Singer-Songwriter Greg Greenway had the top album (Between Hello and Goodbye) and was the most-played artist on folk radio during April 2023, edging out the bluegrass band Mighty Poplar, while singer-songwriter Tom Chapin’s “This Pretty Planet” (co-written with John Forster) was the month’s most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

The April 2023 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 13, 343 airplays reported on 448 playlists submitted by 116 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.

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Top Albums of April 2023
Greg Greenway between hello & goodbye
1. Between Hello and Goodbye by Greg Greenway (96)
2. Mighty Poplar by Mighty Poplar (95)
3. Constellations by Meredith Moon (83)
3. Nine Apples of Gold by Karan Casey (83)
5. This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin (80)
6. Circumstance by Alice Howe (76)
6. The Little In-Between by Tim Grimm (76)
8. Traveling Wildfire by Dom Flemons (73)
9. Crossing the Causeway by Mary Beth Carty (71)
10. Only This Far by The Rough and Tumble (64)
11. Canvas by Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (62)
12. Celebrants by Nickel Creek (59)
13. Bluegrass Vacation by Robbie Fulks (58)
14. Taking Flight by Amelia Hogan (53)
15. The Enchanted World by The Rifters (51)
16. The Sea Besides Us by Beth DeSombre (50)
17. Workin’ on a World by Iris Dement (49)
18. Sanctuary by Rebecca Folsom (46)
19. Not Far From the Tree by Just Us Lillys (44)
20. Headland by Kalos (40)
20. Hello World by Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt (40)
20. Maybe Modern by Grace Morrison (40)
23. Together Through the Dark by Slaid Cleaves (37)
24. Songs of Small Resistance by Daniel Janke (35)
25. Passages and Partings by April Verch and Cody Walters (32)
26. It Goes Like It Goes by Bunny Barnes (30)
26. Where We’re At by Abby K (30)
28. On Banjo by Alison Brown (29)
28. TumbleWeedyWorld by Lynn Miles (29)
28. O Sun O Moon by Bruce Cockburn (29)
31. Lovin’ of the Game by Michael Cleveland (28)
31. Boomerang Town by Jaimee Harris (28)
33. Filament by Buddy Mondlock (27)
33. Cup of Sugar by Tim O’Brien (27)
33. Outpourings by Craig Bickhardt (27)
36. I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard by Willie
Nelson (26)
36. Common Nation of Sorrow by Rachel Baiman (26)
38. Accomplice Two by Tommy Emmanuel (25)
38. Radio John: Songs of John Hartford by Sam Bush (25)
38. Okx by The Ok Factor (25)
41. Angels in the Wreckage by Low Lily (24)
41. Tribute to a Songpoet: Songs of Eric Andersen by Various Artists (24)
43. Savoy by Taj Mahal (23)
43. Ridin by Eric Bibb (23)
43. Nude Descending an Elevator by Puppets of Castro (23)
46. Infinite Brightness by Hanneke Cassel (22)
46. Riveter by Sami Braman (22)
48. Dear Friend by The Bombadils (20)
49. Snow White Memories by Irene Kelley (18)
49. Upstate Crossroads by Tim Ball (18)
49. Peggy’s Dream by Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble (18)

Top Songs of April 2023

[Here’s a link to view a video for “This Pretty Planet,” a song co-written by Tom Chapin and John Forster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-cs5ohkXyc.]

1. “This Pretty Planet” by Tom Chapin (30)
2. “That’s Where the Hope Comes From” by Greg Greenway (27)
3. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Peggy Seeger (22)
4. “Up on the Divide” by Mighty Poplar (21)
5. “Big Wide World” by Greg Greenway (20)
6. “Return to the Wild” by Karan Casey (17)
7. “Hello Hello Hello” by Greg Greenway (16)
8. “A Hundred Years From Now” by Adler and Hearne (15)
8. “Little Lamb Little Lamb” by Tim O’Brien (15)
8. “Soldier’s Joy” by Meredith Moon (15)
8. “The Leaving” by Tim Grimm (15)
12. “Nine Apples of Gold” by Karan Casey (14)
13. “Dragons” by Beth DeSombre (13)
13. “Song for the Trees” by Mary Madden (13)
13. “Woman of the House” by Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (13)
13. “Broken Things” by Grace Morrison (13)
13. “Slow Moving Train” by Meredith Moon (13)
13. “The Welcome Song” by Jan Aldridge Clark (13)
19. “Constellations” by Meredith Moon (12)
19. “20 Years of Shadows” by Tim Grimm (12)
19. “You’ve Been Away So Long” by Alice Howe (12)
19. “A Better Life” by Graham Nash (12)
19. “Sister I Am Here for You” by Karan Casey (12)
19. “Foggy Morning Breaking” by Alison Brown (12)
19. “Home” by Rebecca Folsom (12)
19. “Workin’ on a World” by Iris Dement (12)
19. “Nobody Wrote It Down” by Dom Flemons (12)
19. “North Country Blues” by Mighty Poplar (12)

Top Artists of April 2023

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 (62)
13. 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)