Top Folk Albums and Songs of October 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 October 2011, Light in the Sky, the new release by female Americana-roots trio Red Molly, topped the albums chart and also sported three of the top 10 songs. The #1 most played song of the month on folk radio was a rendition of Paul Simon's "Leaves That Are Green" by folksinger and jewelry designer Mara Levine with folk harmony trio Gathering Time from her forthcoming album, Jewels and Harmony. [To view the charts, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 10-28-11

Pieta Brown's album Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by The Civil Wars, Abigail Washburn, Eliza Gilkyson , Madison Violet and Colin Hay retain the next five positions, respectively. Gillian Welch's The Harrow & the Harvest retakes the #1 position on the #1 position on the roots country chart,followed by albums by Catherine MacLellan, Robert Earl Keen, Kasey Chambers, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

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John McCutcheon to Keynote FAR-West Conference in October

Hundreds of performers, presenters, booking agents, radio programmers and others engaged in performing and promoting folk and acoustic music in the Western United States will gather in Eugene, Oregon, Oct.20-23, for the eighth annual Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference. The event will feature lots of acoustic music, networking, music business education, an exhibit hall … and very little sleep. [To read an article previewing the conference, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 10-07-11

Pieta Brown's recently released album Mercury tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Kasey Chambers' Little Bird moves into the #1 position on RMR's Roots Country Radio Chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

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Top Folk Albums and Songs of September 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 September 2011, Pharis and Jason Romero's A Passing Glimpse, the British Columbia-based duo's debut collection of old-time music, topped the albums chart. Lucy Kaplansky's "Land of the Living," a post-9-11 New York song, received more reported folk radio airplay than any other song during the month. [To view the top folk albums and songs charts for September 2011, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-16-11

Albums by The Civil Wars, Paul Simon, Eliza Gilkyson, David Bromberg and Abigail Washburn continue to retain the top five positions in the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, although the order has changed. Meanwhile, albums by Gillian Welch and Kasey Chambers remain #1 and #2 on RMR's Roots Country chart, followed by releases from Catherine MacLellan, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings and EmmyLou Harris. {To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-02-11

The Civil Wars' debut album Barton Hollow continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, while Gillian Welch's The Harrow & the Harvest (the most played album during August on the FOLKDJ-Listserv), is #1 on RMR's Roots Country chart. [To view this week's Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

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Top Albums and Songs of August 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 August 2011, Gillian Welch's The Harrow and the Harvest continued to top the albums chart, while a few of its tracks were among the most played songs on folk radio for the month. SONiA & disappear fear's Get Your Phil (the songs of Phil Ochs), a new release featuring the recorded vocal harmonies of sisters Sonia Rutstein and Cindy Frank for the first time in 15 years, moved into the #2 position on the albums chart and also included several of the month's top songs. [To view the top albums and songs charts for August 2011, click on the headline.]

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Philadelphia Folk Festival Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary

avid Amram, Roy Book Binder, David Bromberg, Arlo Guthrie, Levon Helm, Jorma Kaukonen, Tom Paxton and Tom Rush are among the music luminaries slated to perform during the 50th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, August 18-21, 2011. Joining them at the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, for the longest continually running festival of its kind will be a number of up-and-coming touring artists like Dan Bern, Justin Townes Earle, David Wax Museum, the Canadian female duos Dala and Madison Violet, and Philly’s own Hoots and Hellmouth, as well as many other locally-based artists. [To read the full article, including comments from veteran folk-DJ, festival co-founder and emee Gene Shay, click on the headline.]

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‘Legends of Folk: The Village Scene’ Airs on PBS Stations in August

Well-known figures in folk music perform their best-loved songs in the new PBS documentary, Legends of Folk: the Village Scene. Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary fame hosts the special celebrating the folk era in New York City’s Greenwich Village – the epicenter of the folk, folk-rock and singer-songwriter movements during the 1960s. The special program premieres on PBS television stations in August. Check your local listings for air dates and times in your area. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

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