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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.
Marin County based, Mike Wilhoyte, is quite possibly the best California bluegrass guitarist and singer that you’ve never heard of. If…
Carly Smith with the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum at SPBGMA 2020 – photo by Dave Berry The second…
Like any bluegrass event, the first night is a little slow with vendor setup, friends getting reacquainted, scattered jamming, and shortened…
The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) has been putting on the Great 48 Jam in Bakersfield for many years. The city of…
Danny Clark is a recent California re-transplant from Tennessee. Born in California, Danny spent his formative years supporting his family’s Bluegrass…
Joel Cofield, Tyler Stegall, Tj Carskadon, Clare Armenante, and Jim Toggweiler Tyler Stegall plays banjo in the San Francisco-based band, the…
By any measure, Richard Hoover has an extraordinary story to tell. Santa Cruz Guitar Company (SCGC), which he founded, has been…
Part of the magic of attending World of Bluegrass is meeting new people and often quite randomly. I was meeting some…
Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 – photo by Dave Berry Sierra Dawn Hull needs no introduction to bluegrass fans….
Ron Thomason and Dave Berry at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – photo by Rob Schroeder I had the honor of sitting down…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music