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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.
Ralph Stanley II at the 2022 Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival – photo by Ted Lehmann This report, with photos, is a…
Southbound at The Birchmere circa 1979 – photo © Akira Otsuka Akira Otsuka, noted bluegrass mandolinist and photographer, has shared another…
Dan Tyminski Band at the 2022 Pickin’ On The Plains festival – photo by Cynthia Marcotte Stammer This report on the…
Del McCoury Band at Silverados in Black Mountain, NC – photo © Steve Wittenberg/MeanPonyProductions Steve Wittenberg with MeanPonyProductions was on hand…
Deb Shuffler Corley, Jennie Shuffler Brittain and George Shuffler at Track Recorders – photo © Akira Otsuka Akira Otsuka has shared…
Here is another gallery of archival photos taken by Akira Otsuka, this time during the recording sessions for Jimmy Arnold’s Guitar…
Little Roy & Lizzy Show at the 2022 edition of their annual festival in Georgia – photo © B Chord Photography…
This article on the retirement of celebrated bluegrass educator Raymond McLain was written by Olyvia Neal, editor of The Trail Blazer,…
Sam Bush at MerleFest 2022 – photo © Michael Freas Many thanks to the good folks at MerleFest, who shared these…
This series is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
