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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.
It always seems somewhat surprising when folks of different descent find such irresistible appeal in music that’s so closely associated with…
Given his extensive backstory and defining role in the advent of modern bluegrass, it would be hard to confine Tim O’Brien…
George Gruhn at Gruhn Guitars – photo © Alan Goforth This set of reflections on bluegrass from George Gruhn is a…
Larry & Joe tout their sound as a mash-up of “Venezuelan + Appalachian folk music, a unique blend of languages, cultures,…
David Harvey is Master Luthier at Gibson (head of the Gibson mandolin department), a musician/singer/songwriter, and a historian with a vast…
Miles Quale, backed by an extremely nurturing family and California bluegrass community, continues to amaze those who have followed his short…
It’s hardly surprising that artists of international origin tend to mix their fascination for archival American sounds with those of their…
Ronnie McCoury at Old Settler’s Music Festival (April 2017) – photo by Tom Dunning True to their name, it would seem…
On this day…. On July 4, 1941, 18-year-old Arthel Lane ‘Doc’ Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) played at…
If you read our recent coverage of the second annual Abingdon Fiddlers’ Convention last month, you will have seen the name…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
