Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2025, Week 1

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2864 plays from 95 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

  1: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (20)
        "Wild and Clear and Blue" (7)
        "Mother Eagle" (3)
  2: "Best of Steve Gillette," Steve Gillette [Compass, 6/2025] (16)
        "Grapes On the Vine" (4)
        "That Song About The River" (3)
        "Down Where the River Meets the Road" (2)
        "Song for Gamble" (2)
        "Back On The Street Again" (2)
  2: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (16)
        "10,000 Things" (4)
        "Impossible Dreams" (4)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (3)
        "Times Like These" (3)
        "Dark Ages" (2)
  4: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (15)
        "Broken Truth" (5)
        "In The USA" (3)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (2)
        "Bow and Arrow" (2)
  4: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (15)
        "The Gold Rush is Over and I'm Moving On" (4)
        "The Big Hewer" (4)
        "Dear Imogene" (2)
        "Bow Down" (2)
        "Robert Frost" (2)
  6: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (12)
        "One Ray Of Shine" (3)
        "There's A Light Up Ahead" (2)
        "Forever" (2)
  7: "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 6/2025] (11)
        "Beautiful You" (5)
        "Out Of The Darkness" (2)
  8: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 6/2025] (10)
        "In the West" (3)
        "Baker City Blues" (2)
  8: "It Matters," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 4/2025] (10)
        "It Matters" (5)
  8: "Songs Worth Saving," Suzie Brown [Mule Kick, 5/2025] (10)
        "Bigger Bite" (3)
        "Some Hearts" (2)
  8: "We All Dream," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 5/2025] (10)
        "Rain Rain Rain" (4)
        "aWe All Dream" (2)
        "Loretta's Icebox" (2)
 12: "Tip of the Spear," Various Artists [Midoaks] (9/12)
        "Doug Mishkin," Egremont (8)
 12: "Dee From Decatur," Dee Robinson [Riverlark, 5/2025] (9)
        "Carolina Breakdown" (2)
 12: "Maybe New Mexico," Helene Cronin [Self, 3/2025] (9)
        "Dear Life" (3)
 12: "Rituals," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 5/2025] (9)
        "Patterns" (3)
        "Shape" (2)
        "All Around You" (2)
 12: "Room on the Porch," Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' [Concord, 6/2025] (9)
        "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" (2)
        "Make Up Your Mind" (2)
 17: "Goodbye Work," The Gated Community [Self, 6/2025] (8)
        "Hand in the Air" (3)
        "Goodbye Work" (2)
 18: "Love Bubble," Liz Miller [Busy Lizzie] (7)
        "New Normal" (3)
 18: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (7)
        "Still Learning How to Fly" (2)
 18: "Old Growth," Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2025] (7)
        "Hand's Cove" (2)
 18: "Paper Flowers," Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius [Howdy Skies, 6/2025] (7)
        "Atchison" (2)
 18: "Time & Materials," True North Duo [True North, 5/2025] (7)
        "Next Best Western" (3)
 18: "Two Boats Under the Moon," Donald Wg Lindsay [Self, 6/2025] (7)
        "When You Were Young" (2)
 24: "Alchymie," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 6/2025] (6)
        "Alchymie" (3)
        "Shenandoah" (2)
 24: "The Chickadees," Dave & Kristi [Self, 6/2025] (6)
        "King's Highway" (2)
 24: "Let'S Party About It," Leftover Salmon [Compass] (6)
        "Big Wheel" (3)
 24: "Lost and Found," Bruce L Moon [Mick Music] (6)
        "What Will You Do With the Time You Have Left" (1)
 24: "No Bad Ideas," The Faux Paws [Great Bear, 5/2025] (6)
        "Riverdog" (1)
 24: "The Price of Admission," Turnpike Troubadours [Thirty Tigers, 6/2025] (6)
        "What Was Advertised" (2)
 24: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (6)
        "So Much I Don't See" (1)

