Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2024, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2024, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (27)
        "The American Dream" (9)
        "In New York City" (4)
  2: "Bluegrass Sings Paxton," Various Artists [Mountain Home, 9/2024] (17)
        "Ramblin' Boy," Danny Paisley (4)
        "The Things I Notice Now," Alice Gerrard (4)
  2: "Lonesome Road," Joel Mabus [Fossil, 10/2024] (17)
        "Stardust" (3)
  4: "In the Real World," Eric Bibb [Stony Plain, 10/2024] (16)
        "Roll On Buddy" (3)
        "Judgement Day" (2)
        "If There's Any Rule" (2)
        "Walk Steady On" (2)
        "Dear Mavis" (2)
        "Take the Stage" (2)
  5: "Heart of the Swan," Carla Sciaky [Propinquity, 10/2024] (14)
        "Standing by a River" (5)
        "1800 and Froze To Death" (3)
        "Some People's Lives" (2)
  6: "Beneath Blue Water," Bett Padgett [Self, 10/2024] (12)
        "Things Won't Change If Things Don't Change" (3)
        "Gray October Days" (3)
        "First Day Of School After Summer Vacation" (2)
        "The Elephant's Cotillion" (2)
  6: "Hurricane's Eye," Jan Gillies [Self, 2019] (12)
        "Hurricane's Eye" (3)
        "Dogs Of War" (3)
  8: "Everything Must Go," Donal Hinely [Atom, 9/2024] (11)
        "High on the Mountain" (2)
        "Blood And Powder" (2)
        "Random Order" (2)
        "Everything Must Go" (2)
  9: "Crooked Road," Steve Erickson [Self, 10/2024] (10)
        "Crooked Road" (4)
        "Find a Light" (2)
        "Perfect Day" (2)
  9: "The Set," Jerry Douglas [Nolivian, 9/2024] (10)
        "What Might Have Been" (4)
        "Going to Fortingal" (2)
        "Loyston" (2)
  9: "Woodbird," Jenny Burtis [Ploodepesh, 10/2024] (10)
        "The Sage" (2)
        "Future Homemakers of America" (2)
 12: "Things Done Changed," Jerron Paxton [Smithsonian/Folkways, 10/2024] (9/10)
        "Mississippi Bottom" (3)
        "Baby Days Blues" (2)
 12: "Highway Prayers," Billy Strings [Reprise, 10/2024] (9)
        "Seven Weeks In County" (2)
 12: "Storm Season," Tania Elizabeth [Self, 10/2024] (9)
        "Let Go" (2)
        "Out Of Time" (2)
 15: "Backbone," Kasey Chambers [Essence, 8/2024] (8)
        "Backbone" (2)
        "For Better or Worse" (2)
 15: "Back to the Light," Heather Pierson [Vessel, 9/2024] (8)
        "Dusty House Blues" (3)
        "Perspective" (2)
        "Gutter" (2)
 15: "Deep Feeler," Liv Greene [Free Dirt, 6/2024] (8)
        "Wild Geese" (5)
        "I've Got My Work To Do" (2)
 15: "Lantern in the Dark: Songs of Comfort & Lullabies," Edie Carey & Sarah Sample [Groundloop, 10/2024] (8)
        "Lantern" (3)
        "I'm Here" (2)
        "Blackbird" (2)
 15: "The Sound of That," Mark Stepakoff [Self, 10/2024] (8)
        "Settle Like Dust" (2)
 15: "Terra Madre," Beppe Gambetta [Self, 6/2024] (8)
        "Sit and Pick With You" (2)
        "Terra Madre" (2)
 15: "With a Guitar & a Pen," Tish Hinojosa [Self] (8)
        "Wild One" (2)
        "With a Guitar & a Pen" (2)
 22: "Carved in the Bark," Nick Carter [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "Living on a Thin Line" (3)
        "Standing by the Fire" (2)
        "We Saw It Coming" (2)
 22: "Earth Music," Moses Crouch [Riverlark, 10/2024] (7)
        "Good Morning Little School Girl" (1)
 22: "Harbortowne," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 9/2024] (7)
        "Harbortowne" (1)
 22: "The Heart of an American," Eric Erickson [Ardith, 9/2024] (7)
        "The Potter" (3)
        "The Heart Of An American" (2)
 22: "Trapeze," Kate McDonnell [Dog Eared Discs, 9/2024] (7)
        "Fight For Your Life" (2)
 27: "Into the Wild," Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway [Nonesuch, 7/2024] (6)
        "White Rabbit" (2)
        "Here in California" (2)
 27: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 8/2024] (6)
        "We're the Ones," Billy Bragg (2)
        "Truck Driving Woman," Fink And Marxer (2)
 27: "The Legend of Sugarbelly," Guy Davis [MC, 8/2024] (6)
        "Come Gitshu Some" (1)
 27: "Neworld Sampler," Various Artists [Neworld, 10/2024] (6)
        "I'd Like to Buy Jesus a Beer," John Stuart (2)
 27: "Quiet Town," Mindy Smith [Compass, 9/2024] (6)
        "Farther Than We Should Have" (1)
 27: "Somewhere in the Constellation," Brad Yoder [Reverie, 8/2024] (6)
        "Somewhere in the Constellation" (2)
 27: "Willie Watson," Willie Watson [Little Operation, 9/2024] (6)
