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 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 3 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
3 2 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
4 5 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
5 7 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
6 16 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
7 11 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
8 8 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
9 9 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
10 6 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
11 12 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
12 10 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
13 18 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
14 13 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
15 0 JUSTIN ROTH NOW YOU KNOW SELF
16 32 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
17 4 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
18 36 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
19 22 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
20 14 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
21 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
22 19 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
23 0 THE HONEY DEWDROPS THESE OLD ROOTS SELF
24 0 RED JUNE REMEMBER ME WELL INDIE
25 0 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
26 0 JOEL FAFARD CLUCK OLD HEN SELF
27 0 ARI & MIA UNRULY HEART SELF
28 0 MARTYN JOSEPH UNDER LEMONADE SKIES PIPE
29 24 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
30 20 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
31 0 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
32 0 EMILIA DAHLIN RATTLE THEM BONES SELF
33 21 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
34 23 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
35 0 STAN ROGERS THE VERY BEST OF STAN ROGERS BOREALIS
36 0 DAR WILLIAMS MANY GREAT COMPANIONS RAZOR & TIE
37 0 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
38 31 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
39 0 TOM JURAVICH ALTAR OF THE BOTTOM LINE CDBY
40 0 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
41 15 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
42 0 DANIEL MARTIN MOORE IN THE COOL OF THE DAY SUB POP
43 43 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
44 0 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES CDBY
45 0 NATALIA ZUKERMAN GAS STATION ROSES WEASEL RECORDS
46 30 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
47 0 REDBIRD LIVE AT THE CAFE CARPE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
48 34 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
49 0 PASSENGER FLIGHT OF THE CROW SELF
50 0 FISKE & HERRERA TILL THE SEA DISAPPEARS SELF
For the Week of March 24, 2011