{"id":12956,"date":"2024-10-18T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=12956"},"modified":"2024-10-18T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:54:58","slug":"fai-folk-radio-charts-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2024\/10\/18\/fai-folk-radio-charts-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"FAI Folk Radio Charts – September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bluegrass Sings Paxton <\/em>(Various Artists) was the top album, while Tom Paxton\u2019s classic \u201cI Can\u2019t Help But Wonder (Where I\u2019m Bound)” — featuring the folk icon and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner himself and the noted female bluegrass ensemble Della Mae — was the month\u2019s most-played song on folk radio during September 2024. House of Hamill and Kate McDonnell were the month\u2019s most-played artists. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

\"BluegrassBluegrass Sings Paxton<\/em> is a multi-artist collection of a dozen select songs penned by Paxton and performed by a wide array of bluegrass singers and pickers assembled by producers Cathy Fink and Jon Weisberger. \u201cI Can\u2019t Help But Wonder (Where I\u2019m Bound)” is the album\u2019s lead-off track. Other Paxton songs on the Mountain Home Music recording \u2013 seven of which were among September\u2019s most-played songs on folk radio — include current IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Greg Blake\u2019s rendition of \u201cLeaving London,\u201d previous three-time IBMA Male Vocalist Award recipient Danny Paisley\u2019s take on the classic \u201cRamblin\u2019 Boy,\u201c and past IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Claire Lynch\u2019s rendition of \u201cI Give You the Morning.\u201d Sister Sadie\u2019s interpretation of \u201cThe Last Thing On My Mind\u201d closes out the album, which also features selections, old an new, recorded by Laurie Lewis (Central Square\u201d), Bluegrass Hall of Famer Alice Gerrard (\u201cThe Things I Notice Now\u201d), Grammy Award-winner Tim O\u2019Brien (\u201cYou Took Me In,\u201d a new gospel-tinged song co-written by Paxton, O\u2019Brien and bandmate Jan Fabricius), Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (\u201cAll I Want\u201d), Aaron Burdett of The Steep Canyon Rangers (\u201cThe Same River Twice\u201d), Chris Jones (\u201cThe Last Hobo\u201d), and Sav Sankaran (\u201cLooking for the Moon\u201d).<\/p>\n

[Here\u2019s a link to enjoy a five-minute video featuring Tom Paxton discussing Bluegrass Sings Paxton and its songs, along with a few musical excerpts:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EUU8haC-nmU<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

House of Hamill<\/strong>, a self-described upcycled Celtic folk band, was the most played artist on folk radio for a second consecutive month \u2013 this time tying with singer-songwriter Kate McDonnell. Featuring Rose Baldino (fiddle and vocals), Brian Buchanan (fiddle, vocals and guitar), and Caroline Browning (bass, mandolin and piano), House of Hamill is a Pennsylvania-based, nationally touring trio that has performed at music festivals and established folk venues. Its fourth full-length release, Wildfire<\/em>, topped the folk album charts in August, while its rendition of Jimmy Webb\u2019s \u201cThe Highwayman\u201d was that month\u2019s top song. House of Hamill\u2019s tight vocal harmonies, sophisticated instrumental arrangements, and acoustic pop sensibilities are evident on Wildfire. Like its live shows and previous releases, the album features a mix of original numbers, modern takes on centuries-old folk ballads, and choice covers. Recorded in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, Wildfire<\/em> also features House of Hamill\u2019s original song \u201cBanks of the Brandywine.\u201d An ode to folklore that surrounds a notorious location on the Brandywine River in Chester County, PA, the song was recently selected as the grand-prize winner in the folk category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest \u2013 2024 Session 1. <\/p>\n

[Here\u2019s a link to listen to the title track of House of Hamill\u2019s new album, Wildfire:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=grwhwUutYiA<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Kate McDonnell<\/strong> is an award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a gifted guitarist with a propensity to play the instrument differently than most. According to her official bio, she taught herself how to play the guitar, strung for a right-handed player, left-handed \u201cupside down and backwards,\u201d using her stronger right hand for chording and ignoring the customary positioning of the guitar strings. Part of a musically-inclined family, McDonnell began writing her own songs in 1989 and gained recognition in the early 1990s as both a Kerrville New Folk finalist and a finalist in the Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, as well as being voted the #1 singer-songwriter in a New Haven<\/em> (Connecticut) Advocate<\/em> readers\u2019 poll following the release of her-self-produced debut album, Broken Bones<\/em>. Since then, she has earned much critical acclaim and praise from such noted songwriters as Jonathan Edwards and the late Bill Staines, recorded five more albums, and toured internationally. Although she took a hiatus from performing for a decade to focus on working as a child therapist in day treatment programs, residential programs, and inner city schools, McDonnell never gave up songwriting. She returned to the studio in 2020 to record her fifth album, Ballad of a Bad Girl<\/em>. Her sixth album, Trapeze<\/em>, was released in September. It features 14 songs that she wrote over the past three years.<\/p>\n

