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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)
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