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.
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…
A while back, I wrote a two-part series on bluegrass dream analysis. Since that time, for whatever reason, I’ve had almost…
I’ve never been a fan of daytime talk shows and all the advice they dispense about everything from nutrition to finances…
Ah, Facebook. We love it and we hate it, sometimes at the same time. And, best of all, just when we…
This will be a two-part series on the use of social media by bluegrass artists and business people. The second part…
There’s a perception in some places, in Nashville especially, that songwriters and publishers are becoming overly aggressive in their song-pitching strategies….
Last week I urged you to celebrate Musical Illiteracy Month. My hope is that by now, you’ve hidden and found your…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
