Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl was the most-played album on folk radio during September 2015, closely followed by Songs of Heart and Home by Greg Blake — who was also the month’s most-played artist. “House Carpenter” by Low Lily, the string and vocal trio formerly known as Annalivia, was September’s most-played song — closely followed by “Get Together” by Lowell Levinger, formerly of The Youngbloods. 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.
Joy of Living features new interpretations of songs by Ewan MacColl, godfather of the first British folk revival
The September 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13, 054 airplays from 138 different DJs from the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Label and release date appear in brackets below, while the number of reported spins is shown in parentheses. The charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.
Top Albums of September 2015
1: Joy Of Living: A Tribute To Ewan MacColl, Various Artists
[Compass, new] (86)
2: Songs Of Heart and Home, Greg Blake [gregblakemusic.com, new] (78)
3: Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics, Lowell
Levinger [Grandpa Raccoon, new] (60)
4: Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album, Avery Hill
[averyhilltunes.com, 7/15] (59)
5: Round Trip, Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus [Borealis, new] (55)
6: Shifted, Harpeth Rising [Grimm Rising, 8/15] (53)
7: If Not Now, When, Freebo [Poppabo, 4/15] (49)
7: The Song Of The Banjo, Alison Brown [Compass, new] (49)
7: A Thousand Hands, Chris Rosser [Hollow Reed Arts, 10/14] (49)
10: Kokomo Kidd, Guy Davis [M. C., new] (47)
10: Third Street, Peter Mayer [Blue Boat, 11/14] (47)
12: Walking Into White, Sarah McQuaid [Waterbug, 8/15] (42)
13: A Silent Song, Archie Fisher [Red House, new] (41)
14: So Far, So Good, David Roth [Wind River, 6/15] (40)
15: Low Lily, Low Lily [lowlily.com, 8/15] (38)
16: Domestic Eccentric, Old Man Luedecke [True North, 7/15] (37)
16: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (37)
18: Hillary Rollins Presents Christine Lavin and Friends: Live at
McCabe’s, Christine Lavin [christinelavin.com, new] (34)
19: Leaving Soon, Crow and The Canyon [crowandthecanyon.com, 6/15] (33)
20: Bright Shadow, Ana Egge [Grace/Parkinsong, 5/15] (32)
20: The Post-American Century, Terry Kitchen [Urban Campfire, new] (32)
20: Rembrandt Afternoons, Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, new] (32)
20: Road Signs, Mike Laureanno [University Studios, new] (32)
24: Old Time Reverie, Mipso [Robust, new] (31)
24: The Promise Of The Sowing, Dan Schatz [Folk-Legacy, 8/15] (31)
24: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, 6/15] (31)
27: The Farwells, The Farwells [Tin Halo, new] (30)
27: Frankie and The No-Go Road, Rita Hosking [Self, new] (30)
27: Radio, Steep Canyon Rangers [Rounder, 8/15] (30)
30: Ballads Long and Short, John Roberts And Debra Cowan [Golden
Hind, 7/15] (29)
31: Deep End Sessions, Vol. 2, Jesse Milnes And Emily Miller
[emmyandjesse.com, 7/15] (26)
32: Over and Even, Joan Shelley [No Quarter, new] (25)
32: Postmodern Man, Clint Alphin [Ernest Engine Songs, 6/15] (25)
32: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [bumperjacksons.com, 6/15] (25)
32: With A Lampshade On, The Dustbowl Revival [Signature, 7/15] (25)
36: Emerald, Dar Williams [Self, 5/15] (23)
36: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [sandyross.com, 5/15] (23)
38: Temporary Things, Clara Baker [Self, 6/15] (22)
39: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, 6/15] (21)
40: Dinas, Calan [Sain, 6/15] (20)
41: Dancin’ In The Kitchen, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer [Community,
3/15] (19)
41: Rural Electrification, Peter Keane [Little Hat, 6/15] (19)
43: Road Be Kind, Andy Cohen [Earwig, new] (18)
43: Watkins Family Hour, Watkins Family Hour [Self, 7/15] (18)
43: When I’m Free, Hot Rize [Ten In Hand, 9/14] (18)
46: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (17)
46: Lost Time, Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin [Yep Roc, new] (17)
46: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (17)
46: So Far, David Myles [Little Tiny, new] (17)
