Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-26-13
Child Ballads, the new album by Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer, tops the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week. Son Volt's Honky Tonk remains #1 on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-19-13
Our Lady of the Tall Trees, the latest album by Seattle-based duo Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, tops the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Honky Tonk by Son Volt remains #1 on the roots country chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-05-13
Singer-Songwriter Darryl Purpose's Next Time Around continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while the Jay Farrar-led band Son Volt moves into the #1 spot on the roots country chart with Honky Tonk, a collection of 11 new songs inspired by the honky tonk sound of Bakersfield.
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Top Albums and Songs of March 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 March 2013. The trio -- comprised of veteran touring singer-songwriters Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway and Pat Wictor -- also had the most-played song, "Lady of the Harbor," 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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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, 03-08-13
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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Top Albums and Songs of January 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)
Jewels and Harmony, a collection of 15 hand-picked and beautifully interpreted contemporary folk songs by New Jersey-based folksinger and jewelry designer Mara Levine, was the most-played album on folk radio in January. Her second release includes a moving arrangement of Michael Smith's classic "The Dutchman," as sung by Levine and Si Kahn, and "When I Sing With You," a song that Kahn wrote for the album that features Gathering Time and Joe Jencks on harmony vocals. Those were the top two songs of the month, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.
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