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 3 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
4 4 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
5 5 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
6 10 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
7 9 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
8 7 RICHARD SHINDELL NOT FAR NOW SIGNATURE SOUNDS NJ
9 11 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
10 15 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
11 12 JON BROOKS MOTH NOR RUST SELF CANADA
12 19 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
13 14 MIKE & RUTHIE WALTZ OF THE CHICKADEES SELF NY
14 6 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
15 40 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
16 37 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
17 27 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
18 26 WAILIN’ JENNYS LIVE AT THE MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE RED HOUSE CANADA
19 22 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
20 0 SHAWN COLVIN SHAWN COLVIN LIVE NONESUCH TX
21 23 JANET BATES THE LITTLE SPINNER SELF OR
22 18 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
23 13 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
24 16 CARA DILLON HILL OF THIEVES PROPER AMERICAN IRELAND
25 28 ORENDA FINK ASK THE NIGHT SADDLE CREEK CA
26 47 RHYTHM ANGELS GIRLS LIKE US HIGH HORSE TN
27 41 MAREE MCRAE URGENCY NORTHWIND CO
28 43 MARTIN GILMORE MARTIN GILMORE MARTIN GILMORE CO
29 29 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
30 31 CARY COOPER DIRTY LITTLE SECRET SELF TX
31 21 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
32 17 CHUCK SUCHY UNRAVELING HEART HIGH HORSE ND
33 0 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
34 30 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
35 32 HEATHER STYKA TRAVEL AND TEACUPS SELF IL
36 39 TR RITCHIE WILD HORSES APEX RECORDS UT
37 46 CHRIS STUART & BACKCOUNTRY CROOKED MAN SELF CA
38 49 SARA WATKINS SARA WATKINS NONESUCH CA
39 24 MAY ERLEWINE LOVE LABOR EARTHWORK MI
40 38 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
41 20 TOM CHAPIN LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL SUNDANCE MUSIC NY
42 33 JONATHAN EDWARDS ROLLIN’ ALONG. LIVE IN HOLLAND STRICTLY COUNTRY GA
43 35 HUDOST TRAPEZE SELF NY
44 44 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
45 45 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
46 48 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
47 0 DREW NELSON DUSTY ROAD TO BEULAH LAND WATERBUG MI
48 0 DIANA JONES BETTER TIMES WILL COME PROPER TN
49 34 CABINET OF CURIOSITIES THE LOOKING SELF CA
50 0 RED MOLLY LOVE AND OTHER TRAGEDIES SELF NY
For the Week of October 09, 2009