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 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
2 2 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
3 5 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
4 3 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
5 6 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
6 7 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
7 0 DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDINGS
8 11 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
9 10 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
10 12 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
11 13 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
12 14 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
13 15 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
14 8 BRIAN ROESSLER SINGLE SELF
15 40 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
16 20 CYNDI HARVELL FROM THE ECHO NINTH STREET OPUS
17 9 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
18 21 BLAME SALLY LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL NINTH STREET OPUS
19 17 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
20 18 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
21 19 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
22 37 ED ASKEW IMPERFECTION DRAG CITY
23 16 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
24 0 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE LUCY INDIE
25 0 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
26 0 ARI & MIA UNRULY HEART SELF
27 22 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
28 0 THE HONEY DEWDROPS THESE OLD ROOTS SELF
29 0 CHRIS KOKESH OCTOBER VALENTINE SELF
30 0 NOTORIOUS THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS INDIE
31 0 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
32 0 JOEL FAFARD CLUCK OLD HEN SELF
33 0 MICHAEL J MILES COLLAGE SELF
34 0 AARON BURDETT STAND UP EIGHT SELF
35 0 MARTYN JOSEPH UNDER LEMONADE SKIES PIPE
36 31 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
37 36 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
38 0 MICHAEL HURLEY HAVE MOICY! LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
39 32 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
40 34 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
41 0 ELEPHANT REVIVAL BREAK IN THE CLOUDS RUFF SHOD / NETTWERK
42 26 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
43 35 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
44 29 BRETT DENNEN SO MUCH MORE DUALTONE
45 33 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
46 42 GENTRY BRONSON GENTRY BRONSON STOLEN HAT
47 23 JOE PURDY THIS AMERICAN MUDTOWN CRIER
48 0 HELEN REDDY HELEN REDDY – GREATEST HITS DELTA
49 0 JONI MITCHELL JONI MITCHELL HITS WARNER BROS / WEA
50 46 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES CDBY
For the Week of April 15, 2011