Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
September 2026

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of September 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10592 plays from 384 playlists from 100 Folk DJs

  1: "Smoketree," The Kennedys [Self, 8/2026] (113)
        "Without Us" (19)
        "Smoketree" (16)
        "A Star To Guide You" (12)
        "Like An Angel" (12)
        "Seeds Of Peace" (11)
        "Long Road To Freedom" (11)
  2: "So Much for Goodbyes," Billy Strings [Reprise, 7/2026] (67)
        "I'm One of Those" (11)
  3: "Troubadourly Yours," Scott Cook [Release Guru, 8/2026] (60)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (13)
        "A Bigger Tent" (11)
  4: "Reunion," Mama's Broke [Free Dirt, 5/2026] (52)
        "Heaven" (11)
        "Failing" (9)
        "Old-Fashioned Love Song" (8)
  5: "Requiem for a Sleepless Night," Kelly Hunt [Compass, 8/2026] (47)
        "Dreamer" (9)
        "Clouds" (9)
        "All the King's Horses" (9)
        "Winter Wheat" (7)
  6: "The Morning Dark," Hayden Stern [Adhyâropa, 9/2026] (39)
        "Boston Harbor Welcome" (6)
        "Heather Lake" (5)
        "Farewell to Santa Ana" (5)
  6: "Tamarack," Kalos [Self, 9/2026] (39)
        "The Open Door" (9)
        "Tamarack" (5)
        "Faultlines" (5)
  6: "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find," Carla Gover & Friends [Legacy, 9/2026] (39)
        "Plant a Seed, Write a Song" (6)
        "Williams Branch is Hard to Find" (6)
        "Dancing With The Johnson Boys" (5)
        "Moonshiner's Daughter" (5)
  9: "Head Noise," Stephanie Sammons [Point Guard, 8/2026] (38)
        "Lone Coyote" (15)
        "Darkest Hours" (5)
        "Marathon" (5)
 10: "Over the Horizon," Giselle & Erik [Self, 9/2026] (37)
        "Morning Brew" (7)
        "Little One" (6)
 11: "Home-Brewed," Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap [Courier, 8/2026] (35)
        "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (14)
 12: "Odds...and Even So," Jon Shain [Flyin', 9/2026] (34)
        "Morning Song" (11)
        "Harlequin Moon" (5)
        "Butterfly Wings" (5)
 13: "Hope Is the Thing," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 7/2026] (33)
        "Carolina Rain" (12)
        "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" (6)
        "Freight Train" (6)
 14: "Songs From the Knoxville Project," Angela Easterling [De L'est, 9/2026] (32)
        "Count All the Stars" (6)
        "Trouble" (6)
 15: "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years," Pharis & Jason Romero [Self, 5/2026] (31)
        "Last Call" (6)
        "Everybody Wants" (5)
        "Big Time World" (4)
 16: "Tonight's News," Ken Pomeroy [Rounder, 9/2026] (28)
        "This Old Guitar" (9)
        "Deportee" (6)
        "Late for the Sky" (5)
        "Look at Miss Ohio" (4)
 17: "The Breakdown," Keb' Mo' [Concord, 9/2026] (26)
        "Hand It Over" (5)
        "Fussing and Fighting" (4)
        "Walking on Water" (4)
 18: "Little Sparrow," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, 2001] (25)
        "Little Sparrow" (9)
        "In The Sweet By And By" (4)
 18: "Rattlin' Bones," Bronwyn [Sugar Petunia, 8/2026] (25)
        "Blink of an Eye" (4)
        "Chasing Storms" (4)
 20: "Cover to Cover," AJ Lee & Blue Summit [Signature Sounds, 9/2026] (24)
        "Red Dirt Girl" (10)
        "Fishin' in the Dark" (4)
