Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
January 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of January 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2395 plays from 88 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

  1: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (50)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (9)
  2: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (29)
        "Field of Stars" (7)
        "Tikkun Olam" (4)
  3: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (21)
        "The Bigger Picture" (5)
        "The Difference Between" (4)
        "Some Roads" (4)
  4: "Songs to a Wild God," Mallory Chipman [Tunnel Mountain, 9/2024] (12)
        "Big Sky Country" (3)
        "A Red, Red Rose" (3)
        "Sing Me Home" (2)
        "Mythic Time" (2)
  4: "A Complete Unknown," Timothée Chalamet [Columbia, 1/2025] (12)
        "It Ain't Me, Babe" (3)
        "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" (2)
  6: "The Very Best Of Peter Paul and Mary," Peter Paiul and Mary [Warner, 2005] (11/19)
        "Weave Me The Sunshine" (3)
        "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" (2)
  7: "Gold in Your Pocket," Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms [Free Dirt, 11/2024] (9)
        "Shame Shame Shame" (3)
        "Most Lonely Day" (2)
  7: "Ride in the Light," Cindy Kallet [Sleepy Creek, 12/2024] (9)
        "Standing Beside You" (2)
        "Ride in the Light" (2)
        "Letter to America" (2)
  7: "Up From the Mud," Diane Coll [Happy Fish, 1/2025] (9)
        "Eyes" (2)
        "Up from the Mud" (2)
        "Fool's Gold" (2)
 10: "Looking for the Thread," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart [Lambent Light, 1/2025] (8)
        "A Heart That Never Closes" (8)
 11: "If the Sky Fell," Michael Henchman [Pulse Nine, 1/2025] (7)
        "If The Sky Fell" (3)
 11: "Look Up," Ringo Starr [Lost Highway, 1/2025] (7)
        "Look Up" (2)
        "Come Back" (2)
 11: "The Solo Recordings," Peter Yarrow [Rhino] (7)
        "Weave Me the Sunshine" (2)
 14: "Glimmer," Carol Crittenden [Self, 1/2025] (6)
        "Solitude" (2)
        "One Small Step" (2)
 15: "Blood On The Tracks," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1975] (5)
        "Meet Me in the Morning" (1)
 15: "Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs of David Olney," Various Artists [New West, 11/2024] (5)
        "That's My Story," Greg Brown (1)
 15: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 6/2024] (5)
        "Brown's Ferry Blues" (3)
 15: "Hydra," Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary [Under The Arch, 11/2024] (5)
        "Willie-O" (2)
 15: "Last Leaf on the Tree," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 11/2024] (5)
        "Are You Ready for The Country" (1)
 15: "Louisiana Lonely," Paige Plaisance [Timeless Echo, 1/2025] (5)
        "Highway 65" (3)
 15: "Peter Paul Mommy," Peter Paul And Mary [Marmot] (5)
        "If I Had A Hammer" (2)
        "Day Is Done" (2)
 22: "Around the Campfire," Peter Paul And Mary [Rhino] (4)
        "Day Is Done - Best of Version" (1)
 22: "Fever Longing Still," Paul Kelly [Cooking Vinyl, 11/2024] (4)
        "Back To The Future" (1)
 22: "Foxes in the Snow," Jason Isbell [Thirty Tigers, 1/2025] (4)
        "Bury Me" (4)
 22: "Freedom Highway," Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2017] (4)
        "Freedom Highway" (1)
 22: "Highway Prayers," Billy Strings [Reprise, 10/2024] (4)
        "Seven Weeks In County" (1)
 22: "Love, Dan," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 11/2024] (4)
        "Love Dan" (1)
 22: "Never Too Late," Neale Eckstein [Self, 10/2024] (4)
        "Red Swivel Stool" (2)
 22: "Raven & the Roses," Cris Williamson [Wolf Moon] (4)
        "The Second Coming" (2)
 22: "Remains to Be Scene," The Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1/2025] (4)
        "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" (4)
 22: "Ride On By - Ep," Becky Buller [Dark Shadow] (4)
        "Reach" (4)
 22: "Roadmap," Roy Zimmerman [Self, 1/2025] (4)
        "Everyday People" (1)
 22: "Saratoga," Eddie 9 Volt [RUF] (4)
        "Tides" (1)
 22: "The Silence of the Stars," Linda Marks [Self, 1/2025] (4)
        "Sanctuary" (2)
 22: "Still Troubled," Mike Ward [Self] (4)
        "Immigration Nation" (4)
 22: "Trail of Flowers," Sierra Ferrell [Rounder, 4/2024] (4)
        "I Could Drive You Crazy" (1)
 22: "Other Voices, Other Rooms," Nanci Griffith [Elektra, 1995] (4)
        "Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" (2)

