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.
Way back in the first year of this column I did a series on band management, pretending that I knew something…
Patrick McAvinue has been among the most accomplished bluegrass fiddlers for several years, with time touring in acts like Audie Blaylock…
The 2023 Not Your Average Folk Contest is underway. North Carolina residents can apply online for a chance to win a…
Mountain Home Music has a new single this month for Unspoken Tradition, a first peak at their upcoming album, and a…
Kody Norris Show at Camp Springs (5/27/23) – photo © Jeromie Stephens Here is a second gallery of Jeromie Stephens’ photographs…
This past Saturday (May 27) saw the 21st edition of the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, held at Silver Dollar…
Fog Holler at Buchholz Saloon in Atlandsberg, Germany (near Berlin) Fog Holler is a young bluegrass band from Portland, OR with a…
True essential bluegrass not only offers authenticity, but also an emotional connection, one that’s untarnished in terms of expressing sentiment and…
The Church Sisters with Caroline Owens at Camp Springs (5/26/23) – photo © Jeromie Stephens Jeromie Stephens braved the rain this…
The cool dizzily weather failed to dampen the spirits of the artists and attendees at Camp Springs Bluegrass Park near Reidsville,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
