Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2026, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2110 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

  1: "Smoketree," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2026] (29)
        "Without Us" (7)
        "Smoketree" (5)
        "Long Road To Freedom" (4)
  2: "So Much for Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise, 7/2026] (16)
        "Mill Town Flood" (5)
        "Wrestling an Angel" (3)
        "I'm One of Those" (2)
        "I Like Train Songs" (2)
  3: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 2024] (12)
        "The Old Labor Hall," Joe Jencks (3)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever," Tom Chapin and the Chapin Sisters (2)
  4: "Vigil," Various Artists [Conscious, 2002] (11/19)
        "When Mohammed Came To The Mountain," Frank tadeso (2)
        "Ground zero," Jack Hardy (2)
        "On a Clear Day," Jack Hardy (2)
  4: "Northern Border," Kitty Donohoe [Roheen, 2008] (11)
        "There Are No Words" (11)
  4: "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find," Carla Gover & Friends [Legacy, 9/2026] (11)
        "Preacher's Daughter" (2)
        "Williams Branch is Hard to Find" (2)
  7: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (10)
        "Fifolet Waltz" (4)
        "Failing" (2)
        "Heaven" (2)
  8: "Home-Brewed," Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap [Courier, 8/2026] (9)
        "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (3)
        "Good Old Virginia" (2)
  8: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (9)
        "Steady for You" (3)
        "A Bigger Tent" (2)
 10: "Now I Know," Christopher Mark Jones [Small Batch, 8/2026] (7)
        "The Steelworker's Daughter" (3)
 10: "Rattlin' Bones," Bronwyn [Sugar Petunia, 8/2026] (7)
        "Chasing Storms" (2)
        "Blink of an Eye" (2)
 10: "Requiem for a Sleepless Night," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 8/2026] (7)
        "Dreamer" (2)
 13: "Between Here And Gone," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Columbia, 2004] (6)
        "Grand Central Station" (6)
 13: "Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Folkways," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2006] (6)
        "The Preacher and the Slave," Utah Phillips (1)
 13: "Georgia I'm Here," Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 2014] (6)
        "Tuesday Morning" (5)
 13: "Head Noise," Stephanie Sammons [Point Guard, 8/2026] (6)
        "Darkest Hours" (2)
        "Marathon" (2)
 13: "Looking For The Moon," Tom Paxton [Appleseed, 2003] (6)
        "The Bravest" (6)
 13: "The Morning Dark," Hayden Stern [Adhyâropa, 9/2026] (6)
        "Heather Lake" (2)
 13: "New Skin," Judy Kass [Self, 7/2025] (6)
        "At Our Best" (6)
 13: "The Red Thread," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 2004] (6)
        "Land of the Living" (5)
 13: "Tamarack," Kalos [Self] (6)
        "The Open Door" (2)
 13: "Trade My Troubles," Rising Appalachia [Self, 8/2026] (6)
        "Million Colors" (3)
        "Chance at Wholesome" (3)
 23: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (5/9)
        "Where'd They Go" (2)
 23: "Buddy Miller," Buddy Miller [New West] (5)
        "Don't Look Back" (2)
 23: "Cover To Cover," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds] (5)
        "Red Dirt Girl" (3)
 23: "The Healing," Sarah Goslee Reed [Self] (5)
        "Walk With the Wind" (2)
 23: "Heirloom," Nathan Evans Fox [Free Dirt, 7/2026] (5)
        "Little Bit of Shine" (2)
 23: "Highway 75," March to August [Self, 6/2026] (5)
        "Two Too Many" (1)
 23: "Little Sparrow," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, 2001] (5)
        "Little Sparrow" (3)
        "In the Sweet By and By" (2)
 23: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (5)
        "Hard Times" (2)
 23: "Never Turning Back," Teni Rane [Self] (5)
        "Soil on My Soul" (3)
 23: "Over the Horizon," Giselle & Erik [Self, 9/2026] (5)
        "Right Road" (3)
 23: "Reckoning," Mary Gauthier [In The Black] (5)
        "Alcohol and Adderall" (4)
 23: "Two Crows," Louise Grasmere [LEG] (5)
        "Two Crows" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2110 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. "There Are No Words" (13)
     from "Northern Border" (Kitty Donohoe)
