Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR February 2025
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 9809 plays from 333 playlists from 98 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live | Alice Howe and Freebo | 90 |
| 2 | Field of Stars | John McCutcheon | 83 |
| 3 | Reclamation | Crys Matthews | 78 |
| 4 | Looking for the Thread | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart | 54 |
| 4 | The Wind Will Change Again | The Twangtown Paramours | 54 |
| 6 | Beneath Your Skin | Kim Beggs | 40 |
| 7 | We Were Wood | Barry Oreck and Friends | 34 |
| 8 | Gold in Your Pocket | Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms | 32 |
| 9 | Look Up | Ringo Starr | 31 |
| 10 | Glimmer | Carol Crittenden | 27 |
| 11 | Be Real With Me | Chatham Rabbits | 24 |
| 12 | If the Sky Fell | Michael Henchman | 23 |
| 13 | Songs to a Wild God | Mallory Chipman | 22 |
| 13 | Woodland | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 22 |
| 15 | Remains to Be Scene | The Seldom Scene | 21 |
| 16 | Union Station | Collide | 20 |
| 17 | Beacons | Nefesh Mountain | 19 |
| 17 | The Lucy Story: Unreleased and Rare Tracks 1976-2023 [Disc 1] | Lucy Kaplansky | 19 |
| 19 | Exploding Star | Heather Maloney | 18 |
| 19 | Ride in the Light | Cindy Kallet | 18 |
| 21 | Earl Jam | Tony Trischka | 17 |
| 21 | Trail of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | 17 |
| 21 | Now, O Now | Rakish | 17 |
| 21 | Life Is a Wonder | Kevin Whalen | 17 |
| 25 | The American Dream | Amy Speace | 16 |
| 25 | Hear My Call | Cristina Vane | 16 |
| 25 | Manos Pan Americanos | Larry and Joe | 16 |
| 28 | Things Done Changed | Jerron Paxton | 15 |
| 28 | Arcadia | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 15 |
| 28 | Dark Moon | Holly Cole | 15 |
| 31 | Quiet Town | Mindy Smith | 13 |
| 32 | Take It Easy Greasy | Jim Brewer | 12 |
| 32 | Flee Though None Pursue | Ed Alstrom | 12 |
| 32 | All Hat No Cattle | The Doohickeys | 12 |
| 32 | On Solid Ground | Reggie Harris | 12 |
| 32 | Let the Longing Run Wild and Free | Robert Sarazin Blake | 12 |
| 32 | Girl Dinner | Big Richard | 12 |
| 32 | Up From the Mud | Diane Coll | 12 |
| 39 | Waiting for Inspiration | Socks in the Frying Pan | 11 |
| 39 | The Legend of Sugarbelly | Guy Davis | 11 |
| 39 | Edge of America | Crowes Pasture | 11 |
| 39 | Winterbirds | Boreal | 11 |
| 39 | Loudon Live in London | Loudon Wainwright Iii | 11 |
| 39 | Cher Reve | Miss Tess | 11 |
| 45 | Presidential Campaign Songs 1789 - 1996 | Oscar Brand | 10 |
| 45 | In the Real World | Eric Bibb | 10 |
| 45 | A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) | Timothee Chalamet | 10 |
| 45 | The Purple Bird | Bonnie Prince Billy | 10 |
| 45 | Mileage | Ruthie Foster | 10 |
| 45 | Anything but Ordinary | Jan Aldridge Clark | 10 |
| 45 | Daggomit! | Max Wareham | 10 |
| 45 | Lonely as It Gets | Wilson Banjo Co | 10 |
| 45 | Don't Play Guitar Boy | Geoff Achison | 10 |
| 45 | Into the Wild | Golden Highway and Molly Tuttle | 10 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looks Like the End of the Road | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 15 |
| 2 | Twilight | Alice Howe and Freebo | 14 |
| 3 | Field of Stars | John McCutcheon | 13 |
| 3 | Angel From Montgomery | Alice Howe and Freebo | 13 |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sunset | Crys Matthews | 12 |
| 5 | Travelin' Soul | Alice Howe and Freebo | 12 |
| 5 | A Heart That Never Closes | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart | 12 |
| 8 | Farewell Angelina | The Seldom Scene | 11 |
| 8 | Catch the Wind | Crowes Pasture | 11 |
| 8 | A Case of You | Alice Howe and Freebo | 11 |
| 8 | At the End of the Day | John McCutcheon | 11 |
| 8 | Like Jesus Would | Crys Matthews | 11 |
| 13 | We Were Wood | Barry Oreck and Friends | 9 |
| 13 | Old Friends | The Twangtown Paramours | 9 |
| 13 | Last of the Steam Powered Trains | The Seldom Scene | 9 |
| 16 | Somebody's New Lover Now | Alice Howe and Freebo | 8 |
| 16 | Send Love | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart | 8 |
| 16 | Only Ones Dancing | John McCutcheon | 8 |
| 16 | American Dreaming | Sierra Ferrell | 8 |
| 16 | Build Me a City: The Ballad of Robert Moses | Barry Oreck and Friends | 8 |
| 16 | $20 Bill (For George Floyd) | Kim Moberg | 8 |
| 16 | Ms St. Louis | John McCutcheon | 8 |
| 16 | Rebecca | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart | 8 |
| 16 | Winter Birds | Heather Hurlock | 8 |
| 16 | The Genius Bar | Julie Gold | 8 |
| 16 | Bury Me Inside Your Heart | Kim Beggs | 8 |
| 16 | The Difference Between | Crys Matthews | 8 |
| 16 | Cancel Culture | Crys Matthews | 8 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCutcheon | 94 |
| 2 | Crys Matthews | 92 |
| 3 | Alice Howe and Freebo | 90 |
| 4 | The Twangtown Paramours | 55 |
| 5 | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart | 54 |
| 6 | Kim Beggs | 41 |
