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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.
Singer/songwriter Claire Lynch, with whom John Starling shared a musical collaboration in the country-rock band Ready Section, speaks eloquently about the…
John Starling, who possessed one of the most cultured voices in bluegrass music, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at…
John Starling, one of the smoothest voices in bluegrass and a founding member of the Seldom Scene, died Thursday night in…
From Virginia today comes that somber news that John Starling, a founding member of the Seldom Scene, is seriously ill. “It’s…
Novelist Thomas Wolfe was wrong. You can go home again. The Seldom Scene proved it Sunday night, returning to the venue…
An all-star collaboration concert has been scheduled for February 12 to celebrate the life and music of Mike Auldridge, who died…
These days, it seems like everyone is putting out a solo project. Much of the time, solo projects are a great…
One of the advantages of living to a ripe old age is the perspective you gain over your many years. If…
When Emmy Lou Harris appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, September 17, she’ll have John Starling &…
This morning’s edition of The Washington Post carries a nice feature piece on John Starling & Carolina Star. Written by Post…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music