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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.
Eastman Strings has been a friend to bluegrass for some time now, and one of its reps, Tim Finch, is a…
The two annual festivals at Gettysburg, in May and August, always have the feel of a family reunion. You catch up…
Every once in a while, a music project catches me completely off guard. Kristy Cox’s Part of Me, on Pisgah Ridge…
If you get a chance to script your own farewell, it might look a lot like Saturday night, when Ben Eldridge…
The musical Bright Star didn’t have a long run on Broadway, but the soundtrack is grassy enough to deserve a spot…
Willie Kerr died last week and a part of bluegrass died with him. Unless you played or attended the two annual…
Take the crisp, clean instrumental licks that are a staple of Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, add in almost heavenly…
There’s a glaring omission at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Stanley Brothers deserve to be there, and every year…
Leaders of IBMA and the city of Raleigh can breathe a little easier now that another year of MerleFest is in…
If you don’t know the music of Ashleigh Caudill or know her mostly as an upright bass player with impeccable timing,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
