Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR March 2026
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10773 plays from 361 playlists from 97 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachia | Emily Scott Robinson | 87 |
| 2 | Field Notes | Dave Gunning | 80 |
| 3 | All Tied Together | Ye Vagabonds | 56 |
| 3 | Magic Accident | Della Mae | 56 |
| 5 | Whistlin' Past the Graveyard | Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis | 39 |
| 6 | Business Unusual | Goodnight Moonshine | 37 |
| 7 | Songs of Hope | Tom Chapin | 36 |
| 8 | Together Again | Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon | 35 |
| 9 | Passages | Eric Kilburn | 33 |
| 10 | Keep Going | Ken Whiteley | 32 |
| 10 | King of Hearts | Paul Kaplan | 32 |
| 12 | Blossoms & Ghosts | Thea Hopkins | 30 |
| 13 | Joe Troop & the Truth Machine | Joe Troop & the Truth Machine | 28 |
| 13 | Joyride | Steve Poltz | 28 |
| 13 | World's Gone Wrong | Lucinda Williams | 28 |
| 16 | Flight of the Robin | Debi Smith | 27 |
| 16 | The Curves Are Still There | Jamie Anderson | 27 |
| 18 | Where We Go | Jesse Appelman | 26 |
| 19 | Blessing on the Wing | Newberry & Verch | 25 |
| 19 | Unentitled | John Gorka | 25 |
| 21 | Pet | Big Richard | 24 |
| 21 | Earl Jam 2 | Tony Trischka | 24 |
| 21 | Feather and the Starry Crown | Sons of the Never Wrong | 24 |
| 24 | Blackbirding | Queen Esther | 23 |
| 24 | Happiness & Misery | Kenny Shore | 23 |
| 26 | Devils & Doves | Sam Bergquist | 22 |
| 26 | Circle and Square | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz | 22 |
| 28 | O California! | Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands | 21 |
| 28 | Rainy Nights & Rearview Windows | Sue Horowitz | 21 |
| 30 | Driftwood | Weary Ramblers | 20 |
| 31 | All That Really Matters | Kim Moberg | 19 |
| 31 | Queen of the Angels | Linda Marks | 19 |
| 33 | The Journals | Sammy Brue | 18 |
| 33 | It Runs Deep | Garrett Boys | 18 |
| 33 | Here and Gone | Sara Thomsen | 18 |
| 36 | On a Wing | James Houlahan | 17 |
| 36 | Empire | Kray Van Kirk | 17 |
| 38 | Sin & Squalor | Clay Street Unit | 16 |
| 38 | Prizefighter | Mumford & Sons | 16 |
| 38 | Mountains on the Moon | Paper Wings | 16 |
| 41 | The Blue Rock Session | Amy Speace | 15 |
| 41 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | 15 |
| 41 | Havin' a Talk | Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence | 15 |
| 41 | Overdue for a Revolution | Martin Kerr | 15 |
| 41 | Path of Totality | The Montvales | 15 |
| 41 | Long Journey Home | Various Artists | 15 |
| 47 | Smoke Tree Road | Rick Shea | 14 |
| 48 | A Little Imperfect | Matthew Ryan | 13 |
| 48 | Land of the Forgotten | Brit Taylor | 13 |
| 48 | Questioning the Forty | Kevin Neidig | 13 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forged in Fire | Crys Matthews | 19 |
| 1 | World of Make Believe | Dave Gunning | 19 |
| 3 | Billionaires | Joe Troop & the Truth Machine | 18 |
| 4 | The Time for Flowers | Emily Scott Robinson | 17 |
| 5 | The Ballad of Husker Scruggs | Hana Zara | 15 |
| 6 | For What Its Worth | Tom Prasada-Rao | 14 |
| 6 | Bless It All | Emily Scott Robinson | 14 |
| 6 | Soldier of Fortune | Mary Gauthier | 14 |
| 9 | A Song for Minnesota | Katie Dahl | 13 |
| 10 | Where Liberty Lives | Alex Radus | 11 |
| 10 | Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round | Paula Boggs Band | 11 |
| 10 | Appalachia | Emily Scott Robinson | 11 |
| 10 | Going Nowhere Tonight | Dave Gunning | 11 |
| 10 | Pursued by Grace | Dave Gunning | 11 |
| 10 | Vincent Coleman | Dave Gunning | 11 |
| 10 | Immigrants | Martin Kerr | 11 |
| 17 | Antopol 1903 | Eric Kilburn | 10 |
| 17 | No Ice | Emma's Revolution | 10 |
| 17 | Time | Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band | 10 |
| 17 | Me Too | Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer | 10 |
| 17 | Magic Accident | Della Mae | 10 |
| 17 | Out Run 'Em | Della Mae | 10 |
| 23 | Where the Heart Lies | Ye Vagabonds | 9 |
| 23 | Angels' Share | Dave Gunning | 9 |
| 23 | Home Free | Queen Esther | 9 |
| 23 | Jesus Isn't Comin | Sarah Larkin | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Scott Robinson | 89 |
| 2 | Dave Gunning | 82 |
| 3 | Della Mae | 61 |
| 4 | Ye Vagabonds | 57 |
| 5 | Roy Bookbinder | 56 |
| 6 | Tom Chapin | 44 |
| 7 | Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, and William Lee Ellis | 39 |
| 7 | Lucinda Williams | 39 |
| 9 | Goodnight Moonshine | 37 |
| 10 | Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon | 35 |
| 11 | John Gorka | 34 |
| 12 | Eric Kilburn | 33 |
| 12 | Ken Whiteley | 33 |
| 14 | Steve Poltz | 32 |
| 14 | Crys Matthews | 32 |
| 14 | Paul Kaplan | 32 |
| 17 | Sons of the Never Wrong | 31 |
| 17 | Dolores Keane | 31 |
| 17 | John Hammond | 31 |
| 20 | Thea Hopkins | 30 |
| 21 | Jamie Anderson | 29 |
| 22 | Tony Trischka | 28 |
| 22 | Tim O'Brien | 28 |
| 22 | Joe Troop & the Truth Machine | 28 |
| 25 | Bob Dylan | 27 |
| 25 | Debi Smith | 27 |
| 27 | Jesse Appelman | 26 |
| 27 | Country Joe McDonald | 26 |
| 29 | Newberry & Verch | 25 |
| 30 | Big Richard | 24 |
| 30 | Dervish | 24 |
| 32 | Queen Esther | 23 |
| 32 | Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands | 23 |
| 32 | Kenny Shore | 23 |
| 35 | Sam Bergquist | 22 |
| 35 | Judy Collins | 22 |
| 35 | Sue Horowitz | 22 |
| 35 | Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz | 22 |
| 39 | Weary Ramblers | 21 |
| 40 | Tom Russell | 20 |
| 40 | Sara Thomsen | 20 |
| 40 | Kim Moberg | 20 |
| 40 | Mary Gauthier | 20 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-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) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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 (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| 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) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| 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) |
| 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) |