Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2023, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1812 plays from 63 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

  1: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (12)
        "Carry You" (3)
        "Ain't That the Way" (3)
        "God of War" (2)
  2: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (11/12)
        "Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache" (1)
  2: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (11)
        "Can't Let Go" (2)
        "Dimming of the Day" (2)
        "Wildflowers" (2)
  4: "Between Hello & Goodbye," Greg Greenway [Self, 4/2023] (10)
        "Hello Hello Hello" (3)
        "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (2)
  5: "Into the Night," Robinson & Rohe [Righteous Babe, 5/2023] (9)
        "Where I'm Coming From" (4)
        "Into the Night" (2)
        "Off Track" (2)
  5: "O Sun O Moon," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 4/2023] (9)
        "On a Roll" (3)
        "When the Spirit Walks in the Room" (2)
        "To Keep The World We Know" (2)
  7: "Gettin' Together," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 5/2023] (8)
        "Coffee Blues" (2)
        "Monday Morning Blues" (2)
  7: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (8)
        "Will You Remember Me?" (2)
        "When You're Gone" (2)
  7: "Nuevo South Train," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 5/2023] (8)
        "Nuevo South Train" (3)
        "Border Wall" (2)
 10: "Celebrants," Nickel Creek [Thirty Tigers, 3/2023] (7)
        "Celebrants" (2)
 10: "How to Shine," Jaime Michaels [Appaloosa, 5/2023] (7)
        "How To Shine" (2)
        "This I'd Do" (2)
 10: "Maybe Modern," Grace Morrison [Self, 4/2023] (7)
        "Caught Up In Your Blue" (2)
 10: "Songbook," Gordon Lightfoot [Warner, 1985] (7)
        "Don Quixote" (2)
 10: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (7)
        "Song to Jcb" (2)
        "Saddle it Around" (2)
 15: "The Chicago Sessions," Rodney Crowell [New West, 5/2023] (6)
        "Everything At Once" (1)
 15: "Get Behind the Wheel," Eilen Jewell [Signature Sounds, 5/2023] (6)
        "Crooked River" (4)
 15: "Gord's Gold," Gordon Lightfoot [Reprise, 1975] (6)
        "Sundown" (2)
 15: "The Little In-Between," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2023] (6)
        "The Little in-Between" (2)
 15: "Now," Graham Nash [BMG, 5/2023] (6)
        "Love of Mine" (2)
        "It Feels Like Home" (2)
 15: "Rona," Queen Esther [EL, 5/2023] (6)
        "All That We Are" (2)
 15: "When My Momma Sang to Me," Songs of Murphy Hicks Henry [Arrandem Records] (6)
        "I Ain't Domesticated Yet" (2)
 15: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 1/2023] (6)
        "Carolina Special" (3)

TOP SONGS of May 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1812 plays from 63 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. "Cut 'em Down" (5)
     from "Cut 'Em Down - single" (Erik Balkey)
1. "On a Roll" (5)
     from "O Sun O Moon" (Bruce Cockburn)
3. "Crooked River" (4)
     from "Get Behind the Wheel" (Eilen Jewell)
3. "Where I'm Coming From" (4)
     from "Into the Night" (Robinson & Rohe)
5. "Like A Rolling Stone" (3/5)
     from "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966" (Bob Dylan)
5. "Ain't That the Way" (3)
     from "Only This Far" (The Rough & Tumble)
5. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (3)
     from "All Live" (Gordon Lightfoot)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1812 plays from 63 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Bob Dylan (35)
        "Dylan" (12)
        "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966" (6)
2. Gordon Lightfoot (28)
        "Songbook" (7)
        "Gord's Gold" (6)
3. Harry Belafonte (17)
        "Mark Twain" and Other Folk Favorites" (3)
        "The Very Best of Harry Belafonte" (3)
4. Bruce Cockburn (16)
        "O Sun O Moon" (9)
5. The Rough & Tumble (12)
        "Only This Far" (12)
6. Open Road (11)
        "Skylark" (11)
7. Greg Greenway (10)
        "Between Hello & Goodbye" (10)
8. Joan Baez (9)
        "75th Birthday Celebration" (1)
8. Larry & Joe (9)
        "Nuevo South Train" (8)
8. Michael Jerome Browne (9)
        "Gettin' Together" (8)
8. Robinson & Rohe (9)
        "Into the Night" (9)
12. Grace Morrison (8)
        "Maybe Modern" (7)
12. The Milk Carton Kids (8)
        "I Only See the Moon" (8)
14. Dom Flemons (7/10)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (7)
14. Chris Vallillo (7)
        "Forgottonia" (5)
14. Eliza Gilkyson (7)
        "Home" (2)
14. Graham Nash (7)
        "Now" (6)
14. Jaime Michaels (7)
        "How to Shine" (7)
14. Nickel Creek (7)
        "Celebrants" (7)
14. Pharis And Jason Romero (7)
        "Long Gone Out West Blues" (3)

TOP LABELS of May 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1812 plays from 63 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (43)
2. Rounder (36)
3. Compass (27)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (24)
5. Borealis (19)
6. Thirty Tigers (18)
6. True North (18)
8. Rhino (16)
9. Nonesuch (15)
9. Red House (15)
9. Vanguard (15)
12. Reprise (14)
13. Signature Sounds (13)
14. BMG (12)
15. New West (11)

FOLK DJs - May 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1812 plays from 63 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Arthur Dean (CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Mitch Park (kiwifolk.com-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & soundcloud.com, NJ)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)