Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2025, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2534 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

  1: "We Were Wood," Barry Oreck & Friends [Self, 2/2025] (18)
        "Build Me A City" (4)
        "Just Enough Pain" (3)
  2: "Alice Howe & Freebo Live," Alice Howe & Freebo [Know Howe, 2/2025] (13)
        "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
        "Twilight" (2)
  2: "Beneath Your Skin," Kim Beggs [Self, 9/2024] (13)
        "Mostly, I Am Making Friends Across This Land" (2)
        "Ain't It Hard Ain't It Hard" (2)
        "Beneath Your Skin" (2)
        "You Been Down My Road" (2)
  4: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (12)
        "Peter Norman" (2)
        "Waiting for the Moon" (2)
  5: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (11)
        "My Skin" (2)
        "Clumsy" (2)
  5: "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 1/2025] (11)
        "High On A Mountain" (2)
        "Forget Me Not" (2)
  7: "Looking for the Thread," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart [Lambent Light, 1/2025] (10)
        "You Know Where You Are" (3)
        "A Heart That Never Closes" (2)
        "Rebecca" (2)
  7: "Take It Easy Greasy," Jim Brewer [Riverlark, 3/2025] (10)
        "Jim's Highway 61" (2)
  9: "The Monkey in the Crown," Hudost [Open Sesame, 3/2025] (9)
        "Fire of Eden" (2)
        "Age of Indifference" (2)
 10: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (8)
        "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (4)
 10: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (8)
        "What a Little Love Can Do" (3)
        "Piles of Sand" (3)
 12: "Be Real," Chatham Rabbits [Self, 2/2025] (7)
        "Big Fish, Small Pond" (3)
        "Gas Money" (2)
        "Collateral Damage" (2)
 12: "Daggomit!," Max Wareham [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (7)
        "Hard Times Are Far Behind" (2)
        "Lonesome Blues, I'm Coming Home" (2)
 12: "I'm From Here," Rob Siegel [Rural Electrification Mus, 3/2025] (7)
        "Onward Through the Fog" (3)
        "I Dreamed I Said To Sisyphus" (3)
 15: "Born into a Blizzard," Jefferson Berry & The UAC [Self] (6)
        "Guitar on the River" (3)
        "Leaving Santa Maria" (2)
 15: "Dark Country," Gary Louris [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (6)
        "Dead Porcupine" (2)
 15: "Sea Salt & Sawdust," Marian Mastrorilli [Self, 3/2025] (6)
        "Beach Musings" (3)
        "Angels" (2)
 18: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 2021] (5)
        "The Invisible Woman" (2)
 18: "Cher Rêve," Miss Tess [Self, 3/2025] (5)
        "Ride That Train" (2)
 18: "Dear Meadowlark," The Wildwoods [Self, 3/2025] (5)
        "Sweet Niobrara" (1)
 18: "Deep Feeler," Liv Greene [Free Dirt, 6/2024] (5)
        "Halfway Out" (1)
 18: "Exploding Star," Heather Maloney [Signature Sounds, 2/2025] (5)
        "Exploding Star" (2)
 18: "Life Is a Wonder," Kevin Whalen [Self, 2/2025] (5)
        "Bagel Boogie" (3)
        "Life Is a Wonder" (2)
 18: "Look Up," Ringo Starr [Lost Highway, 1/2025] (5)
        "String Theory" (3)
 18: "Lucinda Williams," Lucinda Williams [Koch, 1988] (5)
        "Big Red Sun Blues" (1)
 26: "The American Dream," Amy Speace [Windbone, 9/2024] (4)
        "Glad I'm Gone" (1)
 26: "Hear My Call," Cristina Vane [Blue Tip, 2/2025] (4)
        "Hard Rock Band" (1)
 26: "I Made It This Far," Deborah Holland [Rage On, 3/2025] (4)
        "Wildfires" (2)
 26: "Live In Boston," Bob Bradshaw [Self] (4)
        "Albuquerque" (1)
 26: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (3)
 26: "Remains to Be Scene," The Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2025] (4)
        "Farewell, Angelina" (3)
 26: "Silver Rounds," Olivia Wolf [Self] (4)
        "The Wild" (2)
 26: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "Boom" (2)
 26: "To Fly So Low," Leo Disanto [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "The Blue Heron" (1)
 26: "Together," Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 2023] (4)
        "Ukrainian Now" (4)
 26: "Wake the Dead," Chuck Prophet [Yep Roc, 3/2025] (4)
        "First Came the Thunder" (1)
 26: "Whiskey Before Breakfast," Norman Blake [Rounder] (4)
        "Arkansas Traveler" (1)
 26: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (4)
        "That Thing You Do" (1)
 26: "Rituals," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (4)
        "All Around You" (4)

