Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR September 2023
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 11583 plays from 397 playlists from 104 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headwinds | The Kennedys | 138 |
| 2 | Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo | Christian Parker | 85 |
| 3 | Highways, Gamblers, Devils, and Dreams | Hank Woji | 73 |
| 4 | New Old Friends | C. Daniel Boling | 59 |
| 5 | The Breath Between | David Francey | 56 |
| 6 | Rooted | Emma's Revolution | 52 |
| 7 | You're the One | Rhiannon Giddens | 50 |
| 8 | Gently as I Go | Caroline Cotter | 49 |
| 9 | Old Cane Back Rocker | Darrell Scott String Band | 44 |
| 10 | Hold That Spirit | Raye Zaragoza | 42 |
| 11 | Bayou St. John | Gregg Hill | 39 |
| 12 | Location, Location, Location! | John Forster | 38 |
| 13 | My Father Loved Me | Rachael Kilgour | 36 |
| 13 | A Great Wild Mercy | Carrie Newcomer | 36 |
| 15 | Bluegrass | Willie Nelson | 35 |
| 15 | City of Gold | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 35 |
| 17 | All You Need | Steven Gellman | 34 |
| 18 | Ever Onward | Bob and Sarah Amos | 32 |
| 19 | My Own Mistakes | Eric Kilburn | 31 |
| 19 | Morning Shift | Steep Canyon Rangers | 31 |
| 21 | Be Brave | Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale | 30 |
| 22 | Sweet Western Sound | Tanya Tucker | 29 |
| 23 | Gallery of Echoes | Steve Howell | 28 |
| 23 | The Lonesome Chronicles | Kathy Kallick Band | 28 |
| 23 | Center of the Universe | Sofia Talvik | 28 |
| 26 | Triple Shot | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 27 |
| 27 | Where the Light Lives | Joy Zimmerman | 26 |
| 28 | California Morning | Rachel Anne Goodman | 25 |
| 28 | Jubilee | Old Crow Medicine Show | 25 |
| 30 | The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity | Kim Moberg | 24 |
| 30 | Another Ghost Town | Andy and Judy | 24 |
| 32 | Try to Make It Fly | Lonesome Ace Stringband | 23 |
| 33 | Everything Is Alive | Darlingside | 22 |
| 33 | Let All Who Will | Chris Pierce | 22 |
| 33 | Alone at Sea | Jeff Plankenhorn | 22 |
| 36 | Sweetheart of the Rodeo | The Byrds | 21 |
| 36 | A Sunday Drive | Ed Sweeney | 21 |
| 38 | Visions | Jan Gillies | 20 |
| 39 | Valley of Heart's Delight | Margo Cilker | 19 |
| 39 | Home | Eliza Gilkyson | 19 |
| 39 | Anything but Ordinary | Jan Aldridge Clark | 19 |
| 39 | Macguffin | Phil Henry | 19 |
| 39 | The Returner | Allison Russell | 19 |
| 44 | 1988 | Lori McKenna | 18 |
| 44 | Cup of Sugar | Tim O'Brien | 18 |
| 46 | Rants and Romance | Rod Macdonald | 17 |
| 46 | The Road Less Taken | Carl Jack | 17 |
| 48 | Don't Blink | Crowes Pasture | 16 |
| 48 | Promised Land | Danny Burns | 16 |
| 48 | Count It in Moons | Heather Miller | 16 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Ain't Going Nowhere | Christian Parker | 21 |
| 2 | Late September Breeze | The Kennedys | 20 |
| 2 | New Set of Wheels | The Kennedys | 20 |
| 2 | Waging Peace | The Kennedys | 20 |
| 5 | The Welcome Song | Jan Aldridge Clark | 19 |
| 6 | Little Green Bottles | The Kennedys | 18 |
| 7 | Late September | Randall Kromm | 17 |
| 8 | Just Lonesome Ol' Me and the Radio | Kathy Kallick Band | 16 |
| 9 | 100 Summers | James Lee Baker | 14 |
| 10 | Pretty Boy Floyd | Christian Parker | 12 |
| 10 | The Year of the Wrecking Ball | Caroline Cotter | 12 |
