{"id":11900,"date":"2022-01-17T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T22:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=11900"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T22:29:07","slug":"annual-fai-folk-radio-charts-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2022\/01\/17\/annual-fai-folk-radio-charts-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual FAI Folk Radio Charts for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Grimm, a southern Indiana-based folk-Americana singer-songwriter, had the top album (Gone<\/em>) on folk radio during 2021, edging out upstate New York-based singer-songwriter Reggie Harris\u2019 Solid Ground<\/em>. The Accidentals, a Michigan-based band, had the year\u2019s most-played song (\u201cWildfire\u201d), while the late Nanci Griffith was 2021\u2019s most-played 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.
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\"Tim
Tim Grimm had the most-played album (Gone) on folk radio during 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nInspired by the times in which we are living, Gone<\/em> is an eight-track album that reflects on dreams past and present, and on personal and community loss. As on past recordings, Tim Grimm<\/strong> is joined by members of his family on Gone<\/em> \u2013 including wife Jan on harmony vocals and harmonica, son Connor on bass, and son Jackson on banjo, guitar and mandolin. The album\u2019s title track was released as a digital single in the fall of 2020 and was that year\u2019s most-played song and took the #2 spot in 2021.<\/p>\n

Gone<\/em> is just one of a number of albums and songs by Grimm that have reached the top of the Folk DJ (now FAI Folk Radio) and EuroAmericana charts. He had both the most-played album (A Stranger In This Time<\/em>) and song (\u201cGonna Be Great\u201d) on folk radio during 2017, while his 2019 release, Heart Land Again<\/em>, was the top alum on the Folk DJ Chart that summer. \u201cWoody\u2019s Landlord,\u201d Grimm\u2019s song about Donald Trump\u2019s father, was the most-played song on folk radio in 2016, while \u201cKing Of the Folksingers,\u201d a tribute to his friend and musical icon Ramblin\u2019 Jack Elliott, was the #1 song on the Folk DJ songs chart in 2014. Besides having released more than a dozen albums over the past 20 years, Grimm has worked as an actor in film, theater and television. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to view a lyric video for \u201cGone\u201d: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZPLKgCwBvug<\/a><\/p>\n

Launched in Traverse City, Michigan by singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists (including violin, cello, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and mandolin) Sav Buist and Katie Larson, The Accidentals<\/strong> also include Michael Dause on percussion. Prior to the pandemic, the trio had been playing upwards of 200 shows a year. Its repertoire features an eclectic blend of indie folk, pop, bluegrass, rock, and classical music. The Accidentals also host and lead workshops across the country as part of their effort to inspire other young musicians. Buist and Larson have also provided strings accompaniment for other artists\u2019 albums. \u201c\u201dWildfire\u201d is the first single off The Accidentals\u2019 Time Out<\/em> EP, which was released in May 2021. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to listen to \u201cWildfire\u201d: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2oKT1yoBTrk<\/a><\/p>\n

Nanci Griffith<\/strong>, a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose music straddled the line between folk and country, died on August 13, 2021 at age 68. She was best known for her colorful, narrative tales of small town life that she sang in her warm, crystalline pure voice with a Texas twang \u2013 many of which were covered and recorded by other artists, just as she covered other artists on her 1993 Elektra release Other Voices, Other Rooms<\/em> \u2013 which won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. <\/p>\n

An early winner in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition, Griffith later put together the Blue Moon Orchestra — with whom she recorded and toured for more than a decade. Honored by the Americana Music Association with its Lifetime Americana Trailblazer Award in 2008, Griffith released her 18th and last studio album, Intersection<\/em>, in 2012. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to an article about Griffith that was posted on AcousticMusicScene.com shortly after she died: https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2021\/08\/16\/remembering-nanci-griffith-1953-2021\/<\/a>
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\nThe 2021 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 164, 278 airplays reported on 5564 playlists submitted by 152 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.<\/p>\n

