Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
March 2025, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of March 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2188 plays from 76 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

  1: "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 1/2025] (34)
        "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene" (4)
  2: "I Made It This Far," Deborah Holland [Rage On, 3/2025] (20)
        "Circling the Drain" (5)
        "Thankful" (4)
        "East Porpoise Bay" (3)
        "Unfinished Business" (3)
  3: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (19)
        "Alabama Bound" (5)
        "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (3)
  4: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (18)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (5)
        "Copperhill" (5)
  5: "Alice Howe & Freebo Live," Alice Howe & Freebo [Know Howe, 2/2025] (16)
        "Angel From Montgomery" (3)
        "You've Been Away So Long" (2)
        "She Loves My Dog More Than Me" (2)
        "She's My Personal GPS" (2)
        "Somebody's New Lover Now" (2)
        "Twilight" (2)
  6: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (14)
        "Piles of Sand" (4)
        "The Real Thing" (3)
        "What A Little Love Can Do" (3)
        "People Gonna Talk" (2)
  7: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (13)
        "Waking Up the Dead" (3)
        "Oklahoma Sunset" (3)
        "Sister's Keeper" (2)
  8: "Daggomit!," Max Wareham [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (12)
        "Gone, Baby, Gone" (4)
        "Walking In Jerusalem" (2)
        "Miles" (2)
        "That's Just Part of It" (2)
  8: "The Monkey in the Crown," Hudost [Open Sesame, 3/2025] (12)
        "Broken Down In America" (3)
        "Acting Out the Outrage" (2)
        "Mercy" (2)
        "Age Of Indifference" (2)
 10: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (10)
        "Come Out Of My Blues" (3)
        "Boom" (2)
        "Spitfire" (2)
 11: "Be Real," Chatham Rabbits [Self, 2/2025] (9)
        "Pool Shark's Table" (3)
 12: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (8)
        "Too Old To Die Young" (1)
 12: "Which Side Are You On?," Artists for Action [Jensen Music International, 3/2025] (8)
        "Which Side Are You On?" (7)
 12: "Winterbirds," Boreal [Self, 11/2024] (8)
        "Still Hope" (2)
 15: "Beneath Your Skin," Kim Beggs [Self, 9/2024] (7)
        "Ragged in the Frozen Mist" (2)
 15: "Looking for the Thread," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart [Lambent Light, 1/2025] (7)
        "You Know Who You Are" (1)
 15: "Remains to Be Scene," The Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2025] (7)
        "Man At The Crossroads" (2)
        "Farewell Angelina" (2)
        "Last Of The Steam Powered Trains" (2)
 18: "The Boy From Bluegrass," Casey Conners [Self, 3/2025] (6)
        "No Mother or Dad" (2)
 18: "Memory Bank," Drew & Ellie Holcomb [Magnolia, 1/2025] (6)
        "Brick by Brick" (2)
 18: "Peace With A Lion," David Lindes [Self] (6)
        "Gold in the Ashes" (2)
        "Peace with a Lion" (2)
 21: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (5)
        "Granite Mills" (2)
        "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (2)
 21: "Burnished," Amelia Hogan [Self, 3/2025] (5)
        "Home by Bearna" (4)
 21: "Foxes in the Snow," Jason Isbell [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (5)
        "Crimson and Clay" (2)
 21: "Unravel," Henhouse Prowlers [Dark Shadow, 3/2025] (5)
        "Land of Confusion" (4)
 21: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (5)
        "Stars Without A Heaven" (1)
 26: "Cold Feet," Mark Freeman [Self] (4)
        "Heartland" (3)
 26: "Dark Country," Gary Louris [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (4)
        "Getting Older" (1)
 26: "Dear Meadowlark," The Wildwoods [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "I'm in Sandusky" (1)
 26: "Gold in Your Pocket," Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms [Free Dirt, 11/2024] (4)
        "Too Far Gone" (2)
 26: "Hydra," Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O'Leary [Under The Arch, 11/2024] (4)
        "As We Rove Out" (2)
 26: "I'm From Here," Rob Siegel [Rural Electrification Mus, 3/2025] (4)
        "Onward Through The Fog" (2)
 26: "Look Up," Ringo Starr [Lost Highway, 1/2025] (4)
        "I Live For Your Love" (1)
 26: "Rosc," Goitse [Self] (4)
        "The Green Fields of Canada" (1)
 26: "Silver Rounds," Olivia Wolf [Self] (4)
        "Good Smoke Too" (1)
 26: "Spirits," The Devil Makes Three [New West, 3/2025] (4)
        "Hard Times" (1)
 26: "Take It Easy Greasy," Jim Brewer [Riverlark, 3/2025] (4)
        "Babylon Is Falling Down" (1)
 26: "Waiting for Inspiration," Socks in the Frying Pan [Self, 11/2024] (4)
        "Jam Making" (1)

