Twangtown Paramours | 27 |
| 37 | Pete Seeger | 27 |
| 37 | The McDades | 27 |
| 40 | Keb' Mo | 26 |
| 40 | Bill Staines | 26 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Allen Mullen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Fred Frawley (WMPG-FN, ME) |
| 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) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| 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) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, 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) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Sonny Ochs (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| 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) |