Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2023, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1388 plays from 48 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

  1: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (9/11)
        "Little Joe" (2)
        "Blackjack Davy" (2)
        "North Country Blues" (2)
        "Up On The Divide" (2)
  2: "Between Hello & Goodbye," Greg Greenway [Self, 4/2023] (8)
        "Big Wide World" (3)
        "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (3)
        "Hello Hello Hello" (2)
  2: "Constellations," Meredith Moon [True North, 3/2023] (8)
        "Star Crossed" (3)
        "Constellations" (2)
  2: "TumbleWeedyWorld," Lynn Miles [True North, 3/2023] (8)
        "All Bitter Never Sweet" (2)
        "Highway 105" (2)
        "Palomino" (2)
  5: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 3/2023] (7)
        "Sister I am Here For You" (3)
        "The Rocks of Bawn" (2)
  5: "Common Nation of Sorrow," Rachel Baiman [Signature Sounds, 3/2023] (7)
        "Some Strange Notion" (3)
  5: "Headland," Kalos [Self, 4/2023] (7)
        "Standing On The Shore" (2)
  8: "Circumstance," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 3/2023] (6)
        "Let Go" (2)
  8: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (6)
        "Saddle It Around" (3)
        "If You Truly Love Me" (2)
 10: "Together Through the Dark," Slaid Cleaves [Candy House, 2/2023] (5/6)
        "Through the Dark" (4)
 10: "Angels in the Wreckage," Low Lily [Self, 4/2023] (5)
        "What'll You Do" (1)
 10: "Canvas," Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy [Linus, 3/2023] (5)
        "Woman of The House" (2)
 10: "God Fearing Heathen," The Dan Tyminski Band [Demo, 4/2023] (5)
        "Hey Brother" (2)
 10: "I Don't Know a Thing About Love," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 3/2023] (5)
        "I Don't Know A Thing About Love" (2)
        "Tiger by the Tail" (2)
 10: "Not Far From the Tree," Just Us Lillys [Self, 3/2023] (5)
        "Blue Boy" (2)
 10: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (5)
        "Homesick" (2)
 10: "The Same Storm," Dave Gunning [Wee House of Music] (5)
        "Father's Tools" (2)
 10: "The Sea Beside Us," Beth Desombre [Self, 4/2023] (5)
        "Home With the Tide" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1388 plays from 48 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. "Through the Dark" (4)
     from "Together Through the Dark" (Slaid Cleaves)
2. "Big Wide World" (3)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
2. "Broken Things" (3)
     from "Maybe Modern" (Grace Morrison)
2. "Saddle It Around" (3)
     from "Traveling Wildfire" (Dom Flemons)
2. "Sister I am Here For You" (3)
     from "Nine Apples of Gold" (Karan Casey)
2. "Some Strange Notion" (3)
     from "Common Nation of Sorrow" (Rachel Baiman)
2. "Sun and Water" (3)
     from "On Banjo" (Alison Brown)
2. "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (3)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
9. "20 Years Of Shadows" (2)
     from "The Little In-Between" (Tim Grimm)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1388 plays from 48 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Willie Nelson (22)
        "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" (5)
        "Live at Budokan" (5)
        "[45 Rpm Single]" (3)
2. Greg Greenway (10)
        "Between Hello & Goodbye" (8)
3. Mighty Poplar (9/11)
        "Mighty Poplar" (11)
4. Harry Belafonte (8)
        "The Greatest Hits" (2)
4. Karan Casey (8)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (7)
4. Lynn Miles (8)
        "TumbleWeedyWorld" (8)
4. Meredith Moon (8)
        "Constellations" (8)
8. Alice Howe (7)
        "Circumstance" (6)
8. Cheryl Wheeler (7)
        "Circles And Arrows" (3)
        "Driving Home" (3)
8. Kalos (7)
        "Headland" (7)
8. Low Lily (7)
        "Angels in the Wreckage" (5)
8. Rachel Baiman (7)
        "Common Nation of Sorrow" (7)
8. Slaid Cleaves (7)
        "Together Through the Dark" (6)
14. Alison Brown (6)
        "On Banjo" (4)
14. Dom Flemons (6)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (6)
14. Sam Bush (6)
        "Radio John: Songs of John Hartford" (4)
17. Dave Gunning (5/9)
        "The Same Storm" (5)
17. Beth Desombre (5)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (5)
17. The Dan Tyminski Band (5)
        "God Fearing Heathen" (5)
17. Eliza Gilkyson (5)
        "Roses At The End Of Time" (2)
17. Grace Morrison (5)
        "Maybe Modern" (4)
17. Just Us Lillys (5)
        "Not Far From the Tree" (5)
17. Michael Jerome Browne (5)
        "Gettin' Together" (4)
17. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (5)
        "Canvas" (5)
17. Pete Seeger (5)
        "Pete" (3)
17. The Rough & Tumble (5)
        "Only This Far" (5)
17. Tim Grimm (5)
        "The Little In-Between" (4)

TOP LABELS of April 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1388 plays from 48 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (23)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (20)
3. Compass (19)
3. Legacy (19)
5. True North (18)
6. Thirty Tigers (16)
7. Signature Sounds (14)
8. Free Dirt (13)
9. Columbia (12)
10. Sugar Hill (11)
11. Red House (10)
12. Waterbug (9)
13. Borealis (8)
13. Nonesuch (8)
15. Stony Plain (7)

FOLK DJs - April 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1388 plays from 48 playlists from 34 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, KS)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)