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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.
This column was mostly written in September of 2021, after playing our first festival in front of real people since the…
Molly Tuttle at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024 – photo © Dave Berry Another year has come and gone for the now…
CMH Records has dug deep into their vaults for another classic album of yesteryear, and pulled out Arthur Smith and Don…
We’ve written before about the interesting and innovative old time duo, Hills of Belgium, from, you guessed it… Belgium. There is…
During last month’s IBMA Bluegrass Live! in downtown Raleigh, NC, I had an unexpected and very pleasant conversation with Wayne Brewer,…
This week offers two concerts raising funds to assist with the relief efforts for western North Carolina flood victims. Caroline Owens…
An obscure Ralph Stanley recording from 1983 has delivered one of the most recorded bluegrass songs of the past few years….
Wyatt Ellis backstage at Neyland Stadium with country singer-songwriter Ernest Joe Compton, Christian Stolz, Wyatt Ellis, Ernest, Jud Harris, Jordan Merrigan…
Veteran bluegrass artist Kim Robins has released one of the tracks from her next album, titled Know Your Worth, a song…
Special tribute band performs for Buddy Michaels at the 2024 Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention The 58th Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention, held…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
