diff --git a/simple/csv.go b/simple/csv.go
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+++ b/simple/csv.go
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+package simple
+
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pbnjay/grate"
+)
+
+var _ = grate.Register("csv", 15, OpenCSV)
+
+// OpenCSV defines a Source's instantiation function.
+// It should return ErrNotInFormat immediately if filename is not of the correct file type.
+func OpenCSV(filename string) (grate.Source, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	t := &simpleFile{
+		filename: filename,
+		iterRow:  -1,
+	}
+
+	s := csv.NewReader(f)
+	s.FieldsPerRecord = -1
+
+	total := 0
+	ncols := make(map[int]int)
+	rec, err := s.Read()
+	for ; err == nil; rec, err = s.Read() {
+		ncols[len(rec)]++
+		total++
+		t.rows = append(t.rows, rec)
+	}
+
+	// kinda arbitrary metrics for detecting CSV
+	looksGood := 0
+	for c, n := range ncols {
+		if c <= 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if n > 10 && float64(n)/float64(total) > 0.8 {
+			// more than 80% of rows have the same number of columns, we're good
+			looksGood = 2
+		} else if n > 25 && looksGood == 0 {
+			looksGood = 1
+		}
+	}
+	if looksGood == 1 {
+		return t, grate.ErrNotInFormat
+	}
+
+	return t, nil
+}
diff --git a/simple/simple.go b/simple/simple.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple/simple.go
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+package simple
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pbnjay/grate"
+)
+
+// represents a set of data collections.
+type simpleFile struct {
+	filename string
+	rows     [][]string
+	iterRow  int
+}
+
+// List the individual data tables within this source.
+func (t *simpleFile) List() ([]string, error) {
+	return []string{t.filename}, nil
+}
+
+// Get a Collection from the source by name.
+func (t *simpleFile) Get(name string) (grate.Collection, error) {
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+// Next advances to the next record of content.
+// It MUST be called prior to any Scan().
+func (t *simpleFile) Next() bool {
+	t.iterRow++
+	return t.iterRow < len(t.rows)
+}
+
+// Strings extracts values from the current record into a list of strings.
+func (t *simpleFile) Strings() []string {
+	return t.rows[t.iterRow]
+}
+
+// Scan extracts values from the current record into the provided arguments
+// Arguments must be pointers to one of 5 supported types:
+//     bool, int, float64, string, or time.Time
+func (t *simpleFile) Scan(args ...interface{}) error {
+	var err error
+	row := t.rows[t.iterRow]
+	if len(row) != len(args) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("grate/simple: expected %d Scan destinations, got %d", len(row), len(args))
+	}
+
+	for i, a := range args {
+		switch v := a.(type) {
+		case *bool:
+			switch strings.ToLower(row[i]) {
+			case "1", "t", "true", "y", "yes":
+				*v = true
+			default:
+				*v = false
+			}
+		case *int:
+			var n int64
+			n, err = strconv.ParseInt(row[i], 10, 64)
+			*v = int(n)
+		case *float64:
+			*v, err = strconv.ParseFloat(row[i], 64)
+		case *string:
+			*v = row[i]
+		case *time.Time:
+			return errors.New("grate/simple: time.Time not supported, you must parse string manually")
+		default:
+			return errors.New("grate/simple: scan destination must be one of: *bool, *int, *float64, *string, or *time.Time")
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// IsEmpty returns true if there are no data values.
+func (t *simpleFile) IsEmpty() bool {
+	return len(t.rows) == 0
+}
+
+// Err returns the last error that occured.
+func (t *simpleFile) Err() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/simple/tsv.go b/simple/tsv.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b78c004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple/tsv.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package simple
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pbnjay/grate"
+)
+
+var _ = grate.Register("tsv", 10, OpenTSV)
+
+// OpenTSV defines a Source's instantiation function.
+// It should return ErrNotInFormat immediately if filename is not of the correct file type.
+func OpenTSV(filename string) (grate.Source, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	t := &simpleFile{
+		filename: filename,
+		iterRow:  -1,
+	}
+
+	s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	total := 0
+	ncols := make(map[int]int)
+	for s.Scan() {
+		r := strings.Split(s.Text(), "\t")
+		ncols[len(r)]++
+		total++
+		t.rows = append(t.rows, r)
+	}
+
+	// kinda arbitrary metrics for detecting TSV
+	looksGood := 0
+	for c, n := range ncols {
+		if c <= 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if n > 10 && float64(n)/float64(total) > 0.8 {
+			// more than 80% of rows have the same number of columns, we're good
+			looksGood = 2
+		} else if n > 25 && looksGood == 0 {
+			looksGood = 1
+		}
+	}
+	if looksGood == 1 {
+		return t, grate.ErrNotInFormat
+	}
+
+	return t, nil
+}