Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
April 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of April 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2651 plays from 84 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

  1: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (26)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (5)
        "Barbed Wire Boys" (4)
        "Up in the Attic" (4)
  2: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (19)
        "See See Rider" (4)
        "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (3)
  2: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (19)
        "North Side Gal" (4)
        "One Ray Of Shine" (3)
        "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (3)
  4: "It Matters," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 4/2025] (13)
        "It Matters" (6)
        "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" (3)
        "God is Too Big" (2)
  5: "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks," Lucy Kaplansky [Lucyricky, 1/2025] (12)
        "Carey" (2)
        "Raleigh & Spencer" (2)
        "It Makes No Difference" (2)
  6: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (11)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (3)
        "Power Lines" (2)
        "Visitors" (2)
        "People" (2)
  7: "Porcelain Angel," Rees Shad [Shadville, 4/2025] (10)
        "Ain't That the Way" (3)
        "Great Big World" (2)
        "Your Last Straw" (2)
  7: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (10)
        "What a Little Love Can Do" (4)
        "Piles of Sand" (2)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (2)
  9: "Some Kind of Truth," Kora Feder [Self, 3/2025] (9)
        "Jason Song" (2)
        "Rambling Man" (2)
        "In a Young Person's Body" (2)
  9: "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One," Suzy Thompson [Self, 4/2025] (9)
        "Nashville Again" (3)
        "Louise" (2)
 11: "Foxes in the Snow," Jason Isbell [Thirty Tigers, 3/2025] (8)
        "Wind Behind The Rain" (3)
 11: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (8)
        "Muddy Water" (2)
 13: "The Monkey in the Crown," Hudost [Open Sesame, 3/2025] (7)
        "Broken Down In America" (2)
        "Shine On" (2)
 14: "Burnished," Amelia Hogan [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Rolling in the Gold" (2)
 14: "Double Takes," Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Nowhere Fast" (2)
 14: "I'm From Here," Rob Siegel [Rural Electrification Mus, 3/2025] (6)
        "Oward Through the Fog" (4)
 14: "Remains to Be Scene," The Seldom Scene [Smithsonian/Folkways, 3/2025] (6)
        "Farewell Angelina" (2)
 14: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Honey I" (1)
 14: "Wait for the Night," Eric Schmitt [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Little Bird" (3)
 14: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (6)
        "Ancient Light" (3)
 14: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (6)
        "Rain Crow" (3)
 22: "The Easter Tapes," Steve Goodman [Red Pajamas RPJ-CD] (5)
        "Easter Parade" (4)
 22: "Face the Day," Will Branch [Self, 4/2025] (5)
        "Don't Lose Heart" (3)
 22: "Reclamation," Crys Matthews [Self, 10/2024] (5)
        "Cancel Culture" (2)
        "Some Roads" (2)
 22: "The Wind Will Change Again," The Twangtown Paramours [Inside Edge, 1/2025] (5)
        "Sincerely Yours No More" (1)
 26: "Backstage Balladeer," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2025] (4)
        "House of the Lord" (1)
 26: "The Boy From Bluegrass," Casey Conners [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "Mozey Mountain Mandolin" (1)
 26: "Daggomit!," Max Wareham [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (4)
        "Walking In Jerusalem" (2)
 26: "Dear Meadowlark," The Wildwoods [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "I Will Follow You to Willow" (1)
 26: "Doing Things Right," Jim Kweskin [Jalopy, 4/2025] (4)
        "Four or Five Times" (2)
 26: "Earl Jam," Tony Trischka [Down The Road, 6/2024] (4)
        "Lady Madonna" (2)
 26: "Exploding Star," Heather Maloney [Signature Sounds, 2/2025] (4)
        "Things I Thought I Needed" (1)
 26: "Ghosts," Mike Berman [Tanager Way, 4/2025] (4)
        "There Were People Here" (4)
 26: "Gone Jiggin'," Rum Ragged [LHM] (4)
        "The Road To Lushes Bright" (1)
 26: "Highway Prayers," Billy Strings [Reprise, 10/2024] (4)
        "Leaning on a Traveling Song" (1)
 26: "Live at the Legion," Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton [Billy Strings, 4/2025] (4)
        "Open Up Them Pearly Gates" (1)
 26: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (4)
        "Stuff That Works" (2)
 26: "Paris," Louise Coombe [Zoe Cat, 4/2025] (4)
        "Paris" (2)
 26: "The Price of Admission," Turnpike Troubadours [Thirty Tigers, 4/2025] (4)
        "Searching for a Light" (2)
 26: "Racing Down the Valley," Sam Bergquist [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "Earth on Fire" (2)
 26: "Rushmere," Mumford & Sons [Glassnote, 4/2025] (4)
        "Blood On The Page" (1)
 26: "Saltwater Country," Grace Morrison [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (4)
        "Gloria" (4)
 26: "Sing Pretty Blues," Crystal Shawanda [Self] (4)
        "That's All It Takes" (1)
 26: "Songs That Made Charlene Cry," The Dillards [DillardSong, 4/2025] (4)
        "Will You Love Me When I'm Old and Ugly" (1)
 26: "Superlover," Allison Russell [Fantasy, 4/2025] (4)
        "Superlover" (3)
 26: "Yeah Man," Steve Howell & The Mighty Men [Out Of The Past] (4)
        "Wade In The Water" (2)

