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.
20+ years ago I was playing guitar in a lounge band in Vegas and working a day job too. I struck…
It’s been great to see the tremendous interest in Steve Martin’s upcoming banjo CD within the overlapping banjo and bluegrass communities….
We got a note last night from Chris Jones with a remembrance of his friend and former band mate, Butch Baldassari,…
Bluegrass music has had no shortage of funny men down through the years. From Stringbean to Wichita Rutherford, bluegrass fans have…
I was fortunate enough to have attended a few of Butch’s performances and had 2 or 3 chance meetings with him…
I do remember Butch Baldassari from July 1992 @ the Mineral Bluegrass Festival, when he was playing along with Glen Duncan…
Ronnie McCoury has sent along a note remembering his friend, Butch Baldassari. He was on vacation with his family when he…
New CD releases have been few and far between this past few months. The labels tend to hold off on new…
Country artist Dierks Bentley is gearing up for the release of his new CD, Feel That Fire. As in the past…
Special Consensus is leaving today for a three week tour of Britain and Ireland, with shows scheduled in Ireland, England and…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
