Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR April 2023
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 13352 plays from 448 playlists from 116 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Between Hello and Goodbye | Greg Greenway | 96 |
| 2 | Mighty Poplar | Mighty Poplar | 95 |
| 3 | Constellations | Meredith Moon | 83 |
| 3 | Nine Apples of Gold | Karan Casey | 83 |
| 5 | This Pretty Planet | Tom Chapin | 80 |
| 6 | Circumstance | Alice Howe | 76 |
| 6 | The Little In-Between | Tim Grimm | 76 |
| 8 | Traveling Wildfire | Dom Flemons | 73 |
| 9 | Crossing the Causeway | Mary Beth Carty | 71 |
| 10 | Only This Far | The Rough and Tumble | 64 |
| 11 | Canvas | Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | 61 |
| 12 | Celebrants | Nickel Creek | 59 |
| 13 | Bluegrass Vacation | Robbie Fulks | 58 |
| 14 | Taking Flight | Amelia Hogan | 53 |
| 15 | The Enchanted World | The Rifters | 51 |
| 16 | The Sea Besides Us | Beth DeSombre | 50 |
| 17 | Workin' on a World | Iris Dement | 49 |
| 18 | Sanctuary | Rebecca Folsom | 46 |
| 19 | Not Far From the Tree | Just Us Lillys | 44 |
| 20 | Headland | Kalos | 40 |
| 20 | Hello World | Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt | 40 |
| 20 | Maybe Modern | Grace Morrison | 40 |
| 23 | Together Through the Dark | Slaid Cleaves | 37 |
| 24 | Songs of Small Resistance | Daniel Janke | 35 |
| 25 | Passages and Partings | April Verch and Cody Walters | 32 |
| 26 | It Goes Like It Goes | Bunny Barnes | 30 |
| 26 | Where We're At | Abby K | 30 |
| 28 | On Banjo | Alison Brown | 29 |
| 28 | TumbleWeedyWorld | Lynn Miles | 29 |
| 28 | O Sun O Moon | Bruce Cockburn | 29 |
| 31 | Lovin' of the Game | Michael Cleveland | 28 |
| 31 | Boomerang Town | Jaimee Harris | 28 |
| 33 | Filament | Buddy Mondlock | 27 |
| 33 | Cup of Sugar | Tim O'Brien | 27 |
| 33 | Outpourings | Craig Bickhardt | 27 |
| 36 | I Don't Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard | Willie Nelson | 26 |
| 36 | Common Nation of Sorrow | Rachel Baiman | 26 |
| 38 | Accomplice Two | Tommy Emmanuel | 25 |
| 38 | Radio John: Songs of John Hartford | Sam Bush | 25 |
| 38 | Okx | The Ok Factor | 25 |
| 41 | Savoy | Taj Mahal | 24 |
| 41 | Angels in the Wreckage | Low Lily | 24 |
| 41 | Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen | Various Artists | 24 |
| 44 | Ridin | Eric Bibb | 23 |
| 44 | Nude Descending an Elevator | Puppets of Castro | 23 |
| 46 | Infinite Brightness | Hanneke Cassel | 22 |
| 46 | Riveter | Sami Braman | 22 |
| 48 | Dear Friend | The Bombadils | 20 |
| 49 | Snow White Memories | Irene Kelley | 18 |
| 49 | Upstate Crossroads | Tim Ball | 18 |
| 49 | Peggy's Dream | Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble | 18 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Pretty Planet | Tom Chapin | 30 |
| 2 | That's Where the Hope Comes From | Greg Greenway | 27 |
| 3 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Peggy Seeger | 23 |
| 4 | Up on the Divide | Mighty Poplar | 21 |
| 5 | Big Wide World | Greg Greenway | 20 |
| 6 | Return to the Wild | Karan Casey | 17 |
| 7 | Hello Hello Hello | Greg Greenway | 16 |
| 8 | A Hundred Years From Now | Adler and Hearne | 15 |
| 8 | Little Lamb Little Lamb | Tim O'Brien | 15 |
| 8 | Soldier's Joy | Meredith Moon | 15 |
| 8 | The Leaving | Tim Grimm | 15 |
| 12 | Nine Apples of Gold | Karan Casey | 14 |
| 13 | Dragons | Beth DeSombre | 13 |
