Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2023, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2976 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

  1: "The Last Waltz," The Band [Rhino, 1978] (29)
        "Forever Young" (2)
  2: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (18)
        "Evergreen, OK" (3)
  2: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (18)
        "Strong Woman" (4)
        "Hold That Spirit" (4)
        "Bittersweet" (3)
        "Still Here" (3)
  4: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (17)
        "Don't Wait" (4)
        "Gone Away" (3)
  5: "Another Ghost Town," Andy & Judy [Self, 8/2023] (15)
        "The DJs" (5)
        "Optimistic View" (2)
        "Henry Louis Aaron" (2)
        "Another Ghost Town" (2)
        "Pemberton Mill" (2)
  5: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (15)
        "Heal the World" (3)
        "The Pandemic" (3)
        "I Didn't Go to Woodstock" (2)
  5: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (15)
        "Break My Mind" (6)
        "Closer to You" (3)
        "I Put a Spell on You" (3)
        "I Wish It Would Rain" (2)
  8: "The Band," The Band [Capitol, 1969] (13)
        "The Weight" (3)
        "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (2)
        "Up On Cripple Creek" (2)
  8: "Joni Mitchell at Newport," Joni Mitchell [Rhino, 8/2023] (13)
        "Amelia" (3)
        "Big Yellow Taxi" (3)
        "Just Like This Train" (2)
  8: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (13)
        "Get A Life!" (3)
        "We Can Still Waltz" (3)
        "Old Friends" (3)
        "Red White and Blue" (2)
        "Bear Spray and Barbed Wire" (2)
 11: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (12)
        "The Hills That I Call Home" (4)
        "Ever Onward" (2)
        "On the Sunny Side of Life" (2)
        "One Beautiful Day" (2)
 11: "Playing for the Man at the Door," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2023] (12)
        "You Gonna Look Like A Monkey," Dennis Gainus (2)
        "Atomic Energy," Jimmy Womack (2)
        "God Moves on the Water," Mance Lipscomb (2)
 13: "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity," Kim Moberg [Self, 8/2023] (11)
        "The First Fire - Exodus" (3)
        "The Second Fire: Lost" (3)
 14: "On My Way," Owen Walsh [Wrong Road, 6/2023] (10)
        "Well Well, Hey Hey, Bye Bye" (3)
        "Change" (2)
        "Somewhere Sunny" (2)
 14: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (10)
        "How Shall We Sing" (4)
        "We are a Bell" (3)
 16: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (9)
        "California Morning" (2)
        "Alta Vista" (2)
        "Slow Down Time" (2)
 16: "Macguffin," Phil Henry [Self, 8/2023] (9)
        "Songs that still make you cry" (2)
        "Les Paul" (2)
 16: "Music From Big Pink," The Band [Capitol, 1968] (9)
        "The Weight" (3)
        "To Kingdom Come" (2)
        "Caledonia Mission" (2)
 16: "Nothing but Green Willow : The Songs of Mary Sands & Jane Gentry," Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz [Topic, 8/2023] (9)
        "Edward" (3)
        "Geordie" (2)
        "I Whipped My Horse" (2)
 16: "Robbie Robertson," Robbie Robertson [Geffen] (9)
        "Broken Arrow" (3)
        "Showdown At Big Sky" (2)
        "Somewhere Down That Crazy River" (2)
        "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" (2)
 21: "Alone at Sea," Jeff Plankenhorn [Blue Corn, 8/2023] (8)
        "Flat Tire" (3)
        "Maybe It's Not Too Late" (2)
 21: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (8)
        "Center of the Universe" (3)
        "Broken" (2)
 21: "Lift You Up," The Scooches [On The Bol, 4/2023] (8)
        "Stop This Climate Change" (2)
 21: "Little Songs," Colter Wall [RCA, 7/2023] (8)
        "Little Songs" (2)
 21: "Nothing Else Matters," Phoebe Hunt [Thirty Tigers, 8/2023] (8)
        "Nothing Else Matters" (2)
        "Who I'm Meant to Be" (2)
 21: "Visions," Jan Gillies [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "Maybe Someday" (2)
        "Cuckoo" (2)
        "Balance" (2)
 27: "1988," Lori McKenna [Thirty Tigers, 7/2023] (7)
        "The Town In Your Hear" (1)
 27: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (7)
        "World Keeps On Singing" (2)
        "Home" (2)
        "How Deep" (2)
 27: "Sweet Western Sound," Tanya Tucker [Fantasy, 7/2023] (7)
        "The List" (2)
        "When The Rodeo Is Over" (2)
 30: "The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese," Rachel Garlin [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "Nothing Has Changed" (2)
        "Yellow" (2)
 30: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (6)
        "On The Road Again" (2)
 30: "Dandelion Breeze," The Clements Brothers [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "Dandelion Breeze" (1)
 30: "Don't Blink," Crowes Pasture [Self, 7/2023] (6)
        "Diamonds" (3)
 30: "Greatest Hits," The Band [Capitol, 2000] (6)
        "King Harvest" (1)
 30: "It's a Complicated Life," The Two Tracks [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "Shiny Penny" (2)
 30: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (6)
        "You Louisiana Man" (3)

