Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2023, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 101 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

  1: "Between Hello & Goodbye," Greg Greenway [Self, 4/2023] (29)
        "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (7)
        "Big Wide World" (6)
        "Don't Promise Me" (5)
  2: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (22)
        "Up On The Divide" (4)
        "A Distant Land To Roam" (3)
        "Let Him Go On Mama" (3)
  3: "Circumstance," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 3/2023] (21)
        "Things I'm Not Saying" (3)
        "You've Been Away So Long" (3)
        "Love Has No Rules" (3)
        "Something Calls to Me" (3)
  4: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 3/2023] (20)
        "Nine Apples Of Gold" (5)
        "Return To The Wild" (4)
        "The Weeping Time" (3)
  4: "The Little In-Between," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2023] (20)
        "Bigger Than the Sky" (4)
        "The Leaving" (4)
        "20 Years Of Shadows" (3)
        "Lonesome All The Time" (3)
        "New Boots" (3)
  6: "Bluegrass Vacation," Robbie Fulks [Compass, 3/2023] (19)
        "Longhair Bluegrass" (4)
        "Let The Old Dog In" (3)
  6: "Constellations," Meredith Moon [True North, 3/2023] (19)
        "Soldier's Joy" (5)
        "Constellations" (5)
  6: "Crossing the Causeway," Mary Beth Carty [Self, 3/2023] (19)
        "Blueberry Mountain" (4)
        "Voilà Le Printemps" (4)
        "Tow Truck Song" (3)
  9: "The Enchanted World," The Rifters [Howlin' Dog, 4/2023] (18)
        "Gentle On My Mind" (4)
        "The Circle" (3)
  9: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (18)
        "Isn't What I Thought" (5)
        "Ain't That The Way" (3)
        "God of War" (3)
        "Trouble" (3)
  9: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (18)
        "Nobody Wrote It Down" (4)
 12: "Sanctuary," Rebecca Folsom [Self, 3/2023] (17)
        "New Way Home" (4)
        "Home" (3)
 13: "Celebrants," Nickel Creek [Thirty Tigers, 3/2023] (15)
        "Stone's Throw" (5)
        "Celebrants" (2)
        "Where The Long Line Leads" (2)
 14: "Canvas," Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy [Linus, 3/2023] (14)
        "Galicia" (4)
        "Woman Of The House" (2)
        "So You Love" (2)
        "Colour Theory" (2)
 14: "Songs of Small Resistance," Daniel Janke [Canadian Music Centre, 4/2023] (14)
        "Time You Thief" (5)
        "Night In The Desert" (4)
        "Icarus" (2)
 14: "Taking Flight," Amelia Hogan [Self, 3/2023] (14)
        "The Old Church Yard" (4)
        "Red Winged Blackbird" (3)
 17: "The Sea Beside Us," Beth Desombre [Self, 4/2023] (13)
        "Across the Silver Ocean" (3)
        "Dragons" (3)
        "If a Pirate I Must Be" (3)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (2)
 18: "Workin' on a World," Iris Dement [FlariElla, 2023] (12)
        "How Long" (3)
        "Let Me Be Your Jesus" (2)
        "Waycross, Georgia" (2)
 19: "This Pretty Planet," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 4/2023] (11)
        "This Pretty Planet" (4)
        "Come Blow Your Horn" (3)
        "Good Garbage" (2)
 19: "Where We're At," Abby K [Lawndaisy, 4/2023] (11)
        "Bread" (5)
        "It's Ok" (2)
 21: "Accomplice Two," Tommy Emmanuel [CGP Sounds, 3/2023] (10)
        "Another Man Done A Full Go Round" (1)
 21: "Passages & Partings," April Verch & Cody Walters [Self, 3/2023] (10)
        "Shingle the Roof" (2)
        "Sojourn" (2)
 21: "Together Through the Dark," Slaid Cleaves [Candy House, 2/2023] (10)
        "Put the Shovel Down" (4)
        "Second Hand" (3)
        "Through the Dark" (2)
 24: "Not Far From the Tree," Just Us Lillys [Self, 3/2023] (9)
        "Much Better Now" (3)
 24: "Pick Your Poison," Benson [Mountain Home, 4/2023] (9)
        "I'll Follow The Sun" (3)
        "Icy Cold" (2)
 26: "Hello World," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 3/2023] (8)
        "One Dollar Gloves" (2)
        "Evening" (2)
        "Hello World" (2)
 26: "Maybe Modern," Grace Morrison [Self, 4/2023] (8)
        "Wasted" (2)
        "The Ghost of It" (2)
        "Oh Colorado" (2)
 26: "Nude Descending an Elevator," Puppets of Castro [Trough, 4/2023] (8)
        "Everything Is Fine" (3)
        "Broken Arrow" (2)
 26: "Outpourings," Craig Bickhardt [Stone Barn, 2023] (8)
        "Breaking The Bread" (4)
 30: "Fathers and Sons," Mike Mitchell [Turnberry] (7)
        "It Rained" (2)
 30: "The Gaulway Ramblers," The Gaulway Ramblers [Self, 3/2023] (7)
