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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
This is the time of year when I’m deep into other people’s songs. Right now, judges are busy reviewing and picking…
I’ve noticed within the entertainment industry over the last several years a growing interest in the back stories of the villains…
Last week’s column about Facebook fan pages generated a few reader questions, and I wanted to field those before moving on…
Ever since Facebook came on the scene, making people in vast portions of the world up to 58% less productive in…
Special Consensus @ 1982: Paul Kramer, Chris Jones, Greg Cahill, John Rice – photo © Jim Polanski This is normally a…
It’s hard to believe that the first day of July is already here (Happy Canada Day, by the way). In addition…
In many parts of our society, we place a high value on being positive. “Just stay positive,” we’re often told, even…
It’s been a while since we discussed the IBMA breakaway organization, the ABMA, which stands for the Argumentative Bluegrass Music Association….
I’m late to this game, I realize, but I’ve finally taken notice of the Food Network’s Chopped show. Sure I had…
I’ve mentioned this before, but I have a theory that a sizable chunk of modern bluegrass fans aren’t listening to the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