TOP SONGS of June 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2864 plays from 95 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. "Grapes On the Vine" (6)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
1. "Summer Skin" (6)
     from "Summer Skin - single" (Honey Badgers)
1. "Wild and Clear and Blue" (6)
     from "Wild & Clear & Blue" (I'm With Her)
4. "Beautiful You" (5)
     from "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
4. "Broken Truth" (5)
     from "Bones of Trees" (Tim Grimm)
4. "Buckets of Rain" (5)
     from "Buckets of Rain - single" (Kate McDonnell)
4. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (5)
     from "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - single" (Abbie Gardner)
4. "It Matters" (5)
     from "It Matters" (C. Daniel Boling)
9. "10,000 Things" (4)
     from "Dark Ages" (Eliza Gilkyson)
9. "Hope" (4)
     from "Hope - single" (Tret Fure)
9. "Impossible Dreams" (4)
     from "Dark Ages" (Eliza Gilkyson)
9. "Lift Up Our Voices" (4)
     from "Lift Up Our Voices - single" (Byrd & Street)
9. "Rain Rain Rain" (4)
     from "We All Dream" (Terry Kitchen)
9. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (4)
     from "The Times They Are A-Changin' - single" (Bryan Titus)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2864 plays from 95 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. I'm With Her (23)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (18)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (20)
        "Dark Ages" (16)
3. Steve Gillette (19)
        "Best of Steve Gillette" (16)
4. Tim Grimm (16)
        "Bones of Trees" (15)
5. Alison Krauss & Union Station (13)
        "Arcadia" (11)
5. Bruce Springsteen (13)
        "Land of Hope & Dreams EP" (5)
        "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" (3)
5. Tom Prasada-Rao (13)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (11)
8. Cassie & Maggie (12)
        "Gold & Coal" (11)
8. C. Daniel Boling (12)
        "It Matters" (10)
10. Terry Kitchen (11)
        "We All Dream" (10)
11. Bob Dylan (10)
        "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (3)
11. The Horsenecks (10)
        "In the West" (10)
11. Suzie Brown (10)
        "Songs Worth Saving" (10)
14. Dee Robinson (9)
        "Dee From Decatur" (9)
14. Helene Cronin (9)
        "Maybe New Mexico" (9)
14. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
14. Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' (9)
        "Room on the Porch" (8)
14. Watchhouse (9)
        "Rituals" (9)
19. The Gated Community (8)
        "Goodbye Work" (8)
19. Leftover Salmon (8)
        "Let'S Party About It" (6)
19. Liz Miller (8)
        "Love Bubble" (7)
19. Peter, Paul & Mary (8)
        "Carry It On" (2)
19. Willie Nelson (8)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (6)
24. Billy Strings (7)
        "Home" (3)
24. Brad Kolodner (7)
        "Old Growth" (7)
24. Byrd & Street (7)
        "Lift Up Our Voices - single" (5)
24. Donald Wg Lindsay (7)
        "Two Boats Under the Moon" (7)
24. The Heart Collectors (7)
        "Alchymie" (6)
24. Honey Badgers (7)
        "Summer Skin - single" (6)
24. Mary Chapin Carpenter (7)
        "Personal History" (4)
24. Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius (7)
        "Paper Flowers" (7)
24. Tret Fure (7)
        "Hope - single" (4)
24. True North Duo (7)
        "Time & Materials" (7)

TOP LABELS of June 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2864 plays from 95 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (67)
2. Compass (39)
3. Columbia (34)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
5. Thirty Tigers (24)
6. Red House (18)
6. Sugar Hill (18)
8. Elektra (17)
9. Signature Sounds (16)
9. Vault (16)
9. Warner (16)
12. Legacy (15)
12. Realiza (15)
14. Appleseed (14)
15. Berkalin (11)
15. Nonesuch (11)
15. Rebel (11)
15. Urban Campfire (11)
19. Pinecastle (10)
19. Reprise (10)

FOLK DJs - June 2025, Week 1
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2864 plays from 95 playlists from 76 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
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 McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
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)
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)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, WA)
Kejo Buchanan (CJRU-AM, ON)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Matthew Baya (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (mixcloud.com & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (CANG-FM & Radio Kidnappers, Radio Hawke's Bay)
Moonshine Brigade (cowboysjukejoint.com-FM, US and Australia)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Fraissinet & Joe McMahon (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 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 & WHUS-FM, CT)
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)