Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2468 plays from 98 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Lift You Up," The Scooches [On The Bol, 4/2023] (24)
        "Lift You Up" (5)
        "Stop This Climate Change" (4)
        "I Broke The Egg" (3)
        "Let's Grow Our Roots Deep And True" (3)
  2: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (14)
        "Dream Of A Miner's Child" (4)
        "The Hills That I Call Home" (4)
        "You Don't Have to Tell Me" (2)
  2: "On My Way," Owen Walsh [Wrong Road, 6/2023] (14)
        "Somewhere Sunny" (3)
        "Change" (3)
        "Well Well, Hey Hey, Bye Bye" (3)
        "Black Horse Bridge" (2)
  4: "Circle of Days," The Nields [Self, 7/2023] (13)
        "The Darkest Day" (3)
        "When I Was a DJ" (2)
        "That's What We Do" (2)
        "Working on a Building" (2)
        "Death and Resurrection" (2)
  5: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (12)
        "When My Race Is Run" (3)
        "Yosemite" (2)
  5: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (12)
        "Sparrow" (3)
        "True North" (2)
        "Man In The Bottle" (2)
        "Home" (2)
  7: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (11)
        "Come out Annie" (3)
        "Cry Freedom" (2)
        "The Pandemic" (2)
  8: "Seven Stones," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 6/2023] (10)
        "Both Doors Open" (2)
        "Since I Was Eight" (2)
        "Two Old Birds" (2)
  9: "Don't Blink," Crowes Pasture [Self, 7/2023] (9)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (3)
        "Get While The Getting's Good" (2)
  9: "Sea of Heartbreak," Mustangs of the West [KZZ, 7/2023] (9)
        "Heartbreak Overture" (2)
        "Fiery Angel" (2)
  9: "Traveling Wildfire," Dom Flemons [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2023] (9)
        "Tough Luck" (2)
        "Saddle It Around" (2)
 12: "55," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 6/2023] (8)
        "Holy" (2)
 12: "Cup of Sugar," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 4/2023] (8)
        "Let The Horses Run" (3)
        "Bear" (2)
        "Cup of Sugar" (2)
 12: "Stand in the Joy," William Prince [Six Shooter, 5/2023] (8)
        "Only Thing We Need" (2)
 15: "Nine Becomes One," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 5/2023] (7)
        "Blue Light" (2)
 15: "Gettin' Together," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 5/2023] (7)
        "I've Got the Big River Blues" (2)
        "Black Dog Blues" (2)
 15: "The Legend of Sam Davis," Aaron Smith & the Coal Biters [Self, 6/2023] (7)
        "Ab Clayborn" (2)
 15: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 7/2023] (7)
        "Some Might Say" (2)
 15: "Quiet Flame," Caitlin Canty [Self, 7/2023] (7)
        "Odds of Getting Even" (3)
        "Blue Sky Moon" (2)
 20: "Circumstance," Alice Howe [Know Howe, 3/2023] (6)
        "Travelin' Soul" (3)
 20: "Kentucky for Me," Dale Ann Bradley [Pinecastle, 6/2023] (6)
        "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal" (1)
 20: "Love & Rain," Annie & Rod Capps [Yellow Room, 7/2023] (6)
        "Bell Bottoms & Leather" (2)
 20: "Music in the Air," Neville's Quarter [Self, 7/2023] (6)
        "Standing Still" (1)
 20: "Refuge," Stan Davis [Self, 7/2023] (6)
        "Just Sing" (1)
 20: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (6)
        "Hold On" (2)
 26: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (5/6)
        "North Country Ride" (2)
        "When You're Gone" (2)
 26: "No Big Surprise," Steve Goodman [Red Pajamas, 1994] (5/6)
        "Chicken Cordon Bleus" (1)
 26: "Chimney Smoke," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 7/2023] (5)
        "Better Just Ride the Mule" (1)
 26: "Constellations," Meredith Moon [True North, 3/2023] (5)
        "Constellations" (2)
        "Slow Moving Train" (2)
 26: "For the Giving," Aleksi Campagne [Self, 7/2023] (5)
        "Rome" (2)
 26: "Into the Night," Robinson & Rohe [Righteous Babe, 5/2023] (5)
        "Where I'm Coming From" (2)
 26: "Lightfoot," Brittany Jean [Self, 7/2023] (5)
        "Lightfoot" (2)
 26: "Live At The Earl Of Old Town," Steve Goodman [Red Pajamas, 2006] (5)
        "City Of New Orleans - Live" (1)
 26: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (5)
