Chinook Waltz by Over the Moon was the most-played album on folk radio during November 2021, while the southwestern Alberta, Canada-based acoustic roots duo was the month’s most-played artist. Topping the song charts were “Ragged Queen” and “Roses in November” by singer-songwriters Mala Oreen and Tret Fure, respectively, while Over the Moon also had three of the top 10 songs. 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.
The November 2021 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 13,003 airplays reported on 436 playlists submitted by 117 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.
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[Here’s a link to view a video for “Lonesome Bluebird,” the opening track on Over the Moon’s sophomore release, Chinook Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85I2xqo755Q.]
Top Albums of November 2021
1. Chinook Waltz by Over the Moon (96)
2. Awake by Mala Oreen (69)
3. Renewal by Billy Strings (64)
4. Stops Time by Brooksie Wells (63)
5. Day by Day by Norman Blake (62)
6. Turning Over Stones by Bett Padgett (60)
7. The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes by Various Artists
(54)
8. Blues | Ballads | Cowboy Songs by Peter Keane (51)
9. Bucket List by John McCutcheon (48)
9. The Insurrection Blues by Corey Harris (48)
11. Been a Long Time by Si Kahn (47)
11. Long Time Coming by Sierra Ferrell (47)
13. Frame by Frame by T. Buckley (45)
14. Right Where I Am by Jonathan Edwards (40)
14. Be a Better Me by George Ensle (40)
14. Be Here for a While by Shane Cook & the Woodchippers (40)
17. The Empress by The McDades (39)
18. The Long Way Home by Carole Wise (38)
19. Settler by Malcolm Macwatt (37)
20. I’ll Meet You Here by Dar Williams (36)
21. Beating the Odds by Eric Lambert (35)
22. Until Now by Carrie Newcomer (33)
22. A World Like This by George Mann (33)
24. The Light at the End of the Line by Janis Ian (32)
25. Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 by
Various Artists (31)
26. Rewrite the Ending by Ina May Wool (27)
26. Buffalo Nichols by Buffalo Nichols (27)
28. Renaissance by Valerie Smith (26)
29. My Bluegrass Heart by Bela Fleck (25)
29. The Million Things That Never Happened by Billy Bragg (25)
31. The Next Mountain by Rick Faris (24)
32. Last of the Better Days Ahead by Charlie Parr (23)
33. Beautiful Lies by Paul Benoit (22)
33. Half a Hundred Years by Asleep at the Wheel (22)
33. You Get It All by Hayes Carll (22)
33. We’ll Tell Stories by Mary Lou Fulton (22)
37. Watchhouse by Watchhouse (21)
37. Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (21)
39. The Road Ahead by Ray Lambiase (20)
39. The Willie Nelson Family by Willie Nelson (20)
41. Roses in November by Tret Fure (19)
42. Vessel by The Accidentals (18)
42. Small Town Dreamer by Daryl Mosley (18)
42. Kisbee Ring by Abby Posner (18)
42. Pohorylle by Margo Cilker (18)
42. Downhill From Everywhere by Jackson Browne (18)
47. Everyone a Song, Vol. 2 by The Steel Wheels (17)
47. Tempting Fate by Carolyn Wonderland (17)
47. Then and Now by Debi Smith (17)
47. Lively Times (Live at the Anza Club!) by The Lonesome Ace Stringband
(17)
47. Be Ready When I Call You by Guy Davis (17)
47. The St. Buryan Sessions by Sarah McQuaid (17)
47. First Bird to Sing by Bruce T Carroll (17)
54. Us in the U.S. by Gordonville U.S.A. (16)
54. After the Flood by Chris Lavancher (16)
54. Screaming Into the Void by Ellaharp (16)
54. Song to a Refugee by Diana Jones (16)
54. Our Better Angels by Jesse Palidofsky (16)
54. Scrapper by Joe Nolan (16)
60. That Spell by Andrea Von Kampen (15)
60. The Tightening of the Screws by Gurf Morlix (15)
60. Blues Shack by Mandy Marylane (15)
60. A Beautiful Sound by Cosy Sheridan (15)
60. Time Out Session #1 by The Accidentals (15)
60. The Lonesome Season by Andrew Crawford (15)
60. Geography by Rigby Summer (15)
60. Depreciated by John R. Miller (15)
68. Still Life by Humbird (14)
68. Cockadoodledeux by Legendary Shack Shakers (14)
68. Pins and Needles by Natalie Hemby (14)
Top Songs of November 2021
[Here’s a link to view a video of Lucenre, Switzerland-based singer-songwriter Mala Oreen’s “Ragged Queen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lycZDDC8c9E.]
