Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2023

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2023
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12595 plays from 437 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

  1: "Gettin' Together," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 5/2023] (74)
        "Coffee Blues" (16)
        "Monday Morning Blues" (13)
        "I've Got The Big River Blues" (10)
  2: "Gord's Gold," Gordon Lightfoot [Reprise, 1975] (70)
        "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (9)
        "If You Could Read My Mind" (9)
  3: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (64)
        "No Hiding Place" (12)
        "Everybody Loves You" (11)
        "Wildflowers" (10)
        "Can't Let Go" (8)
  4: "Songbook," Gordon Lightfoot [Warner, 1985] (60)
        "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (8)
  5: "O Sun O Moon," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 4/2023] (59)
        "To Keep the World We Know" (10)
        "Colin Went Down to the Water" (8)
  6: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (57)
        "Big Money Blues" (9)
  7: "Between Hello & Goodbye," Greg Greenway [Self, 4/2023] (54)
        "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (10)
        "Don't Promise Me" (7)
        "Another Day" (7)
        "Big Wide World" (7)
        "Get Out of the Left Lane" (7)
        "Hello Hello Hello" (7)
  8: "Constellations," Meredith Moon [True North, 3/2023] (52)
        "Slow Moving Train" (14)
        "Starcrossed" (8)
  9: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (51)
        "God of War" (12)
        "Ain't That the Way" (9)
 10: "Stand in the Joy," William Prince [Six Shooter, 5/2023] (49)
        "Easier and Harder" (10)
        "When You Miss Someone" (9)
        "Peace of Mind" (7)
 11: "How to Shine," Jaime Michaels [Appaloosa, 5/2023] (48)
        "How To Shine" (8)
        "In My Home" (6)
        "Want What You Get" (6)
 12: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (46)
        "North Country Blues" (8)
        "Let Him Go On Mama" (7)
        "Kickin' Up The Devil On A Holiday-Dr.Hecock's Jig" (7)
 13: "Circumstance," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 3/2023] (44)
        "It's How You Hold Me" (8)
        "Somebody's New Lover Now" (7)
        "Travelin' Soul" (6)
 14: "Bluegrass Vacation," Robbie Fulks [Compass, 3/2023] (43)
        "Momma's Eyes" (7)
 15: "Forgottonia," Chris Vallillo [Self, 5/2023] (42)
        "When Whiskey Had Wheels" (6)
        "Ma Belle" (6)
 16: "Into the Night," Robinson & Rohe [Righteous Babe, 5/2023] (41)
        "Where I'm Coming From" (21)
 17: "Great Blue North," Special Consensus [Compass, 5/2023] (39)
        "Alberta Bound" (13)
        "Brave Mountaineers" (8)
        "Snowbird" (5)
 17: "On Banjo," Alison Brown [Compass, 4/2023] (39)
        "Foggy Morning Breaking" (8)
        "Choro 'Nuff" (5)
        "Wind the Clock" (5)
 19: "The Little In-Between," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2023] (38)
        "The Little In-Between" (7)
        "Stirrin' Up Trouble" (7)
        "I Don't Know This World" (6)
        "New Boots" (5)
 20: "Angels in the Wreckage," Low Lily [Self, 4/2023] (37)
        "One Wild World" (6)
        "Keep the Pachysandra Flying" (6)
 20: "Headland," Kalos [Self, 4/2023] (37)
        "Brakeman's Daughter" (12)
        "Fare Thee Well" (6)
 20: "Nuevo South Train," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 5/2023] (37)
        "Border Wall" (7)
        "Nuevo South Train" (7)
        "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (6)
 23: "Grass Roots," Leftover Salmon [Compass, 5/2023] (36)
        "Blue Railroad Train" (9)
        "Simple Twist of Fate" (6)
        "California Cottonfields" (5)
 23: "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot," Tony Rice [Rounder, 2021] (36)
        "Cold On the Shoulder" (7)
