Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1561 plays from 53 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (15)
        "The Time for Flowers" (5)
        "Bless it All" (3)
        "Time Traveler" (2)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "World of Make Believe" (2)
        "Vincent Coleman" (2)
        "Pursued by Grace" (2)
  3: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (9/10)
        "Fixin' Up" (2)
        "If It Bleeds It Leads" (2)
        "Joyride" (2)
  4: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (8)
        "Cuckoo Storm" (3)
        "Danny" (2)
  4: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (8)
        "American Prayer" (3)
        "Toaster" (2)
  6: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (7)
        "Family Tree" (3)
  6: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (7)
        "A Light Exists In Spring" (3)
        "Particle & Wave" (2)
  6: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," William Lee Ellis [Riverlark] (7)
        "I Am Born to Preach the Gospel" (1)
  9: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "Stars" (2)
  9: "Happiness & Misery," Kenny Shore [Self, 3/2026] (6)
        "Happiness & Misery" (2)
 11: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (5/6)
        "Olive Tree" (2)
 11: "O California!," Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands [Spruce & Maple, 1/2026] (5/6)
        "Fair and Tender Ladies" (1)
 11: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (5)
        "Last Tucson Sunrise" (2)
 11: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (5)
        "Driftwood" (1)
 15: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (4)
        "Here's The Rain" (2)
 15: "Celestun," Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel [Duo Quest, 3/2026] (4)
        "Garvanza" (2)
 15: "Crooked Tree," Molly Tuttle [Nonesuch, 2022] (4)
        "Crooked Tree" (2)
 15: "Della Jane's Heart," Appalachian Road Show [Billy Blue] (4)
        "Big Eyed Rabbit" (1)
 15: "Good As True," Yonder Mountain String Band [Frog Pad] (4)
        "Brand New Heartache" (2)
 15: "It Runs Deep," Garrett Boys [Pond Ridge, 3/2026] (4)
        "Wildcat Whiskey" (2)
 15: "Keep Going," Connie Kaldor [Coyote, 2023] (4)
        "Daffodil" (1)
 15: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (4)
        "Orphans of the Storm" (1)
 15: "A Little Imperfect," Matthew Ryan [Self] (4)
        "Fan Mail Blues" (1)
 15: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (4)
        "After All This Time" (1)
 15: "New Skin," Judy Kass [Self, 7/2025] (4)
        "One Sure Given" (2)
        "Look at us Marching Now" (2)
 15: "No Kings in America," Lisa Bastoni [Sweet Ondine, 5/2025] (4)
        "No Kings in America" (4)
 15: "On a Wing," James Houlahan [OOB, 3/2026] (4)
        "That Bird and I" (1)
 15: "Queen of the Angels," Linda Marks [Self, 3/2026] (4)
        "Gardener's Lament" (2)
        "Another Teardown" (2)
 15: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (4)
        "Dear Time" (2)
 15: "Stretching Skyward," Gnoss [Blackfly] (4)
        "Dirt & Bone" (1)
 15: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (4)
        "Valley Springs" (2)
 15: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (4)
        "Freedom Speaks" (2)

TOP SONGS of March 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1561 plays from 53 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. "Billionaires" (5)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
1. "The Time for Flowers" (5)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
3. "No Kings in America" (4)
     from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
4. "American Prayer" (3)
     from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
4. "Angel of the Morning" (3)
     from "Chip and Carrie" (Chip Taylor)
4. "Bless it All" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Cuckoo Storm" (3)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
4. "Family Tree" (3)
     from "Magic Accident" (Della Mae)
4. "Forged in Fire" (3)
     from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1561 plays from 53 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (15)
        "Appalachia" (15)
2. Dave Gunning (10)
        "Field Notes" (10)
3. Steve Poltz (9/13)
        "Joyride" (10)
3. John Gorka (9)
        "unentitled" (7)
5. Dolores Keane (8)
        "Dolores Keane" (2)
5. Ye Vagabonds (8)
        "All Tied Together" (8)
7. Gnoss (7/8)
        "Stretching Skyward" (4)
7. Bob Dylan (7)
        "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (3)
7. Della Mae (7)
        "Magic Accident" (7)
7. Eric Kilburn (7)
        "Passages" (7)
11. Goodnight Moonshine (6)
        "Business Unusual" (6)
11. John Prine (6)
        "The Missing Years" (2)
11. Kenny Shore (6)
        "Happiness & Misery" (6)
11. Lucinda Williams (6)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (4)
11. Tony Trischka (6)
        "Earl Jam" (3)
16. Chip Taylor (5/7)
        "Dad & the Monkey" (2)
16. Dar Williams (5/7)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (6)
16. Sam Bush (5/7)
        "King Of My World" (3)
16. Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (5/6)
        "O California!" (6)
16. Amy Speace (5)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (3)
16. Bruce Springsteen (5)
        "Streets of Minneapolis" (3)
16. Cosy Sheridan (5)
        "The Breathing Room" (3)
16. Eliza Gilkyson (5)
        "Dark Ages" (3)
16. Jamie Anderson (5)
        "The Curves Are Still There" (5)
16. John Flynn (5)
        "America's Game" (3)
16. Joni Mitchell (5)
        "Ladies Of The Canyon" (2)
16. Mary Chapin Carpenter (5)
        "Personal History" (2)
16. Matthew Ryan (5)
        "A Little Imperfect" (4)
16. Paper Wings (5)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (4)
16. Weary Ramblers (5)
        "Driftwood" (5)

TOP LABELS of March 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1561 plays from 53 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

1. Red House (35)
2. Compass (28)
3. Columbia (25)
4. Rounder (24)
5. Oh Boy (20)
5. Thirty Tigers (20)
7. Sugar Hill (18)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (12)
8. Warner (12)
10. Rhino (11)
11. Nonesuch (10)
12. Righteous Babe (9)
12. Signature Sounds (9)
12. Train Wreck (9)
15. Dualtone (8)
15. Reprise (8)
15. Riverlark (8)

FOLK DJs - March 2026, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1561 plays from 53 playlists from 44 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Artie Martello (CHIP-FM & mixcloud.com)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM, FL)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM & podcast, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
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)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, ON)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (mixcloud.com, NY)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)