Here is a look at the most played songs on bluegrass radio for the year 2022. These numbers are compiled from our weekly bluegrass playlist charts, adding total spins for the year to determine the songs played most frequently over
Author: John Lawless
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Trouble in the Holler – new single from Troublesome Hollow
Troublesome Hollow has released a single from their upcoming album, The Sign Shop Project. Those who remember attending bluegrass festivals in the southeastern US during the 1980s will surely remember this group. They blended down home fun with original bluegrass and
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Molly Tuttle on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway will be appearing on tonight's (1/6) episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC Television. Molly is the rare bluegrass artist who grew up playing the music with her family's band, only to detour as a
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Caleb Bailey & Paine’s Run to Turnberry Records
Turnberry Records has announced the signing of Caleb Bailey & Paine's Run to the label for a single project deal. Bailey is a young bluegrass singer and songwriter from Virginia who grew up surrounded by the music. He made a bit
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Long Gone video from Authentic Unlimited
Billy Blue Records has a new music video to share today from Authentic Unlimited, their version of Neil Diamond's Long Gone. Authentic Unlimited has been making waves ever since their founding a year ago, made up of three members of the
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Sonny Osborne Stelling brings $23,500 for IBMA Trust Fund
Pat Morris, Anysley Porchak, and Lincoln Hensley present check Back at the beginning of December, we shared information about an auction being run on Facebook to sell Sonny Osborne's Stelling Sonflower prototype banjo, as a benefit for the IBMA Trust Fund. This
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Billy Strings New Years Eve jam
When Billy Strings took his fiery modern bluegrass show to New Orleans for New Years Eve at the Uno Lakefront Arena, they timed a jam on the song Meet Me At The Creek to coincide with the stroke of midnight.
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Mountain Home to reissue classic David Marshall record
Mountain Home Music Company has announced plans for the imminent re-release of a bluegrass gospel gem from the label's early days, Clearwaters, by David Marshall. Marshall was the banjo player for his family's band, The Marshall Family, who had a brief
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Bill Evans talks Steve Martin Banjo Prize
Bill Evans - photo by Mike Melnyk Just before Christmas, we had an opportunity to chat with Bill Evans, one of the recipients of the 2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, now administered by The Freshgrass Foundation. The prize was initiated by the
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Blueridge Backroads Concert Series launches in Galax
Galax, VA has long been known as a center of bluegrass and old time music. Having hosted the legendary Old Fiddlers Convention each summer for more than eight decades, the city is also home to 98.1 Classic Country radio (WBRF),