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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.
The recipients of the 2021 Steve Mandell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund grants have been announced. These awards are offered annually to…
Dewey and Leslie Brown of Burlington, NC, welcome the newest addition to their family, Virginia AnnaLee Brown. Born on March 17…
Ages ago—I believe it was pre-iPhone 5—I offered up an advice column about coming up with band names. In it I…
Lori King & Junction 63, a popular touring bluegrass group in the Midwest, has announced that Alex Riffle of Poplar Bluff,…
The world lost a great singer, musician, songwriter and entertainer last week with the passing of John ‘Buckwheat’ Green on March…
Here we go again, and I must tell you I appreciate your questions, and quite honestly I have to dig deep…
Folks in bluegrass know Jr. Williams well, as a singer, banjo and guitar player, and a good ol’ boy from eastern…
Virginia bluegrass singer and songwriter Caleb Bailey has announced a new member of his band, Paine’s Run, as Wyatt Wood joins…
The Sally Mountain Park in Queen City, MO, site of the family-run bluegrass festival managed by Rhonda and Darrin Vincent’s parents…
In past columns, we’ve discussed the fact that while bluegrass bands get booked at weddings, there are almost no appropriate bluegrass…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
