Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L
TOP ALBUMS of May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11390 plays from 394 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
1: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (54)
"Crossing Muddy Waters" (6)
2: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (51)
"Simple As" (20)
"Thick as Thieves" (7)
3: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (47)
"When I Am a Fossil" (11)
"Serenity Song" (8)
"I've Endured" (7)
4: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (42)
"Blue Is the Eye" (7)
"Land of My Other" (6)
4: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (42)
"Desperados Waiting For A Train," Andrew Combs (7)
6: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (41)
"Young Love" (8)
"I'll Go Home From Here" (7)
7: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (40)
"Coming Down This Road" (13)
"When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City" (10)
8: "Time," Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band [Thirty Tigers, 5/2026] (38)
"Crazy About a Jukebox" (6)
"Time" (5)
"Life Of Love" (5)
"Wild About My Lovin'" (5)
9: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (35)
"My Youth Is All For You" (7)
"On My Way Down" (5)
"I Can Be Just Like You" (5)
"Dark On A Sunny Day" (5)
10: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (34)
"Thread" (9)
"Never Done" (8)
"Pardon My Dust" (7)
11: "Raise Your Voice," Various Artists [Various Artists, 5/2026] (33)
"I Don't Want Your Billions Mister," David Scott Weaver (8)
"Hold On," Jillian Matundan (6)
12: "Over Again," A Different Thread [Same Cloth, 5/2026] (32)
"Over Again" (12)
"Sorrow Brings Me Joy" (4)
13: "Twilight Tales," The Heart Collectors [Spins The Gold, 4/2026] (31)
"One Voice" (10)
"Eagles And Horses" (7)
"Beneath The Fall" (6)
"Kite Song" (6)
14: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (30)
"The Time for Flowers" (7)
"Appalachia" (6)
"Bless it All" (4)
"The Fairest View" (4)
14: "Citizen," Crys Matthews [Shamus, 5/2026] (30)
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (16)
"Citizen" (11)
14: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (30)
"Gideon" (6)
"Red State Blues" (5)
17: "Magic Accident," Della Mae [Compass, 1/2026] (29)
"Out Run 'Em" (6)
"Family Tree" (4)
"Magic Accident" (4)
"Takes All Kinds" (4)
"Little Bird" (4)
17: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (29)
"Horses and Divorces" (6)
"Everybody Wants to be a Cowboy" (4)
"Uncertain, TX" (4)
19: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (27)
"World of Make Believe" (6)
"Raven's Glen" (4)
"Going Nowhere Tonight" (4)
19: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (27)
"Little Bird" (7)
"Love and Labour" (5)
"Blood Is Thicker Than Water" (4)
"Little Baby James" (4)
21: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (26)
"Dream Chaser" (5)
"Fly Away" (4)
"I Can't Read Your Mind" (4)
21: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (26)
"Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" (10)
21: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (26)
"J'entends Ton Nom" (3)
24: "Broken River," Hank Alrich [Walkinay, 5/2026] (25)
"Blue Guru" (3)
25: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis [Riverlark, 5/2026] (23)
"I'm Going Home" (4)
"Memphis Minnie and Me" (3)
26: "Fortune Teller," Bobby Dove [New Motor, 5/2026] (22)
"Dreamt I Met John Prine" (6)
"Fortune Teller" (4)
27: "Path of Totality," The Montvales [Free Dirt, 3/2026] (21)
"Our Lady" (4)
"Overtime" (3)
"Plains of Ohio" (3)
"The Wicked" (3)
27: "Reunion," Various Artists [Red House, 2021] (21)
"Heaven," Mama's Broke (13)
"Mother's Day," Lucy Kaplansky (5)
29: "Business Unusual," Goodnight Moonshine [Self, 2/2026] (20)
"Stars" (5)
"Welcome Home" (4)
"Good News" (3)
29: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (20)
"Hanging On" (3)
"Keep Rolling On" (3)
"Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (3)
29: "Long Long Road," Ringo Starr [UMe, 4/2026] (20)
"Returning Without Tears" (4)
32: "Blessing on the Wing," Newberry & Verch [Slab Town, 4/2026] (19)
"Neighbors" (5)
"Blessing On The Wing" (3)
"Turtle Dove" (3)
"Robin On The Wagon Wheel" (3)
32: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (19)
"Fumblin'" (6)
"Lonesome Freeway Rider" (3)
32: "We Were Made for These Times," The Klezmatics [Shamus, 5/2026] (19)
"We Were Made for These Times" (5)
"Plane Wreck at Los Gatos" (4)
35: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 2024] (18)
"Down in the Willow Garden" (3)
"Wish We Had Our Time Again" (3)
35: "Great American Jukebox," Michael J. Miles [Right Turn On Red, 4/2026] (18)
"Strawberry Fields Forever" (4)
"Madman Across the Water" (4)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps/Layla" (3)
35: "Massive Negroni," Sweet Megg [Self, 5/2026] (18)
"Come On Up To The House" (3)
"I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" (3)
"Slip In Mules" (3)
35: "Overdue for a Revolution," Martin Kerr [Nettwerk, 3/2026] (18)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (4)
35: "Sumatra," Paula Boggs Band [Boggs, 4/2026] (18)
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round" (6)
"Route 66" (4)
"Traces Of You" (3)
40: "Better Times," Matthew Payne [Self, 4/2026] (17)
"Heartsick" (4)
"My Father's Son" (3)
40: "Don't Think Twice," Abbie Gardner [Self, 5/2026] (17)
"Masters of War" (15)
40: "The Matter of the Heart," Matthew Alexander [Caravan, 5/2026] (17)
"A Crooked Rhyme" (3)
"Don't Let the Night Steal Your Dreams" (3)
"Equinox" (3)
40: "Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows," Sue Horowitz [Self, 3/2026] (17)
"Mystic" (4)
"Keep the Light on, Cordelia" (3)
"Anybody Can Write a Song" (3)
40: "These Are the Days That Turn Into Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (17)
"Last Call" (5)
"These Are the Days" (3)
"Big Time World" (3)
45: "Empty Pair of Shoes," Claire Lynch [Thrill Hill, 5/2026] (16)
"Trouble's Not Troubling Me" (4)
"Suffer The Children" (3)
"Sugar Blues Tomorrow" (3)
"One Mistake at a Time" (2)
"Way Back When You Loved Me" (2)
45: "Hope!!," Angélique Kidjo [Warner, 4/2026] (16)
"No Stopping Us" (5)
"Bando" (2)
"Oyaya" (2)
45: "Wake Me Up Martha," Andy Revkin [Self, 5/2026] (16)
"Wake Me Up Martha" (4)
"Good News from 2044" (3)
"Save Dreams for Sleeping" (3)
"Long Short Story" (2)
48: "Build Our Dreams," Neale Eckstein [Self, 5/2026] (15)
"Always Been Older Than Me" (6)
"Made It Through Bad Times" (3)
"Empty Frame on the Wall" (2)
48: "Saturday Night Sermon," Yarn [Ardsley, 5/2026] (15)
"Let The Universe" (5)
"Goodbye Cowgirl" (2)
"A Welcome New Home" (2)
"Where We Land" (2)
50: "Flight of the Robin," Debi Smith [Self, 2/2026] (14)
"Nebraska Moon" (4)
"Harvest Song" (2)
"Flight of the Robin" (2)
50: "This One's For You," Rachel Brooke [MAL] (14)
"The Real Pretender" (4)
"Currently the Fool" (3)
"I Chose Poorly" (2)
50: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (14)
"Lay This Old Guitar Down" (3)
"Pathfinder" (2)
"Every Monday at Two" (2)
53: "Age of the Ram," Charley Crockett [Island] (13)
"Cover My Trail Tonight" (3)
"Fastest Gun Alive" (2)
"My Last Drink Of Wine" (2)
53: "Live at ETSU! A 30-Year Retrospective Event," Blue Highway [Down the Road] (13)
"In The Gravel Yard" (2)
"Keen Mountain Prison" (2)
"Marbletown" (2)
"Lonesome Pine" (2)
53: "The Me That Remains," Amy Grant [Thirty Tigers] (13)
"How Do We Get There From Here" (3)
"The 6th Of January" (3)
"Til We Get It Right" (3)
53: "Never Be The Same," Teddy Thompson [Royal Potato Family] (13)
"So This Is Heartache" (4)
"Make Up Your Mind" (2)
"Remember" (2)
"Come Back" (2)
53: "Ring-A-Bellin'," Thomm Jutz [Self] (13)
"Holy Mother Mountain" (3)
"Knocking 'Round Knoxville" (2)
"Everything Is Everything" (2)
53: "Ring Them Bells," The Copper Ponies [Hudson Harding, 2013] (13)
"Ring Them Bells" (11)
"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (2)
53: "Tanasi," Tanasi [Self] (13)
"Give Me Love" (4)
"Get Up Ore Mi Kini Se" (3)
"Bajho Khetma" (2)
53: "With Body And Soul: A Bluegrass Tribute To Bill Monroe," Various Artists [Borealis Records] (13)
"Shake Em On Down," Bukka White (1)
61: "The Afterlife Sessions," Allen Dobb [Skipping Stone] (12)
"Lone Tree Of Your Heart" (3)
"Black & White 1912" (2)
61: "A Line In The Sand," Phil Kennelty [Self] (12)
"I'm About to Explode" (4)
"All the Immigrants Are Gone" (2)
"A Line in the Sand" (2)
61: "Seasons Unknown," The Two Tracks [Self] (12)
"Mexico By Friday" (3)
"Seasons Unknown" (3)
"Building Walls" (2)
61: "The Trouble," Frank Viele [Bigger Beast, 5/2026] (12)
"Hearts We Left Behind" (4)
"Trying to Raise a Man" (2)
61: "Wake," Dirk Powell [Last Music, 4/2026] (12)
"Tomorrow We Sail" (3)
"Rowing Across the Bay" (2)
61: "When Summer Comes," David Coller [Upstart Yankee, 4/2026] (12)
"Let Nothing Come Between Us" (4)
"We're Sinkin'" (2)
"When Summer Comes" (2)
"Sorry Blues" (2)
67: "Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways] (11/12)
"County Farm Blues," Son House (2)
"Nickel's Worth of Liver," Edith North Johnson & Henry Brown (2)
"Drifting Along Blues," Lonnie Johnson (2)
67: "All Tied Together," Ye Vagabonds [River Lea, 2/2026] (11)
"Where the Heart Lies" (3)
"I'll Keep Singing" (3)
"The Flood" (2)
67: "The Guitar," Andrew Crawford [Bonfire Recording Co] (11)
"Back With A Lonesome Sound" (2)
"Gamblers and Gypsies" (2)
67: "Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace," Joy Harjo [Smithsonian/Folkways] (11)
"Perhaps the World Ends Here" (2)
"Stomp All Night" (2)
"Rabbit Is Up To Tricks" (2)
67: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (11)
"Aberdeen" (3)
"I'll Just Say I'm Fine" (3)
67: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (11)
"House Carpenter," Jake Blount (3)
"900 Miles," Tim O'Brien (2)
67: "Movin' Shoes," Emily Nenni [New West] (11)
"Home With My Dog" (3)
"Movin Shoes" (2)
67: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland] (11)
"Last American Waltz" (7)
"My Side of the Mountain" (4)
67: "Villain Era," India Ramey [Bluelan, 4/2026] (11)
"Six Feet Under" (3)
"Cryin' in My Lingerie" (2)
"Scattered and Smothered" (2)
TOP SONGS of May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11390 plays from 394 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
1. "Simple As" (20)
from "Simple As" (Johnsmith)
2. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (18)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
3. "Masters of War" (16)
from "Don't Think Twice" (Abbie Gardner)
4. "Heaven" (13)
from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
5. "Citizen" (12)
from "Citizen" (Crys Matthews)
5. "Over Again" (12)
from "Over Again" (A Different Thread)
7. "When I Am a Fossil" (11)
from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
8. "One Voice" (10)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
8. "Coming Down This Road" (10)
from "Baggage Flies Free" (Ed Snodderly)
8. "Dance Around the Spinning Wheel" (10)
from "Thread the Light" (The McDades)
8. "Last American Waltz" (10)
from "Union Made" (Old Crow Medicine Show)
8. "Ring Them Bells" (10)
from "Ring Them Bells" (The Copper Ponies)
13. "American Dissident" (9)
from "American Dissident" (John Flynn)
13. "Hold On" (9)
from "Hold On" (Jillian Matundan)
13. "Thread" (9)
from "Never Done" (Annie & Rod Capps)
16. "Crying Babies" (8)
from "Mostly Fine" (Susan Kane)
16. "Desperados Waiting For A Train" (8)
from "Old No. 1 Revisited" (Andrew Combs)
16. "I Don't Want Your Billions Mister" (8)
from "Raise Your Voice" (David Scott Weaver)
16. "My Youth Is All For You" (8)
from "Dark on a Sunny Day" (Maisy Owen)
16. "Never Done" (8)
from "Never Done" (Annie & Rod Capps)
16. "Serenity Song" (8)
from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
16. "When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City" (8)
from "Baggage Flies Free" (ES Pearl aka Ed Snodderly)
16. "Young Love" (8)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
24. "Blue Is the Eye" (7)
from "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (Dervish)
24. "Crazy About a Jukebox" (7)
from "Time" (Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band)
24. "Eagles And Horses" (7)
from "Twilight Tales" (The Heart Collectors)
24. "Find My Way to You - Atlanta" (7)
from "Sing Me Alive" (I'm With Her)
24. "I'll Go Home From Here" (7)
from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)
24. "I've Endured" (7)
from "When I Am a Fossil" (Benny Bleu)
24. "Land of My Other" (7)
from "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (Dervish)
24. "The Mother" (7)
from "By The Way, I Forgive You" (Brandi Carlile)
24. "No Springtime" (7)
from "No Springtime - single" (Allison Russell)
24. "The Obvious Child" (7)
from "Sing Me Alive" (I'm With Her)
TOP ARTISTS of May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11390 plays from 394 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
1. Bob Dylan (110)
"The Cutting Edge 1965-1966" (7)
2. Pete Seeger (80)
"If I Had A Hammer" (8)
3. I'm With Her (60)
"Sing Me Alive" (54)
4. Johnsmith (58)
"Simple As" (51)
5. Dervish (54)
"The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (42)
"The Great Irish Songbook" (9)
6. Benny Bleu (52)
"When I Am a Fossil" (47)
7. Crys Matthews (44)
"Citizen" (31)
8. Willie Nelson (42)
"Dream Chaser" (26)
9. The Milk Carton Kids (40)
"Lost Cause Lover Fool" (40)
10. Maisy Owen (39)
"Dark on a Sunny Day" (35)
11. The Heart Collectors (38)
"Twilight Tales" (31)
12. Annie & Rod Capps (35)
"Never Done" (34)
12. Della Mae (35)
"Magic Accident" (29)
14. Ed Snodderly (34)
"Baggage Flies Free" (22)
"Es Pearl Presents: Baggage Flies Free" (7)
15. Nanci Griffith (33)
"Storms" (9)
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (8)
15. Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band (33)
"Time" (32)
17. A Different Thread (32)
"Over Again" (32)
17. Emily Scott Robinson (32)
"Appalachia" (30)
19. Jefferson Ross (31)
"Low Country Wedding" (30)
20. Dave Gunning (30)
"Field Notes" (27)
20. John Gorka (30)
"unentitled" (9)
20. Judy Collins (30)
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (4)
23. Tony Trischka (29)
"Earl Jam" (18)
"Earl Jam 2" (7)
24. Joan Baez (27)
"Joan Baez" (3)
24. The McDades (27)
"Thread the Light" (26)
26. Eliza Gilkyson (26)
"Dark Ages" (8)
"Land Of Milk And Honey" (7)
26. Utah Phillips (26)
"The Telling Takes Me Home" (5)
"Good Though!" (4)
26. Veranda (26)
"Veranda" (26)
29. Yarn (25)
"Saturday Night Sermon" (15)
"Almost Home" (4)
30. John McCutcheon (24)
"Joe Hill's Last Will" (9)
30. John Prine (24)
"John Prine" (4)
32. Andy Revkin (23)
"Wake Me Up Martha" (16)
"A Very Fine Line" (7)
32. Charley Crockett (23)
"Age of the Ram" (13)
"Dollar A Day" (7)
32. Doc Watson (23)
"Southbound" (7)
32. Hank Alrich (23)
"Broken River" (23)
32. Pharis & Jason Romero (23)
"These Are the Days That Turn Into Years" (14)
37. Bobby Dove (22)
"Fortune Teller" (22)
37. Kacey Musgraves (22)
"Middle of Nowhere" (22)
37. The Klezmatics (22)
"We Were Made for These Times" (19)
37. Mama's Broke (22)
"Reunion" (15)
"Narrow Line" (5)
41. Abbie Gardner (21)
"Don't Think Twice" (17)
41. Claire Lynch (21)
"Empty Pair of Shoes" (16)
41. The Montvales (21)
"Path of Totality" (21)
41. Paper Wings (21)
"Mountains on the Moon" (19)
45. Goodnight Moonshine (20)
"Business Unusual" (20)
45. Hannah & Nathan (20)
"Love & Labour" (20)
45. John Flynn (20)
"American Dissident" (9)
"Two Wolves" (6)
45. Lucy Kaplansky (20)
"Reunion" (6)
"Last Days of Summer" (5)
"The Red Thread" (3)
45. Matthew Payne (20)
"Better Times" (17)
45. Old Crow Medicine Show (20)
"Union Made" (13)
45. Ringo Starr (20)
"Long Long Road" (20)
52. Sky Smeed (19)
"Live at the Rock House" (19)
52. Tom Paxton (19)
"The Best of Tom Paxton" (5)
"Redemption Road" (3)
54. Amy Grant (18)
"The Me That Remains" (13)
"Church" (3)
54. Carrie Newcomer (18)
"A Great Wild Mercy" (6)
"My Father's Only Son" (3)
54. Cosy Sheridan (18)
"Live At Cedarhouse" (5)
"The Breathing Room" (4)
"Pomegranate Seed" (3)
54. Martin Kerr (18)
"Overdue for a Revolution" (18)
