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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.
Sully Tuttle at Siesta Valley Strings & Things (7/31/22) – photo © Mary Ann Goldstein Sullivan (Sully) Tuttle, known for his…
It’s been said that you can’t go home again, but judging by the enthusiastic, jam-packed crowd at the Independent in San Francisco on…
Jan Purat is a Berkeley-based fiddler, composer, and arranger who has played in many popular Bay Area bands before rising to…
AJ Lee & Blue Summit are products of the California Bluegrass Association Youth in Bluegrass program, something the organization invests in…
AJ is nine-time winner of the Northern California Bluegrass Society Female Vocalist of the Year. She’s the mandolinist and leader of…
This past weekend the Northern California Bluegrass Awards were held in Redwood City, CA. These honors are distributed annually by the…
Nominees have been announced for the 35th Annual Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards, to be held later this month at the Deerhurst…
On Monday we had a review of Endless Ocean, the new CD from The Tuttles with A.J. Lee. Today, we have…
Young musicians are on the rise in bluegrass these days. Of course, there have always been exceptional teens making their mark…
Here’s an interesting twist on the ongoing battle between bluegrass traditionalists and big-tenters. At this past weekend’s Northern California Bluegrass Awards…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
