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Barry Poss, Co-Founder of Sugar Hill Records, 1945-2025

Michael Kornfeld — Mon, 19 May 2025 15:17:14 +0000

Barry Poss, co-founder and longtime owner of Sugar Hill Records –- an influential independent label whose roster included numerous notable bluegrass, Americana, old-time and roots music artists –- died on May 13, 2025. He was 79 and had been battling cancer for years.

Barry Poss, who co-founded and led Sugar Hill Records for many years, died on may 13, 2025.

Born on September 7, 1945, the Brantford, Ontario (Canada) native, whose family moved to Toronto in the mid-1950s, Poss relocated to North Carolina in 1968 to pursue graduate studies in sociology at Duke University as a James B. Duke Graduate Fellow after graduating from Toronto’s York University. While still a student at Duke, he became enamored with the clawhammer banjo and began learning it from a number of traditional, old-time musicians. That, coupled with his attendance at the Union Grove Fiddler Convention about two hours west of the university’s Durham campus, helped to spur Poss to take his life in a different direction.

Poss frequently acknowledged that he didn’t have a very conventional career path. “I used to joke that I had the perfect qualifications for being in the music business,” Poss once wrote. “I had no business training; in fact, no formal music background either but I teach Sociology of deviant Behavior.”

After graduating from Duke, he took a position with County Records in Floyd, Virginia. Poss and its owner, Dave Freeman, launched Sugar Hill Records in 1978, embracing what Poss called “contemporary music grounded in traditional music roots.” A self-described “wayward academic in an entrepreneurial role,” Poss assumed full control of the label in 1980, and moved it to Durham. He operated the label from there until its sale to Welk Music Group 20 years later. He became the group’s chairman in 2002. It’s now part of Concord Music, which also owns Rounder Records.

Among the many artists of note who recorded for Sugar Hill Records during Poss’ tenure were Pat Alger, Byron Berline, Ronnie Bowman, Sam Bush, Guy Clark, Mike Cross, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Sara Evans, Cathy Fink, Butch Hancock, Hot Rize, The Infamous Stringdusters, Chris Hillman, Wanda Jackson, Sarah Jarosz, Robert Earl Keen, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Lonesome River Band, Lyle Lovett, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Nickel Creek, Tim O’Brien, Dolly Parton, Dirk Powell, The Red Clay Ramblers, Peter Rowan, Ricky Skaggs, Darrell Scott, Marty Stuart, Bryan Sutton, Chris Thile, Townes Van Zandt, Doc Watson, and Jesse Winchester.

“The identity peg for Sugar Hill is having that traditional connection to contemporary music,” Poss Told Blue ridge Outdoors in 2008. “Some have taken to describing a ‘Sugar Hill Sound,” but I am not going to try to define that. To me, it’s what connect Doc Watson to Chris Thile, ricky skaggs to Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt to dolly Parton. They all exhibit a rootedness in their contemporary expressions of music. I like it because the music comes from a place. It’s not prefabricated or manufactured.”

Douglas and Skaggs had been part of a bluegrass group called Boone Creek, whose One Way Track album was Sugar Hill’s first release in 1978. In a May 18 Facebook post, Douglas wrote of Poss: “His dream was to have a label that mirrored the same idea as Sam Phillips and his famous Sun label, which catered to a specific audience and created a new genre, Rockabilly Plus. Barry knew an audience was there for a specific form of music (bluegrass) and there were certain bands who could grow that audience and the music would evolve with the growth of that audience.”

Douglas, who also produced a number of recordings for Sugar Hill Records, noted that he and Poss were “very close friends. Confidants really. He was like my wingman and brother at any event we collided with. We would spend hours talking about the direction of the music and the parameters he wanted his label to maintain no matter the current climate.” Poss was also godfather to Douglas’ daughter Nola. “Barry loved my family, and Jill and I, along with our children, will forever press his memory closer to our hearts.”

In addition to spending many years at the helm of Sugar Hill Records, Poss was a founding board member of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky and helped to launch the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).

“Barry Poss was not just a champion of roots music and the artists that made it, but he was instrumental in the founding of our organization,” Ken White, IBMA’s executive director, said in a statement. “For that and so much more, we will always be grateful.”

Poss was a recipient of the IBMA’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 1998. The Americana Music Association also honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 in recognition of Sugar Hill’s pivotal role in both preserving and reinvigorating traditional music, while he was inducted into the Oak Ridge Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

Closer to home, Poss also served on the boards of the Carolina Theater, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, MerleFest, the North Carolina, Folklife Institute, and WUNC-FM.

While many artists and others have shared tributes to Poss since his passing, for his part Poss once said: “It’s the artists who make the music to which I’m the most indebted. They had something important to say. They needed to be heard. And I wanted to be part of their creative lives – because it mattered.”

Kerrville Folk Festival Hosts Virtual Celebration; 24 New Folk Finalists Named

Michael Kornfeld — Sat, 16 May 2020 16:25:49 +0000

Although the annual Kerrville Folk Festival won’t be taking place in late May- June on the Quiet Valley Ranch campgrounds in the Texas Hill Country due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “virtual concerts” featuring nearly 40 of the artists who were booked to perform during it will be streamed from the festival’s website and its Facebook page on three successive Saturdays. Meanwhile, 24 songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2020 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Contest for Emerging Songwriters that organizers hope will take place Oct. 9 and 10 during the 49th annual Kerrville Folk Festival that has been tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 8-18.

“None of us know when it will be possible to responsibly invite you back to Quiet Valley Ranch; we are hoping with all our hearts for October,” The Kerrville Festival Foundation staff wrote in a May 14 email to friends of the festival. “In the meantime, we are doing all we can, using every option available to us to weather this storm, and we will succeed.

What gives us faith is all of you. We are so deeply touched by so many messages of encouragement, love for the festival, and love for the community. And as festival time draws closer, we asked our artists to help us with a gift to our Festival family.”

Kerrville Folk Festival Virtual Concerts are slated for Saturdays May 23, May 30 and June 6 from 7-9 p.m. CDT/8-10 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. Among the artists set to perform are Marcia Ball, Beat Root Revival, Black Pumas, The Chris Chandler Show, Mikaela Davis, John Elliott, Folk Family Revival, Rebecca Folsom, John Fullbright, Vance Gilbert, Jaimee Harris, Kyshona, Bernice Lewis, The Limeliters, James McMurtry, Tom Meny, Possessed by Paul James, Tom Prasada-Rao Trio, Bruce Robison, Shake Russell & Michael Hearne, Darrell Scott, Texicana Mamas, Verlon Thompson, Trout Fishing in America, Wood & Wire, and more.

The virtual concerts will stream online at https://kerrvillefolkfestival.orgg and on the festival’s Facebook page, where more details will be posted in coming days. Viewers will be afforded the opportunity to tip the artists and donate to the foundation. The two-hour concerts each evening will be followed by Virtual Campfires via Zoom hosted by members of the Kerrmunitty.

Named as finalists in the Grassy Hill-Kerrville New Folk Competition are: Clint Alphin (Nashville, TN), Andy Baker (Gables, MI), Nancy Beaudette (Cornwall, ON, Canada), John John Brown (Pawling, NY), T Buckley (Calgary, AB, Canada), Susan Cattaneo (Medford, MA), Ryan Davenport (Taylor, TX), Anne E. DeChant (Avon Lake, OH), Nick Dupuy (New Canaan, CT), Eliza Edens (Williamstown, MA), Daniel Elixir (Brixley, MO), Chad Elliott (Limoni, IA), Jeremy Facknitz (Colorado Springs, CO), Sadie Gustafson-Zook (Boston, MA), Claire Kelly (Nashville, TN), China Kent (Denver, Colorado), Abigail Lapell (Toronto, ON, Canada), Louise Mosrie (Williamstown, MA), Russ Parrish (Burnsville, MN), Michael Prysock (Dallas, TX), Justina Shandler(Roanoke, VA), Shanna in a Dress (Boulder, CO), Aubryn Stevens (Nashville, TN), and Alex Wong (Nashville, TN).

