Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2025, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

  1: "Best of Steve Gillette," Steve Gillette [Compass, 6/2025] (25)
        "That Song About the River" (6)
        "Grapes On The Vine" (6)
        "Back On The Street Again" (4)
  2: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (18)
        "Bow Down" (5)
        "Nancy" (4)
        "The Old Miner" (3)
  3: "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 6/2025] (16)
        "$20 Bill" (3)
        "Beautiful You" (2)
        "Out of the Darkness" (2)
        "Maria" (2)
  3: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 6/2025] (16)
        "In The West" (5)
        "Little Old Sod Shanty" (3)
        "Never Been so Far From Home" (2)
        "Lily In The Garden" (2)
  5: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (13)
        "Everlovin' Need to Know" (3)
        "Away Out on the Sea" (2)
        "All the Saints" (2)
        "Rocks and Trees" (2)
  6: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (12)
        "Hunting Shack" (3)
        "Hadleys Banjo" (2)
        "Up in the Attic" (2)
  6: "Personal History," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Thirty Tigers, 6/2025] (12)
        "Home Is A Song" (3)
        "A Girl and her Dog" (2)
        "Bitter End" (2)
        "What Did You Miss" (2)
  8: "The Chickadees," Dave & Kristi [Self, 6/2025] (11)
        "Soapbox Soliloquy" (3)
        "You Chase Too Many Things" (2)
        "All are Welcome Here" (2)
  8: "Dee From Decatur," Dee Robinson [Riverlark, 5/2025] (11)
        "One Dime Blues" (2)
        "Spike Driver Blues" (2)
        "Railroad Bill" (2)
 10: "Alchymie," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 6/2025] (10)
        "Shenandoah" (5)
        "Carolina Mountains" (3)
        "Alchymie" (2)
 11: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (9)
        "Dark Ages" (3)
        "10,000 Things" (2)
 11: "Signs of Life," My Politic [Self, 6/2025] (9)
        "Will We Ever Make It Out of Heaven Alive?" (3)
        "Two In The Morning" (3)
 11: "Two Boats Under the Moon," Donald Wg Lindsay [Self, 6/2025] (9)
        "The Grinder/Hardiman The Fiddler/Fy Let Us A Tae Bridal" (3)
 11: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (9)
        "Find My Way to You" (3)
        "Only Daughter" (2)
 15: "Perfume Like a Full Moon," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 6/2025] (8)
        "Around the Horn" (4)
        "Perfume Like A Full Moon" (2)
 15: "A Place Where Songs Come to Live," Vincent Cross [Self, 6/2025] (8)
        "In the Eyes of My Father" (3)
        "Goodbyes are Never Good My Friend" (3)
 15: "Rituals," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 5/2025] (8)
        "Firelight" (2)
        "All Around You" (2)
 18: "Highfalutin Hillbilly," Kody Norris Show [Rebel, 6/2025] (7/9)
        "Ruby Jane" (2)
 18: "Goodbye Work," The Gated Community [Self, 6/2025] (7)
        "No More Water" (2)
        "Took In" (2)
 18: "We All Dream," Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, 5/2025] (7)
        "Rain Rain Rain" (3)
        "Time Of The Season" (2)
 21: "All I Got & Gone," Chris Walz [Self, 3/2025] (6)
        "Spanish Fandango" (1)
 21: "The Ground Beneath My Feet," Lee Hunter & the Gatherers [BirdsTale, 6/2025] (6)
        "The Water Is Wide" (2)
 21: "Old Growth," Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2025] (6)
        "Red Prairie Dawn" (2)
 21: "Rising of the Bold," Merry Hell [Self, 5/2025] (6)
        "Changing Just The Same" (2)
        "Not Everything is Wrong" (2)
 21: "Shelter In Our Beauty," Cat Terrones [Self] (6)
        "Sun And Dark" (2)
 21: "Songs Worth Saving," Suzie Brown [Mule Kick, 5/2025] (6)
        "Songs are My Tears" (2)
 21: "Tip of the Spear," Doug Mishkin [Midoaks, 6/2025] (6)
        "Reading Names" (1)
 28: "Truth Is," Carolyn Wonderland [Alligator, 5/2025] (5/8)
        "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" (2)
 28: "Backstage Balladeer," Jefferson Ross [Self, 4/2025] (5)
        "Lion in Zion" (1)
 28: "I'll Just Drive," Ashleigh Graham [Pinecastle] (5)
        "Bless Your Little Heart" (2)
 28: "An Inch of This New York Mile," Christian Rutledge [Aqualamb, 6/2025] (5)
        "What I've Been Waiting For" (2)
 28: "Lost Dog," Olive Klug [Signature Sounds, 5/2025] (5)
        "One Dimension" (3)
 28: "Paper Flowers," Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius [Howdy Skies, 6/2025] (5)
        "Atchison" (2)
        "Always the Sunrise" (2)
 28: "Porcelain Angel," Rees Shad [Shadville, 4/2025] (5)
        "Ain't That The Way" (3)
        "Isn't It a Lovely Day" (2)
 28: "So Much I Still Don't See," Sam Robbins [Nine Athens, 3/2025] (5)
        "I Will" (2)

