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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.
Chris returns to a video format for his new October column, seeing if classic bluegrass songs can fit a contemporary country…
Benny Birchfield, who played with The Osborne Brothers during their hey day in the 1960s, died on August 2, 2025 at…
Leanna and Ryan Gaerke on their wedding day (9/13/25) Leanna Price, the fiddling half of popular bluegrass artists, The Price Sisters,…
Joe Bittle of Owensboro, KY, a long-time and highly-valued member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, died on September 28 at…
Dan Eubanks (left) Mico Humby (right) When you keep a band together for 50 years, as Greg Cahill has done with…
This week’s episode of The Caverns Sessions, airing on dozens of PBS affiliates across the US, features rising bluegrass artist Bronwyn…
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run at Dumplin Valley ’25 – photo © David Kuehner Here are the rest of the images…
Here’s another example of the value and power of bluegrass music in college curricula. South Carolina’s BlueFaith band, who share their…
In a previous column I delved into the bluegrass analogy, which when used properly (adhering strictly to state and local guidelines…
Darin & Brooke Aldridge at the 2025 Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival – photo © David Kuehner Many thanks to David Kuehner…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
