The Savage Hearts, a bluegrass-meets-honky-tonk group from Colorado’s Front Range, had the most-played album (Playing It Forward) on folk radio during October 2016, while southern Indiana-based singer-songwriter Tim Grimm had the most-played song (“Woody’s Landlord”). 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 October 2016 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 14.052 airplays from 140 different DJs. 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 October 2016
Here’s a link to a promotional video for The Savage Hearts’ Playing It Forward:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MOeECkwF8
The Savage Hearts’ debut album was #1 on folk radio during October 2016.
2: Dreaming In Vinyl, Caroline Doctorow [Narrow Lane, 9/16] (78)
3: Penny’s Farm, Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur [Kingswood, 9/16] (68)
4: Innocent Road, Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms [West Sound, 9/16] (57)
5: Blue Mountain, Bob Weir [Columbia, 9/16] (53)
5: Love Is Love, Paul Sachs [paulsachs.com, 7/16] (53)
5: Woody’s Landlord (Single), Tim Grimm [timgrimm.com, new] (53)
8: Tom Dooley And Friends, Rob McHale [Wooden Door, 9/16] (50)
9: Gone For Evermore, The Lonesome Ace Stringband [lonesomeace.com, 9/16] (47)
10: Midwest Side Stories, Chicago Farmer [chicagofarmer.com, 9/16] (45)
10: North By South, Claire Lynch [Compass, 9/16] (45)
10: The Ultimate Guide To English Folk, Various Artists [Arc, 10/16] (45)
13: Beneath Still Waters, Courtney Granger [Valcour, 10/16] (42)
13: The Slaughterhouse Sessions, Terri Hendrix [Wilory, 10/16] (42)
13: Tears And Laughter, Robin Greenstein [Windy, 9/16] (42)
17: For Better, Or Worse, John Prine [Oh Boy, 9/16] (39)
18: The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues, David Bromberg [Red House, 10/16] (38)
18: Kol Isha (A Woman’s Voice), Sharon Goldman [sharongoldmanmusic.com, 8/16] (38)
20: Made In Brooklyn, John McEuen [Chesky, 9/16] (37)
20: Simpatico, Adler And Hearne [Spring Hollow, new] (37)
22: Blindfaller, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 9/16] (36)
23: New Hope Chateau, Katherine Rondeau [katherinerondeau.com, new] (35)
24: 75th Birthday Celebration, Joan Baez [joanbaez.com, 6/16] (33)
24: And It Was Good, The Andrew Collins Trio [andrewcollinstrio.com, new] (33)
24: Deliverance, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc [thenordicfiddlersbloc.com, 4/16] (33)
24: Fall Away Blues, Red Tail Ring [redtailring.com, 8/16] (33)
24: The Other Way Around, David Lamotte [DPI, 8/16] (33)
29: Patch Of Sky, Larry Murante [Weeping Wood, new] (32)
29: Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad, Billy Bragg And Joe Henry [Cooking Vinyl, 9/16] (32)
31: Original Traditional, Blue Highway [Rounder, 9/16] (31)
32: The Beautiful Not Yet, Carrie Newcomer [Available Light, 9/16] (30)
32: Borderland, Joe K. Walsh [Skinny Elephant, 9/16] (30)
32: Kid Sister, The Time Jumpers [Rounder, 9/16] (30)
35: Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, Dwight Yoakam [Sugar Hill, 9/16] (29)
36: Magic Fire, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 8/16] (28)
37: T Sisters, T Sisters [Self, 10/16] (27)
38: New Shoes, The Bombadils [Borealis, 9/16] (26)
39: Celebration, David Mallett [North Road, 2/16] (25)
39: I Was Here, Beth Desombre [Self, 7/16] (25)
39: Know The Mountain, Hannah Shira Naiman [Merriweather, new] (25)
39: Western And Country, Dennis Jay [Linkhorn, 9/16] (25)
43: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters [Tree Frog, 8/16] (24)
43: Rattle And Roar, The Earls Of Leicester [Rounder, 7/16] (24)
45: The Boston States, Katie McNally Trio [Self, new] (23)
45: Lighthouse, David Crosby [Verve, new] (23)
45: The Man Who Became A Song, Ron Renninger [Self, 6/16] (23)
48: Bird’s Nest, The Fretless [Self, 10/16] (22)
48: Fiddler’s Dream, Michael Cleveland [Compass, new] (22)
