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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.
Eric Ellis, Jens Kruger, and Marc Pruett at the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame – photo © Becky Johnson On…
Rural Rhythm Records has announced two new albums in their Heritage Collection series, bringing to six the number of re-releases from…
We’ve written before about the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation and their instrument lending program for young pickers, Play It Forward. Bluegrass students…
As reported earlier, Wade Mainer, one of traditional music’s most durable practitioners, passed away on September 12 after a short illness….
We have learned that Wade Mainer passed away yesterday evening, September 12, after having been returned to his home in Flint,…
We are saddened to learn from Dick Spotswood that centenarian banjo picker Wade Mainer is in failing health, and has been…
And speaking of Dick Spottswood… His biography of seminal banjo picker and bandleader Wade Mainer is due out from the University…
It hardly seems a year ago, does it, since we mentioned the celebrations for Wade Mainer’s 100th birthday? Well, it is….
This post comes from our semi-regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to…
Here’s another post from our all-the-more regular correspondent, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
