There’s plenty of acoustic music on the radio and streaming online these days – if you know where to find it. This recurring column will help point you to it, while also noting upcoming in-studio guests and live or recorded concerts and performances.
Memories and Moments, a new album from Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week week, while Still Fighting the War by singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves moves back into the #1 spot on the Americana/roots country chart.
[To view the current Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, please click on the headline.]
Memories and Moments, a new album from Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott, topped the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy , a duo recording by Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark continues to top the Americana/roots country chart.
[To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
These Wilder Things, the latest album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody, returned to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy , the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, continues to top the Americana/roots country chart.
[To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions by Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers was the most-played album on folk radio during September 2013, 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 top albums and songs charts are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com. To view them and a video of Si Kahn and the Looping Brothers performing "Aragon Mill," click on the headline.
American Kid, the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy , the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, retains the #1 position on the Americana/roots country chart.
[To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
American Kid, the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, returned to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy , the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, continues to top the Americana/roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things (Red House) tops this week's Roots Music Report folk radio chart. Blind, Crippled and Crazy (New West), the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, rises to #1 on the Americana/roots country chart.
[To view both Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
American Kid, the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, returned to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Still Fighting the War by singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves continued to top the Americana-roots country chart.
[To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
Alice Gerrard's Bittersweet, the first recording of all original songs by one of the pioneering women in bluegrass and old-time music, was the most-played album on folk radio during August 2013, 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. Closely following it were the debut album by The Barn Birds (the singer-songwriter duo of Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh)and Si Kahn's Bristol Bay, which was July's most-played album.
[The Top Albums and Songs charts are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com. To view them, click on the headline.]
Burning Bridget Cleary, a high-energy Celtic band from Pennsylvania, tops this week's Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart with its latest release, Pressed for Time. Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves' Still Fighting the War returns to the #1 position on the Americana-roots country chart.
[To view both charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
American Kid , the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy, the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, rises to #1 on the Americana/roots country chart. Both albums are on the New West label.
[To view both Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
American Kid, the eighth studio release by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Patty Griffin tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Still Fighting the War, the latest release from Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves retains the #1 position on the Americana-roots country chart.
[To view both charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
