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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 winner of the 2006 SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band Championship was Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap, from central Kentucky. The top…
The Grand Ole Opry is broadcasting tonight (2/11) from The Ryman Auditorium, and the show has a special Valentine’s Day theme…
Noted bluegrass writer/journalist and musician Jon Weisberger has written another fine tribute to Louise Scruggs which can be read in the…
With the Arab Middle East so much in the news these days, and full of so many disheartening images, we are…
Nothin’ Fancy is the most recent bluegrass band we have found who has launched a personal web space on the increasingly…
The Grammy Awards last night were very good for Alison Krauss & Union Station, who took three awards. Best Country Performance…
The Grascals will be the guest on Kyle Cantrell’s next Studio Special series installment, starting this weekend on Bluegrass Junction, Channel…
Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, sent us a copy of a moving tribute he wrote to commemorate the passing of Louise…
A complete list of 2006 award winners is now posted on the SPBGMA web site. The awards were presented in Nashville…
John Gerome (AP writer and national “country music correspondent”) has a piece in Monday’s edition of The Tennessean covering the funeral…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music