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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.
This is a follow up to the previous interview where Paul further discusses his new release Fiddle Tunes from California, available…
Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023 – photo © Dave Berry Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a free, three-day festival held…
Lifetime California musician Paul Shelasky has literally done it all, and trying to stuff all of his championships, bands, travels, etc…
Miles Quale, backed by an extremely nurturing family and California bluegrass community, continues to amaze those who have followed his short…
When someone in the California Bluegrass Association(CBA) says Darby, we all know who they are talking about as she is part…
Jan Purat is a Berkeley-based fiddler, composer, and arranger who has played in many popular Bay Area bands before rising to…
Alan Bond is a fixture in the Bay Area and California bluegrass scene. He mostly plays instruments in the mandolin family,…
These days, it’s not uncommon for fiddlers to have both a classical and bluegrass background, but perhaps nobody does it better…
CBA Bluegrass Breakdown editor/graphic designer, Jason and Gina Dilg Long-time readers of the California Bluegrass Association member’s monthly newsletter, the Bluegrass…
Jim Nunally is a California-based musician’s musician, not so widely known despite having played extensively with many great California artists, including…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
