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.
What makes some bands stay together for years and others have perpetual personnel changes? If you answered, “the one that stays…
‘Tis the season for the bluegrass music camp, and my band and I just returned recently from a great week at…
Chris Jones has found himself stuck in a whirlwind this week, and has offered this re-run of one of his first…
“For Your Consideration.” We all have seen that phrase more than a few times in the past few days, now that…
This being peach season in the south, my original plan for this week was to write a column about the use…
We’re lucky in the bluegrass world. We’re still playing to audiences that actually buy CDs. Some artists in other genres aren’t…
The first time I saw the Osborne Brothers perform was at Hugo, Oklahoma, in the mid-70s (I’ll spare you the “I…
This week, Chis Jones’ contribution is an encore presentation from 2011, or as Chris put it… “After a weekend that took…
Last week we discussed the blending of bluegrass music with other styles, including some that may not at first listen seem…
I recently got a message from a musician with a band called Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (I was a little hurt that…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
