Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2105 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (23)
        "Appalachia" (6)
        "The Time for Flowers" (4)
        "Dirtbag Saloon" (3)
        "Bless It All" (3)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (17)
        "World of Make Believe" (6)
        "Going Nowhere Tonight" (3)
  3: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (15/16)
        "Hymns" (3)
        "We Will Not Stop" (2)
        "We Will Not Stop Morning" (2)
  4: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (13)
        "Four Walls" (5)
        "On Sitric Road" (2)
        "The Flood" (2)
        "Where The Heart Lies" (2)
  5: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (12)
        "Magic Accident" (3)
        "Out Run 'Em" (3)
        "Takes All Kinds" (2)
  6: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "Hold It All" (2)
        "Get What's Mine" (2)
  6: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "Dimming of the Day" (3)
        "Nebraska Moon" (2)
        "Flight of the Robin" (2)
        "Here I Go Again" (2)
  6: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (10)
        "Pathfinder" (2)
  9: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 3/2026] (8)
        "Here in Our World" (3)
  9: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (8)
        "Be It Resolved" (2)
        "Fury Road" (2)
  9: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (8)
        "It's Time" (2)
        "Tell Me What Song" (2)
  9: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (8)
        "So Close" (2)
        "Montara" (2)
  9: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (8)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (2)
        "Freedom Speaks" (2)
 14: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (7/10)
        "Just Another War" (2)
        "Take Out the Garbage When You Go" (2)
 14: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (7)
        "Make the World Go Away" (3)
        "Alaska" (2)
 16: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (6)
        "Love a Little Bigger" (2)
 16: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (6)
        "Commie Like Mamdani" (2)
        "Antopol 1903" (2)
        "Antopol" (2)
 16: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 3/2026] (6)
        "Feather and the Starry Crown" (2)
 19: "Ace," Bob Weir [Grateful Dead] (5)
        "Black Throated Wind" (2)
 19: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (5)
 19: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 3/2026] (5)
        "Home Free" (2)
 19: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 2/2026] (5)
        "Let Freedom Ring" (2)
 19: "Fort Defiance," Erik Vincent Huey [Appalachian AF] (5)
        "Tons Of Speed" (1)
 19: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (5)
        "Thank You, But No Thank You" (2)
 19: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Don't Take My Gun" (1)
 19: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (5)
        "A Light Exists in Spring" (2)
 19: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (5)
        "A Smooth One" (2)
 28: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (4)
        "Brimstone And Fire" (1)
 28: "Cabin Songs," Jeremy Bass [Adhyâropa] (4)
        "At Midnight the Moon on Still Water like God's Streetlamp" (1)
 28: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (4)
        "Last Tucson Sunrise" (2)
 28: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot, 3/2026] (4)
        "Lonely Mornings" (1)
 28: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk Music Group] (4)
        "Immigrants" (4)
 28: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (4)
        "Girl, Have Money When You're Old" (2)
 28: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (4)
        "Choctaw County" (2)
 28: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (4)
        "Pendulum Swing" (1)
 28: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (4)
        "Look Down That Lonesome Road" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2105 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. "Appalachia" (6)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
1. "World of Make Believe" (6)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
3. "Four Walls" (5)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
3. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (5)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
3. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (5)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
3. "We Will Not Stop" (5)
     from "Songs of Hope" (Tom Chapin)
7. "Hold On" (4)
     from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
7. "Immigrants" (4)
     from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
7. "The Time for Flowers" (4)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
10. "Bless It All" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
10. "Blue Water" (3)
     from "Blue Water - single" (The Milk Carton Kids)
10. "Dimming of the Day" (3)
     from "Flight of the Robin" (Debi Smith)
10. "Dirtbag Saloon" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
10. "For What It's Worth" (3)
     from "For What It's Worth - single" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
10. "Going Nowhere Tonight" (3)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2105 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (23)
        "Appalachia" (23)
2. Dave Gunning (17)
        "Field Notes" (17)
3. Tom Chapin (15/16)
        "Songs of Hope" (15)
4. Della Mae (14)
        "Magic Accident" (12)
5. Ye Vagabonds (13)
        "All Tied Together" (13)
6. Bob Weir (11)
        "Ace" (5)
        "Blue Mountain" (4)
6. Lucinda Williams (11)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (8)
8. Debi Smith (10)
        "Flight of the Robin" (10)
8. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (10)
        "Together Again" (9)
10. Goodnight Moonshine (9)
        "Business Unusual" (9)
10. Sons of the Never Wrong (9)
        "Feather & the Starry Crown" (5)
12. Jesse Appelman (8)
        "Where We Go" (8)
12. Kray Van Kirk (8)
        "Empire" (8)
12. Sara Thomsen (8)
        "Here & Gone" (8)
12. Thea Hopkins (8)
        "Blossoms & Ghosts" (8)
16. Paul Kaplan (7/10)
        "King of Hearts" (10)
16. Big Richard (7)
        "Pet" (7)
16. Doc Watson (7)
        "The Vanguard Years" (3)
16. John Gorka (7)
        "unentitled" (5)
16. Johnny Cash (7)
        "UnEarthed" (3)

TOP LABELS of March 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2105 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Compass (32)
2. Columbia (28)
3. Rounder (26)
4. Red House (25)
5. Oh Boy (23)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (23)
7. Sundance (17)
8. Signature Sounds (14)
8. Thirty Tigers (14)
8. Warner (14)
11. Rhino (13/21)
12. River Lea (12)
13. Vanguard (11)
14. Appleseed (10)
15. Elektra (9)
15. Legacy (9)
15. RCA (9)
18. Alligator (8)
18. Appalsongs (8)
18. Sugar Hill (8)

FOLK DJs - March 2026, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2105 plays from 77 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Debbie Fisher Pics (WJFF-FM, NY)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
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)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, IL)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
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 Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (mixcloud.com & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B- Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)