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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.
Bluegrass is one of the unheralded stars of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, thanks to 17-year-old Alaskan, Lydia Jacoby. After she…
Travis Stewart at Capitol City Sound Studios in Baton Rouge (May 24, 1969) – photo © Fred Robbins Louisiana bluegrass music pioneer Travis…
A local San Francisco Bay Area pickin’ buddy friend, Scott Dailey, from the Stoney Mountain Ramblers, reached out to me about…
We’ve mentioned many times how hard the people behind the scenes in the bluegrass music industry work, putting in long hours…
Terry Herd decided to go to Oregon. He had to cross them Rocky Mountains to get there and I’m wondering if…
Out of necessity, I’m afraid this column is being composed on a less-than-current iPhone (I received no compensation from Apple for…
Earlier today in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the final nominees for their 32nd annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards….
Long-standing bluegrass and country music aficionado and student, Phillip Wells, passed away suddenly at his home in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on…
Byron was one lovely, friendly, and articulate guy. He was among the most tasteful, talented, and solid fiddle players ever. It…
Marc Pruett, life long banjo player extraordinaire and founding member of Balsam Range, suffered a severe fall at a show in…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