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

Top Albums of 2021<\/strong>
\n\"Tim
\n1. Gone<\/em> by Tim Grimm (372)
\n2. On Solid Ground<\/em> by Reggie Harris (371)
\n3. Bucket List<\/em> by John McCutcheon (367)
\n4. Changemakers<\/em> by Crys Matthews (361)
\n5. Downhill From Everywhere<\/em> by Jackson Browne (337)
\n6. Song to a Refugee<\/em> by Diana Jones (329)
\n7. Distance and Time<\/em> by Becky Buller (309)
\n8. First Farewell<\/em> by Peggy Seeger (300)
\n9. Grit and Polish<\/em> by Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (298)
\n10. Just Over the Ridge<\/em> by Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears (276)
\n11. A Better Day A-Coming<\/em> by Robin and Linda Williams (274)
\n11. Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore<\/em> by Rod Abernethy (274)
\n13. Time Out – Session 1<\/em> by The Accidentals (251)
\n14. Stone by Stone<\/em> by Tret Fure (247)
\n15. Be Ready When I Call You<\/em> by Guy Davis (245)
\n16. Ballad of a Bad Girl<\/em> by Kate McDonnell (244)
\n17. Red Maple Tree<\/em> by Sloan Wainwright (242)
\n18. There Used to Be Horses Here<\/em> by Amy Speace and the Orphan Brigade
\n(237)
\n19. Until Now<\/em> by Carrie Newcomer (222)
\n20. Come Around<\/em> by Rob Lutes (214)
\n21. All This Time Running<\/em> by Craig Cardiff (213)
\n22. I’ll Meet You Here<\/em> by Dar Williams (212)
\n23. Renaissance<\/em> by Valerie Smith (207)
\n24. Long Time Coming<\/em> by Sierra Ferrell (206)
\n24. They’re Calling Me Home<\/em> by Rhiannon Giddens (206)
\n26. He Walked On<\/em> by Tim O’Brien (203)
\n26. Outside Child<\/em> by Allison Russell (203)
\n28. Hourglass<\/em> by Murray McLauchlan (201)
\n29. Knew Things<\/em> by Cliff Eberhardt (197)
\n30. Been a Long Time<\/em> by Si Kahn (193)
\n30. Joyful Banner Blazing<\/em> by Maria Dunn (193)
\n30. Sober Again<\/em> by Jackson Grimm (193)
\n33. Ellis Paul’s Traveling Medicine Show, Vol. 1<\/em> by Ellis Paul (192)
\n34. Cold Rain and Snow<\/em> by Jared Rabin (190)
\n35. Borrowed Time<\/em> by Joe Troop (186)
\n36. We Shall Stay Here<\/em> by Paul Kaplan (183)
\n37. Light and Dark<\/em> by Chris Ronald (180)
\n38. Calla Lily<\/em> by The Brother Brothers (178)
\n39. Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno<\/em> by Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno (176)
\n40. Renewal<\/em> by Billy Strings (175)
\n41. Still Woman Enough<\/em> by Loretta Lynn (173)
\n41. Just Causes<\/em> by Noel Paul Stookey (173)
\n43. Tapered Point of Stone<\/em> by Eli West (172)
\n44. Why Wait!<\/em> by Kate Taylor (171)
\n45. Chinook Waltz<\/em> by Over the Moon (168)
\n45. Don’t You Marry No Railroad Man<\/em> by JP Harris’ Dreadful Wind and Rain
\n(168)
\n47. Uppity<\/em> by Laura Love (167)
\n48. Solace in the Wild<\/em> by Erin Ivey (166)
\n49. Bet on Love<\/em> by Pharis and Jason Romero (165)
\n50. Hold the Line<\/em> by Hardened and Tempered (164)
\n50. Woman in Color<\/em> by Raye Zaragoza (164)
\n52. A Beautiful Sound<\/em> by Cosy Sheridan (162)
\n53. The Fray<\/em> by John Smith (161)
\n54. Streamliner<\/em> by Jesse Brock (160)
\n55. Annamania<\/em> by Anna Elizabeth Laube (158)
\n56. Other Voices, Other Rooms<\/em> by Nanci Griffith (157)
\n57. We Can Hear Each Other<\/em> by Erin Ash Sullivan (156)
\n58. We Go On: Si Kahn’s Songs of Hope in Hard Times<\/em> by Katie Oates (154)
\n58. Watchhouse<\/em> by Watchhouse (154)
\n58. Jellyfish on the Moon<\/em> by Lisa Jeanette (154)
\n58. Right Where I Am<\/em> by Jonathan Edwards (154)
\n62. Poets<\/em> by Liz Simmons (146)
\n63. World on the Ground<\/em> by Sarah Jarosz (145)
\n64. The Canvas Before Us<\/em> by Joy Zimmerman (144)
\n65. Desert Ghosts<\/em> by Jaspar Lepak (142)
\n65. Echo Land<\/em> by Bumarang (142)
\n67. When We Wander<\/em> by Jesse Terry (140)
\n67. + 1<\/em> by Mike Barnett (140)
\n69. Songs Doc Didn’t Sing<\/em> by Doc and Merle Watson (139)
\n70. Undertaker’s Songbook<\/em> by Sons of the Never Wrong (137)<\/p>\n

