Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2026, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 109 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

  1: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (19)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (5)
        "There Is a River" (3)
        "Keeping Good Company" (3)
        "Enough" (3)
  2: "Home-Brewed," Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap [Courier, 8/2026] (15)
        "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (4)
        "Never Looked So Good to Me Before" (3)
        "Cross-Eyed Fiddler Denver Belle" (3)
        "Sometimes a Sound" (2)
        "The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia" (2)
  2: "Some Comfort," Kate Waters [Wild Raspberry, 8/2026] (15)
        "Some Comfort" (3)
        "Next Right Thing" (2)
        "Words" (2)
        "Peace on Earth" (2)
  4: "Days of Unrest," Margo Price [Loma Vista, 7/2026] (13)
        "Long Haired Country Girl" (4)
        "De Colores" (3)
        "San Marcos El Fin" (2)
  4: "In the Meantime," Brant Miller [Miller Woods, 8/2026] (13)
        "The Last Songwriter" (3)
        "As I Build This House" (2)
        "In the Meantime" (2)
        "The Great Experiment" (2)
  4: "So Much for Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise, 7/2026] (13)
        "Mill Town Flood" (8)
        "Burn The Other End" (5)
  4: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (13)
        "Last Call" (3)
        "Last Night" (2)
  4: "This Village," Ranky Tanky [Self, 8/2026] (13)
        "Be Alright" (4)
        "Say Goodnight" (3)
  9: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (11)
        "Where'd They Go" (4)
        "Love" (2)
 10: "All My Faith," Maya de Vitry [Mad Maker, 7/2026] (9)
        "Cold Lake, Good Snacks" (2)
        "Bachelorette Lessons" (2)
 10: "Break & Mend," The Heists [Muskeg Collective, 8/2026] (9)
        "Buck Up Buttercup" (6)
 10: "Sweet Spot," Shanna in a Dress [Self, 8/2026] (9)
        "Sweet Spot" (2)
        "You Are a Song" (2)
        "Shelli" (2)
 13: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (8)
        "Sweet Tea" (2)
        "Don't ever give up" (2)
 13: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (8)
        "Old-Fashioned Love Song" (5)
        "Build It Up" (2)
 15: "Bag of Bones," Erik Stucky [Mandolin Way, 8/2026] (7)
        "Night Train" (3)
        "Bag of Bones" (2)
        "Because You're Right" (2)
 15: "Carnival Ride," Barry Gray & Isabel Valls [Gude Time, 8/2026] (7)
        "Like It's My Last Day" (3)
        "Child Inside" (2)
 15: "Clovis," Charley Crockett [Atlantic, 8/2026] (7)
        "Albuquerque Lights" (3)
 15: "Gratuitous Grace," Richard Peter Morris [Self, 8/2026] (7)
        "Entropy" (4)
        "Same Old Moon" (2)
 15: "Time to Go Home," Nathan McEuen [Mesa/Bluemoon] (7)
        "Grand Design" (4)
        "Quicker at the Draw" (2)
 15: "Unadorned," Deborah Holland [Self, 8/2026] (7)
        "How Much Money Does One Man Need?" (2)
        "Last Helicopter out of Saigon" (2)
 21: "Baggage Flies Free," Ed Snodderly [Majestic, 5/2026] (6)
        "Will Your Down Home Be Unbroken" (2)
 21: "Little White Cross," Margo Cilker [Fossil] (6)
        "Little White Cross" (6)
 21: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (6)
        "Hard Times" (2)
 21: "Middle of Nowhere," Kacey Musgraves [Lost Highway, 5/2026] (6)
        "Mexico Honey" (2)
        "Abilene" (2)
 21: "The Reckoning," Amy Speace [Windbone, 8/2026] (6)
        "The Reckoning" (5)
 21: "Rule of Three," Maura Shawn Scanlin [A Caldera] (6)
        "Geremy's Jig" (1)
 21: "Veranda," Veranda [Big In The Garden, 5/2026] (6)
        "Si Demain" (3)
        "Reel du Pont-Méthot" (2)
 21: "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard," William Lee Ellis [Riverlark] (6)
        "Handful of Frets" (2)
 29: "Lost & Found: The New York Sess," Cumberland Trio [Red House] (5/7)
        "Simple & Beautiful" (1)
 29: "Bluegrass Women," Lindsay Lou [Work of Bart] (5/6)
        "Like A River" (1)
 29: "American Circus," Collide [Self] (5)
        "American Circus" (2)
        "Woke" (2)
 29: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (5)
        "Otter Creek" (1)
 29: "Hope Is the Thing," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 7/2026] (5)
        "Carolina Rain" (4)
 29: "Lucky Broke Girl," Brittany Ann Tranbaugh [Self, 8/2026] (5)
        "Lucky Broke Girl" (3)
 29: "Ozark Shine," Sad Daddy [Catfish, 7/2026] (5)
        "Little Ozark Cabin" (2)
 29: "The Swimming Song," The Head And The Heart [Verve Forecast] (5)
        "The Swimming Song" (5)
 29: "Thread the Light," The McDades [Free Radio, 5/2026] (5)
        "Honoloco" (2)
 29: "Together Again," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2026] (5)
        "The Future" (1)
 29: "Volver A Celaya," Steve Earle & Los Lobos [New West] (5)
        "Volver A Celaya" (5)
 29: "Then Again," Rodney Crowell [New West, 7/2026] (5)
        "Bring It On Home To Memphis" (2)

