Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
Focus in on artists who play bluegrass music from all over the world
The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
Band news, weddings, births, and obituaries, plus our bluegrass crosswords.
Find bluegrass events near you, or add your own to our searchable database.
Indoor or outdoor, see single day events and concert series here.
Bluegrass workshops, camps, and classes are listed here.
Who doesn’t love a bluegrass festival? Find them here.
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.
Traditional musicians, particularly folk artists, have long been known for their tendency to write and record songs of protest. Most musicians…
For a musician living in Texas, Geoff Union certainly spans the country in his newest release, Cold as Steel. This Austin-based…
For most bluegrass musicians, jamming is an essential part of life. Pickers get together once or twice a week and simply…
Straight-ahead bluegrassers may recall Richard Bennett’s Tony Rice-like work from his years spent with J.D. Crowe and the New South, where…
The newly formed band American Drive may currently be best known for being the most recent version of the “New South”…
Many of today’s bluegrass bands have somewhat unusual names. Previous Bluegrass Today columns by Chris Jones have even discussed this phenomenon,…
Athens, Georgia has long been known for its diverse music scene. From pop and rock bands like the B-52s and R.E.M….
Currently in their thirtieth performing year, the Lonesome River Band has maintained their own sound even while having endured many member…
Here’s the final IBMA 2012 report from our Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad. He picks up where he left off, at…
Here’s the second IBMA 2012 report from our Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad.
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
