Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2024, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 48 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

  1: "Interpretations, Vol. 1," Alice Di Micele [Alice Otter, 1/2024] (12)
        "Give Yourself to Love" (3)
        "Old Man" (2)
        "Harvest Moon" (2)
  2: "American Patchwork Quartet," American Patchwork Quartet [Carolina Jasmine, 1/2024] (10)
        "Wayfaring Stranger" (3)
        "Big Sciota" (2)
  2: "Never Too Late," Jim Kweskin [Story, 1/2024] (10)
        "What Does The Deep Sea Say" (2)
        "Relax Your Mind" (2)
        "Let's Be Happy Together" (2)
  4: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (8)
        "Banks Of The Pontchartrain," Iris DeMent (1)
  5: "Dark Harvest," Malcolm Macwatt [Need To Know, 1/2024] (7)
        "Semi Scotsman" (2)
        "Out On the Western Plain" (2)
  5: "I Kept These Old Blues," Muireann Bradley [Tompkins Square, 12/2023] (7)
        "Police Sergeant Blues" (1)
  5: "I Only See the Moon," The Milk Carton Kids [Far Cry, 3/2023] (7)
        "Running on Sweet Smile" (2)
  5: "So Strong," Jaspar Lepak [Self, 1/2024] (7)
        "Stay True" (2)
        "Kind" (2)
  9: "Even Better on the Bad Days," Scott Sean White [Self, 1/2024] (6)
        "Hope You Never Do" (2)
        "Pulling Weeds" (2)
  9: "Highlander," Missy Raines [Compass, 1/2024] (6)
        "Listen to the Lonesome Wind" (1)
  9: "Wanderlust," Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel [Turns Out, 1/2024] (6)
        "Lot of Life" (2)
 12: "Gently as I Go," Caroline Cotter [Self, 8/2023] (5/10)
        "Remind Me of You" (2)
 12: "Ozark Symphony," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 10/2023] (5/8)
        "What About Now?" (2)
        "Top of the World" (2)
 12: "Halfway to Houston," Susan Werner [Self, 1/2024] (5)
        "Halfway to Houston" (3)
 12: "Of Hard Times & Harmony," Windborne [Wand'ring Feet, 2022] (5)
        "Lady Of The Harbor" (1)

TOP SONGS of January 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 48 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. "Give Yourself to Love" (4)
     from "Interpretations, Vol. 1" (Alice Di Micele)
1. "Letter from a Groundhog" (4)
     from "Letter from a Groundhog" (Jeff Cannon)
3. "Before the Sun" (3)
     from "Old Ghosts" (Diane Coll)
3. "Blue Bird" (3)
     from "Two Singing Songs" (Ben Gage)
3. "Brand New Key" (3)
     from "Beautiful People: the Greatest Hits of Melanie" (Melanie)
3. "Candles in the Rain" (3)
     from "Candles in the Rain" (Melanie)
3. "Carolina Rolling By" (3)
     from "Carolina Rolling By" (Mipso)
3. "Dreaming of Hassan Playing" (3)
     from "Dreaming of Hassan Playing - single" (Mike Laureanno)
3. "Halfway to Houston" (3)
     from "Halfway to Houston" (Susan Werner)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 48 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. Melanie (32)
        "Melanie at Carnegie Hall" (11)
2. Alice Di Micele (13)
        "Interpretations, Vol. 1" (12)
3. American Patchwork Quartet (10)
        "American Patchwork Quartet" (10)
3. Jim Kweskin (10)
        "Never Too Late" (9)
5. The Milk Carton Kids (8)
        "I Only See the Moon" (7)
5. Susan Werner (8)
        "Halfway to Houston" (5)
7. Kelly Hunt (7/9)
        "Ozark Symphony" (8)
7. Jaspar Lepak (7)
        "So Strong" (7)
7. Malcolm Macwatt (7)
        "Dark Harvest" (7)
7. Muireann Bradley (7)
        "I Kept These Old Blues" (7)
11. Carrie Newcomer (6)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (2)
11. Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel (6)
        "Wanderlust" (6)
11. Jo-El Sonnier (6)
        "Cajun Life" (3)
11. Scott Sean White (6)
        "Even Better on the Bad Days" (6)
15. Caroline Cotter (5/14)
        "Gently as I Go" (10)
15. Phil Ochs (5/9)
        "Phil Ochs In Concert" (4)
15. Odetta (5/8)
        "Gonna Let It Shine" (2)
15. Lori McKenna (5/6)
        "1988" (2)
15. Windborne (5/6)
        "Of Hard Times & Harmony" (5)
15. Cheryl Wheeler (5)
        "Defying Gravity" (2)
15. Lucinda Williams (5)
        "Blessed" (2)
15. Michael Cleveland (5)
        "Lovin' of the Game" (3)
15. Rhiannon Giddens (5)
        "You're the One" (2)

TOP LABELS of January 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 48 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (37)
2. Compass (27)
3. Thirty Tigers (23/27)
4. Rhino (15/17)
5. Nonesuch (13)
6. Yep Roc (12)
7. Red House (10)
8. Alice Otter (9)
9. Mountain Fever (8)
9. Tompkins Square (8)
11. StorySound (7/8)
11. Elektra (7)
11. Sugar Hill (7)
14. Acony (6)
14. Free Dirt (6)
14. Legacy (6)
14. Signature Sounds (6)
14. Vanguard (6)

FOLK DJs - January 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1484 plays from 48 playlists from 33 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
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.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)


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