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 1 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE CANADA
2 4 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE LA
3 5 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE MD
4 7 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER CO
5 6 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY CA
6 18 MARK ERELLI LITTLE VIGILS HILLBILLY PILGRIM MA
7 14 OTIS GIBBS JOE HILL’S ASHES WANAMAKER TN
8 3 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE MN
9 12 KAJSA VALA YOUR TRAIN HIGH HORSE DENMARK
10 10 RED MOLLY JAMES SELF NY
11 11 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND CA
12 16 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD IL
13 30 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS TN
14 9 ANAIS MITCHELL HADESTOWN RIGHTEOUS BABE VT
15 15 DAVID OLNEY DUTCHMAN’S CURVE SELF TN
16 22 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS    
17 0 DAVID BROZA NIGHT DAWN THE UNPUBLISHED POETRY OF TOWNES VAN ZANDT S-CURVE ISRAEL
18 17 VARIOUS ARTIST WATERBUG ANTHOLOGY NINE WATERBUG  
19 0 SI KAHN COURAGE STRICTLY COUNTRY  
20 21 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF IL
21 1 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH NC
22 0 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
23 38 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
24 0 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF MA
25 0 DANA COOPER THE CONJURER SELF TX
26 0 THE ONCE THE ONCE SELF CANADA
27 0 PAUL CURRERI CALIFORNIA HI-YA VA
28 0 CHLOE ALBERT DEDICATED STATE SELF CANADA
29 0 THE COTTARS FEAST ROUNDER CANADA
30 28 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
31 26 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
32 35 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
33 29 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
34 36 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
35 0 LAURA MARLING I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN ASTRALWERKS UNITED KINGDOM
36 34 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
37 39 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR CANADA
38 0 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH THE WILD HUNT DEAD OCEANS SWEDEN
39 0 JOSH RITTER SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY PYTHEAS ID
40 37 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
41 13 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
42 40 AJ DOWNING WAY BACK HOME CHARKANSAS MI
43 24 GINNY HAWKER AFTER IT’S GONE ROUNDER  
44 33 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
45 0 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
46 43 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
47 45 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN NY
48 47 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
49 41 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
50 48 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
For the Week of May 14, 2010