[Here’s a link to view a video of Virginia-based singer-songwriter Tret Fure performing “Roses in November,” the title track of her 2018 release that was on the charts for eight months: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc7ev2QTZzc.]
1. “Ragged Queen” by Mala Oreen (25)
1. “Roses in November” by Tret Fure (25)
3. “Lonesome Bluebird” by Over the Moon (23)
4. “I’m Still Standing” by Janis Ian (22)
5. “Someday Soon” by Over the Moon (18)
5. “My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains” by Norman Blake (18)
7. “Give Thanks” by Jesse Palidofsky (17)
8. “They Can’t Blackout the Moon” by Over the Moon (14)
9. “The Year of Losing Things” by Tom Prasada-Rao (13)
9. “Urge for Going” by Joni Mitchell (13)
9. “Willie Reilly” by The McDades (13)
12. “Right Where I Am” by Jonathan Edwards (12)
12. “Insurrection Blues (Chickens Come Home to Roost)” by Corey Harris (12)
12. “Darcy Farrow” by Over the Moon (12)
12. “The Great Divide” by Jud Caswell (12)
12. “Thanksgiving” by Si Kahn (12)
12. “We Remember” by Craig Werth (12)
18. “The Unknown Soldier” by George Ensle (11)
18. “Three Songs From Home” by Brooksie Wells (11)
18. “Know It All” by Billy Strings (11)
18. “Let the Healing Begin” by George Mann (11)
18. “Resist” by Janis Ian (11)
18. “Snakes in the Trees” by Brooksie Wells (11)
18. “I’m a Believer” by Brooksie Wells (11)
25. “Early Morning Rain” by Brooksie Wells (10)
25. “Be a Better Me” by George Ensle (10)
25. “Moon Same Moon” by Mala Oreen (10)
Top Artists OF November 2021
Canadian artists Suzanne Lévesque and Craig Bigness are Over the Moon
1. Over the Moon (97)
2. John McCutcheon (85)
3. Si Kahn (82)
4. Billy Strings (71)
5. Mala Oreen (70)
6. Joni Mitchell (67)
7. Norman Blake (66)
8. Brooksie Wells (64)
9. Bett Padgett (62)
10. Peter Keane (51)
11. The Chieftains (50)
12. Corey Harris (48)
12. T. Buckley (48)
14. Dar Williams (47)
14. Sierra Ferrell (47)
16. The Osborne Brothers (46)
17. Janis Ian (45)
17. Carrie Newcomer (45)
19. Jonathan Edwards (41)
19. Bob Dylan (41)
21. Gordon Lightfoot (40)
21. Shane Cook & the Woodchippers (40)
21. George Ensle (40)
24. Tom Paxton (39)
24. The McDades (39)
26. Carole Wise (38)
27. Willie Nelson (37)
27. Malcolm Macwatt (37)
29. George Mann (36)
30. Eric Lambert (35)
31. The Accidentals (33)
32. Sloan Wainwright (31)
33. Billy Bragg (28)
33. Charlie Parr (28)
33. Tret Fure (28)
36. Ina May Wool (27)
36. Bela Fleck (27)
36. Cosy Sheridan (27)
36. Buffalo Nichols (27)
36. Valerie Smith (27)
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