Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2026, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2095 plays from 72 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

  1: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (12)
        "Dortha Butters" (3)
        "To Consume Time" (2)
        "Fumbling" (2)
        "River Stones" (2)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (11)
        "World of Make Believe" (4)
        "Pursued by Grace" (2)
  2: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (11)
        "Wildfire" (3)
        "Eagles And Horses" (3)
        "One Voice" (3)
  4: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (10)
        "The Time for Flowers" (3)
        "The Fairest View" (2)
  5: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (9)
        "Pardon My Dust" (4)
        "Never Done" (2)
  5: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (9)
        "Overdue for a Revolution" (6)
  7: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (8)
        "Red River Valley" (2)
        "Columbus Stockade Blues" (2)
  7: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (8)
        "Lunker Bass" (2)
  7: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen & Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 4/2026] (8)
        "Do Right Woman" (1)
 10: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (7)
        "Long Grass" (2)
        "The Flood" (2)
 10: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (7)
        "The Travis Style" (2)
        "Peaches and Tomatoes" (2)
 10: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (7)
        "Plains of Ohio" (2)
        "Loud and Clear" (2)
 13: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (6)
        "Good News" (2)
 14: "Blessing on the Wing," Joe Newberry & April Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (5)
        "Where The Songs Come From" (2)
        "Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (2)
 14: "Can't Outrun The Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle] (5)
        "Up On Cripple Creek" (2)
        "Cant Outrun the BLues" (2)
 14: "Forged in Fire," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 3/2026] (5)
        "Forged in Fire" (5)
 14: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road] (5)
        "Jackie" (1)
 14: "Look to the Sky," C. B. Smith [C.B. Smith, 4/2026] (5)
        "Look To The Sky" (1)
 14: "Reunion," Various Artists [Red House, 2021] (5)
        "Heaven," Mama's Broke (5)
 14: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (5)
        "The Snow It Melts The Soonest feat. James Falzone" (2)
 14: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 4/2026] (5)
        "Small Blue Island" (2)
 22: "Black Oak Ridge," Izaak Atlas Schwartz [Self] (4)
        "Black Oak Ridge" (2)
 22: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (4)
        "Kindness" (2)
 22: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy] (4)
        "Dream Chaser" (3)
 22: "Great American Jukebox," Michael J Miles [Right Turn On Red] (4)
        "It's Too Late" (1)
 22: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (4)
        "My Place Among the Stones" (1)
 22: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (4)
        "Little Bird" (2)
 22: "Midnight Hurricane," Asher Brinson [Self] (4)
        "Low Hanging Fruit" (1)
 22: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Self] (4)
        "Standing on the Fault Line" (1)
 22: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (4)
        "Bienvenue" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2095 plays from 72 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. "Overdue for a Revolution" (6)
     from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
2. "Forged in Fire" (5)
     from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
2. "Heaven" (5)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
4. "Pardon My Dust" (4)
     from "Never Done" (Annie & Rod Capps)
4. "World of Make Believe" (4)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
6. "One Voice" (3)
     from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
6. "Billionaires" (3)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
6. "Columbus Stockade Blues" (3)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
6. "Diamonds And Rust" (3)
     from "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez)
6. "Dortha Butters" (3)
     from "Mountains on the Moon" (Paper Wings)
6. "Dream Chaser" (3)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
6. "Eagles And Horses" (3)
     from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
6. "Red River Valley" (3)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
6. "The Time for Flowers" (3)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
6. "The Way of the World" (3)
     from "The Way of the World - single" (Frank Critelli)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2095 plays from 72 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. The Heart Collectors (12)
        "Twilight Tales" (11)
1. Paper Wings (12)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (12)
3. Dave Gunning (11)
        "Field Notes" (11)
4. Emily Scott Robinson (10)
        "Appalachia" (10)
4. Tony Trischka (10)
        "Earl Jam" (8)
6. Annie & Rod Capps (9)
        "Never Done" (9)
6. Martin Kerr (9)
        "Overdue for a Revolution" (9)
8. Dervish (8)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (5)
8. Sky Smeed (8)
        "Live at the Rock House" (8)
10. Clannad (7)
        "A Celtic Tapestry" (2)
10. Crys Matthews (7)
        "Forged in Fire" (5)
10. Dar Williams (7)
        "I'll Meet You Here" (2)
10. Jefferson Ross (7)
        "Low Country Wedding" (7)
10. John Prine (7)
        "John Prine" (3)
10. The Montvales (7)
        "Path of Totality" (7)
10. Ye Vagabonds (7)
        "All Tied Together" (7)

TOP LABELS of April 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2095 plays from 72 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (22)
2. Columbia (19)
3. Red House (18)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (17)
5. Oh Boy (15)
6. Compass (14)
7. Down The Road (13)
7. Free Dirt (13)
7. Signature Sounds (13)
10. Sugar Hill (11)
11. Borealis (10)
11. Nettwerk (10)
13. Riverlark (9)
14. Nonesuch (8)
14. Spins The Gold (8)
16. Mercury (7/9)
16. Legacy (7)
16. River Lea (7)
16. Thirty Tigers (7)
20. Capitol (6)
20. Greentrax (6)
20. RCA (6)
20. Reprise (6)
20. Shamus (6)

FOLK DJs - April 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2095 plays from 72 playlists from 63 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, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (KEXP-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael 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 Porzio (Cox Cable & WFIT-FM, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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)