Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
December 2023, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of December 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2313 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

  1: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (28)
        "Listen to the Radio," Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle (5)
        "It's A Hard Life Wherever I Go," Steve Earle (4)
        "More Than a Whisper," Mary Gauthier (4)
  2: "At the End of the Day," Sylvia Tyson [Stony Plain, 11/2023] (13)
        "Long Chain of Love" (3)
        "Now Tell Me That You've Got the Blues" (3)
  3: "Try to Make It Fly," The Lonesome Ace Stringband [Self, 11/2023] (10)
        "You'll Be There" (3)
        "Simply Going Sideways" (2)
        "Come With Me Tonight" (2)
  4: "Headwinds," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2023] (8)
        "Sacramento" (2)
        "The Sky Doesn't Look Right" (2)
  4: "Together," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/2023] (8)
        "Ukrainian Now" (3)
        "This Campfire" (3)
  4: "Yule Like This," Mark Stepakoff [Self, 11/2023] (8)
        "Your Favorite Christmas Song" (4)
        "You're the Brightest Bulb" (2)
  7: "Cherchez La Femme," Karyn Oliver [Buxom County, 10/2023] (7)
        "Lay Your Burden Down" (3)
        "All Clear" (2)
  7: "Lavender Moonshine," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 10/2023] (7)
        "No Place Like Home" (3)
  7: "The Lonesome Chronicles," Kathy Kallick Band [Live Oak, 9/2023] (7)
        "Foggy Mountain Chimes" (2)
        "This Old Lonesome Song" (2)
 10: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (6)
        "I Called It Love" (4)
 10: "I Kept These Old Blues," Muireann Bradley [Tompkins Square, 11/2023] (6)
        "Vestapol" (3)
 10: "Queen of Time," Lindsay Lou [Kill Rock Stars, 11/2023] (6)
        "Nothing Else Matters" (2)
        "On Your Side" (2)
 10: "Rants & Romance," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute, 6/2023] (6)
        "The Pandemic" (2)
 10: "Two Singing Songs," Ben Gage [Self, 11/2023] (6)
        "Broken Hearts" (2)
 10: "Under a Cathedral Sky," Ynana Rose [Self, 11/2023] (6)
        "One Eyed Ghost" (2)
 16: "Battle Cry Mercy," Jared Dustin Griffin [Need To Know, 11/2023] (5)
        "Sweet Ol' Loneliness" (2)
 16: "Center of the Universe," Sofia Talvik [Makaki, 8/2023] (5)
        "Oh California" (2)
 16: "Festival of Light 2," Various Artists [Six Degrees Records] (5/7)
        "Feast of Lights," They Might Be Giants (2)
 16: "Folktown," Mark Leggett [Earthsonix, 11/2023] (5)
        "Goldsboro Getaway" (2)
        "Folktown" (2)
 16: "A Great Wild Mercy," Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/2023] (5)
        "Path Through The Evening Woods" (2)
 16: "Jingle All The Way," Béla Fleck And The Flecktones [Rounder, 2008] (5)
        "Christmas Song" (2)
 16: "Keep Going," Connie Kaldor [Coyote, 10/2023] (5)
        "Pain and Sorrow" (1)
 16: "Leave the Light On," Terry Klein [Signature Sounds, 11/2023] (5)
        "Wedding Day Eve" (1)
 16: "The Lowlies," The Lowlies [Airloom, 10/2023] (5)
        "Screen Goes Black" (2)
        "Drink From The Well" (2)
 16: "Macguffin," Phil Henry [Self, 8/2023] (5)
        "Keep on singing" (2)
 16: "Mighty Poplar," Mighty Poplar [Free Dirt, 3/2023] (5)
        "A Distant Land to Roam" (2)
 16: "Playing for the Man at the Door," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2023] (5)
        "Quills," Joe Patterson (1)
 16: "Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Christian Parker [Subcat, 10/2023] (5)
        "Pretty Boy Floyd" (2)
 16: "Celebrate Hanukkah," Various Artists [Craig n' Co] (5)
        "Light One Candle," Peter Yarrow (2)
 30: "Bits & Pieces," Malcolm Holcombe [Need To Know, 6/2023] (4)
        "Conscience of Man" (1)
 30: "A Christmas Card," Fred Eaglesmith & Tif Ginn [Idla, 10/2023] (4)
        "Cocktails with Santa" (1)
 30: "Endless Turn of Day Into Night," Last Birds [Self, 10/2023] (4)
        "Back Of My Mind" (1)
 30: "Fear of Falling Stars," Kristen Grainger & True North [Self, 10/2023] (4)
        "Go-Nowhere Town" (1)
 30: "Ghost Town," Gordonville, U.S.A [Self] (4)
        "Better Than Today" (4)
 30: "Hanukkah," Loudon Wainwright III [UMG] (4)
        "Hanukkah All Over the World" (1)
 30: "Heat Comes Down," John R. Miller [Rounder, 11/2023] (4)
        "Looking Over My Shoulder" (1)
 30: "Homecoming," The Folk Legacy Trio [Legacy, 10/2023] (4)
        "Early in the Morning" (1)
 30: "Imaginary People," Viv & Riley [Free Dirt, 9/2023] (4)
        "Is It All Over" (1)
 30: "On the Blind Side," Ray Bonneville [Self, 9/2023] (4)
        "Oh The Night Is Long" (3)
 30: "Riveter," Sami Braman [Padiddle, 2/2023] (4)
        "Barnimal" (1)
 30: "Songbird," Eva Cassidy [Blix Street, 1998] (4)
        "Over The Rainbow" (2)
 30: "Flight of the BumBillB," Bill Bachmann [Flight of the BumBillB Re] (4)
        "Double Negative" (2)
        "Those Gosh Darn Pesky Blues" (2)
 30: "Only This Far," The Rough & Tumble [Self, 4/2023] (4)
        "Your Corner" (1)

