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 3 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
3 6 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
4 11 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
5 9 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
6 2 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
7 0 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
8 4 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
9 5 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
10 10 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
11 7 DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDINGS
12 0 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
13 8 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
14 17 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
15 13 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
16 45 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
17 18 BLAME SALLY LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL NINTH STREET OPUS
18 16 CYNDI HARVELL FROM THE ECHO NINTH STREET OPUS
19 0 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
20 20 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
21 0 BOB DYLAN BLONDE ON BLONDE COLUMBIA
22 0 BATTLEFIELD BAND ZAMA ZAMA – TRY YOUR LUCK TEMPLE RECORDS
23 0 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
24 0 JOHN MCVEY UNPREDICTABLE SELF
25 22 ED ASKEW IMPERFECTION DRAG CITY
26 27 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
27 21 M. LUCAS DUST SKILLET DOG
28 0 MARK DVORAK TIME AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ ON ME WATERBUG
29 0 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF
30 0 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
31 0 OLD MAN LUEDECKE MY HANDS ARE ON FIRE AND OTHER LOVE SONGS BLACK HEN MUSIC
32 0 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
33 12 JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD TELL ME NONESUCH
34 38 MICHAEL HURLEY HAVE MOICY! LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
35 23 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
36 0 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE
37 0 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
38 19 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
39 26 ARI & MIA UNRULY HEART SELF
40 0 DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE YOU’VE CHANGED
41 0 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
42 0 LOUIS-PHILLIPE ROBILLARD LE CAFE DES OISEAUX L’ARCHIPEL/APCM
43 0 PETER KATZ FIRST OF THE LAST TO KNOW CURVE / SONY
44 25 CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM INDIE
45 31 SHAUN CROMWELL FOLK-WORN PROSE MELON PATCH
46 0 POSTDATA POSTDATA SILLY OLD SONGS
47 0 CHLOE HALL OUTSIDE ONE TREE HILL
48 0 CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS GENUINE NEGRO JIG NONESUCH
49 0 JAKOB DYLAN WOMEN AND COUNTRY SONY
50 36 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
For the Week of April 22, 2011