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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.
This column may be shorter than some. This week I made an unplanned visit to see my uncle in Oregon, who…
Bluegrass fans remember Courtney Hartman as the fiery flatpicker with prog grassers Della Mae, and before that with her family band,…
Seldom Scene at the August 2018 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – photo by Frank Baker Here’s our final gallery from Frank Baker…
Bluegrass singer and songwriter Bernie Faulkner has received approval to start work on a new songwriting program for the RFD and…
Pinecastle Records has released a music video from Sister Sadie, the distaff supergroup side project that is fast eclipsing the work…
In today’s music market where one-off contracts and album leasing is common, it’s a bit rare to see multi-project commitments from…
Ron Thomason at the August 2018 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival – photo by Frank Baker Here’s our next-to-last gallery of photos from…
Rumors of the demise of NewFound Road have been greatly exaggerated in recent years, but founder and lead singer Tim Shelton…
Billy Ray Latham and Doug Dillard – photo by Fred Robbins The promised memorial celebration for noted banjo player Billy Ray…
Its a knowing musician who can bring listeners to the heights of sheer elation, and then ease them down with measured…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
