Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
July 2025, Week 5

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of July 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1746 plays from 58 playlists from 35 Folk DJs

  1: "New Skin," Judy Kass [Self, 7/2025] (13)
        "Hopeful Hearts" (3)
        "Thank the Stone" (3)
        "Look at Us Marching Now" (2)
        "One Sure Given" (2)
  2: "Rituals," Watchhouse [Thirty Tigers, 5/2025] (11)
        "Rituals" (3)
        "Firelight" (2)
  3: "Be Real," Chatham Rabbits [Self, 2/2025] (10)
        "Big Fish, Small Pond" (3)
        "Gas Money" (2)
  3: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (10)
        "Cool Of The Day" (2)
        "Rocks and Trees" (2)
        "Thanks And Sorry" (2)
  5: "Arcadia," Alison Krauss & Union Station [Down The Road, 3/2025] (9)
        "Richmond on the James" (2)
        "The Wrong Way" (2)
        "Looks Like The End of the Road" (2)
        "Granite Mills" (2)
  6: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 7/2025] (8)
        "Pretty Little Snake" (2)
        "Angels Gather Round" (2)
  6: "Personal History," Mary Chapin Carpenter [Thirty Tigers, 6/2025] (8)
        "The Saving Things" (3)
        "Girl And Her Dog" (3)
  6: "Wild & Clear & Blue," I'm With Her [Rounder, 4/2025] (8)
        "Rhododendron" (2)
        "Wild and Clear and Blue" (2)
  6: "A Tip Toe High Wire," Sierra Hull [Self, 3/2025] (8)
        "Let's Go" (3)
        "E Tune" (2)
 10: "Dark Ages," Eliza Gilkyson [Realiza Records, 5/2025] (7)
        "Times Like These" (3)
        "Dark Night of the Soul" (2)
 10: "LilyGild," Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz [Adhyâropa, 2022] (7)
        "Liza Jane" (1)
 10: "Room On The Porch," Taj Mahal & Keb 'Mo [Concord] (7)
        "Room On The Porch" (2)
        "Better Than Ever" (2)
 10: "Time Out #3," The Accidentals [Self, 7/2025] (7)
        "Fly Away" (3)
        "Kevin at the End of the World" (2)
 14: "The Time That Remains," Mike Ward [Self, 7/2025] (6)
        "Why Not" (2)
        "Instrument For Good" (2)
 15: "Alice Howe & Freebo Live," Alice Howe & Freebo [Know Howe, 2/2025] (5/6)
        "She's My Personal GPS" (1)
 15: "Life's Parade," Rick Faris [Dark Shadow] (5/6)
        "Bridge Of Dreams" (2)
 15: "One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey," Maria Muldaur [Nola Blue, 7/2025] (5)
        "What Makes You Act Like That?" (2)
 15: "The Agonist," Leslie Jordan [Self, 7/2025] (5)
        "Golden Gate" (1)
 15: "The Ballad of Charlie Avalon," Stillhouse Junkies [Common Loon, 7/2025] (5)
        "Hard Telling" (2)
 15: "Best of Steve Gillette," Steve Gillette [Compass, 6/2025] (5)
        "Grapes on the Vine" (2)
 15: "Colored Edge of Memory," From the Dirt [Self, 7/2025] (5)
        "Afterwards, on the Greyhound" (3)
 15: "Cruel Joke," Ken Pomeroy [Rounder, 7/2025] (5)
        "Wolf In Sheep's Clothes" (2)
 15: "Fire & Honey," Wild Mountain Mystics [Blackbird, 7/2025] (5)
        "All You Need Is Love" (2)
 15: "Homegrown," Cole Quest & the City Pickers [Jallopy, 7/2025] (5)
        "In Tall Buildings" (2)
 15: "Reverie," Amble [Warner, 7/2025] (5)
        "Treehouse Wings" (1)
 15: "Shelby Means," Shelby Means [Self, 6/2025] (5)
        "Fisherman's Daughter" (2)

TOP SONGS of July 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1746 plays from 58 playlists from 35 Folk DJs

1. "Grapes on the Vine" (4)
     from "Best of Steve Gillette" (Steve Gillette)
1. "Masters of War" (4)
     from "Don't Think Twice" (Abbie Gardner)
3. "Afterwards, on the Greyhound" (3)
     from "Colored Edge of Memory" (From the Dirt)
3. "Back At The Start" (3)
     from "Crown of Roses" (Patty Griffin)
3. "Baling Hay" (3)
     from "Stay Put" (Elexa Dawson)
3. "Big Fish, Small Pond" (3)
     from "Be Real" (Chatham Rabbits)
3. "Carolina Mountains" (3)
     from "Alchymie" (The Heart Collectors)
3. "Fly Away" (3)
     from "Time Out #3" (The Accidentals)
3. "Girl And Her Dog" (3)
     from "Personal History" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

TOP ARTISTS of July 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1746 plays from 58 playlists from 35 Folk DJs

1. Mary Chapin Carpenter (15)
        "Personal History" (8)
2. Judy Kass (13)
        "New Skin" (13)
3. Eli West (10)
        "The Shape of a Sway" (10)
4. Watchhouse (9/10)
        "Rituals" (10)
4. Alison Krauss & Union Station (9)
        "Arcadia" (9)
4. Carla Gover (9)
        "Kentucky Queen" (8)
4. Chatham Rabbits (9)
        "Be Real" (9)
4. Eliza Gilkyson (9)
        "Dark Ages" (7)
4. I'm With Her (9)
        "Wild & Clear & Blue" (8)
4. Sierra Hull (9)
        "A Tip Toe High Wire" (8)
4. Woody Guthrie (9)
        "Bound for Glory" (3)
12. The Accidentals (8)
        "Time Out #3" (7)
12. Nanci Griffith (8)
        "One Fair Summer Evening" (1)
12. Steve Gillette (8)
        "Best of Steve Gillette" (5)
12. Tom Lehrer (8)
        "That Was the Year That Was" (3)
16. Dar Williams (7/8)
        "Hummingbird Highway" (2)
16. Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz (7)
        "LilyGild" (7)
16. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (3)
19. Bob Dylan (6)
        "Bringing It All Back Home" (2)
19. Leslie Jordan (6)
        "The Agonist" (5)
19. Stillhouse Junkies (6)
        "The Ballad of Charlie Avalon" (5)
19. Taj Mahal & Keb 'Mo (6)
        "Room On The Porch" (6)
19. Tom Rush (6)
        "Circle Game" (2)

TOP LABELS of July 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1746 plays from 58 playlists from 35 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (38)
2. Thirty Tigers (23)
3. Compass (19)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (17)
5. Red House (15)
6. Signature Sounds (13)
7. Columbia (12)
7. Dark Shadow (12)
9. Reprise (11)
10. Vanguard (10)
11. Rebel (9)
11. Sugar Hill (9)
13. Appleseed (8)
13. Concord (8)
13. Elektra (8)
13. Redbird (8)

FOLK DJs - July 2025, Week 5
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1746 plays from 58 playlists from 35 Folk DJs

Art Stevenson (WORT-FM, WI)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
Bud Johnson (KNBA-FM & syndicated, AK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN)
David John (KAXE/KBVE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jeff Zolitor (KZYX-FM, CA)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL)
Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM, DC)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (kiwifolk.com-FM & Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Wally Bowen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & mixcloud.com, NY)