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43 albums and 34 songs promoted by Art Menius radio charted during 2025 thanks to your plays and reports. Folk Alliance International Top Folk Albums Charts 2025 Two #1 albums Three Top 5 Ten Top 10 31 Top 25 40 albums and EPs altogether Folk Alliance International Top Folk Songs Charts 2025 Three Top 5Continue reading “More Chart Success During 2025”

I appreciated being a guest on Folk Music Ontario’s Refolkus podcast with Rosalyn Dennett. FMO writes: “Today, we are releasing the first episode in our series, ‘On the Air’, where we explore the wonderful world of radio. In this week’s episode, we chat with Art Menius about the specialized field of folk radio promotion. “ArtContinue reading “Art Menius on Folk Music Ontario Podcast”

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy have released a video for “Woman of the House (ft Rhiannon Giddens)” sung in Scots Gaelic from their new album Canvas, which debuted at #30 on the NACC Folk Chart today.

Forty years ago today on March 5, 1983, just turned 28, what became my life began. Leaving agricultural history, I headed 5 hours west in my red Ford Escort on I-40 to start work in roots music. My destination was Maggie Valley, NC, where a University of Florida football player named Burt Reynolds once hadContinue reading “40 Years Ago Today My Life Changed”

Veteran troubadour Pat Guadagno’s sixth album, 1964, debuted in the FAI Folk Album Chart for January 2023 at #7.”The well-traveled troubadour breathes new life into old chestnuts and delivers them straight to the heart of his audience” – NY Times. Irene Kelley’s long awaited album, Snow White Memories, also made its first appearance on theContinue reading “Pat Guadagno’s 1964 and Snow White Memories from Irene Kelley debut in FAI Album Chart Top Ten”

The three Music Meeting Directory charts measure initial interest by NACC Chart reporters of all formats, not just folk. That makes them an unusual venue with Top 200 and folk recordings measured together. Thus, all folk recording appearances are excellent leading indicators of future airplay. For February 14, releases from Benny Bleu, My Politic, andContinue reading “Benny Bleu, Kate MacLeod, and My Politic make an immediate impact with NACC Chart reporters, Irene Kelley and Pam Gadd climb bluegrass charts”

New to folk radio from Art Menius Radio – Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories from Home by My Politic and “Black Waters,” the second installment of The Jean Ritchie Experience by Kate MacLeod with Paul Hammerton and John Bryant