Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR May 2022
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13999 plays from 464 playlists from 119 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravity, Wings, and Heavy Things | Chuck Brodsky | 112 |
| 2 | DobroSinger | Abbie Gardner | 107 |
| 3 | Steel and Wool | Kim Beggs | 72 |
| 3 | Dirt Does Dylan | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 72 |
| 5 | Cosmic Dreamer | Barney Bentall | 69 |
| 6 | Leap Year | Barry Oreck | 60 |
| 6 | Impressions | James Lee Baker | 60 |
| 8 | All Is Quiet | Susan Cattaneo | 58 |
| 9 | A Beautiful Time | Willie Nelson | 57 |
| 10 | Narrow Line | Mama's Broke | 55 |
| 11 | Tucson | Amy Speace | 53 |
| 12 | The Veil | Edie Carey | 52 |
| 13 | Truth Is | Vanessa Lively | 51 |
| 14 | Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music | Mike Stevens | 42 |
| 15 | Just Like That | Bonnie Raitt | 40 |
| 15 | Crooked Tree | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 40 |
| 17 | Going the Distance | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 39 |
| 18 | Bullet in the Cabin Wall | Cheryl Cawood | 38 |
| 19 | Get on Board | Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder | 36 |
| 20 | Extrovert | Mr. Sun | 35 |
| 21 | Tell 'Em You Were Gold | Pharis and Jason Romero | 34 |
| 22 | Lilygild | Hilary Hawke | 33 |
| 23 | The Time in Now | Jim Page | 32 |
| 23 | 20 Printemps | Le Vent Du Nord | 32 |
| 25 | Songs From the River Wind | Eliza Gilkyson | 31 |
| 25 | 12th of June | Lyle Lovett | 31 |
| 27 | Live at Cedar House | Cosy Sheridan | 29 |
| 27 | Twelvemonth and a Day | Wolf and Clover | 29 |
| 27 | Backroads | Johnsmith | 29 |
| 27 | Never Slow Down | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | 29 |
| 31 | Seasons | Graeme James | 28 |
| 31 | 1960 | Martyn Joseph | 28 |
| 33 | Robot | Shanna in a Dress | 27 |
| 34 | So Said Life | Doug Kolmar | 26 |
| 35 | What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? | Kathy Kallick | 25 |
| 35 | At the Cold Copper Ranch | Family Shiloh | 25 |
| 37 | Paint This Town | Old Crow Medicine Show | 24 |
| 37 | A White Album | Rain Perry | 24 |
| 37 | Good to Be | Keb' Mo' | 24 |
| 37 | Endangered Species | The Sunshiners | 24 |
| 41 | The Light at the End of the Line | Janis Ian | 23 |
| 41 | Hurricane Clarice | Alison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves | 23 |
| 43 | By the Risin' of the Sea | James Kahn | 22 |
| 43 | Some See the Flowers | Suzie Brown | 22 |
| 43 | From the Land of Rusted Dreams | Erin Heist | 22 |
| 46 | My Life in Song | Steve Lundquist | 21 |
| 47 | The Way the River Goes | Dan Weber | 20 |
| 47 | Time Out Session # 2 | The Accidentals | 20 |
| 47 | Strings, Wings, and Curious Things | Sue Horowitz | 20 |
| 47 | House to House | Matt Andersen | 20 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Land of 10,000 Mothers | Cosy Sheridan | 28 |
| 2 | It Takes Two Wings | Chuck Brodsky | 26 |
| 3 | Ukrainian Now | John McCutcheon | 25 |
| 4 | Put My Little Shoes Away | Kathy Kallick | 23 |
| 4 | Half the People | Chuck Brodsky | 23 |
| 4 | Down the Mountain | Abbie Gardner | 23 |
| 7 | Born in the City | Abbie Gardner | 21 |
| 8 | The Things You Think You Know | Chuck Brodsky | 18 |
| 8 | Potter's Wheel | Barney Bentall | 18 |
| 10 | Makes No Sense | Barry Oreck | 17 |
| 10 | Borrowed Blue | Susan Cattaneo | 17 |
| 10 | Each Song Is a Seed | Barry Oreck | 17 |
| 13 | You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go | Barney Bentall | 16 |
| 13 | They Shut the Greyhound Down | Kim Beggs | 16 |
| 13 | Dancing With the Beauty | Gigi Love | 16 |
| 13 | Souvenir | Pharis and Jason Romero | 16 |
| 17 | Pete's Shoulders (The Power of Song) | Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer | 15 |
| 18 | Pale Morning | Pharis and Jason Romero | 14 |
| 18 | Steel and Wool | Kim Beggs | 14 |
| 18 | If You Fall | Amy Speace | 14 |
| 21 | Oh Deliverance | Vanessa Lively | 13 |
| 21 | The Country Needed Baseball | Chuck Brodsky | 13 |
| 21 | Morningside | James Lee Baker | 13 |
| 24 | Why I Wake Early | Amy Speace | 12 |
| 24 | The Sharpest Arrow | Grace Morrison | 12 |
| 24 | My Back Pages | Dalia Davis | 12 |
| 24 | Just Like That | Bonnie Raitt | 12 |
| 24 | Mother's Love | Kevin Burgess Project | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Dylan | 124 |
| 2 | Chuck Brodsky | 119 |
| 3 | Abbie Gardner | 111 |
| 4 | Pete Seeger | 93 |
| 5 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 86 |
| 6 | Willie Nelson | 81 |
| 7 | Barry Oreck | 73 |
| 7 | Kim Beggs | 73 |
| 9 | Barney Bentall | 69 |
| 10 | John McCutcheon | 64 |
| 11 | Amy Speace | 61 |
| 12 | James Lee Baker | 60 |
| 13 | Susan Cattaneo | 58 |
| 14 | Mama's Broke | 55 |
| 15 | Vanessa Lively | 52 |
| 15 | Edie Carey | 52 |
| 17 | Eliza Gilkyson | 51 |
| 18 | Bonnie Raitt | 49 |
| 19 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 48 |
| 20 | Cosy Sheridan | 42 |
| 20 | Mike Stevens | 42 |
| 22 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 40 |
| 23 | Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus | 39 |
| 24 | Cheryl Cawood | 38 |
| 25 | Judy Collins | 37 |
| 25 | Lyle Lovett | 37 |
| 27 | Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder | 36 |
| 28 | Mr. Sun | 35 |
| 28 | Le Vent Du Nord | 35 |
| 30 | Johnsmith | 34 |
| 30 | Jim Page | 34 |
| 32 | Hilary Hawke | 33 |
| 33 | Martyn Joseph | 32 |
| 33 | Nanci Griffith | 32 |
| 35 | The Po' Ramblin' Boys | 30 |
| 35 | The Accidentals | 30 |
| 35 | Keb' Mo' | 30 |
| 38 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 29 |
| 38 | Wolf and Clover | 29 |
| 38 | Charley Crockett | 29 |
| 38 | Mary Gauthier | 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) |
| 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) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| 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) |
| Carl Newman (WFVR-FM, VT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |
| 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) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| 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 Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Juergen Kramer (ZuSa, Germany) |
| 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 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) |
| Ned Johnston (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Peter Thompson (KALW-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 and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Shawna Stratton (KRFC, CO) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, 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) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |