{"id":11890,"date":"2022-01-12T10:12:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=11890"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:14:33","slug":"fai-folk-radio-charts-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2022\/01\/12\/fai-folk-radio-charts-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"FAI Folk Radio Charts – December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss was the most-played album on folk radio during December 2021, while \u201cThe Turning Year: A New Year\u2019s Toast\u201d by Jennifer Cutting\u2019s Ocean Orchestra was the month\u2019s most-played song. Bill Staines, the New Hampshire-based traveling troubadour and prolific songwriter who died last month, was December\u2019s top artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

The December 2021 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 13,672 airplays reported on 461 playlists submitted by 122 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Folk Alliance International (folk.org<\/a>) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.<\/p>\n

[Click on the link below to listen to \u201cThe Turning Year: A New Year\u2019s Toast\u201d: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RZASAyzSaxA<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Top Albums of December 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Robert1. Raise the Roof<\/em> by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (73)
\n2. A Very Blue Rock Christmas, Vol. 2<\/em> by Various Artists (65)
\n3. The Turning Year<\/em> by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (57)
\n4. Chinook Waltz<\/em> by Over the Moon (48)
\n4. On This Christmas Day<\/em> by Joe Newberry and April Verch (48)
\n6. Awake<\/em> by Mala Oreen (47)
\n7. Bucket List<\/em> by John McCutcheon (41)
\n7. Renewal<\/em> by Billy Strings (41)
\n9. Day by Day<\/em> by Norman Blake (38)
\n10. Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs<\/em> by Peter Keane (33)
\n11. The Whistle of the Jay<\/em> by Bill Staines (32)
\n12. Stops Time<\/em> by Brooksie Wells (31)
\n13. Settler<\/em> by Malcolm Macwatt (30)
\n14. Until Now<\/em> by Carrie Newcomer (29)
\n14. Winter’s Grace<\/em> by Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum (29)
\n14. Long Time Coming<\/em> by Sierra Ferrell (29)
\n17. Beneath Some Lucky Star<\/em> by Bill Staines (28)
\n17. Turning Over Stones<\/em> by Bett Padgett (28)
\n17. The Other Side<\/em> by Kristi Flagg (28)
\n17. All That Is True<\/em> by Scott Alarik (28)
\n21. I’ll Meet You Here<\/em> by Dar Williams (27)
\n22. Be Here for a While<\/em> by Shane Cook and the Woodchippers (26)
\n23. My Bluegrass Heart<\/em> by Bela Fleck (24)
\n23. Peace: A Christmas Collection<\/em> by Jesse Terry (24)
\n25. Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas<\/em> by Mary Chapin
\nCarpenter (23)
\n25. The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 1<\/em> by Various Artists (23)
\n27. American Noel<\/em> by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (22)
\n27. Greatest Hits 1970-2020<\/em> by Bruce Cockburn (22)
\n29. Blue<\/em> by Joni Mitchell (21)
\n29. Christmas<\/em> by Bruce Cockburn (21)
\n29. Going to the West<\/em> by Bill Staines (21)
\n29. Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2<\/em> by
\nVarious Artists (21)
\n29. Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration<\/em> by Various Artists (21)
\n34. Been a Long Time<\/em> by Si Kahn (20)
\n34. Frame by Frame<\/em> by T. Buckley (20)
\n34. Insurrection Blues<\/em> by Corey Harris (20)
\n34. The Next Mountain<\/em> by Rick Faris (20)
\n38. You Get It All<\/em> by Hayes Carll (19)
\n38. Downhill From Everywhere<\/em> by Jackson Browne (19)
\n38. Christmas Day on Planet Earth<\/em> by Lennie Gallant (19)
\n41. A Better Day a-Coming<\/em> by Robin and Linda Williams (18)
\n41. Eden and Her Borderlands<\/em> by Anya Hinkle (18)
\n41. Folk Songs Old and New<\/em> by Scott Alarik (18)
\n41. The Empress<\/em> by The McDades (18)
\n41. Declining With Thanks<\/em> by Ian Robb and James Stephens (18)
\n41. Sober Again<\/em> by Jackson Grimm (18)
\n41. Song to a Refugee<\/em> by Diana Jones (18)
\n41. Midwinter<\/em> by Peter Mayer (18)
\n41. Grit and Polish<\/em> by Mark Schatz and Bryan McDowell (18)
\n50. Old Dogs<\/em> by Bill Staines (17)
\n50. Bridges<\/em> by Bill Staines (17)
\n50. Right Where I Am<\/em> by Jonathan Edwards (17)
\n50. One Fair Summer Evening<\/em> by Nanci Griffith (17)
\n50. Just Play One Tune More<\/em> by Bill Staines (17)
\n50. Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas<\/em> by Various Artists (17)
\n50. Christmas Caravan<\/em> by Sultans of String (17)
\n50. The Longest Night of the Year, Vol. 2<\/em> by Various Artists (17)
\n50. He Walked On<\/em> by Tim O’Brien (17)
\n59. The Bells of Dublin<\/em> by The Chieftains (16)
\n59. December Songs<\/em> by Mark Dvorak (16)
\n59. Borrowed Time<\/em> by Joe Troop (16)
\n59. On Solid Ground<\/em> by Reggie Harris (16)
\n59. The Tightening of the Screws<\/em> by Gurf Morlix (16)
\n59. There Used to Be Horses Here<\/em> by Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade (16)
\n65. Christmas Is Right Here<\/em> by Lori McKenna (15)
\n65. The First Christmas Gift<\/em> by Robin and Linda Williams (15)
\n65. I Dream of Christmas<\/em> by Norah Jones (15)
\n65. The Gift of the Magi (And Other Seasonal Stories)<\/em> by Darryl Purpose
\n(15)
\n65. Changemakers<\/em> by Crys Matthews (15)
\n65. Buffalo Nichols<\/em> by Buffalo Nichols (15)
\n65. Pins and Needles<\/em> by Natalie Hemby (15)<\/p>\n

