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In December 2010 Kari Estrin (Artist Management & Consulting, Acoustic Music Radio Promotion & EuroAmericana Chart Promotion) agreed to promote Geoff's CD “Put the Big Stone Down” to FolkDJ Radio, which is a growing group of roughly 480 DJs in the US plus 75 more spread around Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand who broadcast on their shows the kind of music he makes. By the end of January a few days ago, the CD had received nearly twice as much airplay as the next contender and had moved all the way up to No. 1. To sweeten the pot even more, six songs from the CD made the Top 20, with his song Put the Big Stone Down rising to No. 2. All of which led to Geoff becoming the No. 1 Artist of January 2011 on FolkDJ Radio. Here's the list of the top artists for the month:
- TOP ARTISTS OF JANUARY 2011
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 15346 airplays from 157 different DJs
1. Geoff Bartley
2. Bob Dylan
3. The Honey Dewdrops
4. Red Molly
4. Shaun Cromwell
6. Jonathan Byrd
7. John McCutcheon
8. Carrie Elkin
8. Joan Baez
11. Peter Mayer
12. Notorious
12. Pete Seeger
12. Si Kahn
12. The Wailin' Jennys
16. Tim O'Brien
17. Lynn Miles
17. The Once
19. Red Horse (Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky)
20. Kruger Brothers
21. Loreena McKennitt
22. Carolina Chocolate Drops
22. Susan Werner
24. David Berkeley
24. Judy Collins
24. Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
27. 3 Penny Acre
27. Dar Williams
27. David Wilcox
27. Lori McKenna
31. Caleb Stine
31. Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault, and Peter Mulvey
33. Andrew and Noah Van Norstrand
33. Coyote Grace
35. Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle
35. Darrell Scott
35. Hot Club Of Cowtown
35. Mary Chapin Carpenter
35. Nanci Griffith
35. Patti Casey
35. Solas
35. Tracy Spring
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Put the Big Stone Down
Buy it from Geoff's online store.
There are thirteen songs here - eight (three instrumentals) were written by Geoff. They range from the bluesy swagger of the title song to a journey through the night of the heart (Muscle for the Wing) to the humorous (The Cat Song). Other titles include a previously unrecorded Tom Paxton song (The Losing Part), a calypso number with social commentary (Money is King) written by The Growling Tiger of Trinidad, another gem by Boston songwriter Ed (I Fall Up) White (Nobody Cares), and a Skip James blues (Look Down the Road).
More info at Put the Big Stone Down
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