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
3 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
2 1 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
3 2 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 5 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
5 4 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
6 14 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
7 13 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 8 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
9 24 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
10 7 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
11 9 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
12 10 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
13 0 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
14 11 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
15 6 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
16 12 RAY KORONA BAND A LITTLE TOO MUCH SUNSHINE HOBO STAR MUSIC
17 0 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS
18 16 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
19 0 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
20 0 TRIPPING LILY THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING SELF
21 0 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
22 19 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
23 0 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
24 0 DAVE GUNNING A TRIBUTE TO JOHN ALLAN CAMERON SELF
25 0 THE BEE EATERS THE BEE EATERS SELF
26 17 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
27 18 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
28 21 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
29 0 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
30 0 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
31 15 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
32 20 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
33 25 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
34 27 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
35 33 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
36 26 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
37 29 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
38 32 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
39 28 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
40 30 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
41 36 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
42 37 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
43 38 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
44 0 RED MOLLY JAMES SELF
45 0 THE YAYAS PAPER BOATS SELF
46 0 SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE-UP VOL. 2 – PEOPLE AND PLACES AMANUENSIS
47 0 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
48 0 CHUCK CHEESMAN IMAGINING DANCERS DANCING WITH NO SHOES ON
49 0 ARI AND MIA HEALIN’ TIME SELF
50 0 BOB DYLAN THE FREEWHEELIN BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA
For the Week of March 11, 2011