After performing the two songs that they submitted during New Folk Concerts slated for Oct. 9 and 10 at the Threadgill Theater during the festival, six songwriters will be selected as 2020 New Folk Winners. The six will receive cash honorariums and other prizes, as well as the opportunity to return the following weekend to each perform 20-minute sets during a Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Award Winners concert.

Established in 1972 at the urging of Peter Yarrow, the Kerrville New Folk Concerts have become a highlight of the annual festival that is geared towards singer-songwriters of various musical styles and is the longest continuously running festival of its kind in North America. In addition to receiving cash awards and additional performance opportunities, being named as a New Folk Award Winner is regarded as a very prestigious honor.

Top Albums & Songs of June 2015 (FOLKDJ-L)

Michael Kornfeld — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:23:14 +0000

Tomorrow’s Child, the new album by Jonathan Edwards – the singer-songwriter best-known for the 1971 hit single “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” – was the top album on folk radio in June, while Edwards’ “Down In The Woods” was the most-played song during the month. So say 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.

In the more than four decades since releasing his eponymous debut that featured the catchy and anthemic “Sunshine,” Edwards has released nearly 20 albums and continued to tour regularly. His latest CD, Tomorrow’s Child, was released June 23. Produced by Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, it also features guest vocals by Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill and Alison Kraus.

The June 2015 FOLKDJ-L charts are based on 13,042 airplays from 138 different DJs. The number of reported spins (airplays) is shown below in parentheses, while label and release date appear in brackets. They are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission.

Top Albums of June 2015

1: Tomorrow’s Child, Jonathan Edwards [Rising, new] (96)
2: Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie, Various Artists [Compass, 9/14] (91)
3: Joe Hill’s Last Will, John McCutcheon [Appalsongs, 5/15] (84)
4: Precious Memories, Sue Massek [Strictly Country, 4/15] (77)
5: Django And Jimmie, Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard [Legacy, 6/15] (65)
6: Further West, Hungrytown [Listen Here!, 5/15] (56)
7: Ordinary Band, Katie Dahl [Waterbug, new] (49)
8: Della Mae, Della Mae [Rounder, 5/15] (48)
8: Still She Will Fly (EP), Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio [Vessel, 5/15] (48)
10: Solo Flight, Steve Spurgin [Blue Night, new] (45)
11: The Newpart, April Verch [Slab Town, 4/15] (43)
12: Tangled Country, The Honey Dewdrops [thehoneydewdrops.com, 3/15] (41)
13: What I’m Lookin’ For, Dan Weber [Highway 142, 3/15] (40)
14: Ten From The Pen, Roy Schneider [Shiny Gnu, new] (39)
15: Dogwood Cats, Jefferson Ross [Deep Fried, new] (38)
16: Woody Pines, Woody Pines [Muddy Roots, 5/15] (37)
17: The Faster It Goes, The Railsplitters [therailsplitters.com, 5/15] (36)
17: Power In The Blood, Buffy Sainte-Marie [True North, 5/15] (36)
19: Owls, Danny Schmidt [Live Once, 5/15] (35)
20: Soul Of A Man, Adam Michael Rothberg [amrsounds.com, 4/15] (34)
20: The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell [Nonesuch, 5/15] (34)
22: Sundown Over Ghost Town, Eilen Jewell [Signature, 5/15] (33)
22: Tell Tale Heart, Chuck Brodsky [chuckbrodsky.com, 3/15] (33)
24: Lifeline Extended, Holly Near And Ronnie Gilbert [Appleseed, 2012] (30)
25: Anna And Elizabeth, Anna And Elizabeth [Free Dirt, 3/15] (29)
25: The Social Music Hour Vol. 1, Spuyten Duyvil [spuytenduyvilmusic.com, 3/15] (29)
25: Tim May And Steve Smith, Tim May And Steve Smith [Desert Night, 4/15] (29)
28: Grandma’s Got A Boombox, Sandy Ross [Self, new] (27)
28: Nearness Of You, Vance Gilbert [Disismye, 4/15] (27)
28: The Pedestrian, Steep Ravine [Self, new] (27)
31: Harp: A Time To Sing, Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert And Pete Seeger [Appleseed, 2001] (26)
31: Sorrow Bound, Kaia Kater [Kingswood, new] (26)
33: A Wanderer I’ll Stay, Pharis And Jason Romero [Lula, 3/15] (25)
34: Mother Country, Dave Crossland [Folk Era, 4/15] (24)
34: Wilder Days, Natasha Borzilova [Hadley, 4/15] (24)
36: L.A. Blues, John Malcolm Penn [Blue Night, new] (23)
36: Starlight Highway, Corinne West [Make, 5/15] (23)
36: Tomorrow You’re Going, The Pine Hill Project [Signature, 3/15] (23)
39: The Rose Of Roscrae: A Ballad Of The West, Tom Russell [Frontera, 4/15] (22)
39: Some Part Of The Truth, Brother Sun [brothersunmusic.com, 2013] (22)
41: Fall Is A Good Time To Die, Jami Lynn [jamilynnmusic.com, 4/15] (21)
41: Still, Richard Thompson [Concord, new] (21)
41: Too Big World, Bumper Jacksons [Self, new] (21)
41: Walk On Solid Ground, Gene And Gayla Mills [Heart Pine, 4/15] (21)
45: Best Medicine, The Stray Birds [Yep Roc, 10/14] (20)
45: A Bird In This World, Joel Mabus [Fossil, 2/15] (20)
45: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Jayme Stone [Borealis, 2/15] (20)
48: Morning In A New Machine, Dubl Handi [Self, new] (19)
48: Sing Sad Songs (EP), The Earnest Lovers [Elko, new] (19)
48: Sun Might Shine On Me, Grant Dermody [grantdermody.com, 5/15] (19)
48: Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry, The Hillbenders [Compass, 6/15] (19)
48: Wink At July, Rachel Garlin [Tactile, 4/15] (19)
53: Fiddle Gems, Kitty Amaral [String Dreams, 1/15] (18)
53: The Hour Before, Elaine Romanelli [elaineromanelli.com, 4/15] (18)
53: Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids [Self, 5/15] (18)
56: Can’t Forget, Leonard Cohen [Columbia, 5/15] (17)
56: Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers [Rounder, new] (17)
58: Room To Run (EP), Jack Tempchin [Blue Elan, 5/15] (16)
58: Such Jubilee, Mandolin Orange [Yep Roc, 5/15] (16)
58: Third Generation Blues, Doc And Richard Watson [Sugar Hill, 1999] (16)
61: Chasing Beauty, Ellis Paul [Black Wolf, 7/14] (15)
61: Chicago Town And Points West, Art Thieme [Folk-Legacy, 2006] (15)
61: Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams, Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams [Red House, new] (15)
61: Leave Some Things Behind, The Steel Wheels [Big Ring, 4/15] (15)
61: The Lied To’s, The Lied To’s [Hollow Body, 2/15] (15)
61: Little Hinges, Qristina And Quinn Bachand [Beacon Ridge, 1/15] (15)
61: The Longest River, Olivia Chaney [Nonesuch, 4/15] (15)
61: Paint Me A Picture, Patty Stevenson And Craig Siemsen [Larrea, 3/15] (15)
61: Spinning Yarns, Norah Rendell [Two Tap, 3/15] (15)
61: Stumpjumper, Charlie Parr [Red House, 4/15] (15)

