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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)
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