Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2679 plays from 93 playlists from 71 Folk DJs
1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (15)
"Sea of Ghosts" (5)
"Appalachia" (2)
"Bless It All" (2)
"The Time For Flowers" (2)
"The Water is Wide" (2)
1: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (15)
"Out Run 'Em" (4)
"Magic Accident" (3)
"Family Tree" (3)
"I Compare Everyone to You" (2)
"My Own Highway" (2)
3: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (14)
"World of Make Believe" (2)
"Vincent Coleman" (2)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (2)
"Angels' Share" (2)
"The Cost" (2)
4: "Blessing on the Wing," Joe Newberry & April Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (13)
"Blessing On The Wing" (5)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (4)
5: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (12)
"Where The Heart Lies" (3)
"The Flood" (2)
"Cuckoo Storm" (2)
"Danny" (2)
6: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 3/2026] (11)
"Home Free" (3)
"Hold Steady" (3)
"Rebels" (2)
7: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (10)
"Sing for Peace" (2)
"Remember When the Music" (2)
"Hold Our Ground Forever" (2)
"Quite Early Morning" (2)
"Woody Guthrie's Dream" (2)
7: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 3/2026] (10)
"Columbus Stockade" (3)
"Mr. Flurry's Blues" (2)
9: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (9)
"Money" (2)
"Heather on the Moor" (2)
9: "Maggie's Journal," Valerie Smith [Bell Buckle, 1/2026] (9)
"Jealous" (3)
9: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (9)
"Stop At Nothing" (2)
"The Future" (2)
"Ran Away with the Circus" (2)
12: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (8)
"Antopol 1903" (2)
"Antopol" (2)
"Toaster" (2)
13: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 3/2026] (7)
"Trouble" (3)
"I Am Not a Stranger" (2)
13: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (7)
"Kitchen Table" (2)
"Get What's Mine" (2)
13: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self, 3/2026] (7)
"Louisiana Lightning" (3)
"Envy Blues" (2)
13: "Forged in Fire," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 3/2026] (7)
"Forged in Fire" (7)
13: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (7)
"Pallet on Your Floor" (2)
13: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (7)
"Hellbent On Colorado" (2)
13: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (7)
"Millionaire" (2)
"The One I Love Is Gone" (2)
13: "Prizefighter," Mumford & Sons [Self, 3/2026] (7)
"Here" (3)
13: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (7)
"Punchline" (2)
22: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (6)
"10 to 4" (2)
"Fontana Dam" (2)
22: "Gallowglass," Ann Ramsey [Self, 10/2025] (6)
"Gallowglass" (5)
22: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (6)
"Buddha in the Bed of a Pickup Truck" (1)
22: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (6)
"A Song for Minnesota" (6)
22: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (6)
"A Light Exists In Spring" (2)
27: "Happiness & Misery," Kenny Shore [Self, 3/2026] (5)
"Hard to Be Somebody" (1)
27: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (5)
"The Son of God" (2)
"JoyRide" (2)
27: "Mount Olive," Tom Russell [Frontera] (5)
"1946 Martin D18" (2)
27: "Side By Side," Pert Near Sandstone [Self] (5)
"Rise and Shine" (2)
TOP SONGS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2679 plays from 93 playlists from 71 Folk DJs
1. "Billionaires" (8)
from "The Truth Machine" (Joe Troop)
2. "Forged in Fire" (7)
from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
3. "A Song For Minnesota" (6)
from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
4. "Columbus Stockade Blues" (5)
from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
4. "Gallowglass" (5)
from "Gallowglass" (Ann Ramsey)
4. "Sea of Ghosts" (5)
from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "Blessing On The Wing" (4)
from "Blessing on the Wing" (Joe Newberry & April Verch)
7. "Bridget Harte" (4)
from "All For a Song" (Eddie Dillon)
7. "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" (4)
from "The Life and Times of Country Joe & the Fish from Haight Ashbury to Woodstock" (Country Joe McDonald)
7. "It's Been Too Long" (4)
from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
7. "Out Run 'Em" (4)
from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
7. "So This Is Heartache" (4)
from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
7. "Soldier of Fortune" (4)
from "Soldier of Fortune" (Mary Gauthier)
7. "Song for Ireland" (4)
from "Collected" (Mary Black)
7. "The Traveling Kind" (4)
from "The Traveling Kind - single" (Brennen Leigh)
TOP ARTISTS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2679 plays from 93 playlists from 71 Folk DJs
1. Country Joe McDonald (19)
"Tonight I'm Singing Just for You" (6)
"Thinking of Woody Guthrie" (3)
2. Della Mae (15)
"Magic Accident" (15)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (15)
"Appalachia" (15)
4. Dave Gunning (13)
"Field Notes" (13)
4. Ye Vagabonds (13)
"All Tied Together" (12)
6. John Hammond (12)
"Wicked Grin" (3)
6. Tom Chapin (12)
"Songs of Hope" (9)
8. Crys Matthews (11)
"Forged in Fire" (7)
"Changemakers" (3)
8. Queen Esther (11)
"Blackbirding" (11)
10. Tom Russell (10)
"Mount Olive" (5)
11. Dervish (9)
"The Great Irish Song Book, Vol. 2" (2)
11. John Gorka (9)
"unentitled" (6)
11. Lucinda Williams (9)
"World's Gone Wrong" (7)
11. Mary Black (9)
"Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs" (2)
11. Paul Kaplan (9)
"King of Hearts" (9)
11. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (9)
"Together Again" (9)
11. Valerie Smith (9)
"Maggie's Journal" (8)
18. Altan (8)
"25th Anniversary Celebration" (2)
18. Big Richard (8)
"Pet" (7)
18. Brennen Leigh (8)
"The Traveling Kind - single" (4)
18. Dolores Keane (8)
"Night Owl" (3)
18. Eric Kilburn (8)
"Passages" (7)
18. Joe Newberry & April Verch (8)
"Blessing on the Wing" (8)
24. Country Joe & The Fish (7)
"Electric Music for the Mind and Body" (2)
24. Karan Casey (7)
"Nine Apples of Gold" (3)
24. Ken Whiteley (7)
"Keep Going" (7)
24. The Montvales (7)
"Path of Totality" (7)
24. Paul Geremia (7)
"Love My Stuff" (3)
24. Sam Bergquist (7)
"Devils & Doves" (7)
24. Sue Horowitz (7)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (6)
24. Thea Hopkins (7)
"Blossoms & Ghosts" (7)
24. Tim O'Brien (7)
"The Crossing" (2)
24. Roy Book Binder (7/8)
"The Good Book" (2)
TOP LABELS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2679 plays from 93 playlists from 71 Folk DJs
1. Compass (58)
2. Rounder (40)
3. Columbia (30)
4. Red House (25)
5. Signature Sounds (21)
5. Vanguard (21)
7. Oh Boy (17)
8. Riverlark (15)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (15)
10. Free Dirt (13)
10. Sundance (13)
12. Bell Buckle (12)
12. Elektra (12)
12. Reprise (12)
15. Nonesuch (11)
15. Shamus (11)
15. Thirty Tigers (11)
15. Warner (11)
19. Rhino (10)
19. River Lea (10)
19. Shanachie (10)
19. Slab Town (10)
FOLK DJs - March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2679 plays from 93 playlists from 71 Folk DJs
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
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)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, PA)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
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)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (KBCO-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (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 Fraissinet (WVBR-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)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)
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