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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.
It’s been such an exciting development to see the growth of bluegrass music in higher education. Programs like those at ETSU,…
John Cowan – photo © Zdeněk Hataš It would be difficult if not impossible to overestimate John Cowan’s role in bringing…
A new band has hit the scene this year that is reviving the tradition of black string bands. They go by…
Woody Platt & the Gentlemen of Bluegrass at Gettysburg ’24 – photo © Frank Baker As always, Frank Baker spent the…
Great news for bluegrass lovers in western Connecticut! The Morris Bluegrass Festival, on hiatus this past three decades, is being brought…
For their second single from Bluegrass Sings Paxton, Mountain Home Music’s upcoming tribute album to the legendary folk singer and songwriter,…
Vince Gill grasses up the Opry (5/17/24) – photo © Chris Hollo for the Grand Ole Opry Vince Gill had a…
Starlett & Big John at the 25th annual HLS Pickin’ in the Park 2024 – photo © G Nicholas Hancock The…
The peripatetic fiddle tune, Arkansas Traveler, must be among the most enduring and satisfying numbers to emerge from the fiddle traditions…
Mark O’Connor’s credentials are second to none in the world of traditional music. A triple Grammy winner and seven-time CMA Musician…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
