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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The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
Band news, weddings, births, and obituaries, plus our bluegrass crosswords.
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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.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but bluegrass songs about bluegrass are more popular than ever. I saw at least…
The shocking news about the sudden and unexpected passing of Jeff Austin brought to mind an interview that I did with…
Congratulations to Bowregard, who took first place last weekend in the band contest at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. The…
Jeff Austin, mandolinist, singer, and songwriter – and co-founder of Yonder Mountain String Band and the Jeff Austin Band – died…
Rounder Records President John Strohm, Billy Strings, and Rounder Vice President of A&R Gary Paczosa Rounder Records in Nashville has announced…
Che Apalache has generated quite a buzz in the US this past year, through a number of short tours from their…
Jason Barie with Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers – photo © LuAnn Smith Anyone who follows Radio Ramblers fiddle man…
Wednesday night and Thursday morning brought inches of rain to the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival. But Friday and Saturday brought acres of…
One more banjo player for the good ol’ US of A! Last week Catherine “BB” Bowness, banjo player with Mile Twelve,…
It is said that you can’t go home again, but even if we don’t physically travel there, many of us keep…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
