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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.
Boone Creek at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA 1977 – photo © Akira Otsuka Fred Robbins, one of the premier archivists…
Fiddler’s Roll Call at the 1971 Camps Springs Blue Grass festival – photo by Tom Isenhour The property has been obtained,…
Charles Haney, a noted bluegrass promoter in the 1960s, died on Sunday, July 24. He had been ill for some time…
Bluegrass fans of a certain age will quickly smile and nod at the mention of Camp Springs. It’s the name of…
This recollection of a visit with Charles Haney is a contribution from Becky Johnson, as are the accompanying photographs. Charles and…
Enthusiasts of bluegrass music history will have an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Fincastle multi-day bluegrass festival…
On This Day … Starting on Friday, September 3, 1965, the first Fincastle Bluegrass Festival, in Fincastle, Virginia, took place. “Wow,…
For years, the indefatigable Fred Robbins has been posting and maintaining an online archive of bluegrass memorabilia, in the form of…
The Foundation for Bluegrass Music has announced grants/scholarships totaling $10,000 to be awarded to encourage the artistic or business development of…
Carlton L Haney, one of the most colorful, larger-than-life characters in a bluegrass world full of strong personalities, passed away on…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