        "Shadows" (5)
 25: "Maybe Modern," Grace Morrison [Self, 4/2023] (35)
        "Broken Things" (10)
        "God Can Be A Mother" (6)
 26: "Beautiful: A Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot," Various Artists [Borealis, 2003] (34)
        "Lightfoot," Aengus Finnan (7)
 26: "California," The Refugees [Self, 5/2023] (34)
        "For What It's Worth" (8)
        "Sin City" (6)
        "You Don't Have To Cry" (5)
 28: "The Chicago Sessions," Rodney Crowell [New West, 5/2023] (33)
        "Loving You Is The Only Way To Fly" (5)
        "Oh Miss Claudia" (5)
        "Somebody Loves You" (5)
 29: "The Enchanted World," The Rifters [Howlin' Dog, 4/2023] (32)
        "At the Foot of the Mountain" (7)
        "The Enchanted World" (4)
        "The Perfect Dance" (4)
        "Gentle on My Mind" (4)
 30: "Among Other Things," Bella White [Rounder, 5/2023] (31)
        "The Way I Oughta Go" (8)
        "Rhododendron" (5)
        "Break My Heart" (4)
 30: "God Fearing Heathen," Dan Tyminski [8 Track, 5/2023] (31)
        "Hey Brother" (8)
        "God Fearing Heathen" (4)
 32: "Celebrants," Nickel Creek [Thirty Tigers, 3/2023] (30)
        "Strangers" (4)
        "Hollywood Ending" (4)
 32: "Taking Flight," Amelia Hogan [Self, 3/2023] (30)
        "Red Winged Blackbird" (4)
 34: "The Mother of Trouble," Vance Gilbert [Self, 5/2023] (29)
        "Simple Things" (5)
        "Hand Back the Keys" (5)
        "Honeysuckle Fences" (4)
        "The Mother of Trouble" (4)
 35: "Nine Apples of Gold," Karan Casey [Crow Valley, 3/2023] (28)
        "The Weeping Time" (6)
        "Return to the Wild" (4)
        "I Thank My Lucky Stars" (4)
        "When The Moon Gets Tangled" (4)
 35: "Workin' on a World," Iris Dement [FlariElla, 2023] (28)
        "Workin' on a World" (9)
        "How Long" (6)
        "Goin' Down to Sing in Texas" (4)
 37: "Get Behind the Wheel," Eilen Jewell [Signature Sounds, 5/2023] (27)
        "Crooked River" (6)
        "Winnemucca" (5)
        "Silver Wheels And Wings" (4)
        "Come Home Soon" (4)
 38: "Crossing the Causeway," Mary Beth Carty [Self, 3/2023] (26)
        "Tow Truck Song" (4)
        "Bon garçon" (4)
 38: "Keep Your Courage," Natalie Merchant [Nonesuch, 4/2023] (26)
        "Tower of Babel" (6)
        "Song of Himself" (5)
 38: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 2004] (26)
        "Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" (17)
 41: "Canvas," Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy [Linus, 3/2023] (24)
        "Woman of the House" (6)
        "Carmelo" (4)
        "Dance Arnold Dance" (4)
 41: "If You Could Read My Mind," Gordon Lightfoot [Reprise, 1990] (24)
        "If You Could Read My Mind" (9)
        "Minstrel of the Dawn" (3)
        "Me And Bobby McGee" (3)
 41: "The United Artists Collection," Gordon Lightfoot [EMI, 1993] (24)
        "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (5)
        "Song For a Winter's Night" (3)
 44: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (23)
        "Running on Sweet Smile" (6)
        "When You're Gone" (6)
        "All of the Time in the World to Kill" (4)
 44: "Rona," Queen Esther [EL, 5/2023] (23)
        "When I See You Again" (5)
        "All That We Are" (4)
        "Lost Without Your Love" (4)
        "My Grumpy One" (4)
        "Bohemian Rhapsody" (3)
 46: "Now," Graham Nash [BMG, 5/2023] (22)
        "A Better Life" (6)
        "It Feels Like Home" (3)
 47: "Lightfoot!," Gordon Lightfoot [United Artists, 1966] (21)
        "Early Mornin' Rain" (5)
        "Steel Rail Blues" (3)
 47: "When My Momma Sang to Me: Songs Of Murphy Hicks Henry," Various Artists [Arrandem, 8/2022] (21)
        "I Ain't Domesticated Yet," Rhonda Vincent (7)
 49: "The Sea Beside Us," Beth Desombre [Self, 4/2023] (20)
        "He Was There" (4)
        "Dragons" (4)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (4)
        "Across the Silver Ocean" (3)
        "If A Pirate I Must Be" (3)