TOP SONGS of December 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2313 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. "From A Distance" (5)
     from "From A Distance - single" (Maura O'Connell)
2. "Better Than Today" (4)
     from "Ghost Town" (Gordonville, U.S.A)
2. "I Called It Love" (4)
     from "The Breath Between" (David Francey)
2. "It's A Hard Life Wherever I Go" (4)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebating The Music of Nanci Griffith" (Steve Earle)
2. "Light One Candle" (4)
     from "Around The Campfire" (Peter, Paul & Mary)
2. "Listen to the Radio" (4)
     from "More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith" (Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle)
2. "More Than a Whisper" (4)
     from "More Than a Whisper" (Mary Gauthier)
2. "Your Favorite Christmas Song" (4)
     from "Yule Like This" (Mark Stepakoff)
9. "This Campfire" (3)
     from "Together" (Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon)
9. "Christmas Magic" (3)
     from "Christmas Magic - single" (Liz Miller)
9. "Fairytale of New York" (3)
     from "If I Should Fall From Grace" (The Pogues)
9. "Home For Christmas" (3)
     from "Home For Christmas - single" (George Mallas)
9. "Lay Your Burden Down" (3)
     from "Cherchez La Femme" (Karyn Oliver)
9. "Long Chain of Love" (3)
     from "At the End of the Day" (Sylvia Tyson)
9. "No Place Like Home" (3)
     from "Lavender Moonshine" (Tret Fure)

TOP ARTISTS of December 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2313 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (14)
        "Bucket List" (2)
2. The Lonesome Ace Stringband (12)
        "Try to Make It Fly" (10)
2. Sylvia Tyson (12)
        "At the End of the Day" (12)
4. John Prine (11)
        "John Prine Christmas" (2)
5. Rod MacDonald (10)
        "Rants & Romance" (6)
6. Bruce Cockburn (9)
        "Christmas" (3)
        "O Sun O Moon" (3)
7. Kathy Kallick Band (8)
        "The Lonesome Chronicles" (7)
7. The Kennedys (8)
        "Headwinds" (8)
7. Mark Stepakoff (8)
        "Yule Like This" (8)
7. The Pogues (8)
        "If I Should Fall From Grace" (3)
11. Tom Rush (7/11)
        "The Circle Game" (3)
11. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Shadow Kingdom" (3)
11. David Francey (7)
        "The Breath Between" (6)
11. Eliza Gilkyson (7)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (3)
11. Karyn Oliver (7)
        "Cherchez La Femme" (7)
11. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (7)
        "Together" (7)
11. Tret Fure (7)
        "Lavender Moonshine" (7)
11. Ynana Rose (7)
        "Under a Cathedral Sky" (6)

TOP LABELS of December 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2313 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (73)
2. Columbia (32)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (29)
4. Signature Sounds (20)
5. Stony Plain (16)
6. Warner (15)
7. Red House (14)
7. Rhino (14)
7. Sugar Hill (14)
10. Free Dirt (13)
10. Hudson Harding (13)
12. Compass (11)
12. Legacy (11)
14. Borealis (10)
14. Capitol (10)
14. Oh Boy (10)
14. Thirty Tigers (10)
14. True North (10)
19. Reprise (9)
20. Appleseed (8)

FOLK DJs - December 2023, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2313 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WEJP-FM & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
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)
Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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)