Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026, Week 3 (so far)

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 1238 plays from 43 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (10)
        "Appalachia" (2)
        "Sea of Ghosts" (2)
        "Bless It All" (2)
        "The Time For Flowers" (2)
        "The Water is Wide" (2)
  2: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (9)
        "Sing for Peace" (2)
        "Remember When the Music" (2)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever" (2)
        "Woody Guthrie's Dream" (2)
  3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (8)
        "The Flood" (2)
        "Where The Heart Lies" (2)
  4: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "She is the Swan" (1)
  5: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (6)
        "Magic Accident" (2)
        "Out Run 'Em" (2)
  5: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (6)
        "Punchline" (2)
  7: "Blessing On The Wing," Joe Newberry & April Verch [Slab Town] (5)
        "Blessing On The Wing" (2)
  8: "Gallowglass," Ann Ramsey [Self, 10/2025] (4)
        "Gallowglass" (4)
  8: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (4)
        "Ragas in Minor Scale" (1)
  8: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (4)
        "A Light Exists In Spring" (1)
 11: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (3/4)
        "It's Gonna Fall - Old Daingerfield" (1)
 11: "Tell It to the Wind," Joy Clark [Righteous Babe] (3/4)
        "Lesson" (1)
 11: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen [Riverlark] (3/4)
        "Ye Banks And Braes" (1)
 11: "Second-Hand," James Keelaghan [Borealis, 2022] (3)
        "Evergreen" (1)
 11: "Acadia," Yasmin Williams [YazMelodies, 2024] (3)
        "Cliffwalk" (2)
 11: "Blackbirding," Queen Esther [EL Recordings, 3/2026] (3)
        "Hold Steady" (2)
 11: "Change," David Lamotte [Lower Dryad, 2006] (3)
        "Every Now And Then" (1)
 11: "Devils & Doves," Sam Bergquist [Self] (3)
        "Louisiana Lightning" (2)
 11: "Irish Heartbeat," Van Morrison [Mercury] (3)
        "Celtic Ray" (1)
 11: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (3)
        "If It Bleeds It Leads" (1)
 11: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (3)
        "At the End of the Day" (1)
 11: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (3)
        "Just Another War" (1)
 11: "Maggie's Wake," Maggie's Wake [Self] (3)
        "Louisiana" (1)
 11: "Never Be The Same," Teddy Thompson [Royal Potato] (3)
        "So This Is Heartache" (3)
 11: "Path Of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt] (3)
        "Cincinnati" (1)
 11: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self] (3)
        "Freedom Fly" (1)
 11: "Sad & Beautiful World," Mavis Staples [anti, 11/2025] (3)
        "Everybody Needs Love" (1)
 11: "Schoonertown," The East Pointers [Self] (3)
        "Rafters" (1)
 11: "A Song for Minnesota," Katie Dahl [Self, 2/2026] (3)
        "A Song for Minnesota" (3)
 11: "St. Paul & The Broken Bones," St. Paul & The Broken Bones [Oasis] (3)
        "Fall Moon" (1)
 11: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (3)
        "The Future" (1)
 11: "James Taylor Live," James Taylor [Columbia] (3)
        "Fire and Rain" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1238 plays from 43 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. "Gallowglass" (4)
     from "Gallowglass" (Ann Ramsey)
2. "It's Been Too Long" (3)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr feat. Molly Tuttle & Sarah Jorosz)
2. "The King's Shilling" (3)
     from "The Winds Begin To Sing" (Karan Casey)
2. "So This Is Heartache" (3)
     from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
2. "A Song for Minnesota" (3)
     from "A Song for Minnesota" (Katie Dahl)
2. "The Time For Flowers" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "Appalachia" (2)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (2)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
7. "Billionaires" (2)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth MacHine" (Joe Troop & The Truth MacHine)
7. "Blessing On The Wing" (2)
     from "Blessing On the Wing" (Joe Newberry & April Verch)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1238 plays from 43 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. COUNTRY JOE McDonald (14)
        "Tonight I'm Singing Just for You" (6)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (11)
        "Appalachia" (10)
3. Tom Chapin (10)
        "Songs of Hope" (9)
4. Ye Vagabonds (9)
        "All Tied Together" (8)
5. John Hammond (7)
        "Wicked Grin" (2)
5. Lucinda Williams (7)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (6)
7. Dave Gunning (6)
        "Field Notes" (6)
7. Della Mae (6)
        "Magic Accident" (6)
7. Lúnasa (6)
        "CAS" (2)
10. Dar Williams (5)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (2)
10. John Gorka (5)
        "unentitled" (4)
10. Karan Casey (5)
        "The Winds Begin To Sing" (2)

TOP LABELS of March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1238 plays from 43 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

1. Compass (26)
2. Columbia (18)
3. Rounder (17)
4. Vanguard (14)
5. Oh Boy (12)
5. Red House (12)
7. Signature Sounds (11)
8. Sundance (10)
9. Nonesuch (9)
10. Free Dirt (7)
10. River Lea (7)
10. Smithsonian/Folkways (7)
10. Thirty Tigers (7)
14. Green Linnet (6)
14. Mercury (6)
14. Sony (6)

FOLK DJs - March 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1238 plays from 43 playlists from 39 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & PRX, MN)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
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)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Terry B- Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)