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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.
Quite a few years ago now, Pete Wernick came up with the concept of the pronoun/role reversal in classic bluegrass songs…
Yesterday’s edition of PBS Newshour included a feature on mandolin monster Sierra Hull, in the form of an interview with special…
Tom Markham at Warehouse Studio (2020) – photo © Bob Self Jacksonville, FL recording engineer Tom Markham, who tracked The Stanley…
Bobby Joe “Pop” Baldridge, 79, patriarch of the Goldwing Express, passed away on May 2 in Ozark, Missouri after a courageous…
JAM students join None of the Above at Jammin’ in the Grove 2025 – photo © G Nicholas Hancock The first…
The IBMA Foundation has announced that Danny Daniel of Bowling Green, KY is the winner of their 2025 Strings for Dreams…
Spectrum Bluegrass at The Greek Theatre (4/26/25) – photo © Robin Frenette Last weekend’s Light Up the Blues 7 benefit concert…
Are you a bluegrass, old time, or folk music lover in the Blue Ridge region of Virginia or North Carolina with…
Scott Avett with The Avett Brothers at MerleFest 2025 – photo © Bryce LaFoon Here is the final batch of photos…
There are a number of things that are unique about North Dakota’s Waddington Brothers. For starters, they’re from rural North Dakota,…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
