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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.
Maxton Byrd, most recent organizer of the Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention, passed away on December 30. The Asheboro, NC resident was 88…
Happy post-Christmas/pre-NewYear. I’m spending the holidays in a somewhat remote area of western Canada, where it was necessary to write and…
The WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour has ended their residency at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, KY, moving the operation of their…
Jackson Hollow at The Station Inn – photo © Marsha Channell Thanks to Mike Higgins with Bluegrass Canada, the magazine of…
The New England bluegrass community is in mourning following the unexpected death of banjo player Gabe Hirshfeld on Saturday evening. Gabe…
The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) has announced the nominees for their 2026 National Bluegrass Awards….
Last year around this time, we ran a rerun of my reimagined Stave Two of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, in…
Chris ‘Twitch’ Bradford – image courtesy of Rudy Fest Chris Bradford of Ashland, KY, died on December 20 at Kings Daughters…
Kentucky’s Red Barn Radio will present their annual holiday concert this week, airing on Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and ABC36 in…
These remembrances of French banjo maestro Philippe Bourgeois are a contribution from Gilles Rézard, Thierry Loyer, and Christian Séguret. They were…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
