Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2023, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2008 plays from 74 playlists from 52 Folk DJs

  1: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (31)
        "Listen To The Radio," Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle (9)
        "You Can't Go Home Again," Sarah Jarosz (4)
        "Outbound Plane," Shawn Colvin (4)
  2: "Together," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/2023] (22)
        "Invisible Man" (4)
        "Complete" (3)
  3: "A Great Wild Mercy," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/2023] (13)
        "Singing In The Dark" (3)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (2)
        "Take More Time, Cover Less Ground" (2)
        "Potluck" (2)
  3: "Lavender Moonshine," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 10/2023] (13)
        "Home You Go" (4)
        "The Teacher" (3)
        "The World's on Fire" (2)
  5: "The Returner," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 9/2023] (11)
        "The Returner" (2)
        "Demons" (2)
        "Eve Was Black" (2)
  6: "This Chain," George Mann [Running Scared, 10/2023] (10)
        "If I Could Turn Back Time" (3)
        "I'll Be Here in the Morning" (2)
  7: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (9)
        "One Day" (3)
        "Narrow Boats" (2)
  7: "The Lonesome Chronicles," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 9/2023] (9)
        "25 Chickens" (2)
  7: "Ozark Symphony," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 10/2023] (9)
        "What About Now?" (2)
        "You Make Me High" (2)
 10: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "Waging Peace" (4)
 11: "Keep Going," Connie Kaldor [Coyote, 10/2023] (7)
        "Keep Going" (3)
 12: "The Long & Lonesome Letting Go," Jim Lauderdale & the Po' Ramblin' Boys [Sky Crunch, 10/2023] (6)
        "Last Resort" (2)
 12: "My Father Loved Me," Rachael Kilgour [Self, 9/2023] (6)
        "Family Secrets" (2)
 12: "New Dawn," Tricia Eaves [Self, 10/2023] (6)
        "New Dawn" (1)
 12: "Valley of Heart's Delight," Margo Cilker [Fluff & Gravy, 9/2023] (6)
        "I Remember Carolina" (3)
 12: "Between The Breaks...Live!," Stan Rogers [Borealis, 1979] (6)
        "The Witch of the Westmorland" (4)
 17: "Be Brave," Miles And Mafale [Catherine Miles and Jay M] (5/7)
        "This House" (2)
 17: "Nobody Owns You," Joan Osborne [Womanly Hips, 10/2023] (5/6)
        "Woman's Work" (2)
 17: "Cherchez La Femme," Karyn Oliver [Buxom County, 10/2023] (5)
        "Dance With Me" (2)
        "Lay Your Burden Down" (2)
 17: "Home," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza, 6/2023] (5)
        "World Keeps On Singing" (1)
 17: "Imaginary People," Viv & Riley [Free Dirt, 9/2023] (5)
        "The Blackest Crow" (2)
 17: "Just Won't Burn," Susan Tedeschi [Fantasy, 10/2023] (5)
        "Just Won't Burn" (2)
        "Angel From Montgomery" (2)
 17: "Morning Shift," Steep Canyon Rangers [Yep Roc, 9/2023] (5)
        "Deep End" (1)
 17: "Southern Star," Brent Cobb [Ol' Buddy, 10/2023] (5)
        "Kick the Can" (2)
 17: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 10/2023] (5)
        "Hickory Wind" (2)
        "Pretty Boy Floyd" (2)
 17: "Try to Make It Fly," The Lonesome Ace Stringband [Self, 10/2023] (5)
        "You'll Be There" (2)
 17: "You're the One," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 8/2023] (5)
        "Wrong Kind of Right" (2)
 17: "Old Cane Back Rocker," Darrell Scott String Band [Here, 8/2023] (5)
        "Charlie and Ruby" (1)
 29: "At the End of the Day," Sylvia Tyson [Stony Plain, 10/2023] (4)
        "Long Chain of Love" (2)
 29: "Bluegrass," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 7/2023] (4)
        "Slow Down Old World" (2)
 29: "City of Gold," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2023] (4)
        "Goodbye Mary" (2)
 29: "Dandelion Breeze," The Clements Brothers [Self, 8/2023] (4)
        "Morning Train" (2)
 29: "Drum Hat Buddha," Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer [Signature Sounds, 2001] (4)
        "I Go Like The Raven" (2)
        "Gentle Arms of Eden" (2)
 29: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (4)
        "Do You Love Me?" (1)
 29: "Homecoming," The Folk Legacy Trio [Legacy, 10/2023] (4)
        "Teach Your Children" (2)
 29: "In the Throes," Buddy & Julie Miller [New West] (4)
        "Tattooed Tear" (1)
 29: "New Old Friends," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 8/2023] (4)
        "Leaving Afghanistan" (1)
 29: "Promised Land," Danny Burns [Waterbug, 7/2023] (4)
        "Magnolia Wind" (2)
 29: "A Sunday Drive," Ed Sweeney [Self, 9/2023] (4)
        "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (1)
 29: "Timepiece," Matthew Morgan [Tiny Attic, 10/2023] (4)
        "The Good Life" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2008 plays from 74 playlists from 52 Folk DJs