Top Songs of June 2015

Jonathan Edwards (Photo: Randy Findlay)

1. “Down In The Woods” (21)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
2. “Hard Way To Learn” (17)
by Hungrytown
from Further West
2. “Still She Will Fly” (17)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
4. “Black Waters” (16)
by John McCutcheon
from Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
5. “Django And Jimmie” (15)
by Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard
from Django And Jimmie
6. “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” (13)
by The Weavers
from The Weavers At Carnegie Hall
6. “Tomorrow’s Child” (13)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
8. “Ain’t Gotten Around” (12)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
8. “Boston Town” (12)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
8. “Don’t Think Twice” (12)
by Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard
from Django And Jimmie
8. “Hard Times” (12)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
8. “This Old Guitar” (12)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
13. “Casey Jones” (11)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
13. “Joe Hill’s Last Will” (11)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
13. “Mole In The Ground” (11)
by Jonathan Edwards
from Tomorrow’s Child
13. “Peace Round” (11)
by Jean Ritchie And Friends
from Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
13. “The Traveling Kind” (11)
by Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell
from The Traveling Kind
13. “You Don’t Know Him The Way I Do” (11)
by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
from Still She Will Fly (EP)
19. “Anything For Love” (10)
by Woody Pines
from Woody Pines
19. “Crowns” (10)
by Katie Dahl
from Ordinary Band
19. “Guitar Song” (10)
by Adam Michael Rothberg
from Soul Of A Man
19. “It’s My Way” (10)
by Buffy Sainte-Marie
from Power In The Blood
19. “Salt Salt Sea” (10)
by The Railsplitters
from The Faster It Goes
24. “I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister” (9)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
24. “I’m Going To Organize” (9)
by Sue Massek
from Precious Memories
24. “It’s All Going To Pot” (9)
by Willie Nelson And Merle Haggard
from Django And Jimmie
24. “No Expectations” (9)
by Della Mae
from Della Mae
24. “Pastures Of Plenty” (9)
by Hungrytown
from Further West
24. “Preacher And The Slave” (9)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will
24. “Where The Fraser River Flows” (9)
by John McCutcheon
from Joe Hill’s Last Will

Finalists Named in 2014 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest

Michael Kornfeld — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:28:41 +0000

Finalists have been named in the 22nd annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, hosted by MerleFest 2014, the popular roots-oriented music festival that takes place April 24-27 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale chaired a volunteer panel of music industry professionals that selected the writers of 12 songs from among nearly 600 entries in four categories (bluegrass, country, general and gospel) for the opportunity to compete on the Austin Stage at MerleFest on Friday afternoon, April 25. The finalists in the bluegrass and general categories are listed below.

Bluegrass: Jim Crews (Boone, NC) for “Crossties,” Paul Harrigill (Murfreesboro, TN) and Amber Nugent (Ferriday, LA) for “I’m Blue,” and Chelsea McBee of The Random Assortment & the Christian Lopez Band (Shepherdstown, WV) for “Gone-A-Rye”).

General: Clint Alphin (Dunn, NC) for “Nobody Knows My Name,” Sarah Potenza and Ian Crossman (both of Nashville, TN) for “My Turn,” and Joseph Terrell of Mipso (Chapel Hill, NC) for “Angelina Jane is Long Gone.”

Although AcousticMusicScene.com generally does not cover country and gospel music, the finalists in those categories are as follows:

Country: Dan Buchner (Salt Lake City, UT) and Ben Childs (Oxford, MS), both of Hollering Pines, for “Cadillac,” Kelsi Robertson-Harrigill (Murfreesboro, TN) for “If You Never Let Me Go,” and Becky Warren (Nashville, TN) for “Call Me Sometime.”

Gospel/Inspirational: Gary Alan Ferguson (Alexandria, VA) for “Time To Praise the Lord,” Frank Hurd (Raleigh, NC) for “Light,” and Allen Smith and Corey Smith of Ash Breeze (Robbins, NC) for “Without Love.”

Each of the finalists will be provided with free admission and lodging for three nights at MerleFest and will participate in a mentoring session with Lauderdale. First place winners in each category will perform on the Cabin Stage on Friday night during the festival. Noted songwriters Darrell Scott, Charles Humphreys III (Steep Canyon Rangers) and Niall Toner will be among the second-round judges who determine this year’s winners.

The Chris Austin Songwriting Contest was established to honor the memory of Chris Austin, a songwriter and former sideman for Ricky Skaggs. Austin’s life was tragically cut short when a private plane carrying him and six other members of Reba McEntire’s band, as well as her tour manager, crashed in California in 1991. In the contest that is open to those whose primary source of income is not derived from songwriting or publishing, songs are judged based on originality, lyrics, melody and overall commercial potential. Previous winners of the contest include Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt, Michael Reno Harrell, Adrienne Young, Martha Scanlan, David Via, Eliot Bronson and Johnny Williams. The contest was established to honor the memory of Chris Austin, a songwriter and former sideman for Ricky Skaggs. Austin’s life was tragically cut short when a private plane carrying him and six other members of Reba McEntire’s band, as well as her tour manager, crashed in California in 1991.

Founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson, MerleFest is considered one of America’s premier music festivals. Initially created to celebrate “traditional plus” music – a mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region — MerleFest now also embraces Americana, country, blues, rock and other musical styles as well. More than 130 artists and acts will perform on 13 stages during the four-day event.This year’s festival will feature what’s being billed as a “BanjoRama” — a one-time only assembly of some of music’s top banjo players in performance together. More information on the festival may be found at www.merlefest.org.

Old Settler’s Music Festival Set for April 10-13, 2014 in Texas Hill Country

Michael Kornfeld — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:47:08 +0000

The Texas Hill Country comes alive with the sounds of Americana and roots music of all varieties, April 10-13, 2014. That’s when the Old Settler’s Music Festival returns to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas, just south of Austin. Now in its 27th year, the festival also takes place during what’s usually the height of bluebonnet and wildflower season.

Although Old Settler’s has grown in popularity over the years, it retains a more casual and laid-back down-home Texas vibe than a couple of other notable Austin area music festivals. Among the diverse array of talented performers on the 2014 lineup are Big Head Todd & The Monsters, The Black Lillies, Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges & The Abiders, The Deadly Gentlemen, The Del McCoury Band, Della Mae, Donna The Buffalo, Elephant Revival, John Fullbright, Gaelic Storm, The Gibson Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, Lake Street Dive, Parker Millsap, North Mississippi Allstars, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Peter Rowan, Bob Schneider, Shinyribs, Shovels & Rope, Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, and more.

In addition to concerts on four stages, there will be workshops, sing-a-longs and impromptu jam sessions, a youth talent competition and children’s activities, a market area featuring arts and crafts, specialty foods and craft brews, and lots of tasty barbecue.

Discounted admission wristbands are available online until March 31. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org or call 888-512-SHOW.

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-18-14

Michael Kornfeld — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 01:11:53 +0000

Memories and Moments by Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott continued to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Texas troubadour Guy Clark’s My Favorite Picture of You retained the #1 spot on the Americana/roots country chart.

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 and Americana/Roots Country charts are posted here with permission.


