Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR October 2021
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14784 plays from 502 playlists from 121 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes | Various Artists | 134 |
| 2 | Been a Long Time | Si Kahn | 121 |
| 3 | Bucket List | John McCutcheon | 108 |
| 4 | Long Time Coming | Sierra Ferrell | 87 |
| 5 | Be Here for a While | Shane Cook & the Woodchippers | 85 |
| 6 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 83 |
| 7 | I'll Meet You Here | Dar Williams | 81 |
| 8 | Rewrite the Ending | Ina May Wool | 66 |
| 9 | Renewal | Billy Strings | 62 |
| 9 | Beating the Odds | Eric Lambert | 62 |
| 11 | A Beautiful Sound | Cosy Sheridan | 55 |
| 12 | Renaissance | Valerie Smith | 51 |
| 13 | After the Flood | Chris Lavancher | 49 |
| 13 | We'll Tell Stories | Mary Lou Fulton | 49 |
| 15 | Us in the U.S. | Gordonville, U.S.A. | 48 |
| 16 | Until Now | Carrie Newcomer | 40 |
| 16 | Be a Better Me | George Ensle | 40 |
| 18 | Downhill From Everywhere | Jackson Browne | 39 |
| 19 | My Bluegrass Heart | Bela Fleck | 38 |
| 20 | Vessel | The Accidentals | 36 |
| 20 | Come Around | Rob Lutes | 36 |
| 22 | Then and Now | Debi Smith | 33 |
| 22 | The Road Ahead | Ray Lambiase | 33 |
| 24 | Tricks of the Trade | Malcolm Holcombe | 32 |
| 25 | Day by Day | Norman Blake | 31 |
| 25 | A Better Day A-Coming | Robin and Linda Williams | 31 |
| 27 | Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 30 |
| 27 | Half a Hundred Years | Asleep at the Wheel | 30 |
| 27 | The Canvas Before Us | Joy Zimmerman | 30 |
| 27 | Sober Again | Jackson Grimm | 30 |
| 27 | Uppity | Laura Love | 30 |
| 32 | That Spell | Andrea Von Kampen | 29 |
| 33 | The Blues Never End | Elly Wininger | 28 |
| 34 | Song to a Refugee | Diana Jones | 26 |
| 34 | Why Wait! | Kate Taylor | 26 |
| 36 | Family Reunion | Della Mae | 25 |
| 36 | Bright Side of a Rainy Day | Sloan Wainwright | 25 |
| 36 | Depreciated | John R. Miller | 25 |
| 39 | Last of the Better Days Ahead | Charlie Parr | 24 |
| 39 | In These Silent Days | Brandi Carlile | 24 |
| 39 | Everyone a Song, Vol. 2 | The Steel Wheels | 24 |
| 42 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 23 |
| 42 | Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs | Peter Keane | 23 |
| 42 | A World Like This | George Mann | 23 |
| 42 | Cabin Fever Dream | Sara Trunzo | 23 |
| 46 | Red, White and American Blues (It Couldn't Happen Here) | Nathan Bell | 22 |
| 46 | Tempting Fate | Carolyn Wonderland | 22 |
| 46 | Mean Old World | Gordie Tentrees | 22 |
| 46 | Borrowed Time | Joe Troop | 22 |
| 46 | Dreamers of Atlantis | Margaret McDuffie | 22 |
| 51 | Down the Old Plank Road | The Chieftains | 21 |
| 51 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | 21 |
| 53 | Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert | Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers | 20 |
| 53 | Chimney Swifts | Brad Kolodner | 20 |
| 53 | Be Ready When I Call You | Guy Davis | 20 |
| 56 | The State That We Are In | Rachel Garlin | 19 |
| 57 | Small Town Dreamer | Daryl Mosley | 18 |
| 58 | First Bird to Sing | Bruce T. Carroll | 17 |
| 58 | He Walked On | Tim O'Brien | 17 |
| 58 | Home in This World: Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads | Various Artists | 17 |
| 58 | An Honest Effort | Matt Patershuk | 17 |
| 58 | The St. Buryan Sessions | Sarah McQuaid | 17 |
| 58 | We Just Need Love | Efrat | 17 |
| 58 | The Next Mountain | Rick Faris | 17 |
| 65 | Wild Beat the Wings | John Flynn | 16 |
