Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
June 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of June 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2380 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

  1: "A Place Where Songs Come to Live," Vincent Cross [Self, 6/2025] (28)
        "In The Eyes Of My Father" (9)
        "Barefoot With The Blues" (5)
  2: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (22)
        "Dark Ages" (5)
        "Song to You" (5)
        "Times Like These" (4)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (3)
  3: "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 6/2025] (15)
        "Beautiful You" (3)
        "That's What Love Can Do" (2)
        "$20 Bill" (2)
        "Out Of Darkness" (2)
  3: "Best of Steve Gillette," Steve Gillette [Compass, 6/2025] (15)
        "Grapes On The Vine" (6)
        "The Old Trail" (3)
        "The Song About The River" (2)
        "Down Where The River Meets The Road" (2)
  5: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (13)
        "Wild and Clear and Blue" (4)
        "Sisters Of The Night Watch" (2)
        "Find My Way to You" (2)
        "Only Daughter" (2)
  6: "Personal History," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Thirty Tigers, 6/2025] (12)
        "Paint & Turbine" (4)
        "Bitter Ender" (2)
        "Girl And Her Dog" (2)
  7: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (11)
        "Bow Down" (3)
        "Nancy" (2)
        "The Big Hewer" (2)
  7: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 6/2025] (11)
        "In the West" (4)
        "Heel And Toe" (2)
  7: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (11)
        "Rocks and Trees" (3)
        "Hearts and Bones" (3)
        "Away Out on the Sea" (2)
 10: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (10)
        "Broken Truth" (3)
        "In The USA" (2)
        "Up in the Attic" (2)
        "Woody's Landlord Revisited" (2)
 11: "Perfume Like a Full Moon," Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 6/2025] (9/10)
        "The Man Who Shot John Wilkes Booth" (2)
        "A Few Words" (2)
 12: "Alchymie," The Heart Collectors [Spins the Gold, 6/2025] (8)
        "Shenandoah" (3)
        "Alchymie" (2)
        "Carolina Mountains" (2)
 12: "I'm From Here," Rob Siegel [Rural Electrification Mus, 3/2025] (8)
        "The Telescope" (4)
        "I Can't Wait" (2)
 12: "Shelby Means," Shelby Means [Self, 6/2025] (8)
        "Wild Tiger Style" (2)
        "Suitcase Blues" (2)
 12: "Signs of Life," My Politic [Self, 6/2025] (8)
        "Two In The Morning" (2)
        "Will We Ever Make It Out Of Heaven Alive" (2)
 16: "The Ground Beneath My Feet," Lee Hunter & the Gatherers [BirdsTale, 6/2025] (7)
        "Charleston 1862" (4)
 16: "It Matters," C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 4/2025] (7)
        "It Matters" (2)
 16: "Never Too Late," Neale Eckstein [Self, 10/2024] (7)
        "Masterpiece" (5)
 16: "Paper Flowers," Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius [Howdy Skies, 6/2025] (7)
        "Atchison" (2)
 16: "A Teacher, a Preacher, & a Bad Farmer," Ernie Palmer [Self, 6/2025] (7)
        "Gainesville Mill" (3)
 16: "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow," Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson [Nonesuch, 4/2025] (7)
        "Brown's Dream" (2)
 22: "The Chickadees," Dave & Kristi [Self, 6/2025] (6)
        "The Chickadees" (3)
 22: "Never Been Home," Sweet Megg [Self, 6/2025] (6)
        "Bridge and Tunnel" (2)
 22: "No Bad Ideas," The Faux Paws [Great Bear, 5/2025] (6)
        "Three Days in Cheyenne" (2)
 22: "Rushmere," Mumford & Sons [Glassnote, 4/2025] (6)
        "Caroline" (4)
 22: "Storm Season," Tania Elizabeth [Self, 10/2024] (6)
        "Money in the Wind" (3)
 22: "Two Boats Under the Moon," Donald Wg Lindsay [Self, 6/2025] (6)
        "When You Were Young" (3)
 28: "Better Than I Was," Sara Trunzo [Self, 6/2025] (5)
        "Taking My Power Back" (2)
 28: "Dee From Decatur," Dee Robinson [Riverlark, 5/2025] (5)
        "Carolina Breakdown" (1)
 28: "Every Ghost," Kelsey Waldon [Oh Boy] (5)
        "Ghost of Myself" (2)
 28: "Little Songs," Rrinaco [Rebel, 6/2025] (5)
        "Get Along Somehow" (2)
 28: "Mill Pond," Rich Scher [Self] (5)
        "My Father's Stories" (5)
 28: "No Kings in America," Lisa Bastoni [Sweet Ondine, 5/2025] (5)
        "No Kings in America" (5)
 28: "Oh What a Beautiful World," Willie Nelson [Legacy, 4/2025] (5)
        "Stuff That Works" (2)
 28: "Old Growth," Brad Kolodner [Fenchurch, 6/2025] (5)
        "Foggy Mountain Rock" (3)
 28: "Songs Worth Saving," Suzie Brown [Mule Kick, 5/2025] (5)
        "I Already Know" (1)

