[mplpost] Those CanCon lists

[Richard Flohil]

Whoops, I've put my hand in the hornet's nest again!

Let's get specific, can we?  Just how many American "folk djs" are 
there who contribute playlists so Harry can plough through them and 
come up with a list that proves Enoch gets more airplay than Bruce 
Cockburn? On some programmes, somewhere.

Suitably chastened by Vic's response, and aware that Jory and Lenore 
and many others are able to take promotional advantage of their 
rankings on this "chart" - I understand that and congratulate them on 
taking advantage of any chart listing, however specious.   I'm glad 
Jory figures out he's made $7,000 in two years because he was listed; 
I'm delighted Lenore figures it gets her a bit better known; I'm glad 
that such lists tip Vic and others to artists he's not come across 
yet.

Nonetheless, I continue (under a barrage of ack ack fire) to suggest 
that this chart is as threadbare as the poster on an American blues 
list who proudly proclaimed that he was number #5 on the MP3 
Christian Blues Chart.  It really doesn't reflect the reality of 
radio play, of record sales, or much of anything - except that some 
people who programme some folk shows on a some stations give their 
playlists to a list, and Harry extracts the Canadian names and 
provides that list to the rest of us.

I don't need to be told that "folk radio", per se, is a somewhat 
limited field.  Just how limited?  I don't know, but I'd be 
interested in finding out. One more thing, does Harry's list include 
the programming of folk like Michael Regenstrief at one end of the 
country and Valerie Cormier at the other? Perhaps Vic has the 
answer(s).

As someone, as Vic pointed out, who makes (some!) of his living 
working with little-known, unknown and occasionally very well-known 
"folk" artists, it would be more instructive to know who these djs 
were, where they are, and what kind of numbers their shows have.  Can 
mere publicists join folk dj? And if so, how?

Cheers,

Richard

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