Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2023, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2840 plays from 97 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 3/2023] (36)
        "When the Moon Gets Tangled" (7)
        "The Rocks of Bawn" (7)
        "Sister I Am Here for You" (5)
  2: "The Little In-Between," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2023] (29)
        "The Leaving" (6)
        "New Boots" (4)
        "The Little In-Between" (4)
        "The Breath of Burning" (4)
  3: "Crossing the Causeway," Mary Beth Carty [Self, 3/2023] (26)
        "Dear Island" (5)
  4: "Sanctuary," Rebecca Folsom [Self, 3/2023] (21)
        "One at a Time" (4)
        "Sanctuary" (4)
  5: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (20)
        "Guess I'm Doing Fine" (4)
        "It's Cold Inside" (3)
        "Slow Dance with You" (3)
  6: "Canvas," Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy [Linus, 3/2023] (16)
        "Woman Of The House" (4)
        "Galicia" (3)
        "Carmelo" (2)
        "Canvas" (2)
        "Colour Theory" (2)
  7: "Hello World," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 3/2023] (14)
        "One Dollar Gloves" (3)
        "Hello World" (2)
        "Sorry, Alan" (2)
        "Man and a Whale" (2)
  7: "TumbleWeedyWorld," Lynn Miles [True North, 3/2023] (14)
        "Highway 105" (5)
        "Johnny Without June" (4)
        "Moody" (2)
  9: "Ridin'," Eric Bibb [Stony Plain, 3/2023] (13)
        "Ridin'" (3)
        "500 Miles" (2)
        "Tulsa Town" (2)
        "Hold The Line" (2)
  9: "Workin' on a World," Iris Dement [FlariElla, 2023] (13)
        "How Long" (4)
        "The Sacred Now" (3)
        "Say A Good Word" (2)
 11: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (12)
        "Up on the Divide" (6)
        "Blackjack Davy" (2)
        "Let Him Go on Mama" (2)
 12: "Lovin' of the Game," Michael Cleveland [Compass, 3/2023] (10)
        "One Horse Town" (2)
 12: "Outpourings," Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 2023] (10)
        "China Blue" (2)
 14: "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music," CornMaiz String Band [Redbird, 1/2023] (9)
        "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" (2)
 14: "It Goes Like It Goes," Bunny Barnes [Self, 3/2023] (9)
        "City Of New Orleans" (4)
        "Anji" (2)
 14: "Reckonings," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 12/2022] (9)
        "Nobody Told Me" (2)
        "Lucky" (2)
 14: "Together Through the Dark," Slaid Cleaves [Candy House, 2/2023] (9)
        "Second Hand" (2)
        "Put the Shovel Down" (2)
        "Through the Dark" (2)
 18: "Both Things Are True," Marilyn Jordan [Self, 3/2023] (8)
        "River Water" (4)
        "Caroline" (2)
 18: "Filament," Buddy Mondlock [Self, 2/2023] (8)
        "Problem Solved" (3)
        "Filament" (2)
 18: "March of the Mollusk," Benny Bleu [Self, 2/2023] (8)
        "Fairy Shrimp" (2)
 18: "A Murder of Songs," Grant Peeples [Self, 2/2023] (8)
        "Insurrection Song" (2)
        "This Is The Good News" (2)
 18: "Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home," My Politic [Self, 2/2023] (8)
        "Sleepin' Off The Blues" (2)
 23: "1964," Pat Guadagno [Self, 1/2023] (7)
        "And I Love Her" (2)
        "I Only Want to Be With You (Mike Hawker, Ivor" (2)
 23: "The Coming of the Years," Joe Jencks [Turtle Bear, 8/2022] (7)
        "The Minstrel Boy" (2)
        "When The Moon Rises Over Skibbereen" (2)
 23: "OKX," The Ok Factor [Self, 3/2023] (7)
        "Dirty Water" (2)
 23: "Rhizomes," The Squirrel Hillbillies [Self, 1/2023] (7)
        "Old Cook Pot" (2)
 23: "Songs You Didn't Know I Wrote About You," Emily White [Squeezed Fresh, 2/2023] (7)
        "Love the Good" (2)
        "Radio" (2)
 23: "Stampede," The Shootouts [Self, 3/2023] (7)
        "One Step Forward" (2)
        "Tomorrows Knockin'" (2)
 23: "Tell 'Em You Were Gold," Pharis & Jason Romero [Smithsonian/Folkways, 4/2022] (7)
        "Black Guard Mary" (1)
 23: "Upstate Crossroads," Tim Ball [Irelandville, 1/2023] (7)
        "Grasshopper Polka" (2)
 23: "York's Lament & Other Stories," Reggie Garrett [Wonder Dog, 2023] (7)
        "All That Bleeds" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2840 plays from 97 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "The Rocks of Bawn" (7)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)
