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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 folks at bluegrasscollege.org have put together a video sample from their latest online lesson. The song is Blue Night, sung…
We posted about ten days ago with release dates for four new projects due from Pinecastle Records in 2009. Not long…
Yet more news of band personnel changes… The Isaacs have announced that Thomas Wywrot has joined the band playing banjo and…
And the band scramble continues… We checked in with Larry Stephenson to see who would be joining his group when Kristin…
Punch Brothers have brought on young bass monster Paul Kowert to take the spot of departing founding member Greg Garrison. The…
Long time mandolinist with The Gibson Brothers, Rick Hayes, recently announced his intention to retire from the road to focus on…
As always seems to happen this time of year, a number of top bluegrass bands are making personnel changes. Aaron McDaris…
Audio from a recent performance on Mountain Stage by Canadian banjoist Jayme Stone and Malian kora player Mansa Sissoko, is now…
Fiery flatpicker Cody Kilby has released a new solo project, Many Roads Traveled. It’s the third album under his name, but…
Missy Raines, seven-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year, has signed a multi-project deal with Compass Records, run by fellow IBMA…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music