{"id":13602,"date":"2025-12-17T17:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=13602"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:59:06","slug":"fai-folk-radio-charts-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2025\/12\/17\/fai-folk-radio-charts-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FAI Folk Radio Charts – November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vi Wickam, a Colorado-based champion fiddler and singer, had the top album (The Thanksgiving Album) and the second most-played song\u00a0 (\u201cAnother Fine Day for Thanksgiving\u201d) on folk radio during November 2025, while Delaware-based singer-songwriter John Flynn\u2019s \u201cThe Victim Tree\u201d was the top song and Archie Fisher, a notable Scottish folk singer and songwriter who died on Nov. 1 — one week after turning 86, was the month\u2019s most-played artist. 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

The November 2025 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 11,366 airplays reported on 373 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

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Top Albums of November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. The Thanksgiving Album<\/em> by Vi Wickam (83)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Safe, Sensible and Sane<\/em> by Alison Brown and Steve Martin (82)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Unentitled<\/em> by John Gorka (81)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Voisinages<\/em> by La Vent Du Nord (54)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Together on a Rock<\/em> by The Pairs (53)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. From Here to the Sea<\/em> by Meredith Moon (48)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7. Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925\u00a0<\/span>Mountain\u00a0<\/span>City\u00a0<\/span>Fiddlers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Convention<\/em> by Various Artists (42)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle by Willie Nelson<\/em> (39)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9. The Breathing Room<\/em> by Cosy\u00a0<\/span>Sheridan\u00a0<\/span>(38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9. Songs From a Secret Room<\/em> by Chris Rusin (38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11. Avec Elodie<\/em> by Eloise and Co (37)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11. The Kasambwe Brothers<\/em> by The Kasambwe Brothers (37)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. You Climb the Mountain<\/em> by The Onlies (36)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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14. Little Deaths<\/em> by Sage Christie (35)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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14. Hill Country Folk Music<\/em> by Terry Klein (35)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16. Further From the Country<\/em> by William Prince (31)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16. Saving Grace<\/em> by Robert Plant (31)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. The Other Evening<\/em> in\u00a0<\/span>Chicago by Bob Franke (30)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. Bones of Better Days<\/em> by The Whispering Tree (30)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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20. Seventy<\/em> by Paul Kelly (29)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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21. Memory\u00a0<\/span>Mountain<\/em> by Max Gomez (27)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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22. The Light Still Shines on the\u00a0<\/span>Main<\/em> by Jory Nash (26)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. Shelter From the Storms<\/em> by Lennie Gallant (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. Sad and Beautiful World<\/em> by Mavis Staples (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. A Silent Song<\/em> by Archie Fisher (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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26. It’s All Her Fault: A Tribute to Cindy Walker<\/em> by Various Artists (24)I<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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26. Returning to Myself<\/em> by Brandi Carlile (24)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. The Agonist<\/em> by Leslie Jordan (23)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. Night After Night<\/em> by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (23)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. Reverse the Flow<\/em> by Alice Di Micele (23)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31. Running From the Devi<\/em>l by Tone of Voice Orchestra (22)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31. Sunsets I’ve Galloped Into<\/em> by Archie Fisher (22)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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33. Every Town: More Songs by Michael Smith<\/em> by\u00a0<\/span>Anne\u00a0<\/span>Hills\u00a0<\/span>(21)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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33. Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love<\/em> by Brennen Leigh (21)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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35. Now Then<\/em> by Robbie Fulks (20)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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35. So Long Little Miss Sunshine<\/em> by Molly Tuttle (20)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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35. The Man With a Rhyme<\/em> by Archie Fisher (20)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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35. Wide Open Spaces<\/em> by Connie Kaldor (20)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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39. Look to the Moon<\/em> by Patty and Craig (19)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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39. The Commuter<\/em> by Jenna Nicholls (19)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Easy Come, Easy Go<\/em> by The Burnett Sisters Band (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. The Ghost of Sis Draper<\/em> by Shawn Camp (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Featherbed<\/em> by Sarah Kate Morgan and Leo Shannon (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Fallen Angel<\/em> by The Unfaithful Servants (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Windward Away<\/em> by Archie Fisher (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Tidy Memorial<\/em> by Josh Fortenbery (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. We’ll Be Fine<\/em> by Doug Kolmar (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Hummingbird Highway<\/em> by Dar Williams (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Gold and Coal<\/em> by Cassie and Maggie (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Keep Me in Your Heart: The Songs of Warren Zevon<\/em> by Various Artists (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Rancho Deluxe<\/em> by Nicki Bluhm (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. One Last Dance<\/em> by Pete Muller (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Callin’ Me Back<\/em> by Petunia and the Vipers (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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47. Fiction<\/em> by Megan Bee (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top