{"id":13134,"date":"2025-05-10T00:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T04:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=13134"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:37:04","slug":"fai-folk-radio-charts-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2025\/05\/10\/fai-folk-radio-charts-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FAI Folk Radio Charts – April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Grimm had the top album (Bones of Trees<\/em>), was the most-played artist, and had five of the top 10 songs on folk radio during April 2025. \u201cAin\u2019t That the Way\u201c by Rees Shad was the month\u2019s top song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

\"Tim
Tim Grimm had the top album and was the most-played artist on folk radio during April 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tim Grimm<\/strong> is an acclaimed storytelling balladeer who splits his time between homes in the woods of southern Indiana and a cottage in Oklahoma when not on tour. Released in April, Bones of Trees<\/em> is his 13th album. Its 11 tracks include \u201cBroken Truth\u201d (which was the most-played song on folk radio in 2024) and \u201cWoody\u2019s Landlord Revisited\u201d (an updated version of \u201cWoody\u2019s Landlord,\u201d his politically charged ballad about President\u2019s Trump\u2019s father that topped the FAI folk songs chart in 2016). Over the years, Grimm has had a number of top albums and songs on the Folk DJ (now FAI Folk) and EuroAmericana charts. Besides those mentioned, Gone<\/em> and A Stranger In This Town<\/em> were the most-played albums on folk radio during 2021 and 2017 respectively, while \u201cGone,\u201d \u201cGonna Be Great,\u201d and \u201cKing of the Folksingers\u201d (a tribute to his friend and musical icon Ramblin\u2019 Jack Elliott) were the most-played songs of 2020, 2017 and 2014. In addition to his more than 25-year career as a singer-songwriter, Grimm has taught songwriting classes, worked as an actor in film and television, and has hosted an Americana concert series in Columbus, Indiana.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to listen to Tim Grimm\u2019s \u201cWoody\u2019s Landlord Revisited\u201d:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cijeaYTVMPM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAin\u2019t That the Way,\u201d appears on Porcelain Angel<\/em>, the latest album by Rees Shad<\/strong>. The western Massachusetts-based and New York City born-and-raised Americana singer-songwriter has released 17 solo albums and an additional 13 albums involving collaborations and side projects to date. He began playing Greenwich Village folk clubs and hanging around recording studios as a sideman on sessions with Brill Building songwriters as a teenager. While still in college, he launched Sweetfish Recording Studios \u2013- a residential full-production studio in a renovated 19th century barn in upstate New York that played a part in hundreds of independent and major label releases over the next 14 years. Sweetish later expanded into interactive marketing, publishing, and record distribution before closing in 2000 when Rees enrolled in graduate school. He earned two Master\u2019s degrees, which led to a 20-year career in higher education. However, he continued writing and recording songs. Rees Shad keynotes the annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference that takes place in Owensboro, Kentucky, May 15-18.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to the official video for Rees Shad\u2019s \u201cAin\u2019t That Way\u201d:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rHh5NBvr78<\/a><\/p>\n

The April 2025 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 10, 535 airplays reported on 350 playlists submitted by 99 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Folk Alliance International (folk.org<\/a>) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.<\/p>\n

Top Albums of April 2025
\n\"Tim
\n1. Bones of Trees<\/em> by Tim Grimm (114)
\n2. Arcadia<\/em> by Alison Krauss and Union Station (64)
\n3. Porcelain Angel<\/em> by Rees Shad (61)
\n4. All I Got and Gone<\/em> by Chris Walz (58)
\n5. Burnished<\/em> by Amelia Hogan (55)
\n6. Some Kind of Truth<\/em> by Kora Feder (47)
\n7. Maybe New Mexico<\/em> by Helene Cronin (46)
\n8. Suzy Sings Siebel Vol. 1<\/em> by Suzy Thompson (45)
\n9. The Lucy Story: Unreleased & Rare Tracks 1976-2023<\/em> by Lucy Kaplansky (44)
\n10. So Much I Still Don’t See<\/em> by Sam Robbins (41)
\n11. It Matters<\/em> by C. Daniel Boling (38)
\n12. Foxes in the Snow<\/em> by Jason Isbell (36)
\n13. A Tip Toe High Wire<\/em> by Sierra Hull (34)
\n14. Oh What a Beautiful World<\/em> by Willie Nelson (31)
\n15. Backstage Balladeer<\/em> by Jefferson Ross (29)
\n16. The Monkey in the Crown<\/em> by HuDost (26)
\n17. Remains to Be Scene<\/em> by The Seldom Scene (25)
\n17. Wait for the Night<\/em> by Eric Schmitt (25)
\n19. I Made It This Far<\/em> by Deborah Holland (23)
\n20. Double Takes<\/em> by Gordie Tentrees and Jaxon Haldane (22)
\n20. What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow<\/em> by Rhiannon Giddens &
\nJustin Robinson (22)
\n22. Field of Stars<\/em> by John McCutcheon (20)
\n22. Here We Go!<\/em> by Antonio Andrade (20)
\n22. Wild and Clear<\/em> and Blue by I’m With Her (20)
\n22. Volume 4<\/em> by Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert (20)
\n22. Together on a Rock<\/em> by The Pairs (20)
\n22. Daggomit!<\/em> by Max Wareham (20)
\n28. Paris<\/em> by Louise Coombe (19)
\n28. Alice Howe and Freebo Live<\/em> by Alice Howe and Freebo (19)
\n28. Dear Meadowlark<\/em> by The Wildwoods (19)
\n31. Unravel<\/em> by Henhouse Prowlers (18)
\n31. Songs That Made Charlene Cry<\/em> by The Dillards (18)
\n31. Reclamation<\/em> by Crys Matthews (18)
\n31. Ghosts<\/em> by Mike Berman (18)
\n31. Our Way<\/em> by Loveseat (18)
\n36. Face the Day<\/em> by Will Branch (17)
\n37. I’m From Here<\/em> by Rob Siegel (16)
\n37. Julia Belle: The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 2<\/em> by
\nVarious Artists (16)
\n37. Ghostwriter<\/em> by Annie Stokes (16)
\n40. Rushmere<\/em> by Mumford and Sons (15)
\n41. Froggy’s Demise<\/em> by Ezra (14)
\n41. The Wind Will Change Again<\/em> by The Twangtown Paramours (14)
\n43. Racing Down the Valley<\/em> by Sam Bergquist (13)
\n43. Looking for the Thread<\/em> by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis,
\nKarine Polwart (13)
\n43. Carry Me Back to the Bluegrass<\/em> by Big Country Bluegrass (13)
\n46. Exploding Star<\/em> by Heather Maloney (12)
\n46. Lonesome Drifter<\/em> by Charley Crockett (12)
\n46. Changing Union<\/em> by Chris Moore (12)
\n46. Te Whare Tiwekaweka<\/em> by Marlon Williams (12)
\n50. Beneath Your Skin<\/em> by Kim Beggs (11)
\n50. Mill Pond<\/em> by Rich Scher (11)
\n50. The Price of Admission<\/em> by Turnpike Troubadours (11)
\n50. Dark Country<\/em> by Gary Louris (11)
\n50. Cold Feet<\/em> by Mark Freeman (11)<\/p>\n

