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.
As we savor the post-Christmas glow – or spend the day in the ring, as per Chris Jones – perhaps we…
Billy Wheeler, a very active banjo player in northern Virginia since the 1970s, died at his home on December 20. He…
Merry day-after Christmas. I’m spending the holidays in a somewhat remote area of western Canada, where it was necessary to write…
If you were to visit Anni Beach’s house on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon you would be well able to ascertain…
Andy Thorn, fearless banjo player for Leftover Salmon, had a bit of a mishap last week while skiing on Colorado’s Copper…
Thomm Jutz may have taken an unlikely tack in his career, but it’s one that benefitted both him and his muse…
Banjo maestro Butch Robins has recreated as a single, a song he wrote a couple of years back, and re-released it…
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America has announced the nominees for their 45th annual Bluegrass Music Awards….
This month we welcome San Francisco Bay Area high lonesome singer, guitarist, songwriter, and activist, John McKelvy. DB: Hi John, thanks…
Don’t get them wrong, Bill and the Belles love the holidays. They live for gatherings of family and friends, snow days,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
