Artists interested in applying for formal and/or tricentric showcases during the 16th annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference have until Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, respectively, to do so. The annual conference, which drew nearly 700 people last year, is slated for Nov. 11-14 at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]
Albums by Tim O'Brien, Red Horse (the new trio comprised of Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky), and Crooked Still retain the top three spots on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Releases by Sally Spring and Mary Chapin Carpenter are in the fourth and fifth positions. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.] Editor's Note: Next week's chart will be posted late since I will be attending -- and hosting late-night song swaps at -- the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Tim O'Brien's Chicken & Egg has climbed into the top spot on this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Red Horse -- the debut album by the new trio comprised of Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky -- is #2 and Crooked Still's Some Strange Country is #3. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Age of Miracles continues in the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart, while Jakob Dylan's Women and Country and Tim O'Brien's Chicken & Egg moved into the #2 and #3 positions, respectively, last week. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Age of Miracles retains the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart. Nearly half of the top 50 albums on this week's chart were not on it last week. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Age of Miracles continues in the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart this week. Rounding out the top five are albums by Crooked Still, Mary Gauthier, Mumford & Sons and Jakob Dylan. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Age of Miracles continues in the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart this week. Rounding out the top five are albums by Ruth Moody, Mary Gauthier, Crooked Still and Jakob Dylan. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Age of Miracles moved into the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart this week, while Ruth Moody's The Garden dropped to #2. Rounding out the top five were albums by Jakob Dylan, Mary Gauthier and Crooked Still. The Folk Top 50 is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Carolina Chocolate Drops' Negro Spiritual Jig returns to the top spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, followed by albums by Ruth Moody, Jakob Dylan, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Mumford & Sons. This week's Folk Top 50 chart is posted here with permission. [To view the current Roots Music Report Folk Radio chart, click on the headline.]
After topping the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart for more than two months, Carolina Chocolate Drops' Negro Spiritual Jig dropped to the #21 position this week, while albums by Ruth Moody, Mary Gauthier and Mary Chapin Carpenter climbed into the #1- #3 slots. The Folk Top 50 chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, click on the headline.]
Albums by Carolina Chocolate Drops and Ruth Moody retain the #1 and #2 spots on this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Storyhill's Shade of the Trees moves up to #3. Rounding out the top ten are albums by Mary Gauthier, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jakob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mumford & Sons, Anais Mitchell and Red Molly. The latest Folk chart, based on spin totals reported by music directors and folk DJs, is posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission. [To see the current Top 50 Folk Album Chart, click on the headline.]
Carolina Chocolate Drops' album Genuine Negro Jig retains the top spot on this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Ruth Moody's The Garden and Red Molly's James are in the #2 and #3 positions. The latest Folk chart, based on spin totals reported by music directors and folk DJs, is posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission. [To see the current Top 50 Folk Album Chart, click on the headline.]
