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.
Julia Mainer, wife and long-time musical partner of old-time country music artist the late Wade Mainer, passed away on January 21,…
Surely many of our readers live in areas that might be described as a “bluegrass wasteland.” These may be places where some bluegrass fans…
Deeper Shade of Blue, an established regional bluegrass band based near Charlotte, NC, has announced the addition of Matt Love on…
For years, Murphy Henry has been teaching banjo pickers all over the world, in private lessons, at camps and workshops, and…
Here’s another report from Greg Cahill, who is in Ireland with Special Consensus. We are having a great tour – played…
This little weekly bit of journalistic goofing-off has been my attempt at a humor/faux advice/anti-commentary column. Yes, I’ve attempted to be…
Here’s our Special Bluegrass Correspondent with this week’s Bluegrass Weather Report (again without the weather), looking at the YeeHaw Junction Bluegrass…
Buddy Merriam has been recognized for decades as among the most authentic practitioners of the mandolin style pioneered by Bill Monroe…
While preparing for the National convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America next month in Nashville,…
In mid-May of this past year, I traveled to Franklin, Tennessee to interview the beautiful, talented and highly successful songwriter, Miss…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
