Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2023, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3292 plays from 109 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

  1: "Upstate Crossroads," Tim Ball [Irelandville, 1/2023] (30)
        "Sugar in the Gourd" (9)
        "Welcome Poor Paddy Home" (4)
        "My Charming Wife" (4)
        "Down the Broom" (4)
  2: "How Can I Say This?," Annie Capps [Self, 1/2023] (22)
        "Riverbound" (5)
        "Crowded" (4)
        "How Can I Say This" (4)
  3: "Me/And/Dad," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2022] (18)
        "Long Journey Home" (6)
  4: "Landmarks," Helene Cronin [Self, 1/2023] (17)
        "Landmarks" (5)
        "Yesterday's Heavy" (5)
        "Make The Devil" (3)
  5: "Timeless Space," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 1/2023] (16)
        "Inside Out" (8)
        "Eyes Wide Open" (4)
        "Pieces II" (2)
        "You Were Gone" (2)
  6: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 1/2023] (15)
        "Come Some Winter Morning" (3)
        "Snow White Memories" (3)
        "Six Feet Down" (2)
        "Safe Travels My Friend" (2)
        "Can I Tell You" (2)
  6: "Valley of Stars," Ben Bedford [Hopeful Sky, 1/2023] (15)
        "Leaping" (5)
        "Weasel, Pike, Fox, & Kite" (2)
        "Murmurations" (2)
  8: "1964," Pat Guadagno [Self, 1/2023] (14)
        "Boots of Spanish Leather" (4)
        "Violets of Dawn" (4)
  8: "The Old Man & the C Chord," Chris Coole [Self, 11/2022] (14)
        "Upon the Mystery" (4)
        "Sounds Like the Song of Life on the First Day of Spring" (3)
        "Where the Light begins" (2)
  8: "So Many Wows," Lucie Blue Tremblay [Self, 1/2023] (14)
        "The Paradise Club" (5)
        "So Many Wows" (3)
        "No Esta Solo" (2)
 11: "Ever-Changing," The Ruta Beggars [Self, 1/2023] (11/13)
        "I'll Never Forget" (3)
        "Pass You By" (2)
        "Hold Me Close" (2)
 11: "Where I'm From," Mike Berman [Self, 1/2023] (11)
        "Drive" (4)
        "There's Nothin' on the Radio" (2)
        "Hills of California" (2)
 13: "Bunchgrass," Wylie & the Wild West [Hi-Line, 1/2023] (10)
        "Straight Up Country Music" (3)
        "Ribbon of Darkness" (2)
 13: "Lowdown Hoedown," Jason Carter [Fiddleman, 1/2023] (10)
        "The Six O'Clock Train and a Girl with Green Eyes" (2)
        "Dust Bowl Dream" (2)
        "Highway 52" (2)
 13: "Strings, Wings And Curious Things," Sue Horowitz [Self, 1/2022] (10)
        "January" (8)
 16: "Don't Look Down," The Burnt Pines [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "Don't Look Down" (4)
        "Bring Out Your Book" (2)
 16: "Ends & Odds," George Potts [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "New England" (3)
        "Bromance" (2)
        "Never Gonna Do It" (2)
 16: "Freedom Highway," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2017] (9)
        "Birmingham Sunday" (3)
        "We Could Fly" (3)
        "Freedom Highway" (2)
 16: "Lay Your Darkness Down," Mark Erelli [Soundly, 1/2023] (9)
        "Is It Enough" (3)
 16: "Lifeline," Laura Zucker [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "Highwire" (2)
        "Do You See the Moon" (2)
 16: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (9)
        "California Earthquake" (3)
 22: "Book of Life," Brian Blake [Self, 11/2022] (8)
        "Move On J.D" (3)
        "The Ott Hotel" (3)
 22: "Down a Gravel Road," Ron Fetner [BayWater, 1/2023] (8)
        "Down A Gravel Road" (3)
        "Crossed the Scarecrow" (2)
 22: "Rhizomes," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2023] (8)
        "Swing Down Chariot" (3)
        "Old Cook Pot" (2)
 22: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 8/2022] (8)
        "Just a Letter" (3)
        "Alberta" (2)
 22: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (8)
        "Going Across the Sea" (2)
 27: "Boomerang Town," Jaimee Harris [Thirty Tigers, 2023] (7)
        "The Fair and Dark Haired Lad" (4)
 27: "Hold Our Ground," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 7/2022] (7)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (2)
 27: "The Light At The End Of The Line," Janis Ian [Rude Girl, 2021] (7)
        "I'm Still Standing" (3)
        "Swannanoa" (2)
 27: "Play One More: The Songs Of Ian And Sylvia," Tom Russell [True North, 2017] (7)
        "Old Cheyenne" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3292 plays from 109 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. "Sugar in the Gourd" (9)
     from "Upstate Crossroads" (Tim Ball)
2. "Inside Out" (8)
     from "Timeless Space" (The Heart Collectors)
2. "January" (8)
     from "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (Sue Horowitz)
4. "Long Journey Home" (7)
     from "Me/And/Dad" (Billy Strings)
5. "The Fair and Dark Haired Lad" (6)
     from "Boomerang Town" (Jaimee Harris)
5. "Slow Dance With You" (6)
     from "Traveling Wildfire" (Dom Flemons)
7. "Dear Dr. King" (5)
     from "Alastair Moock" (Alastair Moock)
7. "Landmarks" (5)
     from "Landmarks" (Helene Cronin)
7. "Leaping" (5)
     from "Valley of Stars" (Ben Bedford)
7. "The Paradise Club" (5)
     from "So Many Wows" (Lucie Blue Tremblay)
7. "Riverbound" (5)
     from "How Can I Say This?" (Annie Capps)
7. "The Treason" (5)
     from "The Treason" (Friction Farm)
7. "Violets of Dawn" (5)
     from "1964" (Pat Guadagno)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3292 plays from 109 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Tim Ball (29)
        "Upstate Crossroads" (29)
2. Lead Belly (26)
        "The Smithsonian-Folkways Collection" (6)
        "Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 In Chronological Order, Vol. 2" (4)
        "The Library of Congress Recordings" (4)
3. Annie Capps (22)
        "How Can I Say This?" (22)
4. Billy Strings (21)
        "Me/And/Dad" (18)
5. Helene Cronin (17)
        "Landmarks" (17)
5. Pete Seeger (17)
        "Pete" (3)
7. Ben Bedford (16)
        "Valley of Stars" (15)
7. The Heart Collectors (16)
        "Timeless Space" (16)
7. Irene Kelley (16)
        "Snow White Memories" (15)
10. Chris Coole (14)
        "The Old Man & the C Chord" (14)
10. Lucie Blue Tremblay (14)
        "So Many Wows" (14)
12. Kate Campbell (13)
        "Damn Sure Blue" (3)
13. Les Barker (12)
        "The Dark Side Of The Mongrel" (2)
13. Pat Guadagno (12)
        "1964" (12)
13. Sam Bush (12)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (9)
13. Wylie & the Wild West (12)
        "Bunchgrass" (10)
17. Ian Tyson (11/28)
        "Live At Longview" (7)
        "18 Inches Of Rain" (5)
        "I outgrew the wagon" (5)
        "Cowboyography" (4)
17. The Ruta Beggars (11/13)
        "Ever-Changing" (13)
17. Joan Baez (11)
        "Ring Them Bells" (2)
17. Mike Berman (11)
        "Where I'm From" (11)
21. The Burnt Pines (10)
        "Don't Look Down" (9)
21. George Potts (10)
        "Ends & Odds" (9)
21. Ian & Sylvia (10)
        "Vanguard Visionaries" (3)
21. Jason Carter (10)
        "Lowdown Hoedown" (10)
21. Laura Zucker (10)
        "Lifeline" (9)
21. Mark Erelli (10)
        "Lay Your Darkness Down" (9)
21. Rhiannon Giddens (10)
        "Freedom Highway" (9)
21. Tom Russell (10)
        "Play One More: The Songs Of Ian And Sylvia" (6)
29. Jeff Beck (9)
        "Loud Hailer" (2)
29. The Squirrel Hillbillies (9)
        "Rhizomes" (7)
29. Sue Horowitz (9)
        "Strings, Wings And Curious Things" (9)
29. Tom Chapin (9)
        "Hold Our Ground" (7)

TOP LABELS of January 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3292 plays from 109 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (72)
2. Rounder (67)
3. Vanguard (37)
4. Compass (35)
5. Columbia (31)
6. Nonesuch (29)
7. Red House (28)
8. Sugar Hill (25)
9. Elektra (24)
10. Borealis (22)
10. Rebel (22)
10. Thirty Tigers (22)
13. Appleseed (21)
14. Warner (20)
15. Irelandville (18)
15. Rhino (18)
17. Signature Sounds (17)
18. Atlantic (16)
18. Stony Plain (16)
20. Bear Family (15)

FOLK DJs - January 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3292 plays from 109 playlists from 84 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Podell (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
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)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & syndicated, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
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)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, 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)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)