Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2024, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2619 plays from 89 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

  1: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (33)
        "I Give You the Morning," Claire Lynch (6)
        "Ramblin' Boy," Danny Paisley (5)
  2: "Back to the Light," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 9/2024] (21)
        "Dusty House Blues" (4)
        "Up Here In The Mountains" (4)
        "Joy Came Back" (3)
  3: "Manos Panamericanos," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 9/2024] (19)
        "Silver Lining" (4)
        "La Partida" (3)
        "Festival En Guarare" (3)
        "Golpe De Garza" (3)
  4: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (16)
        "Everything Must Go" (3)
        "Oblivion" (2)
        "Buzzards" (2)
        "On A Roll" (2)
        "Wings Of Seraphim" (2)
        "Blood And Powder" (2)
  5: "Ten Good Sermons," Eugene Ruffolo [Cane Morte, 9/2024] (15)
        "Your Smallest Act" (5)
        "All Good Things" (3)
        "A World Minus One" (3)
        "Silence Is King" (2)
  5: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 8/2024] (15)
        "Long Way to Harlan," Laurie Lewis & Si Kahn (3)
        "The Old Labor Hall," Joe Jencks (2)
        "Lawrence Jones," Kathy Mattea (2)
        "Truck Driving Woman," Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer (2)
  7: "Blessed by the West," Sarah Pierce [Berkalin, 9/2024] (14)
        "Blessed by the West" (3)
        "I Wanna Go Home" (3)
        "There're Some Things a Cowgirl Just Knows" (3)
        "The Cowboy Way" (2)
  7: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (14)
        "High On a Mountain" (3)
        "Hold Each Other Up" (3)
        "August Flower" (3)
        "The White Snake Song" (2)
  9: "Trapeze," Kate McDonnell [Dog Eared Discs, 9/2024] (12)
        "Step Right Up" (2)
        "No Ordinary Time" (2)
        "You Won't Blow Away" (2)
 10: "The Set," Jerry Douglas [Nolivian, 9/2024] (11)
        "Something You Got" (2)
        "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2)
 11: "The Legend of Sugarbelly," Guy Davis [MC, 8/2024] (10)
        "In The Evening Time" (2)
        "Early in the Morning" (2)
        "Don't Know Where I'm Bound" (2)
 11: "Live From the Ryman," Dan Tyminski [Track Entertainment, 8/2024] (10)
        "Cumberland Gap" (4)
        "Old Home Place" (3)
 11: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 7/2024] (10)
        "The Highwayman" (3)
        "Banks Of The Brandywine" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)
 14: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (9)
        "Empty Trainload of Sky" (4)
        "Howdy Howdy" (2)
 15: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 6/2024] (8)
        "Brown's Ferry Blues" (2)
        "Dooley" (2)
 15: "Heart on a Wire," Carolyn Shulman [Self, 9/2024] (8)
        "Old Farm House" (3)
        "Bolt Out of the Blue" (2)
 17: "One of These Days," Cris Jacobs [Soundly, 4/2024] (7)
        "Work Song" (2)
 17: "Driven to Drive," Joe Ely [Thirty Tigers, 8/2024] (7)
        "Didn't We Robbie" (2)
        "Driven to Drive" (2)
 17: "Live at Steelstacks," River Drivers [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "Connolly Was There" (2)
 17: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "765" (2)
 17: "Trail of Flowers," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 4/2024] (7)
        "I'll Come Off The Mountain" (2)
        "Lighthouse" (2)
 17: "Weird Wild Wonderful," Emily Hicks [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "Weird Wild Wonderful You" (2)
        "Wild as the Flowers" (2)
 23: "Boarding Windows in Paradise," Rebecca Frazier [Compass, 8/2024] (6)
        "Hurricanes" (3)
 23: "Carved in the Bark," Nick Carter [Self, 9/2024] (6)
        "Ain't That Me And You" (2)
 23: "Easy Company," Futurebirds [Dualtone] (6)
        "Solitaires" (3)
 23: "A Prosperous Gale," Open the Door for Three [Self, 8/2024] (6)
        "Farewell Lovely Mary The Lizzes" (2)
 23: "Things Done Changed," Jerron Paxton [Smithsonian/Folkways, 9/2024] (6)
        "Things Done Changed" (3)
        "What's Gonna Become of Me" (3)
 28: "The Complete Friends of Old Time Music Concert," Georgia Sea Island Singers led by Bessie Jones [Smithsonian/Folkways] (5/12)
        "Before This Time Another Year" (2)
        "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed & Burning" (2)
 28: "The Light Years," The Magnolia Janes [Be A Jane, 7/2024] (5/6)
        "The Sun in my Backyard" (3)
 28: "Blame It on Eve," Shemekia Copeland [Alligator, 8/2024] (5)
        "Blame It on Eve" (2)
        "Belle Sorciere" (2)
 28: "The Breath Between," David Francey [Laker, 9/2023] (5)
        "I Called It Love" (2)
 28: "Broken Homes & Hearts of Gold," The Lucky Nows [Reed Recording, 7/2024] (5)
        "Syracuse" (3)
 28: "Change Is Now: A Tribute to the Byrds," Christian Parker [Edgewater, 5/2024] (5)
        "Ballad of Easy Rider" (2)
 28: "Changes," John Ferullo [Self] (5)
        "Changes" (4)
 28: "The Earth Turns & So Do We," The Honey Badgers [Self, 6/2024] (5)
        "Decades Go By" (2)
        "No Day" (2)
 28: "Every New Beginning," Kim Richey [Yep Roc, 5/2024] (5)
        "Chapel Avenue" (2)
 28: "Gary Davis Style," Various Artists [Riverlark, 5/2024] (5)
        "Hesitation Blues," Jim Buchanin w/The Otis Brothers (2)
 28: "Harbortowne," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 9/2024] (5)
        "Never Going Back" (1)
 28: "Ordinary Elephant," Ordinary Elephant [Self, 5/2024] (5)
        "Hardwood" (1)
 28: "The Pie Chart of Love," Rubyjoyful [Self, 5/2024] (5)
        "October Skies" (1)
 28: "Soliloquy," Craig Bickhardt [Self, 7/2024] (5)
        "Where in the World" (2)
 28: "Texicali," Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore [Yep Roc, 7/2024] (5)
        "Trying To Be Free" (2)
 28: "Willie Watson," Willie Watson [Little Operation, 9/2024] (5)
        "Slim and The Devil" (3)
 28: "Listen to the World Spin," Paper Wings [Self, 5/2024] (5)
        "Listen to the World Spin" (2)
 28: "Didn't He Ramble," David Davis & the Warrior River Boys [Rounder, 2018] (5)
        "White House Blues" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2619 plays from 89 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. "I Give You the Morning" (6)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Claire Lynch)
2. "Ramblin' Boy" (5)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Danny Paisley)
2. "Your Smallest Act" (5)
     from "Ten Good Sermons" (Eugene Ruffolo)
4. "$20 Bill" (4)
     from "$20 Bill - single" (Dan Navarro & Janiva Magness)
4. "Changes" (4)
     from "Changes" (John Ferullo)
4. "Cumberland Gap" (4)
     from "Live From the Ryman" (Dan Tyminski)
4. "Dusty House Blues" (4)
     from "Back to the Light" (Heather Pierson)
4. "Empty Trainload of Sky" (4)
     from "Woodland" (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
4. "No Child Should Ever Go Hungry" (4)
     from "No Child Should Ever Go Hungry - single" (Tret Fure)
4. "Silver Lining" (4)
     from "Manos Panamericanos" (Larry & Joe)
4. "The Things I Notice Now" (4)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Alice Gerrard)
4. "Up Here In The Mountains" (4)
     from "Back to the Light" (Heather Pierson)
4. "What's Gonna Become of Me" (4)
     from "Things Done Changed" (Jerron Paxton)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2619 plays from 89 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Heather Pierson (21)
        "Back to the Light" (21)
2. Larry & Joe (19)
        "Manos Panamericanos" (19)
3. Donal Hinely (16)
        "Everything Must Go" (16)
4. Eugene Ruffolo (15)
        "Ten Good Sermons" (15)
4. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian (15)
        "From China To Appalachia" (14)
6. Guy Davis (13)
        "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (10)
6. Sarah Pierce (13)
        "Blessed by the West" (13)
8. House of Hamill (12)
        "Wildfire" (10)
8. Kate McDonnell (12)
        "Trapeze" (12)
10. Jerry Douglas (11)
        "The Set" (11)
10. Leonard Cohen (11)
        "Live In London" (2)
12. Bob Dylan (10)
        "Good As I Been To You" (2)
12. Dan Tyminski (10)
        "Live From the Ryman" (10)
14. David Francey (9)
        "The Breath Between" (5)
14. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (9)
        "Woodland" (9)
14. Willie Nelson (9)
        "The Border" (4)
17. Carolyn Shulman (8)
        "Heart on a Wire" (8)
17. Joe Crookston (8)
        "Able Baker Charlie And Dog" (4)
        "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee" (3)
17. Joe Ely (8)
        "Driven to Drive" (7)
17. Sierra Ferrell (8)
        "Trail of Flowers" (7)
17. Tim Grimm (8)
        "The Little In-Between" (2)
17. Tony Trischka (8)
        "Earl Jam" (8)
23. Brooks Williams (7)
        "Diamond Days" (4)
23. Cheryl Wheeler (7)
        "Driving Home" (3)
23. Ellis Paul (7)
        "Stories" (2)
23. Emily Hicks (7)
        "Weird Wild Wonderful" (7)
23. Jerron Paxton (7)
        "Things Done Changed" (6)
23. Joni Mitchell (7)
        "Blue" (1)
23. Open the Door for Three (7)
        "A Prosperous Gale" (6)
23. River Drivers (7)
        "Live at Steelstacks" (7)

TOP LABELS of September 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2619 plays from 89 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (41)
2. Rounder (40)
3. Mountain Home (37)
4. Columbia (29)
5. Compass (27)
6. Sugar Hill (19)
6. Vessel (19)
8. Berkalin (16)
8. Pinecastle (16)
8. Red House (16)
8. Thirty Tigers (16)
8. Yep Roc (16)
13. Cane Morte (13)
13. Legacy (13)
13. Nonesuch (13)
16. Community (12)
16. SideHustle (12)
16. Signature Sounds (12)
19. Acony (11)
19. Philo (11)
19. Reprise (11)
19. Strictly Country (11)

FOLK DJs - September 2024, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2619 plays from 89 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bill Wagman (KDRT-FM, CA)
Bob Heyer (WEJP-LP & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE-FM, MN)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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 Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & syndicated, 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)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM & podcast, WA)
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)
Moonshine Brigade ()
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast ()
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)