Chart Section
FAI FOLK CHART FOR October 2025
Compiled from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 10245 plays from 349 playlists from 99 Folk DJs
FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month
| Rank | Album | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voisinages | Le Vent Du Nord | 80 |
| 2 | Bones of Better Days | The Whispering Tree | 72 |
| 3 | Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers | Various Artists | 64 |
| 4 | Unentitled | John Gorka | 61 |
| 5 | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | 57 |
| 6 | The Breathing Room | Cosy Sheridan | 53 |
| 7 | Every Town | Anne Hills | 52 |
| 8 | The Agonist | Leslie Jordan | 43 |
| 8 | Wide Open Spaces | Connie Kaldor | 43 |
| 10 | Further From the Country | William Prince | 42 |
| 11 | Shelter From the Storms | Lennie Gallant | 38 |
| 12 | Look to the Moon | Patty and Craig | 34 |
| 12 | Stay Put | Elexa Dawson | 34 |
| 14 | Avec Elodie | Eloise & Co | 32 |
| 15 | Fiction | Megan Bee | 30 |
| 16 | From Here to the Sea | Meredith Moon | 29 |
| 16 | Reverse the Flow | Alice Di Micele | 29 |
| 16 | You Climb the Mountain | The Onlies | 29 |
| 19 | Tidy Memorial | Josh Fortenbery | 27 |
| 20 | The Road Taken | Reggie Garrett and Christine Gunn | 25 |
| 20 | Hummingbird Highway | Dar Williams | 25 |
| 22 | The Other Evening in Chicago | Bob Franke | 24 |
| 22 | Now Then | Robbie Fulks | 24 |
| 22 | The Last Bough | Kyle Carey | 24 |
| 25 | Ghosts of the Old West | George Mann and Mick Coates | 22 |
| 25 | Sweet Resilience | Jane Fallon | 22 |
| 25 | Lost and Found | Becki Davis | 22 |
| 25 | Saving Grace | Robert Plant | 22 |
| 29 | Blue Tapestry | Veronneau | 21 |
| 30 | The Ghost of Sis Draper | Shawn Camp | 20 |
| 30 | Featherbed | Sarah Kate Morgan and Lee Shannon | 20 |
| 30 | The Light Still Shines on the Main | Jory Nash | 20 |
| 30 | Stone by Stone | Friction Farm | 20 |
| 34 | Bones of Trees | Tim Grimm | 19 |
| 34 | So Long Little Miss Sunshine | Molly Tuttle | 19 |
| 36 | Heavy on the Blues | Rory Block | 18 |
| 36 | The Winds | Selken | 18 |
| 36 | Nobody's Girl | Amanda Shires | 18 |
| 36 | Big Wing | The Lonesome Ace Stringband | 18 |
| 40 | Mother Mind | Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder | 17 |
| 40 | Crown of Roses | Patty Griffin | 17 |
| 40 | The Raven and the Moon | Sherie Davis | 17 |
| 40 | Gallowglass | Ann Ramsey | 17 |
| 44 | Songbird | Waylon Jennings | 16 |
| 44 | Songs That Sing Me | Becky Buller | 16 |
| 46 | We'll Be Fine | Doug Kolmar | 15 |
| 46 | Drift | Wes Corbett | 15 |
| 46 | Fallen Angel | The Unfaithful Servants | 15 |
| 46 | In the West | The Horsenecks | 15 |
| 50 | Kentucky Queen | Carla Gover | 14 |
| 50 | Sidereal Days | Bill Scorzari | 14 |
| 50 | Don't You Ever Give Up on Love | Brennen Leigh | 14 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Songs of the Month
| Rank | Song | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bones of Better Days | The Whispering Tree | 22 |
| 2 | Particle & Wave (Goodness in the World) | John Gorka | 19 |
| 3 | Par-Dessus Le Pont | Le Vent Du Nord | 15 |
| 3 | The Breathing Room | Cosy Sheridan | 15 |
| 3 | Speed of the Sound of Loneliness | Jesse Lynn Madera | 15 |
| 6 | Dear Time | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | 13 |
| 6 | No Kings Here | Tom Paxton | 13 |
| 8 | Born Again | The Whispering Tree | 12 |
| 8 | By My Side | The Whispering Tree | 12 |
| 10 | Le Pari De Jeanne | Le Vent Du Nord | 11 |
| 10 | Spoon River | Anne Hills | 11 |
| 12 | Broken Truth | Tim Grimm | 10 |
| 12 | I've Always Been a Rambler | Molly Tuttle | 10 |
| 12 | For the First Time | William Prince | 10 |
| 12 | 900 Miles | Tim O'Brien | 10 |
| 16 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Elexa Dawson | 9 |
| 16 | Hello in There | The Real Sarahs and Alex De Grassi | 9 |
| 16 | Counting on Angels | Lennie Gallant | 9 |