| 13 | Song for the Trees | Mary Madden | 13 |
| 13 | Woman of the House | Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | 13 |
| 13 | Broken Things | Grace Morrison | 13 |
| 13 | Slow Moving Train | Meredith Moon | 13 |
| 13 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 13 |
| 19 | Constellations | Meredith Moon | 12 |
| 19 | Guns & Religion | Gordonville, U.S.A. | 12 |
| 19 | 20 Years of Shadows | Tim Grimm | 12 |
| 19 | You've Been Away So Long | Alice Howe | 12 |
| 19 | A Better Life | Graham Nash | 12 |
| 19 | Sister I Am Here for You | Karan Casey | 12 |
| 19 | Foggy Morning Breaking | Alison Brown | 12 |
| 19 | Home | Rebecca Folsom | 12 |
| 19 | Workin' on a World | Iris Dement | 12 |
| 19 | In the Garden | Colleen Kattau | 12 |
| 19 | Nobody Wrote It Down | Dom Flemons | 12 |
| 19 | North Country Blues | Mighty Poplar | 12 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Greenway | 99 |
| 2 | Mighty Poplar | 95 |
| 3 | Tim Grimm | 88 |
| 4 | Tom Chapin | 86 |
| 5 | Meredith Moon | 85 |
| 5 | Karan Casey | 85 |
| 7 | Alice Howe | 78 |
| 8 | Dom Flemons | 75 |
| 9 | Mary Beth Carty | 71 |
| 10 | The Rough and Tumble | 69 |
| 11 | Willie Nelson | 67 |
| 12 | Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | 61 |
| 12 | Nickel Creek | 61 |
| 14 | Robbie Fulks | 60 |
| 15 | The Rifters | 55 |
| 15 | Iris Dement | 55 |
| 17 | Amelia Hogan | 53 |
| 18 | Beth DeSombre | 51 |
| 19 | Rebecca Folsom | 46 |
| 20 | Just Us Lillys | 44 |
| 21 | Slaid Cleaves | 43 |
| 22 | Grace Morrison | 41 |
| 22 | Tim O'Brien | 41 |
| 22 | Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt | 41 |
| 25 | Kalos | 40 |
| 26 | Harry Belafonte | 39 |
| 26 | Cheryl Wheeler | 39 |
| 26 | Bruce Cockburn | 39 |
| 29 | Bob Dylan | 38 |
| 30 | John McCutcheon | 36 |
| 31 | Emmylou Harris | 35 |
| 31 | Daniel Janke | 35 |
| 31 | John Prine | 35 |
| 34 | Sam Bush | 33 |
| 34 | Pete Seeger | 33 |
| 36 | April Verch and Cody Walters | 32 |
| 37 | Abby K | 30 |
| 37 | Alison Brown | 30 |
| 37 | Bunny Barnes | 30 |
| 37 | Buddy Mondlock | 30 |
Folk DJs
| Abby Parks (WLJS-FM, AL) |
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Dean (WCNI-FM, CT) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill Wagman (KDVS-FM, CA) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob Heyer (WWOV-FM, WV) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chris McGill (WSPN, NY) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Diane Crowe (WMCB-FM, MA) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Diane Karl (KBOO-FM etc, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Greg Priddy (WJCU-FM, OH) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jan Hall (syndicated & folkrootsradio.com, ON) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Platt (WFUV, NY) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kim Ware (RadioPlastique.com, NC) |
| Larry Hoyt (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Lindsay Mar (2RRR-FM, NSW, Australia) |
| Lyle D. Skinner (CKJS & CJUM/UMFM-FM, MB) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Rachel Goodman (KSQD-FM, CA) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Rik James (KGLT-FM, MT) |
| Rob Killam (WFIT-FM, FL) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, NY) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tim Forsman (WMHB-FM, ME) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |