Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring's Camilla (Signature Sounds) retains the top spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Lucy Kaplansky's Reunion climbs to #2. Kin - Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell (Vanguard) remains #1 on the roots country chart., followed by Ryan Bingham's self-released Tomorrowland. [To view the Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring's Camilla (Signature Sounds) retains the top spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Kin - Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell (Vanguard) remains #1 on the roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
Singer-songwriter Caroline Herring's Camilla (Signature Sounds) returns to the top spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Kin - Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell (Vanguard) tops the roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]
The Civil Wars won two Grammy Awards February 12. Barton Hollow, the debut full-length album by the East Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White was named Folk Album of the Year, while its title track was recognized as the Best Country Duo/Group Performance. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]
Nominees in more than 75 categories have been named for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast live from Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, on CBS television stations. [To see a list of nominees in the American Roots Music Field -- including those for Best Folk Album, Best Americana Album, Best Bluegrass Album, Best Blues Album, and Best Regional Roots Music Album -- 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, 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 current Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]
