Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2024, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3023 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

  1: "Sharing in the Spirit," Ana Egge [Story, 5/2024] (17)
        "Where Berries Grow" (5)
        "Don't You Sleep" (4)
        "Door Won't Close" (3)
  1: "Strange Medicine," Kaia Kater [Free Dirt, 5/2024] (17)
        "In Montreal" (6)
        "The Witch" (4)
  3: "The Ghost of Tucumcari," Dana Cooper [Self, 5/2024] (16)
        "Start The World Again" (4)
        "This Land is Your Land" (3)
        "Rocked in a Country Cradle" (2)
        "Beauty and Ruin" (2)
  3: "Jubilee," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 5/2024] (16)
        "Woman" (3)
        "Spiral" (2)
        "Jubilee" (2)
        "Kismet" (2)
        "Whale" (2)
        "Alone" (2)
  5: "One of These Days," Cris Jacobs [Soundly, 4/2024] (15)
        "Everybody's Lost" (3)
        "Poor Davey" (3)
        "One Of These Days" (3)
  5: "As Above Now So Below," Crow and Gazelle [Self, 4/2024] (15)
        "As Above Now so Below" (4)
        "Love into Zion" (2)
        "Closer To Heaven" (2)
        "Still Free to Fly" (2)
  5: "Wanderer," Ruth Moody [Blue Muse, 4/2024] (15)
        "The Spell of the Lilac Bloom" (3)
        "Already Free" (2)
        "North Calling" (2)
        "Seventeen" (2)
        "Twilight" (2)
        "Comin' Round the Bend" (2)
  8: "Trail of Flowers," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 4/2024] (14)
        "Why Haven't You Loved Me" (2)
        "American Dreaming" (2)
        "Lighthouse" (2)
        "Rosemary" (2)
        "Money Train" (2)
  9: "Diamond Days," Brooks Williams [Red Guitar Blue, 4/2024] (13)
        "Nettie Moore" (4)
        "London Road" (2)
        "Gone and Done It Now" (2)
 10: "Sailing Dreams," Muriel Anderson [Self, 4/2024] (12)
        "Captain Noah" (2)
        "Rainy Harbor" (2)
        "Let Loose & Fly" (2)
        "Silver Wind" (2)
 11: "All About the Bones," Chris Smither [Signature Sounds, 4/2024] (11)
        "Calm Before the Storm" (3)
        "Digging the Hole" (3)
        "All About The Bones" (2)
        "Time to Move On" (2)
 11: "My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall," Various Artists [Oh Boy, 3/2024] (11)
        "Many Mansions," Allison Russell (3)
        "The Ballad of Sally Anne," Rhiannon Giddens (2)
 13: "Restless Soul Syndrome," Jon Shain [Flyin', 4/2024] (10)
        "Knock Me Down" (2)
        "Honey Whatcha Like Me To Do" (2)
        "Do Not Resucitate" (2)
        "Jersey Barriors" (2)
        "Old Bill" (2)
 13: "Time & Evolution," Stephanie Sammons [Self, 5/2024] (10)
        "Lazarus" (2)
        "Living and Dying" (2)
        "Innocence Lost" (2)
 13: "Trees," Laurie Lewis [Spruce & Maple, 5/2024] (10)
        "Long Gone" (3)
        "Just a Little Ways Down the Road" (2)
 16: "All Is Song," Misner & Smith [Self, 4/2024] (9)
        "Silence of the Sun" (4)
        "Rising Of The Moon" (2)
 16: "Banjo Jubilations," Benny Bleu [Self, 5/2024] (9)
        "Old Grimes" (2)
 16: "Change Is Now: A Tribute to the Byrds," Christian Parker [Edgewater, 5/2024] (9)
        "Chimes of Freedom" (2)
 16: "Every New Beginning," Kim Richey [Yep Roc, 5/2024] (9)
        "A Way Around" (4)
        "Floating On The Surface" (2)
 16: "Gary Davis Style," Various Artists [Inside Sounds, 5/2024] (9)
        "Twelve Gates To The City," JOhn Cephas and Phil Wiggins (2)
        "South Carolina Rag," Rolly Brown (2)
 21: "One Deep River," Mark Knopfler [EMI, 5/2024] (8)
        "Before My Train Comes" (2)
 21: "The Beauty of This Now," Marc Douglas Berardo [SHC Music Tribe, 5/2024] (8)
        "I'm Listening Now" (3)
 21: "Dear Future Me," Stella Prince [Self, 5/2024] (8)
        "Dear Future Me" (5)
 21: "Ordinary Elephant," Ordinary Elephant [Self, 5/2024] (8)
        "Walk With You" (2)
        "Once Upon A Time" (2)
 21: "So Far, So Good," Lance Cowan [Self] (8)
        "Lost And Found" (2)
        "So Far, So Good" (2)
 26: "Banjo Meditations," Benny Bleu [Self, 5/2024] (7)
        "Big Sciota" (6)
 26: "The Best Part," Lisa Redfern [Self, 4/2024] (7)
        "Underneath The Pines" (1)
 26: "The Border," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2024] (7)
        "Hank's Guitar" (2)
        "The Border" (2)
        "Made in Texas" (2)
 26: "Colors & Covers," Brittany Jean [Self, 11/2023] (7)
