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 8 THE CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW SENSIBILITY
3 2 THE WAILIN’ JENNYS BRIGHT MORNING STARS RED HOUSE
4 5 PAUL SIMON SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT HEAR MUSIC
5 3 ABIGAIL WASHBURN CITY OF REFUGE FOREIGN CHILDREN RECORDS
6 6 BOBBY LONG A WINTER TALE ATO
7 4 CARRIE ELKIN CALL IT MY GARDEN RED HOUSE
8 10 RACHEL HARRINGTON CELILO FALLS SKINNY DENNIS
9 12 JEFFREY FOUCAULT HORSE LATITUDES SIGNATURE SOUNDS
10 7 RED HORSE RED HORSE RED HOUSE
11 14 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER THE AGE OF MIRACLES ZOE
12 9 SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION BRIGHT EXAMPLES NINTH STREET OPUS
13 13 DIANA JONES HIGH ATMOSPHERE PROPER RECORDS US
14 0 AMANDA SHIRES CARRYING LIGHTNING SELF
15 20 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE TO DRINK THE RAIN MUSIC ROAD
16 11 DON GALLARDO & HOW FAR WEST SWEETHEART RADIO REVOLUTION ETC FIRST FLOOR STOREY RECORDINGS
17 18 CYNDI HARVELL FROM THE ECHO NINTH STREET OPUS
18 0 BRIAN ROESSLER SINGLE SELF
19 17 BLAME SALLY LIVE AT STERN GROVE FESTIVAL NINTH STREET OPUS
20 15 DANNY SCHMIDT MAN OF MANY MOONS RED HOUSE
21 23 MARY GAUTHIER THE FOUNDLING RAZOR & TIE
22 34 MICHAEL HURLEY HAVE MOICY! LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
23 28 MARK DVORAK TIME AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ ON ME WATERBUG
24 0 WAIFS TEMPTATION COMPASS
25 26 THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND MEMORIES OF JOHN RED CLAY / COMPASS
26 25 ED ASKEW IMPERFECTION DRAG CITY
27 31 OLD MAN LUEDECKE MY HANDS ARE ON FIRE AND OTHER LOVE SONGS BLACK HEN MUSIC
28 30 CAROLINE HERRING GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN SIGNATURE SOUNDS
29 35 JOE PUG MESSENGER LIGHTNING ROD
30 32 THE ONCE THE ONCE BOREALIS
31 38 TIM O’BRIEN CHICKEN & EGG HOWDY SKIES
32 19 FRAZEY FORD OBADIAH NETTWERK
33 0 DAVID WILCOX REVERIE W.A.R?
34 0 MICHAEL J MILES COLLAGE SELF
35 41 DAVID FRANCEY LATE EDITION LAKER MUSIC
36 0 JAY AYMAR HALFWAY HOME INDIE
37 16 KIM BEGGS BLUE BONES BLACK HEN MUSIC
38 0 SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH SCREEN DOOR PORCH
39 40 DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE DANIEL, FRED AND JULIE YOU’VE CHANGED
40 29 ELLIS PAUL THE DAY AFTER EVERYTHING CHANGED BLACK WOLF
41 36 MEG HUTCHINSON THE LIVING SIDE RED HOUSE
42 0 LOREENA MCKENNITT THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY QUINLAN ROAD
43 0 JONATHAN BYRD CACKALACK WATERBUG
44 0 SUSAN WERNER KICKING THE BEEHIVE SLEEVE DOG
45 22 BATTLEFIELD BAND ZAMA ZAMA – TRY YOUR LUCK TEMPLE RECORDS
46 37 RON HYNES STEALING GENIUS BOREALIS
47 50 JOHNNY FLYNN BEEN LISTENING TRANSGRESSIVE
48 0 THE BREAKMEN HEARTWOOD SELF
49 0 EILEEN ROSE JOEY’S SONGS FOR KIDS VOL 1 JGF
50 46 POSTDATA POSTDATA SILLY OLD SONGS
For the Week of April 29, 2011