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 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
2 1 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 5 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
4 3 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
5 4 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
6 10 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
7 18 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
8 11 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
9 2 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
10 6 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
11 12 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
12 0 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
13 7 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
14 0 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS  
15 0 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
16 13 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
17 0 WAILIN’ JENNYS LIVE AT THE MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE RED HOUSE CANADA
18 0 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
19 22 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
20 0 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
21 14 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
22 24 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
23 0 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
24 21 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
25 23 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
26 9 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
27 25 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
28 26 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
29 42 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
30 29 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
31 0 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
32 30 CHRISTINE KANE WIDE AWAKE FIREPINK NC
33 0 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF MI
34 35 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
35 36 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
36 44 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE CALLING ZOE / ROUNDER MA
37 0 VARIOUS ARTIST SONG OF AMERICA 31 TIGERS  
38 45 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
39 15 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
40 38 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
41 47 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
42 48 YUSUF ELDER MUSIC BV United Kingdom
43 46 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
44 0 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
45 0 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
46 32 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE  
47 0 JIMMY LAFAVE CIMARRON MANIFESTO RED HOUSE RECORDS TX
48 0 JEFF TALMADGE AT LEAST THAT MUCH WAS TRUE CORAZONG GA
49 0 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
50 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
For the Week of December 04, 2009