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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.
Tony Trischka leads a banjo class at the initial Ashoken Bluegrass Camp – photo by Stewart Dean The Ashokan Center in…
Since they began making regular visits to cities and towns outside the US in conjunction with the US Department of State,…
West Virginia bluegrass musician and songwriter Mike Blackburn died at his home on October 8. He was 58 years of age,…
It’s been a while since a new band has generated the level of excitement that has accompanied the debut of Appalachian…
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys at Stanley Brothers Tribute – photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images Ralph Stanley II &…
As a treat for fans on the album release day, Town Mountain is offering a full premiere today of their latest,…
It’s difficult to imagine any subject more sensitive than familial sexual abuse, nor a more devastating and traumatic experience for a…
Patton Wages with Volume Five – photo by Ted Lehmann Pickers in north Georgia have a great new opportunity to study…
During World of Bluegrass last month in Raleigh, I caught a live set from Hawktail, who were there as an official…
Donna Ulisse, Ali Shumate, and Kathy Sacra Anderson as Shumate signs with Hadley Music Group Ali Shumate, a bluegrass singer and…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music