Pharis and Jason Romero’s A Wanderer I’ll Stay was the most-played album on folk radio during April 2015, while its title track was the most-played song for the second consecutive month. 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.

A Wanderer I’ll Stay is the third duo recording by Pharis and Jason, who met at an old-time fiddle jam in 2007. They live in central British Columbia, where Jason builds custom banjos and they play music new and old. Recipients of the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year, Pharis and Jason Romero have toured throughout North America and the UK, and have been frequent guests on A Prairie Home Companion.

The April 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 12,996 airplays from 144 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown in parentheses, while label and release dates appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of April 2015

1: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (81)
2: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (69)
3: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, new] (65)
4: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, new] (64)
4: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (64)
6: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (63)
7: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, new] (59)
8: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (49)
9: Violets Are Blue, Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem [Signature, 3/15] (46)
10: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, new] (45)
11: Brighter Every Day, Trout Steak Revival [troutsteak.com, 3/15] (44)
11: Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions, Robert Earl Keen [Dualtone, 2/15] (44)
13: Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens [Nonesuch, 2/15] (43)
14: Pandemonium, Moors And McCumber [moorsandmccumber.com, 12/14] (42)
14: Tetu, Le Vent Du Nord [Borealis, new] (42)
16: Devil In The Seat, The Foghorn String Band [foghornstringband.com, 1/15] (36)
17: Redemption Road, Tom Paxton [Pax, 3/15] (34)
18: Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls, The Burns Sisters [Sisters, 1/15] (33)
18: Lucky Stars, Leaf Rapids [Black Hen, new] (33)
18: One, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy [Linus, new] (33)
21: Glory Junkies, Danielle Miraglia [daniellem.com, new] (31)
22: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (30)
23: The 45th Parallel, Neptune’s Car [neptunescar.com, 1/15] (29)
23: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, 2/15] (29)
23: Spinning Yarns, Norah Rendell [Two Tap, new] (29)
26: Classic American Ballads, Various Artists [Smithsonian/Folkways, new] (28)
26: The Lied To’s, The Lied To’s [Hollow Body, 2/15] (28)
28: Baladista, Joel Rafael [Inside, 4/15] (27)
28: Brotherhood, The Gibson Brothers [Rounder, 2/15] (27)
28: Trust, The Levins [thelevinsmusic.com, 1/15] (27)
31: Sliding Delta, Michael Jerome Browne [Borealis, 1/15] (26)
31: Some 1 Like U, Kathy Moser [Self, 2009] (26)
33: Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Asleep At The Wheel [Bismeaux, 3/15] (25)
33: That Kind Of Girl, Amy Speace [Windbone, 2/15] (25)
35: Long Before Light, The Onlies [Soft Day, 4/15] (24)
35: The Many Hats Of Jory Nash, Jory Nash [Thin Man, 2/15] (24)
37: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (23)
38: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (22)
39: Something In The Water, Pokey LaFarge [Rounder, new] (21)
39: Sweet Memories… Never Leave, Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones [Dittyville, 2/15] (21)
39: The Widening Gyre, Altan [Compass, 1/15] (21)
42: West, The Kennedys [Self, 3/15] (20)
42: Wink At July, Rachel Garlin [Tactile, new] (20)
44: Complicated Game, James McMurtry [Complicated Game, 2/15] (19)
44: Dreaming As I Do, Caroline Cotter [Bella Blue, 2/15] (19)
44: Ionia, Lindsay Lou And The Flatbellys [lindsayloumusic.com, 2/15] (19)
44: The Ruffian’s Misfortune, Ray Wylie Hubbard [Bordello, new] (19)
48: Coming Forth By Day, Cassandra Wilson [Legacy, new] (18)
48: Rise And Fall, Dayna Kurtz [M. C., new] (18)
48: Roll Up The Night Sky, Dana Sipos [Muddy Roots, new] (18)
48: Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade, Various Artists [Signature, 3/15] (18)
48: Wage Love, Fred Gillen Jr [Dys, 1/15] (18)
53: Ain’t In No Hurry, Jorma Kaukonen [Red House, 2/15] (17)
53: Band Of Ruhks,”Band Of Ruhks [101 Ranch, new] (17)
53: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn [Rounder, 10/14] (17)
53: Songs Around The Kitchen Table, David Llewellyn and Ida Kristin [Norna, 2/15] (17)
57: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (16)
57: Liz Longley, Liz Longley [Sugar Hill, 3/15] (16)
57: Rare Bird, Chris Sanders [Desert Night, 3/15] (16)
57: Rise From The Storm, Joanne Lurgio [Self, new] (16)
57: Traveling Show, Songs From The Road Band [Lucks Dumpy Toad, new] (16)
57: Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake [Plectraphone, 1/15] (16)
63: Chasing The Sun, The Sweet Lowdown [thesweetlowdown.ca, 11/14] (15)
63: A History Of Ghosts, Bobtown [bobtownmusic.com, 11/14] (15)
63: Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band, Ken Whiteley And The Beulah Band [Borealis, 3/15] (15)
63: The RCA Sessions, Malcolm Holcombe [Gypsy Eyes, new] (15)
63: Terraplane, Steve Earle & The Dukes [New West, 1/15] (15)
63: XVII, The Nields [nields.com, 2/15] (15)
69: Blue Roses, Rachael Sage [MPress, 10/14] (14)
69: Dragonflies, Scott And Michelle Dalziel [Gatorbone, 1/15] (14)
69: Kelly Bosworth, Kelly Bosworth [kellybosworth.com, 11/14] (14)
69: Pretty Bird, Cosy Sheridan [Waterbug, 6/14] (14)