| 7 | Barry Oreck and Friends | 34 |
| 8 | Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms | 33 |
| 9 | Ringo Starr | 31 |
| 10 | Pete Seeger | 30 |
| 10 | Paul and Mary Peter | 30 |
| 12 | Bob Dylan | 29 |
| 12 | Lucy Kaplansky | 29 |
| 12 | The Band | 29 |
| 15 | Rhiannon Giddens | 28 |
| 16 | Carol Crittenden | 27 |
| 16 | Tony Trischka | 27 |
| 18 | Cindy Kallet | 25 |
| 19 | Chatham Rabbits | 24 |
| 19 | The Seldom Scene | 24 |
| 21 | Michael Henchman | 23 |
| 22 | Reggie Harris | 22 |
| 22 | Nina Simone | 22 |
| 22 | Billy Strings | 22 |
| 22 | John Roberts and Tony Barrand | 22 |
| 22 | Mallory Chipman | 22 |
| 22 | Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | 22 |
| 22 | Highwaymen | 22 |
| 29 | Larry and Joe | 21 |
| 30 | Amy Speace | 20 |
| 30 | Guy Davis | 20 |
| 30 | Collide | 20 |
| 30 | Marianne Faithfull | 20 |
| 34 | Ruthie Foster | 19 |
| 34 | Nefesh Mountain | 19 |
| 34 | Alison Krauss and Union Station | 19 |
| 34 | Tim Grimm | 19 |
| 34 | Sierra Ferrell | 19 |
| 39 | Heather Maloney | 18 |
| 39 | Willie Nelson | 18 |
| 39 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 18 |
| 39 | Rakish | 18 |
Folk DJs
| Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Allen Larman (KPFK-FM & syndicated, CA) |
| Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY) |
| Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Art Menius (WCOM-FM, NC) |
| Arthur Berman (CiTR-FM, BC) |
| Artie Martello (WIOX-FM, mostlyfolk.org-syndicated, powerfolk.org, NY) |
| Bill \"Rusty\" Crowell and Jan Alba (WPPM-FM, PA) |
| Bob McWilliams (KANU-FM & KPR, KS) |
| Bob Weiser (WOMR-FM, MA) |
| Bruce Cameron (2MCE-FM, Australia) |
| Bruce Swan (WSFM-FM, NC) |
| Bud Johnson (syndicated, AK) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK) |
| Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY) |
| Chris McGill (WSPN, NY) |
| Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia) |
| Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX) |
| Dan Maher (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Daryana Antipova (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| David John (KEOS-FM, TX) |
| David Sears (WBGU-FM, OH) |
| Denis McGilvray (Public Radio Tulsa, OK) |
| Diane Hunt (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Dick Hermans (WHDD-FM, CT) |
| Don Jacobson (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Doug Tucker (KWVA-FM, OR) |
| Ed Mellnik (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Ellen Stanley (KFAI-FM, MN) |
| Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC) |
| Gordon Nash (Folk Music Notebook, NY) |
| Graham and Barbara Dean (WBCR-LP, MA) |
| Harlon Joye (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jeremy Butler (WUAL-FM & APR, AL) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Jim Welsh (radiosummerhall.com, UK) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Kai Schafft (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Kelly Walker (WEOS-FM, NY) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| Larry Berger (Saturday Light Brigade, PA) |
| Laurie DesJardins (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| Len Holton (KUAR-FM, AR) |
| Lilli Kuzma (WDCB-FM, IL) |
| Marc Albert (KMUZ-FM, OR) |
| Marilyn Rea Beyer (WFMT-FM, IL) |
| Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM, VT) |
| Mark Pedersen (WOJB-FM, WI) |
| Menachem Vinegrad (Upper Galilee-FM, Israel) |
| Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY) |
| Michael Benson (WPKN-FM & WESU-FM, CT) |
| Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA) |
| Michael Park (prx.org, NY) |
| Michael Stock (WLRN-FM, FL) |
| Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON) |
| Mitch Park (Kidnappers, New Zealand) |
| Naomi Soule and Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO) |
| Nick Noble (WICN-FM, MA) |
| Norm Mast (WVPE-FM, IN) |
| Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD) |
| Paul Hefti (live365.com, CA) |
| Paul Porzio (FCAC-FM, VA) |
| Pete Thomas (WAER-FM, NY) |
| Peter Fraissinet (WVBR-FM, NY) |
| Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, wtsrlegacy.com, NJ) |
| Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT) |
| Robert Resnik (VPR, VT) |
| Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM) |
| Ron Olesko (WFDU-FM and FolkMusicNotebook.com, NJ) |
| Sonny Ochs (FolkMusicNotebook.com, NY) |
| Steve Brockway (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Steve Edge (CITR-FM, BC) |
| Steven Morrison (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Susan Forbes Hansen (WHUS-FM & WWUH-FM, CT) |
| Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA) |
| Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB) |
| Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & syndicated, PA) |
| Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM) |
| Wally Bowen (KOCF-FM, OR) |
| Wanda Fischer (WAMC & syndicated, NY) |
| Wayne Greene (radiowayne.com, TX) |