Top Albums and Songs for January 2015 (FOLKDJ-L)

Chasing the Sun is the third release by The Sweet Lowdown, whose original music pairs old-time styles with new sensibilities. The trio is comprised of Amanda Blied (guitar, vocals), Shanti Bremer (banjo, guitar, vocals) and Miriam Sonstenes (fiddle, vocals).

January’s FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,505 airplays from 140 different DJs. The number of reported spins is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com.

Top Albums of January 2015

1: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (68)
2: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, new] (48)
3: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, new] (46)
4: Portraits, George Mann [Running Scared, new] (42)
5: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (39)
5: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (39)
7: Boomtown, Tom Pacheco [Frogs Claw, 10/14] (38)
8: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (37)
9: Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes [Harvest, 11/14] (34)
10: If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy, Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, 11/14] (33)
10: Tried And True, Annie Lou [annielou.ca, 10/14] (33)
10: Waterproof, Robyn Landis [Brave Hearts, 10/14] (33)
13: Discovered: Live In Concert, Peter, Paul And Mary [Rhino, 11/14] (31)
14: The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson [Red House, 3/14] (29)
15: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, new] (28)
15: Thompson Family, Thompson Family [Concord, 11/14] (28)
17: The Red Album, Red Molly [redmolly.com, 4/14] (27)
17: Tell ’em I’m Gone, Yusuf (Cat Stevens) [Legacy, 10/14] (27)
19: Georgia I’m Here, Joe Crookston [Milagrito, 4/14] (26)
19: Sterling Road, Cassie And Maggie [cassieandmaggie.com, 5/14] (26)
21: Sliding Delta, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, new] (25)
22: Lay It Down, Louise Mosrie [Zoe Cat, 10/14] (23)
22: Little Prayers Of Belief, David Williams [realdavidwilliams.com, 3/14] (23)
22: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester [Appleseed, 9/14] (23)
22: The River And The Thread, Rosanne Cash [Blue Note, 1/14] (23)
26: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (22)
26: Gondolier, Kristin Andreassen [Yellowcar, new] (22)
26: North Star, Kyle Carey [Americelta, 9/14] (22)
26: Reckless Skyline, Caitlin Canty [caitlincanty.com, new] (22)
26: Signs Of Life, Zak Smith [Precambrian, 10/14] (22)
31: Ceilings, Floors And Open Doors, Gwyneth Moreland [Self, 2014] (21)
31: The Lazy Farmer, Flynn Cohen [Wepecket Island, 2013] (21)
31: Sake Of The Sound, Front Country [frontcountryband.com, 9/14] (21)
31: Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern And Ray, Laurie Lewis And Kathy Kallick [Spruce And Maple, 8/14] (21)
35: Another Day Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, new] (20)
35: Dear Katie, Katie Gosnell [katiegosnell.com, 9/14] (20)
35: The Longing Road, Johnsmith [johnsmithmusic.com, 7/14] (20)
35: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Self, new] (20)
35: Straight Lines, Mike Agranoff [Self, 11/14] (20)
35: Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 9: Happy Holidays, Various Artists [Hudson Harding, 12/14] (20)
35: While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet, Heather Styka [Kite Stripe, 9/14] (20)
42: Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley [Compass, new] (19)
42: Beyond the Blue, The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (19)
42: Can’t Hold The Wheel, The New Line [brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com, 11/14] (19)
42: Motherless Child, Heather Pierson [Vessel, 11/14] (19)
46: Fiddle Tune X, Billy Strings And Don Julin [billystrings.com, 10/14] (18)
46: All Over The Map, The Better Halves [Self, 7/14] (18)
46: Bright Side Of Down, John Gorka [Red House, 3/14] (18)
46: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (18)
46: The Early Mays, The Early Mays [Bird On The Wing, 10/14] (18)
46: I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands, Cahalen Morrison And Eli West [cahalenandeli.com, 2/14] (18)
46: Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither, Various Artists [Signature, 10/14] (18)
46: Stories From The Dark Heart Tavern, Fred Raimondo [Narrow Lane, 10/14] (18)
46: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
55: Current Affairs, RUNA [runamusic.com, 6/14] (17)
55: Inside Llewyn Davis, Various Artists [Nonesuch, 2013] (17)
55: Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!, Barnstar! [Signature, new] (17)
55: The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside, Jon Brooks [Borealis, 10/14] (17)
59: Small Town Heroes, Hurray For The Riff Raff [ATO, 2/14] (16)
59: Blackbirds, Gretchen Peters [Scarlet Letter, new] (16)
59: Everything That Brought You Here, David Hawkins [hawkmanmusic.com, 9/14] (16)
59: Pretty Bird, Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (16)
59: Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne [Inside, 10/14] (16)
59: Still On The Levee, Chris Smither [Signature, 7/14] (16)
59: Tillamook Burn, Lauren Sheehan & Zoe Carpenter [Self, 11/14] (16)
59: Tracks, Anne Hills [Hand And Heart, 9/14] (16)
67: Gonna Let It Shine, Odetta [M. C., 2005] (15) ”
67: The Merri Soul Sessions, Paul Kelly [Label?, new] (15)
67: The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers [Nonesuch, new] (15)
70: Old Buck, Old Buck [Tin Halo, 2013] (14)
70: Two, Three, Four?, John And Sheila Ludgate [Self, 2014] (14)
70: The Coast, Wood And Wire [Self, new] (14)
70: Favourite Scottish Songs, Various Artists [Greentrax, new] (14)
70: Make It Better, Jeremy Lyons [deltabilly.com, 8/14] (14)
70: New Lady On The Prairie, Lizzy Hoyt [Blue Crown, 9/14] (14)
70: Run For Your Life, The Show Ponies [theshowponies.com, 10/14] (14)
70: Some Part Of The Truth, Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2013] (14)
70: Sticky, Mark Allen Berube [Poor Kitty, 11/14] (14)
70: Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In, Bumper Jacksons [Self, 5/14] (14)
70: The Turning Point, Tim Grimm [Cavalier, 2013] (14)
70: You’re Home Now, Richard Berman [Self, 11/14] (14)

