Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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 talked a good while on Tuesday with Kenny & Amanda Smith, and hope to have a video interview with them…
Dale Vanderpool, noted bluegrass banjo player and good friend to many in the central US, died Sunday after a three year…
A powerful trio of bluegrass all-stars have announced plans for a special project, with work set to begin in the near…
Portrait Of A Bluegrass Songwriter is due July 31 from Ray Edwards, on Rural Rhythm’s new Sage Brush Music imprint. Sage…
While finishing up his next album, a Ralph Stanley tribute project, Don Rigsby is working as a hired gun this summer….
Bluegrass Today’s Terry Herd spent several days last week in Branson, MO at the Bluegrass & BBQ festival at Silver Dollar…
Maro Kawabata is a bluegrass musician, born and raised in Japan, but who lives now in the United States. It was…
As they note the departure of long-time fiddler Jeff Michael, Big Country Bluegrass is pleased to announce that Don Rigsby will…
I just got a pre-release copy of Don Rigsby’s upcoming CD, a tribute to Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys…
What are you doing for Earl Scruggs’ birthday on Friday? Earl turns 88 on January 6, and banjo players worldwide will…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
