Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
August 2025, Week 3

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of August 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2163 plays from 74 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

  1: "Kentucky Queen," Carla Gover [Redbird, 8/2025] (21)
        "Raise a Little Cane" (4)
        "Mornin' Dove" (3)
        "Pretty Little Snake" (3)
  2: "Time Out #3," The Accidentals [Self, 8/2025] (16)
        "Better Than Me" (2)
        "Second Time Around" (2)
        "Someday We Won't Live Here Anymore" (2)
        "Too Good to Be True" (2)
  3: "Kerrville Covers," Janet Feld [Janet's Planet, 8/2025] (14)
        "The Truth About Disguise" (4)
        "The Architecture Song" (2)
        "Step By Step" (2)
  4: "The America Chronicles," Kemp Harris [Righteous Mischief, 8/2025] (13)
        "Goodnight America" (4)
        "Down" (2)
        "America-Border Song" (2)
        "Ruthie's" (2)
  5: "Fire & Honey," Wild Mountain Mystics [Blackbird, 8/2025] (12)
        "All You Need Is Love" (4)
        "What Our Love Can Do" (2)
        "Fire & Honey" (2)
        "Love Takes Over The Night" (2)
  5: "The Woods Have Shown Us," Ponyfolk [Hestehus, 7/2025] (12)
        "Sommer" (5)
        "Soteroen" (3)
  7: "Connected," Darryl Purpose [Self, 8/2025] (10)
        "Entanglement" (3)
  7: "Crown of Roses," Patty Griffin [Thirty Tigers, 8/2025] (10)
        "Back at the Start" (3)
        "I Know a Way" (2)
  9: "Drum School Dropout," Christine Lavin [Self, 8/2025] (9)
        "The Best Summer" (6)
 10: "Past Lives," Eli Lev [Self, 8/2025] (8)
        "Where We Come From" (6)
        "My Wish Was You" (2)
 10: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (8)
        "Gold Watch And Chain" (2)
        "Spectacle Lake" (2)
 12: "The Shape of a Sway," Eli West [Tender and Mild, 5/2025] (7/11)
        "Thanks and Sorry" (2)
        "Away Out on the Sea" (2)
        "Ever Lovin Need to Know" (2)
 12: "Dollar a Day," Charley Crockett [Island] (7)
        "Tennessee Quick Cash" (1)
 12: "American Portraits," Marty Cooper [Howlin' Dog, 8/2025] (7)
        "The Indiana Girl" (2)
 12: "Been All Around This World," Special Consensus [Compass, 7/2025] (7)
        "I've Been All Around This World" (4)
 12: "Gold & Coal," Cassie & Maggie [Self, 5/2025] (7)
        "The Gold Rush Is Over and I'm Movin' On" (1)
 12: "LilyGild," Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz [Adhyâropa, 2022] (7)
        "All I've Ever Known" (3)
        "Have Your Own Way" (2)
 12: "Saltwater Country," Grace Morrison [Nonesuch, 7/2025] (7)
        "On My Way Massachusetts" (2)
        "Avoiding Confrontation" (2)
 12: "Squirrels," Jubal Lee Young [Tellico, 8/2025] (7)
        "Kind All The Time" (2)
        "Lost In Hollywood" (2)
 20: "Homegrown," Cole Quest & the City Pickers [Jallopy, 7/2025] (6)
        "Where I'm From" (4)
        "All Work Together" (2)
 20: "House of the Dog," Grain Thief [Plow Man, 7/2025] (6)
        "Methadone Mile" (2)
 22: "All For A Song," Eddie Dillon [Ark Albums] (5)
        "Kilmaley" (2)
 22: "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao," Tom Prasada-Rao [Self, 6/2025] (5)
        "$20 Bill" (1)
 22: "The Black Dog & the Wandering Boy," James McMurtry [New West, 7/2025] (5)
        "Sons of the Second Sons" (2)
        "Broken Freedom Song" (2)
 22: "Bones of Trees," Tim Grimm [Vault, 4/2025] (5)
        "Mists of Ennistymon" (1)
 22: "Hummingbird Highway," Dar Williams [Righteous Babe, 8/2025] (5)
        "Tu Sais Le Printemps" (5)
 22: "In the West," The Horsenecks [Tiki Parlour, 6/2025] (5)
        "In the West" (3)
 22: "Oubliette," Jez Lowe [Tantobie, 7/2025] (5)
        "A Message from a Mandolin" (2)
 22: "Puff of Smoke," The Wood Brothers [Thirty Tigers, 8/2025] (5)
        "Puff of Smoke" (2)
 22: "Rhinestone Requiem," Sunny Sweeney [Aunt Daddy, 8/2025] (5)
        "As Long as There's a Honky Tonk" (1)
 22: "Until We Can't Sing Anymore," Limeliters [Self] (5)
        "The Cutting Edge of Passé" (2)
        "Until We Can't Sing Anymore" (2)
 22: "The Way I Tell the Story," David Wilcox [Freshly Baked, 8/2025] (5)
        "The Way I Tell the Story" (3)

