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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.
Rural Rhythm is preparing a new all-star project for a February 12 release. God Didn’t Choose Sides offers 13 tracks, each…
When the Passamano family moved from their homes in southern California to Nashville to relocate Rural Rhythm Records last year, they…
As we mentioned in our introductory piece on this topic last Wednesday, music sales figures for 2011 gave the record industry…
Bill Monroe’s 100th year celebration continues with the release on November 22 of the Rural Rhythm Records album Bill Monroe 100th…
It’s often said that the annual World Of Bluegrass convention in Nashville is primarily about the business of bluegrass music, and…
Rural Rhythm released the first single from Prime Tyme, the 16th album from Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out over their…
In our Monday post about Rural Rhythm Records moving their operation from Los Angeles to Nashville, company President Sam Passamano alluded…
California-based Rural Rhythm Records has been one of the more aggressive labels in the bluegrass world of late, signing artists and…
And yet even more Bean Blossom video from Rural Rhythm. Here’s Lou Reid & Carolina doing God’s Front Porch from their…
A video for the debut single from The Roys new album has been released online. It’s for the song, Coal Minin’…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
