Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2023, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3789 plays from 130 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

  1: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (22)
        "I'm Still Here" (5)
        "In Tall Buildings" (4)
        "Radio John" (3)
  1: "Upstate Crossroads," Tim Ball [Irelandville, 1/2023] (22)
        "Sage Hen Waltz" (4)
        "Sugar in the Gourd" (4)
        "The Democratic Rage" (3)
  3: "Play One More: The Songs Of Ian And Sylvia," Tom Russell [True North, 2017] (14)
        "Play One More" (3)
        "When the Wolves No Longer SIng" (2)
  4: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (13)
        "Souvenir" (3)
        "Sour Queen" (2)
  5: "Four Strong Winds," Ian & Sylvia [Vanguard, 1963] (12)
        "Four Strong Winds" (9)
        "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" (2)
  5: "The Gift: A Tribute to Ian Tyson," Various Artists [Stony Plain, 2007] (12)
        "Four Strong Winds," Blue Rodeo (3)
        "Blue Mountains of Mexico," Jennifer Warnes (3)
        "Red Velvet," Gordon Lightfoot (2)
  7: "Voices Of Winter," Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen [Gadfly] (11)
        "More Wood" (3)
  8: "Book of Life," Brian Blake [Self, 11/2022] (10)
        "New Year's Day" (6)
        "Nothing Gold Can Stay" (2)
  8: "Best of the Vanguard Years," Ian & Sylvia [Vanguard, 1998] (10)
        "Four Strong Winds" (4)
        "Some Day Soon" (2)
        "Nancy Whiskey" (2)
  8: "Crooked Tree," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 4/2022] (10)
        "Crooked Tree" (3)
        "Dooley's Farm" (3)
        "Flatland Girl" (2)
  8: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (10)
        "Walk On" (3)
        "Gathering Storm" (2)
        "Second-Hand" (2)
  8: "Winter Soulstice," Kelley Hunt [88 Records, 9/2022] (10)
        "Christmas In The Trenches" (2)
        "Down In Yon Forest / New Year's Eve" (2)
        "Still Still Still" (2)
 13: "Last Days of Summer," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 6/2022] (9)
        "Ford Econoline" (3)
        "Mary's Window" (2)
 13: "My Heart Returns to Me," Sherie Davis [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "Let's Love One Another" (2)
        "The Dream Inside" (2)
        "Dogs Barking" (2)
        "My Heart Returns to Me" (2)
 13: "The Old Man & the C Chord," Chris Coole [Self, 11/2022] (9)
        "Make This Day" (2)
        "Where the Light Begins" (2)
 13: "Timeless Space," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 1/2023] (9)
        "Eyes Wide Open" (4)
        "Pieces II" (2)
        "Inside Out" (2)
 13: "Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings," Ian & Sylvia [Vanguard] (9)
        "Four Strong Winds" (2)
 18: "All New," Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer [Community, 10/2022] (8)
        "Pete's Shoulders" (4)
 18: "At the Turning of the Year," Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen [Hand and Heart] (8)
        "At the Turning of the Year" (6)
 18: "Calling You From My Mountain," Peter Rowan [Rebel, 6/2022] (8)
        "Light At the End of the World" (2)
 18: "Chasing the Light," Jared Rabin [Self, 10/2022] (8)
        "Girl From The North Country" (4)
 18: "Cowboyography," Ian Tyson [Vanguard, 1986] (8)
        "Claude Dallas" (3)
        "Navajo Rug" (2)
 18: "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown," Seth Avett [Ramseur, 11/2022] (8)
        "The Poet Game" (3)
 18: "White Trash Revelry," Adeem the Artist [Thirty Tigers, 12/2022] (8)
        "Baptized in Well Spirits" (2)
 18: "Songs From The River Wind," Eliza Gilkyson [Howlin' Dog, 1/2022] (8)
        "Bristlecone Pine" (2)
        "The Hill Behind This Town" (2)
        "Wind River And You" (2)
 26: "Come Darkness, Come Light," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Zoe, 2008] (7/10)
        "Christmas Carol" (2)
        "Christmas Time In the City" (2)
        "The Longest Night of the Year" (2)
 26: "The Best Of Nowell Sing We Clear, 1975-1986," Nowell Sing We Clear [Golden Hind, 1989] (7)
        "Rise Up Jock" (1)
 26: "Of Hard Times & Harmony," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 7/2022] (7)
        "Lady of the Harbor" (3)
        "The Song Of Hard Times" (2)
 26: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 2021] (7)
        "Better Times Will Come" (3)
        "I'm Still Standing" (2)
 26: "The Lost Tapes," Ian & Sylvia [Stony Plain, 2019] (7)
        "Summer Wages" (3)
 26: "Me/And/Dad," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2022] (7)
        "Little Blossom" (2)
        "John Deere Tractor" (2)
 26: "The New Faith," Jake Blount [Smithsonian/Folkways, 8/2022] (7)
        "Didn't It Rain" (5)
 26: "So Many Wows," Lucie Blue Tremblay [Self, 1/2023] (7)
        "So Many Wows" (2)
        "I Will See You" (2)
 26: "The Turning Year," Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra [Sunsign, 2021] (7)
        "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (7)
 26: "Wintertide," Brittany Jean [Stormcave, 12/2022] (7)
        "Wintertide" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3789 plays from 130 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. "Four Strong Winds" (17)
