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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.
Now that the Super Bowl is over (it is over, right?), serious football fans will turn to the NFL draft scheduled…
You may recall that last week we started a discussion of band travel options, which are numerous, ranging from private jet…
This week we’ve decided to reach deep into the archives to pull out a two-part series from 2013 about band transportation….
We return this week to the subject of naming bands. It’s an easy topic to come back to because it’s a…
When playing a show in Chicago recently, I stopped to eat at a Greek restaurant on the northwest side of the…
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games got me thinking about bluegrass “athletic” competitions, and brought back a memory of an IBMA World…
It happens every four years now: we all see a lot of curling on television and people tend to be baffled…
Mr. Bluegrass Manners is back at last. I was actually starting to worry about him. It turns out after the success…
Just a note that this column was written well before the advent of AI, and to clarify again, I’m referring to…
Are you possibly old enough to remember cigarette advertising on TV and radio? If so, you probably also still refer to…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
