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 2 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
3 4 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
4 8 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
5 10 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
6 3 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
7 13 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
8 6 A.A. BONDY WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE FAT POSSUM NY
9 5 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
10 19 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
11 7 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
12 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
13 0 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
14 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
15 0 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
16 12 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND BEGGARS XI RECORDING NY
17 14 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS LOST CHANNELS NETTWERK CANADA
18 11 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
19 0 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
20 9 7 WORLDS COLLIDE THE SUN CAME OUT SONY UNITED KINGDOM
21 0 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC TN
22 29 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
23 0 MINDY SMITH STUPID LOVE VANGUARD TN
24 16 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
25 33 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
26 0 CARA DILLON HILL OF THIEVES PROPER AMERICAN IRELAND
27 0 JAMES KEELAGHAN HOUSE OF CARDS BOREALIS CANADA
28 0 JOEL RAFAEL THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE VOL. 1 AND 2 INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
29 0 JOHN MCCUTCHEON UNTOLD APPALSONGS  
30 0 DAVID MALLETT ALL RIGHT NOW NORTH ROAD ME
31 17 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
32 0 KARLA ANDERSON BRAND NEW DAY INDELIBLE CANADA
33 25 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
34 26 HEATHER MASSE BIRD SONG RED HOUSE RECORDS NY
35 0 CARRICK SECORSKI CARRICK SECORSKI SELF MI
36 20 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
37 21 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
38 22 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
39 43 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
40 23 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
41 24 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
42 32 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
43 0 BERKLEY HART LAS VEGAS SELF CA
44 0 CAHALEN MORRISON OLD-TIMEY & NEW-FANGLED SUPER SOLAR SOUNDS  
45 31 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
46 0 LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON THE SWEETER THE JUICE OCOTOROON BIOGRAPHY / ORVILLE JOHNSON MUSIC WA
47 34 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
48 0 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
49 0 CHRIS COOLE OLD DOG SELF CANADA
50 36 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
For the Week of January 15, 2010