Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
Wonderful news from David Parmley following yesterday’s cardiac surgery at the University of Kentucky yesterday. He was scheduled for a quadruple bypass, as doctors had located four blockages ahead of the procedure, but it…
New from Huckleberry Records is their latest single for the bluegrass duo of Darren Beachley and Kyle Windbeck, East Tennessee, a…
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Skinnyfest 2026 Earlier in September saw another fantastic three-day marathon of outstanding…
Whether or not you are familiar with the Delmore Brothers, if you are a bluegrass fan, you know their songs. Now,…
Tracy Evans & Riverbend at the 2026 Backwoods Bluegrass Fay Fest – photo © Bill Warren Backwoods Bluegrass Fay Fest is…
Last April we highlighted a group that was new to us, New Jersey’s Magnolia Street String Band, and a very clever…
The Granite Quarry Civitan Club will host the 60th annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention on Saturday, October 10, at East Rowan…
There’s a new single out from Tim Stafford this week, Typhoon, based on the deadly Typhoon Louise that struck Japan in…
The Brothers Young, a young bluegrass duo from Roanoke, VA, have received a very special invitation for this holiday season. Their…
We have received this somber news from Donald Nitchie, former Editor of Banjo NewsLetter. It was shared by Sofia Nitchie, granddaughter…
Kevin Prater Band at Fay Fest 2026 – photo © Bill Warren Fay Fest is one of those family festivals that…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
