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 and Roots Country charts are posted here with permission.
TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
1 | 1 | SHAWN COLVIN | ALL FALL DOWN | NONESUCH | ||
2 | 5 | SARAH MCQUAID | THE PLUM TREE AND THE ROSE | WATERBUG | ||
3 | 4 | 100 MILE HOUSE | HOLLOW PONDS | HOLE IN MY SHOE PRODUCTIONS | ||
4 | 6 | JOHN DOYLE | SHADOW AND LIGHT | COMPASS | ||
5 | 7 | JUNE TABOR | RAGGED KINGDOM | TOPIC | ||
6 | 8 | THE REFUGEES | 3 | WABUHO | ||
7 | 9 | CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS | LEAVING EDEN | NONESUCH | ||
8 | 2 | RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM | SOME BRIGHT MORNING | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
9 | 10 | THE WAYMORES | THE WAYMORES | SELF | ||
10 | 14 | CAROLINE HERRING | CAMILLA | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
11 | 3 | ROSE COUSINS | WE HAVE MADE A SPARK | OUTSIDE MUSIC | ||
12 | 11 | THE ONCE | ROW UPON ROW OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW | BOREALIS | ||
13 | 16 | THE CHIEFTAINS | VOICE OF AGES | HEAR MUSIC | ||
14 | 17 | RED MOLLY | LIGHT IN THE SKY | SELF | ||
15 | 18 | LEONARD COHEN | OLD IDEAS | COLUMBIA | ||
16 | 19 | GRETCHEN PETERS | HELLO CRUEL WORLD | SCARLET LETTER | ||
17 | 20 | LAURA MARLING | A CREATURE I DON’T KNOW | EMI | ||
18 | 21 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | PEACHSTONE EP | INDIE | ||
19 | 15 | BOBTOWN | TROUBLE I WROUGHT | SELF | ||
20 | 12 | ANAIS MITCHELL | YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA | THIRTY TIGERS | ||
21 | 23 | THE DEEP DARK WOODS | THE PLACE I LEFT BEHIND | SIX SHOOTER / SUGAR HILL | ||
22 | 24 | BATTLEFIELD BAND | LINE UP | TEMPLE | ||
23 | 25 | COLD SPECKS | HOLLAND | ARTS AND CRAFTS | ||
24 | 26 | KATE CAMPBELL | 1000 POUND MACHINE | LARGE RIVER MUSIC | ||
25 | 49 | THE HONEY DEWDROPS | SILVER LINING | SELF | ||
26 | 0 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | DOWN THE RIVER | SELF | ||
27 | 28 | TILLER’S FOLLY | GO THE ROAD | SELF | ||
28 | 29 | JAMES MCMURTRY | OCCUPY THIS ALBUM | RAZOR & TIE | ||
29 | 13 | WOODY GUTHRIE | WOODY AT 100 | SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS | ||
30 | 30 | LA BOTTINE SOURIANTE | APPELLATION DORIGINE CONTROLEE | BOREALIS | ||
31 | 31 | KAT GOLDMAN | GYPSY GIRL | SELF | ||
32 | 33 | POKEY LAFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE | MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE | FREE DIRT | ||
33 | 34 | JON BROOKS | DELICATE CAGES | SELF | ||
34 | 35 | BRUCE GUTHRO | CELTIC CROSSING | SELF | ||
35 | 36 | TIM READMAN | INTO THE GREEN | BIG CITY | ||
36 | 38 | GEOFF BARTLEY | MERCY FOR THE DISPOSSESSED | MAGIC CROW | ||
37 | 44 | BAP KENNEDY | THE SAILOR’S REVENGE | PROPER AMERICAN | ||
38 | 39 | ALAN DOYLE | BOY ON BRIDGE | UNIVERSAL | ||
39 | 40 | GOOD, PINSENT & KEELOR | DOWN AND OUT IN UPALONG | TELESOUL – WARNER | ||
40 | 41 | ARIANA GILLIS | FORGET ME NOT | AG | ||
41 | 37 | LORETTA HAGEN | MUD AND STONE | BEARFORT | ||
42 | 42 | LE VENT DU NORD | TROMPER LE TEMPS | BOREALIS | ||
43 | 43 | SUZANNE VEGA | CLOSE UP VOL 3 – STATE OF BEINGS | AMAOUENSIS | ||
44 | 46 | GOOD LOVELIES | LET THE RAIN FALL | SELF | ||
45 | 47 | LAURA REPO | GET YOURSELF HOME | REPO GIRL | ||
46 | 27 | MADISON VIOLET | THE GOOD IN GOODBYE | TRUE NORTH | ||
47 | 50 | RONNY COX | RONNIE, RAD AND KAREN | GROOVE HOUSE | ||
48 | 45 | DALA | BEST DAY | COMPASS | ||
49 | 0 | COTY HOGUE | WHEN WE GET TO SHORE | PERPETUAL HOEDOWN MUSIC | ||
50 | 22 | THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH | THERE’S NO LEAVING NOW | DEAD OCEANS | ||
For the Week of August 31, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations |
TW | LW | Artist | CD Title | Label | ||
1 | 1 | RODNEY CROWELL | KIN – SONGS BY MARY KARR & RODNEY CROWELL | VANGUARD | ||
