Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2025, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2598 plays from 92 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

  1: "Songs Worth Saving," Suzie Brown [Mule Kick, 5/2025] (23)
        "Mothers and Daughters" (17)
        "Rising" (3)
  2: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (18)
        "Stuff That Works" (5)
        "The Fly Boy & The Kid" (3)
  3: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (17)
        "Barbed Wire Boys" (4)
        "Broken Truth" (4)
  3: "Double Takes," Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane [Self, 4/2025] (17)
        "Bygone Days" (3)
        "Bobbi and Gus" (3)
        "Nowhere Fast" (3)
  3: "It Matters," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 4/2025] (17)
        "I Know Stuff" (5)
  6: "Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad," Mark Rubin [Self, 5/2025] (15)
        "Goon With The Hammer" (3)
        "Dog Whistle" (3)
        "Horrors Of The War" (2)
        "Berish Katz Breakdown" (2)
  6: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (15)
        "The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" (5)
        "The Big Hewer" (4)
        "Nancy" (3)
  8: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (13)
        "Forever" (3)
        "The Wrong Way" (2)
        "Granite Mills" (2)
        "Looks Like The End Of The Road" (2)
  9: "The Day Today," James Lee Stanley [Beachwood, 5/2025] (12)
        "Wake the Flock Up" (2)
        "The Best We Can" (2)
  9: "Porcelain Angel," Rees Shad [Shadville, 4/2025] (12)
        "Ain't That The Way" (3)
        "Great Big World" (3)
        "The Right Thing" (2)
        "Porcelain Angel" (2)
  9: "Rising of the Bold," Merry Hell [Self, 5/2025] (12)
        "The Rising of the Bold" (3)
        "Peace Can Be Louder Than War" (2)
        "Pick Yourself Up & Dance" (2)
  9: "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One," Suzy Thompson [Self, 4/2025] (12)
        "Bride 1945" (3)
        "If I Could Stay" (3)
        "Louise" (3)
        "The Ballad Of Honest Sam" (2)
 13: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (11)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (3)
        "Times Like These" (2)
        "Man in the Moon" (2)
 13: "We All Dream," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 5/2025] (11)
        "We All Dream" (3)
        "Mona Lisa Blue" (2)
 15: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (10)
        "Old Joe Clark" (2)
        "Rain Crow" (2)
        "Walkin' In The Parlor" (2)
 15: "Dance Till the Music Stops," Ron Sowell [Mountain Soul, 5/2025] (10)
        "In Search of Some Creole Soul" (4)
        "It's All Up to You" (3)
        "Everything That Goes Around Comes Around" (2)
 17: "Some Kind of Truth," Kora Feder [Self, 3/2025] (9)
        "Rambling Man" (3)
        "Orange Tree" (2)
 17: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (9)
        "All So Important" (2)
        "Ride With Me" (2)
 17: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (9)
        "Muddy Water" (2)
        "Let's Go" (2)
 17: "Volume 4," Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert [Dead Reckoning, 4/2025] (9)
        "I Can't Wait" (3)
        "Muddy Roads" (2)
 21: "Mill Pond," Rich Scher [Self] (8)
        "Another Mother's Day" (5)
 21: "The Way We Roll," Robert Thomas & the Sessionmen [Robert Thomas, 5/2025] (8)
        "Kick the Can" (4)
        "Judge and Jury" (2)
 21: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (8)
        "Ancient Light" (3)
        "Find My Way To You" (2)
 24: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (7)
        "People" (2)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (2)
 24: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (7)
        "Away Out On The Sea" (2)
        "I'd Like to Be a Train" (2)
 24: "The Very Best of The Country Gentlemen," The Country Gentlemen [Rebel] (7/8)
        "Copper Kettle" (1)
 24: "Best of Bluegrass at Newport," Various Artists [Mercury] (7/8)
        "Can't You Hear Me Calling," The Country Gentlemen (1)
 28: "Daggomit!," Max Wareham [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (6)
        "Lonesome Blues, I'm Coming Home" (2)
 28: "Lost Dog," Olive Klug [Signature Sounds, 5/2025] (6)
        "Train of Thought" (2)
 28: "Tiny Victories," Donna Lynn Caskey [Cordulia, 5/2025] (6)
        "Do Something Small" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2598 plays from 92 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. "Mothers and Daughters" (17)
     from "Songs Worth Saving" (Suzie Brown)
2. "Mama" (8)
     from "Mama - single" (Mad Agnes)
3. "Wonder Woman" (7)
     from "Wonder Woman - single" (Son Stone)