TOP SONGS of January 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2395 plays from 88 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. "The Wind Will Change Again" (9)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
2. "Field of Stars" (7)
     from "Field of Stars" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (7)
     from "(With Childrens Choir)" (Peter Paul & Mary)
2. "A Room in Bordeaux" (7)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
5. "A Heart That Never Closes" (6)
     from "Looking for the Thread" (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart)
5. "Sincerely Yours No More" (6)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "The Bigger Picture" (5)
     from "Reclamation" (Crys Matthews)
7. "The Garden" (5)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "Immigration Nation" (5)
     from "Still Troubled" (Mike Ward)
7. "Old Friends" (5)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (5)
     from "The Wind Will Change Again" (The Twangtown Paramours)
7. "Weave Me The Sunshine" (5)
     from "The Solo Recordings" (Peter Yarrow)
13. "Bury Me" (4)
     from "Foxes in the Snow" (Jason Isbell)
13. "The Difference Between" (4)
     from "Reclamation" (Crys Matthews)
13. "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" (4)
     from "Remains to Be Scene" (The Seldom Scene)

TOP ARTISTS of January 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2395 plays from 88 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Peter Paul And Mary (63)
        "The Very Best Of Peter Paul and Mary" (16)
2. The Twangtown Paramours (50)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (50)
3. John McCutcheon (35)
        "Field of Stars" (28)
4. Crys Matthews (23)
        "Reclamation" (21)
5. Bob Dylan (19)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (4)
        "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (3)
6. David Mallett (15/27)
        "David Mallett" (4)
        "In The Falling Dark" (4)
        "For A Lifetime" (3)
        "Midnight On The Water" (3)
        "Parallel Lives" (3)
        "This Town" (3)
7. Peter Yarrow (14)
        "The Solo Recordings" (6)
8. Josh White Jr (13)
        "Cortelia Clark" (3)
        "Delicate Balance" (3)
        "Josh White Jr. Live at the Raven" (3)
9. Mallory Chipman (12)
        "Songs to a Wild God" (12)
10. Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (9)
        "Gold in Your Pocket" (9)
10. Diane Coll (9)
        "Up From the Mud" (9)
10. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (9)
        "Looking for the Thread" (6)
13. Cindy Kallet (8)
        "Ride in the Light" (8)
14. Michael Henchman (7)
        "If the Sky Fell" (7)
14. Pete Seeger (7)
        "Pete" (2)
14. Ringo Starr (7)
        "Look Up" (7)
14. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Last Leaf on the Tree" (5)

TOP LABELS of January 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2395 plays from 88 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (53)
2. Inside Edge (49)
3. Columbia (47)
4. Rounder (34)
4. Warner (34)
6. Appalseed (21)
7. New West (20)
7. Rhino (20)
9. Nonesuch (17)
10. Compass (16)
10. Red House (16)
12. Atlantic (15)
12. Vanguard (15)
14. Free Dirt (14)
14. Legacy (14)
14. Reprise (14)
17. Appleseed (13)
17. Flying Fish (13)
19. Signature Sounds (12)
19. Silverwolf (12)
19. Thirty Tigers (12)

FOLK DJs - January 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2395 plays from 88 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Podell (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KEOS-FM & KAXE/KBXE-FM, TX)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM & podcast, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers & Radio Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Ron Lewis (WNUR-FM, IL)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)