1. "Listen To The Radio" (8)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith" (Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle)
2. "Are You Happy Now?" (6)
     from "Thirteen Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before" (Richard Shindell)
3. "Home You Go" (4)
     from "Lavender Moonshine" (Tret Fure)
3. "Invisible Man" (4)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
3. "Outbound Plane" (4)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith" (Shawn Colvin)
3. "Waging Peace" (4)
     from "Headwinds" (The Kennedys)
3. "The Witch of the Westmorland" (4)
     from "Between The Breaks...Live!" (Stan Rogers)
3. "You Can't Go Home Again" (4)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith" (Sarah Jarosz)
9. "They Lied" (3/6)
     from "Dogs Are Watching Us" (Jay Mankita)
9. "One Day" (3)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
9. "All That We Are" (3)
     from "Rona" (Queen Esther)
9. "Complete" (3)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2008 plays from 74 playlists from 52 Folk DJs

1. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (21)
        "Together" (21)
2. Carrie Newcomer (18)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (13)
3. Tret Fure (15)
        "Lavender Moonshine" (13)
4. Allison Russell (11)
        "The Returner" (11)
5. George Mann (10)
        "This Chain" (10)
5. Kathy Kallick Band (10)
        "The Lonesome Chronicles" (9)
5. Kelly Hunt (10)
        "Ozark Symphony" (9)
5. Tom Paxton (10)
        "Ramblin' Boy" (2)
9. David Francey (9)
        "The Breath Between" (9)
9. The Kennedys (9)
        "Headwinds" (8)
11. Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle (8)
        "More Than A Whisper" (8)
11. Eliza Gilkyson (8)
        "Home" (5)
11. Emma's Revolution (8)
        "One" (3)
        "Rooted" (3)
11. John McCutcheon (8)
        "Gonna Rise Again" (2)
11. Stan Rogers (8)
        "Between The Breaks...Live!" (6)
16. The Rough & Tumble (7/8)
        "Only This Far" (6)
16. Caroline Cotter (7)
        "Gently as I Go" (4)
        "Morning Mantra" (3)
16. Connie Kaldor (7)
        "Keep Going" (7)
16. David Rovics (7)
        "Return" (2)
16. Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer (7)
        "Drum Hat Buddha" (4)
16. Joan Osborne (7)
        "Nobody Owns You" (6)
16. Karyn Oliver (7)
        "Cherchez La Femme" (5)
16. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (7)
        "Try to Make It Fly" (5)
16. Nanci Griffith (7)
        "The Last Of The True Believers" (2)
16. Richard Shindell (7)
        "Courier" (2)

TOP LABELS of October 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2008 plays from 74 playlists from 52 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (62)
2. Compass (23)
3. Signature Sounds (19)
4. Red House (17)
5. Borealis (15)
5. Nonesuch (15)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (15)
8. Appalseed (14)
8. Fantasy (14)
8. Warner (14)
11. Legacy (13)
12. Columbia (12)
13. Available Light (11)
13. Sugar Hill (11)
13. True North (11)
16. BMG (10)
16. Tomboy Girl (10)
18. Appleseed (9)
18. Free Dirt (9)
18. Philo (9)
18. Rebel (9)
18. Yep Roc (9)

FOLK DJs - October 2023, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2008 plays from 74 playlists from 52 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
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)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jean Geiger (MixCloud, WA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM & podcast, IN)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)