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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.
Following an invitation that the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) extended to its members that they share a memory from “75…
I’m back after a skillfully negotiated three weeks off, following my 400th column. My hope is that you hadn’t actually noticed…
This article has been edited since it first appeared, to correct some erroneous information. Kentucky Just Us has announced a new…
Mountain Fever Records has released another single from Amanda Cook, the second this year from her upcoming Narrowing The Gap project. This…
It ought to go without saying that the best bluegrass shares no pretensions. For all the skill and aptitude reflected by…
Last night Billy Strings was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC television. Everyone’s favorite head banging grasser contributed…
Rising country/bluegrass artist Mo Pitney and his wife, Emily, formerly of The Bankesters, are celebrating the birth of their second child….
A pall has fallen over the bluegrass and acoustic music community its in Boston over the news that the Cantab Lounge,…
UPDATE 8/14 – Owing to technical difficulties during the July 25 live stream, Brandon Lee Adams and beyerdynamic are teaming up…
There is likely no more common topic of discussion in bluegrass circles than Doyle Lawson’s latest band. In his more than…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
