Pat Wictor (Photo: Neale Eckstein)

Pat Wictor (Photo: Neale Eckstein)

Pat Wictor, a touring singer-songwriter and slide guitarist, had both the top album (Flare) and the most-played song (“How Will They Tell It?”) on folk radio during October 2022. Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner’s Daughter and queen of country music, who died Oct. 4 at age 90, was the month’s 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.

The October 2022 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 14,476 airplays reported on 493 playlists submitted by 128 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.

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Top Albums of October 2022

1. Flare by Pat Wictor (105)
2. Leap! by John McCutcheon (91)
3. Chasing the Light by Jared Rabin (83)
4. Second-Hand by James Keelaghan (81)
5. Hold Our Ground by Tom Chapin (66)
6. The New Faith by Jake Blount (63)
7. Small Towns by Stillhouse Junkies (60)
8. There’s a Bright Side Somewhere by Happy Traum (59)
8. Listen to the Red Rock by Various Artists (59)
10. The Best of Mary McCaslin: Things We Said Today by Mary McCaslin (50)
11. Tell ‘Em You Were Gold by Pharis and Jason Romero (48)
12. Ain’t Nobody Worried by Rory Block (47)
13. Heal the Heart by The Deer’s Cry (46)
14. Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson by
Various Artists (42)
14. The Coming of the Years by Joe Jencks (42)
16. Witness by Angela Easterling (41)
17. Love Is the Only Thing by Peter Mulvey and Sistastrings (40)
18. Last Days of Summer by Lucy Kaplansky (39)
19. Still by David LaMotte (37)
20. Man With the Muse by Bryce Ernest Taylor (36)
21. All Those Days of Drinking Dust by Tiffany Williams (35)
21. Fountain Pen by Nick Carter (35)
23. While I’m Here by Tina Ross (30)
24. Still Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn (29)
25. Love Lies ‘n’ Leaving by Helen Townsend (27)
26. Radio John: Songs of John Hartford by Sam Bush (26)
27. Watchhouse by Watchhouse (25)
27. Driving Home by Cheryl Wheeler (25)
27. Lift the World by Curtis and Loretta (25)
27. Reimagining by Claudia Schmidt (25)
31. Apple and Setser by Apple and Setser (24)
32. Calling You From My Mountain by Peter Rowan (23)
33. I’m Going Home by Nick Hutson (22)
34. Horizon Line by Dan Navarro (21)
35. Dark Enough to See the Stars by Mary Gauthier (20)
35. Of Hard Times and Harmony by Windborne (20)
37. The Liar by John Fullbright (19)
37. Stolen Time by Abigail Lapell (19)
37. Ripples in the Wake by Kirby Heard (19)
37. Rolling Golden Holy by Bonny Light Horseman (19)
37. Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 by
Various Artists (19)
37. Full Circle by Loretta Lynn (19)
37. Endless Grace by Deidre McCalla (19)
37. Unexpected by Phoebe White (19)
37. Hold On by Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen (19)
46. Cover to Cover by The Brother Brothers (18)
46. Bluegrass 1959-1969 by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (18)
46. Mary Bragg by Mary Bragg (18)
46. Lifetime Achievement by Loudon Wainwright III (18)
46. Old Friends by Mary McCaslin (18)
46. Happy Fish (And Other Delights) by Diane Coll (18)
46. The Bramble and the Rose by Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer (18)

Top Songs of October 2022

[Click on the link to listen to Pat Wictor’s song “How Will They Tell It?”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUhQnRXGO8E]

1. “How Will They Tell It?” by Pat Wictor (23)
2. “The Ride” by John McCutcheon (22)
3. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” by Loretta Lynn (18)
4. “Walk On” by James Keelaghan (16)
4. “Tunnel’s End” by Jared Rabin (16)
4. “When Fall Comes to New England” by Cheryl Wheeler (16)
7. “Didn’t It Rain” by Jake Blount (15)
7. “Which Side Are You On?” by Artists for Action (15)
7. “Old Friends” by Mary McCaslin (15)
10. “Girl From the North Country” by Jared Rabin (14)
10. “Gathering Storm” by James Keelaghan (14)
10. “Radio” by Emily White (14)
10. “Woody Guthrie’s Dream” by Tom Chapin (14)
10. “Listen Close” by Tom Chapin (14)
15. “The Bramble and the Rose” by Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer (13)
16. “The Way of the World” by Pat Wictor (12)
16. “Information War” by Pat Wictor (12)
16. “Grow Your Own” by Jared Rabin (12)
16. “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” by Angela Easterling (12)
16. “Hold Our Ground Forever” by Tom Chapin (12)
16. “Second-Hand” by James Keelaghan (12)
16. “While I’m Here” by Tina Ross (12)
23. “River of the Lost Souls” by Stillhouse Junkies (11)
23. “The Great Backslide” by Tret Fure (11)
23. “Red Rock” by Kate Macleod (11)
23. “Morning Train” by Mother Banjo (11)
23. “Alberta” by James Keelaghan (11)

Top Artists of October 2022
Loretta Lynn album cover
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)