        "Tear My Stillhouse Down" (3)
 21: "Heirloom," Admiral Radio [Free Dirt, 9/2026] (23)
        "Little Bit of Shine" (4)
        "Coal Mining Town" (4)
        "Sidewalk Preacher" (4)
        "Hillbilly Hymn" (3)
 21: "Reckoning," Mary Gauthier [Thirty Tigers, 9/2026] (23)
        "Alcohol and Adderall" (15)
        "Some Times" (3)
 23: "Never Turning Back," Teni Rane [Self, 9/2026] (22)
        "Driveway Conversations" (5)
        "Soil on My Soul" (4)
 23: "Reel 2 Reel 4 Real," Ray Wylie Hubbard [Soundly Music NEW , 9/2026] (22)
        "A Murder of Crows" (6)
        "The Night" (3)
        "Gods Playing Poker" (3)
        "Look What the Cat Drug In" (3)
 25: "Bluegrass Women," Lindsay Lou [Son Of Bart, 9/2026] (21)
        "High On A Mountain" (4)
        "I've Endured" (3)
        "Like A River" (3)
 26: "In the Meantime," Brant Miller [Miller Woods, 8/2026] (19)
        "The Last Songwriter" (6)
        "I Wanna Be Cool" (3)
 26: "Porchlight," Two Runner [Gar Hole, 9/2026] (19)
        "Roadrunner" (5)
        "Porchlight" (3)
        "Late Dinner" (3)
 28: "In the Hour of Chaos," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 7/2026] (18)
        "Really Real" (7)
        "Love is a Golden Lion" (4)
 28: "I've Missed You All These Years," Sera Cahoone [Sub Pop, 9/2026] (18)
        "High and Low" (6)
        "Say Something" (3)
 28: "Lucky Water," Laura Cortese [Compass, 9/2026] (18)
        "Lucky Water" (13)
 28: "Night Bloom," Leslie Waugh [Smallz, 9/2026] (18)
        "To Be Poor" (4)
        "Black Cadillac" (4)
        "Let Me Be Me" (3)
 28: "Pilgrimage," Leeroy Stagger [Cordova Bay, 8/2026] (18)
        "Dogwood Flower" (4)
        "Bangor" (3)
        "Fiddler's Daughter" (3)
        "Lost In The Flood" (3)
 28: "Light of the Hilo Moon," The Volcano Brothers [Black Hen, 9/2026] (18)
        "Honolulu Bound" (6)
        "An Orange Grove in California" (4)
 34: "The Air That You Breathe," Lance Cowan [Lantzapalooza, 7/2026] (17)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (5)
        "Where They'd Go" (4)
 34: "Hand's Cove," Ken & Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2026] (17)
        "Little Bird of Heaven" (3)
 34: "The Healing," Sarah Goslee Reed [Self, 9/2026] (17)
        "When All of This is Over" (5)
        "Walk With the Wind" (4)
 34: "Mayday!," George Mann & Si Kahn [Legacy, 7/2026] (17)
        "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" (3)
        "The Gap" (3)
 34: "Rooming House," Charlie Parr [Smithsonian/Folkways, 9/2026] (17)
        "Rooming House" (6)
        "Mother Sara" (3)
 34: "Some Comfort," Kate Waters [Wild Raspberry, 8/2026] (17)
        "Honey I'm Tired" (4)
        "Next Right Thing" (3)
        "Peace on Earth" (3)
 34: "The Song Is My Home," Steve Brooks [Frog, 9/2026] (17)
        "En Mis Suenos" (3)
 34: "Trade My Troubles," Rising Appalachia [Self, 8/2026] (17)
        "Chance at Wholesome" (6)
        "Million Colors" (4)
 34: "This Village," Ranky Tanky [Self, 8/2026] (17)
        "Stomp It in the Ground" (4)
        "Lift Me Up" (3)
 43: "Diving In," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 7/2026] (16)
        "Diving In" (4)
        "There Is Always a Way" (4)
        "For Emma" (2)
        "Don't Ever Give Up" (2)
        "We Are The People" (2)
 43: "Gratuitous Grace," Richard Peter Morris [Chutney & Mango, 8/2026] (16)
        "Same Old Moon" (9)
        "Of the Vine" (2)
