Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR January 2022
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 15373 plays from 499 playlists from 122 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 | 143 |
| 2 | Long Haul | John Wort Hannam | 96 |
| 3 | Strings, Wings and Curious Things | Sue Horowitz | 86 |
| 3 | Songs From the River Wind | Eliza Gilkyson | 86 |
| 5 | Folk Hero | House of Hamill | 79 |
| 6 | Rabbit | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 73 |
| 7 | Raise the Roof | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 70 |
| 8 | Sacred Spaces | Eric Bannan | 69 |
| 9 | Anthems of Home | HuDost | 59 |
| 10 | Head Above Water | Heather Sarona | 49 |
| 10 | Over the Moon | Chinook Waltz | 49 |
| 12 | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Various Artists | 44 |
| 13 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 42 |
| 14 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 41 |
| 15 | Blues Ballads Cowboy Songs | Peter Keane | 38 |
| 15 | Come What May | Kevin Burgess Project | 38 |
| 17 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 37 |
| 18 | Home | Linda Marks | 36 |
| 19 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 35 |
| 19 | The Birds of Florida | Susan Werner | 35 |
| 21 | Age of Apathy | Aoife O'Donovan | 34 |
| 22 | A Little Life | Liz Miller | 33 |
| 22 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 33 |
| 24 | Awake | Mala Oreen | 31 |
| 25 | Stops Time | Brooksie Wells | 30 |
| 26 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 29 |
| 26 | My Bluegrass Heart | Bela Fleck | 29 |
| 28 | The Empress | The McDades | 28 |
| 29 | Hell on Church Street | Punch Brothers | 27 |
| 29 | Hometown Tragedies | Terry Family | 27 |
| 29 | Outside Child | Allison Russell | 27 |
| 29 | The Insurrection Blues | Corey Harris | 27 |
| 33 | Everything Will Be | Eric Brace and Last Train Home | 26 |
| 33 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 26 |
| 33 | Turning Over Stones | Bett Padgett | 26 |
| 36 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 25 |
| 36 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | 25 |
| 38 | Day by Day | Norman Blake | 24 |
| 39 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 23 |
| 39 | A World Like This | George Mann | 23 |
| 41 | Arrivals | Declan O'Rourke | 21 |
| 41 | The St Buryan Sessions | Sarah McQuaid | 21 |
| 41 | Be Here for a While | Shane Cook and the Woodchippers | 21 |
| 44 | Gone | Tim Grimm | 20 |
| 44 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 20 |
| 46 | Be a Better Me | George Ensle | 19 |
| 47 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 18 |
| 47 | Surely Will Be Singing | Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz | 18 |
| 47 | Cosmic Banjo | Michael Johnathon | 18 |
| 47 | The Turning Year | Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra | 18 |
| 47 | Rewrite the Ending | Ina May Wool | 18 |
| 47 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 18 |
| 47 | Timeless Hours | Last Chance | 18 |
| 54 | Settler | Malcolm Macwatt | 17 |
| 54 | Violet Light | Maya De Vitry | 17 |
| 54 | Stories and Memories | Mohavisoul | 17 |
| 57 | Good to Be | Keb' Mo | 16 |
| 57 | Renaissance | Valerie Smith | 16 |
| 57 | Grit and Polish | Mark Schatz and Bryan McDowell | 16 |
| 57 | The Other Side | Kristi Flagg | 16 |
| 61 | American Siren | Emily Scott Robinson | 15 |
| 61 | Satisfyin | Lady A | 15 |
| 61 | Lost Love Songs | The Pine Hearts | 15 |
| 61 | Uranium Maiden | Kate Macleod | 15 |
| 61 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 15 |
| 66 | The Way the River Goes | Dan Weber | 14 |
| 66 | First Farewell | Peggy Seeger | 14 |