TOP SONGS of August 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2976 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. "Up On Cripple Creek" (7)
     from "The Band" (The Band)
     also "The Last Waltz" (The Band)
1. "The Weight" (7)
     from "The Band" (The Band)
     also "Music From Big Pink" (The Band)
3. "Break My Mind" (6)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
3. "Italian Balconies" (6)
     from "Italian Balconies - single" (Lara Herscovitch)
3. "The Shape I'm In" (6)
     from "Stage Fright" (The Band)
6. "Big Yellow Taxi" (5)
     from "Joni Mitchell at Newport" (Joni Mitchell)
6. "The DJs" (5)
     from "Another Ghost Town" (Andy & Judy)
6. "Loving An Old Dog" (5)
     from "Love Is Onto You" (Beth Wood)
6. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (5)
     from "Ring Them Bells" (Joan Baez)
10. "Don't Wait" (4)
     from "Gently as I Go" (Caroline Cotter)
10. "Friend of the Coyote" (4)
     from "Friend of The Coyote - single" (Johnsmith)
10. "The Hills That I Call Home" (4)
     from "Ever Onward" (Bob & Sarah Amos)
10. "Hold That Spirit" (4)
     from "Hold That Spirit" (Raye Zaragoza)
10. "How Shall We Sing" (4)
     from "Where the Light Lives" (Joy Zimmerman)
10. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (4)
     from "The Band" (The Band)
     also "The Last Waltz" (The Band)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2976 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. The Band (68)
        "The Last Waltz" (23)
        "The Band" (13)
        "Music From Big Pink" (9)
2. Joni Mitchell (26)
        "Joni Mitchell at Newport" (12)
3. Robbie Robertson (21)
        "Robbie Robertson" (9)
        "Storyville" (4)
        "Music For The Native Americans" (3)
4. Rod MacDonald (20)
        "Rants & Romance" (15)
5. Raye Zaragoza (18)
        "Hold That Spirit" (18)
6. Caroline Cotter (17)
        "Gently as I Go" (16)
6. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (17)
        "City of Gold" (16)
8. Andy & Judy (15)
        "Another Ghost Town" (14)
9. Joe Crookston (14)
        "Nine Becomes One" (5)
        "Able Baker Charlie And Dog" (4)
        "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee" (3)
9. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (14)
        "Triple Shot" (14)
11. Bob & Sarah Amos (12)
        "Ever Onward" (12)
11. Bob Dylan (12)
        "The Basement Tapes" (3)
11. C. Daniel Boling (12)
        "New Old Friends" (11)
14. Eliza Gilkyson (11)
        "Home" (6)
14. Joy Zimmerman (11)
        "Where the Light Lives" (10)
14. Kim Moberg (11)
        "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (11)
14. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Bluegrass" (6)
18. Joan Baez (10)
        "Ring Them Bells" (4)
18. John McCutcheon (10)
        "Leap!" (3)
18. Owen Walsh (10)
        "On My Way" (10)
18. Phil Henry (10)
        "Macguffin" (9)
22. Crowes Pasture (9)
        "Don't Blink" (6)
22. Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz (9)
        "Nothing but Green Willow : The Songs of Mary Sands & Jane Gentry" (9)
22. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (2)
22. Sofia Talvik (9)
        "Center of the Universe" (8)
22. Peter, Paul And Mary (9)
        "In The Wind" (2)
27. Colter Wall (8)
        "Little Songs" (8)
27. Jan Gillies (8)
        "Visions" (8)
27. Jeff Plankenhorn (8)
        "Alone at Sea" (8)
27. Lori McKenna (8)
        "1988" (7)
27. Phoebe Hunt (8)
        "Nothing Else Matters" (8)
27. Rachel Anne Goodman (8)
        "California Morning" (8)
27. Rhiannon Giddens (8)
        "You're the One" (5)
27. The Scooches (8)
        "Lift You Up" (8)

TOP LABELS of August 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2976 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Capitol (51)
1. Rhino (51)
3. Rounder (46)
4. Columbia (40)
5. Nonesuch (37)
6. Thirty Tigers (29)
7. Warner (22)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
9. Sugar Hill (20)
10. Rebel (19)
10. Topic (19)
12. Berkalin (18)
12. Compass (18)
12. Legacy (18)
12. Reprise (18)
16. Red House (16)
17. Blue Flute (15)
18. Elektra (14)
18. Signature Sounds (14)
20. RCA (13)
20. Universal (13)

FOLK DJs - August 2023, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2976 plays from 106 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
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 Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kim Ware (Radio Plastique, GA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Rachel Anne Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
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, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)