        "Harbor Light" (2)
 43: "Sing Me Alive," I'm With Her [Rounder, 5/2026] (16)
        "Crossing Muddy Waters" (2)
        "Ain't That Fine" (2)
        "The Obvious Child" (2)
        "Year After Year" (2)
 43: "Songs for the Heavy Hearted," Chris Pierce [CMG, 9/2026] (16)
        "A Soft Place to Land" (2)
        "First Day of School" (2)
        "Two Angels" (2)
        "We Ain't There Yet feat. Garrison Starr" (2)
        "Madonna of the San Joaquin" (2)
        "It Ain't Ever Wrong To Be Free" (2)
 43: "Two Crows," Louise Grasmere [LEG, 9/2026] (16)
        "Two Crows" (7)
        "Great Big World" (3)
        "Miser In A Money Tree" (2)
 43: "Trio," Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris [Warner, 1987] (16)
        "Wildflowers" (6)
        "Farther Along" (2)
        "Those Memories of You" (2)
        "The Pain Of Loving You" (2)
 49: "The Grass Is Blue," Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill, 1999] (15)
        "I'm Gonna Sleep with One Eye Open" (2)
        "The Grass is Blue" (2)
        "Travelin' Prayer" (2)
        "I Am Ready" (2)
 49: "Labor Day," Various Artists [Strictly Country, 2024] (15)
        "The Old Labor Hall," Joe Jencks (3)
        "Solidarity Day," George Mann & Si Kahn (2)
        "Hold Our Ground Forever," Tom Chapin and the Chapin Sisters (2)
 49: "Sound Signal Serenades," Son Volt [Transmit, 9/2026] (15)
        "Away From The Blues" (2)
        "The New Low-Down" (2)
        "Don Quixote's Dream" (2)
        "The High Wall Carnival Country" (2)
 49: "Unadorned," Deborah Holland [Self, 8/2026] (15)
        "How Much Money" (3)
        "Walking the Dog in the Rain" (3)
        "Can You Tell Me" (2)
        "Last Helicopter Out Of Saigon" (2)
 53: "Blues Grass," Arlen Roth [Momojo, 8/2026] (14)
        "I Am A Pilgrim" (3)
        "The Little Girl & The Dreadful Snake" (3)
        "Sittin' on Top of the World" (3)
 53: "Break & Mend," The Heists [Muskeg Collective, 8/2026] (14)
        "Seasons Turn" (5)
        "In the Meantime" (3)
        "Buck Up Buttercup" (3)
        "Farewell Old Treadwell" (2)
 53: "Great Television," Elizabeth Cook [Agent Love] (14)
        "19th Nervous Breakdown" (4)
        "Caldonia and the Love Convoy" (4)
        "Girls of Atomic City" (3)
        "Okeechobee Mud" (2)
 53: "Modern Day Vagabond," Dallas Burrow [Self] (14)
        "Walking Side by Side" (3)
        "Miracle" (3)
        "Let It Shine" (2)
        "Modern Day Vagabond" (2)
 53: "Now I Know," Christopher Mark Jones [Small Batch, 8/2026] (14)
        "The Steelworker's Daughter" (7)
        "Rivers, Hills, And Bridges" (2)
 53: "So Long Little Miss Sunshine," Molly Tuttle [Nonesuch, 8/2025] (14)
        "Rosalee" (4)
        "The Highway Knows" (3)
        "Easy" (2)
        "Story of My So-Called Life" (2)
 53: "Undo The Damage," Rod MacDonald [Blue Flute] (14)
        "Undo The Damage" (11)
 60: "All My Faith," Maya de Vitry [Mad Maker, 7/2026] (13)
        "Traveller" (4)
        "Coin in Your Soul" (2)
        "Nobody Else" (2)
        "No Time to Rush" (2)
 60: "A Bird on the Wing," Paula Fong [Headbitch] (13)
        "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (5)
        "Up and Out" (2)
        "What Are We Running From" (2)
 60: "Classic Labor Songs," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2006] (13)
        "Solidarity Forever," Joe Glazer (2)
        "Joe Hill," Paul Robeson (2)
