Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2023, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1184 plays from 34 playlists from 24 Folk DJs

  1: "Canvas," Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy [Linus, 3/2023] (11)
        "Woman of the House" (5)
        "The Laird O'Bemersyde" (3)
        "Colour Theory" (2)
  1: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (11)
        "Tough Luck" (3)
        "Big Money Blues" (2)
        "Guess I'm Doing Fine" (2)
  3: "Workin' on a World," Iris Dement [FlariElla, 2023] (10)
        "Workin' on a World" (4)
  4: "Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen," Various Artists [EA, 10/2022] (9/14)
        "Is It Really Love at All," Alice Howe (2)
        "Thirsty Boots," Bob Dylan (2)
        "Eyes of the Immigrant," Lucy Kaplansky (2)
  4: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 3/2023] (9)
        "Sister I Am Here for You" (2)
        "The Weeping Time" (2)
        "When the Moon Gets Tangled" (2)
  4: "The Little In-Between," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2023] (9)
        "Lonesome All the Time" (2)
        "The Breath of Burning" (2)
  7: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (7)
        "Grey Eagle" (2)
  7: "Not Far From the Tree," Just Us Lillys [Self, 3/2023] (7)
        "Crosstie" (2)
        "Peg and Awl" (2)
  7: "TumbleWeedyWorld," Lynn Miles [True North, 3/2023] (7)
        "Johnny Without June" (2)
        "Night Owl" (2)
 10: "Crossing the Causeway," Mary Beth Carty [Self, 3/2023] (6)
        "Mo Mhathair" (3)
 10: "Passages & Partings," April Verch & Cody Walters [Self, 3/2023] (6)
        "Dear Brother" (3)
 10: "Ridin'," Eric Bibb [Stony Plain, 3/2023] (6)
        "Tulsa Town" (1)
 13: "Common Nation of Sorrow," Rachel Baiman [Signature Sounds, 3/2023] (5/7)
        "Bad Debt" (2)
 13: "Filament," Buddy Mondlock [Self, 2/2023] (5/6)
        "Jackson Petty" (2)
 13: "OKX," The Ok Factor [Self, 3/2023] (5/6)
        "Share a Pint" (2)
 13: "Anarchist Gospel," Sunny War [New West, 3/2023] (5)
        "Whole" (2)
 13: "March of the Mollusk," Benny Bleu [Self, 2/2023] (5)
        "Jordan Am a Hard Road Folding Down the Sheets" (1)
 13: "Taking Flight," Amelia Hogan [Self, 3/2023] (5)
        "The King of Ballyhooley" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1184 plays from 34 playlists from 24 Folk DJs

1. "Woman of the House" (4)
     from "Canvas" (Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy)
1. "Workin' on a World" (4)
     from "Workin' on a World" (Iris Dement)
3. "Dear Brother" (3)
     from "Passages & Partings" (April Verch & Cody Walters)
3. "The Laird O'Bemersyde" (3)
     from "Canvas" (Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy)
3. "Mo Mhathair" (3)
     from "Crossing the Causeway" (Mary Beth Carty)
3. "Tough Luck" (3)
     from "Traveling Wildfire" (Dom Flemons)
7. "One Glass Of Whiskey" (2)
     from "Bluegrass Vacation" (Robbie Fulks)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1184 plays from 34 playlists from 24 Folk DJs

1. Dom Flemons (13)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (11)
2. Iris Dement (10)
        "Workin' on a World" (10)
2. Karan Casey (10)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (9)
2. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (10)
        "Canvas" (10)
5. Tim Grimm (9)
        "The Little In-Between" (9)
6. Just Us Lillys (7)
        "Not Far From the Tree" (7)
6. Lynn Miles (7)
        "TumbleWeedyWorld" (7)
6. Mark Erelli (7)
        "Lay Your Darkness Down" (5)
6. Mighty Poplar (7)
        "Mighty Poplar" (6)
6. Sunny War (7)
        "Anarchist Gospel" (5)
11. April Verch & Cody Walters (6)
        "Passages & Partings" (6)
11. Bob Dylan (6)
        "Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen" (2)
11. Mary Beth Carty (6)
        "Crossing the Causeway" (6)
14. The Ok Factor (5/7)
        "OKX" (6)
14. Rachel Baiman (5/7)
        "Common Nation of Sorrow" (7)
14. Slaid Cleaves (5/7)
        "Together Through the Dark" (6)
14. Buddy Mondlock (5/6)
        "Filament" (6)
14. Alice Howe (5)
        "Circumstance" (3)
14. Amelia Hogan (5)
        "Taking Flight" (5)
14. Benny Bleu (5)
        "March of the Mollusk" (5)
14. Eric Bibb (5)
        "Ridin'" (5)
14. Jason Lang (5)
        "Handled With Care" (4)
14. Robbie Fulks (5)
        "Bluegrass Vacation" (4)

TOP LABELS of March 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1184 plays from 34 playlists from 24 Folk DJs

1. Compass (24)
2. Signature Sounds (22)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (19)
4. Rounder (12)
5. Columbia (10)
5. True North (10)
7. Free Dirt (9/15)
8. Red House (8)
9. EA (7/13)
9. Green Linnet (7)
9. New West (7)
12. Bear Family (6)
13. Sparking Gap (5/6)
13. Elektra (5)
13. Flariella (5)
13. Thirty Tigers (5)
13. Yep Roc (5)

FOLK DJs - March 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1184 plays from 34 playlists from 24 Folk DJs

Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Marino ()
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & folk.org, DC)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)