Top Songs of April 2025<\/strong>
\n\"Rees
\n1. “Ain’t That the Way” by Rees Shad (21)
\n2. “Woody’s Landlord Revisited” by Tim Grimm (19)
\n2. “Superlover” by Allison Russell and Annie Lennox (19)
\n4. “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” by Alison Brown and Steve Martin (18)
\n4. “Barbed Wire Boys” by Tim Grimm (18)
\n6. “Rolling in the Gold” by Amelia Hogan (17)
\n7. “Broken Truth” by Tim Grimm (16)
\n8. “In the USA” by Tim Grimm (15)
\n9. “I Will Not Obey” by Erin Inglish (14)
\n10. “Mists of Ennistymon” by Tim Grimm (13)
\n10. “Richmond on the James” by Alison Krauss and Union Station (13)
\n12. “Ancient Light” by I’m With Her (11)
\n12. “We Will Take Care of Each Other” by Heather Pierson (11)
\n12. “Up in the Attic” by Tim Grimm (11)
\n12. “Rambling Man” by Kora Feder (11)
\n16. “Great Big World” by Rees Shad (10)
\n16. “It Matters” by C. Daniel Boling (10)
\n16. “Here’s the Rain” by Cosy Sheridan (10)
\n16. “North Side Gal” by Alison Krauss and Union Station (10)
\n16. “Oh What a Beautiful World” by Willie Nelson (10)
\n21. “Crimson and Clay” by Jason Isbell (9)
\n21. “What Could Possibly Go Wrong” by C. Daniel Boling (9)
\n21. “Blue Ridge Mountain Blues” by Chris Walz (9)
\n21. “There Were People Here” by Mike Berman (9)
\n21. “Louise” by Suzy Thompson (9)
\n21. “What a Little Love Can Do” by Sam Robbins (9)
\n21. “Lose My Blues” by Suzy Thompson (9)<\/p>\n

Top Artists of April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Tim Grimm (125)
\n2. Alison Krauss and Union Station (73)
\n3. Rees Shad (66)
\n4. Chris Walz (58)
\n5. Amelia Hogan (57)
\n6. Lucy Kaplansky (48)
\n7. Kora Feder (47)
\n8. Helene Cronin (46)
\n9. Suzy Thompson (45)
\n10. Willie Nelson (43)
\n11. John McCutcheon (42)
\n11. C. Daniel Boling (42)
\n11. Sam Robbins (42)
\n14. Jason Isbell (40)
\n15. Sierra Hull (38)
\n16. Michael Hurley (36)
\n17. John Prine (35)
\n18. The Neffa Noodlers (34)
\n19. Guy Clark (32)
\n19. The Seldom Scene (32)
\n21. Pete Seeger (30)
\n21. Jefferson Ross (30)
\n23. Eliza Gilkyson (27)
\n24. HuDost (26)
\n24. Bob Dylan (26)
\n26. Eric Schmitt (25)
\n26. Deborah Holland (25)
\n26. Joni Mitchell (25)
\n29. Gordie Tentrees and Jaxon Haldane (23)
\n30. Alison Brown and Steve Martin (22)
\n30. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson (22)
\n30. Crys Matthews (22)
\n30. Kieran Kane and Rayna Gellert (22)
\n34. Henhouse Prowlers (21)
\n34. The Pairs (21)
\n36. Max Wareham (20)
\n36. I’m With Her (20)
\n36. Antonio Andrade (20)
\n36. Janis Ian (20)
\n36. The Dillards (20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Grimm had the top album (Bones of Trees), was the most-played artist, and had five of the top 10 songs on folk radio during April 2025. \u201cAin\u2019t That the Way\u201c by Rees Shad was the month\u2019s top song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

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