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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.
If you’re looking for a fine example of the hard-driving modern traditional style of bluegrass that has been popular over the…
This remembrance of Tony Rice is a contribution from Ron Stewart, surely one of the finest bluegrass musicians working today, and…
This upcoming weekend’s edition of Into The Blue, the most widely syndicated bluegrass radio program in the United States, will feature…
We have a couple of videos of banjo music to share, contributed by two prominent instructors of the five string from…
This will be extremely short, just as I hope and pray the end of 2020 is. I was going to list…
The IBMA Foundation has produced a video encouraging possible grant recipients to apply for their new Arnold Shultz Fund, created this…
This reflection on the importance of Tony Rice in contemporary bluegrass is a contribution from Reed Jones, bass player and songwriter…
Many thanks to the Byrne family of Ireland, who run the bluegrass concert promotion company, My Grass Is Blue. For the…
UPDATE 12/30 – Pete received a note yesterday from Dean Budnick, editor at Relix, who was aghast at the oversight, and…
Al Murphy, a noted old time fiddler from Iowa City, was raised in a family of fiddlers, and mentored by Otis…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
