Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2025, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2456 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

  1: "Unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (25)
        "Particle & Wave" (9)
        "Harris and the Mare" (4)
  2: "Every Town," Anne Hills [Hand & Heart, 10/2025] (22)
        "Every Town" (5)
        "Spoon River" (4)
        "Ballad of Elizabeth Dark" (4)
        "Crazy Mary" (4)
        "Memory Of August" (3)
  3: "Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention," Various Artists [Appalseed, 10/2025] (18)
        "House Carpenter," Jake Blount (2)
  4: "Bones of Better Days," The Whispering Tree [Eyelash Soup, 10/2025] (17)
        "Bones of Better Days" (4)
        "Born Again" (4)
        "By My Side" (4)
        "Find A Man" (3)
  5: "The Agonist," Leslie Jordan [Self, 7/2025] (15)
        "The Agonist" (4)
        "Madonna of Sierra Madre" (3)
        "All Things" (2)
        "Athensville" (2)
        "Loved Me for a Little While" (2)
  5: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (15)
        "Claude's Cookies" (4)
        "The Breathing Room" (4)
  7: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (14)
        "Le Pari De Jeanne" (2)
        "Une Nuit Dand les Auberges" (2)
        "Par-Dessus Le Pont" (2)
        "L'acadie" (2)
  8: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (12)
        "Dear Time" (4)
        "Statement of Your Affairs, ft. Jason Mraz" (3)
        "Bluegrass Radio" (2)
        "5 Days Out, 2 Days Back" (2)
  9: "Shelter From the Storms," Lennie Gallant [Gallant Effort, 7/2025] (10)
        "Counting on Angels" (2)
        "On the Minnehaha" (2)
 10: "Blue Tapestry," Veronneau [Self] (9)
        "Carey" (4)
        "You've Got A Friend" (2)
 10: "Further From the Country," William Prince [Six Shooter, 10/2025] (9)
        "For the First Time" (2)
        "Damn" (2)
 12: "The Road Taken," Reggie Garrett & Christine Gunn [Wonder Dog, 10/2025] (8)
        "A Place in This World" (2)
        "Through and Through" (2)
 12: "Wide Open Spaces," Connie Kaldor [Coyote, 9/2025] (8)
        "If I Could Figure Out Love" (4)
 14: "Heavy on the Blues," Rory Block [M.C. Records, 8/2025] (7)
        "High Heel Sneakers" (3)
        "The WInd Cries Amary" (2)
 14: "Sweet Resilience," Jane Fallon [Self, 9/2025] (7)
        "Resilience" (3)
 16: "Billionaire," Kathleen Edwards [Dualtone] (6)
        "Little Pink Door" (1)
 16: "Fallen Angel," The Unfaithful Servants [Self] (6)
        "Fallen Angel" (2)
 16: "Fiction," Megan Bee [Self] (6)
        "Sweeter Things" (2)
 16: "Ghosts of the Old West," George Mann & Mick Coates [Running Scared, 9/2025] (6)
        "The Reverend Mr. Black" (2)
 16: "Lost & Found," Becki Davis [Self, 9/2025] (6)
        "The Edge" (2)
 16: "So Long Little Miss Sunshine," Molly Tuttle [Nonesuch, 8/2025] (6)
        "Everything Burns" (1)
 16: "The Winds," Selken [Kite Stripe] (6)
        "The Winds" (2)
 23: "Airline Highway," Rodney Crowell [New West] (5/6)
        "Louisiana Sunshine Feeling Okay" (2)
        "Heaven Can You Help" (2)
 23: "New Old Friends," Daniel Boling and Tom Paxton [Berkalin] (5/6)
        "This Town Has No Café" (2)
        "Old Friends" (2)
 23: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass] (5)
        "I'll Remember You In The Summer" (1)
 23: "Gallowglass," Ann Ramsey [Self] (5)
        "The Public Enemy" (2)
 23: "The Ghost of Sis Draper," Shawn Camp [Skeeter Bit, 9/2025] (5)
        "Sis Draper" (2)
 23: "The Light Still Shines on the Main," Jory Nash [Self, 9/2025] (5)
        "Oh Little One" (2)
 23: "Nobody's Girl," Amanda Shires [ATO] (5)
        "Strange Dreams" (1)
 23: "Stone by Stone," Friction Farm [Self, 9/2025] (5)
        "Tyler And Peggy" (2)
        "American Dream" (2)
 23: "Tidy Memorial," Josh Fortenbery [Muskeg Collective] (5)
        "Groundhog" (2)
 23: "The Trust Of Crows," Otis Gibbs [Self] (5)
        "Ditchweed" (2)