TOP SONGS of April 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2651 plays from 84 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. "It Matters" (6)
     from "It Matters" (C. Daniel Boling)
2. "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (5)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Barbed Wire Boys" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Easter Parade" (4)
     from "The Easter Tapes" (Steve Goodman)
3. "Gloria" (4)
     from "Saltwater Country" (Grace Morrison)
3. "I Will Not Obey" (4)
     from "I Will Not Obey - single" (Erin Inglish)
3. "Lonesome Armadillo" (4)
     from "Paper Flowers" (Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius)
3. "North Side Gal" (4)
     from "Arcadia" (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
3. "Peter Cottontail" (4)
     from "The Essential Gene Autry" (Gene Autry)
3. "See See Rider" (4)
     from "All I Got & Gone" (Chris Walz)
11. "Oward Through the Fog" (3/4)
     from "I'm From Here" (Rob Siegel)

TOP ARTISTS of April 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2651 plays from 84 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Tim Grimm (28)
        "Bones of Trees" (26)
2. Alison Krauss & Union Station (19)
        "Arcadia" (18)
2. Chris Walz (19)
        "All I Got & Gone" (19)
4. C. Daniel Boling (16)
        "It Matters" (13)
        "Love, Dan" (3)
5. Lucy Kaplansky (13)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (12)
6. Sam Robbins (12)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (10)
7. Michael Hurley (11/18)
        "Long Journey" (5)
        "Weatherhole" (3)
7. Helene Cronin (11)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (11)
9. Rees Shad (10)
        "Porcelain Angel" (10)
10. David Mallett (9)
        "Inches And Miles" (3)
10. Eliza Gilkyson (9)
        "Land Of Milk And Honey" (2)
10. Kora Feder (9)
        "Some Kind of Truth" (9)
10. The Seldom Scene (9)
        "Remains to Be Scene" (6)
10. Sierra Hull (9)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (8)
10. Suzy Thompson (9)
        "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One" (9)
16. I'm With Her (8)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (6)
16. Jason Isbell (8)
        "Foxes in the Snow" (8)
16. John McCutcheon (8)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
16. Joni Mitchell (8)
        "Hits" (2)
20. Amelia Hogan (7)
        "Burnished" (6)
20. Bob Dylan (7)
        "John Wesley Harding" (2)
20. Hudost (7)
        "The Monkey in the Crown" (7)
20. Joan Baez (7)
        "The Best of Joan Baez" (4)
20. Pete Seeger (7)
        "At 89" (2)
20. Steve Goodman (7)
        "The Easter Tapes" (5)
20. Tony Trischka (7)
        "Earl Jam" (4)
        "Territory" (3)
20. Tim O'Brien (7)
        "The Crossing" (2)

TOP LABELS of April 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2651 plays from 84 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (49)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (32)
3. Red House (23)
4. Compass (22)
5. Columbia (21)
5. Nonesuch (21)
7. Thirty Tigers (20)
8. Down The Road (19)
8. Vault (19)
10. Legacy (18)
11. Berkalin (17)
12. Signature Sounds (14)
13. Appleseed (12)
14. Elektra (11)
14. Lucyricky (11)
16. Nine Athens (10)
17. RCA (9/10)
17. Reprise (9)
17. Shadville (9)
17. Sugar Hill (9)

FOLK DJs - April 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2651 plays from 84 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Podell (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 McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
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)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
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)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM & syndicated, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Hawke's Bay & alienfolklife.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-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)