TOP SONGS of August 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2163 plays from 74 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. "The Best Summer" (6)
     from "Drum School Dropout" (Christine Lavin)
1. "Where We Come From" (6)
     from "Past Lives" (Eli Lev)
3. "Sommer" (5)
     from "The Woods Have Shown Us" (Ponyfolk)
3. "Tu Sais Le Printemps" (5)
     from "Hummingbird Highway" (Dar Williams)
5. "All You Need Is Love" (4)
     from "Fire & Honey" (Wild Mountain Mystics)
5. "Early Fields" (4)
     from "Early Fields" (Kate MacLeod featuring Windborne)
5. "Goodnight America" (4)
     from "The America Chronicles" (Kemp Harris)
5. "I've Been All Around This World" (4)
     from "Been All Around This World" (Special Consensus)
5. "Out Of The Darkness" (4)
     from "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (Tom Prasada-Rao)
5. "Raise a Little Cane" (4)
     from "Kentucky Queen" (Carla Gover)
5. "The Truth About Disguise" (4)
     from "Kerrville Covers" (Janet Feld)
5. "Where I'm From" (4)
     from "Homegrown" (Cole Quest & the City Pickers)
13. "The Twenty One Song Salute" (3)
     from "Airline Highway" (Rodney Crowell)
13. "All I've Ever Known" (3)
     from "LilyGild" (Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz)

TOP ARTISTS of August 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2163 plays from 74 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. Carla Gover (21)
        "Kentucky Queen" (21)
2. The Accidentals (16)
        "Time Out #3" (13)
        "Time Out Session #1" (3)
3. Janet Feld (14)
        "Kerrville Covers" (14)
4. Kemp Harris (13)
        "The America Chronicles" (13)
5. Ponyfolk (12)
        "The Woods Have Shown Us" (12)
5. Wild Mountain Mystics (12)
        "Fire & Honey" (12)
7. Darryl Purpose (10)
        "Connected" (10)
7. Patty Griffin (10)
        "Crown of Roses" (10)
9. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Bob Dylan" (1)
9. Christine Lavin (9)
        "Drum School Dropout" (9)
11. Charley Crockett (8)
        "Dollar a Day" (7)
11. Eli Lev (8)
        "Past Lives" (8)
11. Mary Chapin Carpenter (8)
        "Personal History" (4)
11. The Onlies (8)
        "You Climb the Mountain" (8)
11. Special Consensus (8)
        "Been All Around This World" (7)
11. Tom Prasada-Rao (8)
        "Beautiful You: The Songs of Tom Prasada-Rao" (5)
17. Eli West (7/11)
        "The Shape of a Sway" (11)
17. Grace Morrison (7)
        "Saltwater Country" (7)
17. Hilary Hawke with Reed Stutz (7)
        "LilyGild" (7)
17. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
17. Jubal Lee Young (7)
        "Squirrels" (7)
17. Marty Cooper (7)
        "American Portraits" (7)
17. Tim Grimm (7)
        "Bones of Trees" (5)

TOP LABELS of August 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2163 plays from 74 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

1. Compass (31)
2. Thirty Tigers (28)
3. Columbia (26)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (22)
5. Rhino (19)
6. Rounder (18)
7. Signature Sounds (17)
8. Nonesuch (16)
9. Capitol (14)
9. Redbird (14)
11. Sugar Hill (13)
12. Elektra (11)
12. Island (11)
12. Janet's Planet (11)
12. Legacy (11)
12. Reprise (11)
17. Hestehus (10)
17. Rebel (10)
17. Red House (10)
17. Warner (10)

FOLK DJs - August 2025, Week 3
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2163 plays from 74 playlists from 59 Folk DJs

Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (mostlyfolk.org & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bruce Swan (WSFM-LP, NC)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
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)
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)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY)
Karen Leyse (KDRT-LP, CA)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, WA)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM & mixcloud.com, AR)
Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM & mixcloud.com, OR)
Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, UK)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, 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)
Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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, NY)