Posts tagged "Carolina Chocolate Drops"
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-29-12

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-29-12

Carolina Chocolate Drops' Leaving Eden --a collection of original compositions, covers and traditional tunes -- tops the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Texas-based singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo's June release Big Station moves into the #1 position on the roots country chart. [To view the latest Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-15-12

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-15-12

Carolina Chocolate Drops' Leaving Eden -- a collection of original compositions, covers and traditional tunes -- returns to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Texan Ray Wylie Hubbard's The Grifter's Hymnal continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the latest Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 05-25-12

Carolina Chocolate Drops' third full-length album, Leaving Eden, a collection of original compositions, covers and traditional tunes, moved into the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart last week. Justin Townes Earle's Nothing's Going to Change the Way You Feel About Me Now continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-27-12

Albums by Carolina Chocolate Drops and Darrell Scott continue to top the Roots Music Report folk and roots country radio charts, respectively, this week. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-20-12

The Carolina Chocolate Drops' album Leaving Eden, the follow-up to its 2010 Grammy Award-winning Genuine Negro Jig, retains the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart for the third week in a row, while. Darrell Scott's Long Ride Home continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-13-12

The Carolina Chocolate Drops' album Leaving Eden, the follow-up to its 2010 Grammy Award-winning Genuine Negro Jig, retains the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart for a second week, while. Darrell Scott's Long Ride Home continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-06-12

North Carolina-based African-American string band Carolina Chocolate Drops' album Leaving Eden, the follow-up to its 2010 Grammy Award-winning Genuine Negro Jig, has climbed into the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart. Darrell Scott's Long Ride Home continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

The Banjo is Focus of PBS Documentary Premiering Nov. 4, 2011

Give Me The Banjo, a documentary chronicling 300 years of American history and popular culture through the country’s quintessential musical instrument – from its earliest use by enslaved Africans in colonial times to the 21st century – premieres Friday, Nov. 4, at 9 p.m. ET on PBS television stations(check your local listings). [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ray LaMontagne, Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck Are Among the Winners in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ray LaMontagne, Pete Seeger and Bela Fleck were among the winners in more than 100 categories, most of whom were announced during ceremonies prior to the live broadcast from the Staples Center. [To see a listing of winners in select categories, click on the headline.]

2011 Grammy Nominees Named

Nominees in more than 100 categories have been named for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 on CBS. [To read the article, including a list of nominees in select categories, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 11-26-10

Peter Cooper's The Lloyd Green Album tops the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, followed by albums by Clare Burson, Bob Dylan, Carolina Chocolate Drops and De Temps Antan. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

2010 Telluride Troubadour Competition Finals Set for June 17 & 18

The finals in the 2010 Telluride Troubadour Competition take place this week. Ten singer-songwriters will vie for a custom Shanti guitar, cash prizes, recognition, and the opportunity to perform on the main stage during the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival that takes place in Colorado, June 17-20. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]