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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 Martin Dreadnought guitar. It has been said that it has changed the face of popular music. Hank Williams had one…
Here’s the fifth contribution of a periodical feature, where we ask bluegrass personalities to choose their top five Gospel songs. This…
When I first met Allen Carpenter at SPBGMA earlier this year, I immediately wondered how a racetrack operator found his way…
This article is a contribution from Cindy Faulkner, a writer and bluegrass fan living near Raleigh, NC. After Marc Pruett received a…
This recent interview with Sister Sadie is a contribution from Nancy Cardwell, long time employee and former Executive Director of the…
Samantha Casey’s dad plays the banjo, and both her parents sing. They taught her to sing harmony around the house as…
It’s often difficult for artists who play roots music to bridge the gap between traditional and modern styles in a convincing…
It just was last year that Nu-Blu’s song That’s What Makes The Bluegrass Blue was the most played song on SiriusXm’s…
You better hold on to something solid when Ewell Ferguson kicks off his weekly one hour bluegrass radio show. Out of…
Everybody loves anniversaries, right? There’s something about the inherent difficulties of modern life that leads to a near universal sense of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music