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	1	TIM O’BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT	MEMORIES AND MOMENTS	FULL SKIES
2	2	LINDA THOMPSON	WON’T BE LONG NOW	PETTIFER SOUNDS
3	5	THE DEEP DARK WOODS	JUBILEE	SIX SHOOTER
4	3	SARAH JAROSZ	BUILD ME UP FROM BONES	SUGAR HILL
5	4	THE STRAY BIRDS	ECHO SESSIONS	SELF
6	6	MEAGHAN BLANCHARD	SHE’S GONNA FLY	SELF
7	7	DAVID FRANCEY	SO SAY WE ALL	RED HOUSE
8	8	MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY	RED RIVER DRIFTER	RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
9	42	VARIOUS ARTISTS	INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS – ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING	NONESUCH
10	9	ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS	BACK 40	REDHOUSE RECORDS
11	12	MANDOLIN ORANGE	THIS SIDE OF JORDAN	YEP ROC
12	10	BELLA HARDY	BATTLEPLAN	NOE RECORDS
13	11	LAURA MARLING	ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE	RIBBON MUSIC
14	13	AMY SPEACE	HOW TO SLEEP IN A STORMY BOAT	WINDBONE
15	14	AOIFE O’DONOVAN	FOSSILS	YEP ROC
16	15	BROTHER SUN	SOME PART OF TRUTH	SELF
17	22	BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY	PRESSED FOR TIME	SELF
18	16	JOY KILLS SORROW	WIDE AWAKE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
19	17	LYNN MILES	DOWNPOUR	SELF
20	18	DAVID BROMBERG	ONLY SLIGHTLY MAD	APPLESEED
21	19	PATTY GRIFFIN	AMERICAN KID	NEW WEST
22	20	THE SKYDIGGERS	NO. 1 NORTHERN	LATENT
23	21	ASHLEY CONDON	THIS GREAT COMPROMISE	LAKER MUSIC
24	23	KEITH GLASS	BAD DOG	SELF
25	24	JADEA KELLY	CLOVER	DIVERGENT / TRUE NORTH
26	31	TONY TRISCHKA	TERRITORY	SMITHSONIAN
27	25	APRIL VERCH	BRIGHT LIKE GOLD	SLAB TOWN
28	26	SUTTON, HOLT & COLEMAN	READY FOR THE TIMES	HIGH WINDY
29	27	RUTH MOODY	THESE WILDER THINGS	RED HOUSE
30	28	ENTER THE HAGGIS	THE MODEST REVOLUTION	FIREBRAND
31	30	EMERALD RAE	IF ONLY I COULD FLY	SELF
32	29	ABIGAIL WASHBURN	CITY OF REFUGE	FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
33	32	WHITEHORSE	THE ROAD TO MASSEY HALL	SIX SHOOTER
34	33	JOSHUA BELL & EDGAR MEYER	SHORT TRIP HOME	SONY
35	35	YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, MARK O’CONNOR	APPALACHIAN JOURNEY	SONY
36	36	THE BILLS	YES PLEASE	INDIE
37	37	MEAN MARY	YEAR OF THE SPARROW	WOODROCK
38	0	THE RAILSPLITTERS	THE RAILSPLITTERS	SELF
39	34	THE BOXCAR LILIES	SUGAR SHACK	SELF
40	38	JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER	FIRE & FORTUNE	NAVIGATOR / COMPASS
41	0	ANDY STATMAN	SUPERSTRING THEORY	SHEFA
42	0	KEN AND BRAD KOLODNER	SKIPPING ROCKS	FENCHURCH
43	0	JOHN MCCUTCHEON	22 DAYS	APPALSONGS
44	39	THE STANFIELDS	FOR KING AND COUNTRY	GROUNDSWELL
45	40	RACHEL DAVIS	TURNS	SELF
46	0	CHILDSPLAY	AS THE CROW FLIES	CHILDSPLAY
47	0	LINQ	DISCONNECT	SELF
48	41	THE FUGATIVES	BIGGER THAN LUCK	LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS
49	0	HARPETH RISING	TALES FROM JACKSON BRIDGE	GRIMM RISING
50	46	MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE	LOVE RUNNER	REMINGTON ROAD
For the Week of January 18, 2014


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	8	GUY CLARK	MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU	DUALTONE
2	2	THE SADIES	INTERNAL SOUNDS	YEP ROC
3	3	LORI MCKENNA	MASSACHUTSETTS	HOODIE SONGS
4	4	SCOTT COOK	ONE MORE TIME AROUND	GROOVE REVIVAL
5	6	LITTLE MISS HIGGINS	THE BISON RANCH RECORDING SESSIONS	INDIE
6	5	OVER THE RHINE	MEET ME AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD	GREAT SPECKLED DOG RECORDS
7	23	WILLIE NELSON	TO ALL THE GIRLS	SONY / LEGACY
8	9	DELBERT MCCLINTON AND GLEN CLARK	BLIND, CRIPPLED AND CRAZY	NEW WEST
9	8	TIM EASTON	NOT COOL	THIRTY TIGERS
10	10	DEBORAH HOLLAND	VANCOUVER	RAGE ON
11	14	THE WHISKEY GENTRY	HOLLY GROVE	SELF
12	18	ROSANNE CASH	THE RIVER & THE THREAD	BLUE NOTE
13	11	RED DIRT RANGERS	LONE CHIMNEY	RANGER RECORDS
14	12	SHANNON MCNALLY	SMALL TOWN TALK	SACRED SUMAC
15	7	THE DEVIL MAKES THREE	I’M A STRANGER HERE	NEW WEST
16	13	SLAID CLEAVES	STILL FIGHTING THE WAR	MUSIC ROAD
17	15	STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES)	THE LOW HIGHWAY	NEW WEST
18	28	BILLIE JOE + NORAH	FOREVERLY	REPRISE RECORDS
19	0	POOR OLD SHINE	POOR OLD SHINE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
20	17	BILLY BRAGG	TOOTH & NAIL	COOKING VINYL
21	16	NEKO CASE	THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT…	ANTI
22	20	ROBBIE FULKS	GONE AWAY BACKWARD	BLOODSHOT
23	0	BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS	SOUTH	SELF
24	19	PAUL MCKENNA BAND	ELEMENTS	COMPASS
25	24	AVETT BROTHERS	MAGPIE AND THE DANELION	REPUBLIC
26	21	BLACK LILLIES	RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES	ATTACK MONKEY
27	22	THE CIVIL WARS	CIVIL WARS	COLUMBIA
28	49	BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA	I’LL FIND A WAY	SONY MASTERWORKS
29	33	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLUE MOON JUNCTION	SKY CRUNCH
30	26	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLACK ROSES	SKY CRUNCH
31	0	NEIL YOUNG	LIVE AT THE CELLAR DOOR	REPRISE
32	0	MISS TESS & THE TALKBACKS	THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
33	30	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	MELVIN
34	34	THE GRAHAMS	RIVERMAN’S DAUGHTER	SELF
35	39	DAVIS COEN	GET BACK IN	SOUNDVIEW
36	32	PATTY GRIFFIN	SILVER BELL	A&M
37	36	SONGS: OHIA	MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC COMPANY	SECRETLY CANADIAN
38	37	VARIOUS ARTISTS	DIVIDED & UNITED – THE SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR	ATO
39	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	BLOODSHOT RECORDS SAMPLER 13	BLOODSHOT
40	0	RAY BENSON	A LITTLE PIECE	BISMEAUX
41	29	PAUL BURCH	FEVERS	PLOWBOY
42	0	JASON EADY	DAYLIGHT DARKNESS	THIRTY TIGERS
43	38	BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH	NEW OLD STORY	RANDM
44	31	RECKLESS KELLY	LONG NIGHT MOON	NO BIG DEAL
45	27	LINDI ORTEGA	TIN STAR	LAST GANG
46	35	MIDLAKE	ANTIPHON	ATO
47	40	RICK SHEA	SWEET BERNADINE	TRES PESCADORES
48	42	AUSTIN LUCAS	STAY RECKLESS	NEW WEST
49	43	TIA MCGRAFF	BREAK THESE CHAINS	BANDANA RECORDS
50	44	NORTH 40	LA DI DA	RHYMETOWN
For the Week of January 18, 2014

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-11-14

Michael Kornfeld — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:23:27 +0000

Memories and Moments by Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott topped the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Texas troubadour Guy Clark’s My Favorite Picture of You was #1 on the Americana/roots country chart.