        "Lay My Burden Down" (2)
 26: "Strangers No More," Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors [Magnolia, 7/2023] (5)
        "Troubles" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2468 plays from 98 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Lift You Up" (5)
     from "Lift You Up" (The Scooches)
2. "City of New Orleans" (4)
     from "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman)
2. "Dream Of A Miner's Child" (4)
     from "Ever Onward" (Bob & Sarah Amos)
2. "The Hills That I Call Home" (4)
     from "Ever Onward" (Bob & Sarah Amos)
2. "Northwest Passage" (4)
     from "Northwest Passage - single" (Runa)
2. "Pelican" (4)
     from "Pelican - single" (Karyn Oliver)
2. "Stop This Climate Change" (4)
     from "Lift You Up" (The Scooches)
8. "Change" (3)
     from "On My Way" (Owen Walsh)
8. "Come out Annie" (3)
     from "Rants & Romance" (Rod MacDonald)
8. "The Darkest Day" (3)
     from "Circle of Days" (The Nields)
8. "El Dorado" (3)
     from "El Dorado" (Molly Tuttle)
8. "Goin' Down The Road" (3)
     from "Illinois 14" (John Linn)
8. "Hold On" (3)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
8. "I Broke The Egg" (3)
     from "Lift You Up" (The Scooches)
8. "If I Should Fall Behind" (3)
     from "Don't Blink" (Crowes Pasture)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2468 plays from 98 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Steve Goodman (27)
        "Live At The Earl Of Old Town" (5)
        "No Big Surprise" (5)
        "Affordable Art" (4)
2. The Scooches (24)
        "Lift You Up" (24)
3. Eliza Gilkyson (16)
        "Home" (12)
        "2020" (3)
4. The Nields (15)
        "Circle of Days" (13)
4. Owen Walsh (15)
        "On My Way" (14)
6. Bob & Sarah Amos (14)
        "Ever Onward" (14)
7. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (13)
        "Joy My Love (EP)" (3)
        "Tanglewood Tree" (3)
8. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Shadow Kingdom" (4)
        "Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid St" (3)
8. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (12)
        "City of Gold" (11)
8. Rod MacDonald (12)
        "Rants & Romance" (11)
11. Dom Flemons (11)
        "Traveling Wildfire" (9)
11. Ellis Paul (11)
        "55" (8)
        "The Storyteller's Suitcase" (3)
11. Katie Dahl (11)
        "Seven Stones" (10)
14. Crowes Pasture (10)
        "Don't Blink" (9)
14. Joe Crookston (10)
        "Nine Becomes One" (7)
16. Mustangs of the West (9)
        "Sea of Heartbreak" (9)
16. Tim O'Brien (9)
        "Cup of Sugar" (8)
16. William Prince (9)
        "Stand in the Joy" (8)
19. Caitlin Canty (8)
        "Quiet Flame" (7)
19. Dale Ann Bradley (8)
        "Kentucky for Me" (6)
19. Ed Snodderly (8)
        "Chimney Smoke" (5)
19. Tony Bennett (8)
        "Duets" (2)
23. Slaid Cleaves (7/8)
        "Broke Down" (3)
23. Aleksi Campagne (7)
        "For the Giving" (5)
23. Annie & Rod Capps (7)
        "Love & Rain" (6)
23. Aaron Smith & the Coal Biters (7)
        "The Legend of Sam Davis" (7)
23. Bill Monroe (7)
        "Bluegrass 1970-1979" (3)
23. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Leap!" (3)
23. Michael Jerome Browne (7)
        "Gettin' Together" (7)
23. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (7)
        "Triple Shot" (6)

TOP LABELS of July 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2468 plays from 98 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (29)
1. Signature Sounds (29)
3. Nonesuch (24)
4. Columbia (23)
4. Thirty Tigers (23)
6. Red House (21)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
8. On The Bol (20)
9. BMG (17)
10. Compass (16)
11. Borealis (13)
11. Bristlecone (13)
11. Legacy (13)
11. Philo (13)
11. Sugar Hill (13)
16. Bear Family (11/12)
16. Blue Flute (11)
16. Pinecastle (11)
16. Rhino (11)
16. Rosella (11)
16. True North (11)

FOLK DJs - July 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2468 plays from 98 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
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 Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, Australia)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
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 Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)