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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.
When we think of “radio voices,” smooth, rich, polished tones come to mind – think Casey Kasem. Broadcaster Jim Fisher was…
Here’s the final report from Greg Cahill, who has just finished up a tour in Ireland with Special Consensus. We played…
Tom Nechville, of Nechville Musical Products, has created a DIY video showing how easily any Nechville tone ring banjo can be…
Ronnie Bowman is really excited about the upcoming album from Band of Ruhks, formerly known as The Rambling Rooks. And when…
Mountain Faith is really on the video trail this month. Here’s their second release since the new year, a banjo-driven song…
Becky Buller has released the first of a promised several live performance videos from her ‘Tween Earth and Sky CD release…
WAMU’s Bluegrass Country has been a shining success story for public radio since they broke off from WAMU’s main broadcast signal…
It’s probably pretty safe to say that many of today’s bluegrass musicians first learned to play, or at least to appreciate,…
I was reminded recently by Ned Luberecki that I had once written a bluegrass haiku that went as follows: late in…
Just like the instruments they play, sometimes bluegrass musicians themselves need a bit of a tune up. Mandolin master Adam Steffey…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