TOP SONGS of March 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2188 plays from 76 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. "Which Side Are You On?" (7)
     from "Which Side Are You On?" (Artists for Action)
2. "Alabama Bound" (5)
     from "All I Got & Gone" (Chris Walz)
2. "Circling the Drain" (5)
     from "I Made It This Far" (Deborah Holland)
2. "Copperhill" (5)
     from "Maybe New Mexico" (Helene Cronin)
2. "Elephant" (5)
     from "Elephant - single" (Annie Gallup)
2. "Maybe New Mexico" (5)
     from "Maybe New Mexico" (Helene Cronin)
7. "The Ballad of Mary Magdalene" (4)
     from "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (Lucy Kaplansky)
7. "Gone, Baby, Gone" (4)
     from "Daggomit!" (Max Wareham)
7. "Home by Bearna" (4)
     from "Burnished" (Amelia Hogan)
7. "Land Of Confusion" (4)
     from "Unravel" (Henhouse Prowlers)
7. "Piles of Sand" (4)
     from "So Much I Still Don't See" (Sam Robbins)
7. "Thankful" (4)
     from "I Made It This Far" (Deborah Holland)
7. "You Are Not God" (4)
     from "You Are Not God - single" (Emma's Revolution)

TOP ARTISTS of March 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2188 plays from 76 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. Lucy Kaplansky (35)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (31)
2. Deborah Holland (21)
        "I Made It This Far" (20)
3. Chris Walz (19)
        "All I Got & Gone" (19)
4. Helene Cronin (18)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (18)
5. Crys Matthews (16)
        "Reclamation" (13)
6. Alice Howe & Freebo (15)
        "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (15)
7. Sam Robbins (14)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (14)
8. Hudost (12)
        "The Monkey in the Crown" (12)
8. Max Wareham (12)
        "Daggomit!" (12)
10. James Taylor (11/13)
        "Sweet Baby James" (9)
10. John McCutcheon (11)
        "Field of Stars" (8)
10. Sierra Hull (11)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (10)
13. Chatham Rabbits (9)
        "Be Real" (9)
14. Artists for Action (8)
        "Which Side Are You On?" (8)
14. Boreal (8)
        "Winterbirds" (8)
16. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Blonde On Blonde" (1)
16. Carrie Newcomer (7)
        "Until Now" (2)
16. Drew & Ellie Holcomb (7)
        "Memory Bank" (6)
16. Kim Beggs (7)
        "Beneath Your Skin" (7)
16. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart (7)
        "Looking for the Thread" (7)
16. Norman Blake (7)
        "Slow Train Through Georgia" (2)
16. The Seldom Scene (7)
        "Remains to Be Scene" (7)
16. Townes Van Zandt (7)
        "High, Low and In Between" (3)

TOP LABELS of March 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2188 plays from 76 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (38)
2. Lucyricky (23)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (21)
4. Columbia (20)
5. Nonesuch (19)
6. Rage On (16)
6. Sugar Hill (16)
8. Nine Athens (15)
9. Red House (14)
9. Thirty Tigers (14)
11. Green Linnet (13)
11. Signature Sounds (13)
13. Compass (12)
14. Pinecastle (11)
15. Dualtone (10)
15. Philo (10)
17. RCA (9/11)
17. Know Howe (9)
17. New West (9)
20. Appleseed (8)
20. Legacy (8)
20. Open Sesame (8)
20. Shanachie (8)

FOLK DJs - March 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2188 plays from 76 playlists from 63 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
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)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com & dazinthehat.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
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/WGDH-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)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KUBU-LP, CA)
Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
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 Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & 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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)