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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.
The latest CD from Lonesome River Band, Still Learning, is out on Rural Rhythm. You can hear audio samples now on…
Everybody in the bluegrass world knows what a monster fiddler Michael Cleveland is, but it seems that he impressed some gypsy…
NPR.org has posted the audio from the recent Mountain Stage performance by Dierks Bentley, along with The Travelin’ McCourys. They visited…
Sawmill Road, the mega-talented west coast bluegrass outfit has hit the end of the road. Made up of five seasoned pros,…
Cullen Galyean, bluegrass pioneer noted for his hard-driving banjo playing, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early afternoon of…
The Kel Kroydon Banjo Company is set to introduce a new, more-affordable banjo line in late September. Dubbed the “Affordable Banjo,”…
Mountain Fever Records is today releasing the debut single from Down In A Cell, the upcoming album from Volume Five, a…
Not long ago we wrote about the Sunset Drive tour of Japan. Now we bring you news of the recording for…
A very special CD project is released today on the E1 Entertainment label (formerly Koch Records). The album, Southern Filibuster: A…
The Dean of Bluegrass University The Chicago Reader has a nice write up about Greg Cahill and his band Special Consensus,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
