Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2023, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2540 plays from 90 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

  1: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (19)
        "Alice in the Bluegrass" (5)
        "El Dorado" (4)
  2: "1988," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2023] (15)
        "The Old Woman In Me" (5)
        "Killing Me" (2)
        "The Tunnel - 1988" (2)
        "Happy Children" (2)
  2: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (15)
        "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (6)
        "Coming Your Way" (2)
        "Don't Wait" (2)
  2: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (15)
        "Strong Woman" (4)
        "Hold That Spirit" (3)
        "Sweetheart" (2)
        "Joy Revolution" (2)
  5: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (12)
        "World Keeps On Singing" (4)
        "How Deep" (2)
        "Home" (2)
        "Sunflowers" (2)
  5: "Quiet Flame," Caitlin Canty [Self, 7/2023] (12)
        "Blue Sky Moon" (3)
        "Odds of Getting Even" (2)
        "Wild Heart" (2)
  7: "Circle of Days," The Nields [Self, 7/2023] (11)
        "The Angel on the Roof" (3)
        "The Darkest Day" (3)
        "When I Was a DJ" (2)
  8: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (10)
        "Waiting for the Rain" (3)
        "California Morning" (2)
        "I Still Do" (2)
  8: "Nothing but Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands & Jane Gentry," Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz [Topic, 8/2023] (10)
        "Edwin The Lowlands Low" (2)
  8: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (10)
        "Circle of Destruction" (5)
        "Too Many Churches" (3)
 11: "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside [More Doug, 8/2023] (9)
        "Green Light" (3)
        "Lose The Keys" (2)
 11: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (9)
        "Ever Onward" (2)
        "Wherever I Go" (2)
 11: "Lift You Up," The Scooches [On The Bol, 4/2023] (9)
        "Lift You Up" (2)
        "Stop This Climate Change" (2)
 11: "Macguffin," Phil Henry [Self, 8/2023] (9)
        "Weightless" (4)
        "Songs that Still Make You Cry" (3)
 11: "Nervous Energy," Andy Lowe [Mountain Fever, 8/2023] (9)
        "Jamaica Farewell" (3)
        "Please Be My Love" (2)
        "On The Lonesome Wind" (2)
 11: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (9)
        "Heal the World" (3)
 11: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (9)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (4)
        "How Shall We Sing" (2)
 11: "When My Momma Sang to Me: Songs Of Murphy Hicks Henry," Various Artists [Arrandem, 8/2022] (9)
        "How They Loved to Sing," Lindsay Lou (2)
        "I Ain't Domesticated Yet" (2)
 19: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (8)
        "I Put A Spell On You" (2)
        "The Piney Wood Hills" (2)
 20: "Chimney Smoke," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 7/2023] (7)
        "Better Just Ride the Mule" (2)
 20: "Joni Mitchell at Newport," Joni Mitchell [Rhino, 8/2023] (7)
        "A Case Of You" (2)
        "Big Yellow Taxi" (2)
 20: "Kentucky for Me," Dale Ann Bradley [Pinecastle, 6/2023] (7)
        "Love Train" (2)
 20: "On Banjo," Alison Brown [Compass, 4/2023] (7)
        "Foggy Morning Breaking" (2)
 20: "Songs Before They Write Themselves," Holler Choir [Self, 8/2023] (7)
        "One Less Lie" (3)
        "Hamlet Blues" (2)
 25: "Nine Becomes One," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 5/2023] (6)
        "Looking For Yes" (4)
        "Get Myself Free" (2)
 25: "Another Ghost Town," Andy & Judy [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "The DJs" (2)
 25: "The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese," Rachel Garlin [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "You Don't Know" (2)
        "Louisa" (2)
 25: "Gettin' Together," Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 5/2023] (6)
        "Diamond Joe" (1)
 25: "It's a Complicated Life," The Two Tracks [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "Canyon Wren" (3)
 25: "Lightfoot," Brittany Jean [Self, 7/2023] (6)
        "Looking at the Rain" (3)
        "Early Morning Rain" (2)
 25: "Little Songs," Colter Wall [RCA, 7/2023] (6)
        "Honky Tonk Nighthawk" (2)
 25: "Nothing Else Matters," Phoebe Hunt [Thirty Tigers, 8/2023] (6)
        "Molly, My Dear" (2)
        "Nothing Else Matters" (2)
 25: "Promise to Harry," The Sherpas [Self, 6/2023] (6)
        "A Ways To Go" (2)
        "All in the Mystery" (2)
        "One More Phase of the Moon" (2)
 25: "Sean Nos Nua," Sinéad O'Connor [Vanguard] (6)
        "Her Mantle So Green" (2)
 25: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (6)
        "Wildflowers" (3)
