Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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.
I addressed the issue of name-dropping early on in the life of this column. Bela said he was pretty happy with…
This is going to be brief, as I’m still in the throes of post-IBMA-World-of-Bluegrass/Wide-Open-Bluegrass fatigue syndrome (PIBMAWOBWOBFS, or “Pib-ma-wob-wob-fus”). I hid…
This is midweek of the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. I’m enjoying the week, possibly because my really hard…
My very first column for Bluegrass Today was written right before the IBMA World of Bluegrass of 2011, held in Nashville….
The IBMA World of Bluegrass is fast approaching, and if you’re planning to attend, you probably still have plenty of questions…
Do you ever play the name games? I’m referring to the cute methods of generating your own alternate name for a…
Many people ask me (though I should say that I use a very broad definition of the word “many”) what performers…
It’s been a while since we discussed the IBMA breakaway organization, the ABMA, which stands for the Argumentative Bluegrass Music Association….
Some people have difficulty in the music field because they discover too late that they’re in the wrong side of the…
Last week I promised to give a few tips for band leaders on how to keep band members longer. Or, if…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
