Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4312 plays from 142 playlists from 98 Folk DJs

  1: "Reckonings," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 12/2022] (34)
        "The Wheel Meets the Road" (8)
        "The Choice" (7)
        "Lucky" (6)
        "Long Road" (5)
  2: "Filament," Buddy Mondlock [Self, 2/2023] (26)
        "Filament" (7)
        "Jackson Petty" (5)
        "The Woman In the Window" (5)
  2: "Outpourings," Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 2023] (26)
        "Breaking The Bread" (5)
  2: "York's Lament & Other Stories," Reggie Garrett [Wonder Dog, 2023] (26)
        "Stagecoach Mary" (7)
        "So Far Away" (5)
  5: "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music," CornMaiz String Band [Redbird, 1/2023] (24)
        "Bath County Boy" (4)
        "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (4)
        "Jubilee" (3)
        "Hook and Line" (3)
        "Solsbury Hill" (3)
  6: "Handled With Care," Jason Lang [Outside, 2023] (21)
        "Senses Of Your Leave" (3)
        "You Are My Sunshine" (3)
        "Carry On Children" (3)
  7: "Love Hope Trust," Roger Street Friedman [The Playroom, 11/2022] (19)
        "Cut Your Losses" (3)
        "About You" (3)
  8: "Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home," My Politic [Self, 2/2023] (18)
        "What a Life" (5)
        "The Dog & The Bone" (3)
  8: "Valley of Stars," Ben Bedford [Hopeful Sky, 1/2023] (18)
        "Leaping" (3)
        "In the court of the Bear" (3)
        "Murmurations" (3)
 10: "A Murder of Songs," Grant Peeples [Self, 2/2023] (17)
        "Revolutionary Reel" (6)
        "Brothers in Arms" (4)
        "Dear Sadie" (3)
        "The Restless Ones" (3)
 11: "Beyond the Great Pause," Doug Cox & Linda McRae [Self, 2023] (16)
        "All Vine No Tater" (4)
        "Ready For The Times To Get Better" (3)
        "Last Song You Played" (2)
        "Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts" (2)
 11: "March of the Mollusk," Benny Bleu [Self, 2/2023] (16)
        "Five Miles from Town" (4)
        "Fairy Shrimp" (3)
        "March of the Mollusk" (2)
        "Jordan Am a Hard Road/Folding Down the Sheets" (2)
        "Lost Goose" (2)
 11: "Me/And/Dad," Billy Strings [Rounder, 11/2022] (16)
        "Long Journey Home" (5)
        "Dig A Little Deeper" (4)
        "Way Downtown" (2)
        "John Deere Tractor" (2)
 14: "Boomerang Town," Jaimee Harris [Thirty Tigers, 2023] (14)
        "Love Is Gonna Come Again" (5)
        "Fall" (4)
 14: "Skylight Intervention," Tom Glynn [Self, 2/2023] (14)
        "Operator" (3)
        "Wichita Lineman" (3)
        "Back Home" (2)
        "June If It Rings True" (2)
 16: "One Step Away," Casey Penn [Mountain Fever, 2/2023] (13)
        "We Go Together like a Guitar and a Fiddle" (3)
        "Chasing Rainbows" (3)
        "Winner Every Time" (2)
        "Journey To Providence" (2)
 16: "Songs You Didn't Know I Wrote About You," Emily White [Squeezed Fresh, 2/2023] (13)
        "Radio" (4)
        "Undertow" (3)
        "Stone in Your Pocket" (3)
 16: "Landmarks," Helene Cronin [Self, 1/2023] (13)
        "Landmarks" (3)
        "Yesterday's Heavy" (3)
        "What They Didn't Build" (2)
 19: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 1/2023] (12)
        "Wild Mountain Stream" (3)
        "Come Some Winter Morning" (2)
        "4th Of July In My Hometown" (2)
        "Carolina Special" (2)
 19: "Upstate Crossroads," Tim Ball [Irelandville, 1/2023] (12)
        "The Fireplace Set" (3)
        "The Democratic Rage" (2)
        "Sugar In The Gourd" (2)
        "My Charming Wife" (2)
 21: "Rhizomes," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2023] (11)
        "Diddy Wah Diddy" (4)
        "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" (2)
 21: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (11)
        "Tough Luck" (3)
        "Nobody Wrote It Down" (3)
        "Slow Dance with You" (2)
 21: "Workin' on a World," Iris Dement [FlariElla, 2023] (11)
        "Workin' on a World" (4)
        "The Sacred Now" (3)
        "Warriors Of Love" (2)
 21: "Revealer," Madison Cunningham [Verve Label Group] (11)
        "Life According To Raechel" (2)
 25: "Living in a Song," Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley [Compass, 2/2023] (10)
        "Deeper Than a Dirt Road" (3)
        "Way Downtown" (3)
 25: "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford," Sam Bush [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2022] (10)
        "A Simple Thing As Love" (2)
        "California Earthquake" (2)
 27: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (9)
        "On Eireann's Shore" (2)
 27: "From Where I Stand, The Black Experience In Country Music," Various Artists [Phoenix Rising] (9)
        "Where This River Goes," Wyatt Easterling (2)
 27: "Lovin' of the Game," Michael Cleveland [Compass, 2/2023] (9)
        "Contact" (2)
        "Sunny Days" (2)
        "The Lovin' of the Game" (2)
 27: "Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown," Seth Avett [Ramseur, 11/2022] (9)
        "Good Morning Coffee" (2)
        "You Drive Me Crazy" (2)
        "The Poet Game" (2)
 27: "Traditional," Dave Rudolf [Moneytree, 2023] (9)
        "Wade in the Water" (2)
        "Blood Red Roses" (2)
 27: "Travelers Rest," The Foreign Landers [Self, 11/2022] (9)
        "Garden" (2)
        "Should I Go" (2)
 33: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 2/2023] (8)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (3)
        "Return to the Wild" (2)
 33: "Dobrosinger," Abbie Gardner [Self, 4/2022] (8)
        "Three Quarter Time" (3)
        "Down the Mountain" (2)
        "Born In The City" (2)
 33: "The Empress," The McDades [Self, 2021] (8)
        "Willie Reilly" (2)
 33: "I Don't Know a Thing About Love," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 2/2023] (8)
        "Tiger By The Tail" (4)
        "Busted" (3)
 33: "Leap!," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 8/2022] (8)
        "The Ride" (3)
        "The Troubles" (2)
 33: "Lifeline," Laura Zucker [Self, 1/2023] (8)
        "Takes the Shape of You" (3)
        "Highwire" (3)
 33: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 2/2023] (8)
        "Fields of Gold" (4)
        "Some Might Say" (2)
 33: "The Waiting Room," Alex Mabey [Self, 2/2023] (8)
        "Someone Like Me" (2)
 33: "White Trash Revelry," Adeem the Artist [Thirty Tigers, 12/2022] (8)
        "Middle of A Heart" (2)
        "My America" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4312 plays from 142 playlists from 98 Folk DJs

