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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.
Billboard is reporting a couple of new bits of information about the upcoming Merle Haggard acoustic/bluegrass CD we had told you…
The Dixie Bee-Liners are the newest member of the Pinecastle Records family, with their first full-length CD project, Ripe, expected early…
Flatpicking and bluegrass guitar superstar Wyatt Rice will be conducting a four-day workshop on bluegrass rhythm guitar at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur…
King Wilkie and Rounder/Zoe have utilized online resources to push digital downloads of their latest CD, Low Country Suite, and to…
Tony Trischka will be the guest on tonight’s (7/8) Banjo Talk program. The show is hosted by Dave Pericone, and is…
Regular readers will recall us noting the unfortunate news that Butch Baldassari was diagnosed with cancer a month ago. As we…
The Grand Ole Opry has some good bluegrass on tap this weekend, during both the Friday and Saturday night radio broadcasts….
Brance posted last month about Kentucky House Bill 71, which made bluegrass the official music of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He…
How many Bluegrass Blog readers know that Belfast in Northern Ireland is the sister city to Nashville, TN? Well it is,…
Here are two more reflections on the passing of Ray Goins from his friends and contemporaries in the music business. Paul…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music