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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.
Bluegrass super group Wood Box Heroes is back this week with a new single, one written by bassist Barry Bales some…
Wood Box Heroes, a new bluegrass group made up of some major bluegrass heavy hitters, debuts today with their very first…
Discover Double Bass, a web site dedicated to all things upright, has just released an online course taught by Barry Bales, surely…
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled four new historical markers this week, two of which honor heroes in the world…
If you’ve been following news about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses, you will have heard that livestock ranchers…
Everyone in bluegrass knows Barry Bales as one of the best bass players in our music, and increasingly as a songwriter…
This appeal for the inclusion of Jake Tullock in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame comes from Barry Bales, bass player with…
While Chris Stapleton, former guitarist and lead singer for The Steeldrivers, continued his march through the country music institutions last night in…
If you stumbled here through a Google search for information about British bluebloods, you landed in the wrong place. But if…
Jerry Douglas’ next project is something of a departure for him. Typically a decidedly forward-loooking artist focused on new music, the…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music