Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-09-10
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.
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Quick Q & A with John Gorka
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...
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-25-10
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-11-10
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-21-10
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 03-19-10
Carolina Chocolate Drops retains the top spot on the Roots Music Report's folk radio chart this week with Genuine Negro Jig, while Jakob Dylan's Women and Country and Mumford & Son's Gentlemen of the Road have moved into the #2 and #3 positions, respectively. Also new among the top 10 albums this week are Heather Bristow's Hope on the Vine and Red Molly's James. The latest Folk chart, based on spin totals reported by music directors and folk DJs, is posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 03-05-10
The Carolina Chocolate Drops' Genuine Negro Jig has moved up to the top spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart, while Cliff Eberhardt's 500 Miles - The Blue Rock Sessions now occupies the number two position. The weekly radio airplay charts are compiled 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 on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 01-29-10
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.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 01-22-10
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 see the current Folk Top 50 Chart, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 11-20-09
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 current folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 09-18-09
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 current Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]
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