Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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The latest in bluegrass music releases, and reviews of both music and other items
What’s happening at shows and festivals you might want to see
What’s going on in the professional bluegrass world around us
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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.
The last couple of weeks Northern California has been treated to some much-needed relief from the atmospheric rivers that dumped on…
Ryan Breen is co-founder and holds down the banjo, vocals, and songwriting chair for the San Francisco bluegrass band Windy Hill….
Victor Skidanenko is a Bay Area fan favorite performer and teacher of banjo, mandolin, and guitar. He currently plays banjo in…
If you follow bluegrass at all then you are no doubt aware there is an amazing amount of young talent coming…
Kate Brislin is a San Francisco based guitarist and extraordinary singer with a rich bluegrass and old-time history. She has performed…
I received a note from Bay Area singer and instrumentalist Jody Stecher about a stellar band he helped Jerry Wicentowski put…
Jeremy Darrow is a frequent bluegrass blogger, IBMA board member, and bass player for the roots pop band Front Country. Originally…
Lucy Smith from Chico, California is a guitar picker, singer, promoter, jammer and for the last 5 years, head of the…
This month we welcome San Francisco Bay Area high lonesome singer, guitarist, songwriter, and activist, John McKelvy. DB: Hi John, thanks…
Phil Salazar (on fiddle), with Phil Salazar & The Kin Folk This month we are thrilled to chat with Southern California…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
