FAI Folk Radio Charts – July 2023

Eliza Gilkyson was the most-played artist, while her album Home tied with The Scooches’ Lift You Up as the top album on folk radio during July 2023 and Bob and Sarah Amos’ “The Hills That I Call Home” was the month’s most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.

Gilkyson, who was also the most played artist and had the top album on folk radio in June, is a widely acclaimed Taos, New Mexico-based folk, Americana and roots country singer-songwriter. She is a member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame and the Austin Songwriter Hall of Fame and was named Songwriter of the Year (2014) and honored for “Song of the Year” (2021) during the International Folk Music Awards presented by Folk Alliance International. Her latest release Home features songs that reflect her appreciation for family, home and hearth in these times.

[Click on the link below to listen to “World Keeps on Singing” from Eliza Gilkyson’s new album, Home: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3USAjMv1a6U.]

The Scooches — led by bandleader, composer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Russo and vocalist, composer and guitarist Betina Hershey — is an eclectic, genre-bending, New York City-based group whose original music is inspired by world folk traditions, global Americana, New Orleans verve, and the unfettered exuberance of the 1920s. Lift You Up, The Scooches’ third full-length album, is a collection of 12 songs inspired by the current social climate in the U.S.

[Here’s a link to listen to the title track of The Scooches’ new album, Lift You Up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3cjOdY70k.]

Bob and Sarah Amos is a father-daughter, Americana harmony duo who also perform with a full band. Although he writes songs in many different styles, Bob Amos is best known in bluegrass circles for having formerly fronted the band Front Range for 15 years and having songs recorded by other major acts in the genre. Vocalist Sarah Amos has been singing professionally for more than a decade.

[Here’s a link to view a video of the Bob and Sarah Amos Band performing “The Hills That I Call Home”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgY90u_AOf8.]

The July 2023 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 14,191 airplays reported on 462 playlists submitted by 116 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.

Folk Alliance International (folk.org) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.

Top Albums of July 2023

1. Home by Eliza Gilkyson (83)
1. Lift You Up by The Scooches (83)
3. Ever Onward by Bob and Sarah Amos (81)
4. Seven Stones by Katie Dahl (68)
5. Rants and Romance by Rod MacDonald (67)
6. Don’t Blink by Crowes Pasture (56)
7. 55 by Ellis Paul (54)
8. City of Gold by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (45)
9. On My Way by Owen Walsh (44)
9. Gettin’ Together by Michael Jerome Browne (44)
9. Chimney Smoke by Ed Snodderly (44)
12. Cup of Sugar by Tim O’Brien (42)
13. Makin’ a Run by The Silas Powell Band (39)
13. This Far South by Tommy Prine (39)
15. Nine Becomes One by Joe Crookston (37)
15. Promise to Harry by The Sherpas (37)
17. Into the Night by Robinson and Rohe (36)
18. I Only See the Moon by The Milk Carton Kids (35)
19. O Sun O Moon by Bruce Cockburn (34)
19. Bits and Pieces by Malcolm Holcombe (34)
21. Stand in the Joy by William Prince (33)
22. For the Giving by Aleksi Campagne (32)
23. Circle of Days by The Nields (31)
23. Now by Graham Nash (31)
25. Kentucky for Me by Dale Ann Bradley (30)
26. Skylark by Open Road (29)
27. When My Momma Sang to Me: Songs of Murphy Hicks Henry by Various
Artists (28)
27. Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet by Brennen Leigh (28)
29. On Banjo by Alison Brown (26)
29. Circumstance by Alice Howe (26)
31. Refuge by Stan Davis (25)
31. Among Other Things by Bella White (25)
33. Bluegrass by Willie Nelson (24)
33. Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (24)
33. Nuevo South Train by Larry and Joe (24)
36. The Legend of Sam Davis by Aaron Smith and The Coal Biters (23)
36. Triple Shot by Shannon Leigh Reynolds (23)
36. Forgottonia by Chris Vallillo (23)
39. The Mother of Trouble by Vance Gilbert (22)
39. Only This Far by The Rough and Tumble (22)
41. Love and Rain by Annie and Rod Capps (21)
41. Quiet Flame by Caitlin Canty (21)
41. Great Blue North by Special Consensus (21)
41. California by The Refugees (21)
45. Undaunted by Corey Purcell (20)
45. 1988 by Lori McKenna (20)
45. Ampm by Big Little Lions (20)
45. Sweet Western Sound by Tanya Tucker (20)
49. The Other Side by Rachael Sage (19)
49. Rona by Queen Esther (19)
49. Between Hello and Goodbye by Greg Greenway (19)

Top Songs of July 2023

1. “The Hills That I Call Home” by Bob and Sarah Amos (20)
2. “World Keeps on Singing” by Eliza Gilkyson (18)
3. “Northwest Passage” by Runa (17)
4. “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round” by The Scooches (16)
5. “Come Out Annie” by Rod MacDonald (15)
6. “Bound for Freedom” by Emma’s Revolution (14)
6. “Lift You Up” by The Scooches (14)
8. “Still Is Still Moving to Me” by Willie Nelson (13)
8. “If I Should Fall Behind” by Crowes Pasture (13)
10. “Circle of Destruction” by Sofia Talvik (12)
11. “Let’s Grow Our Roots Deep and True” by The Scooches (11)
11. “Goin’ Down the Road” by John Linn (11)
11. “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago” by Willie Nelson (11)
11. “Better Just Ride the Mule” by Ed Snodderly (11)
11. “Ever Onward” by Bob and Sarah Amos (11)
16. “Thoughts and Prayers” by Josie Bello (10)
16. “Two Old Birds” by Katie Dahl (10)
16. “Dream of a Miner’s Child” by Bob and Sarah Amos (10)
16. “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie (10)
16. “Cry Freedom” by Rod MacDonald (10)
16. “Wherever I Go” by Bob and Sarah Amos (10)
16. “Gone With Gone and Long Time” by Ed Snodderly (10)
16. “Hold On” by Shannon Leigh Reynolds (10)
16. “Cosmos” by Ellis Paul (10)
16. “Both Doors Open” by Katie Dahl (10)

Top Artists of July 2023

1. Eliza Gilkyson (103)
2. The Scooches (83)
3. Bob and Sarah Amos (81)
4. Rod MacDonald (79)
5. Katie Dahl (68)
6. Ellis Paul (67)
7. Crowes Pasture (58)
8. Woody Guthrie (57)
9. Bob Dylan (53)
9. Tim O’Brien (53)
11. Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (50)
12. Nanci Griffith (47)
13. Owen Walsh (45)
13. Joe Crookston (45)
15. Ed Snodderly (44)
15. Jim and Jesse (44)
15. Michael Jerome Browne (44)
15. Bruce Cockburn (44)
19. John McCutcheon (43)
20. Willie Nelson (41)
21. Tommy Prine (39)
21. The Silas Powell Band (39)
23. The Sherpas (37)
24. Robinson and Rohe (36)
24. William Prince (36)
24. The Nields (36)
27. The Milk Carton Kids (35)
28. Steve Goodman (34)
28. Malcolm Holcombe (34)
28. Dale Ann Bradley (34)
31. Graham Nash (33)
31. Aleksi Campagne (33)
33. Pete Seeger (32)
33. Brittany Jean (32)
35. Alison Brown (31)
35. Lucinda Williams (31)
37. Open Road (30)
37. Slaid Cleaves (30)
37. Alice Howe (30)
40. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (29)
40. Amy Gallatin and Roger Williams (29)
40. Brennen Leigh (29)