Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR October 2022
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 14476 plays from 493 playlists from 128 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flare | Pat Wictor | 105 |
| 2 | Leap! | John McCutcheon | 91 |
| 3 | Chasing the Light | Jared Rabin | 83 |
| 4 | Second-Hand | James Keelaghan | 81 |
| 5 | Hold Our Ground | Tom Chapin | 66 |
| 6 | The New Faith | Jake Blount | 63 |
| 7 | Small Towns | Stillhouse Junkies | 60 |
| 8 | There's a Bright Side Somewhere | Happy Traum | 59 |
| 8 | Listen to the Red Rock | Various Artists | 59 |
| 10 | The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today | Mary McCaslin | 50 |
| 11 | Tell 'Em You Were Gold | Pharis and Jason Romero | 48 |
| 12 | Ain't Nobody Worried | Rory Block | 47 |
| 13 | Heal the Heart | The Deer's Cry | 46 |
| 14 | Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson | Various Artists | 42 |
| 14 | The Coming of the Years | Joe Jencks | 42 |
| 16 | Witness | Angela Easterling | 41 |
| 17 | Love Is the Only Thing | Peter Mulvey and Sistastrings | 40 |
| 18 | Last Days of Summer | Lucy Kaplansky | 39 |
| 19 | Still | David LaMotte | 37 |
| 20 | Man With the Muse | Bryce Ernest Taylor | 36 |
| 21 | All Those Days of Drinking Dust | Tiffany Williams | 35 |
| 21 | Fountain Pen | Nick Carter | 35 |
| 23 | While I'm Here | Tina Ross | 30 |
| 24 | Still Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn | 29 |
| 25 | Love Lies 'n' Leaving | Helen Townsend | 27 |
| 26 | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Sam Bush | 26 |
| 27 | Watchhouse | Watchhouse | 25 |
| 27 | Driving Home | Cheryl Wheeler | 25 |
| 27 | Lift the World | Curtis and Loretta | 25 |
| 27 | Reimagining | Claudia Schmidt | 25 |
| 31 | Apple and Setser | Apple and Setser | 24 |
| 32 | Calling You From My Mountain | Peter Rowan | 23 |
| 33 | I'm Going Home | Nick Hutson | 22 |
| 34 | Horizon Line | Dan Navarro | 21 |
| 35 | Dark Enough to See the Stars | Mary Gauthier | 20 |
| 35 | Of Hard Times and Harmony | Windborne | 20 |
| 37 | The Liar | John Fullbright | 19 |
| 37 | Stolen Time | Abigail Lapell | 19 |
| 37 | Ripples in the Wake | Kirby Heard | 19 |
| 37 | Rolling Golden Holy | Bonny Light Horseman | 19 |
| 37 | Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | 19 |
| 37 | Full Circle | Loretta Lynn | 19 |
| 37 | Endless Grace | Deidre McCalla | 19 |
| 37 | Unexpected | Phoebe White | 19 |
| 37 | Hold On | Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen | 19 |
| 46 | Cover to Cover | The Brother Brothers | 18 |
| 46 | Bluegrass 1959-1969 | Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys | 18 |
| 46 | Mary Bragg | Mary Bragg | 18 |
| 46 | Lifetime Achievement | Loudon Wainwright III | 18 |
| 46 | Old Friends | Mary McCaslin | 18 |
| 46 | Happy Fish (And Other Delights) | Diane Coll | 18 |
| 46 | The Bramble and the Rose | Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer | 18 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Will They Tell It? | Pat Wictor | 23 |
| 2 | The Ride | John McCutcheon | 22 |
| 3 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Loretta Lynn | 18 |
| 4 | Walk On | James Keelaghan | 16 |
| 4 | Tunnel's End | Jared Rabin | 16 |
| 4 | When Fall Comes to New England | Cheryl Wheeler | 16 |
| 7 | Didn't It Rain | Jake Blount | 15 |
| 7 | Which Side Are You On? | Artists for Action | 15 |
| 7 | Old Friends | Mary McCaslin | 15 |
| 10 | Girl From the North Country | Jared Rabin | 14 |
| 10 | Gathering Storm | James Keelaghan | 14 |
| 10 | Radio | Emily White | 14 |
| 10 | Woody Guthrie's Dream | Tom Chapin | 14 |
| 10 | Listen Close | Tom Chapin | 14 |
| 15 | The Bramble and the Rose | Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer | 13 |
| 16 | The Way of the World | Pat Wictor | 12 |
| 16 | Information War | Pat Wictor | 12 |
| 16 | Grow Your Own | Jared Rabin | 12 |
| 16 | Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) | Angela Easterling | 12 |
| 16 | Hold Our Ground Forever | Tom Chapin | 12 |
| 16 | Second-Hand | James Keelaghan | 12 |
| 16 | While I'm Here | Tina Ross | 12 |
| 23 | River of the Lost Souls | Stillhouse Junkies | 11 |
| 23 | The Great Backslide | Tret Fure | 11 |
| 23 | Red Rock | Kate Macleod | 11 |
| 23 | Morning Train | Mother Banjo | 11 |
| 23 | Alberta | James Keelaghan | 11 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loretta Lynn | 143 |
| 2 | Mary McCaslin | 122 |
| 3 | John McCutcheon | 114 |
| 4 | Pat Wictor | 107 |
| 5 | James Keelaghan | 87 |
| 6 | Jared Rabin | 83 |
| 7 | Tom Chapin | 70 |
| 8 | Cheryl Wheeler | 68 |
| 9 | Jake Blount | 66 |
| 10 | Happy Traum | 65 |
| 11 | John Prine | 64 |
| 12 | Stillhouse Junkies | 60 |
| 13 | Pharis and Jason Romero | 55 |
| 14 | Rory Block | 51 |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | 48 |
| 16 | The Deer's Cry | 46 |
| 16 | Lucy Kaplansky | 46 |
| 18 | Joe Jencks | 45 |
| 19 | Angela Easterling | 42 |
| 20 | Peter Mulvey and Sistastrings | 40 |
| 21 | Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys | 39 |
| 22 | David LaMotte | 38 |
| 23 | Sam Bush | 37 |
| 23 | Bryce Ernest Taylor | 37 |
| 25 | Nick Carter | 35 |
| 25 | Tiffany Williams | 35 |
| 27 | Peter Rowan | 33 |
| 27 | Susan Werner | 33 |
| 29 | Tina Ross | 31 |
| 29 | Watkins Family Hour | 31 |
| 31 | Nanci Griffith | 29 |
| 32 | Eva Cassidy | 28 |
| 32 | Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard | 28 |
| 32 | Claudia Schmidt | 28 |
| 35 | Billy Strings | 27 |
| 35 | Tom Paxton | 27 |
| 35 | Helen Townsend | 27 |
| 35 | Curtis and Loretta | 27 |
| 39 | Watchhouse | 26 |
| 39 | Carrie Newcomer | 26 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| 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) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Carl Newman (WFVR-FM, VT) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| 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 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) |
| 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) |
| Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & KNYO-FM, CA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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 Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Ken Yavit (KBAC-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Kim Ware (RadioPlastique.com, NC) |
| 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 Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Norm Williams (WDIY-FM, PA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |