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 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH NC
2 5 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE PA
3 1 DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND ACONY TN
4 0 MUMFORD & SONS GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RED UNITED KINGDOM
5 0 PATTY LARKIN 25 SIGNATURE SOUNDS  
6 15 GRADA NATURAL ANGLE COMPASS IRELAND
7 8 CARRIE NEWCOMER BEFORE AND AFTER ROUNDER IN
8 4 CHRIS SMITHER TIME STANDS STILL SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
9 11 LOUISE MOSRIE HOME ZOE CAT MUSIC TN
10 10 SARAH MCQUAID WHEN TWO LOVERS MEET / I WON’T GO HOME ‘TIL MORNING (DOUBLE CD) SELF UNITED KINGDOM
11 35 WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION RED CA
12 2 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD IL
13 9 SHARON SHANNON SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS COMPASS IRELAND
14 17 THE HONEY DEWDROPS IF THE SUN WILL SHINE SELF VA
15 30 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE MA
16 0 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS LOST CHANNELS NETTWERK CANADA
17 0 A.A. BONDY WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE FAT POSSUM NY
18 18 ERNIE HENDRICKSON WALKING WITH ANGELS SELF IL
19 19 JEFF TALMADGE LIVE IN NORDERSTEDT BOZART GA
20 14 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE GO WAGGALOO SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS MA
21 12 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF TX
22 0 CATIE CURTIS HELLO STRANGER COMPASS ME
23 7 CHIP TAYLOR YONKERS NY TRAIN WRECK NY
24 24 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC NY
25 0 JOHN GORKA SO DARK YOU SEE RED HOUSE MN
26 0 PIETA BROWN SHIMMER RED HOUSE IA
27 16 STEPHANIE LAMBRING LONELY TO ALONE SELF IN
28 0 DAVID WILCOX OPEN HAND W.A.R? NC
29 0 KIERAN KANE SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE ROSES DEAD RECKONING / COMPASS TN
30 0 PETER MULVEY LETTERS FROM A FLYING MACHINE SIGNITURE SOUNDS WI
31 0 MARTIN SIMPSON TRUE STORIES TOPIC / COMPASS UNITED KINGDOM
32 0 JORY NASH NEW BLUE DAY THIN MAN CANADA
33 0 THE UNWANTED MUSIC FROM THE ATLANTIC FRINGE COMPASS CANADA
34 0 GRACE PETTIS GRACE PETTIS SELF TX
35 28 KARLA ANDERSON BRAND NEW DAY INDELIBLE CANADA
36 13 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF MA
37 21 PATRICK BLOOM GHOSTS OF RADIO MUD DAUBER RECORDS IA
38 3 GUY CLARK SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU DUALTONE TN
39 0 JOHN WORT HANNAM QUEEN’S HOTEL BLACK HEN CANADA
40 20 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON STARLIGHT AND STONE NEW WEST TN
41 0 LYNN MILES BLACK FLOWERS VOL. 1 & 2 TRUE NORTH CANADA
42 29 LEAH VIK SHELTON BETTER DAY VELVETONE WA
43 22 EILEN JEWELL SEA OF TEARS SIGNATURE SOUNDS MA
44 38 KEITH REID PROJECT THE COMMON THREAD ROCKVILLE United Kingdom
45 33 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR WI
46 34 RITA HOSKING COME SUNRISE SELF RELEASE TX
47 44 JACKSON BROWNE SHRINK INSIDE RECORDINGS CA
48 37 SHEARWATER THE GOLDEN ARCHIPELAGO MATADOR CANADA
49 0 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY  
50 41 MARK KNOPFLER & EMMYLOU HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING NONESUCH / WARNER BROTHERS AL
For the Week of March 05, 2010