One Host’s Favorites for 2025

On December 27, 2025, we shared some outstanding recent releases.

First hour playlist:

0:50 5:40 10:45 15.15 20:04 26.39 33:21 39.43 42:58 47.47 52.20
Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Mana Leialoha, Sierra Marin, Luke Rain Everything Changes single (s/p)
Doe Paoro Teach Us of Endings Living Through Collapse (s/p)
Yasmin Williams, feat. Kaki King and Darian Donovan Thomas Harvest Acadia (Nonesuch)
New Set
Selveya Sister of the Road Aliver (s/p)
Hedera Astrakan Café single (s/p)
Sangre de Muerdago A Gralla O Xardín (s/p)
Music Under Announcements
Sangre de Muerdago Unha das Peores Cousas... Xuntas (s/p)
New Set
Cindy Kallet Both Sides Now Ride in the Light (Sleepy Creek Music)
Charlotte Mabon Boat of Prayers River of Soul (s/p)
Selveya The Root or the Seed Aliver (s/p)
Eric Bibb This River In the Real World (Stony Plain)

Second hour playlist:

57.13 0:28 5.45 11.39 17:40 24.59 28.58 35:17 38.57 44.28 50.04 53:12 56.33
Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Cindy Kallet The Poet Ride in the Light (Sleepy Creek Music)
Alice di Micele Oh Humanity Reverse the Flow (Alice Otter)
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart You Know Who You Are Looking for the Thread (Lambent Light)
New Set
Silkroad, feat. Pura Fé Mahk Jchi American Railroad (Nonesuch)
Charlotte Mabon, feat. Adrian Freedman Esséncia Divina River of Soul (s/p)
Shimshai & Susana Voy Caminando Buscando Flores (s/p)
New Set
ShamaMamahS Symphony of the Universal Heart single (s/p)
Gaiea Sanskrit Make the Most of It single (s/p)
Sam Lee Dreams of the Returning Songdreaming (Cooking Vinyl)
Charlotte Mabon River of Soul River of Soul (s/p)
New Set
Ayla Nereo Nectar Rising Appalachia: Drenched in Place (s/p)
Dirtwire The Way Thru Rising Appalachia: Drenched in Place (s/p)
Dirtwire Hirajoshi Pyrochrome (s/p)