Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2026, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2335 plays from 85 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

  1: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (21)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (4)
  2: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (12)
        "Sad Song" (3)
        "Blue Water" (2)
        "Blinded And Smiling" (2)
  2: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (12)
        "La Freeway," Jade Bird (4)
        "Nickel For The Fiddler," Kelsey Weldon (2)
        "Desperados Waiting For A Train," Andrew Combs with Rodney Crowell (2)
        "Texas 1947," Brennen Leigh (2)
  4: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (11)
        "Never Done" (3)
        "Here's to the Moments" (2)
        "Stupid Things" (2)
  5: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (10)
        "Raven's Glen" (3)
        "World of Make Believe" (2)
        "Pursued by Grace" (2)
  5: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (10)
        "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (4)
        "Bard of Vietnam" (3)
        "Sumatra" (2)
  7: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (9)
        "I Still Miss Someone" (2)
        "Red River Valley" (2)
  8: "Better Times," Matthew Payne [Self, 4/2026] (8)
        "Better Times" (4)
        "Heartsick" (2)
  8: "Blessing on the Wing," Joe Newberry & April Verch [Slab Town, 3/2026] (8)
        "Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (2)
        "Honky tonk heaven" (2)
  8: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (8)
        "Cincinnati" (1)
  8: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (8)
        "Kite Song" (3)
        "Eagles and Horses" (2)
        "One Voice" (2)
 12: "Can't Outrun the Blues," Trey Hensley [Pinecastle, 4/2026] (7/9)
        "Drown" (2)
        "Going and Gone" (2)
        "High Cost Of Goodbye" (2)
 12: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (7)
        "Get What's Mine" (2)
 12: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 4/2026] (7)
        "Choose Love" (4)
 12: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (7)
        "Low Country Wedding" (2)
 12: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (7)
        "The Time We've Been Given" (2)
        "Dying Planet" (2)
 12: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Various Artists [Riverlark] (7)
        "Police Dog Blues," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis (2)
 18: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (6)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
 18: "The Blue Rock Session," Amy Speace [Windbone, 12/2025] (6)
        "Weight of the World" (2)
 18: "The Fiddle & the Drum," Renee Fleming [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (6)
        "In the Pines" (4)
        "My Epitaph" (2)
 18: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (6)
        "Lifeline" (2)
 18: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (6)
        "Here We Go" (1)
 23: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (5/10)
        "Little Bird" (2)
        "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (2)
 23: "Empty Pair of Shoes," Claire Lynch [Self] (5/8)
        "Blue Lights of Love" (3)
 23: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (5)
        "Dream Chaser" (5)
 23: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Vincent Van Gogh's Mom" (3)
 23: "Great American Jukebox," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 4/2026] (5)
        "A Day in a Life" (1)
 23: "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine," Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop, 3/2026] (5)
        "Mercy for Migrants" (3)
 23: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (5)
        "I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (2)
 23: "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event," Blue Highway [Down The Road] (5)
        "Life of a Traveling Man" (2)
        "Tears Fell on Missouri" (2)
 23: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (5)
        "Lunker Bass" (1)
 23: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 4/2026] (5)
        "Small Blue Island" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2335 plays from 85 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. "Dream Chaser" (5)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
2. "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (4)
     from "Sumatra" (Paula Boggs Band)
2. "Better Times" (4)
     from "Better Times" (Matthew Payne)
2. "Choose Love" (4)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
2. "Forged in Fire" (4)
     from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
2. "Heaven" (4)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
2. "In The Pines" (4)
     from "The Fiddle & the Drum" (Renee Fleming)
2. "La Freeway" (4)
     from "Old No. 1 Revisited" (Jade Bird)
2. "Mercy for Migrants" (4)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
2. "Mountains on the Moon" (4)
     from "Mountains on the Moon" (Paper Wings)
2. "Time" (4)
     from "Time" (Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band)
2. "Woke Up In LA" (4)
     from "Woke Up in LA - single" (Jesse Lynn Madera)
13. "All I Want to Be" (3)
     from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
13. "Amoul Solo" (3)
     from "Adouna" (Cheikh Ibra Fam)
13. "Are You One Of Us" (3)
     from "Then Again" (Rodney Crowell)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2335 plays from 85 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Paper Wings (21)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (21)
2. Clannad (20)
        "In a Lifetime" (3)
2. Willie Nelson (20)
        "Dream Chaser" (5)
4. Annie & Rod Capps (12)
        "Never Done" (11)
4. The Milk Carton Kids (12)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (12)
6. Dave Gunning (10)
        "Field Notes" (10)
6. Dervish (10)
        "The Great Irish Song Book" (3)
6. Paula Boggs Band (10)
        "Sumatra" (10)
6. Tony Trischka (10)
        "Earl Jam" (8)
10. Claire Lynch (9/10)
        "Empty Pair of Shoes" (7)
10. The Heart Collectors (9)
        "Twilight Tales" (8)
10. I'm With Her (9)
        "Sing Me Alive" (4)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (3)
10. Pete Seeger (9)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1" (1)
10. Tim Grimm (9)
        "Bones of Trees" (3)
        "Farm Songs" (3)
15. Amy Speace (8)
        "The Blue Rock Session" (6)
15. Blue Highway (8)
        "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event" (5)
15. Brennen Leigh (8)
        "Obsessed With The West" (4)
15. Dave Mason (8)
        "Alone Together" (3)
15. Matthew Payne (8)
        "Better Times" (8)
20. Trey Hensley (7/9)
        "Can't Outrun the Blues" (9)
20. Goodnight Moonshine (7)
        "Business Unusual" (7)
20. Jefferson Ross (7)
        "Low Country Wedding" (7)
20. Joe Newberry & April Verch (7)
        "Blessing on the Wing" (7)
20. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (3)
20. Martin Kerr (7)
        "Overdue for a Revolution" (7)
20. The Montvales (7)
        "Path of Totality" (7)
20. Ringo Starr (7)
        "Long Long Road" (7)

TOP LABELS of April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2335 plays from 85 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (50)
2. Compass (32)
3. Red House (29)
4. Thirty Tigers (26)
5. Columbia (22)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
7. Down The Road (20)
7. Signature Sounds (20)
9. Legacy (17)
10. Elektra (13)
10. Philo (13)
12. Free Dirt (12)
12. Pinecastle (12)
14. Appleseed (11)
14. Truly Handmade (11)
16. Rhino (10)
16. Sugar Hill (10)
16. Warner (10)
19. Nettwerk (9)
19. Riverlark (9)

FOLK DJs - April 2026, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2335 plays from 85 playlists from 68 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-AM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.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)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnick (OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, TX)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.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)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WWII-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
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 Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)