TOP SONGS of October 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2456 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. "Particle & Wave" (9)
     from "Unentitled" (John Gorka)
2. "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (6)
     from "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - single" (Jesse Lynn Madera)
3. "Every Town" (5)
     from "Every Town" (Anne Hills)
3. "No Kings Here" (5)
     from "No Kings Here - Single" (Tom Paxton)
5. "The Agonist" (4)
     from "The Agonist" (Leslie Jordan)
5. "Ballad of Elizabeth Dark" (4)
     from "Every Town" (Anne Hills)
5. "Bones of Better Days" (4)
     from "Bones of Better Days" (The Whispering Tree)
5. "Born Again" (4)
     from "Bones of Better Days" (The Whispering Tree)
5. "The Breathing Room" (4)
     from "The Breathing Room" (Cosy Sheridan)
5. "By My Side" (4)
     from "Bones of Better Days" (The Whispering Tree)
5. "Carey" (4)
     from "Blue Tapestry" (Veronneau)
5. "Claude's Cookies" (4)
     from "The Breathing Room" (Cosy Sheridan)
5. "Crazy Mary" (4)
     from "Every Town" (Anne Hills)
5. "Dear Time" (4)
     from "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (Alison Brown & Steve Martin)
5. "Harris and the Mare" (4)
     from "Unentitled" (John Gorka)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2456 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. John Gorka (30)
        "Unentitled" (25)
2. Anne Hills (22)
        "Every Town" (20)
3. Cosy Sheridan (19)
        "The Breathing Room" (15)
4. The Whispering Tree (17)
        "Bones of Better Days" (17)
5. Leslie Jordan (14)
        "The Agonist" (14)
6. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (13)
        "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (12)
6. Le Vent Du Nord (13)
        "Voisinages" (13)
8. Bob Dylan (9)
        "Biograph" (1)
8. Joan Baez (9)
        "Farewell Angelina" (2)
8. John Prine (9)
        "John Prine" (2)
8. Lennie Gallant (9)
        "Shelter From the Storms" (9)
8. Nanci Griffith (9)
        "Lone Star State Of Mind" (2)
13. Connie Kaldor (8)
        "Wide Open Spaces" (8)
13. Molly Tuttle (8)
        "So Long Little Miss Sunshine" (6)
13. Veronneau (8)
        "Blue Tapestry" (8)
13. William Prince (8)
        "Further From the Country" (8)
17. Michael Smith (7/8)
        "Such Things Are Finely Done" (3)
17. Bill Staines (7)
        "Just Play One Tune More" (2)
17. Jane Fallon (7)
        "Sweet Resilience" (7)
17. Jesse Lynn Madera (7)
        "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - single" (6)
17. Paul Simon (7)
        "Live In New York City" (2)
17. Robbie Fulks (7)
        "Now Then" (4)
17. Rory Block (7)
        "Heavy on the Blues" (7)
17. Tom Paxton (7)
        "No Kings Here - Single" (5)
17. The Unfaithful Servants (7)
        "Fallen Angel" (6)

TOP LABELS of October 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2456 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

1. Compass (38)
2. Red House (35)
3. Rounder (34)
4. Columbia (28)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (17)
6. Legacy (16)
7. Sugar Hill (14)
8. Appalseed (13/15)
8. Nonesuch (13)
8. Signature Sounds (13)
11. Hand & Heart (12)
11. La Compagnie du Nord (12)
11. Reprise (12)
14. Eyelash Soup (11)
15. Borealis (9)
15. New West (9)
15. Six Shooter (9)
15. Vanguard (9)
15. Warner (9)
20. Appalsongs (8)
20. Coyote (8)
20. Gallant Effort (8)
20. M.C. Records (8)
20. Rhino (8)

FOLK DJs - October 2025, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2456 plays from 92 playlists from 73 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM & podcast, BC)
Artie Martello (folkmusicnotebook.com & mixcloud.com, NY)
Bill "Rusty" Crowell & Jan Alba (WPPM-FM & mixcloud.com, PA)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM & WFMR-FM, MA)
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)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
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, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Doug Tucker (KWVA-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)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Katrina Knight (mixcloud.com, BC)
Kejo Buchanan (CJTM-AM, ON)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-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-FM & WGDR/WGDH-FM, VT)
Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI)
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 Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
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 Olesko (WFDU-FM & folkmusicnotebook.com, NJ)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
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)