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.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 2 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
3 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
4 3 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
5 27 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
6 6 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
7 5 WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
8 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
9 4 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
10 0 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
11 19 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
12 8 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
13 7 PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS OUTERTAINMENT RED NEWT
14 25 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
15 35 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
16 10 JP JONES REVELATION VISION COMPANY
17 32 DANIEL MARTIN MOORE IN THE COOL OF THE DAY SUB POP
18 9 DAVID LOCKWOOD LUCKY ME SALADAY
19 15 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
20 11 DAVID GREELY SUD DU SUD SELF
21 0 NOTORIOUS THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS INDIE
22 0 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
23 0 LARRY MURANTE POINT OF ENTRY WEEPING WOOD
24 0 SARAH SAMPLE SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY SELF
25 0 STORYHILL SHADE OF THE TREES RED HOUSE
26 12 CLARE BURSON SILVER AND ASH ROUNDER
27 0 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
28 0 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
29 0 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
30 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
31 16 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
32 0 BEN + VESPER HONORS SOUNDS FAMILYRE
33 0 SUSAN GIBSON TIGHTROPE FOR THE
34 28 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
35 30 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
36 33 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
37 24 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
38 50 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
39 38 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
40 31 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
41 0 MICHAEL CONNOLLY & MILLER MCNAY THE MANDOLIN CASEFILES INDIE
42 37 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
43 0 KRISTA DETOR CHOCOLATE PAPER SUITES TIGHTROPE
44 39 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
45 48 BRAD BOYER I SAT DOWN AND WROTE YOU A SONG SELF
46 0 JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN RETURN INDIE
47 0 MUSTARD’S RETREAT LIVING IN THE DREAM YELLOW ROOM
48 0 SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH
49 0 CHRIS BRECHT THE GREAT RIDE DEAD LEAF
50 40 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
For the Week of February 11, 2011