1. "When the Moon Gets Tangled" (7)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)
3. "All of the Time in the World to Kill" (6)
     from "I Only See the Moon" (The Milk Carton Kids)
3. "The Leaving" (6)
     from "The Little In-Between" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Up on the Divide" (6)
     from "Mighty Poplar" (Mighty Poplar)
3. "We Are The Girls" (6)
     from "We Are The Girls - single" (Lyn Koonce)
7. "The Breath of Burning" (5)
     from "The Little In-Between" (Tim Grimm)
7. "Dear Island" (5)
     from "Crossing the Causeway" (Mary Beth Carty)
7. "Highway 105" (5)
     from "TumbleWeedyWorld" (Lynn Miles)
7. "Just in Time" (5)
     from "Pieces of Treasure" (Rickie Lee Jones)
7. "Power of Love" (5)
     from "Sanctuary" (Rebecca Folsom)
     also "Uncommon Sky" (Rick Faris)
7. "Sister I Am Here for You" (5)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)
7. "White Freight Liner Blues" (5)
     from "Accomplice Two" (Tommy Emmanuel)
14. "One at a Time" (4)
     from "Sanctuary" (Rebecca Folsom)
14. "Nine Apples of Gold" (4)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2840 plays from 97 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Karan Casey (39)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (36)
2. Tim Grimm (31)
        "The Little In-Between" (29)
3. Mary Beth Carty (27)
        "Crossing the Causeway" (26)
4. Rebecca Folsom (22)
        "Sanctuary" (20)
5. Dom Flemons (20)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (20)
6. Iris Dement (18)
        "Workin' on a World" (13)
7. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (16)
        "Canvas" (15)
8. David Lindley (15)
        "Twango Bango III" (5)
        "El Rayo-X" (3)
8. James Taylor (15)
        "Sweet Baby James" (5)
8. Lynn Miles (15)
        "TumbleWeedyWorld" (14)
11. Eric Bibb (14)
        "Ridin'" (13)
12. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (13)
        "Hello World" (13)
13. Joni Mitchell (12)
        "Ladies Of The Canyon" (4)
14. Craig Bickhardt (11)
        "Outpourings" (10)
14. Mighty Poplar (11)
        "Mighty Poplar" (11)
16. CornMaiz String Band (10)
        "Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music" (9)
16. Michael Cleveland (10)
        "Lovin' of the Game" (10)
16. The Ok Factor (10)
        "OKX" (7)
16. Slaid Cleaves (10)
        "Together Through the Dark" (9)
20. Buddy Mondlock (9)
        "Filament" (8)
20. Bunny Barnes (9)
        "It Goes Like It Goes" (9)
20. Eric Kilburn (9)
        "Reckonings" (9)
23. Benny Bleu (8)
        "March of the Mollusk" (8)
23. Billy Strings (8)
        "Me/And/Dad" (6)
23. Grant Peeples (8)
        "A Murder of Songs" (8)
23. Mark Erelli (8)
        "Lay Your Darkness Down" (4)
23. Marilyn Jordan (8)
        "Both Things Are True" (8)
23. My Politic (8)
        "Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home" (7)
23. Norman Blake (8)
        "Day By Day" (2)
23. Pharis & Jason Romero (8)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (7)
23. Willie Nelson (8)
        "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" (6)

TOP LABELS of March 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2840 plays from 97 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (55)
2. Compass (45)
3. Rounder (44)
4. Crow Valley (29)
5. Vault (28)
6. Free Dirt (27)
7. Columbia (26)
8. Signature Sounds (21)
9. Red House (19)
10. Stony Plain (18)
10. Sugar Hill (18)
12. Warner (16)
13. Thirty Tigers (14)
14. Borealis (13)
14. Nonesuch (13)
16. BMG (12)
16. Elektra (12)
16. Legacy (12)
16. Mountain Fever (12)
16. True North (12)

FOLK DJs - March 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2840 plays from 97 playlists from 81 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)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, 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, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS-FM & CJUM-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, Radio Hawke's Bay)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
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)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
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, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)