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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.
Here’s a day 4 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She provided us daily…
Joe Walsh, mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, has a new solo project, Sweet Loam, on his own Skinny Elephant label. It’s…
From October 1, 2010 through to the end of September 2011, we will, each day, celebrate the life of Bill Monroe…
We have news of the passing of another notable figure, Jim Dickson, a west coast music producer who worked with a…
Rebel Records has two new digital reissues which were released last week. We have on many occasions tipped our cap to…
Great news for fans of JD Crowe’s banjo picking! We just got an update from Mike Drudge at Class Act Entertainment…
Sounds like big fun’s a-brewin’ this afternoon on WSM. At 3:00 p.m. (EDT), Jim VanCleve and Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart…
We have learned of the recent death of another prominent bluegrass personality, Les McIntyre, who passed away on April 28 from…
Here’s a day 3 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She has promised us…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music