 60: "Cold Feet," Donna Herula [Self] (13)
        "What You Gonna Do?" (2)
        "Cold Feet" (2)
        "Honey Darlin' Baby Please" (2)
        "Dust My Broom" (2)
 60: "The Complete Trio Collection," Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris [Rhino, 2016] (13)
        "Farther Along" (2)
        "Making Plans" (2)
 60: "Northern Border," Kitty Donohoe [Roheen, 2008] (13)
        "There Are No Words" (13)
 60: "Sanctuary Park," The Jayhawks [SHAM] (13)
        "Hands Upon The Wheel" (3)
        "Rowing the Boat" (2)
        "Keeping Our Heads Above" (2)
 67: "Appalachia," Emily Scott Robinson [Oh Boy, 1/2026] (12)
        "Appalachia" (6)
 67: "C'mon Butterfly," Catie Curtis [Self] (12)
        "Running With Wild Horses" (2)
        "Blessed Morning" (2)
        "The Things That I Can't Say" (2)
        "Radical" (2)
 67: "Fools for the Fleeting," Katie Pruitt [Self] (12)
        "Little Boxes" (4)
        "Orion's Belt" (4)
        "Blackout" (3)
 67: "Sweet Spot," Shanna in a Dress [Self, 8/2026] (12)
        "Shelli" (5)
        "Sweet Spot" (3)
        "Hand me Down Human" (2)

TOP SONGS of September 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10592 plays from 384 playlists from 100 Folk DJs

1. "Without Us" (19)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
2. "Alcohol and Adderall" (18)
     from "Reckoning" (Mary Gauthier)
3. "Believe In Kindness" (17)
     from "Believe in Kindness - single" (Deidre McCalla)
4. "Smoketree" (16)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
5. "I Will Sing My Heart Out" (15)
     from "Home-Brewed" (Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap)
5. "Lone Coyote" (15)
     from "Head Noise" (Stephanie Sammons)
5. "There Are No Words" (15)
     from "Northern Border" (Kitty Donohoe)
8. "Bound to Ride" (13)
     from "Bound To Ride - single" (Dolly Parton & The First Ladies of Bluegrass)
8. "Lucky Water" (13)
     from "Lucky Water" (Laura Cortese)
8. "Troubadourly Yours" (13)
     from "Troubadourly Yours" (Scott Cook)
11. "Carolina Rain" (12)
     from "Hope Is the Thing" (Rhiannon Giddens)
11. "Like An Angel" (12)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
11. "A Star To Guide You" (12)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
14. "A Bigger Tent" (11)
     from "Troubadourly Yours" (Scott Cook)
14. "Coat of Many Colors" (11)
     from "Coat of Many Colors" (Dolly Parton)
14. "Heaven" (11)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
14. "I'm One of Those" (11)
     from "So Much for Goodbyes" (Billy Strings)
14. "Long Road To Freedom" (11)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
14. "Morning Song" (11)
     from "Odds...and Even So" (Jon Shain)
14. "Seeds Of Peace" (11)
     from "Smoketree" (The Kennedys)
14. "Undo The Damage" (11)
     from "Undo the Damage" (Rod MacDonald)
22. "Grand Central Station" (10)
     from "Between Here And Gone" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
22. "It's Hard To Love September" (10)
     from "Try Love" (Julie Gold)
22. "Red Dirt Girl" (10)
     from "Cover to Cover" (AJ Lee & Blue Summit)
25. "All the King's Horses" (9)
     from "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (Kelly Hunt)
25. "At Our Best" (9)
     from "New Skin" (Judy Kass)
25. "Clouds" (9)
     from "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (Kelly Hunt)
25. "Dreamer" (9)
     from "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (Kelly Hunt)
