Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2519 plays from 87 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

  1: "Me/And/Dad," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2022] (24)
        "Way Downtown" (5)
        "Long Journey Home" (4)
        "Peartree" (3)
        "Dig a Little Deeper" (3)
  2: "Valley of Stars," Ben Bedford [Hopeful Sky, 1/2023] (19)
        "Leaping" (4)
        "Weasel, Pike, Fox & Kite" (3)
        "Murmurations" (3)
  3: "Upstate Crossroads," Tim Ball [Irelandville, 1/2023] (17)
        "Down the Broom" (3)
        "The Democratic Rage" (3)
        "Sage Hen Waltz" (3)
  4: "How Can I Say This?," Annie Capps [Self, 1/2023] (13)
        "Two Different Things" (2)
        "Riverbend" (2)
        "The Silent" (2)
  5: "Crosby, Stills & Nash," Crosby, Stills & Nash [Atlantic, 1969] (11)
        "Guinnevere" (3)
        "Wooden Ships" (3)
  5: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 1/2023] (11)
        "Wild Mountain Stream" (3)
        "Satan, Get Behind Me" (2)
        "Six Feet Down" (2)
  7: "1964," Pat Guadagno [Self, 1/2023] (10)
        "Boots of Spanish Leather" (2)
        "Chimes Of Freedom" (2)
  7: "My Heart Returns to Me," Sherie Davis [Self, 1/2023] (10)
        "Let's Love One Another" (2)
        "My Heart Returns to Me" (2)
        "Unify" (2)
  7: "The Old Man & the C Chord," Chris Coole [Self, 11/2022] (10)
        "Upon the Mystery" (3)
        "My Name Is Lie" (2)
        "Waiting For The Rain" (2)
 10: "Lifeline," Laura Zucker [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "Lifeline" (4)
        "Takes the Shape of You" (3)
 10: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (9)
        "Radio John" (2)
        "Morning Bugle" (2)
 10: "So Many Wows," Lucie Blue Tremblay [Self, 1/2023] (9)
        "You Set My Sails Free" (2)
        "Do Something" (2)
 10: "Timeless Space," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 1/2023] (9)
        "Pieces Ii" (4)
        "Eyes Wide Open" (2)
        "You Were Gone" (2)
 14: "Down a Gravel Road," Ron Fetner [BayWater, 1/2023] (8)
        "Crossed the Scarecrow" (2)
        "This Box I'm Looking Through" (2)
        "My Little Bud" (2)
 14: "Ends & Odds," George Potts [Self, 1/2023] (8)
        "I Meant to Go to Memphis" (2)
        "Never Gonna Do It" (2)
        "Traveldream Motel" (2)
 14: "For Free," David Crosby [BMG, 2014] (8)
        "For Free" (6)
 14: "Rhizomes," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2023] (8)
        "Once In a While" (2)
        "Good Luck John" (2)
        "Sweet Tooth" (2)
 14: "Small Towns," Stillhouse Junkies [Dark Shadow, 9/2022] (8)
        "Half A Pound Of Silver" (2)
        "On The House" (2)
 14: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (8)
        "Train on the Island" (4)
        "Been All Around This World" (2)
 14: "Where I'm From," Mike Berman [Self, 1/2023] (8)
        "Hills of California" (2)
 21: "Bunchgrass," Wylie & the Wild West [Hi-Line, 1/2023] (7)
        "Ribbon of Darkness" (1)
 21: "Déjà Vu," Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young [Atlantic, 1970] (7)
        "Almost Cut My Hair" (4)
        "Deja Vu" (2)
 21: "Lowdown Hoedown," Jason Carter [Fiddleman, 1/2023] (7)
        "Good Things Happen" (2)
        "Highway 52" (2)
 21: "White Trash Revelry," Adeem the Artist [Thirty Tigers, 12/2022] (7)
        "Baptized in the Well Spirits" (1)
 25: "I'm Not Crying, You're Crying," Whitehorse [Six Shooter, 2023] (6)
        "If The Loneliness Don't Kill Me" (2)
 25: "Landmarks," Helene Cronin [Self, 1/2023] (6)
        "Just A Woman" (1)
 27: "Dear Friend," The Bombadils [Self, 2023] (5)
        "Bicycle" (2)
 27: "Don't Look Down," The Burnt Pines [Self, 1/2023] (5)
        "What Did You Come Back For?" (1)
 27: "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music," CornMaiz String Band [Redbird, 1/2023] (5)
        "Bath County Boy" (2)
 27: "Love Is the Only Thing," Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings [Righteous Babe, 8/2022] (5)
        "Love Is The Only Thing" (2)
 27: "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown," Seth Avett [Ramseur, 11/2022] (5)
        "Laughing River" (1)
 27: "The Ballad of Billy Bridger," Geoff Bartley [Magic Crow, 2023] (5)
        "Hear My Black Dog Bark" (1)

