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 11 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
3 4 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
4 3 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
5 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
6 5 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
7 13 KATE MACLEOD BLOOMING WATERBUG / WIND RIVER UT
8 8 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
9 6 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
10 7 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
11 9 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
12 26 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
13 46 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
14 14 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
15 10 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
16 15 MARTIN SEXTON LIVE SOLO KITCHEN TABLE MA
17 0 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS AL
18 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT SHOOT THE MOON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
19 0 JAMES KEELAGHAN HOUSE OF CARDS BOREALIS CANADA
20 0 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
21 18 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
22 20 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
23 0 CHERYL WHEELER POINTING AT THE SUN DIAS RECORDS RI
24 16 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
25 0 LIZ LONGLEY SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SELF MA
26 31 LEONARD COHEN LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT 1970 LEGACY CANADA
27 0 JORY NASH NEW BLUE DAY THIN MAN CANADA
28 22 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
29 23 AMY SPEACE SONGS FOR BRIGHT STREET WILDFLOWER NY
30 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT THE HIGH ABOVE AND THE DOWN BELOW RED HOUSE PA
31 0 TOM KIMMEL NEVER SAW BLUE POINT CLEAR  
32 24 TONY FURTADO DEEP WATER FUNZALO OR
33 0 ROB LUTES TRUTH & FICTION SELF CANADA
34 25 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
35 21 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
36 0 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
37 0 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
38 0 GIRLYMAN EVERYTHING’S EASY SELF GA
39 0 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
40 12 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR NC
41 27 MELANIE DOANE A THOUSAND NIGHTS PRAIRIE OCEAN CANADA
42 19 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
43 28 TRACY CHAPMAN OUR BRIGHT FUTURE ATLANTIC RECORDS OH
44 41 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
45 30 LUCY KAPLANSKY LIFE THREADS (SINGLE) RED HOUSE NY
46 33 JEN CASS ACCIDENTAL PILGRIMAGE SELF MI
47 0 ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS GIFT RED HOUSE VA
48 34 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
49 35 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
50 29 MARK STEPAKOFF SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED SELF MA
For the Week of December 11, 2009