 49: "I Don't Know a Thing About Love," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 3/2023] (20)
        "I Don't Know A Thing About Love" (5)
        "Excuse Me" (3)
        "Busted" (3)
 49: "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall," Harry Belafonte [RCA, 1959] (20)
        "Jamaica Farewell" (3)
 52: "All the Love," Brittany Jean [Self, 5/2023] (19)
        "Landslide" (4)
        "The Mirror Go MacHine" (3)
        "These Are the Dark Days" (3)
 52: "Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 2007] (19)
        "Blowin' In the Wind" (2)
 54: "Pieces of Treasure," Rickie Lee Jones [BMG, 5/2023] (18)
        "It's All In The Game" (3)
        "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (3)
        "One for My Baby" (3)
        "Nature Boy" (3)
 54: "The Way I Feel," Gordon Lightfoot [United Artists, 1967] (18)
        "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (6)
        "Song For A Winter's Night" (4)
 56: "Keturah," Keturah [Hen House, 5/2023] (17)
        "All the Way from Africa" (4)
        "Nchiwewe" (3)
        "Sukulu" (3)
 56: "Lucky Me," Liz Miller [Self, 5/2023] (17)
        "ADD" (3)
        "Just Drive" (3)
        "Lucky Me" (3)
 56: "Nude Descending an Elevator," Puppets of Castro [Trough, 4/2023] (17)
        "Wasting Time" (4)
        "Everything Is Fine" (4)
        "Pretty Good Day" (4)
 56: "This Pretty Planet," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 4/2023] (17)
        "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E" (4)
        "This Pretty Planet" (3)
 56: "Sanctuary," Rebecca Folsom [Self, 3/2023] (17)
        "Through A Mother's Eyes" (6)
        "Walls" (4)
        "Sanctuary" (3)
 56: "Summertime Dream," Gordon Lightfoot [Reprise, 1976] (17)
        "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (9)
 62: "Nine Becomes One," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 5/2023] (16)
        "Looking for Yes" (13)
 62: "Passages & Partings," April Verch & Cody Walters [Self, 3/2023] (16)
        "Ain't Gonna Get No Supper Here Tonight*" (2)
        "Passages and Partings" (2)
        "Not To Fall" (2)
        "Cauliflower" (2)
        "Throw out the Lifeline" (2)
        "Shingle The Roof" (2)
 62: "The Very First Time," Steve & Kristi Nebel [Icebird, 3/2023] (16)
        "Driving In The Freezing Rain" (3)
        "Stereo Rain" (3)
        "Her Day In The Garden" (2)
        "The Very First Time" (2)
 62: "Here's to You," Sarah Morris [AW, 5/2023] (16)
        "You Are" (4)
        "Here's to You" (3)
        "Hello, My Name Is" (2)
        "Staggering" (2)
 66: "Cadence," Cinder Well [Free Dirt, 5/2023] (15)
        "Overgrown" (6)
        "Returning" (3)
        "Crow" (2)
        "Two Heads, Gray Mare" (2)
 66: "Common Nation of Sorrow," Rachel Baiman [Signature Sounds, 3/2023] (15)
        "Old Songs Never Die" (4)
        "Old Flame" (3)
        "Some Strange Notion" (3)
        "Lovers & Leavers" (2)
 66: "Not Far From the Tree," Just Us Lillys [Self, 3/2023] (15)
        "Lovin' on the Levee" (3)
        "Hold On Molly" (2)
        "In The Hills Of Tennessee" (2)
        "Spirit" (2)
 66: "Pomegranate Seed," Cosy Sheridan [CMS, 2004] (15)
        "My Mother's House" (14)
 66: "Riveter," Sami Braman [Padiddle, 2/2023] (15)
        "Rogue River" (3)
        "Greta's-allenwood" (3)
        "The Basement" (2)
        "The Riveter" (2)
        "Train in the Wilderness" (2)
 66: "Songs of Small Resistance," Daniel Janke [Canadian Music Centre, 4/2023] (15)
        "Remember My Name" (5)
        "Night in the Desert" (4)
        "Man In Love" (2)
 66: "Threads," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2017] (15)
        "Julia Ward Howe" (13)
 66: "Undaunted," Corey Purcell [Self, 5/2023] (15)
        "The Banks Of Sweet Dundee" (3)
        "The Dutchman" (3)
        "The May Waltz" (2)
        "The Hummingbird" (2)
 66: "I'm Taking My Time," Mel Green [MLG Limited Editions, 5/2023] (15)