TOP SONGS of March 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2534 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. "Elephant" (5)
     from "Elephant - single" (Annie Gallup)
2. "All Around You" (4)
     from "Rituals" (Watchhouse)
2. "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (4)
     from "All I Got & Gone" (Chris Walz)
2. "Build Me A City" (4)
     from "We Were Wood" (Barry Oreck & Friends)
2. "Guitar on the River" (4)
     from "Born into a Blizzard" (Jefferson Berry & The UAC)
6. "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
     from "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (Alice Howe & Freebo)
6. "Bagel Boogie" (3)
     from "Life Is a Wonder" (Kevin Whalen)
6. "Beach Musings" (3)
     from "Sea Salt & Sawdust" (Marian Mastrorilli)
6. "Big Fish, Small Pond" (3)
     from "Be Real" (Chatham Rabbits)
6. "Dangerous Women" (3)
     from "Besos Kisses" (Colleen Kattau)
6. "Farewell, Angelina" (3)
     from "Remains to Be Scene" (The Seldom Scene)
6. "Home by Bearna" (3)
     from "Burnished" (Amelia Hogan)
6. "I Dreamed I Said To Sisyphus" (3)
     from "I'm From Here" (Rob Siegel)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2534 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. John McCutcheon (17)
        "Field of Stars" (12)
2. Alice Howe & Freebo (13)
        "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (13)
2. Crys Matthews (13)
        "Reclamation" (11)
2. Kim Beggs (13)
        "Beneath Your Skin" (13)
2. Roberta Flack (13)
        "First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" (3)
        "Killing Me Softly" (3)
6. Lucy Kaplansky (11)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (9)
6. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (11)
        "Looking for the Thread" (10)
8. Bob Dylan (10)
        "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (2)
8. Hudost (10)
        "The Monkey in the Crown" (9)
10. Chris Walz (8)
        "All I Got & Gone" (8)
10. Colleen Kattau (8)
        "Besos Kisses" (3)
10. Jim Brewer (8)
        "Take It Easy Greasy" (8)
10. Sam Robbins (8)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (8)
10. Townes Van Zandt (8)
        "Roadsongs" (2)
15. Barry Oreck & Friends (7/13)
        "We Were Wood" (12)
15. Chatham Rabbits (7)
        "Be Real" (7)
15. Eliza Gilkyson (7)
        "Your Town Tonight" (3)
15. Gary Louris (7)
        "Dark Country" (6)
15. Jefferson Berry & The UAC (7)
        "Born into a Blizzard" (6)
15. Lou Reed (7)
        "Set The Twilight Reeling" (3)
15. Max Wareham (7)
        "Daggomit!" (7)
15. Rob Siegel (7)
        "I'm From Here" (7)

TOP LABELS of March 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2534 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Red House (27)
2. Rounder (25)
3. Columbia (24)
4. Compass (23)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
6. Warner (20)
7. Signature Sounds (19)
8. Vanguard (17)
9. Nonesuch (15)
10. Thirty Tigers (14)
11. Appalseed (13)
11. Yep Roc (13)
13. Atlantic (12)
13. Legacy (12)
13. Nine Athens (12)
16. Topic (11)
17. Free Dirt (10)
18. Borealis (9)
18. Green Linnet (9)
18. Open Sesame (9)

FOLK DJs - March 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2534 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
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)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Joe Jencks (folkmusicnotebook.com)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Anne Moorman (KBCS-FM, WA)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM & KSCA-FM, MA)
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 Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, ON)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WWUH-FM & WHUS-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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)