 25: "Stories From a Rock & Roll Heart," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 7/2023] (6)
        "Hum's Liquor" (2)
 25: "Nuevo South Train," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 5/2023] (6)
        "Border Wall" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2540 plays from 90 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (6)
     from "Gently as I Go" (Caroline Cotter)
2. "Alice in the Bluegrass" (5)
     from "City of Gold" (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
2. "Circle of Destruction" (5)
     from "Center of the Universe" (Sofia Talvik)
2. "The Old Woman In Me" (5)
     from "1988" (Lori McKenna)
5. "El Dorado" (4)
     from "City of Gold" (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
5. "If I Should Fall Behind" (4)
     from "Where the Light Lives" (Joy Zimmerman)
5. "Looking For Yes" (4)
     from "Nine Becomes One" (Joe Crookston)
5. "Strong Woman" (4)
     from "Hold That Spirit" (Raye Zaragoza)
5. "Weightless" (4)
     from "Macguffin" (Phil Henry)
5. "World Keeps On Singing" (4)
     from "Home" (Eliza Gilkyson)
11. "One Less Lie" (3)
     from "Songs Before They Write Themselves" (Holler Choir)
11. "The Angel on the Roof" (3)
     from "Circle of Days" (The Nields)
11. "Big Yellow Taxi" (3)
     from "Joni Mitchell at Newport" (Joni Mitchell et al)
11. "Blue Sky Moon" (3)
     from "Quiet Flame" (Caitlin Canty)
11. "Canyon Wren" (3)
     from "It's a Complicated Life" (The Two Tracks)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2540 plays from 90 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (22)
        "City of Gold" (17)
        "Crooked Tree" (4)
2. Caroline Cotter (16)
        "Gently as I Go" (15)
3. Lori McKenna (15)
        "1988" (15)
3. Raye Zaragoza (15)
        "Hold That Spirit" (15)
5. Eliza Gilkyson (14)
        "Home" (11)
5. Sinéad O'Connor (14)
        "Sean Nos Nua" (6)
7. Caitlin Canty (13)
        "Quiet Flame" (12)
7. Phil Henry (13)
        "Macguffin" (9)
9. Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz (11)
        "Nothing but Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands & Jane Gentry" (10)
9. The Nields (11)
        "Circle of Days" (11)
9. Sofia Talvik (11)
        "Center of the Universe" (8)
12. Bob & Sarah Amos (10)
        "Ever Onward" (9)
12. Joy Zimmerman (10)
        "Where the Light Lives" (9)
12. Rachel Anne Goodman (10)
        "California Morning" (10)
15. Christie McCall (9/12)
        "Don't Look Back" (10)
15. The Chieftains (9/11)
        "Tears of Stone" (4)
        "Further Down The Old Plank Road" (3)
        "The Long Black Veil" (3)
15. Andy Lowe (9)
        "Nervous Energy" (9)
15. Dale Ann Bradley (9)
        "Kentucky for Me" (7)
15. Darlingside (9)
        "Everything Is Alive" (9)
15. Joni Mitchell (9)
        "Joni Mitchell at Newport" (4)
15. Rod MacDonald (9)
        "Rants & Romance" (9)
15. The Scooches (9)
        "Lift You Up" (9)
15. Vance Gilbert (9)
        "The Mother of Trouble" (6)
24. Ben Harper (8)
        "Wide Open Light" (5)
24. Peter, Paul And Mary (8)
        "Album 1700" (3)
24. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (8)
        "Triple Shot" (8)
27. Dave Van Ronk (7/11)
        "Somebody Else, Not Me" (2)
27. Alison Brown (7)
        "On Banjo" (7)
27. Brittany Jean (7)
        "Lightfoot" (6)
27. Bruce Cockburn (7)
        "O Sun O Moon" (5)
27. Ed Snodderly (7)
        "Chimney Smoke" (7)
27. Holler Choir (7)
        "Songs Before They Write Themselves" (7)
27. Joe Crookston (7)
        "Nine Becomes One" (6)
27. Lucinda Williams (7)
        "Stories From a Rock & Roll Heart" (6)
27. Nanci Griffith (7)
        "Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows" (1)

TOP LABELS of August 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2540 plays from 90 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (45)
2. Nonesuch (35)
2. Thirty Tigers (35)
4. Compass (34)
5. Pinecastle (26)
6. Rhino (25)
7. Columbia (23)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (18)
9. Capitol (16)
9. Red House (16)
9. Sugar Hill (16)
12. Mountain Fever (15)
13. Legacy (14)
13. Rebel (14)
15. Elektra (13)
15. Vanguard (13)
17. BMG (12)
17. Borealis (12)
17. RCA (12)
17. Topic (12)
17. Warner (12)

FOLK DJs - August 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2540 plays from 90 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-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)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
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 Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
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, New Zealand)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
Jeannie Holton & Cohosts (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
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 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)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)