Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2023, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1975 plays from 68 playlists from 57 Folk DJs

  1: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (17)
        "Joy Revolution" (4)
        "Strong Woman" (3)
        "Still Here" (3)
  1: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (17)
        "I Put a Spell on You" (4)
        "The Piney Wood Hills" (4)
  3: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (14)
        "One Beautiful Day" (2)
        "Wayfaring Stranger" (2)
        "Falling Away" (2)
        "The Hills That I Call Home" (2)
        "On the Sunny Side of Life" (2)
  3: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (14)
        "How Shall We Sing" (6)
        "We Are a Bell" (3)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (2)
  5: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (12)
        "Waiting for the Rain" (3)
        "I Still Do" (2)
        "Slow Down Time" (2)
        "California Morning" (2)
        "Elk River Blues" (2)
  5: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (12)
        "When My Race Is Run" (2)
        "Alice in the Bluegrass" (2)
        "Goodbye Mary" (2)
  5: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (12)
        "Coming Your Way" (4)
        "The Year of The Wrecking Ball" (2)
  8: "For the Giving," Aleksi Campagne [Self, 7/2023] (11)
        "Won't Be Scared" (3)
        "Rome" (3)
        "Another Day" (3)
  8: "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity," Kim Moberg [Self, 8/2023] (11)
        "The First Fire: Exodus" (4)
        "The Second Fire: Lost" (3)
 10: "Greatest Hits," The Band [Capitol, 2000] (10)
        "Up On Cripple Creek" (4)
        "King Harvest" (2)
 11: "Don't Blink," Crowes Pasture [Self, 7/2023] (9)
        "Diamonds" (2)
        "Agree On" (2)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (2)
 11: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (9)
        "What Happened to You" (2)
        "Cry Freedom" (2)
        "Come Out, Annie" (2)
 13: "Another Ghost Town," Andy & Judy [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "The DJs" (2)
 13: "Chimney Smoke," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 7/2023] (8)
        "So Far Away" (2)
 13: "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside [More Doug, 8/2023] (8)
        "All The Lights In The City" (3)
        "The Breaking Of The Day" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1975 plays from 68 playlists from 57 Folk DJs

1. "How Shall We Sing" (6)
     from "Where the Light Lives" (Joy Zimmerman)
2. "Friend of the Coyote" (5)
     from "Kickin' the Stone" (Johnsmith)
3. "Coming Your Way" (4)
     from "Gently as I Go" (Caroline Cotter)
3. "The First Fire: Exodus" (4)
     from "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (Kim Moberg)
3. "Here Comes the Storm" (4)
     from "In A New Light" (Julie Grower)
3. "I Put a Spell on You" (4)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
3. "It Might Just Rain Like This for Days" (4)
     from "No Help Coming" (The Fugitives)
3. "Joy Revolution" (4)
     from "Hold That Spirit" (Raye Zaragoza)
3. "The Piney Wood Hills" (4)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
3. "Up On Cripple Creek" (4)
     from "Greatest Hits" (The Band)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1975 plays from 68 playlists from 57 Folk DJs

1. The Band (28)
        "Greatest Hits" (10)
        "Music From Big Pink" (7)
        "Northern Lights - Southern Cross" (4)
2. Raye Zaragoza (18)
        "Hold That Spirit" (17)
3. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (17)
        "Triple Shot" (17)
4. Joy Zimmerman (16)
        "Where the Light Lives" (14)
5. Bob & Sarah Amos (14)
        "Ever Onward" (14)
6. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (13/15)
        "Rocky Mountain Folks Fest" (6)
        "Seven Is The Number" (3)
6. Caroline Cotter (13)
        "Gently as I Go" (12)
6. Rod MacDonald (13)
        "Rants & Romance" (9)
9. Aleksi Campagne (12)
        "For the Giving" (11)
9. Kim Moberg (12)
        "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (10)
9. Rachel Anne Goodman (12)
        "California Morning" (12)
12. John McCutcheon (11)
        "Ghost Light" (2)
12. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (11)
        "City of Gold" (9)
12. Tony Bennett (11)
        "The Beat of My Heart" (1)
15. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Dylan" (2)
15. Crowes Pasture (10)
        "Don't Blink" (9)
15. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "Home" (6)
18. Ed Snodderly (9)
        "Chimney Smoke" (8)
19. Andy & Judy (8)
        "Another Ghost Town" (8)
19. Darlingside (8)
        "Everything Is Alive" (8)
19. Phil Henry (8)
        "Macguffin" (6)
19. Sinead O'Connor (8)
        "Am I Not Your Girl" (1)

TOP LABELS of August 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1975 plays from 68 playlists from 57 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (39)
2. Columbia (31)
3. Capitol (25)
3. Rebel (25)
5. Compass (19)
5. Nonesuch (19)
7. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
7. Thirty Tigers (16)
9. Good Bygone (15)
9. Signature Sounds (15)
11. BMG (14)
12. Bristlecone (12)
12. Rhino (12)
14. RCA (11)
14. Red House (11)

FOLK DJs - August 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1975 plays from 68 playlists from 57 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
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)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-AM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Peter Thompson (KALW-FM, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sully Roddy (KALW-FM, CA)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)