Nova Scotia-based singer-songwriter Rose Cousins' We Have Made A Spark topped the Roots Music Report folk radio chart for a third successive week, while Darrell Scott's album Long Ride Home remains #1 on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
The Civil Wars' debut album, Barton Hollow, tops the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, while Paul Simon's So Beautiful Or So What drops to #2 and Eliza Gilkyson's Roses At The End Of Time retains the #3 spot. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Paul Simon's So Beautiful Or So What returned to the top spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart last week, followed by albums by The Civil Wars, Eliza Gilkyson, An Artists Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 70th Birthday, and The Waifs. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.] Editor's Note: Last week's chart was posted late since I was attending the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival last weekend. This week's Folk Top 50 will be posted this weekend.
Tim O'Brien's Chicken & Egg tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart. Following it are albums by Clare Burson, Peter Cooper, Bob Dylan and De Temps Antan. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Folk radio airplay chart compiled by Roots Music Report, click on the headline.]
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