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Top Albums and Songs of December 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 2, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Holiday and seasonal music dominated the radio waves during December 2012. Joel Mabus' A Parlor Guitar Christmas was reportedly the most played album on folk radio, while John McCutcheon's classic "Christmas in the Trenches" was the top song, according to 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. [To view the Top Albums and Songs charts for December 2012, click on the headline.]

Winners Named in Mid-Atlantic Song Contest

Post published:December 31, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Category winners have been named in the 29th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, produced by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington. Grand Prize, 2nd Overall, 3rd Overall, BMI Songwriter Award and Director's Choice winners will be announced during an awards gala on Sunday evening, Jan. 27, 2013 at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, Virginia. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Frank Christian, Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist, 1952-2012

Post published:December 30, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

Frank Christian, a gifted New York City-based guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for his song “Three Flights Up” that appeared on Nanci Griffith’s Grammy Award-winning Other Voices, Other Rooms album, died December 24. He was 60. [To read the full article and see a video clip, ciick on the headline.]

Mark Knopfler (photo: Fabio Lovino)

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-14-12

Post published:December 14, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

For a third consecutive week, albums by British guitarist and songwriter Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame) and Alberta-born singer-songwriter Corb Lund continue to top the Roots Music Report folk and roots country radio charts. Photo of Mark Knopfler by Fabio Lovino. The next Roots Music Reports charts will be posted in January,. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

2013 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition Open for Entries

Post published:December 12, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Entries are now being sought for the 2013 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters to be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, 2013, during the 42nd Annual Kerrville Folk Festival. The first 800 entries received via the mail or online by March 8, 2013 will be accepted, and 32 finalists will be named in April. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-07-12

Post published:December 8, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by British guitarist and songwriter Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame) and Alberta-born singer-songwriter Corb Lund continue to top the Roots Music Report folk and roots country radio charts. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Nominees Named for 55th Annual Grammy Awards

Post published:December 6, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Featured News - U.S. National

Nominees in more than 75 categories have been named for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast live on CBS television stations from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Mumford & Sons was among the top nominees with nods for Album of the Year, Best Americana Album and Best Rock Performance. [To view the full article, including a list of nominees in the Roots Music Field, click on the headline.]

Irish Music Awards Nominees Named for 2012

Post published:December 6, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Celtic Corner

Online voting began December 1 and extends until January 12, 2013 on nominees in 18 categories for the fifth annual Irish Music Awards presented by the Independence, Missouri-based Irish Music Association. The awards are slated to be presented on Saturday afternoon, January 26, at O’Malley’s Pub in Weston, MO. [To view the list of nominees, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of November 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:December 4, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Chris Brashear's Heart of the Country, Annie Lou's Grandma's Rules for Drinking and Iris DeMent's Sing the Delta were reportedly the most played albums on folk radio during November 2012, according to 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 title track of Canadian singer-songwriter Annie Lou's new CD also was the most-played song, closely followed by Anne Hills' rendition of "Early Snow" from The Things I Notice Now: Anne Hills Sings the Songs of Tom Paxton. [To view the Top Albums and Songs charts for November 2012, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-30-12

Post published:December 1, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Privateering, the first double-album set from British guitarist and songwriter Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame), tops the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week. Alberta-born honky-tonk singer-songwriter Corb Lund's new release, Cabin Fever, returns to the #1 spot on the roots country chart. [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, 11-23-12

Post published:November 23, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Our Lady of the Tall Trees, the sophomore release by Seattle-based new old-time duo Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, tops this week's Roots Music Report folk radio chart. Depending on the Distance, Oklahoma-Texas Red Dirt-style troubadour Jimmy LaFave's first studio album in five years, moves into the #1 spot on the roots country chart. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Garnet Rogers

Quick Q & A with Garnet Rogers

Post published:November 21, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

Canadian singer-songwriter Garnet Rogers has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “a brilliant songwriter,” “a charismatic performer and singer,” and “one of the major talents of our time.” The venerable folk music publication Sing Out! noted that he “may be one of the greatest male interpreters and vocalists performing in the contemporary folk scene.” Kathy Sands-Boehmer posed some questions to him recently. [To read Kathy's Quick Q & A with Garnet Rogers, click on the headline.]