Songs of November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[Here’s a link to listen to “The Victim Tree” by John Flynn: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r!Vr-axr-nk<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. “The Victim Tree” by John Flynn (20)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. “Another Fine Day for Thanksgiving” by Vi Wickam (19)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. “Coming for You Next” by Crowes Pasture (18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot (17)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. “Particle and Wave” by John Gorka (16)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. “They Do Not Speak for Me” by David Roth (15)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. “Turkey\u00a0<\/span>in the Straw” by Vi Wickam (15)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. “The Immigrant” by Tony Furtado (14)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. “Each New Day” by Vi Wickam (14)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. “Thanksgiving Eve” by Bob Franke (14)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11. “Marchin’ On” by Susan Hagan (12)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11. “Girl, Have Money When You’re Old” by Alison Brown and Steve Martin (12)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. “The Parting Glass” by Archie Fisher (11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. “Little Light” by The Pairs (11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” by Alison Brown and Steve Martin (11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. “Thanksgiving Song” by Mary Chapin Carpenter (11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. “No Time to Cry” by John Gorka (11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. “Rabbit Through the Woods” by Sage Christie (10)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. “Coal Dust” by Irene Kelley (10)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. “Welcome at the Table” by Vi Wickam (10)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. “Sitting at the Table” by Vi Wickam (10)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. “Honey I” by The Pairs (10)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “Favorite Place” by John Gorka (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “We Are Better Than This” by Kim Eaton (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “The Final Trawl” by Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “First Snow on the Mountains” by John Gorka (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “New Cluck Old Hen” by Alison Brown and Steve Martin (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “Getu (Gertrude)” by The Kasambwe Brothers (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. “Cinders” by Chris Rusin (9)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Top Artists of November 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Archie Fisher (106)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. John Gorka (91)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Alison Brown and Steve Martin (83)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Vi Wickam (83)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Todd Snider (72)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. Bob Franke (61)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7. La Vent Du Nord (55)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. The Pairs (53)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9. Willie Nelson (48)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9. Meredith Moon (48)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11. Cosy\u00a0<\/span>Sheridan\u00a0<\/span>(43)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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12. The Onlies (40)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. The Kasambwe Brothers (38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. Chris Rusin (38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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15. Eloise and Co (37)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16. Terry Klein (36)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16. Sage Christie (36)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. William Prince (34)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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18. John Prine (34)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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20. John McCutcheon (33)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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21. The Whispering Tree (32)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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21. Robert Plant (32)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers (31)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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23. Molly Tuttle (31)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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25. Gordon Lightfoot (30)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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26. Max Gomez (29)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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26. Paul Kelly (29)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. Bob Dylan (28)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. The Mammals (28)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28. Joni Mitchell (28)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31. Stan Rogers (27)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31. Robbie Fulks (27)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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31. Brandi Carlile (27)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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34. Jory Nash (26)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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34.\u00a0<\/span>Anne\u00a0<\/span>Hills\u00a0<\/span>(26)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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36. Mavis Staples (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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36. Lennie Gallant (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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36. John Flynn (25)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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39. Mary Chapin Carpenter (24)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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39. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (24)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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39. Connie Kaldor (24)<\/p>\n

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Editor’s Note: I would have posted the charts last week but was preoccupied with other important matters.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vi Wickam, a Colorado-based champion fiddler and singer, had the top album (The Thanksgiving Album) and the second most-played song\u00a0 (\u201cAnother Fine Day for Thanksgiving\u201d) on folk radio during November 2025, while Delaware-based singer-songwriter John Flynn\u2019s \u201cThe Victim Tree\u201d was the top song and Archie Fisher, a notable Scottish folk singer and songwriter who died on Nov. 1 — one week after turning 86, was the month\u2019s most-played artist. 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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