Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2024, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2690 plays from 97 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

  1: "World Brand New," Mouths of Babes [Wild Awake, 3/2024] (19)
        "Jubilee" (5)
        "World Brand New" (4)
  2: "The Definitive New Christy Minstrels," New Christy Minstrels [Collectors Choice, 1998] (17/18)
        "Denver" (2)
  3: "Polaroid Lovers," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 2/2024] (14)
        "Take The High Road" (3)
        "Runaway Train" (2)
        "Mezcal And Lime" (2)
        "Days Can Turn Around" (2)
  4: "All My Friends," Aoife O'Donovan [Yep Roc, 3/2024] (13)
        "The Right Time" (4)
        "Someone to Follow" (3)
        "All My Friends" (2)
  5: "American Patchwork Quartet," American Patchwork Quartet [Carolina Jasmine, 1/2024] (12)
        "Soul of A Man" (2)
        "John The Revelator" (2)
        "Big Sciota" (2)
  5: "The Living Kind," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2024] (12)
        "The Living Kind" (3)
        "Candle" (2)
  7: "My Black Country," Rhiannon Giddens [Oh Boy, 3/2024] (11)
        "The Ballad of Sally Anne" (2)
        "Another Wasted Life" (2)
  8: "Gardens Old, Flowers New," Tom Rush [Appleseed, 2/2024] (10)
        "The Harbor" (3)
        "One More Time Around the Sun" (2)
  8: "Simple Motion," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2024] (10)
        "Frost on the South Side" (3)
        "Simple Motion" (2)
  8: "Singing to the Moon," Jillian Matundan [Keezamonkee, 3/2024] (10)
        "Worth" (3)
        "Only Water" (2)
        "You Read My Mind" (2)
        "Through the Threshold" (2)
 11: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (9)
        "Listen To The Radio," Billy Strings & Molly Tuttle (2)
 11: "Ordinary Sunrise," Jay Linden [Americana North, 2/2024] (9)
        "Ordinary Sunrise" (2)
 13: "Be Brave," Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale [Self, 9/2023] (8)
        "March" (4)
 13: "Donegal," Altan [Compass, 2/2024] (8)
        "Liostáil mé le Sáirsint" (2)
        "The Barley and the Rye" (2)
        "Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa" (2)
 13: "Forever," Old Dogs New Tricks [Self, 3/2024] (8)
        "I envy the wind" (3)
 13: "Halfway to Houston," Susan Werner [Self, 1/2024] (8)
        "Sisters" (4)
        "Lake Of Stars" (2)
 13: "Likely Story," Mad Agnes [Self, 2/2024] (8)
        "Holy Well" (3)
 13: "Not a Number," Robby Hecht [Self, 3/2024] (8)
        "When I Wish Upon a Star" (4)
        "Old Radio" (2)
 13: "Sparrow," Jeff Talmadge [Berkalin, 2/2024] (8)
        "Hurricane" (2)
 20: "Bits & Pieces," Malcolm Holcombe [Need To Know, 6/2023] (7)
        "Hard Luck City" (3)
 20: "Bound for Land," Leslie Evers [Self, 1/2024] (7)
        "Along The Rocky Way" (2)
 20: "The Fields of Chazy," Claudia Gibson [Self, 2/2024] (7)
        "Promised Land" (2)
 20: "Highlander," Missy Raines [Compass, 1/2024] (7)
        "Fast Moving Train" (3)
 20: "No Such Thing as Forever," Josh Fortenbery [Muskeg Collective, 3/2024] (7)
        "Bored to Death" (1)
 20: "Ordinay Elephant," Ordinary Elephant [Self, 3/2024] (7)
        "Once Upon A Time" (4)
        "Relic Of The Rain" (3)
 20: "Songs of a Lifetime," Stan Rogers [Borealis, 3/2024] (7)
        "The Mary Ellen Carter" (2)
 20: "The Space Between," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 1/2024] (7)
        "The Garden" (2)
 20: "Speed of Sound," Jesse Lynn Madera [Big Fat Dress, 2/2024] (7)
        "Waving" (2)
 20: "When the Light Gets In," Runa [Self, 2/2024] (7)
        "The Northwest Passage" (2)
 30: "Critterland," Willi Carlisle [Signature Sounds, 2/2024] (6)
        "Critterland" (3)
 30: "Dark Harvest," Malcolm Macwatt [Need To Know, 1/2024] (6)
        "The Church and The Crown" (2)
 30: "Little Sun," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2024] (6)
        "Portland Avenue" (3)
 30: "Whitechapel," West of Eden [Self, 3/2024] (6)
