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.

 
TW LW Artist CD Title Label Location
1 1 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
2 1 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 6 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
4 2 THE PINES TREMELO RED HOUSE MN
5 3 WAILIN’ JENNYS LIVE AT THE MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE RED HOUSE CANADA
6 5 RICHARD SHINDELL NOT FAR NOW SIGNATURE SOUNDS NJ
7 7 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
8 4 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
9 13 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
10 11 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
11 19 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
12 14 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
13 15 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
14 44 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
15 20 TOM CHAPIN LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL SUNDANCE MUSIC NY
16 23 CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY CROOKED MAN SELF CA
17 12 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
18 30 JONATHAN EDWARDS ROLLIN’ ALONG. LIVE IN HOLLAND STRICTLY COUNTRY GA
19 26 CHUCK SUCHY UNRAVELING HEART HIGH HORSE ND
20 42 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
21 16 CARA DILLON HILL OF THIEVES PROPER AMERICAN IRELAND
22 21 SARA WATKINS SARA WATKINS NONESUCH CA
23 8 JON BROOKS MOTH NOR RUST SELF CANADA
24 22 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
25 9 MIKE & RUTHIE WALTZ OF THE CHICKADEES SELF NY
26 41 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
27 17 SHAWN COLVIN SHAWN COLVIN LIVE NONESUCH TX
28 39 LINQ RX AND THE SIDE EFFECTS SELF MA
29 0 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
30 0 RONNY COX SONGS… WITH REPERCUSSIONS WIND RIVER CA
31 28 THE WAIFS LIVE FROM THE UNION OF SOUL COMPASS AUSTRALIA
32 0 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
33 27 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
34 46 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
35 0 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
36 45 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
37 10 MAY ERLEWINE LOVE LABOR EARTHWORK MI
38 0 SAM BAKER COTTON MUSIC ROAD TX
39 29 LINDA WELBY A STORY TO TELL LAW IRELAND
40 34 TR RITCHIE WILD HORSES APEX RECORDS UT
41 36 HUDOST TRAPEZE SELF NY
42 0 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
43 0 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
44 0 ALISON BROWN THE COMPANY YOU KEEP COMPASS TN
45 0 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
46 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
47 0 BOB DYLAN MODERN TIMES COLUMBIA CA
48 0 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
49 0 BEN BEDFORD LINCOLN’S MAN SELF IL
50 0 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
For the Week of September 11, 2009