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 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
2 1 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
3 9 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
4 3 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
5 5 WAILIN’ JENNYS LIVE AT THE MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE RED HOUSE CANADA
6 7 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
7 14 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
8 12 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
9 13 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
10 8 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
11 6 RICHARD SHINDELL NOT FAR NOW SIGNATURE SOUNDS NJ
12 26 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
13 20 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
14 11 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
15 15 TOM CHAPIN LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL SUNDANCE MUSIC NY
16 25 MIKE & RUTHIE WALTZ OF THE CHICKADEES SELF NY
17 19 CHUCK SUCHY UNRAVELING HEART HIGH HORSE ND
18 17 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
19 23 JON BROOKS MOTH NOR RUST SELF CANADA
20 21 CARA DILLON HILL OF THIEVES PROPER AMERICAN IRELAND
21 16 CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY CROOKED MAN SELF CA
22 24 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
23 22 SARA WATKINS SARA WATKINS NONESUCH CA
24 18 JONATHAN EDWARDS ROLLIN’ ALONG. LIVE IN HOLLAND STRICTLY COUNTRY GA
25 45 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
26 29 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
27 28 LINQ RX AND THE SIDE EFFECTS SELF MA
28 32 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
29 10 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
30 27 SHAWN COLVIN SHAWN COLVIN LIVE NONESUCH TX
31 33 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
32 36 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
33 31 THE WAIFS LIVE FROM THE UNION OF SOUL COMPASS AUSTRALIA
34 0 MAREE MCRAE URGENCY NORTHWIND CO
35 0 DAVE DESMELIK ONLOOKER SELF NC
36 35 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
37 37 MAY ERLEWINE LOVE LABOR EARTHWORK MI
38 0 ANGIE STEVENS QUEEN OF THIS MESS BOSS KOALA CO
39 0 CARY COOPER DIRTY LITTLE SECRET SELF TX
40 34 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
41 0 HEATHER STYKA TRAVEL AND TEACUPS SELF IL
42 0 AARON FLINN SALAD DAYS SELF VT
43 40 TR RITCHIE WILD HORSES APEX RECORDS UT
44 41 HUDOST TRAPEZE SELF NY
45 0 BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY PUNCHLINE NINE MILE CO
46 46 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
47 42 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
48 50 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
49 43 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
50 0 JOHN FLYNN AMERICA’S WAITING FLYING STONE PA
For the Week of September 18, 2009