Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2026, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2573 plays from 90 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (30)
        "Appalachia" (7)
        "Hymn for the Unholy" (5)
        "Cast Iron Heart" (4)
  2: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (22)
        "Danny" (4)
        "Long Grass" (4)
        "Where The Heart Lies" (4)
        "The Flood" (4)
        "Cuckoo Storm" (3)
  3: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Borealis Records, 2/2026] (17/22)
        "Lost Jimmy Whelan," Aengus Finnan (1)
  4: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (16)
        "Kitchen Table" (3)
        "Stars" (3)
        "Good News" (2)
        "Get What's Mine" (2)
        "All Night Band" (2)
  5: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (15)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (3)
        "Stop at Nothing" (2)
        "Pathfinder" (2)
        "Rebel Gal" (2)
  6: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (14)
        "Help Them Along" (3)
        "Nebraska Moon" (3)
        "Night's Guitar" (2)
        "Great Wall of China" (2)
  6: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (14)
        "We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (4)
        "The World's Gone Wrong" (4)
        "Low Life" (2)
        "Something's Gotta Give" (2)
  8: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (13)
        "I Had an Old Coat" (4)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (3)
        "Heather on the Moor" (3)
  8: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (13)
        "Quite Early Morning" (3)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (2)
        "Remember When The Music" (2)
 10: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (11)
        "Don't Take My Gun" (5)
        "I'll Be Your Rock" (2)
 10: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (11)
        "Out in the Valley" (3)
        "Glacier Song" (2)
 12: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (10)
        "Takes All Kinds" (3)
        "Magic Accident" (3)
        "My Own Highway" (2)
 13: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (9)
        "Both Sides Now" (3)
        "Good Women Cheatin' Men" (2)
 14: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (8)
        "It's Time" (3)
 14: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (8)
        "Blue Bottle of Bad" (2)
        "When You Ain't Got Nothin'" (2)
        "That Was a Long Time Ago" (2)
 14: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (8)
        "A Song for Minnesota" (8)
 17: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (7)
 17: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (7)
        "Spring Song" (2)
        "Thousand Tears" (2)
 17: "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen [Columbia, 2/2026] (7)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (7)
 20: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (6)
        "We Got To Find A Ways" (1)
 20: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (6)
        "Dream of the Hawk" (1)
 20: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (6)
        "Be It Resolved" (3)
 20: "The Work, the Hope, the Promise," Wes Weddell [Self, 1/2026] (6)
        "Still We Move" (3)
 24: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (5)
        "On the Back of a Horse" (1)
 24: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (5)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (3)
 24: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (5)
        "The Last To Know" (2)
 24: "Ivyland," James O'Malley [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Rosie in the Roses" (2)
 24: "Party in the Pines," Dave Miller [Howlin' Dog, 1/2026] (5)
        "Party in the Pines" (2)
 24: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (5)
        "Red Fox Run" (2)
 24: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (5)
        "We Got to Have Peace" (2)
 24: "Strangely in Tune," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2026] (5)
        "In and Out of Time" (3)
 24: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (5)
        "First Snow On The Mountains" (2)
        "No Time To Cry" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2573 plays from 90 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. "A Song for Minnesota" (8)
     from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
2. "Appalachia" (7)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (7)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "I Lie" (7)
     from "I Lie - single" (Joe Jencks)
2. "Streets of Minneapolis" (7)
     from "Streets of Minneapolis" (Bruce Springsteen)
6. "It's Not For Sale" (6)
     from "It's Not For Sale - single" (Joe Jencks)
7. "Don't Take My Gun" (5)
     from "Questioning the Forty" (Kevin Neidig)
7. "Hymn for the Unholy" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
9. "Battle Cry" (4)
     from "Battle Cry - single" (Misty Blues)
9. "Cast Iron Heart" (4)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
9. "Danny" (4)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "The Flood" (4)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "I Had an Old Coat" (4)
     from "King of Hearts" (Paul Kaplan)
9. "Long Grass" (4)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
9. "We've Come To Far To Turn Around" (4)
     from "World's Gone Wrong" (Lucinda Williams)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2573 plays from 90 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (31)
        "Appalachia" (30)
2. Ye Vagabonds (22)
        "All Tied Together" (22)
3. Lucinda Williams (17)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (14)
4. Goodnight Moonshine (16)
        "Business Unusual" (16)
4. Joe Jencks (16)
        "I Lie - single" (8)
        "It's Not For Sale - single" (6)
6. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (15)
        "Together Again" (14)
7. Debi Smith (14)
        "Flight of the Robin" (14)
7. Tom Chapin (14)
        "Songs of Hope" (13)
9. Della Mae (13)
        "Magic Accident" (10)
9. Paul Kaplan (13)
        "King of Hearts" (13)
11. Bruce Springsteen (12)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (7)
11. Kevin Neidig (12)
        "Questioning the Forty" (11)
13. Eliza Gilkyson (11)
        "Dark Ages" (5)
13. Jesse Appelman (11)
        "Where We Go" (11)
15. John Gorka (10)
        "unentitled" (5)
15. John Prine (10)
        "John Prine" (3)
17. Eric Bibb (9)
        "One Mississippi" (6)
17. Kim Moberg (9)
        "All That Really Matters" (9)
19. Hana Zara (8)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (7)
19. Katie Dahl (8)
        "A Song for Minnesota" (8)
19. Sara Thomsen (8)
        "Here & Gone" (8)
19. Tim Grimm (8)
        "Bones of Trees" (4)
19. Valerie Smith (8)
        "Maggie's Journal" (8)
19. Weary Ramblers (8)
        "Driftwood" (7)
25. Lead Belly (7/8)
        "Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2" (2)
25. Amy Speace (7)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (6)
25. Mavis Staples (7)
        "Sad & Beautiful World" (5)
25. Peter, Paul & Mary (7)
        "Carry It On" (4)
25. Sweet Honey in the Rock (7)
        "Earthbeat! R2 73829" (1)
25. Wes Weddell (7)
        "The Work, the Hope, the Promise" (6)

TOP LABELS of February 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2573 plays from 90 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (37)
2. Oh Boy (34)
3. Red House (33)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (33)
5. Columbia (32)
6. Compass (27)
7. Signature Sounds (25)
8. River Lea (20)
9. Warner (15)
10. Sundance (14)
11. Rhino (12)
11. Vanguard (12)
13. Elektra (11)
13. Old Coat (11)
13. Sugar Hill (11)
13. Turtle Bear (11)
17. Nonesuch (10)
18. Legacy (9)
19. Atlantic (8)
19. Borealis (8)
19. Highway (8)

FOLK DJs - February 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2573 plays from 90 playlists from 75 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (MN)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & syndicated, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Humphrey (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Sahlgren and Darcy Wilkin (WRKF-FM, LA)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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 Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (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 & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Rusty & Jan (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)