91IO1tipeOL._SL1500_For a second consecutive month, Tomorrow’s Child, the new album by Jonathan Edwards – the singer-songwriter best-known for the 1971 hit single “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” – was the most-played album on folk radio during July 2015. The album also sports five of the month’s top songs, although the most-played songs were Dubl Handi’s “Cindy” and Katie Dahl’s “Crowns.” So say charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

In the more than four decades since releasing his eponymous debut that featured the catchy and anthemic “Sunshine,” Edwards has released nearly 20 albums and continued to tour regularly. His latest, Tomorrow’s Child, was produced by Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott and also features Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill and Alison Kraus.

The July 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12,906 airplays from 136 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown below in parentheses, while label and release date appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of July 2015

1: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 6/15] (54)
2: Coffee Creek, The Slocan Ramblers [slocanramblers.com, new] (49)
3: Banjo & Fiddle: Tunes From The North, Songs From The South, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack [hearthmusic.com, 3/15] (45)
4: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, 6/15] (43)
5: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (42)
6: Morning In A New Machine, Dubl Handi [dublhandimusic.com, 6/15] (38)
7: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel, 5/15] (36)
8: Django And Jimmie, Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard [Legacy, 6/15] (34)
8: What I’m Lookin’ For, Dan Weber [Highway 142, 3/15] (34)
10: Eat The Moon, FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg [Swingfingers, new] (33)
10: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (33)
12: Bright Shadow, Ana Egge [Grace/Parkinsong, 5/15] (32)
12: Rural Electrification, Peter Keane [Little Hat, new] (32)
14: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [sandyross.com, 5/15] (31)
15: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, new] (30)
16: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (29)
17: Dogwood Cats, Jefferson Ross [Deep Fried, 6/15] (27)
19: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 6/15] (26)
23: L.A. Blues, John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, 6/15] (24)
23: Mother Country, Dave Crossland [Folk Era, 4/15] (24)
23: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (24)
26: Power In The Blood, Buffy Sainte-Marie [True North, 5/15] (23)
26: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (23)
26: The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell [Nonesuch, 5/15] (23)
29: Beautiful You, The Waifs [Compass, new] (22)
29: Building A Human Being, Dana Cooper [Self, 6/15] (22)
29: Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids [Self, 5/15] (22)
29: Owls, Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 5/15] (22)
33: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (21)
33: Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams, Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams [Red House, 6/15] (21)
33: Soul Of A Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (21)
33: Starlight Highway, Corinne West [Make, 5/15] (21)
33: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (21)
38: Nearness Of You, Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 4/15] (20)
38: The Night Tribe, Jimmy Lafave [Music Road, 5/15] (20)
38: The People Need Light, Mr Sun [Compass, new] (20)
38: Solo Flight, Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, 6/15] (20)
38: Stumpjumper, Charlie Parr [Red House, 4/15] (20)
38: Wilder Days, Natasha Borzilova [Hadley, 4/15] (20)
44: Get Ready, The Revelers [Self, 5/15] (19)
44: Ghost, Annie Gallup [Gallway Bay, 5/15] (19)
46: Ten From The Pen, Roy Schneider [Shiny Gnu, 6/15] (18)
46: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (18)
46: Out From The Harbor, Nikki Talley [Self, 6/15] (18)
46: The Pedestrian, Steep Ravine [Self, 6/15] (18)
46: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 4/15] (18)
46: Woody Pines, Woody Pines [Muddy Roots, 5/15] (18)
52: Before This World,”James Taylor [Concord, 6/15] (17)
52: Don’t Forget Me Little Darling: Remembering The Carter Family, Antique Persuasion [Voxhall, 3/15] (17)
52: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (17)
52: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, 4/15] (17)
52: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell [Southeastern, new] (17)
52: The Trackless Woods, Iris DeMent [Flariella, new] (17)
58: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (16)
58: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (16)
58: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (16)
58: The Longest River, Olivia Chaney [Nonesuch, 4/15] (16)
58: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, 4/15] (16)
58: Tim May And Steve Smith, Tim May And Steve Smith [Desert Night, 4/15] (16)
58: With A Lampshade On, The Dustbowl Revival [Signature, 7/15] (16)
65: Didn’t It Rain, Amy Helm [E One, new] (15)
65: Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers [Rounder, 6/15] (15)
65: Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves [Mercury, new] (15)
65: Sun Might Shine On Me, Grant Dermody [grantdermody.com, 5/15] (15)
65: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (15)
70: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (14)
70: Baladista, Joel Rafael [Inside, 4/15] (14)
70: Beyond the Blue, The Duhks [Compass, 5/14] (14)
70: Can’t Forget, Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 5/15] (14)
70: Carnero Vaquero, Ian Tyson [Stony Plain, 6/15] (14)
70: Follow Your Dream, Andy And Judy [Cherry Bridge, 6/15] (14)
70: Little Hinges, Qristina And Quinn Bachand [Beacon Ridge, 1/15] (14)
70: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, 4/15] (14)
70: The Songwriter In Me: The Demo Recordings, Donna Ulisse [Hadley, 3/15] (14)
70: Such Jubilee, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 5/15] (14)

Top Songs of July 2015

1. “Cindy” (12)
by Dubl Handi
from Morning In A New Machine
1. “Crowns” (12)
by Katie Dahl
from Ordinary Band
3. “Coffee Creek” (11)
by The Slocan Ramblers
from Coffee Creek
3. “Sitting On Top Of The World” (11)
by Peter Keane
from Rural Electrification
5. “Distant Campfire” (10)
by Sandy Ross
from Grandma’s Got A Boombox
5. “Little Birdie” (10)
by Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack
from Banjo & Fiddle: Tunes From The North, Songs From The South
5. “Still She Will Fly” (10)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
5. “This Old Guitar” (10)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
5. “The Traveling Kind” (10)
by Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell
from The Traveling Kind
5. “You Don’t Know Him The Way I Do” (10)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
11. “Down In The Woods” (9)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
11. “Elk River” (9)
by The Slocan Ramblers
from Coffee Creek
11. “Flat Top Guitar” (9)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
11. “Mole In The Ground” (9)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
11. “Oh Woody” (9)
by Dan Weber
from What I’m Lookin’ For
11. “Pastures Of Plenty/Honey Babe” (9)
by The Slocan Ramblers
from Coffee Creek
11. “Wildflowers” (9)
by Ana Egge
from Bright Shadow
18. “Boston Town” (8)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
18. “Further West” (8)
by Hungrytown
from Further West
18. “She Wants To Eat The Moon” (8)
by FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg
from Eat The Moon
18. “When I Go” (8)
by Joel Rafael
from Baladista
18. “Yodelady” (8)
by Old Man Luedecke
from Domestic Eccentric
23. “Ain’t Gotten Around” (7)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
23. “Bicentennial” (7)
by Katie Dahl
from Ordinary Band
23. “En Filant Ma Quenouille” (7)
by Kaia Kater
from Sorrow Bound
23. “Low On The Hog” (7)
by Old Man Luedecke
from Domestic Eccentric
23. “Rescue Me” (7)
by Amy Helm
from Didn’t It Rain
23. “Shadow Of A Cloud” (7)
by Steep Ravine
from The Pedestrian
23. “Tomorrow’s Child” (7)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
23. “Train That Carried My Girl From Town” (7)
by Dubl Handi
from Morning In A New Machine