TOP SONGS of August 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 109 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. "Mill Town Flood" (8)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
2. "Buck Up Buttercup" (7)
     from "Break & Mend" (The Heists)
3. "Little White Cross" (6)
     from "Little White Cross" (Margo Cilker)
4. "Burn The Other End" (5)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
4. "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (5)
     from "Home-Brewed" (Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap)
4. "Old-Fashioned Love Song" (5)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
4. "The Reckoning" (5)
     from "The Reckoning" (Amy Speace)
4. "The Swimming Song" (5)
     from "The Swimming Song" (The Head & The Heart)
4. "Troubadourly Yours" (5)
     from "Troubadourly Yours" (Scott Cook)
4. "Trying to Love You" (5)
     from "Trying to Love You - single" (Sierra Ferrell)
11. "Be Alright" (4)
     from "This Village" (Ranky Tanky)
11. "Carolina Rain" (4)
     from "Hope Is the Thing" (Rhiannon Giddens)
11. "Entropy" (4)
     from "Gratuitous Grace" (Richard Peter Morris)
11. "Freedom Bus" (4)
     from "Pick You Up" (Sheryl Crow)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 109 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Eliza Gilkyson (21)
        "Dark Ages" (4)
        "Paradise Hotel" (3)
2. Scott Cook (20)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (19)
3. Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap (17)
        "Home-Brewed" (15)
4. Kate Waters (15)
        "Some Comfort" (15)
4. Margo Price (15)
        "Days of Unrest" (12)
6. Billy Strings (14)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (13)
6. Pharis & Jason Romero (14)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (13)
8. Brant Miller (13)
        "In the Meantime" (13)
8. Ranky Tanky (13)
        "This Village" (13)
10. Lance Cowan (11)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (11)
11. The Heists (10)
        "Break & Mend" (9)
11. Maya de Vitry (10)
        "All My Faith" (9)
13. Deborah Holland (9)
        "Unadorned" (7)
13. Emmylou Harris (9)
        "Last Date" (5)
13. Joni Mitchell (9)
        "Miles of Aisles" (3)
13. Lynn Hollyfield (9)
        "Diving In" (8)
13. Shanna in a Dress (9)
        "Sweet Spot" (9)
18. Charley Crockett (8)
        "Clovis" (7)
18. Mama's Broke (8)
        "Reunion" (8)
18. Nathan McEuen (8)
        "Time to Go Home" (7)
18. Richard Peter Morris (8)
        "Gratuitous Grace" (7)
22. Barry Gray & Isabel Valls (7)
        "Carnival Ride" (7)
22. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Concert for Bangladesh" (3)
22. Erik Stucky (7)
        "Bag of Bones" (7)
22. Judy Collins (7)
        "Live in Ireland" (3)
22. Stan Rogers (7)
        "Home In Halifax" (5)
22. Veranda (7)
        "Veranda" (6)

TOP LABELS of August 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 109 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (39)
2. Red House (30)
3. Columbia (28)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (25)
5. Nonesuch (20)
6. Compass (19)
7. Free Dirt (18)
8. New West (17)
8. Reprise (17)
10. Legacy (15)
10. Release Guru (15)
10. Wild Raspberry (15)
13. Loma Vista (14)
14. Appleseed (12)
14. Courier (12)
14. Sugar Hill (12)
14. Warner (12)
18. Capitol (11)
19. Miller Woods (10)
19. Signature Sounds (10)

FOLK DJs - August 2026, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2757 plays from 109 playlists from 72 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotenook.com & 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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Howes (folkalley.com, ME)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAKE/KBXE-FM, TX)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
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)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Juliet Youngren (WEFT-FM, IL)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com & folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, VA)
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 Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (CDVE-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
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)
Sherre Birenbaum (therootsfm.org, MO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
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)
Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA)