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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.
We have just learned that Randal Massengill, guitarist with Brand New Strings, was injured earlier today at work. Randall is a…
With a recent party at Margaritaville in Nashville, TN, Brand New Strings released their latest project on Rural Rhythm Records. Their…
Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Nashville, TN was the location for a CD release party for Rural Rhythm recording artists Brand New…
Rural Rhythm has released a new single to radio from the upcoming Brand New Strings CD, Stay Tuned. The song is…
On Sunday, November 20, 2011, Rural Rhythm Records and some of its brightest stars gathered to celebrate the release of Bill…
Rural Rhythm Records is doing their part in celebrating 2011 as the centennial of Bill Monroe’s birth with a live album…
Brand New Strings has just released a promotional video to give bluegrass lovers a chance to get to know them, and…
This post is a contribution from Mike Reed, one of our 2010 IBMA correspondents. See his profile here. The Monday night…
The Graves Mountain Festival of Music has been a staple event on the bluegrass calendar each year since they held their…
It looks like there will be shortly, as resonator guitarist Matt Leadbetter has informed the band that he would no longer…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
