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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.
Despite the highly descriptive name, The Monroe Mandolin Camp is not just for students of the mandolin style pioneered by the…
The two finger old time banjo style, played for generations in eastern Kentucky and North Carolina, largely lost the b battle to…
To help celebrate this week’s release of their latest album, Out In The Open, the Steep Canyon Rangers have released a…
The IBMA Foundation, formerly known as the Foundation for Bluegrass Music, has announced the recipients of its 2018 funding grants. Since…
Word of the formation of the Highland Travelers earlier this month set the bluegrass world on its ear. Following the sad…
Students of bluegrass music in today’s world may not always recognize what an embarrassment of riches they now have at their…
2016 was the breakout year for ClayBank. The hot new bluegrass group from North Carolina knocked the socks off the bluegrass…
For some reason, a rumor is circulating online suggesting that lobby jamming will not be allowed at this weekend’s SPBGMA National…
AJ Lee & Blue Summit perform at the Northern California Bluegrass Awards: Isaac Cornelius, AJ Lee, Jesse Fichman, & Sullivan Tuttle….
The great Mac Wiseman won’t be able to attend the National Convention of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music