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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.
Not long before he passed in 2009, noted folklorist and archivist Mike Seeger embarked on what was to be his final…
Guest Artist Quiz and Prizes This month’s guest artist is the rajah of the resophonic guitar, Rob Ickes. At an early…
Among the books mentioned in the University of North Carolina Press Fall/Winter 2011 catalogue is Bill C. Malone’s biography, Music From…
Ralph E. “Bud” Reed passed away at his home in Rising Sun, Maryland, on Saturday, February 12. He was aged 93….
Mike Seeger is scheduled to receive the 2009 Bess Lomax Hawes Award from the National Endowment for the Arts on September…
Continuing with our Mike Seeger theme today, here is news of a multi-disc retrospective on the recording career of The New…
Apropos of Richard’s fine tribute to Mike Seeger, here is some related news. The Arhoolie Foundation has recently released a DVD…
Mike Seeger: August 15, 1933 – August 7, 2009 Musician, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, collector, teacher, advocate, record engineer and producer, field-recordist,…
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will be on the Kojo Nnamdi Show today (8/12) on WAMU to remember Mike Seeger and…
It is being widely reported that Mike Seeger has passed away. We’ve not yet received anything absolutely definitive, but a note…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
