Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2236 plays from 78 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (23)
        "Bless it All" (5)
        "The Time for Flowers" (5)
        "Hymn for the Unholy" (4)
        "The Fairest View" (3)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (21)
        "World of Make Believe" (6)
        "Pursued by Grace" (4)
        "Angel's Share" (3)
        "Vincent Coleman" (3)
  3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (14)
        "The Flood" (5)
        "Where the Heart Lies" (4)
        "Long Grass" (3)
        "Ill Keep Singing" (2)
  4: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (12)
        "Good News" (2)
        "All Babies Are Beautiful" (2)
        "Stars" (2)
        "Somebody's Child" (2)
  4: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (12)
        "Lifeline" (3)
        "What You're Looking For" (2)
        "Takes All Kinds" (2)
  6: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (10)
        "Bite Me" (2)
        "When We're Singing" (2)
        "Mi Corazon" (2)
  6: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (10)
        "I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (4)
        "Everybody's Got To Be Tired" (2)
  6: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (10)
        "Toaster" (2)
        "Easy God" (2)
        "The Time Thief" (2)
  9: "It Runs Deep," Garrett Boys [Pond Ridge, 3/2026] (8)
        "Who Am I" (2)
        "Back Home" (2)
        "Ride The Timber Down" (2)
  9: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (8)
        "Valley Springs" (2)
        "Out in the Valley" (2)
        "Glacier Song" (2)
 11: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "I'll Always Be A Friend" (3)
        "Both Sides Now" (2)
        "Straight For The Heart" (2)
 11: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (7)
        "Just Another War" (2)
 11: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UME {Universal Music Enterprises}] (7)
        "It's Been Too Long" (7)
 11: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (7)
        "Famous for a Day" (1)
 15: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 3/2026] (6)
        "Here in Our World" (2)
 15: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self] (6)
        "Redwood Tree" (2)
        "Song on the Wind" (2)
 15: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (6)
        "Kinder Waters" (2)
 15: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 3/2026] (6)
        "Our Lady of the Morning" (2)
 15: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (6)
        "Thank You But No Thank You" (2)
 15: "On a Wing," James Houlahan [OOB] (6)
        "Chariot Song" (2)
 15: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (6)
        "Drive" (2)
        "Freightline Blues" (2)
 15: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (6)
        "How Much Did You Get for Your Soul" (2)
        "So Much Trouble in the World" (2)
 23: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (5)
 23: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (5)
        "Out of the Blue" (1)
 23: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Help Them Along" (1)
 23: "The Good Book," Roy Book Binder [Peg Leg, 2013] (5)
        "What You Gonna Do" (2)
 23: "Happiness & Misery," Kenny Shore [Self] (5)
        "Roller Coaster Ride" (2)
 23: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot, 3/2026] (5)
        "Lonely Mornings" (2)
 23: "Land Of The Forgotten," Brit Taylor [Self] (5)
        "Queen of Fools" (1)
 30: "One Mississippi," Eric Bibb [Repute, 2/2026] (4)
        "Didn't I Keep Runnin'" (1)
 30: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 3/2026] (4)
        "Home Free" (2)
 30: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (4)
        "Nothing Hurts" (1)
 30: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (4)
        "Gentle On My Mind" (2)
 30: "The Great Irish Songbook," Dervish [Rounder, 2020] (4)
        "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (1)
 30: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (4)
        "Tough Like That" (1)
 30: "I Swam Here," John Craigie [Zabriskie Point] (4)
        "Mama I Should Call" (2)
 30: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (4)
        "Holy Holy" (2)
 30: "Rain Dancing," Nick Justice [Tres Pescaderos] (4)
        "Bide Your Time" (2)
 30: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self] (4)
        "Anyone Can Write a Song" (1)
 30: "Returning to Myself," Brandi Carlile [Interscope, 11/2025] (4)
        "Joni" (1)
 30: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (4)
        "Beautiful Strangers" (1)
 30: "Smoke Tree Road," Rick Shea [Tres Pescadores] (4)
        "A Week In Winnemucca" (2)
 30: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (4)
        "Richard III" (3)
 30: "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard," Andy Cohen & William Lee Ellis [Riverlark] (4)
        "Won't That Be a Happy Time" (1)
 30: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (4)
        "Only Daughter" (1)

TOP SONGS of March 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2236 plays from 78 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "It's Been Too Long" (8)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
2. "World of Make Believe" (6)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
3. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (5)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
3. "Bless it All" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
3. "The Flood" (5)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
3. "The Time for Flowers" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "Hymn for the Unholy" (4)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (4)
     from "Keep Going" (Ken Whiteley)
7. "Pursued by Grace" (4)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
7. "Where the Heart Lies" (4)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
11. "Angel's Share" (3)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
11. "The Fairest View" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
11. "Gentle On My Mind" (3)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
11. "Going Nowhere Tonight" (3)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
11. "I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag" (3)
     from "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to See" (Country Joe McDonald)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2236 plays from 78 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Roy Book Binder (24)
        "The Good Book" (5)
        "Live Book: Don't Start Me Talkin'..." (4)
2. Dave Gunning (23)
        "Field Notes" (21)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (23)
        "Appalachia" (23)
4. Della Mae (14)
        "Magic Accident" (12)
4. Ye Vagabonds (14)
        "All Tied Together" (14)
6. Goodnight Moonshine (12)
        "Business Unusual" (12)
7. Jamie Anderson (11)
        "The Curves Are Still There" (10)
8. Ken Whiteley (10)
        "Keep Going" (9)
8. Tim O'Brien (10)
        "Chameleon" (2)
10. Eric Kilburn (9)
        "Passages" (9)
10. Jesse Appelman (9)
        "Where We Go" (8)
10. John Hammond (9)
        "Bear's Sonic Journal You're Doin' Fine Live at The Boarding House 6-2-73" (1)
13. Garrett Boys (8)
        "It Runs Deep" (8)
13. Tom Chapin (8)
        "Songs of Hope" (3)
15. Dervish (7)
        "The Great Irish Songbook" (4)
15. Hana Zara (7)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (5)
15. Kim Moberg (7)
        "All That Really Matters" (7)
15. Mavis Staples (7)
        "Sad & Beautiful World" (4)
15. Paul Kaplan (7)
        "King of Hearts" (7)
15. Ringo Starr (7)
        "Long Long Road" (6)
15. Sons of the Never Wrong (7)
        "Feather & the Starry Crown" (6)

TOP LABELS of March 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2236 plays from 78 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (44)
2. Compass (35)
3. Oh Boy (25)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (21/28)
4. Columbia (21)
6. Red House (14)
6. Vanguard (14)
8. River Lea (13)
9. Thirty Tigers (11)
10. Alligator (10)
10. Tsunami (10)
12. Green Linnet (9/11)
12. Signature Sounds (9)
12. Warner (9)
15. RCA (8)
16. Nonesuch (7)
16. Pond Ridge (7)
16. Wellspring (7)
19. Elektra (6)
19. Legacy (6)
19. Old Coat (6)
19. Philo (6)
19. Pyramid (6)
19. Rhino (6)
19. Sundance (6)
19. Topic (6)

FOLK DJs - March 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2236 plays from 78 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & 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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
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, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
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/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
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)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)