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	5	TIM O’BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT	MEMORIES AND MOMENTS	FULL SKIES
2	1	LINDA THOMPSON	WON’T BE LONG NOW	PETTIFER SOUNDS
3	7	SARAH JAROSZ	BUILD ME UP FROM BONES	SUGAR HILL
4	11	THE STRAY BIRDS	ECHO SESSIONS	SELF
5	2	THE DEEP DARK WOODS	JUBILEE	SIX SHOOTER
6	3	MEAGHAN BLANCHARD	SHE’S GONNA FLY	SELF
7	6	DAVID FRANCEY	SO SAY WE ALL	RED HOUSE
8	8	MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY	RED RIVER DRIFTER	RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
9	9	ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS	BACK 40	REDHOUSE RECORDS
10	13	BELLA HARDY	BATTLEPLAN	NOE RECORDS
11	27	LAURA MARLING	ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE	RIBBON MUSIC
12	14	MANDOLIN ORANGE	THIS SIDE OF JORDAN	YEP ROC
13	12	AMY SPEACE	HOW TO SLEEP IN A STORMY BOAT	WINDBONE
14	4	AOIFE O’DONOVAN	FOSSILS	YEP ROC
15	16	BROTHER SUN	SOME PART OF TRUTH	SELF
16	17	JOY KILLS SORROW	WIDE AWAKE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
17	18	LYNN MILES	DOWNPOUR	SELF
18	15	DAVID BROMBERG	ONLY SLIGHTLY MAD	APPLESEED
19	10	PATTY GRIFFIN	AMERICAN KID	NEW WEST
20	19	THE SKYDIGGERS	NO. 1 NORTHERN	LATENT
21	20	ASHLEY CONDON	THIS GREAT COMPROMISE	LAKER MUSIC
22	37	BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY	PRESSED FOR TIME	SELF
23	21	KEITH GLASS	BAD DOG	SELF
24	22	JADEA KELLY	CLOVER	DIVERGENT / TRUE NORTH
25	23	APRIL VERCH	BRIGHT LIKE GOLD	SLAB TOWN
26	24	SUTTON, HOLT & COLEMAN	READY FOR THE TIMES	HIGH WINDY
27	25	RUTH MOODY	THESE WILDER THINGS	RED HOUSE
28	26	ENTER THE HAGGIS	THE MODEST REVOLUTION	FIREBRAND
29	30	ABIGAIL WASHBURN	CITY OF REFUGE	FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
30	28	EMERALD RAE	IF ONLY I COULD FLY	SELF
31	29	TONY TRISCHKA	TERRITORY	SMITHSONIAN
32	31	WHITEHORSE	THE ROAD TO MASSEY HALL	SIX SHOOTER
33	0	JOSHUA BELL & EDGAR MEYER	SHORT TRIP HOME	SONY
34	0	THE BOXCAR LILIES	SUGAR SHACK	SELF
35	32	YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, MARK O’CONNOR	APPALACHIAN JOURNEY	SONY
36	33	THE BILLS	YES PLEASE	INDIE
37	34	MEAN MARY	YEAR OF THE SPARROW	WOODROCK
38	35	JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER	FIRE & FORTUNE	NAVIGATOR / COMPASS
39	36	THE STANFIELDS	FOR KING AND COUNTRY	GROUNDSWELL
40	38	RACHEL DAVIS	TURNS	SELF
41	39	THE FUGATIVES	BIGGER THAN LUCK	LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS
42	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS – ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING	NONESUCH
43	0	THE HENRY GIRLS	DECEMBER MOON	SELF
44	42	YARN	SHINE THE LIGHT ON	YARNMUSIC
45	0	DAVE VAN RONK	DOWN IN WASHINGTON SQUARE	SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
46	0	MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE	LOVE RUNNER	REMINGTON ROAD
47	0	ELEPHANT REVIVAL	THESE CHANGING SKIES	THIRTY TIGERS
48	41	ERIK BALKEY	EVERYTHING IS GREAT	HUDSON HARDING
49	43	SI KAHN AND THE LOOPING BROTHERS	ARAGON MILL – THE BLUEGRASS SESSIONS	STRICTLY COUNTRY
50	47	THE WOOD BROTHERS	THE MUSE	SOUTHERN GROUND ARTIST
For the Week of January 11, 2014


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	8	GUY CLARK	MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU	DUALTONE
2	10	THE SADIES	INTERNAL SOUNDS	YEP ROC
3	1	LORI MCKENNA	MASSACHUTSETTS	HOODIE SONGS
4	2	SCOTT COOK	ONE MORE TIME AROUND	GROOVE REVIVAL
5	5	OVER THE RHINE	MEET ME AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD	GREAT SPECKLED DOG RECORDS
6	3	LITTLE MISS HIGGINS	THE BISON RANCH RECORDING SESSIONS	INDIE
7	26	THE DEVIL MAKES THREE	I’M A STRANGER HERE	NEW WEST
8	6	TIM EASTON	NOT COOL	THIRTY TIGERS
9	4	DELBERT MCCLINTON AND GLEN CLARK	BLIND, CRIPPLED AND CRAZY	NEW WEST
10	9	DEBORAH HOLLAND	VANCOUVER	RAGE ON
11	22	RED DIRT RANGERS	LONE CHIMNEY	RANGER RECORDS
12	7	SHANNON MCNALLY	SMALL TOWN TALK	SACRED SUMAC
13	12	SLAID CLEAVES	STILL FIGHTING THE WAR	MUSIC ROAD
14	27	THE WHISKEY GENTRY	HOLLY GROVE	SELF
15	11	STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES)	THE LOW HIGHWAY	NEW WEST
16	0	NEKO CASE	THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT…	ANTI
17	14	BILLY BRAGG	TOOTH & NAIL	COOKING VINYL
18	0	ROSANNE CASH	THE RIVER & THE THREAD	BLUE NOTE
19	15	PAUL MCKENNA BAND	ELEMENTS	COMPASS
20	0	ROBBIE FULKS	GONE AWAY BACKWARD	BLOODSHOT
21	13	BLACK LILLIES	RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES	ATTACK MONKEY
22	0	THE CIVIL WARS	CIVIL WARS	COLUMBIA
23	33	WILLIE NELSON	TO ALL THE GIRLS	SONY / LEGACY
24	0	AVETT BROTHERS	MAGPIE AND THE DANELION	REPUBLIC
25	0	CHARLIE ROBISON	HIGH LIFE	THIRTY TIGERS
26	0	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLACK ROSES	SKY CRUNCH
27	0	LINDI ORTEGA	TIN STAR	LAST GANG
28	28	BILLIE JOE + NORAH	FOREVERLY	REPRISE RECORDS
29	0	PAUL BURCH	FEVERS	PLOWBOY
30	29	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	MELVIN
31	0	RECKLESS KELLY	LONG NIGHT MOON	NO BIG DEAL
32	0	PATTY GRIFFIN	SILVER BELL	A&M
33	0	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLUE MOON JUNCTION	SKY CRUNCH
34	16	THE GRAHAMS	RIVERMAN’S DAUGHTER	SELF
35	0	MIDLAKE	ANTIPHON	ATO
36	0	SONGS: OHIA	MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC COMPANY	SECRETLY CANADIAN
37	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	DIVIDED & UNITED – THE SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR	ATO
38	0	BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH	NEW OLD STORY	RANDM
39	0	DAVIS COEN	GET BACK IN	SOUNDVIEW
40	17	RICK SHEA	SWEET BERNADINE	TRES PESCADORES
41	0	SCUD MOUNTAIN BOYS	DO YOU LOVE THE SUN	ASHMONT
42	0	AUSTIN LUCAS	STAY RECKLESS	NEW WEST
43	19	TIA MCGRAFF	BREAK THESE CHAINS	BANDANA RECORDS
44	20	NORTH 40	LA DI DA	RHYMETOWN
45	21	THE GOOD FAMILY	THE GOOD FAMILY ALBUM	LATENT
46	0	MOONDOGGIES	ADOIS, I’M A GHOST	HARDLY ART
47	23	SAM BAKER	SAY GRACE	INDIE
48	0	CHRIS SHIFLETT & THE DEAD PEASANTS	ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE	SIDEONE DUMMY
49	41	BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA	I’LL FIND A WAY	SONY MASTERWORKS
50	0	THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS	THE SUN STUDIO SESSION	READYMADE / DINE ALONE
For the Week of January 11, 2014

