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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-16-10

Post published:July 16, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-09-10

Post published:July 9, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-02-10

Post published:July 5, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Official Showcase Application Deadline Nears for FARM Gathering

Post published:June 30, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Artists interested in applying for the 12 official evening showcase slots available during the 2010 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Gathering have until July 15 to do so either via mail or Sonicbids. An affiliate of Folk Alliance International, FARM will hold its annual conference over Columbus Day Weekend, October 7-10, at the Holiday Inn of Bolingbrook, Illinois, located less than an hour from Chicago. Early registration discounts are available for those whose forms are postmarked by September 21. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Quick Q & A with John Gorka

Post published:June 26, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

John Gorka is widely considered one of the top male singer-songwriters on the contemporary folk scene. Since being named a Kerrville New Folk Winner in 1984, he has become a popular fixture on the coffeehouse and festival circuit, and a number of other notable artists have recorded and/or performed his songs. He is part of a new folk trio called Red Horse with Eliza Gilkyson and Lucy Kaplansky, whose Red House Records debut will be released on July 13. With his rich, soulful baritone, Gorka delivers his own well-crafted songs in a way that prompted Rolling Stone to call him “the preeminent male singer-songwriter of the new folk movement.” Ever self-effacing, Gorka has professed to “consider myself to be an aspiring folk singer, not an accomplished one.” His legion of fans – including Kathy Sands-Boehmer, who posed a few questions to him recently – would disagree. [To read Kathy's Quick Q & A with John Gorka, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-25-10

Post published:June 25, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-18-10

Post published:June 18, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-11-10

Post published:June 11, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-04-10

Post published:June 4, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-21-10

Post published:May 21, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-14-2010

Post published:May 15, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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.]

Americana Music Association Names 2010 Awards Nominees

Post published:May 13, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - U.S. National

Dave Rawlings, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ryan Bingham and Patty Griffin scored the most nominations for the Americana Music Association’s 2010 Honors and Awards. Fellow Americana singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris and Todd Snider announced the nominees May 12 during a reception in Nashville, Tennessee. Nominees in additional categories will be announced over the next several months, while the winners will be named September 9 during the association’s ninth annual awards and honors show at the historic Ryman Auditorium. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]