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

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label
1 1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 3 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
3 4 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
4 2 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
5 9 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
6 7 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
7 5 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
8 17 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
9 8 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
10 19 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
11 6 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
12 0 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
13 13 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
14 21 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
15 11 WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
16 32 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
17 0 RAY KORONA BAND A LITTLE TOO MUCH SUNSHINE HOBO STAR MUSIC
18 0 DUSTIN EDGE CALM SYNDICATE
19 0 THE SUNSHINE HOUSE THE SUNSHINE HOUSE EP SELF
20 0 DAVID BERKELEY SOME KIND OF CURE STRAW MAN
21 0 ANNIE GALLUP WEATHER WATERRBUG
22 0 PETER MAYER HEAVEN BELOW BLUE BOAT
23 43 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
24 0 MICHAEL J MILES COLLAGE SELF
25 0 BROOKS WILLIAMS BABY O! RED GUITAR BLUE MUSIC
26 12 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
27 0 CLARE BURSON SILVER AND ASH ROUNDER
28 0 THE WEEPIES BE MY THRILL NETTWERK
29 0 TRIPPING LILY THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING SELF
30 0 AMY SPEACE INTO THE NEW. ALTERNATES, LEFTOVERS AND ORPHANS WILDFLOWERS
31 15 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
32 0 ELLIS RIGHT ON TIME RUBBERNECK
33 14 PETER STAMPFEL AND BABY GRAMPS OUTERTAINMENT RED NEWT
34 0 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
35 10 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
36 20 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
37 23 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
38 0 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR
39 24 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
40 25 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
41 45 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
42 26 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
43 0 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
44 0 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
45 0 HARRY MANX & KEVIN BREIT IN GOOD WE TRUST STONY PLAIN
46 29 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
47 0 FOREST SUN HARLEQUIN GOODNIGHT PAINTED SUN
48 0 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
49 0 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
50 40 SASSPARILLA RAMSHACKLE SELF
For the Week of February 25, 2011