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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.
Many bluegrass lovers know Akira Otsuka as a brilliant mandolinist, something he has pursued from the time he was a young…
Don Reno and Bill Harrell had quite a run in the 1960s, with Harrell stepping in for Red Smily when Red…
West Virginia banjo man, Darrell Sanders, recently announced plans to release an instrumental recording titled West Virginia Style. Originally recorded in…
Rebel Records has two new digital reissues which were released last week. We have on many occasions tipped our cap to…
The resurrected Pinecastle Records has announced a digital re-release of ten classic albums originally found on the Webco label. Pinecastle had…
Gary Reid, he of Copper Creek Records and The Bluegrass Calendar, has announced a new reissue of music from Don Reno…
We got a note recently from Aaron Kilmer, sound tech with West Virginia’s Stoney Creek. He shared a story about Darrell…
As reported earlier veteran singer/multi-instrumentalist Bill Harrell passed away on June 24 at his home in Davidsonville, Maryland. He had suffered…
In addition to Richard Thompson’s overview of Bill Harrell’s long career in bluegrass, we spoke to a number of artists who…
Larry Stephenson shared some sad news… I’m sorry to report that Bill Harrell passed away this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. at…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
