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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.
A friend of mine recently requested that I try to condense some bluegrass standards into limerick form. This is a friend…
We haven’t run a personality quiz in a long time, and that’s fine; it’s not something you want to overdo. These…
This is a column that I wrote in 2018, which made me think a lot about my late Uncle Bob. This…
I have often suggested that you can name an instrumental anything. You’re not restricted by lyrical content, and in our music…
I was recently reminded of a column I wrote in which we poked fun at Millennials with some alternatives to bluegrass…
I was thumbing through Minnesota-based Farm Show magazine recently (like you do), checking out some of the DIY farm shop tips…
This is the time of year when I’m deep into other people’s songs. Right now, judges are busy reviewing and picking…
I’ve noticed within the entertainment industry over the last several years a growing interest in the back stories of the villains…
Last week’s column about Facebook fan pages generated a few reader questions, and I wanted to field those before moving on…
Ever since Facebook came on the scene, making people in vast portions of the world up to 58% less productive in…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