[Here\u2019s a link to enjoy a recent video of Kate McDonnell performing her song \u201cPretty Good Day\u201d: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_nUfNS26c6k<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

The September 2024 top albums, songs and artists charts are based on 10,787 airplays reported on 362 playlists submitted by 101 different folk DJs. The number of reported spins is shown below in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Folk Alliance International (folk.org<\/a>) is a nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion.<\/p>\n

Top Albums of September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Bluegrass Sings Paxton by Various Artists (124)
\n2. Labor Day: A Tribute to Hardworking People Everywhere by Si Kahn and
\nGeorge Mann (103)
\n3. Trapeze by Kate McDonnell (58)
\n4. Wildfire by House of Hamill (56)
\n5. From China to Appalachia by Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian (53)
\n6. The Legend of Sugarbelly by Guy Davis (52)
\n7. Ten Good Sermons by Eugene Ruffolo (51)
\n8. Manos Pan Americanos by Larry and Joe (45)
\n8. Boarding Windows in Paradise by Rebecca Frazier (45)
\n10. Everything Must Go by Donal Hinely (44)
\n11. Back to the Light by Heather Pierson (43)
\n12. Woodland by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (33)
\n12. The Set by Jerry Douglas (33)
\n14. The American Dream by Amy Speace (31)
\n14. Bloom Where You Fall by Hana Zara (31)
\n16. Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman by Dan Tyminski (30)
\n17. Carved in the Bark by Nick Carter (29)
\n17. A Prosperous Gale by Open the Door for Three (29)
\n19. Blessed by the West by Sarah Pierce (28)
\n19. Heart on a Wire by Carolyn Shulman (28)
\n19. Now, O Now by Rakish (28)
\n22. Terra Madre by Beppe Gambetta (27)
\n23. Earl Jam by Tony Trischka (26)
\n24. Willie Watson by Willie Watson (25)
\n25. Live at Steelstacks by River Drivers (24)
\n26. City of Glass by Aj Lee and Blue Summit (23)
\n27. “The Great Northwest by Steve Lundquist (22)
\n28. The First Day of December by Ivan Strunin (21)
\n29. Harbortowne by Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus (20)
\n29. Lessen the Blue by Larry Folk (20)
\n31. The Light Years by The Magnolia Janes (19)
\n32. Blame It on Eve by Shemekia Copeland (18)
\n33. The Unspeakable Milo Binder by Milo Binder (17)
\n33. The Two of Us by Janie Rothfield and Allan Carr (17)
\n33. Thus Spoke the Fool by Pony Bradshaw (17)
\n33. Bluegrass Tracks by Andy Statman (17)
\n33. Weird Wild Wonderful by Emily Hicks (17)
\n33. Quiet Town by Mindy Smith (17)
\n33. Hanging at the Luna Star by Lou Dominguez (17)
\n40. Wasted Luck by Tiffany Williams and Dalton Mills (16)
\n40. Goldenrod by Teni Rane (16)
\n40. One of These Days by Cris Jacobs (16)
\n40. Trail of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell (16)
\n44. Soliloquy by Craig Bickhardt (15)
\n44. Long Way Home by Ray Lamontagne (15)
\n46. Driven to Drive by Joe Ely (14)
\n47. Phthalo Blue by Andrew Marlin (13)
\n47. Polaroid Lovers by Sarah Jarosz (13)
\n47. More Than a Whisper: Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith by
\nVarious Artists (13)
\n50. Western Chill by Robert Earl Keen (12)
\n50. Diamond Days by Brooks Williams (12)
\n50. Daylight Savings Time by Steve Forbert (12)
\n50. The Price of Happiness by Miranda Hardy (12)
\n50. “weet Critters by Caleb Caudle (12)
\n50. Trees by Laurie Lewis (12)
\n50. Atlantic Sounds by Miscellany of Folk (12)
\n50. 20 by The Grascals (12)<\/p>\n

