Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR November 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13003 plays from 436 playlists from 117 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinook Waltz | Over the Moon | 96 |
| 2 | Awake | Mala Oreen | 69 |
| 3 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 64 |
| 4 | Stops Time | Brooksie Wells | 63 |
| 5 | Day by Day | Norman Blake | 62 |
| 6 | Turning Over Stones | Bett Padgett | 60 |
| 7 | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Various Artists | 54 |
| 8 | Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs | Peter Keane | 51 |
| 9 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 48 |
| 9 | The Insurrection Blues | Corey Harris | 48 |
| 11 | Been a Long Time | Si Kahn | 47 |
| 11 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 47 |
| 13 | Frame by Frame | T. Buckley | 45 |
| 14 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 40 |
| 14 | Be a Better Me | George Ensle | 40 |
| 14 | Be Here for a While | Shane Cook & the Woodchippers | 40 |
| 17 | The Empress | The McDades | 39 |
| 18 | The Long Way Home | Carole Wise | 38 |
| 19 | Settler | Malcolm Macwatt | 37 |
| 20 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 36 |
| 21 | Beating the Odds | Eric Lambert | 35 |
| 22 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 33 |
| 22 | A World Like This | George Mann | 33 |
| 24 | The Light at the End of the Line | Janis Ian | 32 |
| 25 | Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 31 |
| 26 | Rewrite the Ending | Ina May Wool | 27 |
| 26 | Buffalo Nichols | Buffalo Nichols | 27 |
| 28 | Renaissance | Valerie Smith | 26 |
| 29 | My Bluegrass Heart | Bela Fleck | 25 |
| 29 | The Million Things That Never Happened | Billy Bragg | 25 |
| 31 | The Next Mountain | Rick Faris | 24 |
| 32 | Last of the Better Days Ahead | Charlie Parr | 23 |
| 33 | Beautiful Lies | Paul Benoit | 22 |
| 33 | Half a Hundred Years | Asleep at the Wheel | 22 |
| 33 | You Get It All | Hayes Carll | 22 |
| 33 | We'll Tell Stories | Mary Lou Fulton | 22 |
| 37 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 21 |
| 37 | Raise the Roof | Robert Plant and Alison Krauss | 21 |
| 39 | The Road Ahead | Ray Lambiase | 20 |
| 39 | The Willie Nelson Family | Willie Nelson | 20 |
| 41 | Roses in November | Tret Fure | 19 |
| 42 | Vessel | The Accidentals | 18 |
| 42 | Small Town Dreamer | Daryl Mosley | 18 |
| 42 | Kisbee Ring | Abby Posner | 18 |
| 42 | Pohorylle | Margo Cilker | 18 |
| 42 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 18 |
| 47 | Everyone a Song, Vol. 2 | The Steel Wheels | 17 |
| 47 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | 17 |
| 47 | Then and Now | Debi Smith | 17 |
| 47 | Lively Times (Live at the Anza Club!) | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 17 |
| 47 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 17 |
| 47 | The St. Buryan Sessions | Sarah McQuaid | 17 |
| 47 | First Bird to Sing | Bruce T Carroll | 17 |
| 54 | Us in the U.S. | Gordonville U.S.A. | 16 |
| 54 | After the Flood | Chris Lavancher | 16 |
| 54 | Screaming Into the Void | Ellaharp | 16 |
| 54 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 16 |
| 54 | Our Better Angels | Jesse Palidofsky | 16 |
| 54 | Scrapper | Joe Nolan | 16 |
| 60 | That Spell | Andrea Von Kampen | 15 |
