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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.
We’ve posted several times about Joy Kills Sorrow, the inventive Boston string band that features the lovely voice of Emma Beaton….
Mel Bay Publications has launched a video artist interview series on YouTube, and several of the first videos posted feature prominent…
Nu-Blu is yet another talented young bluegrass band, based around the singing of Carolyn and Daniel Routh from North Carolina. The…
We have learned that Steve Dilling, banjo picker with IIIrd Tyme Out, was taken to hospital yesterday (4/5) for emergency gall…
Alan Bibey contacted us last night with some big news from Grasstowne. “Steve Gulley and I excited to be able to…
Mel Bay has released Championship Contest Fiddling, a book/CD set with transcriptions from 44 fiddle tunes as they were played by…
Larry Cordle is also among the many bluegrass artists in the studio this Spring. This won’t be a band project, but…
The Steeldrivers have added Gary Nichols as their new guitarist and vocalist, filling the spot vacated by founding member Chris Stapleton….
The John Cowan Band will be performing live today (4/2) on Blue Plate Special, which airs on WDVX from Knoxville. The…
The Steeldrivers have made quite a noise in the bluegrass world this past two years with a unique sound drawing heavily…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
