Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2123 plays from 78 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

  1: "Home-Brewed," Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap [Courier, 8/2026] (22)
        "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (7)
        "The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia" (4)
  2: "This Village," Ranky Tanky [Self, 8/2026] (16)
        "This Village" (3)
        "Be Alright" (3)
        "Stomp It In The Ground" (2)
        "This Village - Radio Edit" (2)
        "Lift Me Up" (2)
        "Jump in the Water" (2)
  3: "Some Comfort," Kate Waters [Wild Raspberry, 8/2026] (15)
        "It Gets Better" (3)
        "Some Comfort" (3)
        "Peace on Earth" (2)
        "Wasting Time" (2)
        "Next Right Thing" (2)
  4: "Sweet Spot," Shanna in a Dress [Self, 8/2026] (14)
        "Sweet Spot" (6)
        "Hand Me Down Human" (3)
        "Shelli" (2)
  5: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (12)
        "Left My Home" (2)
        "Big Time World" (2)
        "Cannonball" (2)
        "Hey Babe" (2)
  6: "Bag of Bones," Erik Stucky [Mandolin Way, 8/2026] (11)
        "Night Train" (5)
        "Bag Of Bones" (2)
        "Crying Side of You" (2)
        "Jealous Of The Wind" (2)
  7: "In the Meantime," Brant Miller [Miller Woods, 8/2026] (10)
        "Sometimes You Just Gotta Let It Go" (3)
        "The Last Songwriter" (3)
  7: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (10)
        "Old-Fashioned Love Song" (6)
        "Build It Up" (2)
        "Heaven" (2)
  9: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (9)
        "Telegraph Reel/The Three Sisters" (2)
        "Gardener's Child" (2)
        "Peggy-O" (2)
 10: "Esperanza," Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt [Crooked Cyclone, 6/2026] (8)
        "Dust and Sunbeams" (3)
        "Space Oddity" (2)
 10: "How Many Moons," Laurelyn Dossett [Sycamore Road] (8)
        "Anna Lee" (5)
 10: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (8)
        "Hard Times" (3)
        "Stranger in This Land" (2)
        "Anyone Can be President" (2)
 10: "Now I Know," Christopher Mark Jones [Small Batch, 8/2026] (8)
        "The Steelworker's Daughter" (5)
 14: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (7)
        "William Cooper Smith" (2)
        "Where'd They Go" (2)
 14: "Clovis," Charley Crockett [Atlantic, 8/2026] (7)
        "The Hallelujah Trail" (2)
 14: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (7)
        "Diving In" (3)
        "Blindspot" (2)
 14: "Gratuitous Grace," Richard Peter Morris [Self, 8/2026] (7)
        "Same Old Moon" (3)
 14: "Simple As," Johnsmith [Blue Pine, 5/2026] (7)
        "I'll Come Runnin'" (3)
 19: "Accordion Man," Corey Arceneaux [MoMojo] (6)
        "Accordion Man" (2)
 19: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (6)
        "Maggie's Farm" (2)
        "Can't Stand Still" (2)
 19: "New Normal," Mitch Katz [Treestar, 8/2026] (6)
        "Never Enough" (3)
        "Driverless Car" (3)
 19: "Nightclothes," Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 2/2026] (6)
        "Free But Not Really" (2)
 19: "Union Made," Old Crow Medicine Show [Hartland, 6/2026] (6)
        "Lewis & Clark" (1)
 24: "Carnival Ride," Barry Gray & Isabel Valls [Gude Time, 8/2026] (5)
        "Carnival Ride" (3)
 24: "In the Hour of Chaos," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 7/2026] (5)
        "Really Real" (3)
 24: "The Millionth Mile," Phil Madeira [Self] (5)
        "The Ghosts of Belle Meade Boulevard" (1)
 24: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish, 7/2026] (5)
        "Frazzie" (1)
 24: "There's a Better World Coming," Charlie Mosbrook [OMR, 8/2026] (5)
        "Better World" (1)
 24: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (5)
        "Sans Ardillon" (2)
        "J'entends ton nom" (2)
 24: "In Thin Air," Spell Songs [Hudson] (5)
