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
3 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
2 1 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
3 7 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
4 4 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
5 26 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
6 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
7 2 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
8 6 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
9 8 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
10 9 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
11 12 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
12 0 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
13 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
14 14 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
15 15 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
16 10 COYOTE GRACE EAR TO THE GROUND SELF
17 22 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
18 23 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
19 18 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
20 27 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
21 31 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
22 21 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
23 29 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
24 30 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
25 28 BOB DYLAN WITMARK DEMOS 1962-1964 COLUMBIA
26 0 DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDINGS
27 34 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
28 32 BROTHERS COMATOSE SONGS FROM THE STOOP SELF
29 0 SUSAN GIBSON TIGHTROPE FOR THE
30 33 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
31 13 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
32 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII NONESUCH
33 0 THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM RAMSEUR
34 36 GREAT BIG SEA SAFE UPON THE SHORE SELF
35 37 JOHN CRAIGIE MONTANA TALE ZABRISKIE POINT
36 11 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
37 0 PAT DONOHUE NOBODY’S FAULT INDIE
38 0 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT
39 38 MATT THE ELECTRICIAN ANIMAL BOY SELF
40 35 JUDY COLLINS PARADISE WILDFLOWER RECORDS
41 39 SHERRY AUSTIN LOVE STILL REMAINS BARKING TOPIARY
42 40 PATTI CASEY THE HEART OF A WAITING BOY LONGSHOT MUSIC
43 47 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
44 48 CHUCK CHEESMAN IMAGINING DANCERS DANCING WITH NO SHOES ON
45 0 SKYLAR SMITH MAGICAL SOUND CAT’S IMAGINATION
46 0 JANIS IAN GOD & THE FBI WINDHAM HILL
47 41 ASSEMBLY OF DUST SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
48 0 JOE PUG IN THE MEANTIME EP SELF
49 43 CLIFF EBERHARDT 500 – MILES THE BLUE ROCK SESSIONS RED HOUSE
50 0 MELISSA GREENER DWELLING ANIMA RECORDS
For the Week of March 18, 2011