54. Michael J. Miles (18)
"Great American Jukebox" (14)
"New Century Suite" (3)
54. Paula Boggs Band (18)
"Sumatra" (18)
54. Phil Kennelty (18)
"A Line In The Sand" (12)
"Before - single" (3)
54. Phil Ochs (18)
"All The News That's Fit To Sing" (3)
54. Sarah Jarosz (18)
"Old No. 1 Revisited" (5)
"World On The Ground" (4)
"Polaroid Lovers" (3)
54. Sue Horowitz (18)
"Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows" (17)
54. Sweet Megg (18)
"Massive Negroni" (17)
54. Tom Chapin (18)
"Songs of Hope" (4)
"Threads" (4)
"Hold Our Ground" (3)
"The Turning of the Tide" (3)
66. Debi Smith (17)
"Flight of the Robin" (14)
66. Frank Viele (17)
"The Trouble" (12)
"The Silo EP" (3)
66. Garnet Rogers (17)
"Summer's End" (6)
66. Greg Brown (17)
"If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996" (5)
"The Poet Game" (3)
66. Iris DeMent (17)
"The Way I Should" (6)
"Infamous Angel" (3)
66. Janis Ian (17)
"From Me To You Live In Bremen 2004" (7)
66. Johnny Cash (17)
"The Essential Johnny Cash" (3)
66. Mary Gauthier (17)
"Rifles And Rosary Beads" (6)
"Dark Enough to See the Stars" (3)
66. Matthew Alexander (17)
"The Matter of the Heart" (16)
66. Steep Canyon Rangers (17)
"Next Act" (9)
76. Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis (16)
"Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" (16)
76. Angélique Kidjo (16)
"Hope!!" (16)
76. Dirk Powell (16)
"Wake" (11)
"Waves" (3)
76. Guy Clark (16)
"The Dark" (6)
76. Neale Eckstein (16)
"Build Our Dreams" (15)
76. Newberry & Verch (16)
"Blessing on the Wing" (15)
76. Tom Russell (16)
"Mount Olive" (3)
TOP LABELS of May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11390 plays from 394 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
1. Rounder (221)
2. Columbia (155)
3. Red House (138)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (137)
5. Thirty Tigers (119)
6. Compass (102)
7. Warner (78)
8. Signature Sounds (66)
9. Free Dirt (63)
10. Elektra (61)
11. Down The Road (59)
12. Sugar Hill (57)
13. Vanguard (54)
14. Shamus (53)
15. Legacy (48)
16. Oh Boy (47)
17. Appleseed (45)
17. Rhino (45)
19. Capitol (42)
20. Philo (41)
21. Blue Pine (40)
22. Truly Handmade (38)
23. Circus Tent (34)
23. New West (34)
25. Borealis (33)
26. Majestic (32)
26. Pinecastle (32)
26. Reprise (32)
29. Tompkins Square (31)
30. Lost Highway (30)
31. Spins The Gold (29)
32. Waterbug (28)
33. Appalsongs (26)
33. Down the Road (26)
33. Sony (26)
36. Free Radio (25)
36. Nonesuch (25)
36. Riverlark (25)
39. Atlantic (24)
39. Nettwerk (24)
39. Same Cloth (24)
42. Big In The Garden (23)
42. RCA (23)
42. SME (23)
42. Walkinay (23)
46. Topic (22)
47. Fossil (20)
48. Maynard (19)
48. Mercury (19)
50. Acony (18)
50. Green Linnet (18)
50. Island (18)
50. Yep Roc (18)
54. Fantasy (17)
54. Flying Fish (17)
54. Various Artists (17)
FOLK DJs - May 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11390 plays from 394 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, 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)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, NY)
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, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, MN)
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)
Ivy Sheppard (WEHC-FM, VA)
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 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)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, Australia)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM & soundcloud.com, 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 Humphrey (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 (WBRS-FM & WCAS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
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)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
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 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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)
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