Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2024, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2168 plays from 80 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (21)
        "I Can't Help But Wonder," Tom Paxton & Della Mae (5)
        "The Last Thing On My Mind," Sister Sadie (4)
        "I Give You The Morning," Claire Lynch (4)
  2: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (18)
        "Everything Must Go" (5)
  3: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (16)
        "The American Dream" (7)
        "Homecoming Queen" (3)
  4: "Trapeze," Kate McDonnell [Dog Eared Discs, 9/2024] (15)
        "Trapeze" (5)
        "Pretty Good Day" (4)
  5: "The Legend of Sugarbelly," Guy Davis [MC, 8/2024] (14)
        "In the Evening Time" (3)
        "Firefly" (2)
        "Sugarbelly" (2)
        "12 Gates To The City" (2)
        "Long Gone Riley Brown" (2)
        "Come Gitchu Some" (2)
  6: "Terra Madre," Beppe Gambetta [Self, 6/2024] (13)
        "Sit and Pick With You" (4)
        "Saint James Hospital" (2)
        "Dark Yellow Thread" (2)
  6: "Willie Watson," Willie Watson [Little Operation, 9/2024] (13)
        "Slim and The Devil" (3)
        "Harris And The Mare" (2)
        "Sad Song" (2)
        "Mole in the Ground" (2)
  8: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 8/2024] (12)
        "Go to Work on Monday," John McCutcheon (2)
        "Lawrence Jones," Si Kahn & George Mann (2)
  9: "Back to the Light," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 9/2024] (11)
        "Dusty House Blues" (3)
        "Up Here In The Mountains" (3)
        "Back to the Light" (3)
 10: "Carved in the Bark," Nick Carter [Self, 9/2024] (10)
        "Ain't That Me and You" (6)
        "Standing by the Fire" (2)
 11: "Boarding Windows in Paradise," Rebecca Frazier [Compass, 8/2024] (9)
        "Train Is Moving" (3)
        "Seasons" (2)
 11: "In the Real World," Eric Bibb [Stony Plain, 9/2024] (9)
        "Walk Steady On" (2)
 11: "The Set," Jerry Douglas [Nolivian, 9/2024] (9)
        "Loyston" (2)
        "Something You Got" (2)
 11: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 7/2024] (9)
        "The Highwayman" (2)
        "Into the Golden" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)
 15: "Bloom Where You Fall," Hana Zara [Self, 8/2024] (8)
        "Subtle Hand" (4)
        "People Against an Empire" (2)
 15: "The Great Northwest," Steve Lundquist [Self, 9/2024] (8)
        "Up in the Cascades" (3)
 15: "Harbortowne," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 9/2024] (8)
        "Just Doesn't Work Anymore" (2)
 15: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (8)
        "Lightly as the Rain Came Down" (2)
        "Lonely Hotel Room" (2)
        "Now, O Now" (2)
 15: "A Prosperous Gale," Open the Door for Three [Self, 8/2024] (8)
        "Farewell, Lovely Mary / The Lizzes" (3)
        "The Fairy Jig Set" (2)
 20: "Ten Good Sermons," Eugene Ruffolo [Cane Morte, 9/2024] (7)
        "Precious Stones" (2)
 20: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 6/2024] (7)
        "Dooley" (2)
        "Lady Madonna" (2)
        "Amazing Grace" (2)
 20: "Live From the Ryman," Dan Tyminski [Track Entertainment, 8/2024] (7)
        "Cumberland Gap (Live) Dan Tyminski" (1)
 20: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (7)
        "Quiet Town" (3)
        "Jericho" (2)
 24: "Blessed by the West," Sarah Pierce [Berkalin, 9/2024] (6)
        "White Dog Revenge" (2)
 24: "Lessen the Blue," Larry Folk [Self, 9/2024] (6)
        "It's Forever" (2)
        "There Is A Power" (2)
 24: "Soliloquy," Craig Bickhardt [Self, 7/2024] (6)
        "Go Round" (3)
 27: "The Two of Us," Janie Rothfield & Allan Carr [Allan And Janie, 7/2024] (5/6)
        "Idlewild Jig" (2)
 27: "Carry It On," Peter, Paul & Mary [Rhino, 2003] (5)
        "Both Sides Now" (1)
 27: "City of Glass," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 8/2024] (5)
        "All I Know" (1)
 27: "Daylight Savings Time," Steve Forbert [Blue Rose, 9/2024] (5)
        "Sound Existence" (2)
 27: "Earth Music," Moses Crouch [Riverlark, 9/2024] (5)
        "Banjo Blues" (1)
 27: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (5)
        "Pig Ankle Rag" (1)
 27: "Heart on a Wire," Carolyn Shulman [Self, 9/2024] (5)
        "Little Sparrow" (2)
 27: "No. 1 Scottish - Royal Scottish Academy Music & Dance," Various Artists [Greentrax] (5)
        "No One Sings for the Four of Clubs," Danny Schmidt (2)
 27: "Sunset," Terra Spencer [Self] (5)
        "20 Years In" (1)
 27: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (5)
        "Empty Trainload of Sky" (2)
 27: "Twisted Sage," Kenny Kosek [Shefa] (5)
        "Twisted Sage" (3)

