Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2025, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2815 plays from 89 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

  1: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (26)
        "Broken Truth" (7)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (7)
  2: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (22)
        "Richmond On The James" (6)
        "North Side Gal" (4)
        "Granite Mills" (4)
        "There's A Light Up Ahead" (3)
  3: "Burnished," Amelia Hogan [Self, 4/2025] (16)
        "Rolling in the Gold" (3)
        "The Patriot Game" (2)
        "They Call the Wind Maria" (2)
        "Home by Bearna" (2)
  3: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (16)
        "Maker's Mark" (4)
        "Copperhill" (3)
        "Dear Life" (2)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (2)
  5: "Porcelain Angel," Rees Shad [Shadville, 4/2025] (13)
        "Ain't That The Way" (6)
        "Great Big World" (3)
        "Brighter Daze" (2)
  6: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (12)
        "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (3)
        "Hard Times Come Again No More" (2)
        "Been All Around This World" (2)
        "Alabama Bound" (2)
  6: "Some Kind of Truth," Kora Feder [Self, 3/2025] (12)
        "Rambling Man" (4)
        "Paragraphs" (2)
        "The Faraways" (2)
        "Orange Tree" (2)
  8: "I Made It This Far," Deborah Holland [Rage On, 3/2025] (11)
        "Thankful" (3)
        "Born With A Broken Heart" (3)
        "East Porpoise Bay" (2)
  8: "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One," Suzy Thompson [Self, 4/2025] (11)
        "Louise" (4)
        "Nashville Again" (2)
        "Lose My Blues" (2)
        "The Ballad of Honest Sam" (2)
 10: "Alice Howe & Freebo Live," Alice Howe & Freebo [Know Howe, 2/2025] (10)
        "You've Been Away So Long" (4)
        "Twilight" (2)
 11: "The Monkey in the Crown," Hudost [Open Sesame, 3/2025] (9)
        "Sol Searcher" (2)
        "Circle Back Again" (2)
 12: "Backstage Balladeer," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2025] (8)
        "I Believe What I Think I Know" (2)
        "Let's Start a Cult" (2)
 12: "Dark Country," Gary Louris [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (8)
        "Better to Walk Than to Run" (2)
 12: "Face the Day," Will Branch [Self, 4/2025] (8)
        "Don't Lose Heart" (3)
        "Watchin' My Back Blues" (2)
 12: "Field of Stars," John McCutcheon [Appalseed, 1/2025] (8)
        "Stubby" (2)
 12: "Foxes in the Snow," Jason Isbell [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (8)
        "Ride to Robert's" (3)
 12: "Here We Go!," Antonio Andrade [Lifeshakes, 4/2025] (8)
        "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (1)
 12: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (8)
        "Piles of Sand" (2)
        "The Real Thing" (2)
 12: "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 4/2025] (8)
        "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" (8)
 12: "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 1/2025] (8)
        "Forget Me Not" (2)
 21: "Superlover," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 4/2025] (7)
        "Superlover" (7)
 21: "The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary," Various Artists [Rhino] (7)
        "Peace Train," Cat Stevens (1)
 23: "Daggomit!," Max Wareham [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (6)
        "That's Just Part of It" (2)
 23: "Fireside," On the Lash [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "John Riley" (2)
        "Dog in the Distance" (2)
 23: "Look Up," Lynn Hollyfield [Self, 6/2024] (6)
        "Look Up" (2)
 23: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (6)
        "Truth Be Told" (2)
 23: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Good Bad Day" (4)
        "Like A Moth" (2)
 28: "Treasures Untold: A Modern 78 RPM Reader," Various Artists [Tompkins Square Record] (5/9)
        "Milwaukee Blues," Michael Hurley (2)
        "When The Levee Breaks," Muireann Bradley (2)
 28: "Dear Meadowlark," The Wildwoods [Self, 3/2025] (5)
        "I Will Follow You to Willow" (1)
 28: "From China to Appalachia," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian [Community, 7/2024] (5)
        "Glory in the Meeting House+Leader's Glory" (2)
 28: "Looking for the Thread," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart [Lambent Light, 1/2025] (5)
        "A Heart That Never Closes" (1)
 28: "Our Way," Loveseat [Reckless Pedestrian, 4/2025] (5)
        "Clock and Speedometer" (3)
