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 2 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
3 6 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
4 4 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
5 7 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
6 1 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
7 8 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
8 5 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
9 16 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
10 9 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
11 10 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
12 0 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
13 11 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
14 0 ANGIE STEVENS QUEEN OF THIS MESS BOSS KOALA CO
15 0 REED FOEHL ONCE AN OCEAN NEVERFOEHL CO
16 20 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
17 30 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
18 39 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
19 34 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
20 35 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
21 50 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
22 17 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
23 26 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
24 32 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
25 33 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
26 36 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
27 37 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
28 38 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
29 0 CHRISTINE KANE WIDE AWAKE FIREPINK NC
30 0 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
31 40 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
32 0 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
33 41 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
34 0 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
35 42 GREGORY DOUGLASS BATTLER EMOTE VT
36 0 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
37 43 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
38 0 DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON BIG MYSTERY THRESHOLD  
39 0 THE UNWANTED MUSIC FROM THE ATLANTIC FRINGE COMPASS  
40 0 THE HAINTS SHOUT MONAH SELF CANADA
41 47 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS TX
42 44 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
43 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
44 45 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
45 0 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
46 0 LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME PROPER CA
47 0 JAMES KEELAGHAN HOUSE OF CARDS BOREALIS CANADA
48 0 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF MI
49 0 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
50 46 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE  
For the Week of November 20, 2009