        "Mole In the Ground" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2024, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "The American Dream" (9)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
2. "When Fall Comes to New England" (7)
     from "Driving Home" (Cheryl Wheeler)
3. "Crooked Road" (5)
     from "Crooked Road" (Steve Erickson)
3. "Standing by a River" (5)
     from "Heart of the Swan" (Carla Sciaky)
3. "Wild Geese" (5)
     from "Deep Feeler" (Liv Greene)
6. "Canaan" (4)
     from "Canaan - single" (Danny Schmidt)
6. "Edge Of A Hurricane" (4)
     from "Edge of a Hurricane" (Katie Oates)
6. "In New York City" (4)
     from "The American Dream" (Amy Speace)
6. "Ramblin' Boy" (4)
     from "Bluegrass Sings Paxton" (Danny Paisley)
6. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (4)
     from "Kris kristofferson - greatest hits" (Kris Kristofferson)
6. "What Might Have Been" (4)
     from "The Set" (Jerry Douglas)
12. "1800 and Froze To Death" (3)
     from "Heart of the Swan" (Carla Sciaky)
12. "The Day The Mississippi Died" (3)
     from "Woodland" (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
12. "Dogs Of War" (3)
     from "Hurricane's Eye" (Jan Gillies)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2024, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Kris Kristofferson (39)
        "The Austin Sessions" (5)
        "Kristofferson" (5)
2. Amy Speace (27)
        "The American Dream" (27)
3. Joel Mabus (17)
        "Lonesome Road" (17)
4. Eric Bibb (16)
        "In the Real World" (16)
5. Carla Sciaky (14)
        "Heart of the Swan" (14)
6. Billy Strings (13)
        "Highway Prayers" (9)
6. Joni Mitchell (13)
        "Archives -, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years" (3)
8. Bett Padgett (12)
        "Beneath Blue Water" (12)
8. Jan Gillies (12)
        "Hurricane's Eye" (12)
10. Donal Hinely (11)
        "Everything Must Go" (11)
10. Jerry Douglas (11)
        "The Set" (10)
12. Cheryl Wheeler (10)
        "Driving Home" (4)
12. Jenny Burtis (10)
        "Woodbird" (10)
12. John Prine (10)
        "German Afternoons" (2)
12. Steve Erickson (10)
        "Crooked Road" (10)
16. Jerron Paxton (9/10)
        "Things Done Changed" (10)
16. JD Souther (9)
        "House of Pride" (3)
16. Tania Elizabeth (9)
        "Storm Season" (9)
16. Tish Hinojosa (9)
        "With a Guitar & a Pen" (8)
20. Beppe Gambetta (8)
        "Terra Madre" (8)
20. Edie Carey & Sarah Sample (8)
        "Lantern in the Dark: Songs of Comfort & Lullabies" (8)
20. Heather Pierson (8)
        "Back to the Light" (8)
20. Liv Greene (8)
        "Deep Feeler" (8)
20. Mark Stepakoff (8)
        "The Sound of That" (8)
20. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (8)
        "Into the Wild" (6)
26. Jontavious Willis (7/11)
        "West Georgia Blues" (9)
26. Eric Erickson (7)
        "The Heart of an American" (7)
26. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (7)
        "Harbortowne" (7)
26. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (2)
26. Kasey Chambers (7)
        "Backbone" (7)
26. Kate McDonnell (7)
        "Trapeze" (7)
26. Moses Crouch (7)
        "Earth Music" (7)
26. Nick Carter (7)
        "Carved in the Bark" (7)
26. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Last Leaf" (2)

TOP LABELS of October 2024, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (33)
1. Rounder (33)
1. Smithsonian/Folkways (33)
4. Compass (24)
5. Mountain Home (21)
6. Windbone (20)
7. Stony Plain (18)
8. Fossil (17)
8. Red House (17)
10. Nonesuch (16)
11. Legacy (15)
11. Reprise (15)
11. Rhino (15)
14. Signature Sounds (14)
14. Thirty Tigers (14)
16. Free Dirt (13)
16. Philo (13)
16. Propinquity (13)
19. Atlantic (12)
20. Asylum (11/12)
20. Elektra (11)

FOLK DJs - October 2024, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2383 plays from 84 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)
Bob Heyer (WELP-FM & WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
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 Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Greg Priddy & Tom Mazzone (WJCU-FM, OH)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, TX)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
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 Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, MT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-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)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)