Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2026 (so far)

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 6016 plays from 210 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

  1: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (41)
        "The Time for Flowers" (12)
        "Appalachia" (6)
  2: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (39)
        "World of Make Believe" (12)
        "Raven's Glen" (7)
        "Vincent Coleman" (5)
  3: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (34)
        "Pardon My Dust" (9)
        "Who Am I" (6)
  3: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (34)
        "One Voice" (17)
        "Eagles And Horses" (9)
  5: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 4/2026] (26)
        "Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (6)
        "Where the Songs Come From" (4)
  6: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (23)
        "Columbus Stockade Blues" (5)
        "Old Cacklin' Hen" (3)
        "Red River Valley" (3)
  6: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (23)
        "Overdue for a Revolution" (7)
        "Immigrants" (5)
        "Banned from the USA" (4)
  8: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (21)
        "Fumblin" (5)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (3)
        "Lonesome Freeway Rider" (3)
  9: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (19)
        "Good News" (7)
 10: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (18)
        "Little Bird" (4)
        "My Own Highway" (3)
        "Nothing At All" (3)
 10: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 4/2026] (18)
        "Columbus Stockade" (2)
 12: "What's That I Hear," Various Artists [Sliced Bread, 4/2026] (17)
        "Bracero," John Gorka (3)
 13: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 4/2026] (16)
        "Let Nothing Come Between Us" (6)
        "Tuscon" (2)
        "Why Not Today" (2)
        "Lillian's Voice" (2)
 14: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (15)
        "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (4)
        "The Snow It Melts The Soonest feat. James Falzone" (3)
        "Bard of Vietnam" (2)
        "Sumatra" (2)
 15: "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine," Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop, 3/2026] (14)
        "Billionaires" (7)
        "Overdrive" (3)
        "Mercy For the Migrants" (2)
        "Running From the Weather" (2)
 16: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (13)
        "Long Grass" (2)
        "Where the Heart Lies" (2)
        "Cuckoo Storm" (2)
        "On Sitric Road" (2)
        "The Flood" (2)
 16: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (13)
        "Everybody's Got to Be Tried" (4)
        "I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (3)
        "At The End Of The Day" (2)
 16: "Look to the Sky," C. B. Smith [C.B. Smith] (13)
        "Force of Nature" (2)
        "Look To The Sky" (2)
        "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz" (2)
 16: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (13)
        "Plains of Ohio" (4)
        "The Wicked" (2)
        "Hellbent on Colorado" (2)
        "Overtime" (2)
        "Loud and Clear" (2)
 20: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (12)
        "Spring Song" (4)
        "Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue" (3)
        "Oh, My Stars" (2)
 20: "Joyride," Steve Poltz [Red House, 3/2026] (12)
        "Hairlift" (3)
        "Fixin' Up" (2)
        "Love a Little Bigger" (2)
        "If It Bleeds It Leads" (2)
 20: "Land Of The Forgotten," Brit Taylor [Ridgetone] (12)
        "Broke No More" (3)
        "All for Sale" (2)
        "Warning You Whiskey" (2)
        "Queen Of Fools" (2)
 20: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (12)
        "I'll Go Home From Here" (5)
        "My Place Among the Stones" (2)
        "Young Love" (2)
        "Blue Water" (2)
