Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission.

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label Location
1 3 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
2 1 CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY CROOKED MAN SELF CA
3 13 SARA WATKINS SARA WATKINS NONESUCH CA
4 25 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
5 5 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
6 20 JOHN FLYNN AMERICA’S WAITING FLYING STONE  
7 14 MAY ERLEWINE LOVE LABOR EARTHWORK MI
8 4 AMONG THE OAK AND ASH AMONG THE OAK AND ASH VERVE  
9 12 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
10 18 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
11 6 THE WAIFS LIVE FROM THE UNION OF SOUL COMPASS AUSTRALIA
12 16 SHAWN COLVIN SHAWN COLVIN LIVE NONESUCH  
13 8 JAY BRANNAN IN LIVING COVER GREAT DEPRESSION / NETTWERK  
14 7 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
15 17 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
16 15 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
17 21 SAM AND RUBY THE HERE AND THE NOW RYKO  
18 11 RONNY COX SONGS… WITH REPERCUSSIONS WIND RIVER CA
19 10 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
20 26 JIM PHOTOGLO IS IT ME? GRIFFTONE TN
21 0 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
22 0 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
23 45 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
24 29 ANNA DAGMAR LET THE WAVES COME IN THREES SELF NY
25 32 CARY COOPER DIRTY LITTLE SECRET SELF  
26 33 CORI BREWSTER BUFFALO STREET SELF CANADA
27 34 HEATHER STYKA TRAVEL AND TEACUPS SELF  
28 9 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
29 27 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD  
30 0 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
31 30 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
32 35 ANTJE DUVEKOT THE NEAR DEMISE OF THE HIGHWIRE DANCER BLACK WOLF MA
33 37 ELIZA LYNN HAVEN CIVILITY  
34 38 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
35 36 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV UK
36 28 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
37 0 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
38 42 DUHKS MIGHTY STORM SUGAR HILL CA
39 43 KERI NOBLE KERI NOBLE TELARC MN
40 44 JENNY LEWIS ACID TONGUE WARNER CA
41 0 M. WARD HOLD TIME MERGE OR
42 47 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF MI
43 48 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL/TN
44 49 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
45 50 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
46 0 JASON SPOONER THE FLAME YOU FOLLOW SELF ME
47 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
48 0 DAVID WILCOX OPEN HAND W.A.R? NC
49 0 STEVE EARLE LIVE AT THE BBC MCA NY
50 0 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE UK
For the Week of July 30, 2009