Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2718 plays from 96 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Gettin' Together," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 5/2023] (17)
        "Diamond Joe" (4)
        "I've Got The Big River Blues" (3)
        "Monday Morning Blues" (3)
        "Coffee Blues" (3)
  2: "Constellations," Meredith Moon [True North, 3/2023] (15)
        "Slow Moving Train" (4)
        "Soldier's Joy" (3)
        "Constellations" (2)
        "That Town" (2)
  2: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (15)
        "Wildflowers" (5)
        "Can't Let Go" (2)
        "Lay My Burden Down" (2)
        "Loretta" (2)
        "Everybody Loves You" (2)
  4: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (14)
        "Lovin' Babe" (3)
        "Story Of Isaac" (2)
        "North Country Blues" (2)
        "A Distant Land To Roam" (2)
  5: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (13)
        "Saddle It Around" (3)
        "Songster Revival" (2)
        "Slow Dance With You" (2)
  6: "How to Shine," Jaime Michaels [Appaloosa, 5/2023] (12)
        "Want What You Get" (3)
        "In My Home" (2)
        "Midnight Bus Station" (2)
        "Beauty Doesn't Need Forever" (2)
  6: "Stand in the Joy," William Prince [Six Shooter, 5/2023] (12)
        "Easier and Harder" (3)
        "Only Thing We Need" (2)
        "Goldie Hawn" (2)
  6: "When My Momma Sang to Me: Songs Of Murphy Hicks Henry," Various Artists [Arrandem, 8/2022] (12)
        "I Ain't Domesticated Yet," Rhonda Vincent (4)
        "The Band Played On," Vicky Vaughn (2)
  9: "Between Hello & Goodbye," Greg Greenway [Self, 4/2023] (11)
        "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (4)
        "Big Wide World" (2)
        "Build a Bridge" (2)
        "Another Day" (2)
  9: "O Sun O Moon," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 4/2023] (11)
        "To Keep The World Knew" (3)
        "King of the Bolero" (2)
        "On a Roll" (2)
 11: "Great Blue North," Special Consensus [Compass, 5/2023] (10)
        "Alberta Bound" (3)
        "Brave Mountaineers" (2)
        "Snowbird" (2)
 11: "Now," Graham Nash [BMG, 5/2023] (10)
        "Stand Up" (2)
        "A Better Life" (2)
 11: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (10)
        "God of War" (3)
        "Get Your Shoes On" (2)
        "Ain't That the Way" (2)
        "Homesick" (2)
 14: "California," The Refugees [Self, 5/2023] (9)
        "Sin City" (2)
        "For What It's Worth" (2)
        "Sail on Sailor" (2)
 14: "The Chicago Sessions," Rodney Crowell [New West, 5/2023] (9)
        "Somebody Loves You" (2)
        "Ready To Move On" (2)
        "Oh Miss Claudia" (2)
 14: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (9)
        "All of the Time in the World to Kill" (3)
        "Running on Sweet Smile" (3)
        "When You're Gone" (2)
 17: "All the Love," Brittany Jean [Self, 5/2023] (8)
        "These Are the Dark Days" (2)
 17: "Get Behind the Wheel," Eilen Jewell [Signature Sounds, 5/2023] (8)
        "Come Home Soon" (3)
 17: "Into the Night," Robinson & Rohe [Righteous Babe, 5/2023] (8)
        "One Last Waltz" (3)
        "Where I'm coming From" (2)
 17: "Nuevo South Train," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 5/2023] (8)
        "Border Wall" (3)
        "Nuevo South Train" (3)
 17: "The Sea Beside Us," Beth Desombre [Self, 4/2023] (8)
        "He Was There" (3)
 22: "Beautiful - A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot," Various Artists [Borealis] (7)
        "Lightfoot," Aengus Finnan (2)
        "Home from the Forest," Murray McLaughlan (2)
 22: "Grass Roots," Leftover Salmon [Compass, 5/2023] (7)
        "Country Blues" (2)
 24: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (6)
        "Blowin' In the Wind" (1)
 24: "Forgottonia," Chris Vallillo [Self, 5/2023] (6)
        "Forgottonia" (2)
 24: "God Fearing Heathen," The Dan Tyminski Band [Demo, 5/2023] (6)
        "Never Met A Stranger" (1)
 24: "Keep Your Courage," Natalie Merchant [Nonesuch, 4/2023] (6)
        "Eye of the Storm" (3)
        "Guardian Angel" (2)
 24: "The Legend of Sam Davis," Aaron Smith & the Coal Biters [Self, 5/2023] (6)
        "The Way to Sam's Throne" (2)
 24: "The Mother of Trouble," Vance Gilbert [Self, 5/2023] (6)
        "Honeysuckle Fences" (2)
 24: "On Banjo," Alison Brown [Compass, 4/2023] (6)
        "Foggy Morning Breakdown" (1)
 24: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 2004] (6)
        "Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" (2)
        "Boots of Spanish Leather" (2)
        "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (2)
 24: "Rona," Queen Esther [EL, 5/2023] (6)
        "Lost Without Your Love" (3)
