Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2117 plays from 74 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

  1: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (12)
        "Almost Alright" (4)
        "Elephant" (2)
        "Arrow" (2)
  1: "When I Am a Fossil," Benny Bleu [Circus Tent, 5/2026] (12)
        "When I Am A Fossil" (2)
        "Abbey Lovely" (2)
        "I've Endured" (2)
  1: "Willow & Stone," Jenny Reynolds [Self, 6/2026] (12)
        "Learning to Be Yours" (3)
        "Closer" (2)
        "The Night The Moon and The Sun" (2)
  4: "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers," Dervish [Down The Road, 4/2026] (10)
        "Passage West" (3)
        "Rock the MacHine" (2)
        "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (2)
  4: "Lost Cause Lover Fool," The Milk Carton Kids [Thirty Tigers, 2/2026] (10)
        "My Place Among The Stones" (3)
        "Blue Water" (2)
        "Blinded & Smiling" (2)
  4: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (10)
        "I'll Come Runnin'" (2)
        "Simple As" (2)
  7: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (9)
        "High in the Rhyme" (3)
        "When Doc Watson Come to Johnson City" (2)
  7: "Days Are Long," Scott Sean White [AMPG Music, 6/2026] (9)
        "Piano For Sale" (2)
        "She'd Be The Bible" (2)
        "Hold Your Own" (2)
  7: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (9)
        "These Are The Days" (4)
        "Georgie" (2)
 10: "Dark on a Sunny Day," Maisy Owen [Tompkins Square, 5/2026] (7/10)
        "It All Ends The Same" (2)
        "On My Way Down" (2)
 10: "Dream Chaser," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2026] (7)
        "Dream Chaser" (3)
        "Wonder What I'm Gonna Do" (2)
 10: "The Fiddle and the Drum," Renee Flemming & Béla Fleck [Thirty Tigers] (7)
        "The Cuckoo" (2)
        "The Scarlet Tide" (2)
 10: "Red Tailed Hawk," John Ferullo [Self] (7)
        "Choose Love" (2)
        "My Father's Coat" (2)
 10: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (7)
        "Rye Whiskey" (2)
 15: "Blessing On The Wing," April Verch [Slabtown] (6)
        "Where The Songs Come From" (2)
        "Neighbors" (2)
 15: "Highway 75," March to August [Self, 6/2026] (6)
        "Quiet Years" (3)
 15: "Pattonville," Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, 6/2026] (6)
        "We're Not So Different" (2)
 15: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (6)
        "Rhododendron" (1)
 15: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (6)
        "Roving Gambler" (3)
 20: "Field Notes," Dave Gunning [Self, 2/2026] (5)
        "Pursued by Grace" (2)
 20: "Great American Jukebox," Various Artists [Miles] (5)
        "Black Magic Woman," JILL MILES, MICHAEL J. With KAEDING (1)
 20: "Love & Labour," Hannah & Nathan [Self, 4/2026] (5)
        "Turtle Dove" (2)
 20: "Low Country Wedding," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2026] (5)
        "Too Many Guitars" (2)
 20: "Over Again," A Different Thread [Same Cloth, 5/2026] (5)
        "The Prophet" (1)
 20: "Raise Your Voice: Songs of Resistance From The Nation's Capital," Various Artists [Kim Eaton] (5)
        "I Don't Want Your Billions Mister," David Scott Weaver (2)
 20: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard," Various Artists [Riverlark Music] (5)
        "Shuckin' Sugar," Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis (2)
 27: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (4)
        "Broken Truth" (2)
 27: "Driftwood," Weary Ramblers [Self, 1/2026] (4)
        "Kinder Waters" (1)
 27: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (4)
        "Thankful Anyway" (1)
 27: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (4)
        "Hand's Cove" (2)
 27: "Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still," Sophie Wellington [Adhyâropa Record] (4)
        "Autumn to May" (1)
 27: "Invitation," Susanna Laird [Self, 6/2026] (4)
        "At the End of the Day" (2)
 27: "Keep Going," Ken Whiteley [Pyramid, 2/2026] (4)
        "Keep Going" (2)
 27: "Live at the Rock House," Sky Smeed [Self, 4/2026] (4)
        "Nine to Five" (2)
 27: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (4)
        "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy" (2)
 27: "Mountains on the Moon," Paper Wings [Self, 3/2026] (4)
        "Desert Song" (2)
 27: "Neon Summer Skin," Bedouine [Thirty Tigers] (4)
        "Long Way To Fall" (2)
 27: "Never Done," Annie & Rod Capps [Maynard, 4/2026] (4)
        "Who Am I" (2)
 27: "Old No. 1 Revisited," Various Artists [Truly Handmade, 4/2026] (4)
        "Rita Ballou," Margo Price (2)
 27: "Songs of Hope and Resistance," David Scott Weaver [Self] (4)
        "Lift Up Your Voice" (3)
 27: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (4)
        "Ran Away With The Circus" (1)
 27: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (4)
        "Particle And Wave" (1)
 27: "Who We Are," Dan & Faith [Self, 2024] (4)
        "My Name Is George" (2)