| 16 | Sweeter Things | Megan Bee | 9 |
| 16 | Claude's Cookies | Cosy Sheridan | 9 |
| 16 | Love, Surround Me | Patty and Craig | 9 |
| 16 | House Carpenter | Jake Blount | 9 |
| 16 | Falling Through the Cracks | Alice Di Micele | 9 |
| 16 | Find a Man | The Whispering Tree | 9 |
| 25 | I Talk to Ghosts | Nicole Mish | 8 |
| 25 | The Invention of Tv | Megan Bee | 8 |
| 25 | Open All the Doors and Windows | Billy Jonas | 8 |
| 25 | Fleur Radieuse | Le Vent Du Nord | 8 |
| 25 | Old Friends | Lennie Gallant | 8 |
| 25 | Girl, Have Money When You're Old | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | 8 |
| 25 | Ballad of Elizabeth Dark | Anne Hills | 8 |
| 25 | Resilience | Jane Fallon | 8 |
FAI Folk Chart Top Artists of the Month
| Rank | Artist | Plays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Vent Du Nord | 83 |
| 2 | John Gorka | 76 |
| 2 | The Whispering Tree | 76 |
| 4 | Cosy Sheridan | 62 |
| 5 | Anne Hills | 61 |
| 6 | Alison Brown & Steve Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Connie Kaldor | 50 |
| 8 | Bob Franke | 48 |
| 9 | Leslie Jordan | 44 |
| 10 | William Prince | 43 |
| 11 | Lennie Gallant | 38 |
| 12 | Elexa Dawson | 35 |
| 12 | John Prine | 35 |
| 14 | Patty and Craig | 34 |
| 14 | Bob Dylan | 34 |
| 16 | Eloise & Co | 33 |
| 16 | Dar Williams | 33 |
| 16 | Molly Tuttle | 33 |
| 19 | Meredith Moon | 30 |
| 19 | Megan Bee | 30 |
| 21 | Alice Di Micele | 29 |
| 21 | Tim Grimm | 29 |
| 21 | The Onlies | 29 |
| 24 | Josh Fortenbery | 27 |
| 24 | Becky Buller | 27 |
| 26 | John McCutcheon | 26 |
| 27 | Robert Plant | 25 |
| 27 | Reggie Garrett and Christine Gunn | 25 |
| 29 | Kyle Carey | 24 |
| 29 | Joan Baez | 24 |
| 29 | Robbie Fulks | 24 |
| 32 | George Mann and Mick Coates | 23 |
| 32 | Jane Fallon | 23 |
| 32 | Patty Griffin | 23 |
| 35 | Becki Davis | 22 |
| 35 | Friction Farm | 22 |
| 35 | Nanci Griffith | 22 |
| 38 | Veronneau | 21 |
| 39 | Jory Nash | 20 |
| 39 | Sarah Kate Morgan and Lee Shannon | 20 |
| 39 | Cheryl Wheeler | 20 |
| 39 | Crowes Pasture | 20 |
| 39 | Waylon Jennings | 20 |
| 39 | Shawn Camp | 20 |
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 Revill (WESU-FM, CT) |
| 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) |
| Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN) |
| Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| 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 Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR) |
| Darryl Purpose (KRFC-FM, CO) |
| Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA) |
| 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) |
| Helen Leicht (FolkMusicNotebook.com, PA) |
| Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY) |
| James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY) |
| Jean Geiger (KBCS-FM, WA) |
| Jeanne Holton (WMNF-FM, FL) |
| Jenny Flux (2bbb-FM, Australia) |
| Jim Canales (WWSP-FM, WI) |
| Jim Fisher (WGCS-FM, IN) |
| Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH) |
| Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON) |
| Joe Pszonek (Folk Music Notebook, NJ) |
| John & Maureen Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA) |
| John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ) |
| Johnny Bazzano (KRCB-FM, CA) |
| Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY) |
| Justin Helmer (KVSC, MN) |
| Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK) |
| Kate McNally (NHPR, NH) |
| Katrina Knight (FolkMusicNotebook.com, WA) |
| Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA) |
| Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL) |
| 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) |
| Mary Sue Twohy (SiriusXM & syndicated, DC) |
| Matt Watroba (WKAR-FM, MI) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL) |
| Sue Kessell (WNUR-FM, IL) |
| 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) |