Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2024, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 45 Folk DJs

  1: "World Brand New," Mouths of Babes [Wild Awake, 3/2024] (19)
        "World Brand New" (8)
        "I Am Willing" (3)
  2: "Polaroid Lovers," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 2/2024] (17)
        "Take The High Road" (3)
        "Columbus & 89th" (3)
        "Runaway Train" (3)
  2: "Singing to the Moon," Jillian Matundan [Keezamonkee, 3/2024] (17)
        "Frozen" (5)
        "Worth" (4)
        "You Read My Mind" (3)
  4: "Gardens Old, Flowers New," Tom Rush [Appleseed, 2/2024] (13)
        "One More Time Around the Sun" (3)
        "Sailing" (3)
        "Toy Boat Song" (2)
  5: "Donegal," Altan [Compass, 2/2024] (11)
        "The Barley and the Rye" (2)
        "Faoiseamh a Gheobhadsa" (2)
        "Port Árainn Mhór/Port Kitty Rua Mooney" (2)
  5: "Mother," The Wandering Hearts [Chrysalis, 3/2024] (11)
        "Down by the River" (2)
        "Waiting" (2)
  7: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (9)
        "You Can't Go Home Again," Sarah Jarosz (2)
        "Trouble In The Fields," Lyle Lovett and Kathy Mattea (2)
        "Ford Econoline," Todd Snider (2)
  7: "Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends," Jim Kweskin [StorySound] (9)
        "Honey in the Rock" (2)
        "Leaving Home" (2)
        "Remember Me" (2)
  9: "Bound for Land," Leslie Evers [Self, 1/2024] (8)
        "Genevieve" (3)
  9: "Halfway to Houston," Susan Werner [Self, 1/2024] (8)
        "Halfway to Houston" (2)
        "Lake of Stars" (2)
        "Tiny Texans" (2)
  9: "Songs of a Lifetime," Stan Rogers [Borealis, 3/2024] (8)
        "Sailor's Rest" (2)
  9: "The Space Between," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 1/2024] (8)
        "Stand Up" (3)
        "The Garden" (2)
 13: "Ezra," Ezra [Adhyâropa, 3/2024] (7)
        "Jarrah" (2)
 13: "The Fields of Chazy," Claudia Gibson [Self, 2/2024] (7)
        "The Fields of Chazy" (3)
 13: "My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall," Various Artists [Oh Boy, 3/2024] (7)
        "Big Dream," Valerie June (3)
        "The Ballad of Sally Anne," Rhiannon Giddens (2)
 13: "The Robin's Call," Wayne Brereton [Self, 2/2024] (7)
        "Come Rain or Shine" (3)
        "Shepherd Lad" (2)
 13: "Salt Box," Charm City Junction [Self, 1/2024] (7)
        "Let Me Roll" (2)
        "Minnie Put the Kettle On / Killavil Reel" (2)
 18: "All My Friends," Aoife O'Donovan [Yep Roc, 3/2024] (6)
        "All My Friends" (2)
        "Someone to Follow" (2)
 18: "The Bard of Aquarius," Zera Starchild [Self, 3/2024] (6)
        "You Grow Through What You Go Through" (2)
 18: "Graced by Leaves," Simone Keane [Self, 3/2024] (6)
        "Kicking up the Leaves" (2)
        "Graced By Leaves" (2)
 18: "Land of Dreams," Annie Moscow [Eleven Block, 2/2024] (6)
        "Open Dream" (2)
 18: "The Living Kind," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2024] (6)
        "Trick Of The Light" (2)
 18: "Ozark Symphony," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 10/2023] (6)
        "Evangeline" (1)
 18: "Return Home," Lisa Doscher [Self, 2/2024] (6)
        "Rain Falls" (1)
 18: "Simple Motion," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2024] (6)
        "Just a Moment" (2)
 26: "One of These Days," Cris Jacobs [Soundly, 3/2024] (5/10)
        "Queen of the Avenue" (2)
        "Heavy Water" (2)
 26: "On the Water," Lisa Bastoni [Self, 3/2024] (5/6)
        "Bluebonnets" (1)
 26: "Prayin' for Sunshine," Suzy Bogguss [Loyal Duchess, 11/2023] (5/6)
        "It's Too Late" (2)
 26: "One Deep River," Mark Knopfler [EMI, 3/2024] (5)
        "Ahead of the Game" (2)
        "Watch Me Gone" (2)
 26: "American Patchwork Quartet," American Patchwork Quartet [Carolina Jasmine, 1/2024] (5)
        "Lazy John" (2)
 26: "No Such Thing as Forever," Josh Fortenbery [Muskeg Collective, 3/2024] (5)
        "Bored to Death" (2)
 26: "So Strong," Jaspar Lepak [Self, 1/2024] (5)
        "So Strong" (4)
 26: "Speed of Sound," Jesse Lynn Madera [Big Fat Dress, 2/2024] (5)
        "Austin" (1)
 26: "Together," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 10/2023] (5)
        "Everything" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 45 Folk DJs

