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
1 BRUCE COCKBURN SMALL SOURCE OF COMFORT TRUE NORTH
2 11 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
3 14 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
4 0 DON GALLARDO WHEN THE DAYLIGHT WHISPERS DARLING FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDS
5 2 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
6 5 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
7 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
8 19 BRIAN ROESSLER SINGLE SELF
9 0 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
10 15 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
11 4 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
12 17 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
13 13 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
14 9 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
15 7 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
16 23 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
17 12 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
18 10 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
19 18 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
20 0 CYNDI HARVELL FROM THE ECHO NINTH STREET OPUS
21 0 BLAME SALLY LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL NINTH STREET OPUS
22 26 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
23 47 JOE PURDY THIS AMERICAN MUDTOWN CRIER
24 35 RED JUNE REMEMBER ME WELL INDIE
25 0 BOB DYLAN BLONDE ON BLONDE COLUMBIA
26 36 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
27 0 SISTA OTIS CHARMED 9TH WARD / WHOLLY ROLLER
28 22 THE BYRDS BEST OF THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 SONY
29 25 BRETT DENNEN SO MUCH MORE DUALTONE
30 40 DAN BAKER SAD SONG JUNKIE TRESPASS MUSIC
31 0 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
32 8 MOLLIE O’BRIEN & RICH MOORE SAINTS & SINNERS REMINGTON ROAD
33 41 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
34 42 SAHARA SMITH MYTH OF THE HEART PLAYING IN TRAFFIC
35 0 IRON AND WINE KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN WARNER BROS
36 46 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
37 0 ED ASKEW IMPERFECTION DRAG CITY
38 0 EXENE CERVENKA SOMEWHERE GONE BLOODSHOT
39 44 REDBIRD LIVE AT THE CAFE CARPE SIGNATURE SOUNDS
40 28 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
41 45 EVA CASSIDY SIMPLY EVA BLIX STREET
42 21 GENTRY BRONSON GENTRY BRONSON STOLEN HAT
43 16 DAR WILLIAMS MANY GREAT COMPANIONS RAZOR & TIE
44 39 EMILIA DAHLIN RATTLE THEM BONES SELF
45 0 PASSENGER FLIGHT OF THE CROW SELF
46 0 PESKY J. NIXON MONKEY BUSINESS & MISLAID HOPES CDBY
47 43 NATALIA ZUKERMAN GAS STATION ROSES WEASEL RECORDS
48 0 KATE RUSBY MAKE THE LIGHT PURE RECORDS
49 0 TOM JURAVICH ALTAR OF THE BOTTOM LINE CDBY
50 32 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
For the Week of April 08, 2011