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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.
Episode #22 of The GrassCast features John’s interview with bluegrass historian, Neil Rosenberg. They discuss his book Bluegrass: A History, which…
Last week, All Things Considered on NPR carried a feature on County Records’ 3 CD reissues containing field recordings of clawhammer…
Fiery fiddler, and three-time IBMA award winner, Michael Cleveland’s new CD, Let ‘Er Go Boys! is out on Rounder Records. It…
We recently told you about the upcoming June release of John Cowan’s new CD, New Tattoo. At the time there were…
May 23rd has been set as the release date for Rhonda Vincent’s new CD, All American Bluegrass Girl. The members of…
Carl Thomas Smith: 1938-2006 We share the sadness and loss felt at the passing of Carl Thomas Smith, who was killed…
Harajuku refers to the area around Tokyo’s Harajuku Station. It is the center of Japan’s most extreme teenage cultures and fashion…
This weekend, Garrison Keillor will welcome Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder as his guests on the popular A Prairie Home Companion…
Tuesday’s edition of the Harrisonburg, VA Daily News Record featured an article on Eastern Mennonite University student (and Harrisonburg resident) Reed…
Wichita Rutherford just wrote to tell me that the Van Heffer Video that he podcast recently has been chosen for competition…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