 28: "Rushmere," Mumford & Sons [Glassnote, 4/2025] (5)
        "Caroline" (2)
 28: "We Will Take Care Of Each Other," Heather Pierson [Self] (5)
        "We Will Take Care Of Each Other" (5)
 28: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (5)
        "Ancient Light" (3)
        "Find My Way To You" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2815 plays from 89 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" (7)
     from "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" (Alison Brown & Steve Martin)
1. "Broken Truth" (7)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
1. "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (7)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
4. "Ain't That The Way" (6)
     from "Porcelain Angel" (Rees Shad)
4. "Richmond On The James" (6)
     from "Arcadia" (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
4. "We Will Take Care Of Each Other" (6)
     from "We Will Take Care of Each Other" (Heather Pierson)
7. "Ancient Light" (4)
     from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
7. "Good Bad Day" (4)
     from "Together on a Rock" (The Pairs)
7. "Granite Mills" (4)
     from "Arcadia" (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
7. "Louise" (4)
     from "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One" (Suzy Thompson)
7. "Maker's Mark" (4)
     from "Maybe New Mexico" (Helene Cronin)
7. "North Side Gal" (4)
     from "Arcadia" (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
7. "Rambling Man" (4)
     from "Some Kind of Truth" (Kora Feder)
7. "Rolling in the Gold" (4)
     from "Burnished" (Amelia Hogan)
7. "Superlover" (4)
     from "Superlover" (Allison Russell)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2815 plays from 89 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Tim Grimm (29)
        "Bones of Trees" (25)
2. Alison Krauss & Union Station (25)
        "Arcadia" (21)
3. Amelia Hogan (19)
        "Burnished" (16)
4. Helene Cronin (16)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (16)
5. John McCutcheon (13)
        "Field of Stars" (8)
5. Kora Feder (13)
        "Some Kind of Truth" (12)
5. Rees Shad (13)
        "Porcelain Angel" (13)
8. Chris Walz (12)
        "All I Got & Gone" (12)
8. Deborah Holland (12)
        "I Made It This Far" (11)
10. Janis Ian (11)
        "The Light At The End Of The Line" (4)
10. Lucy Kaplansky (11)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (6)
10. Suzy Thompson (11)
        "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One" (11)
13. Alice Howe & Freebo (10)
        "Alice Howe & Freebo Live" (10)
13. Sam Robbins (10)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (8)
15. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (9)
        "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" (7)
15. Christine Lavin (9)
        "If You're Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy" (2)
15. Guy Clark (9)
        "Dublin Blues" (2)
15. Hudost (9)
        "The Monkey in the Crown" (9)
15. Jefferson Ross (9)
        "Backstage Balladeer" (8)
20. Antonio Andrade (8)
        "Here We Go!" (8)
20. Gary Louris (8)
        "Dark Country" (8)
20. Jason Isbell (8)
        "Foxes in the Snow" (8)
20. Michael Hurley (8)
        "WolfWays" (3)
20. Will Branch (8)
        "Face the Day" (8)
25. Joni Mitchell (7/9)
        "Ladies Of The Canyon" (6)
25. Chuck Brodsky (7)
        "Tulips For Lunch" (2)
25. Joan Baez (7)
        "Ring Them Bells" (2)
25. Joel Mabus (7)
        "Golden Willow Tree" (3)
25. The Seldom Scene (7)
        "Remains to Be Scene" (4)
25. Tim O'Brien (7)
        "The Crossing" (3)

TOP LABELS of April 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2815 plays from 89 playlists from 74 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (54)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (46)
3. Compass (34)
4. Red House (25)
4. Vault (25)
6. Vanguard (20)
7. Signature Sounds (18)
8. Sugar Hill (17)
8. Thirty Tigers (17)
10. Columbia (16)
10. Down The Road (16)
12. Elektra (15)
12. Nonesuch (15)
14. Borealis (13)
15. New West (12)
15. Rhino (12)
17. Green Linnet (11)
17. Legacy (11)
17. Reprise (11)
17. Shadville (11)

FOLK DJs - April 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2815 plays from 89 playlists from 74 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)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)
Jeannie Holton & Tom Elligett (WMNF-FM, FL)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Kane (WBRS-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 Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry B. Moses & Naomi Soule (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)