Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3602 plays from 130 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (40)
        "The Time for Flowers" (9)
        "Bless It All" (7)
        "Appalachia" (6)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (32)
        "World of Make Believe" (11)
        "Going Nowhere Tonight" (5)
        "Vincent Coleman" (5)
  3: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (24)
        "The Flood" (7)
        "Four Walls" (5)
        "Where The Heart Lies" (4)
        "Long Grass" (3)
  4: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (21)
        "Good News" (3)
        "Get What's Mine" (3)
        "Stars" (3)
        "Hold It All" (3)
  4: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (21)
        "Lifeline" (4)
        "Magic Accident" (4)
        "Takes All Kinds" (3)
        "Out Run 'Em" (3)
  6: "Songs of Hope," Tom Chapin [Sundance, 2/2026] (19)
        "Hymns" (3)
  7: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (17)
        "Pathfinder" (3)
  8: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (16)
        "Antopol" (5)
        "Commie Like Mamdani" (3)
        "Toaster" (2)
        "Easy God" (2)
        "The Time Thief" (2)
  9: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (15)
        "I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (4)
        "A Smooth One" (3)
        "Everybody's Got To Be Tired" (2)
  9: "Where We Go," Jesse Appelman [Self, 12/2025] (15)
        "Montara" (3)
        "So Close" (2)
        "Valley Springs" (2)
        "Out in the Valley" (2)
 11: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (14)
        "Nebraska Moon" (3)
        "Dimming of the Day" (3)
        "I Still Think About You" (2)
        "Flight of the Robin" (2)
        "Here I Go Again" (2)
 11: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (14)
        "Just Another War" (3)
        "Take Out the Garbage When You Go" (3)
        "I Will Keep You Warm" (2)
 13: "Blossoms & Ghosts," Thea Hopkins [Self, 3/2026] (13)
        "Here in Our World" (5)
        "Red Wing" (2)
        "Blossoms & Ghosts" (2)
 13: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (13)
        "Last Tucson Sunrise" (3)
        "Bite Me" (2)
        "When We're Singing" (2)
        "Mi Corazon" (2)
 13: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (13)
        "So Much Trouble In The World" (3)
        "How Much Did You Get For Your Soul" (3)
        "Freedom Speaks" (2)
        "Punchline" (2)
 16: "Here & Gone," Sara Thomsen [Self, 1/2026] (12)
        "It's Time" (3)
        "Tough Like That" (2)
        "We Are Each Other's Light" (2)
        "Tell Me What Song" (2)
 17: "Havin' a Talk," Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence [Warner, 2/2026] (11)
        "Thank You But No Thank You" (4)
        "Supermarket Flowers" (2)
 18: "All That Really Matters," Kim Moberg [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "I'll Always Be A Friend" (3)
        "Straight For The Heart" (3)
        "Both Sides Now" (2)
 18: "Empire," Kray Van Kirk [Self, 1/2026] (10)
        "Be It Resolved" (3)
        "Fury Road" (2)
 18: "Feather & the Starry Crown," Sons of the Never Wrong [Self, 3/2026] (10)
        "Stand Up Shout Out" (4)
        "Feather and the Starry Crown" (3)
 21: "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs," Hana Zara [Self, 2/2026] (9)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (9)
 21: "Pet," Big Richard [Signature Sounds, 2/2026] (9)
        "Make the World Go Away" (3)
        "Holy Holy" (2)
        "Alaska" (2)
 21: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (9)
        "Richard III" (3)
        "A Light Exists in Spring" (2)
 24: "Circle & Square," Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz [Red Beet, 1/2026] (7)
        "Wide Open" (3)
 24: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (7)
        "Driftwood" (1)
 24: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot] (7)
        "Lonely Mornings" (2)
        "You Tell Me" (2)
 24: "JoyRide," Steve Poltz [Red House] (7)
        "Love a Little Bigger" (2)
 24: "Questioning the Forty," Kevin Neidig [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "Don't Take My Gun" (1)
 24: "Sin & Squalor," Clay Street Unit [Leo 33, 3/2026] (7)
        "Drive" (2)
        "Choctaw County" (2)
 30: "Ace," Bob Weir [Grateful Dead] (6)
        "Black Throated Wind" (2)
        "Cassidy" (2)
 30: "Don't Drink the Poison," Linda Sussman [Sing Out Proud, 2/2026] (6)
        "Let Freedom Ring" (2)
 30: "Fort Defiance," Erik Vincent Huey [Appalachian AF] (6)
        "Tons Of Speed" (1)
 30: "Freedom Highway," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2017] (6)
        "This Train" (1)
 30: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UME {Universal Music Enterprises}] (6)
        "It's Been Too Long" (6)
 30: "On a Wing," James Houlahan [OOB] (6)
        "Joy 'Round My Brain" (2)
 30: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Hudson Harding] (6)
        "Immigrants" (6)
 30: "Smoke Tree Road," Rick Shea [Tres Pescadores] (6)
        "A Week In Winnemucca" (2)
 30: "Valentine," Courtney Marie Andrews [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (6)
        "Everyone Wants to Feel Like You Do" (2)
 30: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (6)
        "Wild and Clear and Blue" (3)

