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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.
Minneapolis band Buffalo Galaxy offers an unlikely combination of seemingly opposing components — that is, the basics of bluegrass with more…
John Cowan – photo © Zdeněk Hataš It would be difficult if not impossible to overestimate John Cowan’s role in bringing…
Mark O’Connor’s credentials are second to none in the world of traditional music. A triple Grammy winner and seven-time CMA Musician…
The Langan Band pay no heed to any particular parameters, and have maintained that mantra for some 15 years. The band,…
Suffice it to say, Kentucky Bluegrassed is true to its title. Born and raised in Eastern Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountain region, Brit…
The Sam Bush Band at MerleFest 2024 – photo © Alisa B. Cherry Now celebrating its 46th year, MerleFest 2024 did…
Ireland’s JigJam effectively crosses that narrow divide that separates Celtic music from bluegrass basics, doing so in a way that successfully…
When a band takes its name from a generalized genre, it would seem to reflect both confidence and credibility. Given the…
It’s the rare artist that emerges fully formed courtesy of a debut album that somehow suggests he or she has been…
For the past 35 years, MerleFest has become known as one of the foremost music festivals in the southeast, and, one…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