Top Songs of September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. “I Can’t Help but Wonder (Where I’m Bound)” by Tom Paxton and Della Mae (27)
\n2. “I Give You the Morning” by Claire Lynch (17)
\n3. “Canaan” by Danny Schmidt (16)
\n4. “The Old Labor Hall” by Joe Jencks (13)
\n5. “Banks of the Brandywine” by House of Hamill (12)
\n5. “The Same River Twice” by Aaron Burdett (12)
\n5. “The American Dream” by Amy Speace (12)
\n5. “Central Square” by Laurie Lewis (12)
\n5. “Something You Got” by Jerry Douglas (12)
\n10. “You Took Me In” by Tim O’Brien (11)
\n10. “Ramblin’ Boy” by Danny Paisley (11)
\n10. “It Takes All Kinds” by Mark Stepakoff (11)
\n10. “Everything Must Go” by Donal Hinely (11)
\n10. “Up Here in the Mountains” by Heather Pierson (11)
\n10. “The Last Thing on My Mind” by Sister Sadie (11)
\n16. “Back to the Light” by Heather Pierson (10)
\n16. “A World Minus One” by Eugene Ruffolo (10)
\n16. “Wildfire” by House of Hamill (10)
\n19. “Long Way to Harlan” by Si Kahn and Laurie Lewis (9)
\n19. “The Things I Notice Now” by Alice Gerrard (9)
\n19. “High on a Mountain” by Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian (9)
\n19. “Gone Gonna Rise Again” by Michael Johnathon and Odetta (9)
\n19. “Late Bloomer” by Eugene Ruffolo (9)
\n19. “Back When Times Were Hard” by Si Kahn (9)
\n19. “No Child Should Ever Go Hungry” by Tret Fure (9)
\n19. “Pretty Good Day” by Kate McDonnell (9)
\n19. “Beautiful You” by Tom Prasada-Rao (9)
\n19. “Ain’t That Me and You” by Nick Carter (9)
\n19. “What’s Gonna Become of Me” by Jerron Paxton (9)
\n19. “Lawrence Jones” by Kathy Mattea (9)<\/p>\n

Top Artists of September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Kate McDonnell (60)
\n1. House of Hamill (60)
\n3. Highwaymen (55)
\n4. Guy Davis (54)
\n5. Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian (53)
\n6. Eugene Ruffolo (51)
\n7. Heather Pierson (48)
\n8. Donal Hinely (47)
\n9. Larry and Joe (45)
\n9. Rebecca Frazier (45)
\n11. Bob Dylan (39)
\n11. Amy Speace (39)
\n13. Jerry Douglas (38)
\n14. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (36)
\n15. Laurie Lewis (34)
\n16. Hana Zara (31)
\n16. Open the Door for Three (31)
\n16. Rakish (31)
\n19. Dan Tyminski (30)
\n19. Tony Trischka (30)
\n21. John McCutcheon (29)
\n21. Leonard Cohen (29)
\n21. Nick Carter (29)
\n21. Beppe Gambetta (29)
\n25. Willie Watson (28)
\n25. Carolyn Shulman (28)
\n25. Sarah Pierce (28)
\n28. Tom Paxton and Della Mae (27)
\n28. Willie Nelson (27)
\n28. Tim O’Brien (27)
\n31. River Drivers (26)
\n31. Si Kahn (26)
\n31. Danny Schmidt (26)
\n34. John Gorka (24)
\n34. Dar Williams (24)
\n34. Joe Jencks (24)
\n37. Aj Lee and Blue Summit (23)
\n37. Nanci Griffith (23)
\n37. Joni Mitchell (23)
\n37. Tim Grimm (23)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bluegrass Sings Paxton <\/em>(Various Artists) was the top album, while Tom Paxton\u2019s classic \u201cI Can\u2019t Help But Wonder (Where I\u2019m Bound)” — featuring the folk icon and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner himself and the noted female bluegrass ensemble Della Mae — was the month\u2019s most-played song on folk radio during September 2024. House of Hamill and Kate McDonnell were the month\u2019s most-played artists. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.<\/p>\n

[Click on the headline to continue reading this article, view a couple of videos, and see FAI’s monthly top albums, songs and artists 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