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).
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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.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-19-13
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things continued to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves' Still Fighting the War moves into the #1 position on the roots country/ Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-12-13
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway 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 June 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
Ring Them Bells, the debut release by The Copper Ponies (Annie Donahue and Erik Balkey), was the most-played album on folk radio during June 2013 and also features three of the four most-played songs, 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 The Copper Ponies' debut were new albums by the Celtic band Burning Bridget Cleary and singer-songwriter Buddy Mondlock.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-05-13
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things moves up to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway continues to top the roots country/Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-28-13
Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway returns to the #1 spot on the Americana-roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-21-13
American Kid, the eighth studio release by Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart . Runaway Freeway Blues, the third studio album by Knoxville, TN-based Americana band the Black Lillies retains the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-14-13
American Kid, the eighth studio release by Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Runaway Freeway Blues, the third studio album by Knoxville, TN-based Americana band the Black Lillies moves up to the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-07-13
Patty Griffin's American Kid continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk radio airplay chart this week, while Billy Bragg's new album Tooth & Nail moves into the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart.
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Top Albums and Songs of May 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
David Francey, one of Canada's most revered singer-songwriters, had both the most-played album (So Say We All) and song ("Rain") on folk radio during May 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 Boxcar Lilies, a western Massachusetts-based Americana harmony trio, had both the #2 album (Sugar Shack) and song ("Lightnin'").
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Top Albums and Songs of April 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
Folk harmony trio Brother Sun's sophomore release, Some Part of the Truth, was the the most-played album on folk radio during April 2013, as it was in March. The Steel Wheels' "Go Up To That Mountain," from the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain's-based string band's album No More Rain, was the most-played song, 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.
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