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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.
Lonesome River Band at the 2026 Brown County Bluegrass Festival – photo © Bill Warren Thursday broke sunny and warm at the Brown County Bluegrass Festival. Promoters Edgar Loudermilk, Lorraine Jordan, and Allen Dyer…
Pat Enright, member of several popular and influential bluegrass bands, has died at 81 years of age. We unfortunately have no…
Ashleigh Graham & Appalachian Highway have released a music video for their latest Pinecastle Records single, Pinewood Prison, a new song…
Edgar Loudermilk with his new walking stick at the 2026 Brown County Bluegrass Festival – photo © Bill Warren Tuesday evening…
It was ten years ago that Blue Highway released an album titled Original Traditional, a collection of original material all created…
I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass…
Allen Mills, 88, founding member of the groundbreaking band, Lost & Found, passed away in his beloved Virginia home this morning…
Sammy Shelor and Adam Miller with Lonesome River Band at Cherokee 2026 – photo © Jeff Lahr Jeff Lahr was also…
From Boston’s bubbling caldron of original music comes Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, a very talented quintet of experienced contemporary bluegrass…
Simon Brogie & the XLTs at the 2026 Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival – photo © Dale Cahill Bluegrass fans enjoyed Podunk…
Thanks to a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council, 17-year-old bluegrass guitarist and fiddler Samuel Lynn…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
