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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 desire among pickers to get together and play is not confined to bluegrass musicians, though the portable and non-electric aspect…
Jack Tottle at The Pickin’ Porch in Bristol, TN (6/5/13) – photo by Dan Krill This entertaining yarn is a contribution…
Kentucky bluegrass singer and songwriter Dale Pyatt passed away on April 15 in hospice care in Richmond, KY. He was 59…
Jack Tottle (far right) with friends picking on his porch on the Big Island Chris Wejrowski, Anne Pontius, Jim Blue, Phyllis…
For more than three decades, singer-songwriter Daryl Mosley has applied his warm-as-country-sunshine voice and thoughtful lyrics to a wealth of memorable…
The following comes to us from Jack Tottle, Professor Emeritus, and founder of the East Tennessee State University Bluegrass, Old Time…
This interview was conducted in February 2018. It was meant to be the first episode of a new radio show focused…
John Kaparakis on second guitar with Clarence White and The New Kentucky Colonels John Kaparakis, bluegrass guitarist and tenor singer, passed…
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road have been touring out on the west coast, and have sent us regular reports with photos…
This post is a contribution from Bryan Bolea with 529 Photography, a connoisseur of modern bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music in…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
