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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.
Just about a year ago Shawn Lane, mandolinst/guitarist and vocalist with Blue Highway, introduced a new flatpick to market made from…
Billy Droze has had a good run this summer on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. Two songs from his debut…
The 17th Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival kicked off with a great potluck supper. Anyone that left hungry did so willingly! Mike…
Alison Brown with her Deering Julia Belle banjo In collaboration with award-winning banjo picker Alison Brown, and inspired by the music…
Mile Twelve really is a definitively Boston band. Only one of its members hails from the city, the rest came to…
Legendary bluegrass mandolinist, vocalist, and songwriter Jesse McReynolds was rushed to the hospital this morning, where he is now undergoing surgery…
And now for something completely different… If you’ve been following bluegrass more than a few years, you’ll have heard a number…
For some reason, some of my most popular columns have been on the subject of bluegrass haiku. It may be because…
Tony Trischka performs at the American Banjo Museum (9/8/17) – photo by Americana Media Group Syracuse, NY native, Tony Trischka, was…
Billy Strings at the 2017 Rhythm & Roots Reunion – photo by Terry Herd Our own Terry Herd was on hand…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
