Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2224 plays from 82 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

  1: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (25)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (6)
        "King Of Hearts" (4)
  2: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (17)
        "Appalachia" (3)
        "The Water is Wide" (3)
  3: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (13)
        "Old Dog" (3)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (2)
        "Pathfinder" (2)
  3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (13)
        "I'll Keep Singing" (2)
        "Gravity" (2)
        "On Sitric Road" (2)
        "The Flood" (2)
        "Danny" (2)
  5: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (12)
        "That Was a Long Time Ago" (3)
        "Maggie's Reading, Pt. 1" (2)
        "Started Wrong in This Life" (2)
        "Jealous" (2)
  6: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (10)
        "Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (4)
  7: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (9)
        "White Lies" (4)
        "Both Sides Now" (2)
  8: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (8)
        "Family Tree" (2)
        "Nothing At All" (2)
  8: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 2/2026] (8)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (8)
 10: "Act I," Kashus Culpepper [Big Loud] (7)
        "Believe" (2)
        "Southern Man" (2)
        "Woman" (2)
 10: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (7)
        "Millionaire" (4)
 10: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "Don't Take My Gun" (2)
 10: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (7)
        "Follow the Light" (2)
 10: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (7)
        "Particle & Wave" (3)
        "Welcome Home" (2)
 10: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (7)
        "On the Back of a Horse" (2)
        "10 To 4" (2)
 16: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
 16: "Fish Crow," M Sparks [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (5)
 16: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (6)
        "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia" (3)
        "O California!" (2)
 16: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (6)
        "Cons and Clowns" (2)
 20: "Big Money," Jon Batiste [Verve] (5)
        "Lean On My Love" (2)
 20: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (5)
        "The Sea & The Shore" (2)
 20: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (5)
        "Broken Truth" (2)
 20: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Stars" (2)
 20: "Can't a Girl Dream," Tabatha Meeks [Self] (5)
        "Hous of my Dreams" (2)
 20: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "Turtle Joe" (2)
 20: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self, 10/2025] (5)
        "Real to Touch" (1)
 20: "The Ground Is Changing," Andi Jane [Wallace World] (5)
        "Endless Mornings" (2)
        "Fool" (2)
 20: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "It's Time" (1)
 20: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Rosie In The Roses" (1)
 20: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (5)
        "Alchemy" (1)
 20: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (5)
        "Rocky Road to Dinah's House," Becky Buller (1)
 20: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (5)
        "Ancient Light" (4)
 20: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Rescue You" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2224 plays from 82 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. "Streets of Minneapolis" (8)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (6)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "I Will Keep You Warm" (6)
     from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
4. "Ancient Light" (5)
     from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
4. "Full Tank And Good Fried Chicken" (5)
     from "Fish Crow" (M Sparks)
6. "Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (4)
     from "Driftwood" (Weary Ramblers)
6. "King Of Hearts" (4)
     from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
6. "Love Too Much" (4)
     from "Love Too Much - single" (Flamy Grant)
6. "Millionaire" (4)
     from "Pet" (Big Richard)
6. "White Lies" (4)
     from "All That Really Matters" (Kim Moberg)
6. "Wild Mountain Thyme" (4)
     from "Wild Mountain Thyme - single" (Red Thread + Lazerbeak)
12. "Appalachia" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
12. "Blackbird" (3)
     from "Blackbird - single" (Ed Sweeney & Cathy Clasper-Torch)
12. "Brand New Heartache" (3)
     from "Good as True" (Yonder Mountain String Band)
12. "Broken Wing Bird" (3)
     from "Kashus Culpepper & Sierra Ferrell" (Kashus Culpepper)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2224 plays from 82 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. Paul Kaplan (25)
        "King of Hearts" (25)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (19)
        "Appalachia" (17)
3. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (15)
        "Together Again" (13)
3. Ye Vagabonds (15)
        "All Tied Together" (12)
5. Valerie Smith (11)
        "Maggie's Journal" (11)
5. Willie Nelson (11)
        "Live at Budokan" (2)
7. Kashus Culpepper (10)
        "Act I" (7)
7. Kim Moberg (10)
        "All That Really Matters" (9)
7. Weary Ramblers (10)
        "Driftwood" (10)
10. Bruce Springsteen (9)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (8)
10. John Gorka (9)
        "unentitled" (7)
12. Della Mae (8)
        "Magic Accident" (8)
12. Joe Jencks (8)
        "I Lie - single" (3)
        "It's Not for Sale - single" (3)
12. Tom Chapin (8)
        "Songs of Hope" (7)
15. Andi Jane (7)
        "The Ground Is Changing" (5)
15. Big Richard (7)
        "Pet" (7)
15. Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz (7)
        "Circle & Square" (6)
15. Kate & Anna McGarrigle (7)
        "Tell My Sister" (2)
15. Kevin Neidig (7)
        "Questioning the Forty" (7)
15. Mississippi John Hurt (7)
        "Worried Blues" (3)

TOP LABELS of February 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2224 plays from 82 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (37)
2. Signature Sounds (28)
3. Columbia (26)
3. Red House (26)
5. Old Coat (24)
6. Compass (21)
7. Oh Boy (19)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (18)
8. Thirty Tigers (18)
10. New West (16)
11. Warner (14)
12. Legacy (13)
13. Appalsongs (12)
13. River Lea (12)
13. Yazoo (12)
16. Nonesuch (11)
17. Appalseed (10)
17. Capitol (10)
19. Sony (9)
20. Borealis (8)
20. Sundance (8)
20. Vanguard (8)

FOLK DJs - February 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2224 plays from 82 playlists from 69 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WMNF-FM, FL)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, PA)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
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)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, 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 Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)