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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 name Ola Belle Reed may not be terribly familiar to younger fans of bluegrass and old time music – unless…
What’s up with IIIrd Tyme Out? If you don’t know, then tune in on Tuesday afternoon (7/6) when bandleader and lead…
What a treat for a sunny, summer day when most of our US readers are enjoying a holiday. Our young British…
Mountain Heart’s new lead guitarist, Jake Stargel, had quite a first gig with the band yesterday. Right out of the gate,…
The singing Bankester Family will be featured on today’s (7/2) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX. The show originates from…
And speaking of Dick Spottswood… His biography of seminal banjo picker and bandleader Wade Mainer is due out from the University…
Dick Spottswood is celebrating 25 years of The Dick Spottswood Show on WAMU this month. He actually started playing bluegrass on…
Early last month we reported that banjo picker Jim Mills was leaving Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, a job he had…
A number of Hollywood blogs are drawing attention today to the development of a Bill Monroe film biography, which The Wrap…
One of my favorite stylistic hybrids is the successful merging of old time and bluegrass music. And by successful, I more…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