| 65 | Changemakers | Crys Matthews | 16 |
| 65 | Screaming Into the Void | Ellaharp | 16 |
| 65 | Long Haul | John Wort Hannam | 16 |
| 69 | Moxie and Mettle | Balsam Range | 15 |
| 69 | Don't You Marry No Railroad Man | J. P. Harris' Dreadful Wind and Rain | 15 |
| 69 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 15 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right Where I Am | Jonathan Edwards | 38 |
| 2 | The Great Divide | Jud Caswell | 23 |
| 3 | Gulf Coast Highway | Naomi Sommers and Joe Crookston | 20 |
| 3 | Across the Great Divide | Lisa Bastoni | 20 |
| 5 | The Little Contortionist | Shane Cook & the Woodchippers | 17 |
| 5 | Autumn | Jack Hardy | 17 |
| 5 | Dancing With the Johnson Boys | Si Kahn | 17 |
| 8 | The Sea | Sierra Ferrell | 15 |
| 8 | Going Down to the Old Home Place | Si Kahn | 15 |
| 8 | Love at the Five and Dime | Lyn Koonce | 15 |
| 8 | Moonshiner | John McCutcheon | 15 |
| 12 | Medicine Game | John McCutcheon | 14 |
| 12 | Been a Long Time | Si Kahn | 14 |
| 12 | Wildfire | The Accidentals | 14 |
| 12 | Be a Better Me | George Ensle | 14 |
| 12 | Jeremiah | Sierra Ferrell | 14 |
| 12 | Beating the Odds | Eric Lambert | 14 |
| 12 | I'm Still Standing | Janis Ian | 14 |
| 12 | Going Through the Pictures | Ina May Wool | 14 |
| 20 | Time, Be My Friend | Dar Williams | 13 |
| 20 | Trade It All for Love | Chris Lavancher | 13 |
| 20 | Us in the U.S. | Gordonville, U.S.A. | 13 |
| 20 | It's a Hard Life Whereever You Go | Tom Prasada-Rao | 13 |
| 20 | 50 Years | Jonathan Edwards | 13 |
| 20 | Beaumont Rag | Hank Bradley and Rick Shubb | 13 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCutcheon | 141 |
| 2 | Si Kahn | 130 |
| 3 | The Chieftains | 112 |
| 4 | Dar Williams | 100 |
| 5 | John Prine | 88 |
| 6 | Jonathan Edwards | 87 |
| 6 | Sierra Ferrell | 87 |
| 8 | Shane Cook & the Woodchippers | 85 |
| 9 | Billy Strings | 68 |
| 10 | Cosy Sheridan | 66 |
| 10 | Ina May Wool | 66 |
| 12 | Eric Lambert | 63 |
| 13 | Jackson Browne | 61 |
| 14 | Carrie Newcomer | 55 |
| 15 | Valerie Smith | 52 |
| 16 | Chris Lavancher | 51 |
| 16 | The Accidentals | 51 |
| 18 | Mary Lou Fulton | 49 |
| 19 | Gordonville, U.S.A. | 48 |
| 20 | Nanci Griffith | 46 |
| 21 | Bela Fleck | 44 |
| 22 | Bob Dylan | 41 |
| 22 | Robin and Linda Williams | 41 |
| 24 | Sloan Wainwright | 40 |
| 24 | George Ensle | 40 |
| 26 | Laura Love | 38 |
| 27 | Tim O'Brien | 37 |
| 27 | Norman Blake | 37 |
| 29 | Asleep at the Wheel | 36 |
| 29 | Rob Lutes | 36 |
| 29 | Ray Lambiase | 36 |
| 32 | Tim Grimm | 35 |
| 33 | Joy Zimmerman | 34 |
| 33 | Brandi Carlile | 34 |
| 35 | Malcolm Holcombe | 33 |
| 35 | Debi Smith | 33 |
| 37 | Jackson Grimm | 31 |
| 38 | Andrea Von Kampen | 30 |
| 39 | Doc Watson | 29 |
| 40 | Diana Jones | 28 |
| 40 | Kate Taylor | 28 |
| 40 | Elly Wininger | 28 |
| 40 | Cheryl Wheeler | 28 |
| 40 | Della Mae | 28 |
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) |
| Brenda & Roman Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK) |
| Bruce Swan (WRFR-FM, ME) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Jared Ingersol (syndicated & sweetharmony.fm, CA) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Ken Yavit (KBAC-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 Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| 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) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| 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) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |