Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2023, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2212 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

  1: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (25)
        "Late September Breeze" (8)
  2: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (23)
        "I Called It Love" (5)
        "Time For The Wicked To Rest" (4)
        "Daughter" (3)
  3: "My Father Loved Me," Rachael Kilgour [Self, 9/2023] (17)
        "My Father Loved Me" (5)
        "The Smell Of Autumn Leaves" (3)
        "How I Was Made" (3)
  4: "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams," Hank Woji [KZ, 9/2023] (13)
        "Runnin' With The Devil" (2)
        "Man in a Cave" (2)
        "Peace Unto You" (2)
  5: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 9/2023] (12)
        "You Don't Miss Your Water" (4)
        "Hickory Wind" (2)
        "Pretty Boy Floyd" (2)
  6: "On the Blind Side," Ray Bonneville [Self, 9/2023] (9)
        "Lucky Moon" (3)
        "On The Blind Side" (2)
        "The Way It Was Before" (2)
  7: "All You Need," Steven Gellman [Hidden Poet, 9/2023] (8)
        "All You Need" (3)
        "Just Like You, Just Like Me" (2)
  7: "Be Brave," Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale [Self, 9/2023] (8)
        "Rubber Band" (2)
        "March" (2)
  7: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "Coming Your Way" (3)
        "Antonia" (2)
  7: "Late September," Randall Kromm [Self, 9/2023] (8)
        "Late September" (5)
        "Goodbye Summer" (2)
  7: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (8)
        "This Town Has No Cafe" (1)
  7: "Rooted," Emma's Revolution [Moving Forward, 9/2023] (8)
        "Our People Gonna Rise" (1)
  7: "Try to Make It Fly," The Lonesome Ace Stringband [Self, 9/2023] (8)
        "Simply Going Sideways" (3)
  7: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (8)
        "You're the One" (3)
        "Hen in the Foxhouse" (2)
 15: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (7)
        "Slow Down Old World" (2)
 15: "New Wild West," Antje Duvekot [Self, 9/2023] (7)
        "Evolution" (3)
 15: "Orange Blossom Child," Van Plating [Singular, 9/2023] (7)
        "The Hard Way" (3)
 15: "A Sunday Drive," Ed Sweeney [Self, 9/2023] (7)
        "A Long Time Traveling" (2)
        "A Little Traveling Music" (2)
 19: "Bayou St. John," Gregg Hill [Skippy, 9/2023] (6)
        "New Orleans Again" (3)
 19: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (6)
        "Desert Nights" (3)
 19: "Hold That Spirit," Raye Zaragoza [Rebel, 8/2023] (6)
        "Garden" (2)
        "Hold That Spirit" (2)
 19: "Jubilee," Old Crow Medicine Show [ATO, 9/2023] (6)
        "Miles Away" (2)
 19: "Old Cane Back Rocker," Darrell Scott String Band [Here, 8/2023] (6)
        "Banjo in the Holler" (3)
 19: "Valley of Heart's Delight," Margo Cilker [Fluff & Gravy, 9/2023] (6)
        "I Remember Carolina" (2)
 25: "Alone at Sea," Jeff Plankenhorn [Blue Corn, 8/2023] (5)
        "Do A Little Dancing" (2)
 25: "Count It in Moons," Heather Miller [Self, 9/2023] (5)
        "Suitcase Full of Faith" (2)
 25: "Dandelion Breeze," The Clements Brothers [Self, 8/2023] (5)
        "All Apologies" (1)
 25: "Everything Is Alive," Darlingside [More Doug, 8/2023] (5)
        "Eliza I See" (2)
 25: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (5)
        "On the Sunny Side of Life" (2)
        "Falling Away" (2)
 25: "Gallery of Echoes," Steve Howell [Out Of The Past, 8/2023] (5)
        "Sit Down On The Banks Of The River" (2)
 25: "Location, Location, Location!," John Forster [Acute, 9/2023] (5)
        "Ya Gotta Love Jerusalem" (2)
 25: "Morning Shift," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 9/2023] (5)
        "Morning Shift" (2)
 25: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 7/2023] (5)
        "Dirty Old Town" (1)
 25: "The Returner," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 9/2023] (5)
        "Shadowlands" (1)
 25: "Spiral Bound," Ernest Aines [Independent Release ernes] (5)
        "I Wont Take Your Honesty Away" (2)
        "Yellowstone" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2212 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. "Late September Breeze" (8)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
2. "Late September" (6)
     from "Late September" (Randall Kromm)
3. "I Called It Love" (5)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
3. "My Father Loved Me" (5)
     from "My Father Loved Me" (Rachael Kilgour)
5. "End Of Summer" (4)
     from "The Kitchen Sessions" (John & Sheila Ludgate)
5. "How I Was Made" (4)
     from "My Father Loved Me" (Rachael Kilgour)
5. "Time For The Wicked To Rest" (4)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
5. "You Don't Miss Your Water" (4)
     from "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (Christian Parker & Earl Poole Ball)
9. "All You Need" (3)
     from "All You Need" (Steven Gellman)
9. "Autumn Leaves" (3)
     from "Songbird" (Eva Cassidy)
9. "Banjo in the Holler" (3)
     from "Old Cane Back Rocker" (Darrell Scott String Band)
9. "The Boy From The East River Shore" (3)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
9. "Civil War Letters" (3)
     from "Appalachian Cry" (Daniel Neihoff)
9. "Coming Your Way" (3)
     from "Gently as I Go" (Caroline Cotter)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2212 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. The Kennedys (25)
        "Headwinds" (25)
2. David Francey (24)
        "The Breath Between" (23)
3. Rachael Kilgour (20)
        "My Father Loved Me" (17)
4. Hank Woji (14)
        "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (13)
5. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (11)
        "Try to Make It Fly" (8)
6. Ray Bonneville (10)
        "On the Blind Side" (9)
7. Antje Duvekot (9)
        "New Wild West" (7)
7. Christian Parker (9)
        "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (9)
7. Randall Kromm (9)
        "Late September" (8)
7. Rhiannon Giddens (9)
        "You're the One" (8)
7. Willie Nelson (9)
        "Bluegrass" (7)
12. Caroline Cotter (8)
        "Gently as I Go" (8)
12. Ed Sweeney (8)
        "A Sunday Drive" (7)
12. Emma's Revolution (8)
        "Rooted" (8)
12. Greg Brown (8)
        "Bathtub Blues" (1)
12. Old Crow Medicine Show (8)
        "Jubilee" (6)
12. Raye Zaragoza (8)
        "Hold That Spirit" (6)
12. Sofia Talvik (8)
        "Center of the Universe" (6)
12. Steven Gellman (8)
        "All You Need" (8)
20. C. Daniel Boling (7)
        "New Old Friends" (7)
20. Nanci Griffith (7)
        "Other Voices Too" (2)
20. Van Plating (7)
        "Orange Blossom Child" (7)

TOP LABELS of September 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2212 plays from 84 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (33)
2. Rounder (27)
3. Columbia (24)
4. Laker (23)
5. Compass (22)
6. Nonesuch (18)
7. Red House (17)
8. Thirty Tigers (16)
9. KZ (13)
10. Legacy (12)
10. Yep Roc (12)
12. Borealis (11)
13. Rebel (10)
13. Sugar Hill (10)
13. Waterbug (10)
16. Elektra (9)
16. Fantasy (9)
16. Mercury (9)
19. Appleseed (8)
19. BMG (8)
19. Berkalin (8)
19. Capitol (8)
19. Subcat (8)

FOLK DJs - September 2023, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2212 plays from 84 playlists from 68 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)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
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 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 & folkera.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
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)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)