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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.
It’s no surprise that bluegrass and grassicana are celebrated in nearly every part of the world these days. Those sounds even…
According to their Facebook page, The Gravel Yard Bluegrass Band formed “unexpectedly” three years ago in a gravel lot near the…
Modesty is a rare commodity these days. So credit Larry Keel with having a humble attitude when a well-deserved complement is…
They say that youth is often wasted on the young. That may be true at times, but when the young folks…
When guitarist Steve Volz made the fateful decision to relocate from the US to Germany, little did he know that in…
On first hearing, Jordan Tice would appear to be an artist that’s prone to bask in simplicity. After all, the 13…
When guitar maker and namesake of a distinguished line of acoustic guitars, Preston Thompson, passed away in April of last year,…
Mountains have always been an integral component as far as bluegrass and traditional music is concerned. Songs that reflect the inspiration…
Thomm Jutz is more than simply an able singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. As Peter Cooper explains in his excellent liner…
Credit the esteemed Smithsonian Folkways record label for presenting, for the very first time, a series of historic recordings culled from…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music