        "When I See You Again" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2718 plays from 96 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Wildflowers" (5)
     from "Skylark" (Open Road)
2. "All of the Time in the World to Kill" (4)
     from "I Only See the Moon" (The Milk Carton Kids)
2. "Cut 'Em Down" (4)
     from "Cut 'Em Down - single" (Erik Balkey)
2. "Diamond Joe" (4)
     from "Gettin' Together" (Michael Jerome Browne)
2. "He Was There" (4)
     from "The Sea Beside Us" (Beth Desombre)
2. "Looking For Yes" (4)
     from "Nine Becomes One" (Joe Crookston)
2. "Slow Moving Train" (4)
     from "Constellations" (Meredith Moon)
2. "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (4)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
9. "One Last Waltz" (3)
     from "Into the Night" (Robinson & Rohe)
9. "Alberta Bound" (3)
     from "Great Blue North" (Special Consensus)
9. "Bear" (3)
     from "Cup of Sugar" (Tim O'Brien)
9. "Blowin' In The Wind" (3)
     from "Dylan" (Bob Dylan)
9. "Border Wall" (3)
     from "Nuevo South Train" (Larry & Joe)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2718 plays from 96 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Gordon Lightfoot (37)
        "If You Could Read My Mind" (5)
        "Songbook" (5)
        "The United Artists Collection" (5)
2. Bob Dylan (29/32)
        "Dylan" (6)
3. Michael Jerome Browne (16)
        "Gettin' Together" (16)
4. Meredith Moon (15)
        "Constellations" (15)
4. Mighty Poplar (15)
        "Mighty Poplar" (14)
4. Open Road (15)
        "Skylark" (15)
7. Dom Flemons (13)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (13)
7. Tony rice (13)
        "Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (7)
        "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (4)
7. William Prince (13)
        "Stand in the Joy" (12)
10. Bruce Cockburn (12)
        "O Sun O Moon" (11)
10. Iris DeMent (12)
        "Workin' on a World" (4)
10. Jaime Michaels (12)
        "How to Shine" (11)
13. Greg Greenway (11)
        "Between Hello & Goodbye" (11)
13. The Milk Carton Kids (11)
        "I Only See the Moon" (9)
13. The Rough & Tumble (11)
        "Only This Far" (10)
16. Graham Nash (10)
        "Now" (10)
16. The Refugees (10)
        "California" (9)
16. Robinson & Rohe (10)
        "Into the Night" (8)
16. Special Consensus (10)
        "Great Blue North" (10)
20. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (6)
20. Rodney Crowell (9)
        "The Chicago Sessions" (9)
20. Tim O'Brien (9)
        "Cup of Sugar" (3)
23. Brittany Jean (8)
        "All the Love" (8)
23. The Dan Tyminski Band (8)
        "God Fearing Heathen" (6)
23. Eilen Jewell (8)
        "Get Behind the Wheel" (8)
23. Larry & Joe (8)
        "Nuevo South Train" (8)
23. Tim Grimm (8)
        "The Little In-Between" (5)
23. Tom Russell (8)
        "Modern Art" (3)
29. Aaron Smith & the Coal Biters (7)
        "The Legend of Sam Davis And Other Stories of Newton County, Arkansas" (6)
29. Beth Desombre (7)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (6)
29. Guy Davis (7)
        "Be Ready When I Call You" (2)
29. Joe Jencks (7)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (3)
29. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Leap!" (2)
29. John Prine (7)
        "American Folk" (1)
29. Leftover Salmon (7)
        "Grass Roots" (7)
29. Natalie Merchant (7)
        "Keep Your Courage" (6)
29. Tina Turner (7)
        "Simply the Best" (3)

TOP LABELS of May 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2718 plays from 96 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (51)
2. Compass (44)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (43)
4. Columbia (39)
5. True North (32)
5. Warner (32)
7. Signature Sounds (25)
8. Arhoolie (22)
8. Borealis (22)
8. Free Dirt (22)
11. Red House (21)
12. Nonesuch (17)
13. Rebel (16)
14. Delfina (14)
15. BMG (13)
15. Elektra (13)
15. Flying Fish (13)
15. Righteous Babe (13)
19. Rhino (12)
19. Six Shooter (12)
19. Thirty Tigers (12)

FOLK DJs - May 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2718 plays from 96 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (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)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
Diane Crowe (WXOJ-FM, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
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)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, NY)
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)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
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, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, ON)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT)
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)