Two-time Juno Award-winning Quebecois folk group Le Vent Du Nord had the top album (Voisinages), its 13th full-length release, on folk radio in October 2025 and was the month’s most-played artist/group. Upstate New York husband & wife contemporary folk duo The Whispering Tree’s “Bones of Better Days,” the title track of its #2 album (its first in seven years), was the month’s most-played 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.
The October 2025 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 10,245 airplays reported on 349 playlists submitted by 99 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.
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Top Albums of October 2025
[Here’s a link to view a video for “Par-dessus le pont,” the first single from Voisonages, Le Vent Du Nord’s #1 album on folk radio in October 2025: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCueZgiKkHyrcWYwWHEJuS3A]
1. Voisinages by Le Vent Du Nord (80)
2. Bones of Better Days by The Whispering Tree (72)
3. Long Journey Home: A Century After the 1925 Mountain City
Fiddlers by Various Artists (64)
4. Unentitled by John Gorka (61)
5. Safe, Sensible and Sane by Alison Brown & Steve Martin (57)
6. The Breathing Room by Cosy Sheridan (53)
7. Every Town by Anne Hills (52)
8. The Agonist by Leslie Jordan (43)
8. Wide Open Spaces by Connie Kaldor (43)
10. Further From the Country by William Prince (42)
11. Shelter From the Storms by Lennie Gallant (38)
12. Look to the Moon by Patty and Craig (34)
12. Stay Put by Elexa Dawson (34)
14. Avec Elodie by Eloise & Co (32)
15. Fiction by Megan Bee (30)
16. From Here to the Sea by Meredith Moon (29)
16. Reverse the Flow by Alice Di Micele (29)
16. You Climb the Mountain by The Onlies (29)
19. Tidy Memorial by Josh Fortenbery (27)
20. The Road Taken by Reggie Garrett and Christine Gunn (25)
20. Hummingbird Highway by Dar Williams (25)
22. The Other Evening in Chicago by Bob Franke (24)
22. Now Then by Robbie Fulks (24)
22. The Last Bough by Kyle Carey (24)
25. Ghosts of the Old West by George Mann and Mick Coates (22)
25. Sweet Resilience by Jane Fallon (22)
25. Lost and Found by Becki Davis (22)
25. Saving Grace by Robert Plant (22)
29. Blue Tapestry by Veronneau (21)
30. The Ghost of Sis Draper by Shawn Camp (20)
30. Featherbed by Sarah Kate Morgan and Lee Shannon (20)
30. The Light Still Shines on the Main by Jory Nash (20)
30. Stone by Stone by Friction Farm (20)
34. Bones of Trees by Tim Grimm (19)
34. So Long Little Miss Sunshine by Molly Tuttle (19)
36. Heavy on the Blues by Rory Block (18)
36. The Winds by Selken (18)
36. Nobody’s Girl by Amanda Shires (18)
36. Big Wing by The Lonesome Ace Stringband (18)
40. Mother Mind by Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder (17)
40. Crown of Roses by Patty Griffin (17)
40. The Raven and the Moon by Sherie Davis (17)
40. Gallowglass by Ann Ramsey (17)
44. Songbird by Waylon Jennings (16)
44. Songs That Sing Me by Becky Buller (16)
46. We’ll Be Fine by Doug Kolmar (15)
46. Drift by Wes Corbett (15)
46. Fallen Angel by The Unfaithful Servants (15)
46. In the West by The Horsenecks (15)
50. Kentucky Queen by Carla Gover (14)
50. Sidereal Days by Bill Scorzari (14)
50. Don’t You Ever Give Up on Love by Brennen Leigh (14)
Top Songs of October 2025
[Here’s a link to view a lyric video for “Bones of Better Days” by The Whispering Tree:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vgD7WYz2s]
1. “Bones of Better Days” by The Whispering Tree (22)
2. “Particle & Wave (Goodness in the World)” by John Gorka (19)
3. “Par-Dessus Le Pont” by Le Vent Du Nord (15)
3. “The Breathing Room” by Cosy Sheridan (15)
3. “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” by Jesse Lynn Madera (15)
6. “Dear Time” by Alison Brown & Steve Martin (13)
6. “No Kings Here” by Tom Paxton (13)
8. “Born Again” by The Whispering Tree (12)
8. “By My Side” by The Whispering Tree (12)
10. “Le Pari De Jeanne” by Le Vent Du Nord (11)
10. “Spoon River” by Anne Hills (11)
12. “Broken Truth” by Tim Grimm (10)
12. “I’ve Always Been a Rambler” by Molly Tuttle (10)
12. “For the First Time” by William Prince (10)
12. “900 Miles” by Tim O’Brien (10)
16. “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” by Elexa Dawson (9)
16. “Hello in There” by The Real Sarahs and Alex De Grassi (9)
16. “Counting on Angels” by Lennie Gallant (9)
16. “Sweeter Things” by Megan Bee (9)
16. “Claude’s Cookies” by Cosy Sheridan (9)
16. “Love, Surround Me” by Patty and Craig (9)
16. “House Carpenter” by Jake Blount (9)
16. “Falling Through the Cracks” by Alice Di Micele (9)
16. “Find a Man” by The Whispering Tree (9)
25. “I Talk to Ghosts” by Nicole Mish (8)
25. “The Invention of Tv” by Megan Bee (8)
25. “Open All the Doors and Windows” by Billy Jonas (8)
25. “Fleur Radieuse” by Le Vent Du Nord (8)
25. “Old Friends” by Lennie Gallant (8)
25. “Girl, Have Money When You’re Old” by Alison Brown & Steve Martin (8)
25. “Ballad of Elizabeth Dark” by Anne Hills (8)
25. “Resilience” by Jane Fallon (8)
Top Artists of October 2025
[Here’s a link to view an Oct. 29, 2025 concert by Le Vent duu Nord that was livestreamed and recorded at The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, DC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACuHGl2Gxyw]
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)
