Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2023, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2488 plays from 86 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (31)
        "Little Green Bottles" (8)
        "New Set of Wheels" (7)
        "The Woods and the Wild" (4)
  2: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 9/2023] (25)
        "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (6)
        "I Still Miss Someone" (4)
        "Pretty Boy Floyd" (4)
  3: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (21)
        "Old Friends" (3)
        "Get A Life" (3)
  4: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (18)
        "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (9)
  4: "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams," Hank Woji [KZ, 9/2023] (18)
        "I'm Gonna Hit the Number" (4)
        "Don't Look Back" (3)
  4: "Rooted," Emma's Revolution [Moving Forward, 9/2023] (18)
        "Wash Away Stone" (5)
        "Our House Is On Fire" (3)
  7: "All You Need," Steven Gellman [Hidden Poet, 9/2023] (15)
        "Just Like You, Just Like Me" (5)
        "Little Victories" (3)
        "Wintering" (2)
        "All You Need" (2)
  7: "My Own Mistakes," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 2020] (15)
        "Memory Line" (4)
        "Mystery Strings" (2)
        "Fledglings" (2)
        "Wait a Minute" (2)
  7: "Triple Shot," Shannon Leigh Reynolds [Good Bygone, 7/2023] (15)
        "I Put A Spell On You" (4)
        "Be Here To Love Me" (3)
        "Not For Long" (2)
        "Hold On" (2)
 10: "Bayou St. John," Gregg Hill [Skippy, 9/2023] (12)
        "Old Like Me" (3)
        "Places In Between" (3)
 11: "Location, Location, Location!," John Forster [Acute, 9/2023] (11)
        "Entering Marion" (2)
        "The Key of G" (2)
        "At the Same Time" (2)
        "How to Make It Stick" (2)
 11: "Sweet Western Sound," Tanya Tucker [Fantasy, 7/2023] (11)
        "When The Rodeo Is Over" (3)
        "Breakfast In Birmingham" (2)
        "Ready As I'll Never Be" (2)
 11: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (11)
        "Wrong Kind of Right" (3)
        "Yet to Be" (3)
        "Hen in the Foxhouse" (2)
 14: "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity," Kim Moberg [Self, 8/2023] (10)
        "The Fifth Fire: The Promise" (3)
        "The Promise" (2)
        "The Second Fire-Lost" (2)
 14: "Don't Blink," Crowes Pasture [Self, 7/2023] (10)
        "You At Every Age" (5)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (2)
 14: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (10)
        "Wherever I Go" (3)
        "Wayfaring Stranger" (2)
        "Dream of a Miner's Child" (2)
 14: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (10)
        "Bittersweet" (2)
        "Strong Woman" (2)
        "Heavy Hearts Club" (2)
 14: "Where the Light Lives," Joy Zimmerman [Self, 8/2023] (10)
        "Keeping Vigil" (2)
        "I Stand Corrected" (2)
        "If I Should Fall Behind" (2)
 19: "California Morning," Rachel Anne Goodman [Coast Ridge, 8/2023] (9)
        "Elk River Blues" (4)
        "Waiting for the Rain" (2)
        "Where Did the Animals Go" (2)
 19: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (9)
        "When My Race Is Run" (3)
        "Stranger Things" (2)
 21: "A Great Wild Mercy," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/2023] (8)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (2)
        "Singing In The Dark" (2)
 21: "Old Cane Back Rocker," Darrell Scott String Band [Here, 8/2023] (8)
        "Southern Cross" (3)
        "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" (2)
 21: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (8)
        "Lady of the Harbor" (2)
 21: "Gallery of Echoes," Steve Howell [Out Of The Past, 8/2023] (8)
        "Easy Rider Blues" (2)
 25: "Another Ghost Town," Andy & Judy [Self, 8/2023] (7)
        "The Pemberton Mill" (2)
 25: "Let All Who Will," Chris Pierce [Calabama, 9/2023] (7)
        "45 Jukebox" (2)
 25: "Morning Shift," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 9/2023] (7)
        "Harvest Queen" (1)
 25: "Playing for the Man at the Door," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2023] (7)
        "Corrine, Corrina," Lightnin' Hopkins (1)
 29: "Alone at Sea," Jeff Plankenhorn [Blue Corn, 8/2023] (6)
        "Do a Little Dancing" (3)
 29: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (6)
        "Two Shadows" (2)
 29: "Lift You Up," The Scooches [On The Bol, 4/2023] (6)
        "Let's Grow Our Roots Deep & True" (1)
 29: "Looking For The Moon," Tom Paxton [Appleseed, 2003] (6)
        "The Bravest" (6)
 29: "Nothing but Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands & Jane Gentry," Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz [Topic, 9/2023] (6)
