Two folk trios — Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s The Stray Birds and Nashville’s The Belle Hollows — had the most-played albums and songs on folk radio during August 2016. The Stray Birds’ Magic Fire was the #1 album, followed by The Belle Hollows’ debut release Miller’s Creek, while the two tied for most-played song. So say the airplay 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.
The August 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14.101 airplays from 143 different DJs. Label and release date appear in brackets below; the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.
Top Albums of August 2016
The Stray Birds are (l.-r.): Oliver Craven, Maya de Vitry and Charles Muench. (Photo: Emilia Pare)
1: Magic Fire, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 8/16] (101)
2: Miller’s Creek, The Belle Hollows [Elm Hill, 8/16] (79)
3: 75th Birthday Celebration, Joan Baez [joanbaez.com, 6/16] (74)
4: Coming Home, O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor [Rounder, 8/16] (64)
5: 20,000 Versions Of The Sun, Greg Greenway [Sheen Of Heat, 8/16] (62)
6: Rattle And Roar, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 7/16] (52)
7: Before Beginning, John Gorka [Red House, 7/16] (50)
8: Honest Life, Courtney Marie Andrews [Mama Bird, 8/16] (47)
9: Rise Up, Erika Kulnys [erikakulnys.com, new] (46)
10: Choreographic, Rachael Sage [Mpress, 5/16] (45)
11: Copper Rooster And Other Tunes And Tales, Gina Forsyth [Waterbug, 6/16] (44)
12: The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown, Ray Lambiase [Raytone, new] (42)
12: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (42)
12: Wild Blue Yonder, The Western Flyers [thewesternflyers.com, 7/16] (42)
15: Good Days a Comin, Ivas John [Right Side Up, 6/16] (41)
15: Live, Runa [runamusic.com, 7/16] (41)
17: The Beautiful Not Yet, Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, new] (38)
18: Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (35)
18: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (35)
20: Mostly Fine, Susan Kane [susankane.com, 7/16] (33)
21: Colvin And Earle, Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle [Fantasy, 6/16] (32)
21: How Cruel That Hunger Binds, Dietrich Strause [dietrichstrause.com, new] (32)
23: The Tumbling River, Chris Coole [Northern, 4/16] (31)
24: The Moontrotters, The Moontrotters [Patuxent, new] (30)
25: Heart Of A Song, Nancy Cassidy [Twitter Twatter, 6/16] (29)
26: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (28)
26: Greasy Creek, Erynn Marshall [Dittyville, 7/16] (28)
26: Mercy, John Flynn [johnflynn.net, 8/16] (28)
29: Fall Away Blues, Red Tail Ring [Self, new] (27)
29: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy [Akashic, 6/16] (27)
29: The Littlest Dobro, Ivan Rosenberg [Slosh-Tone, 6/16] (27)
29: Penny’s Farm, Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur [Kingswood, new] (27)
29: Red Grass, Ilya Toshinskiy [Hadley, 5/16] (27)
29: River Waiting, Connla [connlamusic.com, 7/16] (27)
35: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (26)
35: Notes… Sweet And Low, Solomon Cook [Raven, new] (26)
37: All These Years, Solas [THL, 2/16] (25)
37: Doolin, Doolin [Compass, 7/16] (25)
37: Heart And Soul, Blood And Bone, Jim And Lynna Woolsey [Broken Record, 8/16] (25)
37: Lift, Dave Gunning [Wee House, 7/15] (25)
37: String Theory, We Banjo 3 [Self, new] (25)
42: Calla’s Waltz, Jed Marum [Boston Road, 3/16] (24)
43: Good Medicine, David Holt And Josh Goforth [High Windy, 6/16] (23)
43: Here I Am, Rebekah Long [LUK, 5/16] (23)
43: Mud And Apples, Lucy Wainwright Roche And Suzzy Roche [Bunny, 5/16] (23)
43: Trail Of Tales, The Bills [Borealis, 3/16] (23)
47: Fragile Gifts, Anne Hills And Jay Ansill [Hand And Heart, new] (22)