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

1. “Wildfire” by The Accidentals (105)
\n2. “Gone” by Tim Grimm (78)
\n3. “A Better Day A-Coming” by Robin and Linda Williams (77)
\n4. “Seasons Change” by Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears (76)
\n5. “We Believe You” by Diana Jones (75)
\n6. “All This Time Running” by Craig Cardiff (73)
\n7. “Call Them In” by Crys Matthews (68)
\n8. “Gentle Arms of Eden” by Darryl Purpose (67)
\n9. “It’s Who We Are” by Reggie Harris (66)
\n9. “Monuments” by Tret Fure (66)
\n9. “Exactly Where You Are” by Crys Matthews (66)
\n9. “Bucket List” by John McCutcheon (66)
\n13. “25 Trees” by Tim Grimm (64)
\n14. “Dreaming of King Lear” by Tim Grimm (63)
\n14. “My Cleveland Heart” by Jackson Browne (63)
\n14. “The Welcome Song” by Jan Aldridge Clark (63)
\n17. “Right Where I Am” by Jonathan Edwards (62)
\n17. “The Invisible Woman” by Peggy Seeger (62)
\n19. “Carry Me With You” by Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears (61)
\n20. “Music for a Found Harmonium” by Patrick Street (60)
\n20. “Bryan 3rd Saturday Back Porch Harmony Kaxe” by Random Routes Keos
\nCollege Station (60)
\n22. “All Shall Be Well” by The Accidentals (59)
\n23. “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie (58)
\n24. “How I Long for Peace” by Peggy Seeger (57)
\n24. “Jeremiah” by Sierra Ferrell (57)
\n24. “Heart of Nat Turner” by Laura Love (57)<\/p>\n

Top Artists of 2021<\/strong>
\n\"Nanci
\n1. Nanci Griffith (847)
\n2. John McCutcheon (828)
\n3. Bob Dylan (778)
\n4. Tim Grimm (517)
\n5. John Prine (493)
\n6. Reggie Harris (453)
\n7. Pete Seeger (449)
\n8. Jackson Browne (427)
\n9. Tim O’Brien (410)
\n10. Dar Williams (400)
\n11. Ellis Paul (390)
\n11. Crys Matthews (390)
\n13. Robin and Linda Williams (388)
\n14. Joni Mitchell (384)
\n15. Sloan Wainwright (383)
\n16. Diana Jones (381)
\n17. Bill Staines (375)
\n18. Cosy Sheridan (367)
\n19. Carrie Newcomer (360)
\n19. Si Kahn (360)
\n21. The Accidentals (354)
\n22. Rhiannon Giddens (353)
\n23. Peggy Seeger (352)
\n24. Becky Buller (335)
\n25. Tret Fure (319)
\n26. Guy Davis (312)
\n27. Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (302)
\n28. Eliza Gilkyson (290)
\n29. Lizzy Plotkin and Natalie Spears (287)
\n30. Sarah Jarosz (281)
\n31. Rod Abernethy (278)
\n32. Joan Baez (269)
\n33. Billy Strings (264)
\n34. Kate McDonnell (258)
\n35. Tony Rice (255)
\n35. Laura Love (255)
\n35. Gillian Welch (255)
\n38. John Smith (251)
\n39. The Chieftains (246)
\n39. Emmylou Harris (246)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Grimm, a southern Indiana-based folk-Americana singer-songwriter, had the top album (Gone) on folk radio during 2021, edging out upstate New York-based singer-songwriter Reggie Harris\u2019 Solid Ground. The Accidentals, a Michigan-based band, had the year\u2019s most-played song (\u201cWildfire\u201d), while the late Nanci Griffith was 2021\u2019s most-played 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 FAI Folk Charts are posted with permission. 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