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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.
Veteran North Carolina bluegrasser, Lester Deaton, has formed a new group, The Dusty River Band. Deaton says of his new band,…
John Holder at a Balsam Range show – photo © Mike Duncan After 10 years, John Holder is stepping down as…
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers on Danny Stewart’s Bluegrass Cruise – photo by Gary Hatley Bluegrass promoters Danny and Christa…
Mandolinist Harold Killian, 95, of Catawba, NC, passed away on January 12, 2024. Along with his brother, Tommy Killian, they formed…
The Earls of Leicester at The Ryman Auditorium (1/6/24) – photo © Bryce LaFoon Earl Scruggs, surely the most influential and…
Christmas is all about gift giving and spreading cheer. Lincoln Hensley and Aynsley Porchak, banjoist and fiddler, respectively, with the Tennessee…
Wayne Winkle, Joe Hannabach, Clint Coker, Mike Hartgrove, Alan Bibey, Kevin Baucom, Jamie Dailey, and Darin Vincent, pallbearers and speakers at…
Country Gentlemen Tribute Band at Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies – photo © Bill Warren “What a wonderful weekend. It’s the…
Wyatt Ellis on the Grand Ole Opry (11/10/23) – photo by Nathan Leslie Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old mandolin prodigy, made his artist…
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road at the 2023 Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies – photo © Bill Warren The first day…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
