Matthew Byrne, Cassie & Maggie, Bill & Joel Plaskett, & Kaia Kater Top Canadian Songs, albums and artists for 2017 Folk DJ airplay!
Happy New Year Canada! Folk DJ Vic Bell has compiled his annual lists of the top Canadian songs, albums and artists of 2017, identifying the airplay received by Canadian recording artists as playlisted on the Folkdj-l listserve. Among the top artists on this year's chart were these promoted by SpinCount:
Top Canadian songs of 2017
No. 8 Matthew Byrne "Long Years Ago"
No 10 Cassie & Maggie "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" and “Hangman”
No. 11 Matthew Byrne "River Driver"
No. 14 Matthew Byrne "Go To Sea No More"
No. 18 Cassie & Maggie “Seileach” and Bill & Joel Plaskett "Next Blue Sky”
No. 19 Cassie & Maggie “Willow Hits” and Bill & Joel Plaskett “Solidarity”
No. 20 Matthew Byrne “Sarah Jane” and Cassie & Maggie “Strip The Willow Set”
Top Canadian Albums of 2017
No. 8 Cassie & Maggie "The Willow Collection"
No. 11 Matthew Byrne "Horizon Lines"
No. 13 Bill & Joel Plaskett "Solidarity"
No. 29 Kaia Kater "Nine Pin"
No. 44 Corin Raymond "Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams”
Top Canadian Artists of 2017
No.11 Cassie & Maggie
No.13 Matthew Byrne
No.24 Bill & Joel Plaskett
No.35 Kaia Kater
Thanks again to all the DJs, show hosts and stations who supported our artists!
Top Canadian songs of 2017
No. 8 Matthew Byrne "Long Years Ago"
No 10 Cassie & Maggie "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" and “Hangman”
No. 11 Matthew Byrne "River Driver"
No. 14 Matthew Byrne "Go To Sea No More"
No. 18 Cassie & Maggie “Seileach” and Bill & Joel Plaskett "Next Blue Sky”
No. 19 Cassie & Maggie “Willow Hits” and Bill & Joel Plaskett “Solidarity”
No. 20 Matthew Byrne “Sarah Jane” and Cassie & Maggie “Strip The Willow Set”
Top Canadian Albums of 2017
No. 8 Cassie & Maggie "The Willow Collection"
No. 11 Matthew Byrne "Horizon Lines"
No. 13 Bill & Joel Plaskett "Solidarity"
No. 29 Kaia Kater "Nine Pin"
No. 44 Corin Raymond "Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams”
Top Canadian Artists of 2017
No.11 Cassie & Maggie
No.13 Matthew Byrne
No.24 Bill & Joel Plaskett
No.35 Kaia Kater
Thanks again to all the DJs, show hosts and stations who supported our artists!