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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.
So how did Indiana dobro man Andy Ruff score two gigs at the same time? The answer is less complicated than…
We received this note today from Joy McReynolds, wife of bluegrass mandolin legend Jesse McReynolds. He was hospitalized on Wednesday suffering…
Roy Odell “Speedy” Tolliver, a popular and beloved banjo and fiddle player in the greater Washington, DC area, passed away on…
Billy Droze has had a good run this summer on our Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. Two songs from his debut…
Legendary bluegrass mandolinist, vocalist, and songwriter Jesse McReynolds was rushed to the hospital this morning, where he is now undergoing surgery…
For some reason, some of my most popular columns have been on the subject of bluegrass haiku. It may be because…
Bluegrass fans in southwestern Virginia know all about The Crooked Road, the state’s public/private partnership to promote tourism using roots and…
Bluegrass is for old people, right? You have to have a five-string banjo and sound just like Earl Scruggs, right? When…
Since the International Bluegrass Music Association moved their pinnacle event, World of Bluegrass, to Raleigh, NC, we’ve heard plenty of complaints…
Late last month we published an article laying out some of the new rules in place for the 2018 SPBGMA national…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
