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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.
Avant-garde mandolinist Andy Statman has announced a new CD, Superstring Theory, set for an October 22 release on Shefa Records. It…
The IBMA has been doing a great job of trying to come up with ways to encourage young pickers to be…
It has been announced that Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist-in-Residence for 2013. Skaggs…
Towards the end of IBMA week in Raleigh last month, a pair of the lovely Bankester girls stopped by for a…
It seems that the annual IBMA convention and awards always stir up the familiar argument about whether traditional bluegrass gets its…
Legendary bluegrass fiddler Jim Shumate has died at 91 years of age. As a young man, he served as a member…
In addition to his Blacktop video we posted yesterday, Alan Jackson has released a music video for Blue Ridge Mountain Song,…
Amber Collins & Turning Point have announced the official addition of fiddler Crystal Shipley to the band. She has been doing…
Guthrie, Oklahoma’s 17th annual International Bluegrass Festival (OIBF) brought together music fans from across the United States to hear performers from…
When we spoke with IIIrd Tyme Out bassist/vocalist Edgar Loudermilk during World of Bluegrass last month, he shared some information about…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
