Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2023, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 97 playlists from 78 Folk DJs

  1: "Together," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/2023] (31)
        "This Campfire" (7)
        "Ukrainian Now" (5)
        "Complete" (4)
  2: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (27)
        "Two Shadows" (5)
        "I Called It Love" (4)
        "The Breath Between" (4)
  3: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (18)
        "Late September Breeze" (4)
        "Waging Peace" (3)
  3: "Homecoming," The Folk Legacy Trio [Legacy, 10/2023] (18)
        "Power & Glory" (3)
        "Teach Your Children" (3)
        "Early in the Morning" (3)
  3: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 10/2023] (18)
        "Pretty Boy Floyd" (4)
        "Hickory Wind" (3)
  6: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (16)
        "Hen in the Foxhouse" (2)
        "Yet to Be" (2)
        "Way Over Yonder" (2)
        "Good Ol' Cider" (2)
        "If You Don't Know How Sweet It Is" (2)
  7: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (13)
        "Listen To The Radio," Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle (4)
        "You Can't Go Home Again," Sarah Jarosz (2)
        "Love at the Five & Dime," John Prine & Kelsey Waldon (2)
        "Trouble in the Fields," Lyle Lovett & Kathy Mattea (2)
  7: "Try to Make It Fly," The Lonesome Ace Stringband [Self, 10/2023] (13)
        "Midnight Band" (3)
        "Praying For Rain" (2)
        "Sweeter Sound" (2)
  9: "This Chain," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2023] (12)
        "Aragon Mill" (2)
        "Just as Dangerous Alone" (2)
        "The Wreck on the Highway" (2)
        "Tell Me About Woody Again" (2)
  9: "On the Blind Side," Ray Bonneville [Self, 9/2023] (12)
        "On The Blind Side" (4)
        "Oh The Night Is Long" (3)
        "Lucky Moon" (2)
 11: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (11)
        "Evergreen, OK" (2)
 11: "Keep Going," Connie Kaldor [Coyote, 10/2023] (11)
        "Keep Going" (5)
        "Woman Who Pays" (3)
        "Pain and Sorrow" (2)
 11: "The Lonesome Chronicles," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 9/2023] (11)
        "Just Lonesome Ol' Me & the Radio" (5)
        "It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go" (2)
 11: "A Sunday Drive," Ed Sweeney [Self, 9/2023] (11)
        "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (4)
        "Walking Boss" (3)
 11: "Lavender Moonshine," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 10/2023] (11)
        "Lavender Moonshine" (4)
 16: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (10)
        "On the Road Again" (3)
 16: "Ever Onward," Bob & Sarah Amos [Bristlecone, 7/2023] (10)
        "The Hills That I Call Home" (5)
        "Wherever I Go" (2)
 16: "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams," Hank Woji [KZ, 9/2023] (10)
        "Corporations Are People" (2)
        "The Quid Pro Quo Rag" (2)
        "Sitting in Limbo" (2)
 19: "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity," Kim Moberg [Self, 8/2023] (9/10)
        "The Eighth Fire - Wings of the Winds" (4)
        "The Seventh Fire - The Crossroad" (2)
 19: "Dandelion Breeze," The Clements Brothers [Self, 8/2023] (9)
        "Dandelion Breeze" (2)
        "Help Myself" (2)
        "Morning Train" (2)
        "Out of the Blue" (2)
 19: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (9)
        "Do You Love Me?" (2)
        "Gone Away" (2)
        "Don't Wait" (2)
 19: "If You Hadn't Noticed," The Goodwin Brothers [Pinecastle] (9)
        "Fall of the Year" (2)
        "Barefoot Girl" (2)
        "Everyday Thing" (2)
 19: "My Father Loved Me," Rachael Kilgour [Self, 9/2023] (9)
        "The Smell of Autumn Leaves" (4)
        "My Father Loved Me" (2)
 19: "The Returner," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 9/2023] (9)
        "Springtime" (4)
        "The Returner" (2)
 25: "Cup of Sugar," Tim O'Brien [Howdy Skies, 4/2023] (8)
        "Cup of Sugar" (3)
 25: "Lead & Iron," Henhouse Prowlers [Dark Shadow, 10/2023] (8)
        "Lead and Iron" (2)
        "Home For" (2)
 25: "Location, Location, Location!," John Forster [Acute, 9/2023] (8)
        "This Sentence Is False" (2)
        "Route 9W Revisited" (2)
 25: "Nobody Owns You," Joan Osborne [Womanly Hips, 10/2023] (8)
        "The Smallest Trees" (2)
        "Tower of Joy" (2)
 25: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 7/2023] (8)
        "Dirty Old Town" (2)
 25: "Skylark," Open Road [Delfina, 5/2023] (8)
        "Lay My Burden Down" (4)
        "Wildflowers" (3)

TOP SONGS of October 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 97 playlists from 78 Folk DJs

1. "When Fall Comes To New England" (7)
     from "Driving Home" (Cheryl Wheeler)
2. "This Campfire" (6)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
2. "Keep Going" (6)
     from "Keep Going" (Connie Kaldor)
4. "Harvest Moon" (5)
     from "Harvest Moon" (Neil Young)
     also "Neil Young - Greatest Hits" (Neil Young)
4. "The Hills That I Call Home" (5)
     from "Ever Onward" (Bob & Sarah Amos)
4. "Just Lonesome Ol' Me & the Radio" (5)
     from "The Lonesome Chronicles" (Kathy Kallick Band)
4. "Listen To The Radio" (5)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith" (Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle)
4. "Two Shadows" (5)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
4. "Ukrainian Now" (5)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
10. "The Breath Between" (4)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
10. "Complete" (4)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
10. "The Eighth Fire - Wings of the Winds" (4)
     from "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (Kim Moberg)
10. "Hickory Wind" (4)
     from "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (Christian Parker)
10. "I Called It Love" (4)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
10. "Late September Breeze" (4)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 97 playlists from 78 Folk DJs

1. David Francey (30)
        "The Breath Between" (27)
2. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (27)
        "Together" (27)
3. The Kennedys (19)
        "Headwinds" (18)
4. The Folk Legacy Trio (18)
        "Homecoming" (18)
4. Rhiannon Giddens (18)
        "You're the One" (16)
6. Christian Parker (17)
        "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo" (16)
6. Gillian Welch (17)
        "Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (4)
        "Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3" (3)
        "Soul Journey" (3)
8. John McCutcheon (16)
        "Gonna Rise Again" (2)
8. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (16)
        "Try to Make It Fly" (12)
10. Tim O'Brien (14)
        "Cup of Sugar" (8)
11. Caroline Cotter (13)
        "Gently as I Go" (9)
        "Morning Mantra" (3)
11. Connie Kaldor (13)
        "Keep Going" (11)
13. Bob Dylan (12)
        "Dylan" (3)
13. George Mann (12)
        "This Chain" (12)
13. Kathy Kallick Band (12)
        "The Lonesome Chronicles" (11)
13. Pete Seeger (12)
        "Pete" (2)
13. Ray Bonneville (12)
        "On the Blind Side" (12)
18. Ed Sweeney (11)
        "A Sunday Drive" (11)
18. Hank Woji (11)
        "Highways, Gamblers, Devils & Dreams" (9)
18. Tret Fure (11)
        "Lavender Moonshine" (10)
21. Bob & Sarah Amos (10)
        "Ever Onward" (10)
21. Cheryl Wheeler (10)
        "Driving Home" (5)
21. Jimmy Buffett (10)
        "Down to Earth" (2)
21. John Forster (10)
        "Location, Location, Location!" (8)
25. Bruce cockburn (9/13)
        "Anything Anytime Anywhere" (5)
        "O Sun O Moon" (3)
25. Kim Moberg (9/10)
        "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity" (10)
25. Allison Russell (9)
        "The Returner" (9)
25. The Clements Brothers (9)
        "Dandelion Breeze" (9)
25. Ellis Paul (9)
        "55" (5)
25. The Goodwin Brothers (9)
        "If You Hadn't Noticed" (9)
25. Rachael Kilgour (9)
        "My Father Loved Me" (9)

TOP LABELS of October 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 97 playlists from 78 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (99)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (63/69)
3. Red House (40)
4. Compass (35)
5. Nonesuch (33)
6. Columbia (32)
7. Legacy (27)
8. Appalseed (26)
8. Laker (26)
10. Elektra (20)
11. Thirty Tigers (19/29)
11. Acony (19)
11. Sugar Hill (19)
14. Rhino (18)
15. Pinecastle (17)
15. Signature Sounds (17)
17. Appleseed (16)
17. Fantasy (16)
19. Philo (15)
20. Free Dirt (13)
20. RCA (13)
20. Vanguard (13)

FOLK DJs - October 2023, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3187 plays from 97 playlists from 78 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Chuck Markowitz (WERU-FM, ME)
Cosmic Charlie (WERU-FM, ME)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO)
David John (KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
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 Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Berger (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM, MB)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
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)
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)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steve Soucy (WERU-FM, ME)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)