| 60 | The Tightening of the Screws | Gurf Morlix | 15 |
| 60 | Blues Shack | Mandy Marylane | 15 |
| 60 | A Beautiful Sound | Cosy Sheridan | 15 |
| 60 | Time Out Session # 1 | The Accidentals | 15 |
| 60 | The Lonesome Season | Andrew Crawford | 15 |
| 60 | Geography | Rigby Summer | 15 |
| 60 | Depreciated | John R. Miller | 15 |
| 68 | Still Life | Humbird | 14 |
| 68 | Cockadoodledeux | Legendary Shack Shakers | 14 |
| 68 | Pins and Needles | Natalie Hemby | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ragged Queen | Mala Oreen | 25 |
| 1 | Roses in November | Tret Fure | 25 |
| 3 | Lonesome Bluebird | Over the Moon | 23 |
| 4 | I'm Still Standing | Janis Ian | 22 |
| 5 | Someday Soon | Over the Moon | 18 |
| 5 | My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains | Norman Blake | 18 |
| 7 | Give Thanks | Jesse Palidofsky | 17 |
| 8 | They Can't Blackout the Moon | Over the Moon | 14 |
| 9 | The Year of Losing Things | Tom Prasada-Rao | 13 |
| 9 | Urge for Going | Joni Mitchell | 13 |
| 9 | Willie Reilly | The McDades | 13 |
| 12 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 12 |
| 12 | Insurrection Blues (Chickens Come Home to Roost) | Corey Harris | 12 |
| 12 | Darcy Farrow | Over the Moon | 12 |
| 12 | The Great Divide | Jud Caswell | 12 |
| 12 | Thanksgiving | Si Kahn | 12 |
| 12 | We Remember | Craig Werth | 12 |
| 18 | The Unknown Soldier | George Ensle | 11 |
| 18 | Three Songs From Home | Brooksie Wells | 11 |
| 18 | Know It All | Billy Strings | 11 |
| 18 | Let the Healing Begin | George Mann | 11 |
| 18 | Resist | Janis Ian | 11 |
| 18 | Snakes in the Trees | Brooksie Wells | 11 |
| 18 | I'm a Believer | Brooksie Wells | 11 |
| 25 | Early Morning Rain | Brooksie Wells | 10 |
| 25 | Be a Better Me | George Ensle | 10 |
| 25 | Moon Same Moon | Mala Oreen | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Over the Moon | 97 |
| 2 | John McCutcheon | 85 |
| 3 | Si Kahn | 82 |
| 4 | Billy Strings | 71 |
| 5 | Mala Oreen | 70 |
| 6 | Joni Mitchell | 67 |
| 7 | Norman Blake | 66 |
| 8 | Brooksie Wells | 64 |
| 9 | Bett Padgett | 62 |
| 10 | Peter Keane | 51 |
| 11 | The Chieftains | 50 |
| 12 | Corey Harris | 48 |
| 12 | T. Buckley | 48 |
| 14 | Dar Williams | 47 |
| 14 | Sierra Ferrell | 47 |
| 16 | The Osborne Brothers | 46 |
| 17 | Janis Ian | 45 |
| 17 | Carrie Newcomer | 45 |
| 19 | Jonathan Edwards | 41 |
| 19 | Bob Dylan | 41 |
| 21 | Gordon Lightfoot | 40 |
| 21 | Shane Cook & the Woodchippers | 40 |
| 21 | George Ensle | 40 |
| 24 | Tom Paxton | 39 |
| 24 | The McDades | 39 |
| 26 | Carole Wise | 38 |
| 27 | Willie Nelson | 37 |
| 27 | Malcolm Macwatt | 37 |
| 29 | George Mann | 36 |
| 30 | Eric Lambert | 35 |
| 31 | The Accidentals | 33 |
| 32 | Sloan Wainwright | 31 |
| 33 | Billy Bragg | 28 |
| 33 | Charlie Parr | 28 |
| 33 | Tret Fure | 28 |
| 36 | Ina May Wool | 27 |
| 36 | Bela Fleck | 27 |
| 36 | Cosy Sheridan | 27 |
| 36 | Buffalo Nichols | 27 |
| 36 | Valerie Smith | 27 |
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) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| 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) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| 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) |
| NEED DISPLAY NAME: Heather Miller |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |