Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2024, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1191 plays from 39 playlists from 31 Folk DJs

  1: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (19)
        "Central Square," Laurie Lewis (4)
        "I Can't Help But Wonder," Tom Paxton & Della Mae (4)
        "You Took Me In," Tim O'Brien (3)
        "The Same River Twice," Aaron Burdett (3)
  2: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (10)
        "Jericho" (3)
        "Quiet Town" (2)
  3: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (9)
        "Something About A Town" (3)
        "Homecoming Queen" (2)
  4: "Boarding Windows in Paradise," Rebecca Frazier [Compass, 8/2024] (8)
        "Saro Jane" (2)
        "Hurricanes" (2)
  4: "The Set," Jerry Douglas [Nolivian, 9/2024] (8)
        "Something You Got" (4)
        "Loyston" (2)
        "The Fifth Season" (2)
  4: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (8)
        "The Day the Mississippi Died" (2)
        "North Country" (2)
        "What We Had" (2)
  7: "Ten Good Sermons," Eugene Ruffolo [Cane Morte, 9/2024] (7)
        "Late Bloomer" (2)
  7: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (7)
        "Everything Must Go" (3)
  9: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (6)
        "Mary Don't You Weep" (1)
 10: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 6/2024] (5)
        "Casey Jones" (1)
 10: "The Great Northwest," Steve Lundquist [Self, 9/2024] (5)
        "The Great Northwest" (2)
 10: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (5)
        "Lonely Hotel Room" (1)
 10: "Polaroid Lovers," Sarah Jarosz [Rounder, 2/2024] (5)
        "When The Lights Go Out" (2)
 10: "The Unspeakable Milo Binder," Milo Binder [Heyday Again, 8/2024] (5)
        "Skywriters" (2)
 15: "City of Glass," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 8/2024] (4)
        "He Called Me Baby" (1)
 15: "Lay It Down," Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 2014] (4)
        "I'll Take You In" (2)
 15: "Manos Panamericanos," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 9/2024] (4)
        "Como Llora Una Estrella" (1)
 15: "Off & Running," Ryan David Green [Self, 6/2024] (4)
        "The Journey" (2)
 15: "Thus Spoke the Fool," Pony Bradshaw [Black Mountain - Soundly, 9/2024] (4)
        "Going To Water" (1)
 15: "Trees," Laurie Lewis [Spruce & Maple, 5/2024] (4)
        "Hound Dog Blues" (1)
 15: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 7/2024] (4)
        "Banks of The Brandywine" (2)
        "Wildfire" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1191 plays from 39 playlists from 31 Folk DJs

1. "Central Square" (4)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Laurie Lewis)
1. "Something You Got" (4)
     from "The Set" (Jerry Douglas)
3. "Canaan" (3)
     from "Canaan" (Danny Schmidt)
3. "Everything Must Go" (3)
     from "Everything Must Go" (Donal Hinely)
3. "I Can't Help But Wonder" (3)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Tom Paxton & Della Mae)
3. "Jericho" (3)
     from "Quiet Town" (Mindy Smith)
7. "First Day Of Autumn" (2)
     from "Bittersweet Street" (Anne Hills)
7. "The Fifth Season" (2)
     from "The Set" (Jerry Douglas)
7. "And They Called Her California" (2)
     from "Long Way Home" (Ray Lamontagne)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1191 plays from 39 playlists from 31 Folk DJs

1. Mindy Smith (10)
        "Quiet Town" (10)
2. Amy Speace (9)
        "The American Dream" (9)
2. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (9)
        "Woodland" (8)
2. Laurie Lewis (9)
        "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (4)
        "Trees" (4)
2. Rebecca Frazier (9)
        "Boarding Windows in Paradise" (8)
6. Jerry Douglas (8)
        "The Set" (8)
7. Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian (7)
        "From China to Appalachia" (6)
7. Dar Williams (7)
        "End Of The Summer" (2)
7. Donal Hinely (7)
        "Everything Must Go" (7)
7. Eugene Ruffolo (7)
        "Ten Good Sermons" (7)
11. Sarah Jarosz (6)
        "Polaroid Lovers" (5)
11. Tom Paxton (6)
        "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (3)
13. Danny Schmidt (5)
        "2024 Singles" (2)
13. House of Hamill (5)
        "Wildfire" (4)
13. Milo Binder (5)
        "The Unspeakable Milo Binder" (5)
13. Steve Lundquist (5)
        "The Great Northwest" (5)
13. Tim Grimm (5)
        "Broken Truth" (2)
13. Tony Trischka (5)
        "Earl Jam" (5)

TOP LABELS of September 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1191 plays from 39 playlists from 31 Folk DJs

1. Compass (29)
2. Mountain Home (25)
2. Rounder (25)
4. Columbia (14)
4. Thirty Tigers (14)
6. Philo (10)
6. Signature Sounds (10)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (10)
6. Yep Roc (10)
10. Acony (9)
10. New West (9)
10. Red House (9)
13. Appleseed (8)
13. Sugar Hill (8)
15. Legacy (7)
15. Windbone (7)

FOLK DJs - September 2024, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1191 plays from 39 playlists from 31 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)