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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.
Charles Humphrey III, bass player with the Steep Canyon Rangers, has a new solo project, entirely made up of songs of…
We heard from Tom Mirisola with Kel Kroydon Banjos last week, and he told us that he has officially changed the…
This may not be news to those friends of Ernie Thacker who have been closely following his recovery from multiple injuries…
Our friend Richard Hawkins over at The Bluegrass Ireland Blog is reporting that Crooked Still, the innovative Boston-based string band, is…
Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, has just added a new message board to his web site. It is designed to allow…
Our friends at Mandolin Cafe have posted about a Memorial Fund in honor of Charlie Derrington, longtime Gibson employee and good…
David Royko has a nice feature in today’s edition of The Chicago Tribune on Noam Pikelny, Chicago native and current banjo…
You may not be familiar with a band named G2, but we suspect that you may be before long. They are…
Pacific Ocean Bluegrass is the brainchild of Scott Gates, a 14 year old mandolin player from California’s High Desert region. He…
The bluegrass radio options for the weekend are richer yet than what we already posted this morning. In addition to Cherryholmes…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music