Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2024, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2732 plays from 90 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

  1: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 8/2024] (53)
        "Back When Times Were Hard," Si Kahn (7)
  2: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 7/2024] (20)
        "Banks of the Brandywine" (4)
        "Smokejumper" (3)
        "Wildfire" (3)
        "The Highwayman" (3)
  3: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (19)
        "I Can't Help But Wonder," Della Mae & Tom Paxton (6)
        "Leaving London," Greg Blake (3)
  4: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (16)
        "Hold Each Other Up" (3)
        "August Flower" (3)
        "High on a Mountain" (3)
        "White Snake Song" (2)
  5: "The Legend of Sugarbelly," Guy Davis [MC, 8/2024] (15)
        "Kokomo Alley" (4)
        "Early in The Morning" (3)
        "Sugarbelly" (2)
        "In the Evening Time" (2)
  6: "Trapeze," Kate McDonnell [Dog Eared Discs, 9/2024] (14)
        "Come Over Here" (2)
        "Trapeze" (2)
        "Hard Heart" (2)
        "Pretty Good Day" (2)
        "Tea in China" (2)
  7: "Boarding Windows in Paradise," Rebecca Frazier [Compass, 8/2024] (12)
        "High Country Road Trip" (2)
        "Make Hay While The Moon Shines" (2)
        "Borderline" (2)
  8: "Bloom Where You Fall," Hana Zara [Self, 8/2024] (9)
        "Subtle Hand" (3)
        "People Against an Empire" (2)
  8: "Goldenrod," Teni Rane [Self, 8/2024] (9)
        "Firefly" (2)
        "Small Steps" (2)
        "Goldenrod" (2)
  8: "Manos Panamericanos," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 9/2024] (9)
        "Arpa Banjo Merengue" (2)
        "Adios Muchachos" (2)
        "Como Llora Una Estrella" (2)
  8: "A Prosperous Gale," Open the Door for Three [Self, 8/2024] (9)
        "William Glen" (3)
        "Fineen the Rover" (2)
        "The Fairy Jig Set" (2)
 12: "Daylight Savings Time," Steve Forbert [Blue Rose, 9/2024] (8)
        "Romeo's Tune" (2)
 12: "Live at Steelstacks," River Drivers [Self, 9/2024] (8)
        "Connolly Was There" (2)
        "Children's March" (2)
        "Blair Mountain" (2)
 14: "Sweet Critters," Caleb Caudle [Missing Piece] (7/8)
        "Kentucky When You Called" (2)
        "Knee Deep Blues" (2)
 14: "Ten Good Sermons," Eugene Ruffolo [Cane Morte, 9/2024] (7)
        "Your Smallest Act" (2)
 14: "The First Day of December," Ivan Strunin [Self, 8/2024] (7)
        "Beausoleil Boogie" (2)
 14: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "The Morning Glory" (1)
 14: "The Price of Happiness," Miranda Hardy [Great Divide, 6/2024] (7)
        "Fear of Happy Endings" (2)
        "Upside Down" (2)
        "Consider This My Notice" (2)
 14: "Terra Madre," Beppe Gambetta [Self, 6/2024] (7)
        "Mis Amour" (2)
        "Saint James Hospital" (2)
 14: "Thus Spoke the Fool," Pony Bradshaw [Black Mountain - Soundly, 9/2024] (7)
        "Housebroke" (2)
 21: "Back to the Light," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 9/2024] (6)
        "Up Here in the Mountains" (2)
        "Back To The Light" (2)
 21: "The Light Years," The Magnolia Janes [Be A Jane, 7/2024] (6)
        "The Sun In My Backyard" (2)
        "Same Side" (2)
 21: "Live From the Ryman," Dan Tyminski [Track Entertainment, 8/2024] (6)
        "Modern Day Jezebel" (2)
        "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" (2)
 21: "Memphis," Elvis Presley [Legacy] (6)
        "Trying to Get to You" (1)
 21: "More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith," Various Artists [Rounder, 10/2023] (6)
        "From A Distance," The War And Treaty (3)
 26: "Blame It on Eve," Shemekia Copeland [Alligator, 8/2024] (5)
        "Heaven Help Usall" (2)
 26: "Chasing The Sun," Colin James [Stony Plain] (5)
        "I'm Still Alive" (1)
 26: "City of Glass," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 8/2024] (5)
        "Hillside" (1)
 26: "Joe Hill's Last Will," John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 2015] (5)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (2)
 26: "Jubilee," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow, 5/2024] (5)
        "Woman" (2)
 26: "Signposts and Marks," Erin Ash Sullivan [Willoughby, 6/2024] (5)
