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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.
In many parts of our society, we place a high value on being positive. “Just stay positive,” we’re often told, even…
I’ve recently had a few requests to revisit the bluegrass haiku, or at least to write a few more of them….
‘Tis the summer festival and music camp season, and with that comes the workshop season. I thought of it because just…
This is a column normally devoted to tongue-in-cheek coverage of bluegrass topics, faux advice, and the occasional bluegrass haiku, but one…
There are just a few days left in IBMA second round voting, and some things have surprised me this time around:…
If you follow the bluegrass church calendar at all, you know this week is known as the Feast of the Second…
We’re all adjusting to a world in which recordings and other music projects are being funded in new ways. Even established…
I have to say, as objectively as I can, that one of the things I like best about satellite radio is…
Back in the days when I served on the IBMA Board, as I think I’d mentioned in a previous column, it…
I’m over in Scotland for the next week or so on what is supposed to be an actual vacation (I’ve never…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
