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 3 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
3 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
4 4 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
5 7 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
6 5 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
7 14 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
8 45 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
9 8 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
10 6 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
11 19 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
12 30 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
13 9 LIZ LONGLEY SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SELF MA
14 15 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
15 12 WOODY GUTHRIE MY DUSTY ROAD ROUNDER OK
16 16 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
17 0 CHUCK SUCHY UNRAVELING HEART HIGH HORSE ND
18 20 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
19 10 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
20 24 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
21 23 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
22 18 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
23 11 COLIN HAY AMERICAN SUNSHINE COMPASS AUSTRALIA
24 13 JANET BATES THE LITTLE SPINNER SELF OR
25 0 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
26 47 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
27 21 JOEL MABUS NO WORRIES NOW… FOSSIL MI
28 38 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
29 0 CROOKED STILL HOP HIGH SIGNATURE SOUNDS NY
30 0 TERRI HENDRIX LEFT OVER ALLS WILORY TX
31 17 RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT A STRANGER HERE ANTI NY
32 0 RICHARD SHINDELL NOT FAR NOW SIGNATURE SOUNDS NJ
33 0 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE 8 MORE SELF NY
34 0 ROSE COUSINS IF YOU WERE FOR ME OLD FARM PONY CANADA
35 22 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
36 28 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
37 0 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
38 0 CHRISTINE KANE WIDE AWAKE FIREPINK NC
39 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
40 29 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
41 41 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
42 49 ANNIE & ROD CAPPS MY BLUE GARDEN YELLOW ROOM MI
43 25 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
44 35 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
45 33 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
46 0 JOHN FOGERTY DEJA VU GEFFEN CA
47 0 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
48 36 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
49 37 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
50 0 BOB CHEEVERS TALL TEXAS TALES INBRED RECORDS TN
For the Week of October 30, 2009