Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2907 plays from 99 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

  1: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (23)
        "Get A Life" (8)
        "Old Friends" (4)
  2: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (21)
        "Strong Woman" (8)
        "Romantic Thing #248" (3)
  3: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (20)
        "Yet to Be" (5)
        "If You Don't Know How Sweet It Is" (4)
        "You Louisiana Man" (3)
  4: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (19)
        "Closer to You" (4)
        "Mystery Train" (3)
        "Hold On" (3)
  5: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (17)
        "El Dorado" (3)
  6: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (15)
        "Circle of Destruction" (4)
        "A World Away" (2)
        "Too Many Churches" (2)
        "Broken" (2)
  6: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (15)
        "Dream Of A Miner's Child" (3)
        "Wherever I Go" (3)
        "On The Sunny Side Of Life" (3)
        "Blood Red Rose" (2)
        "Ever Onward" (2)
  6: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (15)
        "The Call" (3)
        "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (3)
        "Gone Away" (2)
        "Morning Mantra" (2)
  9: "Visions," Jan Gillies [Self, 8/2023] (13)
        "Bridges We Burn" (3)
        "Maybe Someday" (3)
        "Balance" (2)
 10: "Another Ghost Town," Andy & Judy [Self, 8/2023] (12)
        "Listen to the Children" (2)
        "Henry Louis Aaron" (2)
        "I'm just exploring" (2)
 10: "Macguffin," Phil Henry [Self, 8/2023] (12)
        "Keep on Singing" (4)
        "Songs That Still Make You Cry" (2)
        "Weightless" (2)
        "All The Other Kids" (2)
        "Only Emily Knows" (2)
 10: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (12)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (4)
        "We'll Hold the Light" (3)
        "How Shall we Sing" (2)
 13: "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity," Kim Moberg [Self, 8/2023] (11)
        "The 4th Fire - Two Faces" (3)
        "The First Fire - Exodus" (3)
 13: "Alone at Sea," Jeff Plankenhorn [Blue Corn, 8/2023] (11)
        "Maybe It's Not Too Late" (3)
        "You'll Stay" (2)
        "Do a Little Dancing" (2)
        "Alone At Sea" (2)
 13: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (11)
        "California Morning" (3)
        "Waiting for the Rain" (2)
        "I Still Do" (2)
 13: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (11)
        "The Pandemic" (3)
        "I Didn't Go to Woodstock" (3)
        "Smallpox" (2)
 13: "Old Cane Back Rocker," Darrell Scott String Band [Here, 8/2023] (11)
        "Kentucky Morning" (3)
        "This Weary Way" (2)
        "Banjo in the Holler" (2)
        "Red Bird" (2)
 18: "Don't Blink," Crowes Pasture [Self, 7/2023] (10)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (3)
        "Barranco" (2)
 18: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (10)
        "World Keeps On Singing" (3)
        "Sunflowers" (2)
 18: "Lightfoot," Brittany Jean [Self, 7/2023] (10)
        "Lightfoot" (5)
        "Looking at the Rain" (3)
 21: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (8)
        "Still Is Still Moving To Me" (3)
        "Slow Down Old World" (2)
 21: "Morning Shift," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 8/2023] (8)
        "Deep End" (2)
        "Hominy Valley" (2)
 21: "Playing for the Man at the Door," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2023] (8)
        "God Moves on the Water," Mance Lipscomb (2)
        "Casey Jones," Mance Lipscomb (2)
 21: "Wabash River," Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt [Bonfire] (8)
        "Wabash River" (4)
        "In This Dirt" (2)
 25: "Thank Goodness," Robert Bidney [Self, 8/2023] (7/8)
        "Homeless" (2)
        "We Can Do Better" (2)
 25: "Kentucky for Me," Dale Ann Bradley [Pinecastle, 6/2023] (7)
        "Appalachian Blue" (2)
 25: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 7/2023] (7)
        "Danny Boy" (2)
 28: "55," Ellis Paul [Rosella, 6/2023] (6)
        "Cosmos" (3)
 28: "Seven Stones," Katie Dahl [Leaky Boat, 6/2023] (6)
        "Silhouette" (2)
 28: "Nine Becomes One," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 5/2023] (6)
        "Looking for Yes" (2)
 28: "Dandelion Breeze," The Clements Brothers [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "As the Crow Flies" (2)
 28: "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside [More Doug, 8/2023] (6)
        "Green Light" (2)
 28: "Gallery of Echoes," Steve Howell [Out Of The Past, 8/2023] (6)
        "Dallas Rag" (2)
 28: "Great Blue North," Special Consensus [Compass, 5/2023] (6)
        "Snowbird" (2)
        "Time Wanders On" (2)
 28: "The Lonesome Chronicles," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 8/2023] (6)
        "It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go" (5)
 28: "O Sun O Moon," Bruce Cockburn [True North, 4/2023] (6)
        "Into the Now" (2)
        "To Keep The World We Know" (2)
 28: "Undaunted," Corey Purcell [Self, 5/2023] (6)
        "The Dutchman" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2907 plays from 99 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. "Get A Life" (8)
     from "New Old Friends" (C. Daniel Boling)
1. "Strong Woman" (8)
     from "Hold That Spirit" (Raye Zaragoza)
3. "Circle of Destruction" (6)
     from "Center of the Universe" (Sofia Talvik)
3. "Italian Balconies" (6)
     from "Italian Balconies - single" (Lara Herscovitch)
5. "It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go" (5)
     from "The Lonesome Chronicles" (Kathy Kallick Band)
5. "Lightfoot" (5)
     from "Lightfoot" (Brittany Jean)
5. "Yet to Be" (5)
     from "You're the One" (Rhiannon Giddens)
8. "Closer to You" (4)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
8. "If I Should Fall Behind" (4)
     from "Where the Light Lives" (Joy Zimmerman)
8. "If You Don't Know How Sweet It Is" (4)
     from "You're the One" (Rhiannon Giddens)
8. "Keep on Singing" (4)
     from "Macguffin" (Phil Henry)
8. "Old Friends" (4)
     from "New Old Friends" (C. Daniel Boling)
8. "Wabash River" (4)
     from "Wabash River" (Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt)
8. "The Weight" (4)
     from "Music From Big Pink" (The Band)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2907 plays from 99 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. C. Daniel Boling (23)
        "New Old Friends" (23)
2. Raye Zaragoza (21)
        "Hold That Spirit" (21)
2. Rhiannon Giddens (21)
        "You're the One" (19)
4. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (20)
        "City of Gold" (17)
4. Sofia Talvik (20)
        "Center of the Universe" (15)
6. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (19)
        "Triple Shot" (19)
7. The Band (17)
        "Greatest Hits" (4)
        "Music From Big Pink" (3)
        "A Musical History" (3)
7. Eliza Gilkyson (17)
        "Home" (10)
9. Caroline Cotter (15)
        "Gently as I Go" (15)
9. Joni Mitchell (15)
        "Ladies Of The Canyon" (4)
        "Hits" (3)
11. Bob & Sarah Amos (14)
        "Ever Onward" (14)
11. Brittany Jean (14)
        "Lightfoot" (10)
        "All the Love" (3)
13. Phil Henry (13)
        "Macguffin" (12)
14. Jan Gillies (12)
        "Visions" (12)
14. Kim Moberg (12)
        "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (11)
16. Robert Bidney (11/15)
        "Thank Goodness" (8)
        "It's All About The Love" (3)
16. Andy & Judy (11)
        "Another Ghost Town" (11)
16. Jeff Plankenhorn (11)
        "Alone at Sea" (11)
16. Joy Zimmerman (11)
        "Where the Light Lives" (10)
16. Kathy Kallick Band (11)
        "The Lonesome Chronicles" (6)
16. Rachel Anne Goodman (11)
        "California Morning" (11)
16. Rod MacDonald (11)
        "Rants & Romance" (11)
16. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Bluegrass" (8)
24. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "Cup of Sugar" (6)
25. Bob Dylan (9)
        "The Times They Are A-Changing" (2)
25. Crowes Pasture (9)
        "Don't Blink" (9)
25. Darrell Scott String Band (9)
        "Old Cane Back Rocker" (9)
25. Ellis Paul (9)
        "55" (6)
25. Tanya Tucker (9)
        "Sweet Western Sound" (5)
30. Andrew Crawford & Brandi Colt (8)
        "Wabash River" (8)
30. Dale Ann Bradley (8)
        "Kentucky for Me" (7)
30. Joe Crookston (8)
        "Nine Becomes One" (6)
30. John McCutcheon (8)
        "Bucket List" (3)
30. Nanci Griffith (8)
        "Once in a Very Blue Moon" (3)
30. Steep Canyon Rangers (8)
        "Morning Shift" (8)

TOP LABELS of August 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2907 plays from 99 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. Nonesuch (51)
2. Rounder (47)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (42)
4. Compass (31)
5. Columbia (30)
6. Legacy (27)
6. Rebel (27)
8. Berkalin (24)
8. Rhino (24)
8. Thirty Tigers (24)
11. Capitol (22)
12. Red House (21)
13. Signature Sounds (20)
14. Makaki (18)
15. Good Bygone (16)
16. Borealis (15)
16. RCA (15)
16. Warner (15)
19. Bristlecone (14)
19. Elektra (14)
19. Philo (14)
19. Sugar Hill (14)

FOLK DJs - August 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2907 plays from 99 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
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)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, ON)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, IL)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, IN)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
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)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
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 Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Tonya Price (MixCloud & PRX, ON)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)