46: Soul of a Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (17)
46: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (17)
46: Banjo & Fiddle: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South,
Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack [hearthmusic.com, 3/15] (17)
53: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel,
5/15] (16)
53: 1896, Peter Spencer [Self, 2011] (16)
53: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (16)
53: Pop Songs for Elk, Hillfolk Noir [Self, 6/15] (16)
57: Beautiful You, The Waifs [Compass, 8/15] (15)
57: Coffee Creek, The Slocan Ramblers [slocanramblers.com, 7/15] (15)
57: Morning in a New Machine, Dubl Handi [dublhandimusic.com, 6/15] (15)
57: Nashville Obsolete, Dave Rawlings Machine [Acony, new] (15)
57: The Shape of Things Gone Missing, The Shape of Things to Come,
Martha Scanlan [Up On The Divide, 4/15] (15)
57: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 6/15] (15)
57: Stumbling Towards The Light, Eric Bannan [Self, 7/15] (15)
64: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (14)
64: The Trackless Woods, Iris DeMent [Flariella, 8/15] (14)
64: Treehouse, Kevin Dooley [Stormcrow, 7/15] (14)
67: A Gathering of Moments II, David Tamulevich [Yellow Room, 8/15] (13)
67: Rise, Andrea Zonn [Compass, 9/15] (13)
67: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell [Southeastern, 7/15] (13)
67: Southern Girl, Joanne Rand [Self, new] (13)
67: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis and Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (13)
Top Songs of September 2015
1. “House Carpenter” (21)
by Low Lily
from Low Lily
2. “Get Together” (19)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
3. “Wind Stole My Song” (17)
by Chris Rosser
from A Thousand Hands
4. “Hey Porter” (14)
by Greg Blake
from Songs of Heart and Home
5. “Summer Wages” (13)
by Greg Blake
from Songs of Heart and Home
6. “Hello And Goodbye” (12)
by Avery Hill
from Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album
6. “Remembering My Password” (12)
by Christine Lavin
from Hillary Rollins presents Christine Lavin and Friends:
Live at McCabe’s
8. “Bonnie Mulligan’s” (11)
by Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus
from Round Trip
8. “Carolina In The Pines” (11)
by Alison Brown
from The Song of the Banjo
8. “Does Joni Mitchell Ever Mow the Lawn” (11)
by David Roth
from So Far, So Good
8. “Kokomo Kidd” (11)
by Guy Davis
from Kokomo Kidd
8. “Northern Spy” (11)
by Low Lily
from Low Lily
13. “30-Foot Trailer” (9)
by Eliza Carthy
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
13. “Canticle Of The Sun” (9)
by Sarah McQuaid
from Walking Into White
13. “Dirty Old Town” (9)
by Steve Earle
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
13. “Down In The Water” (9)
by Mipso
from Old Time Reverie
13. “Field” (9)
by Mike Laureanno
from Road Signs
13. “Gentle On My Mind” (9)
by Crow and The Canyon
from Leaving Soon
13. “Hard Times” (9)
by Peter Spencer
from 1896
13. “So Much More To Home” (9)
by Terry Kitchen
from The Post-American Century
21. “Brighter Than the Blues” (8)
by Joan Shelley
from Over and Even
21. “Darkness Darkness” (8)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
21. “Doherty’s” (8)
by Beppe Gambetta And Tony McManus
from Round Trip
21. “Freedom” (8)
by Tret Fure
from Rembrandt Afternoons
21. “God Save The Watchman” (8)
by Avery Hill
from Dreams and Ghosts: A Family Album
21. “Hippie From Olema” (8)
by Lowell Levinger
from Get Together: Banana Recalls Youngbloods Classics
21. “Lord of the May” (8)
by Archie Fisher
from A Silent Song
21. “Moving On Song” (8)
by Norma Waterson
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
21. “Rollin’ To You” (8)
by Harpeth Rising
from Shifted
21. “She Loves My Dog More Than Me” (8)
by Freebo
from If Not Now When
21. “Sweet Thames Flow Softly” (8)
by Rufus And Martha Wainwright
from Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
21. “Time After Time” (8)
by Alison Brown
from The Song of the Banjo
21. “Tomorrow’s Child” (8)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
21. “Tomorrow’s Train” (8)
by Peter Mayer
from Third Street
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