2 | 4 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | ASHES AND ROSES | ZOE / ROUNDER | ||
3 | 2 | SARA WATKINS | SUN MIDNIGHT SUN | NONESUCH | ||
4 | 3 | JERRY DOUGLAS | TRAVELER | E ONE | ||
5 | 7 | DARRELL SCOTT | LONG RIDE HOME | FULL LIGHT | ||
6 | 10 | BRANDI CARLILE | BEAR CREEK | COLUMBIA | ||
7 | 5 | MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES | NASHVILLE VOL. 1 — TEAR THE WOODPILE DOWN | SUGAR HILL | ||
8 | 6 | RAY WYLIE HUBBARD | THE GRIFTER’S HYMNAL | BORDELLO | ||
9 | 11 | CORB LUND | CABIN FEVER | NEW WEST | ||
10 | 9 | ZOE MUTH & THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS | OLD GOLD | SIGNATURE SOUNDS | ||
11 | 13 | FISH & BIRD | EVERY WHISPER IS A SHOUT ACROSS THE VOID | FIDDLE HEAD RECORDS | ||
12 | 14 | DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER | LITTLE BLUE EGG | RED HOUSE | ||
13 | 17 | KASEY CHAMBERS | STORYBOOK | LIBERATION MUSIC | ||
14 | 15 | TOM JONES | PRAISE & BLAME | LOST HIGHWAY | ||
15 | 16 | BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX | ACROSS THE BORDERLINE — LIE TO ME | SELF | ||
16 | 12 | THE TRISHAS | HIGH, WIDE & HANDSOME | SELF | ||
17 | 18 | WILLIE NELSON | HEROES | LEGACY | ||
18 | 21 | ROBERT EARL KEEN | READY FOR CONFETTI | LOST HIGHWAY | ||
19 | 8 | KELLY HOGAN | I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN | ANTI | ||
20 | 0 | ROBERT MORGAN FISHER | NOTES FOR A NOVEL | IMPERATIVE RECORDS | ||
21 | 0 | THE FLATLANDERS | THE ODESSA TAPES | NEW WEST | ||
22 | 24 | JOHN, JONATHAN AND NATHAN MCEUEN | THE MCEUEN SESSIONS – FOR ALL THE GOOD | MESA / BLUE MOON / FONTANA | ||
23 | 0 | RAYLAND BAXTER | FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS | ATO | ||
24 | 43 | JIMMY LAFAVE | DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE | MUSIC ROAD | ||
25 | 26 | LINDA MCRAE | ROUGH EDGES & RAGGED HEARTS | 42 RECORDS | ||
26 | 22 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | BIG STATION | FANTASY / CONCORD | ||
27 | 34 | DEREK HOKE | WAITING ALL NIGHT | ELECTRIC WESTERN | ||
28 | 28 | DEL BARBER | HEADWATERS | SIX SHOOTER | ||
29 | 46 | GORDIE TENTREES | NORTH COUNTRY HEART | INDIE | ||
30 | 32 | RADNEY FOSTER | DEL RIO TEXAS REVISITED – UNPLUGGED & LONESOME | DEVIL’S RIVER | ||
31 | 35 | TODD SNIDER | TIME AS WE KNOW IT – THE SONGS OF JERRY JEFF WALKER | AIMLESS | ||
32 | 39 | NORA JANE STRUTHERS | NORA JANE STRUTHERS | BLUE PIG | ||
33 | 42 | HOOTS & HELLMOUTH | SALT | SELF | ||
34 | 29 | JON DEE GRAHAM | GARAGE SALE | FREEDOM | ||
35 | 20 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | WE WALK THE LINE – A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH | SONY LEGACY | ||
36 | 33 | CHARLIE SHAFTER | CHARLIE SHAFTER | DOGS HIT | ||
37 | 0 | MY DARLING CLEMENTINE | HOW DO YOU PLEAD? | DRUMFIRE | ||
38 | 44 | PENNY NEY | THE HARDEST TRUTH | ONE BELLSED PENNY | ||
39 | 45 | CHARLIE PHILLIPS | WHAT IT IS | SELF | ||
40 | 30 | JONAS FRIDDLE | BELLE DE LOUISVILLE | SELF | ||
41 | 0 | HOUSTON MARCHMAN | ECONOLINER | INDIE | ||
42 | 0 | DELTA SPIRIT | DELTA SPIRIT | ROUNDER | ||
43 | 47 | JON BYRD | DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES | LONGLEAF PINE | ||
44 | 0 | THE STEEL WHEELS | LAY DOWN, LAY LOW | SELF | ||
45 | 0 | KEVIN ABERNATHY | SOME STORIES | LIFE SOCKET RECORDS | ||
46 | 48 | DANGERMUFFIN | OLLY OXEN FREE | DANGERMUFFIN | ||
47 | 0 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | EVEN MORE SONGS OF ROUTE 66 FROM HERE TO THERE | LAZY SOB | ||
48 | 0 | JOEL RAFAEL | AMERICA COMING HOME | INSIDE | ||
49 | 0 | RYAN BINGHAM | TOMORROWLAND | AXSTER BINGHAM RECORDS | ||
50 | 0 | SEAN HAYES | BEFORE WE TURN TO DUST | RARE ARTISTS | ||
For the Week of August 31, 2012 All data entered online direct to the RMR database by member stations |
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