        "Suite De Bourrees" (2)
 30: "Infinite Brightness," Hanneke Cassel [Self, 4/2023] (7)
        "Evacuation Day" (2)
 30: "It's Just Me," Larry Sparks [Rebel] (7)
        "Long Way To Denver" (4)
        "Great High Mountain" (2)
 30: "OKX," The Ok Factor [Self, 3/2023] (7)
        "Dirty Water" (2)
        "Happy Go Lucky" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 101 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (8)
     from "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - single" (Peggy Seeger)
2. "Big Wide World" (7)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
2. "Little Lamb Little Lamb" (7)
     from "Cup of Sugar" (Tim O'Brien)
2. "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (7)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
5. "Soldier's Joy" (6)
     from "Constellations" (Meredith Moon)
6. "Nine Apples Of Gold" (5)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)
6. "Bread" (5)
     from "Where We're At" (Abby K)
6. "Constellations" (5)
     from "Constellations" (Meredith Moon)
6. "Don't Promise Me" (5)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
6. "Guns & Religion" (5)
     from "Guns & Religion - single" (Gordonville, U.S.A)
6. "Isn't What I Thought" (5)
     from "Only This Far" (The Rough & Tumble)
6. "This Pretty Planet" (5)
     from "This Pretty Planet" (Tom Chapin)
6. "Stone's Throw" (5)
     from "Celebrants" (Nickel Creek)
6. "Time You Thief" (5)
     from "Songs of Small Resistance" (Daniel Janke)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 101 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Greg Greenway (30)
        "Between Hello & Goodbye" (28)
2. Meredith Moon (23)
        "Constellations" (19)
        "Starcrossed" (3)
3. Tim Grimm (22)
        "The Little In-Between" (20)
4. Alice Howe (21)
        "Circumstance" (21)
5. Mighty Poplar (20)
        "Mighty Poplar" (20)
6. Dom Flemons (19)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (18)
6. Karan Casey (19)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (19)
6. Mary Beth Carty (19)
        "Crossing the Causeway" (19)
6. The Rough & Tumble (19)
        "Only This Far" (18)
10. The Rifters (18)
        "The Enchanted World" (18)
10. Robbie Fulks (18)
        "Bluegrass Vacation" (18)
10. Tom Chapin (18)
        "This Pretty Planet" (11)
13. Iris Dement (17)
        "Workin' on a World" (12)
        "Infamous Angel" (3)
13. Nickel Creek (17)
        "Celebrants" (15)
15. Amelia Hogan (14)
        "Taking Flight" (14)
15. Daniel Janke (14)
        "Songs of Small Resistance" (14)
15. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (14)
        "Canvas" (14)
15. Rebecca Folsom (14)
        "Sanctuary" (14)
19. Beth Desombre (13)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (13)
20. Grace Morrison (12)
        "Maybe Modern" (8)
        "Broken Things" (3)
20. John McCutcheon (12)
        "Leap!" (3)
20. Tim O'Brien (12)
        "Cup of Sugar" (6)
23. Abby K (11)
        "Where We're At" (11)
23. Slaid Cleaves (11)
        "Together Through the Dark" (10)
23. Tommy Emmanuel (11)
        "Accomplice Two" (9)
23. Willie Nelson (11)
        "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" (4)
27. Benson (9)
        "Pick Your Poison" (9)
27. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Alternate Version" (1)
27. Carrie Newcomer (9)
        "Until Now" (3)
27. John Prine (9)
        "Souvenirs" (2)
27. Just Us Lillys (9)
        "Not Far From the Tree" (8)
27. Peggy Seeger (9)
        "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - single" (6)

TOP LABELS of April 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 101 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (44)
2. Compass (37)
3. Rounder (34)
4. True North (31)
5. Thirty Tigers (29)
6. Columbia (28)
7. Free Dirt (26)
8. Rebel (22)
9. Sugar Hill (21)
10. Appleseed (17)
10. Legacy (17)
10. Vault (17)
13. Nonesuch (16)
13. Red House (16)
15. Crow Valley (15)
15. Signature Sounds (15)
17. Borealis (14)
17. Howlin' Dog (14)
17. RCA (14)
20. Pinecastle (13)
20. Reprise (13)

FOLK DJs - April 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 101 playlists from 80 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 & WEJP-FM, 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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
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, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Hawke's Bay & acousticrainbow.com, 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)
Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
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)