Top Songs of December 2021<\/strong>
\n

\"Jennifer
Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra had the most-played song on folk radio. (Photo: Erica Ginsberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n1. “The Turning Year: A New Year’s Toast” by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean
\nOrchestra (31)
\n2. “River” by Bill Staines (24)
\n3. “Roseville Fair” by Nanci Griffith (22)
\n4. “River” by Joni Mitchell (21)
\n5. “A Place in the Choir” by Bill Staines (16)
\n6. “The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams (15)
\n6. “Christmas in the Trenches” by John McCutcheon (15)
\n8. “Sacred Spaces” by Eric Bannan and Chris Rosser (14)
\n8. “My Gingerbread Man” by The Twangtown Paramours (14)
\n10. “Someday Soon” by Over the Moon (12)
\n10. “A Bell, a Bird, a Star” by Jubilant Bridge (12)
\n10. “A Zeesn Christmas” by Emma’s Revolution (12)
\n10. “Can’t Let Go” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (12)
\n14. “Longest Night of the Year” by Joe Jencks (11)
\n14. “Watching Rudolph” by Mark Stepakoff (11)
\n14. “The Birth of Robin Hood” by Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (11)
\n17. “American Noel” by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (10)
\n17. “There but for Fortune” by Sloan Wainwright (10)
\n17. “Planxty Drew \/ Planxty Wilkinson \/ Wreath the Bowl” by Jennifer
\nCutting’s Ocean Orchestra (10)
\n17. “Soldier On” by Mala Oreen (10)
\n17. “If I Come to Need an Angel” by Bill Staines (10)
\n22. “The Roseville Fair” by Bill Staines (9)
\n22. “Jeremiah” by Sierra Ferrell (9)
\n22. “That Time of the Year Again” by Max Ferguson (9)
\n22. “You Led Me to the Wrong” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (9)
\n22. “Know It All” by Billy Strings (9)
\n22. “Christmas in Paradise” by Mary Gauthier (9)
\n22. “When Winter Comes to Call” by Bett Padgett (9)
\n22. “The Night the Reindeer Fly” by Cosy Sheridan (9)
\n22. “I’m a Believer” by Brooksie Wells (9)<\/p>\n

Top Artists of December 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Bill Staines (238)
\n2. John McCutcheon (81)
\n3. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (75)
\n4. Scott Alarik (69)
\n5. Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra (66)
\n6. Nanci Griffith (56)
\n7. Bruce Cockburn (51)
\n8. Norman Blake (50)
\n9. Joe Newberry and April Verch (48)
\n9. Dar Williams (48)
\n9. Over the Moon (48)
\n12. Mary Chapin Carpenter (47)
\n12. Mala Oreen (47)
\n12. Bob Dylan (47)
\n15. Billy Strings (44)
\n16. Phil Ochs (43)
\n17. Robin and Linda Williams (39)
\n18. Tim O’Brien (38)
\n19. Sierra Ferrell (37)
\n20. Carrie Newcomer (36)
\n20. Bett Padgett (36)
\n22. Joni Mitchell (34)
\n23. Peter Keane (33)
\n23. Cosy Sheridan (33)
\n23. John Prine (33)
\n26. Brooksie Wells (31)
\n27. Malcolm Macwatt (30)
\n28. Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum (29)
\n28. Judy Collins (29)
\n28. Sloan Wainwright (29)
\n28. Jackson Browne (29)
\n28. Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer (29)
\n28. Joel Mabus (29)
\n34. Kristi Flagg (28)
\n34. Jesse Terry (28)
\n36. Lennie Gallant (27)
\n36. Michael Nesmith (27)
\n36. Hayes Carll (27)
\n39. Shane Cook and the Woodchippers (26)
\n39. Kate Rusby (26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss was the most-played album on folk radio during December 2021, while \u201cThe Turning Year: A New Year\u2019s Toast\u201d by Jennifer Cutting\u2019s Ocean Orchestra was the month\u2019s most-played song. Bill Staines, the New Hampshire-based traveling troubadour and prolific songwriter who died last month, was December\u2019s top artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

[The monthly top albums, songs and artists charts are posted with permission. Click on the headline to view them.] 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