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 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
4 5 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
5 6 PETER O’BRIEN AND TONY POOLE JUNKED CARS AND BEAT UP GUITARS AURORA UNITED KINGDOM
6 14 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
7 15 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
8 12 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS GA
9 7 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
10 9 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
11 10 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT CA
12 21 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC TN
13 19 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
14 0 GRADA NATURAL ANGLE COMPASS IRELAND
15 13 SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG ON A GOOD DAY… I AM WATERBUG IL
16 48 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
17 0 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE MA
18 0 PIERCE PETTIS THAT KIND OF LOVE COMPASS AL
19 11 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
20 40 MONSTERS OF FOLK SAY PLEASE SHANGRI LA NE
21 22 VARIOUS ARTIST THE VILLAGE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 429 / FONTANA NY
22 0 SALLY BARRIS RESTLESS SOUL SELF TN
23 25 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
24 18 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
25 0 GIRLYMAN EVERYTHING’S EASY SELF GA
26 24 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
27 32 KARLA ANDERSON BRAND NEW DAY INDELIBLE CANADA
28 36 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
29 37 ROSALIE SORRELS STRANGERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY RED HOUSE ID
30 38 MINDY SMITH HIGHS AND LOWS (SINGLE) VANGUARD TN
31 3 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
32 33 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
33 47 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
34 49 CHRIS COOLE OLD DOG SELF CANADA
35 41 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
36 45 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
37 0 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS EPITAH TX
38 42 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
39 39 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
40 44 CAHALEN MORRISON OLD-TIMEY & NEW-FANGLED SUPER SOLAR SOUNDS WA
41 43 BERKLEY HART LAS VEGAS SELF CA
42 50 JOHN HIATT SAME OLD MAN NEW WEST CA
43 0 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS LEAVETAKING SARATHAN AL
44 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE OH
45 0 KERI NOBLE KERI NOBLE TELARC MN
46 31 INDIGO GIRLS POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG IG RECORDS GA
47 0 BETTYSOO HEAT SIN WATER SKIN SELF TX
48 0 JANIS IAN ESSENTIAL JANIS IAN COLUMBIA LEGACY NY
49 0 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
50 0 MAURA KENNEDY PARADE OF ECHOES PLANNED EFFERVESCENCE NY
For the Week of January 22, 2010