4. "A Good Life" (6)
     from "F*ck 7th Grade" (Jill Sobule)
5. "Another Mother's Day" (5)
     from "Mill Pond" (Rich Scher)
5. "Fly Away" (5)
     from "Broken Homes & Hearts of Gold" (The Lucky Nows)
5. "The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" (5)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
5. "No Kings in America" (5)
     from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
5. "Stuff That Works" (5)
     from "Oh What a Beautiful World" (Willie Nelson)
10. "Ain't That The Way" (4)
     from "Porcelain Angel" (Rees Shad)
10. "Barbed Wire Boys" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
10. "The Big Hewer" (4)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
10. "Broken Truth" (4)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
10. "Goon With The Hammer" (4)
     from "Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad" (Mark Rubin)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2598 plays from 92 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Suzie Brown (23)
        "Songs Worth Saving" (23)
2. C. Daniel Boling (18)
        "It Matters" (13)
2. Tim Grimm (18)
        "Bones of Trees" (17)
2. Willie Nelson (18)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (17)
5. Alison Krauss & Union Station (16)
        "Arcadia" (12)
6. Pete Seeger (15/16)
        "Live In '65" (5)
        "Precious Friends" (3)
6. Cassie & Maggie (15)
        "Gold & Coal" (15)
6. Eliza Gilkyson (15)
        "Dark Ages" (11)
6. Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane (15)
        "Double Takes" (15)
10. Bob Dylan (14)
        "Bringing It All Back Home" (3)
10. Jill Sobule (14)
        "F_Ck 7Th Grade Original Cast Recording" (3)
12. Mark Rubin (13)
        "Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad" (13)
12. Rees Shad (13)
        "Porcelain Angel" (12)
12. Suzy Thompson (13)
        "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One" (12)
15. James Lee Stanley (12)
        "The Day Today" (12)
15. Merry Hell (12)
        "Rising of the Bold" (12)
15. Ron Sowell (12)
        "Dance Till the Music Stops" (10)
18. Terry Kitchen (11)
        "We All Dream" (11)
19. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson (10)
        "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow" (10)
20. I'm With Her (9)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (8)
20. Kora Feder (9)
        "Some Kind of Truth" (9)
20. Mad Agnes (9)
        "Mama - single" (7)
20. Sam Robbins (9)
        "So Much I Still Don't See" (9)
20. Sierra Hull (9)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (9)
25. Eli West (8)
        "The Shape of a Sway" (7)
25. Helene Cronin (8)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (7)
25. Lucy Kaplansky (8)
        "Last Days of Summer" (3)
        "The Lucy Story - Unreleased & Rare Tracks" (3)
28. Shanneyganock (7/11)
        "Life in the Harbour" (7)
28. Joe Crookston (7)
        "Nine Becomes One Chapter 7 (Time Become)" (3)
28. Johnny Cash (7)
        "[45 RPM Single]" (1)
28. Joni Mitchell (7)
        "Court and Spark" (2)
28. Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert (7)
        "Volume 4" (7)
28. Rich Scher (7)
        "Mill Pond" (7)
28. Robert Thomas & the Sessionmen (7)
        "The Way We Roll" (7)
28. Son Stone (7)
        "Wonder Woman - single" (7)

TOP LABELS of May 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2598 plays from 92 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (58)
2. Columbia (30)
2. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
4. Legacy (23)
5. Pinecastle (19/20)
5. Compass (19)
7. Berkalin (17)
7. Mule Kick (17)
7. Red House (17)
7. Signature Sounds (17)
7. Sugar Hill (17)
7. Thirty Tigers (17)
7. Warner (17)
14. Mercury (16)
14. Nonesuch (16)
14. Vault (16)
17. Rebel (15)
17. Rhino (15)
19. Appleseed (14)
19. Elektra (14)

FOLK DJs - May 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2598 plays from 92 playlists from 70 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
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 Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Dan Maher (mixcloud.com, WA)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KPBX-FM, OK)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN)
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)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
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)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 & newfolkrecords.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
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)
Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
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)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)