 20: "Rainy Nights and Rearview Mirrors," Sue Horowitz [Self] (12)
        "Mystic" (5)
        "Keep the Light On, Cordelia" (2)
 25: "Good as True," Yonder Mountain String Band [Thirty Tigers, 4/2026] (11)
        "Blind" (5)
        "Brand New Heartache" (3)
 25: "Great American Jukebox," Michael J Miles [Right Turn On Red] (11)
        "It's Too Late" (2)
 25: "Wake," Dirk Powell [Last Music] (11)
        "Rowing Across the Bay" (3)
        "Red Bird Road" (2)
 25: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self] (11)
        "Keep Rolling On" (2)
        "Lunker Bass" (2)
 29: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy] (10)
        "Dream Chaser" (10)
 29: "Farewells And Fantasies," Phil Ochs [Rhino, 1997] (10)
        "Canons of Christianity" (2)
        "Crucifixion" (2)
 29: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self] (10)
        "Low Country Wedding" (2)
        "Peaches And Tomatoes" (2)
 29: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [?] (10)
        "She Ain't Going Nowhere," Sarah Jarosz (2)
        "Instant Coffee Blues," Aaron Lee Tasjan (2)
        "Texas 1947," Brennen Leigh (2)
        "L.A. Freeway," Jade Bird (2)
 29: "Powerlines," Jana Pochop [Self] (10)
        "I Miss Driving" (2)
        "Feeling Around in the Dark" (2)
        "The Architect + The Artist" (2)
 29: "There But For Fortune," Phil Ochs [Elektra, 1989] (10)
        "I'm Going To Say It Now" (2)
        "When I'm Gone" (2)
        "There But For Fortune" (2)
 29: "Villain Era," India Ramey [Bluelan] (10)
        "Welcome To My Villain Era" (5)
 29: "King of Hearts," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 2/2026] (10)
        "Just Another War" (3)
        "Phil" (2)
 37: "American Seams," Rose's Pawn Shop [Copaco] (9)
        "Fare Thee Well" (3)
        "American Seams" (3)
        "Going Out in the Wild" (2)
 37: "Future Soul," Tedeschi Trucks Band [Fantasy] (9)
        "Devil Be Gone" (3)
        "Who Am I" (2)
        "Be Kind" (2)
 37: "The Journals," Sammy Brue [Bloodshot, 3/2026] (9)
        "Lonely Mornings" (3)
        "Promise to Keep" (2)
 37: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe] (9)
        "Choose Love" (5)
        "It's Been Too Long" (4)
 37: "Passages," Eric Kilburn [Wellspring, 3/2026] (9)
        "American Prayer" (3)
        "Antopol 1903" (2)
 37: "The Tree Of Forgiveness," John Prine [Oh Boy, 2020] (9)
        "When I Get to Heaven" (4)
        "Lonesome Friends of Science" (2)
 37: "The Truth MacHine," Joe Troop [Self] (9)
        "Sweet Pea" (3)
        "Mercy for Migrants" (2)
        "Overdrive" (2)
 37: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (9)
        "Bienvenue" (3)
        "Le Pari de Jeanne" (2)
 45: "The Curves Are Still There," Jamie Anderson [Tsunami, 3/2026] (8)
        "Mi Corazon" (2)
 45: "The Fiddle and the Drum," Renee Fleming and Béla Fleck [Thirty Tigers] (8)
        "In the Pines" (8)
 45: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (8)
        "Flight of the Robin" (1)
 45: "Never Be The Same," Teddy Thompson [Royal Potato] (8)
        "So This Is Heartache" (7)
 45: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (8)
        "The Future" (2)
        "Artie's Last Stand" (2)
 45: "World's Gone Wrong," Lucinda Williams [Highway, 2/2026] (8)
        "How Much Did You Get For Your Soul" (3)
        "Black Tears" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 6016 plays from 210 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. "One Voice" (18)
     from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
2. "The Time for Flowers" (12)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
2. "World of Make Believe" (12)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
4. "Billionaires" (10)
     from "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (Joe Troop & the Truth Machine)
4. "Dream Chaser" (10)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
4. "Eagles And Horses" (10)
     from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
