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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.
If you’ve never watched Béla Fleck’s 2008 documentary film, Throw Down Your Heart, there is an excellent opportunity tonight (December 11),…
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from ’75…
Here’s another sign that we are coming to the end of the COVID-19 restrictions under which we have all been struggling…
Béla Fleck gathered his inimitable soulmates at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the most bespoke spot for music in Colorado, on…
For the second year in a row, the International Bluegrass Music Association has awarded a scholarship to a promising young picker…
Béla Fleck welcomes the class at the 2018 Blue Ridge Banjo Camp – photo by Brian Swenk “Immerse yourself.” If there…
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn at the Tennessee Theater (March 24, 2018) – photo by Alisa B. Cherry It’s one thing to…
Banjo legend Béla Fleck has announced his first-ever banjo workshop weekend, the Blue Ridge Banjo Camp, to be held August 15-19th, 2018…
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn have scheduled a series of concerts for the Nashville area in mid-December to benefit a number…
The folks at the Earl Scruggs Center have a big day planned for banjo pickers – and banjo lovers – on…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music