Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-22-13
Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly's Spring and Fall tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while renowned British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson's Electric retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-15-13
Next Time Around, the first studio release by American singer-songwriter Darryl Purpose in more than a decade, topped the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Electric, the latest album by acclaimed British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson moved back into the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-08-13
Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly's Spring and Fall tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart for a third consecutive week, while Greg Brown's Hymns to What is Left returns to the #1 spot on the roots country chart.
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Top Albums and Songs of February 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
Up Like the Clouds, the debut album from Dubl Handi, an old-time acoustic roots duo that is a major player in the popular revival of Appalachian old-time music in Brooklyn, New York, was the most-played album on folk radio during February 2013. Named after a washboard company from the 1800s, Dubl Handi features banjo player Hillary Hawke and mult-instrumental percussionist Brian Geltner. "Everything We Had Was Good," sung by Dublin-born and New York-based singer-songwriter and folksinger Susan McKeown, was the top song, according to charts compiled from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-01-13
Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly's Spring and Fall tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart for a second week, while renowned British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson's Electric moves into the #1 spot on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Top 100 Folk and Roots Country Albums of 2012
Albums by Pieta Brown and Darrell Scott top the Roots Music Report Top 100 Folk and Roots Country Albums Charts for 2012, respectively. 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. Like those weekly charts, these annual ones are posted on AcousticMusicScene..com with permission.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-15-13
Privateering , an album by British guitarist and songwriter Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame), continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Cabin Fever by Alberta, Canada-born singer-songwriter Corb Lund moves back into the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-08-13
Mark Knopfler's Privateering continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Greg Brown's Hymns to What Is Left retains the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-01-13
Mark Knopfler's Privateering continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Greg Brown's Hymns to What Is Left retains the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-25-13
Mark Knopfler's Privateering continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Greg Brown's Hymns to What Is Left moves into the #1 position on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-18-13
Albums by British guitarist and songwriter Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame) and Alberta-born singer-songwriter Corb Lund retained the top spots in the Roots Music Report folk and roots country radio charts last week. Photo of Mark Knopfler by Fabio Lovino.
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Top Folk Albums of 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)
Little Blue Egg by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer was reportedly the most-played album on folk radio during 2012, 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. Little Blue Egg also features the year's most-played song, "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key."
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