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.
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…
Del McCoury Band at the 2022 Old Settlers Music Festival – photo by Amy Price Many thanks to the folks at…
We wrote last month about Kim and Joyce Kraemer and their plan to restart the Naperville Bluegrass Festival, after it having…
Photo of Peter Rowan by Amanda Rowan This article/interview is a contribution from Mike Fiorito, a free lance music writer, Associate Editor…
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we…
Off-season band member changes have become commonplace in bluegrass music. The Becky Buller Band has taken this to a new extreme…
Banjos are bustin’ out all over! We’ve just received word of the successful inaugural Banjo Camp Brasil, the first ever event…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