| 10 | I Called It Love | David Francey | 12 |
| 13 | The Coffee Song | Rod Abernethy | 11 |
| 13 | Headwinds | The Kennedys | 11 |
| 13 | Come Monday | Jimmy Buffett | 11 |
| 13 | The Woods and the Wild | The Kennedys | 11 |
| 17 | Strong Woman | Raye Zaragoza | 10 |
| 17 | Coming Your Way | Caroline Cotter | 10 |
| 17 | It's Lonesome Everywhere I Go | Kathy Kallick Band | 10 |
| 17 | The Sky Doesn't Look Right | The Kennedys | 10 |
| 21 | End of Summer | John and Sheila Ludgate | 9 |
| 21 | You Don't Miss Your Water | Christian Parker | 9 |
| 21 | Ya Gotta Love Jerusalem | John Forster | 9 |
| 21 | Hen in the Foxhouse | Rhiannon Giddens | 9 |
| 21 | Clearwater Tune | Emma's Revolution | 9 |
| 21 | This Town Has No Cafe | C. Daniel Boling | 9 |
| 21 | It's a Great Day to Be Alive | Darrell Scott String Band | 9 |
| 21 | You're the One | Rhiannon Giddens | 9 |
| 21 | Just Like You, Just Like Me | Steven Gellman | 9 |
| 21 | The Pemberton Mill | Andy and Judy | 9 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kennedys | 145 |
| 2 | Jimmy Buffett | 91 |
| 3 | Christian Parker | 85 |
| 4 | Hank Woji | 78 |
| 5 | Emma's Revolution | 67 |
| 6 | David Francey | 65 |
| 7 | C. Daniel Boling | 60 |
| 8 | Bob Dylan | 58 |
| 8 | Rhiannon Giddens | 58 |
| 10 | Caroline Cotter | 49 |
| 11 | Carrie Newcomer | 46 |
| 12 | Darrell Scott String Band | 44 |
| 12 | Raye Zaragoza | 44 |
| 14 | Willie Nelson | 42 |
| 15 | Hank Williams | 41 |
| 16 | Rachael Kilgour | 39 |
| 16 | Gregg Hill | 39 |
| 18 | John Forster | 38 |
| 19 | Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway | 35 |
| 20 | Steven Gellman | 34 |
| 21 | Kathy Kallick Band | 33 |
| 21 | Old Crow Medicine Show | 33 |
| 21 | Nanci Griffith | 33 |
| 24 | Bob and Sarah Amos | 32 |
| 24 | Eric Kilburn | 32 |
| 24 | Steep Canyon Rangers | 32 |
| 27 | Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale | 30 |
| 27 | The Byrds | 30 |
| 27 | Tanya Tucker | 30 |
| 30 | John McCutcheon | 29 |
| 30 | Joy Zimmerman | 29 |
| 32 | Sofia Talvik | 28 |
| 32 | Steve Howell | 28 |
| 34 | Lonesome Ace Stringband | 27 |
| 34 | Shannon Leigh Reynolds | 27 |
| 36 | Rod Macdonald | 26 |
| 36 | Eliza Gilkyson | 26 |
| 36 | Andy and Judy | 26 |
| 36 | Kim Moberg | 26 |
| 40 | Rachel Anne Goodman | 25 |
| 40 | Pete Seeger | 25 |
Folk DJs
| 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) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Caroline Doctorow (WPKN-FM, CT) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK) |
| 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) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| 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) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| 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) |
| Jon 'Chip' Colcord (syndicated, NH) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Nagelberg (WHYR-FM, LA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Kevin Vance (KPFA-FM, CA) |
| 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) |
| Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM & KFOK-LP, CA) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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 Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, NY) |
| 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 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) |