TOP SONGS of September 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2168 plays from 80 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "The American Dream" (7)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
2. "Ain't That Me and You" (6)
     from "Carved in the Bark" (Nick Carter)
2. "Canaan" (6)
     from "Canaan - single" (Danny Schmidt)
2. "I Can't Help But Wonder" (6)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Tom Paxton & Della Mae)
5. "Everything Must Go" (5)
     from "Everything Must Go" (Donal Hinely)
5. "I Give You The Morning" (5)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Claire Lynch)
5. "Never Looked So Good To Me Before" (5)
     from "Never Looked So Good to Me Before" (Kate MacLeod's Mind the Gap)
5. "Trapeze" (5)
     from "Trapeze" (Kate McDonnell)
9. "Beautiful You" (4)
     from "Beautiful You - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
9. "The Last Thing On My Mind" (4)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Sister Sadie)
9. "Pretty Good Day" (4)
     from "Trapeze" (Kate McDonnell)
9. "Sit and Pick With You" (4)
     from "Terra Madre" (Beppe Gambetta)
9. "Subtle Hand" (4)
     from "Bloom Where You Fall" (Hana Zara)
14. "First Day Of Autumn" (3)
     from "Bittersweet Street" (Anne Hills)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2168 plays from 80 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Donal Hinely (18)
        "Everything Must Go" (18)
2. Amy Speace (16)
        "The American Dream" (16)
2. Guy Davis (16)
        "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (14)
4. Beppe Gambetta (15)
        "Terra Madre" (12)
4. Kate McDonnell (15)
        "Trapeze" (15)
6. Willie Watson (13)
        "Willie Watson" (13)
7. House of Hamill (12)
        "Wildfire" (9)
7. Leonard Cohen (12)
        "Various Positions" (3)
9. Heather Pierson (11)
        "Back to the Light" (11)
10. Nick Carter (10)
        "Carved in the Bark" (10)
11. Eric Bibb (9)
        "In the Real World" (9)
11. Jerry Douglas (9)
        "The Set" (9)
11. Rebecca Frazier (9)
        "Boarding Windows in Paradise" (9)
11. Tony Trischka (9)
        "Earl Jam" (7)
15. Billy Strings (8)
        "15" (2)
15. Dan Tyminski (8)
        "Live From the Ryman" (7)
15. Danny Schmidt (8)
        "Canaan - single" (6)
15. Hana Zara (8)
        "Bloom Where You Fall" (8)
15. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (8)
        "Harbortowne" (8)
15. Open the Door for Three (8)
        "A Prosperous Gale" (8)
15. Rakish (8)
        "Now, O Now" (8)
15. Steve Lundquist (8)
        "The Great Northwest" (8)
23. Tom Prasada-Rao (7/10)
        "Beautiful You - single" (4)
23. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Another Self Portrait 1969-1971 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10" (1)
23. Craig Bickhardt (7)
        "Soliloquy" (6)
23. Eugene Ruffolo (7)
        "Ten Good Sermons" (7)
23. Joni Mitchell (7)
        "Hits" (2)
23. Kenny Kosek (7)
        "Twisted Sage" (3)
23. Mindy Smith (7)
        "Quiet Town" (7)
23. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Broken Truth - single" (2)

TOP LABELS of September 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2168 plays from 80 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (39)
2. Compass (31)
3. Columbia (30)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (25)
5. Mountain Home (23)
6. Berkalin (17)
6. Signature Sounds (17)
8. Red House (16)
8. Stony Plain (16)
10. Legacy (14)
10. Sugar Hill (14)
12. Strictly Country (13)
13. Greentrax (11/18)
13. Borealis (11)
13. Dog Eared Discs (11)
13. Windbone (11)
17. New West (10)
17. Reprise (10)
19. Acony (9)
19. Atom (9)
19. MC (9)
19. Nonesuch (9)
19. Philo (9)
19. Rhino (9)
19. Shefa (9)
19. Thirty Tigers (9)

FOLK DJs - September 2024, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2168 plays from 80 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
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)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, NJ)
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 Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (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)