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-14-13

Michael Kornfeld — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:56:38 +0000

Memories and Moments by Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott continued to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Internal Sounds by The Sadies returned to the #1 spot on the Americana/roots country chart.


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	1	TIM O’BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT	MEMORIES AND MOMENTS	FULL SKIES
2	4	SARAH JAROSZ	BUILD ME UP FROM BONES	SUGAR HILL
3	2	DAVID BROMBERG	ONLY SLIGHTLY MAD	APPLESEED
4	3	LINDA THOMPSON	WON’T BE LONG NOW	PETTIFER SOUNDS
5	7	THE DEEP DARK WOODS	JUBILEE	SIX SHOOTER
6	8	MEAGHAN BLANCHARD	SHE’S GONNA FLY	SELF
7	9	MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY	RED RIVER DRIFTER	RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
8	5	AOIFE O’DONOVAN	FOSSILS	YEP ROC
9	10	DAVID FRANCEY	SO SAY WE ALL	RED HOUSE
10	12	ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS	BACK 40	REDHOUSE RECORDS
11	11	PATTY GRIFFIN	AMERICAN KID	NEW WEST
12	6	THE STRAY BIRDS	ECHO SESSIONS	SELF
13	14	BELLA HARDY	BATTLEPLAN	NOE RECORDS
14	31	LAURA MARLING	ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE	RIBBON MUSIC
15	13	MANDOLIN ORANGE	THIS SIDE OF JORDAN	YEP ROC
16	15	AMY SPEACE	HOW TO SLEEP IN A STORMY BOAT	WINDBONE
17	16	BROTHER SUN	SOME PART OF TRUTH	SELF
18	17	JOY KILLS SORROW	WIDE AWAKE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
19	18	LYNN MILES	DOWNPOUR	SELF
20	19	THE SKYDIGGERS	NO. 1 NORTHERN	LATENT
21	20	ASHLEY CONDON	THIS GREAT COMPROMISE	LAKER MUSIC
22	21	TONY TRISCHKA	TERRITORY	SMITHSONIAN
23	22	KEITH GLASS	BAD DOG	SELF
24	24	JADEA KELLY	CLOVER	DIVERGENT / TRUE NORTH
25	23	BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY	PRESSED FOR TIME	SELF
26	25	APRIL VERCH	BRIGHT LIKE GOLD	SLAB TOWN
27	0	THE WOOD BROTHERS	THE MUSE	SOUTHERN GROUND ARTIST
28	26	SUTTON, HOLT & COLEMAN	READY FOR THE TIMES	HIGH WINDY
29	27	RUTH MOODY	THESE WILDER THINGS	RED HOUSE
30	28	ENTER THE HAGGIS	THE MODEST REVOLUTION	FIREBRAND
31	37	VARIOUS ARTISTS	INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS – ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING	NONESUCH
32	32	EMERALD RAE	IF ONLY I COULD FLY	SELF
33	33	WHITEHORSE	THE ROAD TO MASSEY HALL	SIX SHOOTER
34	34	JOSHUA BELL & EDGAR MEYER	SHORT TRIP HOME	SONY
35	35	YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, MARK O’CONNOR	APPALACHIAN JOURNEY	SONY
36	38	THE BILLS	YES PLEASE	INDIE
37	39	MEAN MARY	YEAR OF THE SPARROW	WOODROCK
38	42	JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER	FIRE & FORTUNE	NAVIGATOR / COMPASS
39	45	KEN AND BRAD KOLODNER	SKIPPING ROCKS	FENCHURCH
40	47	THE STANFIELDS	FOR KING AND COUNTRY	GROUNDSWELL
41	0	BOB DYLAN	BLONDE ON BLONDE	COLUMBIA
42	29	LYDIA BROWNFIELD	WANTING’S FOR SINNERS	SELF
43	48	RACHEL DAVIS	TURNS	SELF
44	43	CHILDSPLAY	AS THE CROW FLIES	CHILDSPLAY
45	50	JOHN MCCUTCHEON	22 DAYS	APPALSONGS
46	0	LINQ	DISCONNECT	SELF
47	49	THE FUGATIVES	BIGGER THAN LUCK	LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS
48	0	YARN	SHINE THE LIGHT ON	YARNMUSIC
49	0	GREG KLYMA	ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE	SELF
50	30	PAY THE DEVIL	MONEY FOR OLD ROPE	SELF
For the Week of December 14, 2013