48: Presidential Campaign Songs, 1789-1996, Oscar Brand [Smithsonian/Folkways, 1999] (22)
48: Very Next Thing EP, Banjo Nickaru And Western Scooches [On The Bol, 9/16] (22)
52: Careless, Richard Shindell [Amalgamated Balladry, 9/16] (21)
53: Keep Me Singing, Van Morrison [Exile, new] (20)
53: Rise Up, Erika Kulnys [erikakulnys.com, 8/16] (20)
55: 20,000 Versions Of The Sun, Greg Greenway [Sheen Of Heat, 8/16] (19)
55: Coming Home, O’Connor Band with Mark O’Connor [Rounder, 8/16] (19)
55: Got Dressed Up To Be Let Down, Jack Grelle [Big Muddy, new] (19)
58: Nine Pin, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, 5/16] (18)
58: The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown, Ray Lambiase [Raytone, 8/16] (18)
58: Down The Road, The Sommers Rosenthal Family Band [American Melody, 8/16] (18)
58: Miller’s Creek, The Belle Hollows [Elm Hill, 8/16] (18)
58: One More Song, Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 9/16] (18)
58: Weights And Wings, Brother Sun [brothersun.com, 4/16] (18)
58: Wild Blue Yonder, The Western Flyers [thewesternflyers.com, 7/16] (18)
65: Pete, Woody & Me – Volume I: Keep The Flame Alive, Spook Handy [Akashic, 6/16] (17)
65: Storyman, Sam Bush [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (17)
67: Before Beginning, John Gorka [Red House, 7/16] (16)
67: The Cutting Edge: 1965-1966 (box set), Bob Dylan [Columbia, 11/15] (16)
67: For The Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price, Willie Nelson [Legacy, new] (16)
67: Letters To Abigail, Letters To Abigail [Self, 9/16] (16)
67: Little Circles, The Wooks [Gnar Vector, 6/16] (16)
67: The More I Learn, Bryan Sutton [Sugar Hill, 6/16] (16)
Top Songs of October 2016
Here’s a link to a video of Tim Grimm and family performing “Woody’s Landlord,” a song that’s apropos for the current election season: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeSDRqbfXHU
Tim Grimm had the most-played song on folk radio during October 2016.
by Tim Grimm
from Woody’s Landlord (Single)
2. “Age” (19)
by The Savage Hearts
from Playing It Forward
2. “Tom Dula” (19)
by Rob McHale
from Tom Dooley And Friends
4. “Time Passes Slowly” (17)
by Caroline Doctorow
from Dreaming In Vinyl
5. “And It Was Good” (13)
by The Andrew Collins Trio
from And It Was Good
5. “Coming On Strong” (13)
by Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms
from Innocent Road
5. “To Be Here” (13)
by Caroline Doctorow
from Dreaming In Vinyl
8. “High Road” (12)
by The Savage Hearts
from Playing It Forward
9. “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” (11)
by Caroline Doctorow
from Dreaming In Vinyl
9. “Late For The Protest” (11)
by Paul Sachs
from Love Is Love
9. “Laura Foster” (11)
by Rob McHale
from Tom Dooley And Friends
9. “Let Him Go On Mama” (11)
by The Lonesome Ace Stringband
from Gone For Evermore
9. “Long Ago, Far Away” (11)
by Katherine Rondeau
from New Hope Chateau
9. “Umbrella” (11)
by Chicago Farmer
from Midwest Side Stories
15. “The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown” (10)
by Ray Lambiase
from The Ballad Of 3 Finger Brown
15. “Bury The Devil” (10)
by Terri Hendrix
from The Slaughterhouse Sessions
15. “Here I Am” (10)
by Robin Greenstein
from Tears And Laughter
18. “Dangling Conversation” (9)
by Caroline Doctorow
from Dreaming In Vinyl
18. “Delia” (9)
by David Bromberg
from Blues The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues
18. “Farms And Factories” (9)
by Chicago Farmer
from Midwest Side Stories
18. “Ghost Whispers” (9)
by Red Tail Ring
from Fall Away Blues
18. “Gonesville” (9)
by Bob Weir
from Blue Mountain
18. “Kentucky Blues” (9)
by David Bromberg
from The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues
18. “Radioland” (9)
by Adler And Hearne
from Simpatico
18. “Sunday Morning” (9)
by Caroline Doctorow
from Dreaming In Vinyl
18. “Sweet To Mama” (9)
by Jim Kweskin And Geoff Muldaur
from Penny’s Farm
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