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.

RMR Radio Airplay Chart

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TW LW Artist CD Title Label
2 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
2 8 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
3 15 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
4 1 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
5 10 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
6 3 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
7 11 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
8 9 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
9 5 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
10 14 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
11 13 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
12 17 RAY KORONA BAND A LITTLE TOO MUCH SUNSHINE HOBO STAR MUSIC
13 12 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
14 23 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
15 36 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
16 26 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
17 4 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
18 31 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
19 35 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
20 37 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
21 0 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
22 16 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
23 0 JOSH RITTER SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY PYTHEAS
24 44 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
25 39 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
26 40 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
27 42 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
28 49 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
29 43 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
30 0 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
31 0 SUSAN GIBSON TIGHTROPE FOR THE
32 46 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
33 48 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
34 38 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR
35 0 JORMA KAUKONEN RIVER OF TIME RED HOUSE
36 0 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
37 0 JOHNSMITH GRAVITY OF GRACE ELIXIR
38 0 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
39 0 CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA SWEET JOURNEYS ROUSTABOUT
40 0 REDBIRD LIVE AT THE CAFE CARPE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
41 47 FOREST SUN HARLEQUIN GOODNIGHT PAINTED SUN
42 0 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
43 0 CALEB STINE I WASN’T BUILT FOR A LIFE LIKE THIS INDIE
44 0 J WAGNER DISAPPEAR CONSTANT CLIP
45 0 JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN RETURN INDIE
46 0 THE KENNEDYS SONGS OF THE OPEN ROAD APPLESEED
47 0 VARIOUS ARTIST SUGAR HILL RECORDS – A RETROSPECTIVE SUGAR HILL
48 0 REDBIRD REDBIRD SIGNATURE SOUNDS
49 0 ELIZA GILKYSON YOUR TOWN TONIGHT RED HOUSE
50 0 ANDREW LANDERS PROJECT BEAUTIFUL DEPRAVITY SELF
For the Week of March 04, 2011