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 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
2 1 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 3 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
4 15 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
5 5 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
6 4 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
7 21 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
8 7 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
9 0 LIZ LONGLEY SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SELF MA
10 45 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
11 11 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
12 9 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
13 12 JANET BATES THE LITTLE SPINNER SELF OR
14 16 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
15 0 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
16 13 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
17 0 RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT A STRANGER HERE ANTI NY
18 23 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
19 26 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
20 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
21 10 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
22 6 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
23 22 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
24 0 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
25 19 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
26 14 ORENDA FINK ASK THE NIGHT SADDLE CREEK CA
27 27 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
28 35 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
29 37 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
30 39 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
31 0 MOORS & MCCUMBER MOORS & MCCUMBER SELF CO
32 0 GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV THIS EMPTY NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SELF CO
33 42 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
34 40 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
35 41 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
36 44 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
37 46 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
38 43 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
39 50 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
40 0 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
41 0 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
42 30 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
43 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
44 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
45 24 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
46 0 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS TX
47 0 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
48 0 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
49 48 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
50 8 WAILIN’ JENNYS LIVE AT THE MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE RED HOUSE CANADA
For the Week of October 23, 2009