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
4 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
2 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
3 1 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
4 5 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
5 7 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
6 3 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
7 9 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
8 8 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
9 10 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
10 6 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
11 24 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
12 12 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
13 13 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
14 14 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
15 28 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
16 38 SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH
17 0 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDS
18 0 VIC CHESNUTT IS THE ACTOR HAPPY? NEW WEST
19 44 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
20 17 CYNDI HARVELL FROM THE ECHO NINTH STREET OPUS
21 11 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
22 20 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
23 23 MARK DVORAK TIME AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ ON ME WATERBUG
24 21 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
25 19 BLAME SALLY LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL NINTH STREET OPUS
26 15 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
27 0 ELEPHANT REVIVAL BREAK IN THE CLOUDS RUFF SHOD / NETTWERK
28 0 MR. ISAAC ALLEN DON’T SMOKE HORIZON MUSIC GROUP
29 0 JOE CROOKSTON DARKLING & THE BLUEBIRD JUBILEE INDIE
30 0 BRUCE ROPER ACCIDENTAL ENGLISH WATERBUG
31 27 OLD MAN LUEDECKE MY HANDS ARE ON FIRE AND OTHER LOVE SONGS BLACK HEN MUSIC
32 0 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
33 0 THE QUIET AMERICAN VOL. II SELF
34 30 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
35 32 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
36 35 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
37 0 GRACE PETTIS GRACE PETTIS BLUE ROCK RECORDS
38 36 JAY AYMAR HALFWAY HOME INDIE
39 37 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
40 0 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
41 0 MARTYN JOSEPH UNDER LEMONADE SKIES PIPE
42 39 DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE YOU’VE CHANGED
43 40 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF
44 41 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE
45 31 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
46 45 BATTLEFIELD BAND ZAMA ZAMA – TRY YOUR LUCK TEMPLE RECORDS
47 46 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
48 25 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
49 47 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
50 48 THE BREAKMEN HEARTWOOD SELF
For the Week of May 06, 2011