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
1 1 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
2 2 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
3 4 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
4 5 CROOKED STILL SOME STRANGE COUNTRY SIGNATURE SOUNDS
5 3 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
6 6 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE
7 20 SALLY SPRING MADE OF STARS  
8 19 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
9 13 OTIS GIBBS JOE HILL’S ASHES WANAMAKER
10 14 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
11 21 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
12 23 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF
13 10 NATHANIEL RATELIFF IN MEMORY OF LOSS ROUNDER
14 39 ANDRE WILLIAMS THAT’S ALL I NEED BLOODSHOT RECORDS
15 27 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
16 33 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY
17 0 VARIOUS ARTIST RURAL PARLOR GUITAR COUNTY
18 29 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
19 0 LARA HERSCOVITCH THROUGH A FROZEN MIDNIGHT SKY LA RAMA
20 0 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING
21 30 DAVID OLNEY DUTCHMAN’S CURVE SELF
22 41 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN
23 44 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
24 45 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD
25 9 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED
26 32 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
27 22 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF
28 48 GINNY HAWKER AFTER IT’S GONE ROUNDER
29 0 PETER OSTROUSHKO WHEN THE LAST MORNING GLORY BLOOMS RED HOUSE
30 0 BIG AL HALL & MARCHING RAMS BIG AL HALL & MARCHING RAMS WINOCA
31 0 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER
32 0 PATRICK FITZSIMMONS SO BEAUTIFUL SO BLUES SELF
33 0 PO’ GIRL DEER IN THE NIGHT SELF
34 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH
35 0 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE
36 0 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF
37 35 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS
38 0 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE
39 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III 10 SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION CUMMERBUND
40 47 AJ DOWNING WAY BACK HOME CHARKANSAS
41 28 LAURA MARLING I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN ASTRALWERKS
42 0 TIM ERIKSEN SOUL OF JANUARY HILLS APPLESEED
43 0 SI KAHN COURAGE STRICTLY COUNTRY
44 34 JOSH RITTER SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY PYTHEAS
45 0 BILLY BRANDT & SARANA VERLIN LIVE FROM BILLY’S BASEMENT DRUM DANCER
46 0 CHRIS ROSSER HIDDEN EVERYWHERE SELF
47 42 JOHN DENVER ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER RCA LEGACY
48 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE
49 0 VARIOUS ARTIST VOICES OF A GRATEFUL NATION WELCOME HOME PROJECT
50 0 JOHN FLYNN AMERICA’S WAITING FLYING STONE
For the Week of June 11, 2010