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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.
Multi-genre Portland-based fiddler and instructor Annie Staninec is a California native and part of the first-generation California Bluegrass Association youth movement….
It’s been five years since we checked in with the Norwegian bluegrass band, Strengeplukk. The group, which is based in Oslo…
This recollection of Jimmy Martin’s lessons to his heralded banjo player Chris Warner is a contribution from Thomas Cook. Chris is…
Ivan Rosenberg – photo © Mike Melnyk This article is another recurring contribution from Bluegrass Canada, the quarterly magazine of the…
Shawn Camp is a multitasker in every sense of the word. Aside from the role he’s played with Jerry Douglas in…
Canada’s CR5 — short for County Road 5 Bluegrass — resides in the backroads of Eastern Ontario, in a town called…
Kenny Kosek now (photo © Geoffrey Wade), and in the 1970s Fiddler Kenny Kosek has always been drawn to authenticity. That…
Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia and surrounding environs, the Lonesome Town Painters currently call East Vancouver home. “It’s where the majority…
It’s certainly no exaggeration to say that Alison Brown has helped redefine the role of the banjo in modern music. Her…
Canada’s Rosemary Siemens has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, and for several auspicious occasions as well. A…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