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	2	THE SADIES	INTERNAL SOUNDS	YEP ROC
2	1	LORI MCKENNA	MASSACHUSETTS	HOODIE SONGS
3	7	DELBERT MCCLINTON AND GLEN CLARK	BLIND, CRIPPLED AND CRAZY	NEW WEST
4	9	TIM EASTON	NOT COOL	THIRTY TIGERS
5	10	OVER THE RHINE	MEET ME AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD	GREAT SPECKLED DOG RECORDS
6	4	SCOTT COOK	ONE MORE TIME AROUND	GROOVE REVIVAL
7	5	LITTLE MISS HIGGINS	THE BISON RANCH RECORDING SESSIONS	INDIE
8	3	GUY CLARK	MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU	DUALTONE
9	6	SLAID CLEAVES	STILL FIGHTING THE WAR	MUSIC ROAD
10	12	SHANNON MCNALLY	SMALL TOWN TALK	SACRED SUMAC
11	11	DAVIS COEN	GET BACK IN	SOUNDVIEW
12	13	DEBORAH HOLLAND	VANCOUVER	RAGE ON
13	14	STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES)	THE LOW HIGHWAY	NEW WEST
14	8	WILLIE NELSON	TO ALL THE GIRLS	SONY / LEGACY
15	22	THE DEVIL MAKES THREE	I’M A STRANGER HERE	NEW WEST
16	21	BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA	I’LL FIND A WAY	SONY MASTERWORKS
17	17	BLACK LILLIES	RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES	ATTACK MONKEY
18	16	BILLY BRAGG	TOOTH & NAIL	COOKING VINYL
19	28	RED DIRT RANGERS	LONE CHIMNEY	RANGER RECORDS
20	34	THE GRAHAMS	RIVERMAN’S DAUGHTER	SELF
21	25	THE BLACK LILLIES	WHISKEY ANGEL	SELF
22	23	PAUL MCKENNA BAND	ELEMENTS	COMPASS
23	33	NEKO CASE	THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT…	ANTI
24	0	AMANDA SHIRES	DOWN FELL THE DOVES	LIGHTNING ROD
25	24	MISS TESS & THE TALKBACKS	THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
26	15	POOR OLD SHINE	POOR OLD SHINE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
27	18	ROBBIE FULKS	GONE AWAY BACKWARD	BLOODSHOT
28	0	THE DEFIBULATORS	DEBT’LL GET’EM	PIG COW
29	29	THE WHISKEY GENTRY	HOLLY GROVE	SELF
30	20	DRIFTWOOD	DRIFTWOOD	SELF
31	30	RICK SHEA	SWEET BERNADINE	TRES PESCADORES
32	36	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLACK ROSES	SKY CRUNCH
33	0	SONGS: OHIA	MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC COMPANY	SECRETLY CANADIAN
34	37	ANDREW DELANEY	INTO THE SETTING SUN	INDIE
35	0	MIDLAKE	ANTIPHON	ATO
36	41	VARIOUS ARTISTS	BLOODSHOT RECORDS SAMPLER 13	BLOODSHOT
37	0	BAND OF HEATHENS	SUNDAY MORNING RECORD	BOH
38	19	SCARLET LEDBETTER	SCARLET LEDBETTER	SELF
39	32	LINDI ORTEGA	TIN STAR	LAST GANG
40	0	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLUE MOON JUNCTION	SKY CRUNCH
41	42	SAM BAKER	SAY GRACE	INDIE
42	39	CHARLIE ROBISON	HIGH LIFE	THIRTY TIGERS
43	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	THE BIG E – A SALUTE TO STEEL GUITARIST BUDDY EMMONS	MPI
44	0	MOONDOGGIES	ADOIS, I’M A GHOST	HARDLY ART
45	44	TIA MCGRAFF	BREAK THESE CHAINS	BANDANA RECORDS
46	0	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	HARD WORKING AMERICANS	MELVIN
47	0	CORB LUND	CABIN FEVER	NEW WEST
48	45	THE GOOD FAMILY	THE GOOD FAMILY ALBUM	LATENT
49	43	THE CIVIL WARS	CIVIL WARS	COLUMBIA
50	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	IMAGINATIONAL ANTHEM VOL. 6 – THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN PRIMITIVE GUITAR	TOMPKINS SQUARE
For the Week of December 14, 2013

Nominees Named for 56th Annual Grammy Awards

Michael Kornfeld — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:57:29 +0000

Nominees in more than 80 categories have been named for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, to be presented at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Of particular interest to readers of AcousticMusicScene.com are the nominees in the American Roots Music Field. Among them, Sarah Jarosz and Steve Martin & Edie Brickell received nods in two categories.

Sarah Jarosz

“Wow! So incredibly honored and thrilled to have been nominated for two Grammys tonight,” Jarosz, who records for Sugar Hill Records, posted on Facebook after being named a nominee for Best American Roots Song and Best Folk Album. “I’m beyond ecstatic and also thrilled to be in these categories with some great friends and heroes,” the young musician and singer-songwriter from the Texas Hill Country continued.

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell were nominated for Best American Roots Song for the title track of their Rounder release, Love Has Come for You, which also is in the running for Best Americana Album. Martin previously received a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2010 for The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.

Below is a listing of the nominees, by category, in the American Roots Music Field.

Best American Roots Song

“Build Me Up From Bones” – Sarah Jarosz (Sugar Hill Records)
“Invisible” – Steve Earle (New West Records)
“Keep Your Dirty Lights On” – Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott (from Memories and Moments on Full Skies Records)
“Love Has Come For You” – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin (from Love Has Come for You on Rounder)
“Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed” – Allen Toussaint (from Songbook on Rounder)

Best Americana Album

Old Yellow Moon – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell (Nonesuch Records)
Love Has Come For You – Steve Martin & Edie Brickell (Rounder)
Buddy and Jim – Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale (New West Records)
One True Vine – Mavis Staples (Anti Records)
Songbook – Allen Toussaint (Rounder)

Best Bluegrass Album

It’s Just A Road – The Boxcars (Mountain Home Music Company)
Brothers of the Highway – Dailey & Vincent (Rounder)
This World Oft Can Be – Della Mae (Rounder)
Three Chords and the Truth – James King (Rounder)
The Streets of Baltimore – Del McCoury Band (McCoury Music)

Best Blues Album

Remembering Little Walter – Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman (Blind Pig Records)
Cotton Mouth Man – James Cotton (Alligator)
Get Up! – Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite (Stax)
Seesaw – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa (J & R Adventures)
Down in Louisiana – Bobby Rush (Deep Rush Records)
Bobby Rush

Best Folk Album

My Favorite Picture of You – Guy Clark (Dualtone)
Sweetheart of the Sun – The Greencards (Darling Street Records)
Build Me Up From Bones – Sarah Jarosz (Sugar Hill Records)
The Ash & Clay – The Milk Carton Kids (Anti Records)
They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration – Various Artists –Arhoolie Records

Best Regional Roots Music Album

The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band – Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
Hula Ku’I – Kahulanu (Palm Records)
Le Fou – Zachary Richard (Avalanche Productions)
Dockside Sessions – Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (Musicmatters Records)
Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs – Joe Tahonnie Jr. (Cool Runnings Music)

In addition, living folk music icon Pete Seeger is among the nominees for Best Spoken Word Album (for The Storm King), while The Civil Wars were nominated in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for “From This Valley.” The East Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White took home two Grammy Awards in 2012 for Best Folk Album of the Year (for its debut album, Barton Hollow) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for that album’s title track.

Nominees for Best Children’s Album include Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower for Blue Clouds, Beth Nielsen Chapman for The Mighty Sky, Justin Roberts for Recess, Alastair Moock & Friends for Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World’s Bravest Kids, and Jennifer Gasoi for Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well.

The Grammy Awards are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, also known as The Recording Academy. A complete list of nominees in all 82 categories appears online at www.grammy.com.

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 12-07-13

Michael Kornfeld — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:33:57 +0000

Memories and Moments by Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott continued in the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Massachusetts, the sixth full-length album by Lori McKenna, the Bay State-based singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by Faith Hill and a number of other country artists, tops the Americana/Roots Country chart.