7. "Deportee" (9)
     from "Deportee - single" (Eilen Jewell)
7. "Pardon My Dust" (9)
     from "Never Done" (Annie & Rod Capps)
9. "Time" (8)
     from "Time" (Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band)
10. "Days We Left Behind" (7)
     from "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" (Paul McCartney)
10. "Forged in Fire" (7)
     from "Forged in Fire" (Crys Matthews)
10. "Good News" (7)
     from "Business Unusual" (Goodnight Moonshine)
10. "In The Pines" (7)
     from "The Fiddle and the Drum" (Renee Fleming With Bella Fleck Featuring Dolly Parton)
10. "Overdue for a Revolution" (7)
     from "Overdue for a Revolution" (Martin Kerr)
10. "Raven's Glen" (7)
     from "Field Notes" (Dave Gunning)
10. "Red River Valley" (7)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
10. "So This Is Heartache" (7)
     from "Never Be the Same" (Teddy Thompson)
18. "Appalachia" (6)
     from "Appalachia" (Emily Scott Robinson)
18. "Can You Read My Mind" (6)
     from "Can You Read My Mind - single" (Sofia Talvik)
18. "Choose Love" (6)
     from "Long Long Road" (Ringo Starr)
18. "Columbus Stockade Blues" (6)
     from "Earl Jam" (Tony Trischka)
18. "I'll Go Home From Here" (6)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
18. "Let Nothing Come Between Us" (6)
     from "When Summer Comes" (David Coller)
18. "Mystic" (6)
     from "Rainy Nights and Rearview Mirrors" (Sue Horowitz)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 6016 plays from 210 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Phil Ochs (72)
        "Farewells And Fantasies" (10)
2. Emily Scott Robinson (41)
        "Appalachia" (41)
3. Dave Gunning (40)
        "Field Notes" (39)
4. The Heart Collectors (39)
        "Twilight Tales" (34)
5. Annie & Rod Capps (34)
        "Never Done" (34)
6. John Prine (31)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (9)
        "Fair And Square" (5)
7. Tony Trischka (28)
        "Earl Jam" (21)
        "Earl Jam 2" (4)
8. Martin Kerr (24)
        "Overdue for a Revolution" (23)
9. Paper Wings (23)
        "Mountains on the Moon" (21)
10. Bob Dylan (22)
        "The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased" (2)
10. Joe Troop & the Truth Machine (22)
        "Joe Troop & the Truth Machine" (14)
        "The Truth MacHine" (5)
10. Newberry & Verch (22)
        "Blessing on the Wing" (21)
13. Crys Matthews (20)
        "Forged in Fire" (7)
        "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream - single" (5)
        "Citizen - single" (3)
        "Reclamation" (3)
14. Blue Highway (19/23)
        "live at E.T.S.U." (14)
        "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event" (4)
14. Della Mae (19)
        "Magic Accident" (18)
14. Goodnight Moonshine (19)
        "Business Unusual" (19)
14. Pete Seeger (19)
        "The Goofing Off Suite" (4)
18. Paula Boggs Band (17)
        "Sumatra" (15)
19. David Coller (16)
        "When Summer Comes" (15)
20. Chip Taylor (15)
        "Unglorious Hallelujah" (4)
20. Dolores Keane (15)
        "Night Owl" (3)
        "Solid Ground" (3)
20. Eilen Jewell (15)
        "Deportee - single" (9)
        "Get Behind the Wheel" (3)
20. Jefferson Ross (15)
        "Low Country Wedding" (10)
        "Backstage Balladeer" (5)
20. Willie Nelson (15)
        "Dream Chaser" (10)
25. Brit Taylor (14)
        "Land Of The Forgotten" (12)
25. Emmylou Harris (14)
        "All I Intended To Be" (3)
25. John Gorka (14)
        "unentitled" (7)
        "What's That I Hear" (3)
25. The Milk Carton Kids (14)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (12)
25. The Montvales (14)
        "Path of Totality" (13)
25. Steve Goodman (14)
        "The Easter Tapes" (7)
25. Steve Poltz (14)
        "Joyride" (12)
32. C. B. Smith (13)
        "Look to the Sky" (13)
32. Dervish (13)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (6)
        "The Great Irish Songbook" (3)
        "The Thrush in the Storm" (3)
32. Judy Collins (13)
        "Bread and Roses" (2)
32. Ken Whiteley (13)