        "I'm Taking My Time" (3)
        "Wake Up Sleepy" (3)
        "Desperate Hands" (2)
        "Old Flowers Die" (2)
        "Twilight Mystery" (2)
 66: "Snow White Memories," Irene Kelley [IRK, 1/2023] (15)
        "Carolina Special" (4)
        "Yellow Brick Highway" (4)
        "Come Some Winter Morning" (2)
        "Can I Tell You" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2023
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12595 plays from 437 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

1. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (35)
     from "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
     also "The Way I Feel" (Gordon Lightfoot)
2. "If You Could Read My Mind" (23)
     from "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
3. "Where I'm Coming From" (22)
     from "Into the Night" (Robinson & Rohe)
3. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (22)
     from "Summertime Dream" (Gordon Lightfoot)
     also "Songbook" (Gordon Lightfoot)
5. "Early Mornin' Rain" (21)
     from "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
     also "Lightfoot!" (Gordon Lightfoot)
6. "Looking for Yes" (18)
     from "Nine Becomes One" (Joe Crookston)
7. "Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" (17)
     from "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (Nanci Griffith)
7. "Jamaica Farewell" (17)
     from "Calypso" (Harry Belafonte)
     also "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall" (Harry Belafonte)
9. "My Mother's House" (16)
     from "Pomegranate Seed" (Cosy Sheridan)
10. "Coffee Blues" (15)
     from "Gettin' Together" (Michael Jerome Browne)
11. "Slow Moving Train" (14)
     from "Constellations" (Meredith Moon)
11. "Sundown" (14)
     from "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
13. "Alberta Bound" (13)
     from "Great Blue North" (Special Consensus)
13. "Cut 'em Down" (13)
     from "Cut 'Em Down - single" (Erik Balkey)
13. "God of War" (13)
     from "Only This Far" (The Rough & Tumble)
13. "Julia Ward Howe" (13)
     from "Threads" (Tom Chapin)
17. "Brakeman's Daughter" (12)
     from "Headland" (Kalos)
17. "Monday Morning Blues" (12)
     from "Gettin' Together" (Michael Jerome Browne)
17. "No Hiding Place" (12)
     from "Skylark" (Open Road)
20. "Broken Things" (11)
     from "Maybe Modern" (Grace Morrison)
20. "Everybody Loves You" (11)
     from "Skylark" (Open Road)
22. "Big Money Blues" (10)
     from "Traveling Wildfire" (Dom Flemons)
22. "Don Quixote" (10)
     from "Don Quixote" (Gordon Lightfoot)
     also "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
22. "Early Morning Rain" (10)
     from "Early Morning Rain" (Ian & Sylvia)
22. "Easier and Harder" (10)
     from "Stand in the Joy" (William Prince)
22. "Hey Brother" (10)
     from "God Fearing Heathen" (Dan Tyminski)
22. "I've Got The Big River Blues" (10)
     from "Gettin' Together" (Michael Jerome Browne)
22. "Old Dan's Records" (10)
     from "Gord's Gold" (Gordon Lightfoot)
     also "All Live" (Gordon Lightfoot)
22. "On a Roll" (10)
     from "O Sun O Moon" (Bruce Cockburn)
22. "That's Where the Hope Comes From" (10)
     from "Between Hello & Goodbye" (Greg Greenway)
22. "To Keep the World We Know" (10)
     from "O Sun O Moon" (Bruce Cockburn)
22. "Wildflowers" (10)
     from "Skylark" (Open Road)
22. "Workin' on a World" (10)
     from "Workin' on a World" (Iris Dement)
34. "Ain't That the Way" (9)
     from "Only This Far" (The Rough & Tumble)
34. "Bitter Green" (9)
     from "Facets Of Folk" (Mara Levine)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2023
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12595 plays from 437 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

1. Gordon Lightfoot (406)
        "Gord's Gold" (70)
        "Songbook" (60)
        "If You Could Read My Mind" (23)
        "The United Artists Collection" (23)
        "Lightfoot!" (21)
        "The Way I Feel" (18)