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	1	TIM O’BRIEN & DARRELL SCOTT	MEMORIES AND MOMENTS	FULL SKIES
2	3	DAVID BROMBERG	ONLY SLIGHTLY MAD	APPLESEED
3	2	LINDA THOMPSON	WON’T BE LONG NOW	PETTIFER SOUNDS
4	5	SARAH JAROSZ	BUILD ME UP FROM BONES	SUGAR HILL
5	4	AOIFE O’DONOVAN	FOSSILS	YEP ROC
6	13	THE STRAY BIRDS	ECHO SESSIONS	SELF
7	6	THE DEEP DARK WOODS	JUBILEE	SIX SHOOTER
8	7	MEAGHAN BLANCHARD	SHE’S GONNA FLY	SELF
9	10	MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY	RED RIVER DRIFTER	RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT
10	9	DAVID FRANCEY	SO SAY WE ALL	RED HOUSE
11	8	PATTY GRIFFIN	AMERICAN KID	NEW WEST
12	11	ROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS	BACK 40	REDHOUSE RECORDS
13	12	MANDOLIN ORANGE	THIS SIDE OF JORDAN	YEP ROC
14	15	BELLA HARDY	BATTLEPLAN	NOE RECORDS
15	14	AMY SPEACE	HOW TO SLEEP IN A STORMY BOAT	WINDBONE
16	16	BROTHER SUN	SOME PART OF TRUTH	SELF
17	17	JOY KILLS SORROW	WIDE AWAKE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
18	18	LYNN MILES	DOWNPOUR	SELF
19	19	THE SKYDIGGERS	NO. 1 NORTHERN	LATENT
20	20	ASHLEY CONDON	THIS GREAT COMPROMISE	LAKER MUSIC
21	21	TONY TRISCHKA	TERRITORY	SMITHSONIAN
22	22	KEITH GLASS	BAD DOG	SELF
23	24	BURNING BRIDGET CLEARY	PRESSED FOR TIME	SELF
24	23	JADEA KELLY	CLOVER	DIVERGENT / TRUE NORTH
25	26	APRIL VERCH	BRIGHT LIKE GOLD	SLAB TOWN
26	27	SUTTON, HOLT & COLEMAN	READY FOR THE TIMES	HIGH WINDY
27	28	RUTH MOODY	THESE WILDER THINGS	RED HOUSE
28	29	ENTER THE HAGGIS	THE MODEST REVOLUTION	FIREBRAND
29	30	LYDIA BROWNFIELD	WANTING’S FOR SINNERS	SELF
30	31	PAY THE DEVIL	MONEY FOR OLD ROPE	SELF
31	25	LAURA MARLING	ONCE I WAS AN EAGLE	RIBBON MUSIC
32	33	EMERALD RAE	IF ONLY I COULD FLY	SELF
33	34	WHITEHORSE	THE ROAD TO MASSEY HALL	SIX SHOOTER
34	35	JOSHUA BELL & EDGAR MEYER	SHORT TRIP HOME	SONY
35	36	YO-YO MA, EDGAR MEYER, MARK O’CONNOR	APPALACHIAN JOURNEY	SONY
36	0	CARY COOPER	ZUZU’S PETALS	SELF
37	37	VARIOUS ARTISTS	INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS – ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING	NONESUCH
38	38	THE BILLS	YES PLEASE	INDIE
39	39	MEAN MARY	YEAR OF THE SPARROW	WOODROCK
40	47	ANDY STATMAN	SUPERSTRING THEORY	SHEFA
41	32	LORI BURKE	HOLD ON	SELF
42	40	JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER	FIRE & FORTUNE	NAVIGATOR / COMPASS
43	43	CHILDSPLAY	AS THE CROW FLIES	CHILDSPLAY
44	42	OVERMOUNTAIN MEN	THE NEXT BEST THING	RAMSEUR
45	45	KEN AND BRAD KOLODNER	SKIPPING ROCKS	FENCHURCH
46	41	HARPETH RISING	TALES FROM JACKSON BRIDGE	GRIMM RISING
47	44	THE STANFIELDS	FOR KING AND COUNTRY	GROUNDSWELL
48	46	RACHEL DAVIS	TURNS	SELF
49	48	THE FUGATIVES	BIGGER THAN LUCK	LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS
50	0	JOHN MCCUTCHEON	22 DAYS	APPALSONGS
For the Week of December 07, 2013


TW	LW	Artist	CD Title	Label
1	2	LORI MCKENNA	MASSACHUSETTS	HOODIE SONGS
2	1	THE SADIES	INTERNAL SOUNDS	YEP ROC
3	3	GUY CLARK	MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF YOU	DUALTONE
4	4	SCOTT COOK	ONE MORE TIME AROUND	GROOVE REVIVAL
5	5	LITTLE MISS HIGGINS	THE BISON RANCH RECORDING SESSIONS	INDIE
6	6	SLAID CLEAVES	STILL FIGHTING THE WAR	MUSIC ROAD
7	7	DELBERT MCCLINTON AND GLEN CLARK	BLIND, CRIPPLED AND CRAZY	NEW WEST
8	8	WILLIE NELSON	TO ALL THE GIRLS	SONY / LEGACY
9	10	TIM EASTON	NOT COOL	THIRTY TIGERS
10	9	OVER THE RHINE	MEET ME AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD	GREAT SPECKLED DOG RECORDS
11	15	DAVIS COEN	GET BACK IN	SOUNDVIEW
12	11	SHANNON MCNALLY	SMALL TOWN TALK	SACRED SUMAC
13	12	DEBORAH HOLLAND	VANCOUVER	RAGE ON
14	13	STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (& DUCHESSES)	THE LOW HIGHWAY	NEW WEST
15	21	POOR OLD SHINE	POOR OLD SHINE	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
16	19	BILLY BRAGG	TOOTH & NAIL	COOKING VINYL
17	20	BLACK LILLIES	RUNAWAY FREEWAY BLUES	ATTACK MONKEY
18	14	ROBBIE FULKS	GONE AWAY BACKWARD	BLOODSHOT
19	24	SCARLET LEDBETTER	SCARLET LEDBETTER	SELF
20	17	DRIFTWOOD	DRIFTWOOD	SELF
21	23	BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA	I’LL FIND A WAY	SONY MASTERWORKS
22	16	THE DEVIL MAKES THREE	I’M A STRANGER HERE	NEW WEST
23	22	PAUL MCKENNA BAND	ELEMENTS	COMPASS
24	42	MISS TESS & THE TALKBACKS	THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU	SIGNATURE SOUNDS
25	41	THE BLACK LILLIES	WHISKEY ANGEL	SELF
26	33	PAUL BURCH	FEVERS	PLOWBOY
27	28	VARIOUS ARTISTS	DIVIDED & UNITED – THE SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR	ATO
28	31	RED DIRT RANGERS	LONE CHIMNEY	RANGER RECORDS
29	0	THE WHISKEY GENTRY	HOLLY GROVE	SELF
30	29	RICK SHEA	SWEET BERNADINE	TRES PESCADORES
31	35	RECKLESS KELLY	LONG NIGHT MOON	NO BIG DEAL
32	32	LINDI ORTEGA	TIN STAR	LAST GANG
33	27	NEKO CASE	THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT…	ANTI
34	34	THE GRAHAMS	RIVERMAN’S DAUGHTER	SELF
35	40	AVETT BROTHERS	THE CARPENTER	AMERICAN
36	39	JIM LAUDERDALE	BLACK ROSES	SKY CRUNCH
37	46	ANDREW DELANEY	INTO THE SETTING SUN	INDIE
38	43	STURGILL SIMPSON	HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN	THIRTY TIGERS
39	36	CHARLIE ROBISON	HIGH LIFE	THIRTY TIGERS
40	45	AVETT BROTHERS	MAGPIE AND THE DANELION	REPUBLIC
41	0	VARIOUS ARTISTS	BLOODSHOT RECORDS SAMPLER 13	BLOODSHOT
42	37	SAM BAKER	SAY GRACE	INDIE
43	38	THE CIVIL WARS	CIVIL WARS	COLUMBIA
44	48	TIA MCGRAFF	BREAK THESE CHAINS	BANDANA RECORDS
45	49	THE GOOD FAMILY	THE GOOD FAMILY ALBUM	LATENT
46	47	BRENNEN LEIGH & NOEL MCKAY	BEFORE THE WORLD WAS MADE	B&N RECORDS
47	50	JANE KRAMER	BREAK & BLOOM	SELF
48	0	THE DEADFIELDS	OFTEN WRONG, NEVER IN DOUBT	SELF
49	44	DOMINIQUE PRUITT	DOMINIQUE PRUITT	SELF
50	0	DREW KENNEDY	WIDE LISTENER	ATLAS AURORA
For the Week of December 07, 2013