        "The Dutchman" (2)
 26: "For the Life of Me," Will Kimbrough [Daphne, 5/2024] (7)
        "Walking In The Valley Of The Shadow" (4)
 26: "Of Sea and Sky," South for Winter [Self] (7)
        "Wintersleep" (3)
 26: "Ship to Shore," Richard Thompson [New West, 5/2024] (7)
        "The Day That I Give In" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3023 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. "Big Sciota" (6)
     from "Banjo Meditations" (Benny Bleu)
1. "In Montreal" (6)
     from "Strange Medicine" (Kaia Kater)
3. "As Above Now so Below" (5)
     from "As Above Now So Below" (Crow & Gazelle)
3. "Dear Future Me" (5)
     from "Dear Future Me" (Stella Prince)
3. "Volunteers" (5)
     from "Delivered" (Mark Erelli)
3. "Where Berries Grow" (5)
     from "Sharing in the Spirit" (Ana Egge)
3. "The Witch" (5)
     from "Strange Medicine" (Kaia Kater)
8. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (4)
     from "By Request" (Eric Bogle)
8. "Don't You Sleep" (4)
     from "Sharing in the Spirit" (Ana Egge)
8. "England Or Me" (4)
     from "Outpourings" (Craig Bickhardt)
8. "Long Black Wall" (4)
     from "Early Jerling" (Michael Jerling)
8. "Nettie Moore" (4)
     from "Diamond Days" (Brooks Williams)
8. "Silence of the Sun" (4)
     from "All Is Song" (Misner & Smith)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3023 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Bob Dylan (42)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (3)
2. Kaia Kater (18)
        "Strange Medicine" (17)
3. Ana Egge (17)
        "Sharing in the Spirit" (17)
3. Benny Bleu (17)
        "Banjo Jubilations" (9)
        "Banjo Meditations" (7)
5. Becky Buller (16)
        "Jubilee" (16)
5. Crow and Gazelle (16)
        "As Above Now So Below" (15)
5. Dana Cooper (16)
        "The Ghost of Tucumcari" (16)
5. Ruth Moody (16)
        "Wanderer" (15)
9. Brooks Williams (15)
        "Diamond Days" (13)
9. Cris Jacobs (15)
        "One of These Days" (15)
9. Sierra Ferrell (15)
        "Trail of Flowers" (14)
9. Spider John Koerner (15)
        "Stargeezer" (3)
13. Chris Smither (13)
        "All About the Bones" (11)
13. Willie Nelson (13)
        "The Border" (7)
15. Muriel Anderson (12)
        "Sailing Dreams" (12)
16. Bruce Cockburn (11)
        "Slice O Life: Live Solo" (2)
17. John Prine (10)
        "John Prine Live" (2)
17. Jon Shain (10)
        "Restless Soul Syndrome" (10)
17. Laurie Lewis (10)
        "Trees" (10)
17. Stephanie Sammons (10)
        "Time & Evolution" (10)
21. Christian Parker (9)
        "Change Is Now: A Tribute to the Byrds" (9)
21. Eric Bogle (9)
        "By Request" (2)
21. John Gorka (9)
        "The Company You Keep" (3)
21. Kim Richey (9)
        "Every New Beginning" (9)
21. Misner & Smith (9)
        "All Is Song" (9)
21. Tim O'Brien (9)
        "Red On Blonde" (3)
27. Joan Baez (8)
        "The Complete A&M Recordings" (2)
27. Marc Douglas Berardo (8)
        "The Beauty of This Now" (8)
27. Mark Knopfler (8)
        "One Deep River" (8)
27. Ordinary Elephant (8)
        "Ordinary Elephant" (8)
27. Stella Prince (8)
        "Dear Future Me" (8)

TOP LABELS of May 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3023 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (60)
2. Columbia (48)
3. Red House (35)
4. Signature Sounds (29)
5. Yep Roc (27)
6. Compass (26)
6. Oh Boy (26)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (25)
9. Legacy (23)
10. Free Dirt (22)
10. Sugar Hill (22)
12. New West (20)
13. Warner (19)
14. Riverlark (18)
14. Soundly (18)
16. Dark Shadow (17)
16. Thirty Tigers (17)
18. Pinecastle (15)
19. Nonesuch (13)
20. Borealis (12)

FOLK DJs - May 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3023 plays from 106 playlists from 81 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, WI)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WEJP-LP & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Cheryl Prashker (folkmusicnotebook.com, ON)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Greg Priddy & Tom Mazzone (WJCU-FM, OH)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jared Ingersol (mixcloud.com & syndicated)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
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 Humphrey (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
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)