        "Bells Fall Still" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2123 plays from 78 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (7)
     from "Home-Brewed" (Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap)
2. "Old-Fashioned Love Song" (6)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
2. "Sweet Spot" (6)
     from "Sweet Spot" (Shanna in a Dress)
4. "Anna Lee" (5)
     from "How Many Moons" (Laurelyn Dossett)
4. "Night Train" (5)
     from "Bag of Bones" (Erik Stucky)
4. "The Steelworker's Daughter" (5)
     from "Now I Know" (Christopher Mark Jones)
4. "Volver A Celaya" (5)
     from "Volver a Celaya - single" (Steve Earle & Los Lobos)
8. "Carolina Rain" (4)
     from "Hope Is the Thing" (Rhiannon Giddens)
8. "Little White Cross" (4)
     from "Little White Cross" (Margo Cilker)
8. "The Reckoning" (4)
     from "The Reckoning" (Amy Speace)
8. "Sometimes You Just Gotta Let It Go" (4)
     from "In the Meantime" (Brant Miller)
12. "Across The Great Divide" (3)
     from "Close To You" (Kate Wolf)
12. "Be Alright" (3)
     from "This Village" (Ranky Tanky)
12. "Bottom Of A Grave" (3)
     from "Business Spice" (Big Benny Bailey)
12. "Carnival Ride" (3)
     from "Carnival Ride" (Barry Gray & Isabel Valls)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2123 plays from 78 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap (20)
        "Home-Brewed" (19)
2. Ranky Tanky (16)
        "This Village" (16)
3. Kate Waters (15)
        "Some Comfort" (15)
4. Shanna in a Dress (14)
        "Sweet Spot" (14)
5. Brant Miller (12)
        "In the Meantime" (10)
5. Erik Stucky (12)
        "Bag of Bones" (11)
5. Pharis & Jason Romero (12)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (12)
8. Mama's Broke (10)
        "Reunion" (10)
9. Grateful Dead (9)
        "American Beauty" (1)
9. The McDades (9)
        "Thread the Light" (9)
11. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (8)
        "Esperanza" (8)
11. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Another Side Of Bob Dylan" (1)
11. Christopher Mark Jones (8)
        "Now I Know" (8)
11. George Mann & Si Kahn (8)
        "Mayday!" (8)
11. Laurelyn Dossett (8)
        "How Many Moons" (8)
11. Old Crow Medicine Show (8)
        "Union Made" (6)
17. Annie Gallup (7)
        "Nightclothes" (6)
17. Johnsmith (7)
        "Simple As" (7)
17. Lance Cowan (7)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (7)
17. Lynn Hollyfield (7)
        "Diving In" (7)
17. Rhiannon Giddens (7)
        "Hope Is the Thing" (4)
17. Richard Peter Morris (7)
        "Gratuitous Grace" (7)

TOP LABELS of August 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2123 plays from 78 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (37)
2. Red House (23)
3. Columbia (19)
4. Free Dirt (18)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (17/24)
6. Legacy (16)
7. Thirty Tigers (15)
8. Courier (14)
8. New West (14)
8. Nonesuch (14)
11. Signature Sounds (13)
11. Vanguard (13)
13. Compass (12)
14. Atlantic (11)
14. Wild Raspberry (11)
16. Community (10)
16. Mandolin Way (10)
16. Rhino (10)
19. Free Radio (9)
19. Oh Boy (9)
19. Philo (9)
19. Reprise (9)

FOLK DJs - August 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2123 plays from 78 playlists from 65 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHQR-FM & WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Cindy Howes (folkalley.com, ME)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dusty James & Abalone Pearl (therootsfm.org, MO)
Eureka Mike (WFCF-FM & thesonicplanet.com, FL)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & soundcloud.com, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM & soundcloud.com, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Sarah LaDuke (folkalley.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen ()
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)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)