Top Albums and Songs of September 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
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.
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-27-13
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-20-13
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-13-13
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-06-13
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.]
Top Albums and Songs of August 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-30-13
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-23-13
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.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-09-13
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves' Still Fighting the War retains the #1 position on the roots country/ Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com.
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Top Albums and Songs of July 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
Bristol Bay, the most recent release by renowned folksinger-songwriter, author, organizer and community activist Si Kahn, was the most-played album on folk radio during July 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.
One of the richest fisheries remaining in the world, Alaska's Bristol Bay is endangered by plans for the open-pit Pebble Mine. All proceeds from the CD directly support the work of Musicians United to Protect Bristol Bay (musiciansunited.info).
The Top Albums and Songs charts are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com. To view them, click on the headline.
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-02-13
Wide Awake, the new seven-song EP by Boston-based string band Joy Kills Sorrow topped the Roots Music Report folk radio chart last week, while Still Fighting the War, the latest release from Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves retained the #1 position on the Americana-roots country chart.
[To view the charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-26-13
Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves' Still Fighting the War retains the #1 position on the roots country/ Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com.
[To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
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