Top Songs of April 2015

1. “A Wanderer I’ll Stay” (31)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
2. “Goodbye Old Paint” (17)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
3. “25” (13)
by Elaine Romanelli
from The Hour Before
4. “Shine” (12)
by Elaine Romanelli
from The Hour Before
5. “Rose Of Roscrae” (11)
by Tom Russell
from The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West
5. “Test Of Time” (11)
by Steep Canyon Rangers And Edie Brickell
from Test Of Time
5. “There’s No Companion” (11)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
5. “Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?” (11)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
9. “Belle Election” (10)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
9. “Heart Of The World” (10)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from Violets Are Blue
9. “I Heard The Bluebirds Sing” (10)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
9. “Keep Your Skillet Good And Greasy” (10)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
9. “Splinter Cheeks Johnson” (10)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
14. “Bring Your Clothes Back Home” (9)
by April Verch
from The Newpart
14. “Cruel War” (9)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
14. “Daytime Stars” (9)
by Gene And Gayla Mills
from Walk On Solid Ground
14. “Goin’ Across The Mountain” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
14. “Little Black Train” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
14. “Rachel’s Guitar” (9)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
14. “Up Above My Head” (9)
by Rhiannon Giddens
from Tomorrow Is My Turn
14. “Very Day I’m Gone” (9)
by Anna And Elizabeth
from Anna And Elizabeth
22. “Clare To Here” (8)
by The Burns Sisters
from Looking Back: Our American Irish Souls
22. “Handsome Molly” (8)
by The Onlies
from Long Before Light
22. “I Love This City” (8)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from Violets Are Blue
22. “Lord Franklin” (8)
by Spuyten Duyvil
from The Social Music Hour Vol. 1
22. “New Lonesome Blues” (8)
by Pharis And Jason Romero
from A Wanderer I’ll Stay
22. “No Dominion Over Me” (8)
by Gene And Gayla Mills
from Walk On Solid Ground
22. “Not A Single Shot” (8)
by Chuck Brodsky
from Tell Tale Heart
22. “Union Pacific” (8)
by Trout Steak Revival
from Brighter Every Day