Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2025, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2091 plays from 75 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

  1: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (26)
        "Up In The Attic" (5)
        "Broken Truth" (5)
  2: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (15)
        "Bow Down" (7)
        "The Big Hewer" (3)
        "Robert Frost" (2)
  3: "Porcelain Angel," Rees Shad [Shadville, 4/2025] (13)
        "Ain't That The Way" (3)
        "Coda Blues" (2)
        "Great Big World" (2)
        "Porcelain Angel" (2)
        "Thumbing The Scales" (2)
  4: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (11)
        "Dark Ages" (3)
        "Holy" (2)
  5: "Dee From Decatur," Dee Robinson [Riverlark, 5/2025] (9)
        "Railroad Bill" (3)
        "Carolina Breakdown" (2)
  6: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (8)
        "Richmond on the James" (3)
        "There's A Light Up Ahead" (2)
  6: "We All Dream," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 5/2025] (8)
        "We All Dream" (3)
  8: "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One," Suzy Thompson [Self, 4/2025] (7)
        "Bride 1945" (2)
  8: "Why the Worry," Seth Walker [Royal Potato Family, 5/2025] (7)
        "Why The Worry" (2)
 10: "Blood On The Tracks," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1975] (6)
        "Tangled Up In Blue" (2)
        "Buckets of Rain" (2)
 10: "Burnished," Amelia Hogan [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Little Yellow Roses" (2)
 10: "Dance Till the Music Stops," Ron Sowell [Mountain Soul, 5/2025] (6)
        "Dance Till the Music Stops" (2)
        "It's All Up To You" (2)
 10: "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1963] (6)
        "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (2)
 10: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (6)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (2)
 10: "A Nod To Bob," Various Artists [Red House, 2008] (6)
        "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," Eric Lambert (2)
 10: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (6)
        "Forty Miles from Nowhere" (2)
 10: "Songs Worth Saving," Suzie Brown [Mule Kick, 5/2025] (6)
        "I Already Know" (1)
 10: "Time & Materials," True North Duo [True North, 5/2025] (6)
        "'Til I Have You" (2)
        "Still Life Café" (2)
 19: "Don't Need But One," Kim Field and the Perfect Gentlemen [Blue Dream] (5)
        "Dress the Monkey" (1)
 19: "An Inch of This New York Mile," Christian Rutledge [Aqualamb, 5/2025] (5)
        "Coal Miner Songs" (2)
 19: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 5/2025] (5)
        "In The West" (2)
 19: "It Matters," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 4/2025] (5)
        "Complain" (1)
 19: "Land Of Hope & Dreams," Bruce Springsteen [SME] (5)
        "Chimes of Freedom - Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025" (1)
 19: "The Last One," Shawn Taylor [Self] (5)
        "This Much Is True" (3)
 19: "My Side of the Ocean," Ryan McCombe [Self] (5)
        "Getting Dark again" (2)
 19: "No Bad Ideas," The Faux Paws [Great Bear, 5/2025] (5)
        "Three Days in Cheyenne" (2)
        "Riverdog" (2)
 19: "The Way We Roll," Robert Thomas & the Sessionmen [Robert Thomas, 5/2025] (5)
        "The Way We Roll" (2)
        "Springhill" (2)
 19: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (5)
        "Different RocksDifferent Hills" (2)
 29: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (4)
        "Spanish Fandango" (1)
 29: "Bob Dylan," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1962] (4)
        "Blowin' In The Wind" (1)
 29: "Bringing It All Back Home," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1965] (4)
        "Gates of Eden" (1)
 29: "Dispatches: Songs From a World Gone Mad," Mark Rubin [Self, 5/2025] (4)
        "Dog Whistle" (2)
 29: "John Prine," John Prine [Atlantic, 1971] (4)
        "Sam Stone" (3)
 29: "Let's Party About It," Leftover Salmon [Compass] (4)
        "Big Wheel" (2)
 29: "Lost Dog," Olive Klug [Signature Sounds, 5/2025] (4)
        "Taking Punches From The Breeze" (1)
 29: "Nashville Skyline," Bob Dylan [Columbia, 1969] (4)
        "Girl from the North Country" (2)
 29: "Reunion Hill," Richard Shindell [Shanachie, 1997] (4)
        "Reunion Hill" (3)
 29: "That's Why We're Marching," Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways] (4)
        "Sally Don't You Grieve," Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston (2)
 29: "When They All Looked Up," Kate Rusby [Self] (4)
        "The Barnsley Youth and Temperance Society" (2)

TOP SONGS of May 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2091 plays from 75 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (6)
     from "The Times They Are A-Changin' - single" (Bryan Titus)
1. "Touch a Name on the Wall" (6)
     from "Retold" (Joel Mabus)
3. "Bow Down" (5)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
3. "Broken Truth" (5)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
3. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (5)
     from "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - single" (Abbie Gardner)
3. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (5)
     from "Do I Know My Song Well Enough to Start Singing Yet?" (Pat Lamanna)
3. "Remember The Heroes" (5)
     from "Remember the Heroes - single" (Steve Chizmadia)
3. "Up In The Attic" (5)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
9. "Sam Stone" (4)
     from "John Prine" (John Prine)
10. "$20 Bill" (3)
     from "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
10. "One More Cup of Coffee" (3)
     from "One More Cup of Coffee - single" (Lisa Klotz)
10. "Ain't That The Way" (3)
     from "Porcelain Angel" (Rees Shad)
10. "Barbed Wire Boys" (3)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
10. "The Big Hewer" (3)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
10. "Buckets of Rain" (3)
     from "Blood On The Tracks" (Bob Dylan)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2091 plays from 75 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Bob Dylan (50)
        "Blood On The Tracks" (6)
2. Tim Grimm (27)
        "Bones of Trees" (26)
3. Rees Shad (17)
        "Porcelain Angel" (13)
4. Eliza Gilkyson (15)
        "Dark Ages" (11)
5. Cassie & Maggie (14)
        "Gold & Coal" (13)
6. Bruce Springsteen (10)
        "Land Of Hope & Dreams" (3)
7. Dee Robinson (9)
        "Dee From Decatur" (9)
7. James McMurtry (9)
        "Childish Things" (3)
9. John Gorka (8)
        "So Dark You See" (3)
9. John Prine (8)
        "John Prine" (4)
9. Richard Shindell (8)
        "Reunion Hill" (4)
9. Terry Kitchen (8)
        "We All Dream" (8)
13. Alison Krauss & Union Station (7)
        "Arcadia" (7)
13. Joel Mabus (7)
        "Retold" (3)
13. Peter, Paul & Mary (7)
        "Flowers and Stones" (1)
13. Seth Walker (7)
        "Why the Worry" (7)
13. Suzy Thompson (7)
        "Suzy Sings Siebel, Volume One" (7)
13. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (5)

TOP LABELS of May 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2091 plays from 75 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Columbia (62)
2. Rounder (43)
3. Smithsonian/Folkways (35)
4. Red House (27)
5. Vault (23)
6. Compass (17)
6. Signature Sounds (17)
8. Sugar Hill (16)
9. Appleseed (15)
9. Warner (15)
11. Elektra (13)
12. Shadville (12)
13. Berkalin (11)
13. Flying Fish (11)
13. Thirty Tigers (11)
16. Free Dirt (10)
16. Legacy (10)
18. Topic (9/11)
18. New West (9)
18. Realiza (9)
18. Riverlark (9)
18. Vanguard (9)

FOLK DJs - May 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2091 plays from 75 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (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 Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, 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)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Graham Dean & Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
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)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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 & folktunefinder.com, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM & mixcloud.com, WA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)