Top Songs of January 2015

1. “River Winding Down” (15)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from Chasing The Sun
2. “Folksinger In America” (13)
by George Mann
from Portraits
3. “Best Medicine” (12)
by The Stray Birds
from Best Medicine
3. “Slaughterhouse Gulch” (12)
by Gwyneth Moreland
from Ceilings Floors And Open Doors
5. “Eliza Jane” (11)
by Eliza Gilkyson
from The Nocturne Diaries
5. “Get Up” (11)
by Caitlin Canty
from Reckless Skyline
7. “Banks Are Made Of Marble” (10)
by Runa
from Current Affairs
7. “Birds And The Bees” (10)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from Chasing The Sun
7. “Feather’s Not A Bird” (10)
by Rosanne Cash
from The River And The Thread
7. “Singing My Heart Out” (10)
by Louise Mosrie
from Lay It Down
7. “That’s Enough” (10)
by Thompson Family
from Thompson Family
12. “Across The River” (9)
by Bobtown
from A History Of Ghosts
12. “Chasing The Sun” (9)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from Chasing The Sun
12. “MacDougal Street Summer 1966” (9)
by Tom Pacheco
from Boomtown
12. “Pretty Bird” (9)
by Cosy Sheridan
from Pretty Bird
16. “Because They Walked Before” (8)
by Robyn Landis
from Waterproof
16. “Bye Bye Love” (8)
by The Gibson Brothers
from Brotherhood
16. “Clinch River Blues” (8)
by Red Molly
from The Red Album
16. “I’m Going To McWalbucks Depot” (8)
by George Mann
from Portraits
16. “In My Dreams” (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from Ain’t In No Hurry
16. “Livin’ In America” (8)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
16. “Lost On The River #20” (8)
by The New Basement Tapes
from Lost On The River
16. “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out” (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from Ain’t In No Hurry
16. “Other Side Of The Mountain” (8)
by Jorma Kaukonen
from Ain’t In No Hurry
16. “Remembering My Password” (8)
by Christine Lavin
from If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy
16. “Sliding Delta” (8)
by Michael Jerome Browne
from Sliding Delta
16. “You Can Find The North” (8)
by The Sweet Lowdown
from Chasing The Sun