TOP SONGS of January 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2519 plays from 87 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. "For Free" (6)
     from "For Free" (David Crosby)
1. "Guinnevere" (6)
     from "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
3. "Long Journey Home" (5)
     from "Me/And/Dad" (Billy Strings)
3. "Way Downtown" (5)
     from "Me/And/Dad" (Billy Strings)
5. "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You" (4)
     from "Savoy" (Taj Mahal)
5. "Leaping" (4)
     from "Valley of Stars" (Ben Bedford)
5. "Lifeline" (4)
     from "Lifeline" (Laura Zucker)
5. "Pieces II" (4)
     from "Timeless Space" (The Heart Collectors)
5. "Train on the Island" (4)
     from "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
5. "Wooden Ships" (4)
     from "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
11. "Eight Miles High" (3)
     from "Byrds - Greatest Hits" (The Byrds)
11. "Almost Cut My Hair" (3)
     from "Déjà Vu" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
11. "Black Waters" (3)
     from "The Jean Ritchie Experience" (Kate MacLeod)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2519 plays from 87 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Billy Strings (26)
        "Me/And/Dad" (24)
2. David Crosby (25)
        "For Free" (7)
        "If I Could Only Remember My Name" (4)
        "Live at the Capitol Theater" (4)
3. Ben Bedford (20)
        "Valley of Stars" (19)
3. Crosby, Stills & Nash (20)
        "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (11)
5. Tim Ball (18)
        "Upstate Crossroads" (17)
6. Annie Capps (13)
        "How Can I Say This?" (13)
6. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (13)
        "Déjà Vu" (6)
        "4 Way Street" (3)
8. The Byrds (12)
        "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" (3)
8. Pat Guadagno (12)
        "1964" (10)
10. Irene Kelley (11)
        "Snow White Memories" (11)
10. Les Barker (11)
        "Up the Creek Without a Poodle" (3)
10. Sherie Davis (11)
        "My Heart Returns to Me" (10)
13. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Dylan" (2)
13. Chris Coole (10)
        "The Old Man & the C Chord" (10)
13. Laura Zucker (10)
        "Lifeline" (9)
16. George Potts (9)
        "Ends & Odds" (8)
16. The Heart Collectors (9)
        "Timeless Space" (9)
16. Kate Wolf (9)
        "Close To You" (2)
16. Lucie Blue Tremblay (9)
        "So Many Wows" (9)
16. Pharis & Jason Romero (9)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (8)
16. Richie Havens (9)
        "Nobody Left To Crown" (2)
16. Ron Fetner (9)
        "Down a Gravel Road" (8)
16. Sam Bush (9)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (9)
16. The Squirrel Hillbillies (9)
        "Rhizomes" (8)
25. Mike Berman (8)
        "Where I'm From" (8)
25. Stillhouse Junkies (8)
        "Small Towns" (8)
27. Dolly Parton (7/9)
        "Little Sparrow" (4)
27. Adeem the Artist (7)
        "White Trash Revelry" (7)
27. Dave Van Ronk (7)
        "Dave Van Ronk and The Ragtime Jug Stompers" (3)
27. Jason Carter (7)
        "Lowdown Hoedown" (7)
27. Wylie & the Wild West (7)
        "Bunchgrass" (7)

TOP LABELS of January 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2519 plays from 87 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (68)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (47)
3. Atlantic (38)
4. Columbia (28)
5. Compass (25)
6. Signature Sounds (20)
7. Elektra (16)
8. Irelandville (15)
9. BMG (14)
9. Stony Plain (14)
11. Hopeful Sky (13)
12. Red House (12)
13. Borealis (11)
13. Vanguard (11)
15. Green Linnet (10)
15. New West (10)
15. Rebel (10)
15. Rhino (10)
15. Thirty Tigers (10)
20. Mountain Fever (9/11)
20. Bear Family (9)
20. Capitol (9)
20. IRK (9)
20. Nonesuch (9)
20. Sugar Hill (9)

FOLK DJs - January 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2519 plays from 87 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Sherman (WFUV-FM, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, 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)
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)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM & podcast, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (kiwifolk.com-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-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)