25. "Failing" (9)
     from "Reunion" (Mama's Broke)
25. "Freedom Bus" (9)
     from "Pick You Up" (Sheryl Crow)
25. "Little Sparrow" (9)
     from "Little Sparrow" (Dolly Parton)
25. "This Old Guitar" (9)
     from "Tonight's News" (Ken Pomeroy)
25. "The Open Door" (9)
     from "Tamarack" (Kalos)
25. "Same Old Moon" (9)
     from "Gratuitous Grace" (Richard Peter Morris)
25. "The Steelworker's Daughter" (9)
     from "Now I Know" (Christopher Mark Jones)

TOP ARTISTS of September 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10592 plays from 384 playlists from 100 Folk DJs

1. Dolly Parton (150)
        "Little Sparrow" (25)
        "The Grass Is Blue" (15)
        "Halos & Horns" (10)
        "My Tennessee Mountain Home" (10)
2. The Kennedys (119)
        "Smoketree" (113)
3. Billy Strings (86)
        "So Much for Goodbyes" (67)
4. Scott Cook (64)
        "Troubadourly Yours" (60)
5. Mama's Broke (56)
        "Reunion" (51)
6. Kelly Hunt (47)
        "Requiem for a Sleepless Night" (47)
7. Rhiannon Giddens (41)
        "Hope Is the Thing" (31)
8. Kalos (40)
        "Tamarack" (39)
8. Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap (40)
        "Home-Brewed" (35)
10. Hayden Stern (38)
        "The Morning Dark" (38)
10. Stephanie Sammons (38)
        "Head Noise" (38)
12. Carla Gover & Friends (37)
        "Williams Branch Is Hard to Find" (34)
12. Giselle & Erik (37)
        "Over the Horizon" (37)
12. Jon Shain (37)
        "Odds...and Even So" (34)
15. John McCutcheon (36)
        "Joe Hill's Last Will" (7)
16. Angela Easterling (32)
        "Songs From the Knoxville Project" (32)
17. Bob Dylan (31)
        "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (4)
18. Mary Gauthier (30)
        "Reckoning" (22)
18. Pharis & Jason Romero (30)
        "These Are the Days That Turn In To Years" (30)
20. Eliza Gilkyson (29/33)
        "Dark Ages" (10)
        "Songs From The River Wind" (4)
20. Keb' Mo' (29)
        "The Breakdown" (26)
20. Ken Pomeroy (29)
        "Tonight's News" (28)
23. Bronwyn (26)
        "Rattlin' Bones" (25)
23. David Francey (26)
        "Skating Rink" (7)
        "The Breath Between" (4)
        "Torn Screen Door" (4)
25. AJ Lee & Blue Summit (25)
        "Cover to Cover" (23)
25. Ray Wylie Hubbard (25)
        "Reel 2 Reel 4 Real" (22)
25. Teni Rane (25)
        "Never Turning Back" (22)
28. Lindsay Lou (24)
        "Bluegrass Women" (19)
29. Deidre McCalla (23)
        "Believe in Kindness - single" (17)
29. Pete Seeger (23)
        "Headlines And Footnotes: A Collection Of Topical Songs" (3)
        "If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope & Struggle" (3)
29. Rising Appalachia (23)
        "Trade My Troubles" (17)
        "Leylines" (3)
32. Leonard Cohen (22)
        "Songs Of Love And Hate" (4)
        "Dear Heather" (3)
32. Rod MacDonald (22)
        "Undo The Damage" (14)
        "Recognition" (3)
34. Allison Russell (21)
        "In the Hour of Chaos" (14)
34. Anne Hills (21)
        "The Benevolence of Trees" (11)
        "Angle Of The Light" (4)
        "Bittersweet Street" (4)
34. Brant Miller (21)
        "In the Meantime" (19)
34. Cheryl Wheeler (21)
        "Driving Home" (9)
        "Defying Gravity" (4)
34. Joe Crookston (21)
        "Georgia I'm Here" (8)
        "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee" (7)
34. Joe Jencks (21)
        "Rise As One" (6)
