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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.
Steve Cooley with Béla Fleck – photo courtesy Ashbourne Farms Morehead State University in Kentucky has announced the receipt of a…
Compass Records is preparing an 80th Anniversary Stanley Brothers Tribute project for 2025, and are releasing a debut single this week…
North Carolinian Liam Purcell is one of several young phenoms who’s turned heads since first entering the bluegrass scene as a…
We sometimes exaggerate in bluegrass music as a way of compensating for the fact that we aren’t generally playing music for…
Florida’s Flattlanders have released their very first recording, Anywhere With You, a delightful bluegrass number with a feel good premise. The…
Robin Macy and Ken White at Walker’s Jazz Lounge in Wichita, KS (2/1/25) – photo © Jeromie Stephens Earlier this month…
Jeff McRae with Mervin and Nettie Penner, and his new LP collection This article is another recurring contribution from Bluegrass Canada,…
As the weather warms, thoughts turn to spring and fiddlers’ conventions. Three such talent competitions held in Montgomery, Randolph, and Moore…
Authentic Unlimited has just released the fifth single from their latest, award-winning bluegrass project, So Much for Forever. Ruby Ann holds…
Authentic Unlimited at Hollow Point Farms (2/9/25) – photo © Bill Warren One of Florida’s best kept secrets is Hollow Point…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music