Eliza Gilkyson had both the top album (Secularia) and the most-played song (“Down by the Riverside”) on folk radio during July 2018, while Brooks Williams had the #2 album and song (Lucky Star and “Bright Side of the Blues,” respectively). Five other tracks on Gilkyson’s album and four others on Williams’ new one also were among the month’s top songs. So say charts compiled 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 July 2018 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 17,007 airplays reported on 612 playlists submitted by 139 different DJs. The number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The top albums and songs charts are compiled under the auspices of Folk Alliance International (www.folk.org), a nonprofit organization that aims to nurture, engage and empower the international folk music community – traditional and contemporary, amateur and professional – through education, advocacy and performance The monthly top albums and songs charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.
Top Albums of July 2018
Eliza Gilkyson had the most-played album and song on folk radio during July 2018. (Photo: Todd Wolfson)
2. Lucky Star by Brooks Williams (102)
3. Epilogue: A Tribute to John Duffey by Various Artists (98)
4. Queen City Jubilee by Slocan Ramblers (93)
5. The Prodigal Son by Ry Cooder (77)
6. Didn’t He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole by David Davis and the Warrior River Boys (69)
7. Shout and Shine by Fink, Marxer & Gleaves (67)
8. Wilderness Years by Jory Nash (66)
8. Ready to Go by Reggie Harris (66)
10. Lovers Tree by Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan (60)
11. Oliver the Crow by Oliver the Crow (58)
11. The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine (58)
13. Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra by Indigo Girls (57)
14. Roses in November by Tret Fure (55)
15. Shelter by Olivia Chaney (47)
15. The Broken Heart of Everything by David Francey (47)
17. Tongue by Andrew Collins Trio (46)
17. The Lies the Poets Tell by Laurie MacAllister (46)
19. All These Changes by Bobby Sweet (45)
20. Sweet Old Religion by Pharis and Jason Romero (44)
21. Shed My Skin by Dan Navarro (43)
21. River’s Rising by Nancy Cassidy (43)
23. Triumph by Kate Callahan (42)
23. Above Ground by Kim Moberg (42)
25. The Forgotten by Joe Jencks (38)
25. Blood Brothers by Jeffrey Foucault (38)
25. Tribal War by Ron Israel (38)
28. Them and Us by Chuck Brodsky (37)
29. True in Time by John Gorka (36)
30. Time Is Everything by Vivian Leva (35)
31. Safe Until Tomorrow by The Kennedys (34)
31. Ghosts Underneath My Skin by B (34)
31. Emerald Rae by Emerald Rae (34)
34. Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof by Vi Wickam and Justin Branum (33)
35. Daydream by Katey Laurel (32)
35. Take This Hammer by Joe Rollin Porter (32)
37. Cover Story by Love Canon (30)
37. My Fence & My Neighbor by Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch (30)
39. The Man I’m Supposed to Be by Rod Abernethy (29)
40. Out of the Blues by Boz Scaggs (28)
40. Notch Road by Richard Ruane and Beth Duquette (28)
42. See You Around by I’m With Her (27)
43. Songs of the Mountains, Songs of the Plains by Roe Family Singers (26)
43. Rough and Ready Heart by Blue Yonder (26)
43. Ah Ha! by Andrew Hardin and Hank Alrich (26)
43. Quarter Past Tonight by Chicago Farmer (26)
43. Ghost Light by John McCutcheon (26)
48. Groove by Andrew Collins Trio (25)
48. Low Tide by Tracy Grammer (25)
48. Myths and Mortals by New Zeitgeist (25)
48. All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do by The Milk Carton Kids (25)
48. Whorls by Kittel and Co (25)
53. The Tree by Lori McKenna (24)
53. Good as I Been to You by Steve Howell and the Mighty Men (24)
53. Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show (24)
53. Acoustic Classics by Rodney Crowell (24)
57. Downey to Lubbock by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore (23)
57. Shiver by Carolann Solebello (23)
57. Dellorto Island by Victor Furtado (23)
57. Sometimes Just the Sky by Mary Chapin Carpenter (23)
61. The Lesser of Two Evils by The Lied To’s (22)
61. Time to Fly by Mare Wakefield and Nomad (22)
61. White Tiger by Ana Egge (22)
64. 10,000 Days Like These by Low Lily (21)
64. Live and Never Learn by I See Hawks in L.A. (21)
64. Rabbit in the Moon by Sparrow Blue (21)
64. Natural by Jesse Terry (21)
64. Get Us Out of Fearland by Banjo Nickaru and Western Scooches (21)
64. Duckpin by Charm City Junction (21)
64. Sunshiner by The Mammals (21)
Top Songs of July 2018
Brooks Williams had both the #2 album and song on folk radio during July 2018.
2. “Bright Side of the Blues” by Brooks Williams (22)
3. “Mississippi Heavy Water Blues” by Slocan Ramblers (19)
4. “Gambling Man” by Brooks Williams (16)
4. “Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right” by Ry Cooder (16)
6. “Through the Looking Glass” by Eliza Gilkyson (15)
6. “In the Name of the Lord” by Eliza Gilkyson (15)
8. “We Are All the Same” by B (14)
8. “Sailing With the Tide” by Oliver the Crow (14)
8. “Sunrise” by Sam Bush and Bela Fleck (14)
11. “Solitary Singer” by Eliza Gilkyson (13)
11. “Dreamers” by Judy Collins (13)
11. “Wilderness” by Jory Nash (13)
11. “The Times They Are A-Changin” by Reggie Harris (13)
15. “Lessons From Home Plate” by Tret Fure (12)
15. “If That’s the Way You Feel” by Amanda Smith (12)
15. “Summer Days” by Kim Moberg (12)
15. “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie (12)
15. “Conservation” by Eliza Gilkyson (12)
15. “Resist” by Kim Moberg (12)
15. “Rock Me” by Brooks Williams (12)
22. “Mama’s Song” by Brooks Williams (11)
22. “Sister Station” by Jory Nash (11)
22. “Jesus and Woody” by Ry Cooder (11)
22. “Going to New Orleans” by Brooks Williams (11)
22. “Them and Us” by Chuck Brodsky (11)
22. “Sanctuary” by Eliza Gilkyson (11)
22. “Galileo” by Indigo Girls (11)
22. “We Come From War” by B (11)
Editor’s Note: These charts are being posted a few days later than usual since I was at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival last weekend when they were released.
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