Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR February 2026
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10403 plays from 364 playlists from 101 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachia | Emily Scott Robinson | 102 |
| 2 | All Tied Together | Ye Vagabonds | 67 |
| 3 | King of Hearts | Paul Kaplan | 65 |
| 4 | Together Again | Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon | 63 |
| 5 | Songs of Hope | Tom Chapin | 53 |
| 6 | Business Unusual | Goodnight Moonshine | 49 |
| 7 | Flight of the Robin | Debi Smith | 43 |
| 8 | All That Really Matters | Kim Moberg | 41 |
| 9 | Magic Accident | Della Mae | 37 |
| 9 | World's Gone Wrong | Lucinda Williams | 37 |
| 11 | Questioning the Forty | Kevin Neidig | 36 |
| 12 | Driftwood | Weary Ramblers | 35 |
| 13 | Pet | Big Richard | 31 |
| 14 | Maggie's Journal | Valerie Smith | 30 |
| 15 | Here and Gone | Sara Thomsen | 29 |
| 16 | Unentitled | John Gorka | 27 |
| 17 | Empire | Kray Van Kirk | 26 |
| 18 | Circle and Square | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 25 |
| 18 | Where We Go | Jesse Appelman | 25 |
| 20 | Wild and Clear and Blue | I'm With Her | 24 |
| 21 | Fish Crow | M Sparks | 23 |
| 22 | Bones of Trees | Tim Grimm | 22 |
| 22 | Strangely in Tune | Diane Coll | 22 |
| 24 | The Blue Rock Session | Amy Speace | 21 |
| 24 | Since You Asked Me | Jan Krist | 21 |
| 26 | The Work, the Hope, the Promise | Wes Weddell | 20 |
| 26 | Ivyland | James O'Malley | 20 |
| 28 | O California! | Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands | 19 |
| 28 | Sad and Beautiful World | Mavis Staples | 19 |
| 28 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown and Steve Martin | 19 |
| 31 | Fallen Angel | The Unfaithful Servants | 17 |
| 32 | Valentine | Courtney Marie Andrews | 16 |
| 32 | Havin' a Talk | Melissa Carper and Theo Lawrence | 16 |
| 34 | Field Notes | Dave Gunning | 15 |
| 34 | Act 1 | Kashus Culpepper | 15 |
| 34 | Don't Drink the Poison | Linda Sussman | 15 |
| 37 | Voisinages | Le Vent Du Nord | 14 |
| 37 | The Ground Is Changing | Andi Jane | 14 |
| 37 | Keep Going | Ken Whiteley | 14 |
| 37 | Avec Elodie | Eloise & Co | 14 |
| 37 | Bringing the Light | Hot Tamale | 14 |
| 37 | One Mississippi | Eric Bibb | 14 |
| 43 | You Climb the Mountain | The Onlies | 13 |
| 43 | Dark Ages | Eliza Gilkyson | 13 |
| 43 | Code to Live By | Grant Peeples | 13 |
| 43 | Black Banjo | Tray Wellington | 13 |
| 43 | Spring Green | Mark Erelli | 13 |
| 48 | Shelter From the Storms | Lennie Gallant | 12 |
| 48 | A Tip Toe High Wire | Sierra Hull | 12 |
| 50 | Feather and the Starry Crown: Sons of the Never Wrong | Sons of the Never Wrong | 11 |
| 50 | The Knot | The Waymores | 11 |
| 50 | Together on a Rock | The Pairs | 11 |
| 50 | Carolina Mountains | Sparrow Smith | 11 |
| 50 | Passages | Eric Kilburn | 11 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streets of Minneapolis | Bruce Springsteen | 34 |
| 2 | The Ballad of Husker Scruggs | Hana Zara | 31 |
| 3 | Appalachia | Emily Scott Robinson | 21 |
| 4 | A Song for Minnesota | Katie Dahl | 19 |
| 4 | I Lie | Joe Jencks | 19 |
| 6 | It's Not for Sale | Joe Jencks | 17 |
| 7 | The Flood | Ye Vagabonds | 15 |
| 8 | Millionaire | Big Richard | 14 |
| 8 | I Will Keep You Warm | Paul Kaplan | 14 |
| 10 | The Time for Flowers | Emily Scott Robinson | 13 |
| 11 | Sleeves Up | Crys Matthews | 12 |
| 11 | Full Tank and Good Fried Chicken | M Sparks | 12 |
| 11 | America's Game | John Flynn | 12 |
| 11 | Hymn for the Unholy | Emily Scott Robinson | 12 |
| 11 | Cast Iron Heart | Emily Scott Robinson | 12 |
| 16 | Quite Early Morning | Tom Chapin | 11 |
| 16 | The Water Is Wide | Emily Scott Robinson | 11 |
| 16 | The King of Hearts | Paul Kaplan | 11 |
| 16 | Dirtbag Saloon | Emily Scott Robinson | 11 |
| 16 | Ancient Light | I'm With Her | 11 |
| 21 | At the End of the Day | Ken Whiteley | 10 |
| 21 | Battle Cry | Misty Blues | 10 |
| 21 | Hold On | Jillian Matundan | 10 |
| 21 | No Time to Cry | John Gorka | 10 |
| 21 | Hold Our Ground Forever | Tom Chapin | 10 |
| 21 | If I Were Free | Naomi Sommers | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Scott Robinson | 107 |
| 2 | Ye Vagabonds | 71 |
| 3 | Paul Kaplan | 66 |
| 4 | Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon | 63 |
| 5 | Tom Chapin | 53 |
| 6 | Joe Jencks | 52 |
| 7 | Goodnight Moonshine | 49 |
| 8 | Bruce Springsteen | 46 |
| 9 | Debi Smith | 44 |
| 10 | Lucinda Williams | 43 |
| 11 | Kim Moberg | 42 |
| 12 | Della Mae | 41 |
| 13 | John Gorka | 36 |
| 13 | Kevin Neidig | 36 |
| 13 | Weary Ramblers | 36 |
| 16 | Bob Dylan | 34 |
| 17 | Hana Zara | 32 |
| 18 | Valerie Smith | 31 |
| 18 | Big Richard | 31 |
| 20 | Sara Thomsen | 30 |
| 21 | John Prine | 28 |
| 21 | Tim Grimm | 28 |
| 23 | I'm With Her | 27 |
| 24 | Willie Nelson | 26 |
| 24 | Kray Van Kirk | 26 |
| 24 | Amy Speace | 26 |
| 27 | Eliza Gilkyson | 25 |
| 27 | Pete Seeger | 25 |
| 27 | Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz | 25 |
| 27 | Jesse Appelman | 25 |
| 31 | Mavis Staples | 24 |
| 31 | Eric Bibb | 24 |
| 33 | M Sparks | 23 |
| 33 | Highwaymen | 23 |
| 35 | Diane Coll | 22 |
| 36 | Jan Krist | 21 |
| 36 | Dave Gunning | 21 |
| 36 | Crys Matthews | 21 |
| 36 | Wes Weddell | 21 |
| 36 | Woody Guthrie | 21 |
| 36 | Joni Mitchell | 21 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| 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) |
| Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Denis McGilvray (Public Radio Tulsa, OK) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Eureka Mike (thesonicplanet.com, FL) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Helen Leicht (FolkMusicNotebook.com, PA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Katrina Knight (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA) |
| 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 Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| 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) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| 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) |
| Zeke Duckworthy & Andy Rogovin (WZBC-FM, MA) |