Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2024, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2445 plays from 87 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

  1: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (25)
        "I Can't Help But Wonder," Tom Paxton & Della Mae (6)
  2: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (20)
        "Everything Must Go" (5)
        "High On The Mountain" (3)
        "On A Roll" (3)
  3: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (19)
        "The American Dream" (5)
        "Something 'Bout a Town" (4)
  4: "The Legend of Sugarbelly," Guy Davis [MC, 8/2024] (16)
        "Early in the Morning" (3)
        "Sugarbelly" (3)
        "12 Gates To The City" (2)
        "Firefly" (2)
        "Little David Play On Your Harp" (2)
        "Long Gone Riley Brown" (2)
  5: "Heart of the Swan," Carla Sciaky [Propinquity, 10/2024] (13)
        "Standing By A River" (5)
        "Psalm Of Life" (2)
        "1800 and Froze to Death" (2)
  5: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 8/2024] (13)
        "Were You There," George Mann (2)
        "Gone, Gonna Rise Again," Michael Johnathon & Odetta (2)
  5: "Trapeze," Kate McDonnell [Dog Eared Discs, 9/2024] (13)
        "Step Right Up" (4)
        "Pretty Good Day" (3)
        "Come Over Here" (3)
  8: "Lonesome Road," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 10/2024] (12)
        "Lover Come Back" (2)
        "Blues in a Bottle" (2)
  8: "Manos Panamericanos," Larry & Joe [SideHustle, 9/2024] (12)
        "Move on and Let Live" (5)
        "Silver Lining" (3)
        "Festival En Guarare" (2)
 10: "Crooked Road," Steve Erickson [Self, 10/2024] (11)
        "Crooked Road" (4)
        "In The Sweet By and By" (3)
        "Find a Light" (2)
 10: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (11)
        "Lightly Come or Lightly Go" (3)
        "765" (2)
 10: "Wildfire," House of Hamill [Self, 7/2024] (11)
        "Banks of the Brandywine" (5)
        "Ausable" (2)
 13: "Earth Music," Moses Crouch [Riverlark, 10/2024] (10)
        "Hillbilly Willie's Blues/ Travelin' Railroad Blues" (3)
        "Adieu False Heart" (2)
        "Falling Down Blues/Good Morning Judge" (2)
 14: "Hanging at the Luna Star," Lou Dominguez [Self, 8/2024] (9)
        "Hank Songs At The Luna Star" (2)
 14: "In the Real World," Eric Bibb [Stony Plain, 10/2024] (9)
        "Take The Stage" (3)
        "Make a Change" (2)
 14: "Kristofferson," Kris Kristofferson [Monument, 1970] (9)
        "Me and Bobby McGee" (3)
        "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (3)
 14: "Woodbird," Jenny Burtis [Ploodepesh, 10/2024] (9)
        "Red Cadillac" (2)
        "Kansas City 64" (2)
 14: "Woman Creature," Mean Mary [Woodrock, 10/2024] (9)
        "Revenge" (2)
        "Portrait of a Woman" (2)
 19: "Ten Good Sermons," Eugene Ruffolo [Cane Morte, 9/2024] (8)
        "All Good Things" (3)
        "A World Minus One" (2)
 19: "Carved in the Bark," Nick Carter [Self, 9/2024] (8)
        "Ain't That Me And You" (2)
 19: "Hands of Time," Rik Palieri [Self, 7/2024] (8)
        "Riding The Westbound" (2)
        "Living in a Truck Stop" (2)
        "When the Circus Leaves Town" (2)
 19: "The Set," Jerry Douglas [Nolivian, 9/2024] (8)
        "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (2)
        "The Fifth Season" (2)
 23: "Haunted," Steve Madewell [Self, 10/2024] (7)
        "Carry That Tune" (2)
 23: "Heart on a Wire," Carolyn Shulman [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "Heart on a Wire" (2)
        "No Sad Songs" (2)
 25: "The First Day of December," Ivan Strunin [Self, 8/2024] (6)
        "Coquette" (2)
 25: "The Essential Kris Kristofferson," Kris Kristofferson [Mopnument, 2004] (6)
        "From The Bottle to the Bottom" (2)
 25: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (6)
        "High On A Mountain" (2)
 25: "Harbortowne," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 9/2024] (6)
        "Back In The Storm" (2)
        "Harbortowne" (2)
 25: "Into the Wild," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2024] (6)
        "White Rabbit" (3)
        "Getaway Girl" (2)
 25: "Live From the Ryman," Dan Tyminski [Track Entertainment, 8/2024] (6)
        "Silence in the Brandy" (1)
 25: "Never Too Late," Neale Eckstein [Self, 10/2024] (6)
        "Like a Poem Needs a Rhyme" (2)
 25: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (6)
        "Quiet Town" (2)
        "Jericho" (2)
 25: "Things Done Changed," Jerron Paxton [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2024] (6)
        "Baby Days Blues" (2)
        "What's Gonna Become of Me" (2)
 25: "Willie Watson," Willie Watson [Little Operation, 9/2024] (6)
        "Real Love" (1)

TOP SONGS of October 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2445 plays from 87 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. "Me and Bobby McGee" (7)
     from "Kristofferson" (Kris Kristofferson)
2. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (6)
     from "Kristofferson" (Kris Kristofferson)
3. "The American Dream" (5)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
3. "Banks of the Brandywine" (5)
     from "Wildfire" (House of Hamill)
3. "Choose Love" (5)
     from "Choose Love - single" (Joselyn & Don)
3. "Everything Must Go" (5)
     from "Everything Must Go" (Donal Hinely)
3. "I Can't Help But Wonder" (5)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Tom Paxton & Della Mae)
3. "Move on and Let Live" (5)
     from "Manos Panamericanos" (Larry & Joe)
3. "Standing By A River" (5)
     from "Heart of the Swan" (Carla Sciaky)
10. "Crooked Road" (4)
     from "Crooked Road" (Steve Erickson)
10. "Something 'Bout a Town" (4)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
10. "Step Right Up" (4)
     from "Trapeze" (Kate McDonnell)
13. "All Good Things" (3)
     from "Ten Good Sermons" (Eugene Ruffolo)
13. "Beautiful You" (3)
     from "Beautiful You - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2445 plays from 87 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Kris Kristofferson (54)
        "Kristofferson" (9)
2. Amy Speace (20)
        "The American Dream" (19)
3. Donal Hinely (19)
        "Everything Must Go" (19)
4. Guy Davis (18)
        "The Legend of Sugarbelly" (16)
5. Larry & Joe (14)
        "Manos Panamericanos" (12)
6. Carla Sciaky (13)
        "Heart of the Swan" (13)
6. Kate McDonnell (13)
        "Trapeze" (13)
8. Joel Mabus (12)
        "Lonesome Road" (12)
8. Steve Erickson (12)
        "Crooked Road" (11)
10. House of Hamill (11)
        "Wildfire" (11)
10. John Prine (11)
        "John Prine" (3)
12. Eric Bibb (10)
        "In the Real World" (9)
12. Moses Crouch (10)
        "Earth Music" (10)
12. Rakish (10)
        "Now, O Now" (10)
15. Eugene Ruffolo (9)
        "Ten Good Sermons" (8)
15. Jenny Burtis (9)
        "Woodbird" (9)
15. Jerry Douglas (9)
        "The Set" (8)
15. Lou Dominguez (9)
        "Hanging at the Luna Star" (9)
15. Mean Mary (9)
        "Woman Creature" (9)
20. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (8)
        "Woodland" (5)
20. Highwaymen (8)
        "The Road Goes On Forever" (4)
20. Kate Wolf (8)
        "Give Yourself To Love: Recorded Live In Concert, Vol. 1 & 2" (3)
        "Weaver Of Visions" (3)
20. Nick Carter (8)
        "Carved in the Bark" (8)
20. Rik Palieri (8)
        "Hands of Time" (8)
20. Steve Madewell (8)
        "Haunted" (7)
26. Carolyn Shulman (7)
        "Heart on a Wire" (7)
26. Cheryl Wheeler (7)
        "Defying Gravity" (3)
26. Chris Smither (7)
        "All About the Bones" (5)
26. Dan Tyminski (7)
        "Live From the Ryman" (6)
26. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (7)
        "Harbortowne" (6)

TOP LABELS of October 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2445 plays from 87 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (39)
1. Smithsonian/Folkways (39)
3. Mountain Home (26)
4. Compass (23)
5. Windbone (19)
6. Red House (18)
7. Columbia (17)
7. Rhino (17)
7. Signature Sounds (17)
7. Thirty Tigers (17)
11. Legacy (16)
11. Strictly Country (16)
13. New West (15)
13. Nonesuch (15)
15. Stony Plain (14)
16. Elektra (13)
16. Oh Boy (13)
18. Berkalin (12)
18. Flying Fish (12)
18. Philo (12)
18. Riverlark (12)

FOLK DJs - October 2024, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2445 plays from 87 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
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 Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM & KBXE-FM, MN)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Graham & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
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)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM & syndicated, NY)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
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)
Norm Mast & Al Kniola (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 & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)