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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.
Rounder Records has announced the release date for the Dry Branch Fire Squad CD Echoes of the Mountains (Rounder 0574). Consisting…
This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might…
Matt Kelley of WNKU 89.7 FM (Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY) recently spoke to Gabrielle Gray, the Executive Director of…
Among the forthcoming releases from Pinecastle Records is a collection of a dozen Gospel songs from Nothin’ Fancy. The Virginia band…
North Carolina-based quintet High Windy will be featured on Sirius-XM’s Bluegrass Junction tomorrow morning. Members of High Windy – Ty Gilpin…
Not many American bands have invested in a DVD recording of their show. For a British band to do so it…
UK contemporary bluegrass band The Toy Hearts, who were the subject of a cover story in the December edition of British…
In advance of his appearance this Saturday (1/10) at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall (Felton, CA), the Santa Cruz Good Time…
Our own intrepid correspondent, Richard Thompson [bluegrassmercury], spent a week in Nashville in early October, having traveled from the UK to…
As we reported earlier (12/31), WAMU’s Bluegrass Country DJ Lee Michael Demsey saw in the New Year with his Top 40…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
