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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.
5-string banjo picker, down-home humorist, and entertainer extraordinaire Buck Trent passed away in Branson, Missouri, on October 9, 2023 (aged 85)….
Washington state banjoist Harley Worthington died on September 21 in Everett. He was 82 years of age. Though a native of…
Tom Gray is inducted into the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame – photos by Barb Diederich Iconic bassist, Tom Gray,…
It was an outstanding IBMA World of Bluegrass this year, in my opinion (as opposed to the opinion of some person…
Folklorist Loyal Jones, hailed as ‘the father of modern Appalachian studies,’ and an ‘indefatigable and beloved interpreter of Appalachian life and…
Thursday evening, October 5, a large crowd gathered at the Main Street Mini-Park in the western North Carolina town of Cherryville…
Jake Blount, Kaia Kater, and Tray Wellington at the Red Hat Amphitheater – photo © Frank Baker Here is the final…
Chris Jones & The Night Drivers have announced new representation, moving to the new agency formed by Katie Kirchner, Katie K….
Jake Workman & Friends with their Collings Guitars at IBMA Bluegrass Live! During Bluegrass Live! on Saturday at IBMA, Collings Guitars…
This article marks the first of what we expect will be regular contributions from Bluegrass Canada, the bluegrass music association of…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