        "Before You Go" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2732 plays from 90 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. "The Old Labor Hall" (8)
     from "Labor Day" (Joe Jencks)
2. "Aragon Mill" (6)
     from "Labor Day" (Peggy Seeger)
     also "The Long Memory" (Rosalie Sorrels And Utah Phillips)
3. "Back When Times Were Hard" (5)
     from "Labor Day" (Si Kahn)
4. "Banks of the Brandywine" (4)
     from "Wildfire" (House of Hamill)
4. "Gone Gonna Rise Again" (4)
     from "Labor Day" (Michael Johnathan)
4. "I Can't Help But Wonder" (4)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Della Mae & Tom Paxton)
4. "Kokomo Alley" (4)
     from "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (Guy Davis)
4. "Lawrence Jones" (4)
     from "Labor Day" (Kathy Mattea)
4. "Solidarity Day" (4)
     from "Labor Day" (Si Kahn & George Mann)
10. "August Flower" (3)
     from "From China to Appalachia" (Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian)
10. "Early in The Morning" (3)
     from "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (Guy Davis)
10. "Far End of Summer" (3)
     from "Far End of Summer" (David Francey)
10. "Field Behind the Plow" (3)
     from "Home In Halifax" (Stan Rogers)
10. "Fineen the Rover" (3)
     from "A Prosperous Gale" (Open the Door for Three)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2732 plays from 90 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. House of Hamill (20)
        "Wildfire" (20)
2. Guy Davis (17)
        "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (15)
3. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian (16)
        "From China to Appalachia" (15)
4. John McCutcheon (14)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (5)
4. Kate McDonnell (14)
        "Trapeze" (14)
6. Rebecca Frazier (12)
        "Boarding Windows in Paradise" (12)
7. John Gorka (11)
        "I Know" (4)
7. Si Kahn (11)
        "Labor Day" (9)
9. Bob Dylan (10)
        "The Bootleg Series Bolumes1-3" (2)
9. Hana Zara (10)
        "Bloom Where You Fall" (9)
9. Joe Jencks (10)
        "Labor Day" (6)
9. Open the Door for Three (10)
        "A Prosperous Gale" (9)
9. Si Kahn & George Mann (10)
        "Labor Day" (10)
14. Caleb Caudle (9)
        "Sweet Critters" (8)
14. Larry & Joe (9)
        "Manos Panamericanos" (9)
14. Teni Rane (9)
        "Goldenrod" (9)
17. Beppe Gambetta (8)
        "Terra Madre" (7)
17. John Prine (8)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (3)
17. Kathy Mattea (8)
        "Coal" (4)
        "Labor Day" (4)
17. Pete Seeger (8)
        "American Folk Anthology" (2)
17. Stan Rogers (8)
        "Home In Halifax" (2)
17. Steve Forbert (8)
        "Daylight Savings Time" (8)
17. Woody Guthrie (8)
        "This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1" (4)
24. Dan Tyminski (7)
        "Live From the Ryman" (6)
24. David Francey (7)
        "Far End of Summer" (3)
24. Eugene Ruffolo (7)
        "Ten Good Sermons" (7)
24. Guy Clark (7)
        "Boats To Build" (1)
24. Ivan Strunin (7)
        "The First Day of December" (7)
24. Miranda Hardy (7)
        "The Price of Happiness" (7)
24. Pony Bradshaw (7)
        "Thus Spoke the Fool" (7)
24. River Drivers (7)
        "Live at Steelstacks" (7)

TOP LABELS of September 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2732 plays from 90 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Strictly Country (62)
2. Rounder (49)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (44)
4. Red House (38)
5. Compass (37)
6. Columbia (27)
7. Mountain Home (22)
8. Signature Sounds (15)
8. Thirty Tigers (15)
8. Vanguard (15)
11. Legacy (14)
12. Community (13)
12. Sugar Hill (13)
14. Borealis (12)
14. Warner (12)
16. Stony Plain (11)
16. Topic (11)
18. Appleseed (10)
18. New West (10)
18. Nonesuch (10)

FOLK DJs - September 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2732 plays from 90 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Crystal Sarakas (WSKG-FM, NY)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Greg Priddy & Tom Mazzone (WJCU-FM, OH)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
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)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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)