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 26 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
3 7 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
4 2 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
5 4 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
6 15 TOM CHAPIN LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL SUNDANCE MUSIC NY
7 13 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
8 20 CARA DILLON HILL OF THIEVES PROPER AMERICAN IRELAND
9 25 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
10 9 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
11 28 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
12 22 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
13 3 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNATURE SOUNDS WI
14 10 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
15 17 CHUCK SUCHY UNRAVELING HEART HIGH HORSE ND
16 6 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
17 35 DAVE DESMELIK ONLOOKER SELF NC
18 31 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
19 0 REED FOEHL ONCE AN OCEAN NEVERFOEHL CO
20 24 JONATHAN EDWARDS ROLLIN’ ALONG. LIVE IN HOLLAND STRICTLY COUNTRY GA
21 45 BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY PUNCHLINE NINE MILE CO
22 0 GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV THIS EMPTY NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SELF CO
23 27 LINQ RX AND THE SIDE EFFECTS SELF MA
24 29 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
25 0 JANET BATES THE LITTLE SPINNER SELF OR
26 36 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
27 0 A.A. BONDY WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE FAT POSSUM NY
28 47 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
29 48 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
30 49 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
31 40 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
32 46 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
33 18 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
34 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME PROPER CA
35 0 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
36 0 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
37 0 VARIOUS ARTIST OUR SIDE OF TOWN – A RED HOUSE RECORDS 25TH YEAR COLLECTION RED HOUSE  
38 0 JENEE HALSTEAD THE RIVER GRACE SELF  
39 0 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
40 0 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
41 0 NAOMI SOMMERS GENTLE AS THE SUN AMERICAN MELODY  
42 0 JOE IADANZA TRAVELING SALESMAN SELF  
43 12 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
44 0 CECILE AND SARAH BARCHAS SEEDS OF SONG THROUGH TIMES HIGH HAVEN MUSIC  
45 0 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST  
46 0 PO’ GIRL PO’ GIRL INDIE  
47 8 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
48 32 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
49 0 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS TX
50 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
For the Week of September 25, 2009