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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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.
Better known as the land of the midnight sun than as a place where the grass grows blue, Norway has nevertheless managed…
The Lady of Tradition, Lorraine Jordan, front woman and mandolinist for her band, Carolina Road, didn’t let the global pandemic stop…
Scott Gates with Get Down Boys – photos © Robin Frenette Described as a fun-loving and remarkable musician, Scott Gates is…
Band names can be a funny thing. Consequently, Canada’s Concession 23 naturally inspires some curiosity as to how their handle originated….
Modern bluegrass often tows a fine line. On the one hand, there’s a need to respect the musical heritage and stay…
Tommy Edwards – photo and stylization by Carol McDuffie In our bluegrass community, some folks perform, some promote, some teach, some…
It may seem unlikely to some, but Belgium’s affinity for bluegrass is hard to deny, with six-piece The Straps helping to…
Donna Ulisse says that she is a logomaniac, which simply means that the singer/songwriter/author/avid reader is a lover of words. Known…
Belgium may be a relatively small country, especially compared to its immediate neighbors, but its enthusiasm for bluegrass still looms large. One…
Leave it the Brits to put a clever spin on anything they undertake. That’s especially true when it comes to their…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