        "Keep Going" (13)
32. Nanci Griffith (13)
        "Once in a Very Blue Moon" (3)
        "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (3)
32. Richard Thompson (13)
        "Acoustic Classics II" (5)
        "Celtschmerz" (3)
32. Sky Smeed (13)
        "Live at the Rock House" (9)
32. Sloan Wainwright (13)
        "From Where You Are" (6)
32. Ye Vagabonds (13)
        "All Tied Together" (13)
41. Dirk Powell (12)
        "Wake" (10)
41. Janis Ian (12)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (3)
        "Live Working Without A Net" (3)
41. Johnny Cash (12)
        "The Essential Johnny Cash" (3)
        "Out Among The Stars" (3)
41. Michael J Miles (12)
        "Great American Jukebox" (11)
41. Sue Horowitz (12)
        "Rainy Nights and Rearview Mirrors" (12)
41. Tom Paxton (12)
        "The Essential Tom Paxton" (2)
41. Weary Ramblers (12)
        "Driftwood" (12)
41. Yonder Mountain String Band (12)
        "Good as True" (11)
49. Martyn Joseph (11/13)
        "Days of Decision" (11)
49. Andy Cohen + Eleanor Ellis + William Lee Ellis (11)
        "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" (11)
49. Bruce Springsteen (11)
        "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" (2)
49. The Klezmatics (11)
        "We Were Made for These Times" (7)
49. Le Vent Du Nord (11)
        "Voisinages" (9)
49. Lucinda Williams (11)
        "World's Gone Wrong" (8)
49. Peter, Paul & Mary (11)
        "Peter, Paul And Mary" (2)
49. Ringo Starr (11)
        "Long Long Road" (9)
49. Tom Rush (11)
        "Blues, Songs and Ballads" (2)
58. Charley Crockett (10)
        "Age of the Ram" (7)
58. I'm With Her (10)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (4)
        "See You Around" (3)
        "Sing Me Alive" (3)
58. India Ramey (10)
        "Villain Era" (10)
58. Jamie Anderson (10)
        "The Curves Are Still There" (8)
58. Jana Pochop (10)
        "Powerlines" (10)
58. Joan Baez (10)
        "The First 10 Years" (1)
58. Joni Mitchell (10)
        "Blue" (3)
58. Matthew Payne (10)
        "Better Times" (5)
58. Paul Kaplan (10)
        "King of Hearts" (8)
58. Tom Prasada-Rao (10)
        "What's Going On - single" (5)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (3)
58. Tom Russell (10)
        "Mount Olive" (4)

TOP LABELS of April 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 6016 plays from 210 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (84)
2. Oh Boy (72)
3. Columbia (64)
4. Red House (58)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (56)
6. Elektra (54)
7. Thirty Tigers (53)
8. Compass (50)
9. Signature Sounds (46)
10. Sugar Hill (38)
11. Warner (33)
12. Nonesuch (30)
13. Rhino (28)
14. Down The Road (26)
15. Free Dirt (25)
15. Spins The Gold (25)
17. Capitol (24)
17. Legacy (24)
19. Nettwerk (23)
20. Riverlark (22)
21. Appleseed (20)
21. Philo (20)
21. Slab Town (20)
21. Sliced Bread (20)
25. Maynard (19)
26. Reprise (18)
26. Shamus (18)
28. Vanguard (17)
29. New West (16)
29. Sony (16)
31. Fantasy (15)
31. SME (15)
33. Borealis (14)
33. Mercury (14)
33. Waterbug (14)
33. Yellow Room (14)
37. Flying Fish (13)
37. Pyramid (13)
37. RCA (13)
37. River Lea (13)
37. True North (13)

FOLK DJs - April 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 6016 plays from 210 playlists from 89 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
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 Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM & KEOS-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
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)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WETS-FM & WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & acousticrainbow.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (mixcloud.com & live365.com, UT)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable & WFIT-FM, VA)
Paul Stamler (KDHX-FM, MO)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, QC)
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)