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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.
Mandolinist Johnny Staats kicked up quite a stir with the release of his first album, Wires & Wood, back in 2000….
Special C is in the middle of their British tour, and we just got a note from Greg Cahill – and…
Joe Briggs is a bass player who has worked for many years in and around the acoustic, bluegrass and roots music…
The deadline is coming up for entry in the DC Bluegrass Union’s Mid-Atlantic Bluegrass Band competition, held during their 4th annual…
Rural Rhythm is preparing a new all-star project for a February 12 release. God Didn’t Choose Sides offers 13 tracks, each…
Matt Thompson, mandolinist with Monroe Crossing, had a pair of cherished instruments stolen yesterday afternoon. His 2003 F-5 LaPlant mandolin and…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled last Friday (1/11) in an ongoing legal battle between the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Music Foundation…
Our friends at The Bluegrass Situation have posted this charming video of Sam Bush and Del McCoury, recorded prior to their…
At the early part of each year, prewar banjo enthusiasts of every stripe converge on the town of Maryville in east…
Paul Reed Smith guitars have long had the reputation for making electric, solid-body guitars of the highest quality. Things got started…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music