Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
Focus in on artists who play bluegrass music from all over the world
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.
Find bluegrass events near you, or add your own to our searchable database.
Indoor or outdoor, see single day events and concert series here.
Bluegrass workshops, camps, and classes are listed here.
Who doesn’t love a bluegrass festival? Find them here.
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.
Gospel Recorded Performance Of The Year – This award is for an outstanding gospel recorded performance, of one or more songs,…
Emerging Artist Of The Year – Award for a group or individual, new to the national bluegrass scene, which has made…
Last night John and I stayed up way past our bedtime so we could check out some of the late night…
Tuesday night at IBMA I found myself wandering around on the lower two levels of the convention center during the After…
We’re here at the IBMA Special Awards Luncheon. I’ll try to keep up with the presentations. I’m already a bit behind…
As we were watching the Wednesday Showcase Luncheon today I noticed a number of bluegrass celebrities in the audience. I turned…
Yesterday evening Roger Brown, President of the Berklee College of Music, gave a very timely and well thought out Keynote address…
If you’re here at IBMA and would like to have a little help with your online marketing, be sure to sign…
James Roy “Pop” Lewis passed away in 2004. The founder of bluegrass gospel group The Lewis Family, was 98 at the…
A while back we told you about the new e digital version of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. Publisher/Editor Dan Miller is now…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