     from "Four Strong Winds" (Ian & Sylvia)
     also "Best of the Vanguard Years" (Ian & Sylvia)
2. "The Christians and the Pagans" (6)
     from "Mortal City" (Dar Williams)
2. "New Year's Day" (6)
     from "Book of Life" (Brian Blake)
2. "The Turning Year: A New Year's Toast" (6)
     from "The Turning Year" (Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra)
5. "One Good Year" (5)
     from "Broke Down" (Slaid Cleaves)
5. "Didn't It Rain" (5)
     from "The New Faith" (Jake Blount)
5. "Eyes Wide Open" (5)
     from "Timeless Space" (The Heart Collectors)
5. "I'm Still Here" (5)
     from "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (Sam Bush)
5. "Insurrection Song January 6" (5)
     from "A Murder of Songs" (Grant Peeples)
5. "Summer Wages" (5)
     from "The Lost Tapes" (Ian & Sylvia)
5. "Welcome in Another Year" (5)
     from "Bonfires" (Zoe Mulford)
12. "Four Strong Winds" (4)
     from "The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson" (Blue Rodeo)
12. "At the Turning of the Year" (4)
     from "At the Turning of the Year" (Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen)
12. "Christmas In The Trenches" (4)
     from "Live At Wolf Trap" (John McCutcheon)
     also "Winter Soulstice" (John McCutcheon)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3789 plays from 130 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Ian & Sylvia (56)
        "Four Strong Winds" (11)
        "Best of the Vanguard Years" (10)
2. Ian Tyson (50)
        "Cowboyography" (8)
3. Sam Bush (25)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (22)
4. Tim Ball (22)
        "Upstate Crossroads" (22)
5. John McCutcheon (18)
        "Leap!" (4)
        "Winter Soulstice" (4)
6. Nowell Sing We Clear (17)
        "The Best Of Nowell Sing We Clear, 1975-1986" (7)
        "Bidding You Joy" (5)
7. Pharis & Jason Romero (16)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (13)
8. Tom Russell (15)
        "Play One More: The Songs Of Ian And Sylvia" (8)
9. Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen (14)
        "Voices Of Winter" (8)
        "At the Turning of the Year" (6)
10. Christine Lavin (13)
        "If You're Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy" (3)
        "The Runaway Christmas Tree" (3)
10. Mary Chapin Carpenter (13)
        "Come Darkness, Come Light" (10)
12. Eliza Gilkyson (12)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (8)
12. John Hartford (12)
        "Aereo-Plain" (5)
12. Lucy Kaplansky (12)
        "Last Days of Summer" (9)
15. Bob Dylan (11)
        "New Morning" (2)
15. Chris Coole (11)
        "The Old Man & the C Chord" (9)
15. The Heart Collectors (11)
        "Timeless Space" (9)
15. Peter Rowan (11)
        "Calling You From My Mountain" (8)
15. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Live at Budokan" (6)
20. Brian Blake (10)
        "Book of Life" (10)
20. Dar Williams (10)
        "Mortal City" (5)
20. James Keelaghan (10)
        "Second-Hand" (10)
20. Nanci Griffith (10)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (2)
20. Slaid Cleaves (10)
        "Broke Down" (4)
25. Sofia Talvik (9/11)
        "When Winter Comes - A Christmas Album" (6)
25. Billy Strings (9)
        "Me/And/Dad" (7)
25. Sherie Davis (9)
        "My Heart Returns to Me" (9)
28. Adeem the Artist (8)
        "White Trash Revelry" (8)
28. Bill Staines (8)
        "The Happy Wanderer" (2)
28. Ellis Paul (8)
        "City Of Silver Dreams" (2)
28. Janis Ian (8)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (7)
28. Jared Rabin (8)
        "Chasing the Light" (8)
28. Joni Mitchell (8)
        "Blue" (3)
28. Judy Collins (8)
        "Spellbound" (3)
28. Lucie Blue Tremblay (8)
        "So Many Wows" (7)
28. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (8)
        "Crooked Tree" (8)
28. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (8)
        "Dirt Does Dylan" (4)
28. Pete Seeger (8)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (2)
28. Peter, Paul And Mary (8)
        "Around The Campfire" (3)
28. Seth Avett (8)
        "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown" (8)
28. Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (8)
        "All New" (8)
28. Hazel Dickens And Alice Gerrard (8)
        "Pioneering Women Of Bluegrass" (5)

TOP LABELS of January 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3789 plays from 130 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (95)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (81)
3. Vanguard (77)
4. Stony Plain (46)
5. Columbia (37)
6. Red House (34)
7. Philo (29)
7. Warner (29)
9. Signature Sounds (27)
10. Borealis (23)
10. Legacy (23)
10. Nonesuch (23)
10. Rhino (23)
14. Sugar Hill (22)
14. Thirty Tigers (22)
16. True North (21)
17. Elektra (19)
17. Hudson Harding (19)
17. Rebel (19)
17. Reprise (19)

FOLK DJs - January 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3789 plays from 130 playlists from 87 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (WORK-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeannie Holton & Cohosts (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-FM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)