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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.
Nashville has its Music Row and Memphis has its Beale Street. Both are instantly recognizable for specific genres of music associated…
Calling all intrepid photographers. Do you play banjo also? How about a trip to the home of the banjo, Africa? And…
Kindred Records bluegrass Gospel group Kevin Carter and The Full Assurance Band welcomes new addition 16 year old fiddle player Kara…
What happens when a group of musicians get together? They form a band, right? Well, quite often. In the case of…
Following the loss of both Doc and Rosa Lee Watson in 2012, the organisers of MusicFest, a celebration of Appalachian music…
What’s more retro than a vinyl 45? Long Road Home, the quintet formed in 2005 by Martin Gilmore (guitar) and Justin…
Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote Crossing the Bar in 1889, three years before he died. The poem describes his placid and accepting…
John McEuen, a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is to receive the 2013 Charlie Poole Lifetime Achievement Award….
On This Day……………………… On May 15, 2002 Ray Park died. Ray Park (guitar and fiddle) is most notable for his partnership…
On This Day ……… On May 9, 1956 Jimmy Martin had his first recording session for Decca Records. At an afternoon…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