        "The Suffolk Miracle" (1)
 29: "Thank Goodness," Robert Bidney [Self, 8/2023] (6)
        "We Can Do Better" (2)
        "Their Memory Survives" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2488 plays from 86 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "The Year of the Wrecking Ball" (9)
     from "Gently as I Go" (Caroline Cotter)
2. "Little Green Bottles" (8)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
2. "New Set of Wheels" (8)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
4. "The Bravest" (6)
     from "Looking For The Moon" (Tom Paxton)
4. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (6)
     from "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (Christian Parker)
6. "Just Like You, Just Like Me" (5)
     from "All You Need" (Steven Gellman)
6. "Wash Away Stone" (5)
     from "Rooted" (Emma's Revolution)
6. "You At Every Age" (5)
     from "Don't Blink" (Crowes Pasture)
9. "100 Summers" (4)
     from "100 Summers" (James Lee Baker)
9. "Darkness, Darkness" (4)
     from "Don't Look Back" (Christie McCall)
9. "Elk River Blues" (4)
     from "California Morning" (Rachel Anne Goodman)
9. "I'm Gonna Hit the Number" (4)
     from "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (Hank Woji)
9. "I Put A Spell On You" (4)
     from "Triple Shot" (Shannon Leigh Reynolds)
9. "I Still Miss Someone" (4)
     from "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (Christian Parker)
9. "Memory Line" (4)
     from "My Own Mistakes" (Eric Kilburn)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2488 plays from 86 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. The Kennedys (34)
        "Headwinds" (31)
2. Emma's Revolution (30)
        "Rooted" (18)
        "One" (4)
        "Re-Indicted - single" (4)
3. C. Daniel Boling (22)
        "New Old Friends" (21)
3. Jimmy Buffett (22)
        "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (3)
5. Hank Woji (19)
        "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (18)
6. Caroline Cotter (18)
        "Gently as I Go" (18)
6. Christian Parker (18)
        "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (18)
8. Bob Dylan (16)
        "Nashville Skyline" (3)
8. Steven Gellman (16)
        "All You Need" (15)
10. Eric Kilburn (15)
        "My Own Mistakes" (15)
10. Shannon Leigh Reynolds (15)
        "Triple Shot" (15)
12. Gregg Hill (12)
        "Bayou St. John" (12)
12. Raye Zaragoza (12)
        "Hold That Spirit" (10)
12. Rhiannon Giddens (12)
        "You're the One" (11)
15. Crowes Pasture (11)
        "Don't Blink" (10)
15. John Forster (11)
        "Location, Location, Location!" (11)
15. Kim Moberg (11)
        "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (10)
15. Rod MacDonald (11)
        "Rants & Romance" (8)
15. Tanya Tucker (11)
        "Sweet Western Sound" (11)
20. Bob & Sarah Amos (10)
        "Ever Onward" (10)
20. Carrie Newcomer (10)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (8)
20. David Francey (10)
        "The Breath Between" (6)
20. Joy Zimmerman (10)
        "Where the Light Lives" (10)
24. Rachel Anne Goodman (9)
        "California Morning" (9)
24. Steep Canyon Rangers (9)
        "Morning Shift" (7)
26. The Byrds (8)
        "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (4)
26. John McCutcheon (8)
        "The Greatest Story Never Told" (3)
26. Lucy Kaplansky (8)
        "The Red Thread" (3)
26. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (8)
        "City of Gold" (8)
26. Steve Howell (8)
        "Gallery of Echoes" (8)
26. Tom Paxton (8)
        "Looking For The Moon" (6)

TOP LABELS of September 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2488 plays from 86 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Red House (32)
2. Rounder (31)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (31)
4. Columbia (28)
4. Nonesuch (28)
6. Berkalin (24)
7. Moving Forward (20)
8. Appleseed (19)
8. Compass (19)
10. Rebel (18)
11. Fantasy (16)
12. Borealis (15)
12. KZ (15)
12. Legacy (15)
12. Signature Sounds (15)
16. Mountain Fever (14)
16. Wellspring (14)
16. Yep Roc (14)
19. Good Bygone (12)
19. Hidden Poet (12)

FOLK DJs - September 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2488 plays from 86 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WFTE-FM, NY)
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, CA)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP & WEJP-FM, WV)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
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)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, 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)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-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)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)