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 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
2 3 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
3 4 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
4 6 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
5 2 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
6 5 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
7 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
8 9 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
9 11 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
10 10 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
11 12 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
12 20 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
13 8 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
14 14 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
15 15 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
16 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
17 18 ANNIE GALLUP WEATHER WATERRBUG
18 13 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
19 21 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
20 22 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
21 23 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
22 30 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
23 24 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
24 17 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
25 28 SI KAHN COURAGE STRICTLY COUNTRY
26 25 MARK DVORAK TIME AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ ON ME WATERBUG
27 38 LAUREN SHEEHAN ROSE CITY RAMBLE INDIE
28 32 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
29 34 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
30 31 BRUCE ROPER ACCIDENTAL ENGLISH WATERBUG
31 35 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
32 33 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
33 36 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
34 0 ELEPHANT REVIVAL BREAK IN THE CLOUDS RUFF SHOD / NETTWERK
35 37 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES CDBY
36 43 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
37 0 ED ASKEW IMPERFECTION DRAG CITY
38 41 TOM CHAPIN GIVE PEAS A CHANCE SUNDANCE MUSIC
39 0 MICHAEL HURLEY HAVE MOICY! LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
40 0 MICHAEL FRACASSO SAINT MONDAY SELF
41 0 JAN KRIST & JIM BIZER INFLUENCE YELLOW ROOM
42 0 TRIPPING LILY THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING SELF
43 0 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
44 0 ARI & MIA UNRULY HEART SELF
45 44 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
46 45 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
47 46 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
48 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
49 48 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
50 49 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
For the Week of June 03, 2011