Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
October 2025, Week 4

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of October 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1954 plays from 65 playlists from 56 Folk DJs

  1: "Long Journey Home," Various Artists [Appalsongs, 9/2025] (15)
        "I've Always Been a Rambler," Molly Tuttle (5)
        "Rocky Road to Dinah's House," Becky Buller (3)
        "Hickman's Rag," Cathy & Marcy's Old Time Coalition (2)
  1: "unentitled," John Gorka [Red House, 10/2025] (15)
        "Give Us Back Our Water" (4)
        "Particle & Wave" (4)
        "Richard III" (2)
  3: "Voisinages," Le Vent Du Nord [La Compagnie du Nord, 10/2025] (14)
        "Par-dessus le pont" (3)
        "Fleur Radieuse" (2)
        "La Lettre" (2)
  4: "Safe, Sensible & Sane," Alison Brown & Steve Martin [Compass, 10/2025] (13)
        "Dear Time" (3)
        "Girl, Have Money When You're Old" (2)
        "Statement Of Your Affairs" (2)
        "Bluegrass Radio" (2)
  5: "Further From the Country," William Prince [Six Shooter, 10/2025] (11)
        "For the First Time" (3)
        "The Charmer" (3)
        "Damn" (2)
  6: "Every Town," Anne Hills [Hand & Heart, 10/2025] (9)
        "Spoon River" (2)
        "The Ghost of Lash La Rue" (2)
  7: "Nobody's Girl," Amanda Shires [ATO, 10/2025] (8)
        "Piece Of Mind" (2)
  7: "Reverse the Flow," Alice Di Micele [Alice Otter, 10/2025] (8)
        "Falling Through the Cracks" (2)
        "The Ghost of Alice" (2)
  7: "Shelter From the Storms," Lennie Gallant [Gallant Effort, 7/2025] (8)
        "Counting On Angels" (3)
        "Old Friends" (2)
 10: "Avec Elodie," Eloise & Co [Self, 10/2025] (7)
        "Were Not Broken" (2)
 10: "The Breathing Room," Cosy Sheridan [Self, 10/2025] (7)
        "The Breathing Room" (3)
        "All The Pretty Horses Want To Go" (2)
 10: "Fiction," Megan Bee [Self, 10/2025] (7)
        "The Invention of TV" (4)
 10: "Tidy Memorial," Josh Fortenbery [Muskeg Collective, 10/2025] (7)
        "Is It Me?" (1)
 10: "You Climb the Mountain," The Onlies [Self, 8/2025] (7)
        "I Will Arise" (2)
 15: "Finer Things," Clover County [Thirty Tigers] (6)
        "Good Game" (3)
 15: "From Here to the Sea," Meredith Moon [Compass, 10/2025] (6)
        "The Willow" (2)
        "Poseidon" (2)
 15: "Look to the Moon," Patty & Craig [Larrea, 9/2025] (6)
        "Agave Moon" (2)
 15: "Songbird," Waylon Jennings [Son of Jessi, 10/2025] (6)
        "Dink's Blues" (2)
 15: "Together on a Rock," The Pairs [Self, 4/2025] (6)
        "Past My Prime" (1)

TOP SONGS of October 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1954 plays from 65 playlists from 56 Folk DJs

1. "I've Always Been a Rambler" (5)
     from "Long Journey Home" (Molly Tuttle)
2. "Ain't No Crime" (4)
     from "Ain't No Crime - single" (Paul Cauthen)
2. "Are You Happy Now?" (4)
     from "Sparrows Point" (Richard Shindell)
2. "Footprints" (4)
     from "Chilling, Thrilling Hooks And Haunted Harmonies: the Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire" (Hungrytown)
2. "Give Us Back Our Water" (4)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
2. "The Invention of TV" (4)
     from "Fiction" (Megan Bee)
2. "Particle & Wave" (4)
     from "unentitled" (John Gorka)
8. "Bones of Better Days" (3)
     from "Bones of Better Days" (The Whispering Tree)
8. "The Breathing Room" (3)
     from "The Breathing Room" (Cosy Sheridan)

TOP ARTISTS of October 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1954 plays from 65 playlists from 56 Folk DJs

1. John Gorka (20)
        "unentitled" (15)
2. Le Vent Du Nord (16)
        "Voisinages" (14)
3. Alison Brown & Steve Martin (14)
        "Safe, Sensible & Sane" (13)
4. Bob Franke (12)
        "The Other Evening In Chicago" (5)
4. William Prince (12)
        "Further From the Country" (11)
6. Anne Hills (11)
        "Every Town" (9)
7. Alice Di Micele (8)
        "Reverse the Flow" (8)
7. Amanda Shires (8)
        "Nobody's Girl" (8)
7. Cosy Sheridan (8)
        "The Breathing Room" (6)
7. Lennie Gallant (8)
        "Shelter From the Storms" (8)
7. The Onlies (8)
        "You Climb the Mountain" (7)
12. Bob Dylan (7)
        "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (1)
12. Eloise & Co (7)
        "Avec Elodie" (7)
12. John McCutcheon (7)
        "Field of Stars" (2)
12. Josh Fortenbery (7)
        "Tidy Memorial" (7)
12. Megan Bee (7)
        "Fiction" (7)
12. Molly Tuttle (7)
        "Long Journey Home" (5)
18. Clover County (6)
        "Finer Things" (6)
18. Kate MacLeod (6)
        "Perennial" (2)
18. Meredith Moon (6)
        "From Here to the Sea" (6)
18. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (6)
        "Night A" (4)
18. The Pairs (6)
        "Together on a Rock" (6)
18. Patty & Craig (6)
        "Look to the Moon" (6)
18. Waylon Jennings (6)
        "Songbird" (6)
18. Willie Nelson (6)
        "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" (3)

TOP LABELS of October 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1954 plays from 65 playlists from 56 Folk DJs

1. Compass (32)
2. Rounder (25)
3. Red House (22)
4. Smithsonian/Folkways (18)
5. Appalsongs (14)
5. Nonesuch (14)
7. Yep Roc (13)
8. Columbia (11)
8. Six Shooter (11)
10. Appleseed (10)
10. La Compagnie du Nord (10)
10. Signature Sounds (10)
10. Waterbug (10)
14. Borealis (9)
15. Elektra (8)
15. Gallant Effort (8)
15. Rhino (8)
15. Thirty Tigers (8)

FOLK DJs - October 2025, Week 4
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 1954 plays from 65 playlists from 56 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, 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)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
David John (KAXE/KBXE-FM, MN)
David Sears (WBGU-FM & syndicated, OH)
Denis McGilvray (KWGS-FM, OK)
Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR)
Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR)
Ed Mellnick (KBOO-FM, OR)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Gordon Nash (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jean Geiger (mixcloud.com, WA)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Joe Pszonek (folkmusicnotebook.com, SC)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, IL)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-FM, NY)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Kate McNally (New Hampshire Public Radio)
Ken Batista (WRCT-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
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)
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)
Paul Hefti (KRCL-FM & live365.com, UT)
Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Sonny Ochs (folkmusicnotebook.com, NY)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, BC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)