1. "The Wheel Meets the Road" (8)
     from "Reckonings" (Eric Kilburn)
2. "The Choice" (7)
     from "Reckonings" (Eric Kilburn)
2. "Filament" (7)
     from "Filament" (Buddy Mondlock)
2. "Stagecoach Mary" (7)
     from "York's Lament & Other Stories" (Reggie Garrett)
5. "Lucky" (6)
     from "Reckonings" (Eric Kilburn)
5. "Revolutionary Reel" (6)
     from "A Murder of Songs" (Grant Peeples)
5. "Strangers" (6)
     from "Celebrants" (Nickel Creek)
8. "Breaking The Bread" (5)
     from "Outpourings" (Craig Bickhardt)
8. "Fields of Gold" (5)
     from "Promised Land" (Danny Burns)
8. "Go To The Mardi Gras" (5)
     from "Meet Me At Mardi Gras" (Professor Longhair)
8. "Jackson Petty" (5)
     from "Filament" (Buddy Mondlock)
8. "Long Journey Home" (5)
     from "Me/And/Dad" (Billy Strings)
8. "Long Road" (5)
     from "Reckonings" (Eric Kilburn)
8. "Love Is Gonna Come Again" (5)
     from "Boomerang Town" (Jaimee Harris)
8. "So Far Away" (5)
     from "York's Lament & Other Stories" (Reggie Garrett)
8. "What a Life" (5)
     from "Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home" (My Politic)
8. "The Woman In the Window" (5)
     from "Filament" (Buddy Mondlock)
18. "Five Miles from Town" (4)
     from "March of the Mollusk" (Benny Bleu)
18. "Bath County Boy" (4)
     from "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music" (CornMaiz String Band)
18. "Black Waters" (4)
     from "The Jean Ritchie Experience" (Kate MacLeod)
18. "Borderland" (4)
     from "Borderland" (Dave Alvin)
18. "Brothers in Arms" (4)
     from "A Murder of Songs" (Grant Peeples)
18. "Crooked Tree" (4)
     from "Crooked Tree" (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
18. "Diddy Wah Diddy" (4)
     from "Rhizomes" (The Squirrel Hillbillies)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4312 plays from 142 playlists from 98 Folk DJs

