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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.
Peden and Payton Williams wedding (3/1/25) – photo © Taylor Holley Gospel Plowboys’ banjoist, Peden Williams, married fiddler, Payton Brown, on…
Denton, NC’s Caroline Owens has literally made the move to Nashville, and today she is debuting her first single, You’ve Still…
Had Doc Watson lived, he would have been 102 years old yesterday, March 3. Sunday night, Jack Lawrence, Doc’s picking partner…
Crucial Country, 1st Place Band, at the 2025 Star Fiddlers’ Convention – photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 98th annual Star…
As the weather warms, thoughts turn to spring and fiddlers’ conventions. Three such talent competitions held in Montgomery, Randolph, and Moore…
The Grascals at the 30th annual Bluegrass First Class (2/15/25) – photo © Sandy Hatley For three decades, Milton Harkey and…
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage at Bluegrass First Class 2025 – photo © Sandy Hatley Milton Harkey and his MRH Bluegrass…
Couples display affection for each other in various ways. Those within the bluegrass community have their own unique strategy of showing…
Jimmy “Jim” Fraley, North Carolina banjoist and former member of Deeper Shade of Blue who passed away on January 30 at…
Jim Fraley – photo (on right) © John Atwater Jimmy “Jim” Fraley, 68, North Carolina banjoist and former member of Deeper…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