TOP SONGS of June 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2380 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. "In The Eyes Of My Father" (10)
     from "A Place Where Songs Come to Live" (Vincent Cross)
2. "Grapes On The Vine" (6)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
3. "Barefoot With The Blues" (5)
     from "A Place Where Songs Come to Live" (Vincent Cross)
3. "Dark Ages" (5)
     from "Dark Ages" (Eliza Gilkyson)
3. "Masterpiece" (5)
     from "Never Too Late" (Neale Eckstein)
3. "My Father's Stories" (5)
     from "Mill Pond" (Rich Scher)
3. "No Kings in America" (5)
     from "No Kings in America" (Lisa Bastoni)
3. "Sioux Falls" (5)
     from "Sioux Falls - single" (Wild Horses)
3. "Song to You" (5)
     from "Dark Ages" (Eliza Gilkyson)
10. "Caroline" (4)
     from "Rushmere" (Mumford & Sons)
10. "Charleston 1862" (4)
     from "The Ground Beneath My Feet" (Lee Hunter & the Gatherers)
10. "In the West" (4)
     from "In the West" (The Horsenecks)
10. "My Old Man" (4)
     from "No Big Surprise: the Steve Goodman Anthology" (Steve Goodman)
10. "Paint & Turbine" (4)
     from "Personal History" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

TOP ARTISTS of June 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2380 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Vincent Cross (29)
        "A Place Where Songs Come to Live" (28)
2. Eliza Gilkyson (24)
        "Dark Ages" (22)
3. Steve Gillette (16)
        "Best of Steve Gillette" (15)
3. Tom Prasada-Rao (16)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (15)
5. I'm With Her (15)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (13)
6. Mary Chapin Carpenter (14)
        "Personal History" (12)
7. Peggy Seeger (13/21)
        "Love Will ..... Linger On" (4)
        "Songs Of Love And Politics - The Folkways Years" (4)
        "First Farewell" (3)
7. The Beach Boys (13)
        "Surfin' Safari" (3)
9. Tim Grimm (12)
        "Bones of Trees" (10)
10. Eli West (11)
        "The Shape of a Sway" (11)
10. The Horsenecks (11)
        "In the West" (11)
12. Cassie & Maggie (10)
        "Gold & Coal" (10)
13. Ray Lambiase (9/10)
        "Perfume Like a Full Moon" (10)
13. Rob Siegel (9)
        "I'm From Here" (8)
15. The Heart Collectors (8)
        "Alchymie" (8)
15. My Politic (8)
        "Signs of Life" (8)
15. Shelby Means (8)
        "Shelby Means" (8)
15. Sly & The Family Stone (8)
        "The Essential Sly & The Family Stone" (2)
19. Asleep At The Wheel (7)
        "Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys" (3)
19. Ernie Palmer (7)
        "A Teacher, a Preacher, & a Bad Farmer" (7)
19. Lee Hunter & the Gatherers (7)
        "The Ground Beneath My Feet" (7)
19. Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius (7)
        "Paper Flowers" (7)

TOP LABELS of June 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2380 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (44)
2. Compass (34)
3. Thirty Tigers (23)
4. Capitol (19)
4. Columbia (19)
6. Nonesuch (18)
6. Smithsonian/Folkways (18)
8. Realiza (16)
9. Elektra (15)
10. Red House (13)
11. Legacy (12)
11. Vault (12)
13. Philo (10)
13. Rebel (10)
13. Tiki Parlour (10)
13. Vanguard (10)
17. Appleseed (9/15)
17. Sugar Hill (9)
19. Berkalin (8)
19. Rhino (8)
19. Signature Sounds (8)

FOLK DJs - June 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2380 plays from 84 playlists from 67 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & podcast, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM & mixcloud.com, GA)
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)
Helen Leicht (folkmusicnotebook.com, PA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jeremy Butler (Alabama Public Radio)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Leyse (KDRT-LP, CA)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, WA)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
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 Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
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 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 (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)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)