Sam Bush had the top album (Radio John: Songs of John Hartford) on folk radio during October 2022. The much-heralded mandolinist, multi-instrumenalist and progressive bluegrass pioneer’s rendition of his late close friend’s “In Tall Buildings” tied with singer-songwriter Brian Blake’s “Rice Field in the Distance” for the month’s most-played song, while Bush and revered folksinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon were November’s most-played artists. 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.
[Here’s a link to listen to Sam Bush’s cover of the late John Hartford’s “In Tall Buildings”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyPSxX9aRA]
The November 2022 Top Albums, Songs and Artists charts are based on 12, 807 airplays reported on 422 playlists submitted by 117 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.
Folk Alliance International (folk.org) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.
Top Albums of November 2022
1.Radio John: Songs of John Hartford by Sam Bush (80)
2. Book of Life by Brian Blake (55)
3. Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown by Seth Avett (49)
4. Arsonist Daughter by Aspen Jacobsen (45)
5. Leap! by John McCutcheon (42)
6. The New Faith by Jake Blount (41)
7. Flare by Pat Wictor (40)
8. Second Hand by James Keelaghan (39)
9. Tell ‘Em You Were Gold by Pharis and Jason Romero (37)
10. Chasing the Light by Jared Rabin (36)
10. Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition by Alice
Gerrard and Hazel Dickens (36)
12. Listen to the Red Rock by Various Artists (31)
12. Small Towns by Stillhouse Junkies (31)
14. Mama Was a Bandit by The Foxgloves (30)
14. Ramblin’ Soul by Melissa Carper (30)
16. Hold Our Ground by Tom Chapin (29)
16. Live at Budokan by Willie Nelson (29)
18. Still by David LaMotte (27)
19. Words on the Wind by Kerri Powers (26)
20. The Liar by John Fullbright (25)
20. Traveler’s Rest by The Foreign Landers (25)
22. Feels Like Home: Songs From the Sonoran Borderlands-Linda
Ronstadt’s Musical Odyssey by Various Artists (24)
22. Ain’t Nobody Worried: Celebrating Great Women of Song by Rory Block (24)
22. Man With the Muse by Bryce Ernest Taylor (24)
22. Witness by Angela Easterling (24)
26. The Blues Don’t Lie by Buddy Guy (23)
27. There’s a Bright Side Somewhere by Happy Traum (22)
27. Heal the Heart by The Deer’s Cry (22)
27. Ripples in the Wake by Kirby Heard (22)
30. The Old Man and the C Chord by Chris Coole (21)
30. Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson by Various Artists (21)
32. The American Fiddler by Andy Leftwich (20)
32. Love Is the Only Thing by Peter Mulvey and Sistastrings (20)
32. The Coming of the Years by Joe Jencks (20)
35. Lift the World by Curtis and Loretta (19)
35. Stolen Time by Abigail Lapell (19)
35. Blood and Water by Mike Mangione (19)
35. Caveman by Gurf Morlix (19)
39. Time Stands Still by Kenny Shore (18)
39. Rolling Golden Holy by Bonny Light Horseman (18)
39. Up the Hill and Through the Fog by The Slocan Ramblers (18)
42. Built on Bones by Emily Scott Robinson (17)
42. Roll On by Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney (17)
42. Fountain Pen by Nick Carter (17)
42. Reimagining by Claudia Schmidt (17)
42. While I’m Here by Tina Ross (17)
47. Jubilation by Appalachian Road Show (16)
47. Thanksgiving by Si Kahn (16)
47. Railroad Town by Jr. Williams (16)
50. Fugue State by Luke LeBlanc (15)
50. Lifetime Achievement by Louden Wainwright III (15)
50. All New by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer Tom Paxton (15)
50. Come Darkness, Come Light by Mary Chapin Carpenter (15)
50. Of Hard Times and Harmony by Windborne (15)
Tops Songs of November 2022
[Here’s a link to listen to Brian Blake’s “Rice Field in the Distance”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsigBmfILYs ]
1. “In Tall Buildings” by Sam Bush (17)
1. “Rice Field in the Distance” by Brian Blake (17)
3. “Thanksgiving Song” by Mary Chapin Carpenter (16)
4. “Thanksgiving” by Si Kahn (15)
5. “The Poet Game” by Seth Avett (14)
5. “Shouldn’t Give a Damn” by Aspen Jacobsen (14)
7. “No End of Love” by Sam Bush (13)
7. “The Last Time I Saw Richard” by Colleen Kattau (13)
7. “Laughing River” by Seth Avett (13)
10. “Magdalene Laundries” by Terri Camilari (12)
10. “Talkin’ Election” by Tom Smith (12)
10. “Did Galileo Pray?” by James Lee Baker (12)
10. “Through the Dark” by Slaid Cleaves (12)
14. “California Earthquake” by Sam Bush (10)
14. “A Case of You” by Belle-Skinner (10)
14. “Toledo” by The Foxgloves (10)
14. “Radio John” by Sam Bush (10)
14. “Election Day” by Ellis Paul (10)
14. “Book of Life” by Brian Blake (10)
14. “Thanksgiving” by Ron Israel (10)
21. “Walk On” by James Keelaghan (9)
21. “Screen Door” by Timothy Scott (9)
21. “Sorry, Alan” by Aaron Nathans and Michael G Ronstadt (9)
21. “Vote” by Spook Handy (9)
21. “How Will They Tell It?” by Pat Wictor (9)
21. “Rolling Mills” by Pharis and Jason Romero (9)
Top Artists of November 2022
1. John McCutcheon (84)
1. Sam Bush (84)
3. Brian Blake (55)
4. Joni Mitchell (54)
5. Seth Avett (49)
6. Willie Nelson (47)
6. James Keelaghan (47)
8. Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens (46)
8. Jake Blount (46)
10. Aspen Jacobsen (45)
11. Pharis and Jason Romero (42)
12. Pat Wictor (41)
12. Tom Chapin (41)
14. Jerry Lee Lewis (39)
15. Jared Rabin (37)
16. Tom Paxton (36)
16. Bob Dylan (36)
16. Mary McCaslin (36)
19. Stan Rogers (35)
20. Melissa Carper (32)
21. Stillhouse Junkies (31)
22. Cheryl Wheeler (30)
22. David LaMotte (30)
22. The Foxgloves (30)
25. Billy Strings (29)
25. Mary Chapin Carpenter (29)
25. Claudia Schmidt (29)
25. Arlo Guthrie (29)
29. Kerri Powers (28)
30. John Fullbright (27)
30. Rory Block (27)
30. Joe Jencks (27)
30. Neil Young (27)
34. Watkins Family Hour (26)
35. Angela Easterling (25)
35. The Foreign Landers (25)
35. Bryce Ernest Taylor (25)
35. Gordon Lightfoot (25)
35. Chuck Brodsky (25)
40. Si Kahn (24)
40. Buddy Guy (24)
40. Happy Traum (24)
40. Nanci Griffith (24)
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