TOP SONGS of June 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2117 plays from 74 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. "If You Fly Through Dallas" (5)
     from "If You Fly Through Dallas - single" (Jessica Smucker)
1. "Javier" (5)
     from "Javier - single" (Brad Colerick)
3. "Almost Alright" (4)
     from "Nightclothes" (Annie Gallup)
3. "These Are The Days" (4)
     from "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (Pharis & Jason Romero)
5. "American Dissident" (3)
     from "American Dissident" (John Flynn)
5. "Better Times" (3)
     from "Better Times" (Matthew Payne)
5. "Cold Dawn" (3)
     from "Cold Dawn - single" (James Kahn)
5. "Dream Chaser" (3)
     from "Dream Chaser" (Willie Nelson)
5. "Here In California" (3)
     from "West Of The West" (Dave Alvin)
5. "I Don't Want Your Billions, Mister" (3)
     from "Raise Your Voice: Songs of Resistance From the Nation's Capital" (David Scott Weaver)
5. "Learning to Be Yours" (3)
     from "Willow & Stone" (Jenny Reynolds)
5. "Let's Bury War" (3)
     from "Let's Bury War - single" (Jane Ross Fallon)
5. "Lift Up Your Voice" (3)
     from "Songs of Hope and Resistance" (David Scott Weaver)
5. "Making Plans" (3)
     from "Making Plans - single" (Dale Ann Bradley)
5. "My Place Among The Stones" (3)
     from "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (The Milk Carton Kids)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2117 plays from 74 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Annie Gallup (12)
        "Nightclothes" (12)
1. Benny Bleu (12)
        "When I Am a Fossil" (12)
1. Jenny Reynolds (12)
        "Willow & Stone" (12)
1. Johnsmith (12)
        "Simple As" (10)
5. Bob Dylan (11)
        "Blonde On Blonde" (2)
5. Dervish (11)
        "The Great Irish Songbook, Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers" (10)
5. The Milk Carton Kids (11)
        "Lost Cause Lover Fool" (10)
5. Pharis & Jason Romero (11)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (9)
9. James Keelaghan (10)
        "History: The First 25 Years" (3)
        "A Recent Future" (3)
10. John McCutcheon (9/13)
        "Howjadoo" (4)
        "Mail Myself to You" (3)
11. John Ferullo (8)
        "Red Tailed Hawk" (7)
12. Maisy Owen (7/10)
        "Dark on a Sunny Day" (10)
12. Ed Snodderly (7)
        "Baggage Flies Free" (7)
12. I'm With Her (7)
        "Sing Me Alive" (6)
12. Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus (7)
        "Pattonville" (6)
12. John Prine (7)
        "Bruised Orange" (1)
12. The McDades (7)
        "Thread the Light" (6)
12. Old Crow Medicine Show (7)
        "Union Made" (7)
12. Scott Sean White (7)
        "Days Are Long" (7)
12. Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon (7)
        "Together Again" (4)
        "Together" (3)
12. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Dream Chaser" (7)

TOP LABELS of June 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2117 plays from 74 playlists from 60 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (39)
2. Red House (25)
3. Columbia (22)
3. Thirty Tigers (22)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (14)
6. Legacy (13)
7. Borealis (12)
8. Blue Pine (11)
8. Circus Tent (11)
8. Compass (11)
8. Down The Road (11)
8. Philo (11)
13. Tompkins Square (9/11)
13. Gallway Bay (9)
13. Signature Sounds (9)
13. Sugar Hill (9)
13. Yep Roc (9)
18. AMPG Music (8)
18. Capitol (8)
20. Appalseed (7)
20. Berkalin (7)
20. Elektra (7)
20. Hartland (7)

FOLK DJs - June 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2117 plays from 74 playlists from 60 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 (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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-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 Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
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 Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & podcast, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & folkstream.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)