2. "Grand Central Station" (8)
     from "Between Here And Gone" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
3. "Without Us" (7)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
4. "Alcohol and Adderall" (6)
     from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
4. "At Our Best" (6)
     from "New Skin" (Judy Kass)
4. "Believe In Kindness" (6)
     from "Believe in Kindness - single" (Deidre McCalla)
4. "The Bravest" (6)
     from "Looking For The Moon" (Tom Paxton)
8. "Land of the Living" (5)
     from "The Red Thread" (Lucy Kaplansky)
8. "Mill Town Flood" (5)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
8. "Smoketree" (5)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
8. "Tuesday Morning" (5)
     from "Georgia I'm Here" (Joe Crookston)
12. "Fifolet Waltz" (4)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
12. "Long Road To Freedom" (4)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
12. "Lucky Water" (4)
     from "Lucky Water" (Laura Cortese)
12. "The Old Labor Hall" (4)
     from "Labor Day" (Joe Jencks)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2110 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. The Kennedys (29)
        "Smoketree" (29)
2. Dolly Parton (19)
        "Little Sparrow" (5)
        "Rockstar" (3)
3. Billy Strings (17)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (16)
4. Kitty Donohoe (14)
        "Northern Border" (11)
5. Mama's Broke (13)
        "Reunion" (10)
6. Joe Crookston (11)
        "Georgia I'm Here" (6)
7. David Francey (10)
        "The First Set: Live From Folk Alley" (3)
        "Skating Rink" (3)
7. Joe Jencks (10)
        "Rise As One" (4)
7. Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap (10)
        "Home-Brewed" (9)
10. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (3)
10. Jon Shain (9)
        "Odds...and Even So" (4)
10. Mary Chapin Carpenter (9)
        "Between Here And Gone" (6)
10. Scott Cook (9)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (9)
14. Bob Dylan (8)
        "Bob Dylan" (2)
14. Carla Gover & Friends (8)
        "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find" (7)
14. Christopher Mark Jones (8)
        "Now I Know" (7)
14. Judy Kass (8)
        "New Skin" (6)
14. Lucy Kaplansky (8)
        "The Red Thread" (6)
19. Bronwyn (7)
        "Rattlin' Bones" (7)
19. George Mann & Si Kahn (7)
        "Mayday!" (5)
19. Hayden Stern (7)
        "The Morning Dark" (6)
19. Kalos (7)
        "Tamarack" (6)
19. Kelly Hunt (7)
        "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (7)
19. Mary Gauthier (7)
        "Reckoning" (5)
19. Teni Rane (7)
        "Never Turning Back" (5)
19. Tom Paxton (7)
        "Looking For The Moon" (6)
19. Rod MacDonald (7)
        "Undo The Damage" (4)

TOP LABELS of September 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2110 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Red House (28)
2. Compass (25)
2. Rounder (25)
4. Reprise (24)
5. Legacy (21)
6. Columbia (20)
7. Free Dirt (19)
8. Appleseed (18)
9. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
10. Strictly Country (15)
11. Nonesuch (13)
11. Sugar Hill (13)
13. New West (12)
13. Signature Sounds (12)
15. Conscious (11/16)
15. Borealis (11)
15. Roheen (11)
18. Milagrito (10)
19. Courier (9)
20. Adhyâropa (8)
20. Philo (8)
20. Rhino (8)
20. Thirty Tigers (8)

FOLK DJs - September 2026, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2110 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP & WHQR-FM, NC)
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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Cindy Howes (folkalley.com, ME)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
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)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM & thesonicplanet.com, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM & soundcloud.com, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com)
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)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, 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)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sarah LaDuke (folkalley.com, NY)
Sherre Birenbaum (therootsfm.org, MO)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM & syndicated, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
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)