Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2023, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 102 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

  1: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (29)
        "Waging Peace" (5)
        "The Sky Doesn't Look Right" (4)
  2: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 9/2023] (17)
        "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (5)
  3: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (15)
        "This Ton Has No Cafe" (3)
        "How Did You Know?" (2)
        "Old Friends" (2)
        "Bear Spray and Barbwire" (2)
  4: "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams," Hank Woji [KZ, 9/2023] (13)
        "Corporations Are People" (4)
        "Sitting In Limbo" (2)
        "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2)
  5: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (12)
        "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (3)
        "Gently As I Go" (2)
        "The Call" (2)
  5: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (12)
        "Way Over Yonder" (3)
        "Hen in the Foxhouse" (2)
        "You're the One" (2)
  7: "A Great Wild Mercy," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/2023] (11)
        "Path Through The Evening Woods" (2)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (2)
        "Potluck" (2)
        "Singing In The Dark" (2)
  7: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (11)
        "Strong Woman" (5)
        "Still Here" (2)
        "Joy Revolution" (2)
  7: "Old Cane Back Rocker," Darrell Scott String Band [Here, 8/2023] (11)
        "Kentucky Morning" (3)
        "Red Bird" (3)
        "Banjo in the Holler" (2)
 10: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (10)
        "North Country Blues" (3)
 11: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (9)
        "Desert Nights" (2)
        "Center of the Universe" (2)
 11: "Circle of Days," The Nields [Self, 7/2023] (9)
        "That's What We Do" (3)
        "When I Was a DJ" (3)
        "Working on a Building" (3)
 11: "Sweetheart of the Rodeo," The Byrds [Columbia, 1968] (9)
        "The Christian Life" (2)
        "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (2)
        "Hickory Wind" (2)
 14: "Bayou St. John," Gregg Hill [Skippy, 9/2023] (8)
        "Oh-Dee-Aye" (2)
        "Places In Between" (2)
 14: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (8)
        "More Like a River" (2)
 14: "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside [More Doug, 8/2023] (8)
        "Sea Dogs" (2)
        "Eliza I See" (2)
 14: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (8)
        "Sunflowers" (2)
        "True North" (2)
 14: "Visions," Jan Gillies [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "Cuckoo" (3)
        "You're Not My God" (2)
 14: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "How Shall We Sing" (2)
 14: "Gallery of Echoes," Steve Howell [Out Of The Past, 8/2023] (8)
        "Stocking Feet Blues" (3)
 21: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (7)
        "Slow Down Old World" (2)
 21: "Promise to Harry," The Sherpas [Self, 6/2023] (7)
        "A Ways to Go" (1)
 21: "Songs You Know By Heart," Jimmy Buffett [MCA, 1985] (7)
        "Come Monday" (3)
        "Margaritaville" (2)
 24: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (6)
        "Where Did the Animals Go?" (2)
        "Slow Down Time" (2)
 24: "Cup of Sugar," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 4/2023] (6)
        "Bear" (1)
 24: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (6)
        "Blood Red Rose" (2)
        "The Hills That I Call Home" (2)
 24: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (6)
        "When You're Gone" (2)
        "Running on Sweet Smile" (2)
 24: "Macguffin," Phil Henry [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "Weightless" (2)
 24: "Walking Through Fire," Sultans of string [Indie Download] (6)
        "Tkaronto Reel" (2)
 24: "Double You," Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain [Bendigedig] (6)
        "Waves" (3)

TOP SONGS of September 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 102 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. "Come Monday" (7)
     from "Songs You Know By Heart" (Jimmy Buffett)
2. "Margaritaville" (5)
     from "Songs You Know By Heart" (Jimmy Buffett)
2. "The Pemberton Mill" (5)
     from "Another Ghost Town" (Andy & Judy)
2. "Strong Woman" (5)
     from "Hold That Spirit" (Raye Zaragoza)
2. "Waging Peace" (5)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
2. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (5)
     from "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (Christian Parker)
7. "Corporations Are People" (4)
     from "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (Hank Woji)
7. "The Danville Blues" (4)
     from "No Longer & Not Yet" (Jack Summers)
7. "Joe Hill" (4)
     from "Classic Labor" (Paul Robeson)
7. "The Sky Doesn't Look Right" (4)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
7. "Son Of A Son Of A Sailor" (4)
     from "All the Great Hits" (Jimmy Buffett)
7. "Travel Dream Motel" (4)
     from "Ends & Odds" (George Potts)
7. "Working Joe" (4)
     from "Northwest Passage" (Stan Rogers)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 102 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Jimmy Buffett (42)
        "Live In Mansfield" (8)
        "Songs You Know By Heart" (7)
2. The Kennedys (32)
        "Headwinds" (29)
3. Bob Dylan (22)
        "Dylan" (4)
4. Carrie Newcomer (17)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (11)
5. Christian Parker (15)
        "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (15)
5. Hank Woji (15)
        "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (11)
5. Rhiannon Giddens (15)
        "You're the One" (12)
8. C. Daniel Boling (14)
        "New Old Friends" (14)
9. The Byrds (12)
        "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (9)
9. Caroline Cotter (12)
        "Gently as I Go" (12)
9. John McCutcheon (12)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (2)
9. The Nields (12)
        "Circle of Days" (9)
13. Darrell Scott String Band (11)
        "Old Cane Back Rocker" (10)
13. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (11)
        "Drum Hat Buddha" (4)
        "Tanglewood Tree" (3)
        "When I Go" (3)
13. Nanci Griffith (11)
        "The Last Of The True Believers" (2)
13. Raye Zaragoza (11)
        "Hold That Spirit" (11)
13. Si Kahn (11)
        "Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions" (3)
18. Joe Jencks (10)
        "The Forgotten" (3)
        "I Hear Your Voice" (3)
18. Joy Zimmerman (10)
        "Where the Light Lives" (8)
18. Mighty Poplar (10)
        "Mighty Poplar" (10)
18. Pete Seeger (10)
        "if I had a hammer" (3)
18. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "Cup of Sugar" (6)
23. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (9)
        "City of Gold" (8)
23. Old Crow Medicine Show (9)
        "Jubilee" (5)
23. Sofia Talvik (9)
        "Center of the Universe" (9)
23. Stan Rogers (9)
        "Northwest Passage" (3)
23. Willie Nelson (9)
        "Bluegrass" (7)
28. Brittany Jean (8)
        "All the Love" (4)
        "Lightfoot" (4)
28. Darlingside (8)
        "Everything Is Alive" (8)
28. Eliza Gilkyson (8)
        "Home" (8)
28. Gregg Hill (8)
        "Bayou St. John" (8)
28. Iris Dement (8)
        "Workin' on a World" (5)
28. Jan Gillies (8)
        "Visions" (8)
28. Joan Baez (8)
        "Ring Them Bells" (3)
28. Steve Howell (8)
        "Gallery of Echoes" (7)

TOP LABELS of September 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 102 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (61)
2. Signature Sounds (42)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (40)
3. Thirty Tigers (40)
5. Columbia (38)
6. Nonesuch (37)
7. Compass (32)
8. Red House (22)
9. BMG (20)
9. Free Dirt (20)
9. Legacy (20)
12. Borealis (19)
13. Elektra (18)
14. Rebel (17)
15. Sugar Hill (16)
16. Appleseed (15)
17. Berkalin (14)
17. Capitol (14)
17. MCA (14)
17. Philo (14)
17. Subcat (14)

FOLK DJs - September 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2945 plays from 102 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WFTE-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM & WHFB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
David John (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)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, ON)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (MixCloud, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast ()
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)