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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.
Walter Haynes, steel guitar player and producer, passed away on Thursday, January 1, in Tyler, Texas. He was 80 years old….
On October 31 of last year, we mentioned that the forthcoming Alecia Nugent album, Hillbilly Goddess, on Rounder Records, was to…
Today’s Tennessean newspaper has reported that the Country Music Foundation (CMF), on behalf of the Country Music Hall of Fame and…
This post is the first in what will be an occasional feature – Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for…
At the same time as announcing the signing of Johnny Williams, Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, Tennessee, advised me of the…
The Americana Music Association has recently published its Top 100 Albums for November 19, 2007 through to November 10, 2008. In…
The year end summary of the Billboard bluegrass music charts are now available to view on-line. The upper reaches of the…
Fans of bluegrass veteran Curly Seckler will be able to enjoy two radio programs in which he is featured during the…
When we noted last week that Bluegrass Now would cease publication after this current (12/08) issue, it was noted in the…
The inaugural DelFest Academy will take place from May 18-21, 2009. The Academy, which will take place at the DelFest venue…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music