        "Summertime Dream" (17)
        "Don Quixote" (14)
        "Summer Side of Life" (13)
        "Sundown" (12)
        "All Live" (10)
2. Harry Belafonte (103)
        "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall" (14)
3. Bob Dylan (98)
        "Dylan" (19)
4. Willie Nelson (94)
        "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" (19)
        "A Beautiful Time" (12)
5. Bruce Cockburn (77)
        "O Sun O Moon" (59)
6. Michael Jerome Browne (74)
        "Gettin' Together" (72)
7. Pete Seeger (69)
        "The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" (11)
        "Pete" (10)
8. Open Road (64)
        "Skylark" (64)
9. Dom Flemons (60)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (56)
10. Greg Greenway (55)
        "Between Hello & Goodbye" (54)
10. The Rough & Tumble (55)
        "Only This Far" (51)
12. Meredith Moon (54)
        "Constellations" (52)
12. Tony Rice (54)
        "Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (35)
        "Sings Gordon Lightfoot" (8)
        "Me & My Guitar" (7)
14. Alice Howe (52)
        "Circumstance" (44)
15. William Prince (51)
        "Stand in the Joy" (49)
16. Jaime Michaels (49)
        "How to Shine" (46)
17. Mighty Poplar (48)
        "Mighty Poplar" (46)
18. Chris Vallillo (44)
        "Forgottonia" (42)
18. Robbie Fulks (44)
        "Bluegrass Vacation" (43)
20. Robinson & Rohe (43)
        "Into the Night" (41)
20. Tim Grimm (43)
        "The Little In-Between" (38)
22. Iris Dement (42)
        "Workin' on a World" (28)
23. Alison Brown (41)
        "On Banjo" (39)
23. Dan Tyminski (41)
        "God Fearing Heathen" (30)
        "One More Time Before You Go" (6)
23. Special Consensus (41)
        "Great Blue North" (39)
26. Bella White (40)
        "Among Other Things" (31)
        "Just Like Leaving" (8)
26. Low Lily (40)
        "Angels in the Wreckage" (37)
28. Grace Morrison (39)
        "Maybe Modern" (35)
28. Kalos (39)
        "Headland" (37)
28. Larry & Joe (39)
        "Nuevo South Train" (37)
31. Leftover Salmon (38)
        "Grass Roots" (36)
31. Tom Chapin (38)
        "This Pretty Planet" (17)
        "Threads" (13)
33. The Refugees (37)
        "California" (34)
34. Nanci Griffith (35)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (23)
34. Rodney Crowell (35)
        "The Chicago Sessions" (33)
36. The Rifters (33)
        "The Enchanted World" (32)
37. Amelia Hogan (31)
        "Taking Flight" (30)
37. Karan Casey (31)
        "Nine Apples of Gold" (28)
39. Judy Collins (30)
        "The Very Best of Judy Collins" (5)
39. Natalie Merchant (30)
        "Keep Your Courage" (26)
39. Nickel Creek (30)
        "Celebrants" (30)
39. Vance Gilbert (30)
        "The Mother of Trouble" (29)
43. Cosy Sheridan (29)
        "Pomegranate Seed" (15)
44. Eliza Gilkyson (28)
        "Home" (7)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (6)
45. Billy Strings (27)
        "Me/And/Dad" (13)
        "California Sober - single" (6)
        "Renewal" (4)
45. Eilen Jewell (27)
        "Get Behind the Wheel" (27)
45. Joe Jencks (27)
        "The Coming of the Years" (11)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (9)
        "I Hear Your Voice" (4)
45. Tom Russell (27)
        "Modern Art" (4)
49. Johnny Cash (26)
        "American V: A Hundred Highways" (4)
49. Mary Beth Carty (26)
        "Crossing the Causeway" (26)
49. Tim O'Brien (26)
        "Cup of Sugar" (14)
52. Bill Monroe (25)
        "Bluegrass 1950-1958" (8)
        "Bluegrass 1970-1979" (7)
        "Live At Mechanics Hall" (4)
52. Joe Crookston (25)
        "Nine Becomes One" (16)
52. John McCutcheon (25)
        "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America" (3)
52. The Milk Carton Kids (25)
        "I Only See the Moon" (23)
52. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (25)
        "Canvas" (22)
57. John Prine (24)
        "The Missing Years" (3)
57. Queen Esther (24)
        "Rona" (23)
