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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.
Rick Faris was a happy guy in Nashville this weekend, being awarded the Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year trophy from SPBGMA…
Regular readers, or fans of the From The Top program that highlights teen musicians of note, will recall our coverage in…
Popular Ohio banjo player and multi-instrumentalist Stacy Wilcox died on January 19 following multiple heart attacks suffered nine days earlier. He…
Todd Taylor, the South Carolina banjo man in black, is back with a new instrumental release, one he calls Gator Marsh….
Boston Bluegrass Union has announced the establishment of The Gabe Hirshfeld Memorial Fund, in honor of the talented banjo player by…
Tom Timberlake, a founding member of The Kevin Prater Band, has died following a brief battle with cancer at 75 years…
The New England bluegrass community is in mourning following the unexpected death of banjo player Gabe Hirshfeld on Saturday evening. Gabe…
‘Tis the season of giving, and that is just what is happening in the bluegrass community through a multi-state collaboration among…
Catherine “BB” Bowness is a name that listeners of progressive bluegrass should be familiar with. Over a decade ago, the New…
These remembrances of French banjo maestro Philippe Bourgeois are a contribution from Gilles Rézard, Thierry Loyer, and Christian Séguret. They were…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music