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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.
For a couple of years now, Frank Solivan has been like a Triple AAA baseball phenom, extremely talented and just one…
Right after she found out she was dying, Carol Simpson found a way to live forever. She decided to record a…
Steve Martin likes to joke when accused of being a Renaissance man that he would have to be 500 years old…
WAMU’s Bluegrass Country will feature an official debut of No Borders, the brand new CD from the The Spinney Brothers on…
WDVX radio in Knoxville was recognized last week with a 2013 Tennessee Governor’s Arts Award from the Tennessee Arts Commission. The…
Many know Mike Compton from the Nashville Bluegrass Band and John Hartford String Band, or from duet appearances. Many students have…
Pretty Good for a Girl is the rather grudging term often used in the past to damn with faint praise a…
Continuing on a theme from the past few days, two more prominent bluegrass singers share their thoughts on the impact that…
Here are the winners from yesterday’s (4/27) banjo and guitar competitions at MerleFest. Banjo 1st place – Steven Moore, Bethesda, OH…
Rhonda Vincent shared this lovely remembrance of the late George Jones, which she has also published on her web site. I…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music