Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
Focus in on artists who play bluegrass music from all over the world
The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
Band news, weddings, births, and obituaries, plus our bluegrass crosswords.
Find bluegrass events near you, or add your own to our searchable database.
Indoor or outdoor, see single day events and concert series here.
Bluegrass workshops, camps, and classes are listed here.
Who doesn’t love a bluegrass festival? Find them here.
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.
One thing that fiddle player Betsy Heron, banjo player Gretchen Bowder, guitar player Whitney Roy, and bass player Kindsay Lassonde have…
Attention songwriters: two of the major bluegrass songwriting contests have opened their submissions for the 2025 events. Both the Podunk Songwriters…
The DC Bluegrass Union has scheduled a special tribute show on January 24 honoring the life and music of Hazel Dickens….
The DC Bluegrass Union Hazel Dickens Song Contest celebrates the life and muse of one of bluegrass music’s most beloved songwriters….
A new Julia Golonka film about IBMA Hall of Fame member Hazel Dickens takes its title from Dickens’ powerful anthem Don’t Put…
The DC Bluegrass Union has announced winners of the annual Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest. The list contains a number of writers…
The DC Bluegrass Union has today announced the winners of their 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest. The annual competition chooses from…
It’s that time of year again… Time for all you bluegrass songwriters to sharpen your pencils and get ready to submit…
The DC Bluegrass Union, who promote bluegrass music in the greater capitol region, have announced the winners in their Hazel Dickens…
The DC Bluegrass Union has opened submissions for their 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, held to honor the late former capitol…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music