        "The Forgotten: Recovered Treasures from the Pen of Si Kahn" (5)
        "Poets, Philosophers Workers & Wanderers" (4)
40. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris (20)
        "The Complete Trio Collection" (10)
        "Trio" (9)
40. John Prine (20)
        "The Tree Of Forgiveness" (7)
        "The Missing Years" (3)
40. Laura Cortese (20)
        "Lucky Water" (18)
40. Mary Chapin Carpenter (20)
        "Between Here And Gone" (8)
        "One Night Lonely" (3)
40. The Volcano Brothers (20)
        "Light of the Hilo Moon" (16)
45. Charlie Parr (19)
        "Rooming House" (17)
45. Chris Pierce (19)
        "Songs for the Heavy Hearted" (16)
45. George Mann & Si Kahn (19)
        "Mayday!" (16)
45. I'm With Her (19)
        "Sing Me Alive" (16)
45. Jake Blount (19)
        "Shady Grove - single" (5)
        "Workin' on a Building - single" (4)
45. Leslie Waugh (19)
        "Night Bloom" (18)
45. Lucy Kaplansky (19)
        "The Red Thread" (9)
        "Last Days of Summer" (3)
45. Lynn Hollyfield (19)
        "Diving In" (16)
        "Layers" (3)
53. Christopher Mark Jones (18)
        "Now I Know" (14)
53. Deborah Holland (18)
        "Unadorned" (15)
        "I Made It This Far" (3)
53. Joni Mitchell (18)
        "Blue" (3)
53. Ken & Brad Kolodner (18)
        "Hand's Cove" (17)
53. Lance Cowan (18)
        "The Air That You Breathe" (17)
53. Leeroy Stagger (18)
        "Pilgrimage" (18)
53. Nanci Griffith (18)
        "Other Voices Too" (5)
53. Sera Cahoone (18)
        "I've Missed You All These Years" (18)
53. Two Runner (18)
        "Porchlight" (18)
62. Kate Waters (17)
        "Some Comfort" (17)
62. Kitty Donohoe (17)
        "Northern Border" (13)
62. Molly Tuttle (17)
        "So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (14)
62. Ranky Tanky (17)
        "This Village" (17)
62. Ruthie Foster (17)
        "Just Say Yes" (8)
62. Sarah Goslee Reed (17)
        "The Healing" (17)
62. Steve Brooks (17)
        "The Song Is My Home" (17)
69. Bruce Cockburn (16)
        "The Blood Of Others" (9)
69. Jesse Welles (16)
        "Masks Off" (4)
69. Louise Grasmere (16)
        "Two Crows" (16)
69. Old Crow Medicine Show (16)
        "Union Made" (9)
        "Big Iron World" (3)
69. Richard Peter Morris (16)
        "Gratuitous Grace" (16)
69. Son Volt (16)
        "Sound Signal Serenades" (15)
69. Tom Russell (16)
        "Borderland" (2)

TOP LABELS of September 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10592 plays from 384 playlists from 100 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (184)
2. Compass (133)
3. Red House (108)
4. Reprise (103)
5. Columbia (100)
6. Legacy (98)
7. Sugar Hill (97)
8. Nonesuch (91)
8. Smithsonian/Folkways (91)
10. Free Dirt (88)
11. Signature Sounds (69)
12. Thirty Tigers (67)
13. Warner (56)
14. New West (54)
15. Philo (47)
15. Release Guru (47)
17. Appleseed (45)
18. Adhyâropa (43)
19. Elektra (42)
20. RCA (41)
21. Rhino (40)
22. Concord (38)
23. Oh Boy (35)
23. Point Guard (35)
25. Capitol (34)
26. Fantasy (31)
26. Flyin' (31)
28. Mercury (30)
29. Courier (29)
30. Borealis (27)
31. Atlantic (26)
31. Vanguard (26)
33. De L'est (25)
33. Sub Pop (25)
35. Strictly Country (23)
35. Sugar Petunia (23)
37. Appalsongs (22)
38. Gar Hole (21)
38. SME (21)
38. Sony (21)
41. Flying Fish (20)
41. Yep Roc (20)
43. ATO (19)
43. BMG (19)
43. Laker (19)
46. Cordova Bay (18)
46. Milagrito (18)
46. Pinecastle (18)
49. Alligator (17)
50. Merge (16)
