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 2 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
3 3 ELIZA GILKYSON ROSES AT THE END OF TIME RED HOUSE
4 5 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
5 6 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
6 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
7 10 DAVID BROMBERG USE ME APPLESEED
8 9 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
9 7 THE WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
10 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS A NOD TO BOB 2 — AN ARTISTS TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY RED HOUSE
11 11 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
12 12 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
13 13 HEIDI TALBOT THE LAST STAR COMPASS
14 15 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
15 16 LUKA BLOOM DREAMS IN AMERICA COMPASS
16 14 COLIN HAY GATHERING MERCURY COMPASS
17 17 T WITH THE MAGGIES T WITH THE MAGGIES TWM / COMPASS
18 19 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
19 18 POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE FREE DIRT
20 20 RUTH MOODY THE GARDEN RED HOUSE
21 21 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
22 22 SEAN ROWE MAGIC ANTI / EPITAPH
23 23 TUMBLING BONES RISK NOT YOUR SOUL REBEL RECORDS
24 25 JONATHAN EDWARDS MY LOVE WILL KEEP APPLESEED MUSIC
25 24 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDS
26 27 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
27 43 CHRISTOPHER BROWN CHARACTERIST SELF
28 30 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
29 31 NATHAN MOORE DEAR PUPPETEER ROYAL POTATO FAMILY
30 34 MAE MOORE FOLKLORE POETICAL LICENSE
31 39 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
32 37 CAROLANN SOLEBELLO THRESHOLD ELIZABETH RECORDS
33 33 MADELEINE PEYROUX STANDING ON THE ROOFTOP DECCA
34 35 KATIE MOORE MONTEBELLO PURPLE CAT RECORDS
35 38 TRISHA GAGNON A STORY ABOUT YOU & ME INDIE
36 40 KIM STOCKWOOD BACK TO THE WATER TURTLEMUSIC
37 41 ANDREW CALHOUN GRAPEVINE WATERBUG
38 42 TWILIGHT HOTEL WHEN THE WOLVES GO BLIND SELF
39 48 JAMES LEE STANLEY AND CLIFF EBERHARDT ALL WOOD AND DOORS BEACHWOOD
40 36 STEPHEN SIMMONS THE BIG SHOW LOWER 40 / LOCKE CREEK
41 0 ROB LYTLE YOU. MUST. STOP HEART AND HOPE MUSIC
42 26 COTY HOGUE TO THE WEST CELLO ROOM PRODUCTIONS
43 45 IAN TAMBLYN WALKING THE BONES NORTH TRACK RECORDS
44 0 JEANNE JOLLY FALLING IN CAROLINA SELF
45 28 JOEL MABUS AMERICAN ANONYMOUS FOSSIL
46 0 ART NAPOLEON CREELAND COVERS SELF
47 0 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
48 0 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES SELF
49 0 ASHELIN THE ROAD NOT TAKEN PALMER GIRLS MUSIC
50 0 ANNE LINDSAY HURRY ON HOME VIOLINDSAY
For the Week of August 12, 2011 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member radio stations.