57. Peter, Paul And Mary (24)
        "See What Tomorrow Brings" (4)
        "A Song Will Rise" (4)
        "The Very Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary" (4)
60. Joan Baez (23)
        "Any Day Now" (3)
60. Pharis & Jason Romero (23)
        "Tell 'Em You Were Gold" (12)
        "Long Gone Out West Blues" (4)
        "A Wanderer I'll Stay" (4)
62. Graham Nash (22)
        "Now" (21)
62. Ian & Sylvia (22)
        "Early Morning Rain" (10)
        "Best of the Vanguard Years" (3)
        "Live at Newport" (3)
62. Joni Mitchell (22)
        "Hits" (8)
65. Brittany Jean (20)
        "All the Love" (19)
66. Beth Desombre (19)
        "The Sea Beside Us" (18)
66. Guy Davis (19)
        "Juba Dance" (3)
66. Steve & Kristi Nebel (19/20)
        "The Very First Time" (16)
66. Taj Mahal (19)
        "Savoy" (12)
70. Eric Bibb (18)
        "Ridin'" (13)
70. Keturah (18)
        "Keturah" (17)
70. Liz Miller (18)
        "Lucky Me" (17)
70. Matthew Alexander (18)
        "Midnight Dream Station" (14)
        "Soul River" (3)
70. Rickie Lee Jones (18)
        "Pieces of Treasure" (18)
70. Sarah Morris (18)
        "Here's to You" (15)
76. Ralph Stanley (17/20)
        "While The Ages Roll On" (9)
        "Rebel" (3)
76. April Verch & Cody Walters (17)
        "Passages & Partings" (16)
76. Cinder Well (17)
        "Cadence" (15)
76. Magpie (17)
        "John Brown, Sword of the Spirit" (3)
        "When We Stand Together" (3)
76. Mara Levine (17)
        "Facets Of Folk" (12)
        "Mara's Gems" (3)
76. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (17)
        "Crooked Tree" (9)
        "City of Gold" (7)
76. Puppets of Castro (17)
        "Nude Descending an Elevator" (17)
76. Rebecca Folsom (17)
        "Sanctuary" (16)

TOP LABELS of May 2023
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12595 plays from 437 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (278)
2. Compass (247)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (193)
4. Reprise (180)
5. Columbia (156)
6. True North (137)
7. Borealis (128)
8. Warner (119)
9. Arhoolie (105)
10. Rhino (104)
10. Signature Sounds (104)
12. Red House (100)
13. Legacy (88)
14. Thirty Tigers (84)
15. Free Dirt (82)
16. Nonesuch (78)
17. RCA (75)
18. Elektra (63)
18. Sony (63)
20. BMG (62)
20. Vanguard (62)
22. New West (61)
23. Delfina (56)
23. Rebel (56)
25. Sugar Hill (55)
26. United Artists (54)
27. Six Shooter (50)
28. Righteous Babe (45)
29. Bear Family (39)
30. Flying Fish (38)
31. Appaloosa (37)
31. Stony Plain (37)
33. Philo (35)
34. Sundance (34)
35. Appleseed (33)
35. Know Howe (33)
37. Capitol (29)
37. EMI (29)
37. Howlin' Dog (29)
37. SideHustle (29)
37. Vault (29)
42. Mountain Fever (28)
43. Green Linnet (27)
44. Pinecastle (26)
45. Greentrax (24)
45. Waterbug (24)
47. Crow Valley (22)
47. Fantasy (22)
47. Shanachie (22)
50. EL (21)
50. Howdy Skies (21)
50. MCA (21)
50. Oh Boy (21)
54. Atlantic (20)
54. Folk-Legacy (20)
54. Hudson Harding (20)
54. Linus (20)
54. Yep Roc (20)

FOLK DJs - May 2023
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 12595 plays from 437 playlists from 121 Folk DJs

Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL)
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allegra Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Podell (KPFK-FM, CA)
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, AR)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Cosmic Charlie (WERU-FM, ME)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP & WXOJ-FM, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KSOW-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Hall (CFRU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
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)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-FM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, 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 & soundcloud.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, MN)