50. Righteous Babe (16)
50. Son Of Bart (16)
53. Black Hen (15)
53. Blue Flute (15)
53. Green Linnet (15)
53. LEG (15)
53. Small Batch (15)
53. Soundly Music NEW  (15)
53. Turtle Bear (15)

FOLK DJs - September 2026
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10592 plays from 384 playlists from 100 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 & WHQR-FM, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mostlyfolk.org, 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, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Cindy Howes (folkalley.com)
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 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)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
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, UK)
JB Nuttle (WSDL-FM, MD)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM & thesonicplanet.com, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
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)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, New Zealand)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
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 Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM, US/CA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM & KTBG-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com, PRX)
Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUTZ-FM & mixcloud.com, UT)
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)
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 & folkmusicnotebook.com, 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)


Releases new to the chart in September:

10 Strings And A Goat Skin: "Auprès du poêle" (Self)
100 Mile House: "Love And Leave You" (Fallen Tree)
3 Fox Drive: "Listen To The Music" (Koch)
3 Penny Acre: "Highway 71" (Second String)
3 Penny Acre: "Rag And Bone" (Second String)
3Hattrio: "Lord Of The Desert" (Okehdokee)
3hattrio: "Dark Desert Night" (Okehdokee)
3hattrio: "Solitaire" (Okehdokee)
400 Bears: "400 Bears" (Self)
5 Chinese Brothers: "A Window Shopper's Christmas" (Prime)
9Bach: "Anian" (Real World)
A Different Thread: "Over Again" (Same Cloth)
A. J. Croce: "Just Like Medicine" (Compass)
A. J. Roach: "Revelation" (Waterbug)
A.J. Croce: "Twelve Tales" (Compass)
Aaron Burdett: "Dream Rich, Dirt Poor" (Organic)
Aaron Burdett: "Stand Up Eight" (Puzzle Gully)
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: "Crooked Fiddle" (Self)
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: "Esperanza" (Crooked Cyclone)
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt: "Hello World" (Crooked Cyclone)
Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt: "Hang On For The Ride" (Self)
Aaron Nathans And Michael G. Ronstadt: "Shadow Of The Cyclone" (Self)
Aaron Smith & the Coal Biters: "The Legend of Sam Davis" (Self)
Abbie Gardner: "Dobrosinger" (Self)
Abbie Gardner: "Don't Think Twice" (Self)
Adam Michael Rothberg: "Another Spin" (Self)
Arnie Naiman, Brian Taheny, Chris Coole, and Chris Quinn: "The Banjo Special" (Merriweather)
Heidi Talbot: "The Last Star" (Compass)
Various Artists: "Reckless Records Garage Sale 1997-2003" (Reckless)
Various Artists: "Tribute To Woody Guthrie" (Warner)
Various Artists: "We Are Each Other's Angels" (Hungry For)
Willie Nelson: "God's Problem Child" (Legacy)
Willie Nelson: "Last Man Standing" (Sony)
Woody Pines: "You Gotta Roll EP" (woodypines.com)