1. "If God is an Apple" (8)
     from "If God is an Apple - single" (Erik Balkey & Jessica Smucker)
1. "World Brand New" (8)
     from "World Brand New" (Mouths of Babes)
3. "Frozen" (5)
     from "Singing to the Moon" (Jillian Matundan)
4. "The Border" (4)
     from "The Border" (Willie Nelson)
4. "Her Voice is a River" (4)
     from "Besos Kisses" (Colleen Kattau)
6. "So Strong" (3/4)
     from "So Strong" (Jaspar Lepak)
6. "Worth" (3/4)
     from "Singing to the Moon" (Jillian Matundan)
6. "One More Time Around the Sun" (3)
     from "Gardens Old, Flowers New" (Tom Rush)
6. "Ahead Of The Game" (3)
     from "One Deep River" (Mark Knopfler)
6. "Another Year" (3)
     from "Another Year - single" (Hungrytown)
6. "Big Dream" (3)
     from "My Black Country: the Songs of Alice Randall" (Valerie June)
6. "Brown's Ferry Blues" (3)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
6. "Broken Truth" (3)
     from "Broken Truth - single" (Tim Grimm)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 45 Folk DJs

1. Sarah Jarosz (20)
        "Polaroid Lovers" (17)
2. Mouths of Babes (19)
        "World Brand New" (19)
3. Jillian Matundan (17)
        "Singing to the Moon" (17)
4. Susan Werner (14)
        "Halfway to Houston" (8)
4. Tom Rush (14)
        "Gardens Old, Flowers New" (13)
6. Altan (13)
        "Donegal" (11)
7. Willie Nelson (11)
        "The Border" (3)
        "Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90" (3)
8. The Heart Collectors (9)
        "The Space Between" (8)
8. Jim Kweskin (9)
        "Never Too Late" (6)
10. Erik Balkey & Jessica Smucker (8)
        "If God is an Apple - single" (7)
10. Gillian Welch (8)
        "Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" (3)
        "Soul Journey" (3)
10. Leslie Evers (8)
        "Bound for Land" (8)
10. Stan Rogers (8)
        "Songs of a Lifetime" (8)
14. Carrie Newcomer (7)
        "A Great Wild Mercy" (3)
14. Carole Wise (7)
        "North Star" (5)
14. Charm City Junction (7)
        "Salt Box" (7)
14. Claudia Gibson (7)
        "The Fields of Chazy" (7)
14. Ezra (7)
        "Ezra" (7)
14. Mark Knopfler (7)
        "One Deep River" (5)
14. Richard Shindell (7)
        "Courier" (2)
14. Wayne Brereton (7)
        "The Robin's Call" (7)

TOP LABELS of March 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 45 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (73)
2. Compass (49)
3. Columbia (26)
4. Appleseed (24)
5. Thirty Tigers (23/28)
6. Legacy (19)
6. Red House (19)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (19)
9. Warner (18)
10. Elektra (17)
11. Signature Sounds (16)
11. Wild Awake (16)
13. Rhino (13)
14. Keezamonkee (12)
14. Stony Plain (12)
16. Adhyâropa (11)
16. Borealis (11)
16. Yep Roc (11)
19. Nonesuch (10)
19. Oh Boy (10)
19. Philo (10)
19. Reprise (10)

FOLK DJs - March 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 45 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob Heyer (WEJP-LP & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy & Tom Mazzone (WJCU-FM, OH)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jared Ingersol (mixcloud.com & syndicated)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM & syndicated, NY)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)