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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.
Compass Records announced earlier today that the next album from Special Consensus would be a star-studded tribute to popular 1970s singer/songwriter…
Special Consensus has announced a new member: Dan Eubanks has joined the band playing bass. Greg Cahill, Special C’s founder, banjo…
“Pick Enterprise. We’ll pick you up.” One band found out that the car rental agency was true to its advertising when…
Here’s another report from Greg Cahill on Special C’s ongoing tour of Ireland and the UK. We are having a wonderful…
Special C is in the middle of their British tour, and we just got a note from Greg Cahill – and…
Greg Cahill, President of the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, asked us to remind everyone that the 2012 deadline for special projects…
“No part of nothin’,” Bill Monroe’s famous phrase describing music unworthy of praise just so happens to be the seemingly unusual…
First generation bluegrass pioneers regularly performed in schools, during an era when schoolhouses were the center of activity in communities. Such…
Another highly-anticipated CD scheduled for release this month is Scratch Gravel Road, the 16th album from Special Consensus over the course…
We heard from Greg Cahill last night, with news that Special Consensus’ trusty travel van, Snowball, had reached a major milestone….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music