1. Eric Kilburn (34)
        "Reckonings" (34)
2. Reggie Garrett (27)
        "York's Lament & Other Stories" (25)
3. Buddy Mondlock (26)
        "Filament" (26)
3. Craig Bickhardt (26)
        "Outpourings" (26)
5. CornMaiz String Band (24)
        "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music" (24)
6. Jason Lang (23)
        "Handled With Care" (21)
7. Ben Bedford (20)
        "Valley of Stars" (18)
8. Grant Peeples (19)
        "A Murder of Songs" (17)
8. Roger Street Friedman (19)
        "Love Hope Trust" (19)
10. Billy Strings (18)
        "Me/And/Dad" (16)
10. My Politic (18)
        "Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home" (18)
10. Willie Nelson (18)
        "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" (8)
13. Benny Bleu (17)
        "March of the Mollusk" (16)
14. John McCutcheon (16)
        "Leap!" (8)
15. Iris Dement (15)
        "Workin' on a World" (11)
15. Jaimee Harris (15)
        "Boomerang Town" (14)
17. Dom Flemons (14)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (11)
17. Karan Casey (14)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (8)
17. Tom Glynn (14)
        "Skylight Intervention" (14)
20. Casey Penn (13)
        "One Step Away" (13)
20. Emily White (13)
        "Songs You Didn't Know I Wrote About You" (13)
20. Helene Cronin (13)
        "Landmarks" (11)
20. Irene Kelley (13)
        "Snow White Memories" (12)
20. Johnny Cash (13)
        "American III: Solitary Man" (1)
25. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Dylan" (3)
        "Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17" (3)
25. Nina Simone (12)
        "Four Women: The Complete Nina Simone On Philips" (3)
25. Tim Ball (12)
        "Upstate Crossroads" (12)
28. Bruce Springsteen (11)
        "Don't Play That Song" (2)
28. Dave Rudolf (11)
        "Traditional" (9)
28. Joe Jencks (11)
        "The Coming of the Years" (9)
28. The Squirrel Hillbillies (11)
        "Rhizomes" (11)
32. Kate MacLeod (10)
        "Black Waters - single" (5)
32. Laura Zucker (10)
        "Lifeline" (8)
32. Nickel Creek (10)
        "Celebrants" (7)
32. Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley (10)
        "Living in a Song" (10)
32. Sam Bush (10)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (10)
32. Slaid Cleaves (10)
        "Together Through the Dark" (7)

TOP LABELS of February 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4312 plays from 142 playlists from 98 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (103)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (81)
3. Compass (48)
4. Columbia (38)
5. Thirty Tigers (34)
6. Red House (33)
7. Wellspring (30)
8. Mountain Fever (29)
9. Signature Sounds (26)
10. Nonesuch (24)
11. Free Dirt (23)
11. Legacy (23)
13. Warner (22)
14. Mercury (21)
14. Redbird (21)
14. Sugar Hill (21)
14. Vanguard (21)
14. Wonder Dog (21)
19. Outside (20)
19. Rhino (20)
21. Stone Barn (19)
22. Elektra (17)
22. Waterbug (17)
24. BMG (16)
24. Yep Roc (16)
26. Bear Family (15)
26. Hopeful Sky (15)
26. True North (15)
29. Rebel (14)
29. The Playroom (14)
31. Borealis (13)
31. Philo (13)
31. Reprise (13)
34. Appleseed (12)
34. New West (12)
34. Shanachie (12)
37. Candy House (10)
37. Capitol (10)
37. IRK (10)
37. Pinecastle (10)
37. RCA (10)

FOLK DJs - February 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 4312 plays from 142 playlists from 98 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WFTE-FM & WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP & WXOJ-FM, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & podcast, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
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)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM & WILD-FM, CA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
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)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org, DC)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
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)
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)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
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 Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)