Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
February 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of February 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2352 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

  1: "Alice Howe & Freebo Live," Alice Howe & Freebo [Know Howe, 2/2025] (22)
        "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
        "She's My Personal GPS" (3)
        "Twilight" (3)
        "Sailin' Shoes" (3)
  2: "Presidential Campaign Songs," Oscar Brand [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1999] (17)
        "Marching Down to Washington" (2)
  2: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (17)
        "Blessing" (3)
        "Only Ones Dancing" (3)
  4: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (15)
        "The Garden" (3)
        "The Goodwill Store" (3)
        "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (2)
        "Old Friend" (2)
  5: "Looking for the Thread," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart [Lambent Light, 1/2025] (14)
        "Send Love" (3)
        "A Heart That Never Closes" (2)
        "Hold Everything" (2)
        "Looking For The Thread" (2)
        "Rebecca" (2)
        "Satellite" (2)
  6: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (11)
        "Oklahoma Sunset" (3)
        "Like Jesus Would" (2)
        "The Bigger Picture" (2)
  7: "Look Up," Ringo Starr [Lost Highway, 1/2025] (8)
        "Never Let Me Go" (1)
  8: "Be Real," Chatham Rabbits [Self, 2/2025] (7)
        "Collateral Damage" (2)
        "Facing 29" (2)
  8: "Gold in Your Pocket," Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms [Free Dirt, 11/2024] (7)
        "Too Far Gone" (1)
 10: "Beneath Your Skin," Kim Beggs [Self, 9/2024] (6)
        "Miles & Miles Away" (2)
 10: "If the Sky Fell," Michael Henchman [Pulse Nine, 1/2025] (6)
        "If The Sky Fell" (2)
        "Love Always Finds Someone" (2)
 12: "Now, O Now," Rakish [Self, 9/2024] (5/13)
        "Lonely Hotel Room" (2)
        "The Morning Glory" (2)
 12: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 2/2025] (5)
        "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (4)
 12: "Dark Moon," Holly Cole [Rumpus Room, 1/2025] (5)
        "Comin' Back to Me" (1)
 12: "Life Is a Wonder," Kevin Whalen [Self, 2/2025] (5)
        "Bagel Boogie" (2)
 12: "Remains to Be Scene," The Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 2/2025] (5)
        "Farewell Angelina" (3)
        "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" (2)
 12: "Ride in the Light," Cindy Kallet [Sleepy Creek, 12/2024] (5)
        "Ride in the Light" (2)
 12: "Take It Easy Greasy," Jim Brewer [Riverlark, 2/2025] (5)
        "Jim's Highway 61" (1)
 12: "We Were Wood," Barry Oreck & Friends [Self, 2/2025] (5)
        "We Were Wood" (3)
        "Build Me a City" (2)
 20: "Hear My Call," Cristina Vane [Blue Tip, 2/2025] (4)
        "Storm Brewing" (2)
 20: "Let the Longing Run Wild & Free," Robert Sarazin Blake [Sameroom, 2/2025] (4)
        "Drift" (2)
 20: "Pathways," Julian Taylor [Howling Turtle, 10/2024] (4)
        "Love Letters" (3)
 20: "Wake the Dead," Chuck Prophet [Yep Roc, 2/2025] (4)
        "Wake the Dead" (2)
 20: "Woodland," Gillian Welch & David Rawlings [Acony, 8/2024] (4)
        "Turf the Gambler" (1)
 20: "Union Station," Collide [Self, 8/2024] (4)
        "The Actual Him" (2)

TOP SONGS of February 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2352 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (5)
     from "Arcadia" (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
2. "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
     from "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (Alice Howe & Freebo)
2. "Blessing" (3)
     from "Field of Stars" (John McCutcheon)
2. "Don't Be Discouraged" (3)
     from "Don't Be Discouraged" (Peter Lehndorff)
2. "Farewell Angelina" (3)
     from "Remains to Be Scene" (The Seldom Scene)

TOP ARTISTS of February 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2352 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Alice Howe & Freebo (22)
        "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (22)
2. John McCutcheon (20)
        "Field of Stars" (16)
3. Oscar Brand (17/26)
        "Presidential Campaign Songs" (17)
        "Smithsonian/" (8)
3. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (17)
        "Looking for the Thread" (13)
5. The Twangtown Paramours (16)
        "The Wind Will Change Again" (15)
6. Crys Matthews (14)
        "Reclamation" (11)
7. Pete Seeger (12)
        "American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5" (4)
8. Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (8)
        "Gold in Your Pocket" (7)
9. Chatham Rabbits (7)
        "Be Real" (7)
9. Eric Andersen (7)
        "The Best Of Eric Andersen" (1)
9. Ringo Starr (7)
        "Look Up" (7)

TOP LABELS of February 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2352 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Smithsonian/Folkways (72)
2. Rounder (41)
3. Columbia (29)
4. Red House (23)
5. Compass (16)
5. Nonesuch (16)
5. RCA (16)
8. Free Dirt (15)
9. Appleseed (13)
9. Know Howe (13)
9. Legacy (13)
12. Appalseed (12)
12. Inside Edge (12)
12. Lambent Light (12)
12. Signature Sounds (12)
16. Rhino (11)
16. Sugar Hill (11)
18. Warner (10)
18. Yep Roc (10)
20. Alligator (9/10)
20. BMG (9)
20. Philo (9)
20. Stony Plain (9)

FOLK DJs - February 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2352 plays from 76 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & mixcloud.com, UK)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Larry Berger (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
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 Hawke's Bay & folknortheast.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
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)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM, CT)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)