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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.
The Bluegrass Music Channel LLC is working to launch ZGrass in April of 2009. ZGrass will provide bluegrass music video content,…
In show business the phrase “Break a leg” is used frequently to encourage a performer by wishing them good luck without…
The Charlotte Observer ran a piece a couple days ago featuring an interview with author Tom Warlick. Warlick co-wrote a book…
Here’s an interesting story of a Lloyd Loar Mandolin that was recently discovered. The instrument had belonged to the lady’s grandfather,…
The gala events surrounding the inauguration of our new president are about to get underway, and I’ve just learned that banjoist…
Bluegrass music has had no shortage of funny men down through the years. From Stringbean to Wichita Rutherford, bluegrass fans have…
Country artist Dierks Bentley is gearing up for the release of his new CD, Feel That Fire. As in the past…
We’ve already told you about Steve Martin’s upcoming CD, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. Now we’ve learned that…
Wichita Rutherford made an appearance on CMT over the weekend. He was featured on CMT Insider’s “The Year in a Nutshell,”…
The Infamous Stringdusters have just made their first live download available. The band has been multi-tracking their live shows since June…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music