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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.
Old Salt Union from Belleville, IL has released a music video for one of the songs from their new EP, Cut…
This reflection on the sense of community we all enjoy at bluegrass festivals is a contribution from Nate Sipe, mandolinist with…
One hot new Broadway musical, complete with banjos, mandolins, fiddles and the like, is called Bright Star. It incorporates old timey…
This month’s Songwriter’s Back Story features the song Old Train, written by Herb Pedersen and the late, Nikki Pedersen (plus as a…
This story by Christina Hobert and Anna Nichols was originally published March 17, 2016 in The Trailblazer, the official student newspaper…
As bluegrass music moves ever closer to the mainstream of America’s and the world’s cultural mainstream, influences from outside the southeastern…
This report on the long-running series of bluegrass shows in Sandy Ridge, NC is a contribution from Jay Adams, banjo player…
Lovers of the banjo have much to celebrate in this first half of the year, with two carefully researched and prepared…
Once again, noted nature photographer Kevin Dooley is hosting a group of amateur camera snappers and bluegrass students on a South…
Merle Hazard is a clever Nashville songwriter and performer who has moved into the drastically underserved market of economic explication. No…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