47: Misfit, Lara Herscovitch [La Rama, 6/16] (22)
47: Once Upon A Different Time, Jaime Michaels [Frumdahart, 6/16] (22)
50: In Her Dream, Julie Parisi Kirby [Jaiya, 9/15] (21)
50: These Houses, C. Daniel Boling [Berkalin, 5/16] (21)
52: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Self, new] (20)
53: Deep Waters, The Lonely Heartstring Band [Rounder, 6/16] (19)
53: Good Dirt, Kristine Schmitt [kristineschmitt.com, 5/16] (19)
53: Jump The Fire, Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane, 5/16] (19)
53: The Pilot And The Flying Machine, Ben Bedford [Waterbug, 4/16] (19)
53: Ramblin Feels Good, Jeff Scroggins And Colorado [Self, 7/16] (19)
53: Say That Now, Ana Egge And The Sentimentals [Grace, 6/16] (19)
53: So Lucky, The Lucky Sisters [Patio, 12/15] (19)
53: Still The Birds, Darryl Purpose [Blue Rock, 5/16] (19)
53: Stone And Sand And Sea And Sky, Penny Lang [Borealis, 2006] (19)
53: Sun To Sun, Anna And Elizabeth [Self, 2014] (19)
63: Crowes Pasture, Crowes Pasture [Self, 5/16] (18)
63: Stranger To Stranger, Paul Simon [Concord, 5/16] (18)
65: Gasoline Dream, Michael Howard [Self, 1/16] (17)
65: The Hard Part Of Flying, Jim Patton And Sherry Brokus [Berkalin, new] (17)
65: Keepsake, Gathering Time [Treble-G, 3/16] (17)
65: Lightened By Love, Lorrie Newman Keating [Self, 5/16] (17)
65: My Lucky Stars, Arnie Naiman [Merriweather, 5/16] (17)
65: Peaceful Waters, Geoff Samuels [Self, 5/16] (17)
65: The World Is Old Tonight, Atwater And Donnelly [Rabbit Island, 6/16] (17)
Top Songs of August 2016
The Belle Hollows are (l.-r.): Jeremy Johnson, Rachel Johnson and Robert Phaneuf.
1. “Different Kind Of Rain” (18)
by The Belle Hollows
from Miller’s Creek
1. “Hands Of Man” (18)
by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
1. “Shining In The Distance” (18)
by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
4. “Can’t Get Out Of My Own Way” (17)
by Greg Greenway
from 20,000 Versions Of The Sun
4. “Sabrina” (17)
by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
6. “Down In The Milltown” (14)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
7. “Home” (13)
by Rachael Sage
from Choreographic
7. “Jerusalem Ridge” (13)
by O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor
from Coming Home
9. “Always Do” (12)
by O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor
from Coming Home
9. “Jonah” (12)
by The Belle Hollows
from Miller’s Creek
9. “Tightrope Wires” (12)
by The Belle Hollows
from Miller’s Creek
9. “Try Try Try” (12)
by Rachael Sage
from Choreographic
13. “Radio” (11)
by The Stray Birds
from Magic Fire
14. “The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown” (10)
by Ray Lambiase
from The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown
14. “Good Morning” (10)
by Greg Greenway
from 20,000 Versions Of The Sun
14. “I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair” (10)
by John Gorka
from Before Beginning
14. “Keep Your Feet Moving” (10)
by Erika Kulnys
from Rise Up
14. “Time” (10)
by Jim And Lynna Woolsey
from Heart And Soul, Blood And Bone
19. “Brown Eyed Women” (9)
by Susan Kane
from Mostly Fine
19. “Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound” (9)
by Ivas John
from Good Days a Comin
19. “Honest Life” (9)
by Courtney Marie Andrews
from Honest Life
19. “I’d Just Let It Go” (9)
by The Belle Hollows
from Miller’s Creek
19. “Rise Up” (9)
by Erika Kulnys
from Rise Up
19. “Train That Carried My Girl From Town” (9)
by The Earls Of Leicester
from Rattle And Roar
19. “Train To Buffalo” (9)
by Ray Lambiase
from The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown
19. “You Were On My Mind” (9)
by Shawn Colvin And Steve Earle
from Colvin And Earle
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