Your authoritative and definitive news source for all things bluegrass, updated six days a week, with airplay charts, events directory, interviews, & puzzles.
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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 story begins in Red Wing, MN at Minnesota State College Southeast, a technical and community college, an educational institution where…
East, west, north and south, bluegrass music has its young musicians in many different regions. Some found off the beaten track…
Josh Trivett has become a familiar figure in bluegrass music this past few years. His agency, Moonstruck Management, handles the careers…
John Goodson, 54, banjo-picker with the NC-based bluegrass Gospel group, The Gospel Plowboys, recognized by their motto “Pray before you play,”…
It’s been a while since we discussed social media use by bluegrass musicians and artists, so I thought it might be…
Trey Wellington and Jacob Metz The Appalachian Cultural Music Association in Kingsport, TN was founded in 1998 with the goal of…
Sam Bush underwent a bowel resection this past Tuesday, and has been a bit slow to recover from the surgery. He…
The fertile spawning ground of east Tennessee has brought forward another strong young bluegrass band, ready to take a run at…
Alex Leach, long time banjo picker and vocalist with Ralph Stanley II, has announced today that he will be leaving The…
Greetings from our European Tour, 2019! Below is a newly updated column and musician’s German phrasebook from an earlier tour: Since…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