TOP SONGS of March 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3602 plays from 130 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. "World of Make Believe" (11)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
2. "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (9)
     from "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (Hana Zara)
2. "The Time for Flowers" (9)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "Bless It All" (7)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
4. "The Flood" (7)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
4. "It's Been Too Long" (7)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
7. "Appalachia" (6)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
7. "Going Nowhere Tonight" (6)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
7. "Immigrants" (6)
     from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
10. "Four Walls" (5)
     from "All Tied Together" (Ye Vagabonds)
10. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (5)
     from "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (Paula Boggs Band)
10. "Antopol" (5)
     from "Passages" (Eric Kilburn)
10. "Here in Our World" (5)
     from "Blossoms & Ghosts" (Thea Hopkins)
10. "Hold On" (5)
     from "Hold On - single" (Jillian Matundan)
10. "Vincent Coleman" (5)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3602 plays from 130 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Emily Scott Robinson (40)
        "Appalachia" (40)
2. Dave Gunning (34)
        "Field Notes" (32)
3. Della Mae (24)
        "Magic Accident" (21)
3. Ye Vagabonds (24)
        "All Tied Together" (24)
5. Roy Book Binder (23)
        "The Good Book" (5)
        "Live Book: Don't Start Me Talkin'..." (5)
        "Travelin' Man" (4)
        "The Hilbilly Blues Cats" (3)
6. Tom Chapin (22)
        "Songs of Hope" (18)
        "Hold Our Ground" (3)
7. Goodnight Moonshine (20)
        "Business Unusual" (20)
8. Jesse Appelman (16)
        "Where We Go" (15)
8. Lucinda Williams (16)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (13)
8. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (16)
        "Together Again" (15)
11. Eric Kilburn (15)
        "Passages" (15)
11. Ken Whiteley (15)
        "Keep Going" (14)
13. Debi Smith (14)
        "Flight of the Robin" (14)
13. Jamie Anderson (14)
        "The Curves Are Still There" (13)
13. Paul Kaplan (14)
        "King of Hearts" (14)
16. Bob Weir (13)
        "Ace" (6)
        "Blue Mountain" (5)
16. John Gorka (13)
        "unentitled" (9)
16. Thea Hopkins (13)
        "Blossoms & Ghosts" (13)
19. Sara Thomsen (12)
        "Here & Gone" (12)
19. Sons of the Never Wrong (12)
        "Feather & the Starry Crown" (9)
21. Tim O'Brien (11)
        "Long Journey Home" (3)
22. Hana Zara (10)
        "The Ballad of Husker Scruggs" (9)
22. John Hammond (10)
        "At the Crossroads" (1)
22. Kim Moberg (10)
        "All That Really Matters" (10)
22. Kray Van Kirk (10)
        "Empire" (10)
22. Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence (10)
        "Havin' a Talk" (10)
27. Big Richard (9)
        "Pet" (9)
27. Eric Bibb (9)
        "One Mississippi" (5)
29. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 18, 1956-1963" (2)
29. Bruce Springsteen (8)
        "Streets of Mineapolis" (4)
29. Doc Watson (8)
        "The Vanguard Years" (3)
29. Greg Brown (8)
        "The Live One" (2)
29. Johnny Cash (8)
        "UnEarthed" (3)
29. The Milk Carton Kids (8)
        "Blue Water - single" (4)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (3)
29. Weary Ramblers (8)
        "Driftwood" (7)
29. Kevin Neidig (8)
        "Questioning the Forty" (7)

TOP LABELS of March 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3602 plays from 130 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (54)
2. Compass (53)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (49)
4. Columbia (42)
4. Oh Boy (42)
6. Red House (35)
7. Thirty Tigers (26)
8. River Lea (22)
8. Sundance (22)
8. Warner (22)
11. Signature Sounds (19)
11. Vanguard (19)
13. Rhino (17/23)
14. Appleseed (15)
14. Elektra (15)
16. Alligator (14)
16. Legacy (14)
16. Old Coat (14)
19. Appalsongs (13)
20. Nonesuch (12)
20. Philo (12)
20. RCA (12)
20. Sugar Hill (12)

FOLK DJs - March 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 3602 plays from 130 playlists from 79 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
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 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)
Debbie Fisher Pics (WJFF-FM, NY)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, PA)
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)
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, IL)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM & KALW-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
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)
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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (mixcloud.com & live365.com, UT)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
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)
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)