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Top 25 Favorites of 2022 – Listener Poll Results

And…here we are!

Every year, Folk Alley spends time combing through the best of the best to ensure that YOU have a unique and eclectic mix of music available to stream anytime you want. We are MEMBER-supported — and it’s thanks to members around the world that we can share this music with you 24/7.

Well, per usual, we turned the tables and asked YOU to share your favorites with Folk Alley! With more than 900 submissions, we are proud to share with you the Top 25 Favorite Albums (and/or songs) of 2022 as voted on by Folk Alley listeners!

Enjoy! Happy New Year and may the music continue in 2023!


Deidre McCalla – Endless Grace

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Amy Ray, If It All Goes South 

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Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That

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Allison Russell – “You’re Not Alone” (with SistaStrings and Brandi Carlile) [single]

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Janis Ian – The Light at The End of the Line

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – Crooked Tree

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Eliza Gilkyson – Songs From the River Wind

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Rhiannon Giddens – “Build A House” (feat. Yo-Yo Ma and Francesco Turrisi) [single]

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Billy Strings – Me/And/Dad

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Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy

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Anais Mitchell – Anais Mitchell

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Mavis Staples and Levon Helm – Carry Me Home

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Mary Gauthier – Dark Enough To See the Stars

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Dolly Parton – Run, Rose, Run

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Slocan Ramblers – Up the Hill and Through the Fog

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Lucy Kaplansky – The Last Days of Summer

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Judy Collins – Spellbound

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Bonny Light Horseman – Rolling Golden Holy

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Keb’ Mo’ – Good To Be…

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Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder – Get On Board – The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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Jake Blount – The New Faith

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Ruthie Foster – Healing Time

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Damn Tall Buildings – Sleeping Dogs

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Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard – Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition

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Neil Young with Crazy Horse – World Record

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*Honorable Mention*

The top “Write In”?

Paulsen-Shepler – Undertow

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