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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 Monroe Mandolin Camp has announced today the creation of the “Wo-MON Scholarship,” a full scholarship to the camp open to…
Rosine, Kentucky will soon be home to a museum honoring native son Bill Monroe. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project has…
Another bluegrass baby! Matthew Cruby, banjo player with Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, and his wife Melinda, welcomed a new member…
Every year around this time, rumors and wishes start flying through the country music industry. Who will be the current year’s…
We often think of bluegrass music as an old genre, even though it “officially” didn’t begin until the mid-1940s. However, we’re…
My favorite term to use when I’m talking about Chris Jones & the Night Drivers is “classy-grass.” The group’s music is…
Jimmie Rodgers and Ralph Peer with their wives, and Jimmie’s daughter Anita, circa 1930 – Country Music Hall of Fame and…
While there are several current television shows featuring live bluegrass music, including Bluegrass Underground and a number of programs on RFD-TV,…
Four or five decades ago, bluegrass and country music could be found on television almost every night of the week. From…
One of the most famous instruments in the history of bluegrass music is, arguably, the “Banger,” the 1929 Gibson Mastertone played…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music