Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-30-11
Albums by Pieta Brown, Abigail Washburn, Madison Violet, June Tabor and Gene & Gayla Mills retain the top five spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Gillian Welch, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings and Greg Brown (Pieta's dad) continue in the top five spots on the roots country chart.
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Mary Katherine Aldin Ends Long-Running Radio Show in LA
Seeking more personal time for herself and to spend with her family and friends, Mary Katherine Aldin will discontinue hosting “Alive & Picking,” her longtime weekly radio show that airs Saturday mornings on Pacifica Radio’s KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, after the Dec. 31 broadcast. The show -- which also is simulcast on stations in Santa Barbara, China Lake and North San Diego -- has featured vintage and current recordings of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, folk and old-time roots music, as well as a community calendar of live music events in Southern California.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-23-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart.
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Hayes Carll Has #1 Album on Americana Airplay Chart for 2011
Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter Hayes Carll’s Lost Highway release KMAG YOYO is the #1 album of 2011 on the Americana Airplay Chart. The album-based chart prepared for the Americana Music Association represents reported play on broadcast, satellite and Internet radio stations as well as nationally syndicated shows that submit weekly spin counts.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-16-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week,followed by albums by Red Molly, Abigail Washburn, Madison Violet and June Tabor. Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart for the seventh consecutive week and is followed by albums by Joe Ely, Gillian Welch, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and Greg Brown (Pieta's father).
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-09-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart for the sixth consecutive week.
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Top Albums and Songs of November 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)
AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM in Bellevue/Seattle, Washington, from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. In November 2011, John McCutcheon's This Land: Woody Guthrie's America topped the albums chart and also sported three of the top five songs.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-02-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart for the fifth consecutive week.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-25-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continued to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart last week, while Red Molly's Light in the Sky moved into the #2 position. Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retained the #1 position on the roots country chart for the fourth week in a row, while Ryan Adams' Ashes & Fire rocketed into the #2 spot based on reported radio airplay.
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Cancer Claims Life of Judith Gennett, Folk DJ and Music Reviewer
Judith Gennett, a folk DJ and music reviewer with a particular interest in “Euroroots” music, lost her battle with cancer on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-18-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti retains the #1 position on the roots country chart for the third week in a row.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 11-04-11
Pieta Brown's Mercury (Red House) continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti (Lost Highway) climbs into the #1 spot on the roots country chart.
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