TOP SONGS of June 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. "Grapes On The Vine" (6)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
1. "Summer Skin" (6)
     from "Summer Skin - single" (The Honey Badgers)
1. "That Song About the River" (6)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
1. "Willie and Mary" (6)
     from "Willie and Mary - single" (Poor Man's Gambit)
5. "Bow Down" (5)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
5. "In The West" (5)
     from "In the West" (The Horsenecks)
5. "Shenandoah" (5)
     from "Alchymie" (The Heart Collectors)
8. "Around the Horn" (4)
     from "Perfume Like a Full Moon" (Ray Lambiase)
8. "Back On The Street Again" (4)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
8. "Nancy" (4)
     from "Gold & Coal" (Cassie & Maggie)
11. "$20 Bill" (3)
     from "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
11. "One Dimension" (3)
     from "Lost Dog" (Olive Klug)
11. "Ain't That The Way" (3)
     from "Porcelain Angel" (Rees Shad)
11. "America the Beautiful 2025" (3)
     from "America the Beautiful 2025 - single" (Voices For Democracy)
11. "Carolina Mountains" (3)
     from "Alchymie" (The Heart Collectors)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Steve Gillette (27)
        "Best of Steve Gillette" (25)
2. Cassie & Maggie (18)
        "Gold & Coal" (18)
3. Tom Prasada-Rao (17)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (16)
4. The Horsenecks (16)
        "In the West" (16)
5. Mary Chapin Carpenter (14)
        "Personal History" (12)
5. Tim Grimm (14)
        "Bones of Trees" (12)
7. Eli West (13)
        "The Shape of a Sway" (13)
8. Dave & Kristi (11)
        "The Chickadees" (11)
8. Dee Robinson (11)
        "Dee From Decatur" (11)
8. Donald Wg Lindsay (11)
        "Two Boats Under the Moon" (9)
8. The Heart Collectors (11)
        "Alchymie" (10)
8. I'm With Her (11)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (9)
13. Eliza Gilkyson (10)
        "Dark Ages" (9)
14. My Politic (9)
        "Signs of Life" (9)
14. Ray Lambiase (9)
        "Perfume Like a Full Moon" (8)
16. Alison Krauss & Union Station (8)
        "Arcadia" (4)
16. Vincent Cross (8)
        "A Place Where Songs Come to Live" (8)
16. Watchhouse (8)
        "Rituals" (8)
19. Kody Norris Show (7/9)
        "Highfalutin Hillbilly" (9)
19. Laurie Lewis (7/8)
        "Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals" (2)
19. The Gated Community (7)
        "Goodbye Work" (7)
19. Merry Hell (7)
        "Rising of the Bold" (6)
19. Poor Man's Gambit (7)
        "Willie and Mary - single" (6)
19. Terry Kitchen (7)
        "We All Dream" (7)
19. Willie Nelson (7)
        "Oh What a Beautiful World" (3)

TOP LABELS of June 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (43)
2. Compass (41)
3. Thirty Tigers (22)
4. Signature Sounds (18)
5. Columbia (17)
6. Red House (16)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (16)
8. Rebel (14)
9. Rhino (12)
10. Alligator (11/13)
11. Capitol (10)
11. Elektra (10)
11. Nonesuch (10)
11. Riverlark (10)
11. Vault (10)
16. Borealis (9)
16. Pinecastle (9)
16. Spins the Gold (9)
16. Sugar Hill (9)
16. Tender and Mild (9)
16. Tiki Parlour (9)
16. Warner (9)

FOLK DJs - June 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2165 plays from 73 playlists from 64 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Brad Edmondson (WVBR-FM, NY)
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 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)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
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 Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, PA)
Kejo Buchanan (CJRU-AM, ON)
Kelly Walker (WTSU-FM & podcast, AL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
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 Hawke's Bay & Radio Kidnappers, 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 Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
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 Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)