Top Folk Albums of 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)
Little Blue Egg by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer was reportedly the most-played album on folk radio during 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. Little Blue Egg also features the year's most-played song, "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key."
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Top Albums and Songs of December 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-14-12
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,.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-07-12
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.
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Top Albums and Songs of November 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)
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
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-23-12
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-19-12
Babel, the sophomore studio release from British indie folk band Mumford & Sons, now tops the Roots Music Report Folk radio airplay chart, while Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter's debut album, Feathers and Fish Hooks, moves into the top spot on the Roots Country chart.
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Top Albums and Songs of October 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)
Red House recording artist Lucy Kaplansky, a popular New York-based contemporary folk singer-songwriter, reportedly had the most played album on folk radio during October 2012. Reunion, her latest release, also featured four of the ten most-played songs, 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. Boston-based new acoustic folk quartet Annalivia had the month's #1 most-played song, "False Sir John." Kaplansky's new CD also has topped the Roots Music Report folk radio chart for the past several weeks.
[To view the Top Albums and Songs charts for October 2012, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 10-26-12
Lucy Kaplansky's new album, Reunion, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Dwight Yoakam's latest, 3 Pears, moves into the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 10-19-12
New York-based contemporary folk singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky's new album, Reunion,continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Alberta-born honky-tonk singer-songwriter Corb Lund's new release, Cabin Fever, remains #1 on the roots country chart.
[To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
NERFA Conference Set for Nov. 8-11, 2012 in Kerhonkson, NY
More than 750 people from throughout the U.S. and Canada are expected to converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY, Nov. 8-11, 2012, for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Performers, presenters, promoters, folk DJs, agents and managers, and others actively engaged in the folk and acoustic music scene will enjoy three jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions, informative panel discussions and workshops, one-on-one mentoring and peer group sessions, a large trade show-like exhibit hall, tasty communal meals in the dining room, a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking. [Click on the headline to read the full article.]
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