| 66 | Pohorylle | Margo Cilker | 14 |
| 66 | Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys | Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys | 14 |
| 66 | Frame by Frame | T. Buckley | 14 |
| 66 | The Second Million Miles | Bill Staines | 14 |
| 66 | Declining With Thanks | Ian Robb and James Stephens | 14 |
| 66 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 14 |
| 66 | Beating the Odds | Eric Lambert | 14 |
| 66 | The Road Ahead | Ray Lambiase | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Give You the Morning | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 38 |
| 2 | Better Times Will Come | Janis Ian | 33 |
| 2 | I'm Still Standing | Janis Ian | 33 |
| 4 | January | Sue Horowitz | 32 |
| 5 | If You Can't Fly | Eric Bannan | 24 |
| 6 | Wonderful Things | John Wort Hannam | 20 |
| 7 | The South Wind | Ailisa Newhall | 18 |
| 8 | Dancing With the Dark | Janis Ian | 16 |
| 8 | Sister's Keeper | Crys Matthews | 16 |
| 8 | Louder Than the Guns | Tret Fure | 16 |
| 8 | Take Back The Red White And Blue | Crowes Pasture | 16 |
| 8 | Swannanoa | Janis Ian | 16 |
| 13 | Our Words Will Be Louder | HuDost | 15 |
| 13 | At Least It's Not Terrorism | Ina May Wool | 15 |
| 15 | Winter Wonderland | Noel Paul Stookey | 14 |
| 15 | Wanderin | Eliza Gilkyson | 14 |
| 17 | Runaway | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 13 |
| 17 | I'll Be Lost | Heather Sarona | 13 |
| 17 | Last Kind Word Blues | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 13 |
| 17 | Bristlecone Pine | Eliza Gilkyson | 13 |
| 21 | Green Light | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 12 |
| 21 | Ladder to the Sun | House of Hamill | 12 |
| 21 | Sacred Spaces | Eric Bannan | 12 |
| 21 | You Led Me to the Wrong | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 12 |
| 21 | Long Haul | John Wort Hannam | 12 |
| 21 | Step on the Gas | Sue Horowitz | 12 |
| 21 | Young at Heart | John Wort Hannam | 12 |
| 21 | Hate That Kind of Love | Marion Halliday | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janis Ian | 150 |
| 2 | Eliza Gilkyson | 106 |
| 3 | John Wort Hannam | 97 |
| 4 | Sue Horowitz | 87 |
| 5 | Bill Staines | 82 |
| 6 | House of Hamill | 79 |
| 7 | Buffalo Rose and Tom Paxton | 76 |
| 7 | Joan Baez | 76 |
| 9 | John McCutcheon | 73 |
| 10 | Eric Bannan | 71 |
| 11 | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 70 |
| 12 | Christine Lavin | 65 |
| 13 | HuDost | 61 |
| 14 | Bob Dylan | 59 |
| 15 | Heather Sarona | 51 |
| 16 | Billy Strings | 49 |
| 16 | Chinook Waltz | 49 |
| 18 | J.D. Crowe the New South | 48 |
| 19 | Crys Matthews | 46 |
| 19 | Carrie Newcomer | 46 |
| 19 | Susan Werner | 46 |
| 22 | Pete Seeger | 43 |
| 23 | Peter Keane | 38 |
| 23 | Kevin Burgess Project | 38 |
| 23 | Nanci Griffith | 38 |
| 23 | Sierra Ferrell | 38 |
| 27 | Linda Marks | 37 |
| 28 | Ina May Wool | 35 |
| 28 | Dar Williams | 35 |
| 30 | Liz Miller | 34 |
| 30 | Aoife O'Donovan | 34 |
| 30 | Robin and Linda Williams | 34 |
| 33 | Diana Jones | 32 |
| 33 | Tim Grimm | 32 |
| 33 | Michael Johnathon | 32 |
| 36 | Tret Fure | 31 |
| 36 | Mala Oreen | 31 |
| 38 | Jackson Browne | 30 |
| 38 | Brooksie Wells | 30 |
| 40 | Sarah McQuaid | 29 |
| 40 | Punch Brothers | 29 |
| 40 | Bela Fleck | 29 |
| 40 | Allison Russell | 29 |
| 40 | Corey Harris | 29 |
| 40 | Bett Padgett | 29 |
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) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Dave Hardy (djsleepy.com, MA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 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 Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| 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) |