        "Read All About It" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2690 plays from 97 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. "Nothing Says It's Springtime Like The Redbud" (6)
     from "Chris Haddox" (Chris Haddox)
2. "The Border" (5)
     from "The Border" (Willie Nelson)
2. "If God Is An Apple" (5)
     from "If God Is An Apple - single" (Erik Balkey & Jessica Smucker)
2. "Jubilee" (5)
     from "World Brand New" (Mouths of Babes)
2. "Waterloo Sunset" (5)
     from "Another Heart" (Ann Savoy)
6. "Frost on the South Side" (4)
     from "Simple Motion" (Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz)
6. "Holy Well" (4)
     from "Likely Story" (Mad Agnes)
6. "March" (4)
     from "Be Brave" (Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale)
6. "Once Upon A Time" (4)
     from "Ordinay Elephant" (Ordinary Elephant)
6. "The Right Time" (4)
     from "All My Friends" (Aoife O'Donovan)
6. "Shanagolden" (4)
     from "Shanagolden" (Wolf & Clover)
6. "Sisters" (4)
     from "Halfway to Houston" (Susan Werner)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2690 plays from 97 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. New Christy Minstrels (20)
        "The Definitive New Christy Minstrels" (18)
2. Mouths of Babes (19)
        "World Brand New" (19)
3. Malcolm Holcombe (18)
        "Bits & Pieces" (7)
        "Tricks Of The Trade" (3)
4. Sarah Jarosz (16)
        "Polaroid Lovers" (14)
5. Aoife O'Donovan (13)
        "All My Friends" (13)
5. John Smith (13)
        "The Living Kind" (12)
7. American Patchwork Quartet (12)
        "American Patchwork Quartet" (12)
8. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (11)
        "Simple Motion" (10)
9. Jillian Matundan (10)
        "Singing to the Moon" (10)
9. Susan Werner (10)
        "Halfway to Houston" (7)
9. Tom Rush (10)
        "Gardens Old, Flowers New" (10)
12. Jay Linden (9)
        "Ordinary Sunrise" (9)
12. Joe Crookston (9)
        "Nine Becomes One - Chapter 7" (2)
12. John McCutcheon (9)
        "SpringSongs" (2)
12. Mad Agnes (9)
        "Likely Story" (8)
12. Rhiannon Giddens (9)
        "My Black Country" (9)
17. Altan (8)
        "Donegal" (8)
17. Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale (8)
        "Be Brave" (8)
17. Jeff Talmadge (8)
        "Sparrow" (8)
17. Old Dogs New Tricks (8)
        "Forever" (8)
17. Ordinary Elephant (8)
        "Ordinay Elephant" (7)
17. Robby Hecht (8)
        "Not a Number" (8)
17. Runa (8)
        "When the Light Gets In" (7)
17. Stan Rogers (8)
        "Songs of a Lifetime" (7)
25. Carrie Newcomer (7)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (4)
25. Claudia Gibson (7)
        "The Fields of Chazy" (7)
25. David Francey (7)
        "Torn Screen Door" (3)
25. Donna Ulisse (7)
        "Mountain Lily" (6)
25. The Heart Collectors (7)
        "The Space Between" (7)
25. Jesse Lynn Madera (7)
        "Speed of Sound" (7)
25. Josh Fortenbery (7)
        "No Such Thing as Forever" (7)
25. Leslie Evers (7)
        "Bound for Land" (7)
25. Missy Raines (7)
        "Highlander" (7)
25. Malcolm Macwatt (7)
        "Dark Harvest" (6)

TOP LABELS of March 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2690 plays from 97 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (58)
2. Compass (50)
3. Nonesuch (35/51)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
5. Borealis (24)
6. Thirty Tigers (21)
7. Signature Sounds (19)
8. Red House (18)
9. Collectors Choice (17/18)
9. Appleseed (17)
9. Oh Boy (17)
12. Columbia (16)
13. Yep Roc (15)
14. Legacy (14)
14. Pinecastle (14)
14. Sugar Hill (14)
17. Wild Awake (12)
18. Green Linnet (11)
19. Carolina Jasmine (10)
19. Rhino (10)

FOLK DJs - March 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2690 plays from 97 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WEJP-LP & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
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)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (KYLE-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Berger (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM & podcast, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)