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.
People have lately been asking me to explain the hierarchy of bluegrass music (and by “people,” I mean my cousin Jimmy)….
We heard this morning from Tennessee banjo picker Daniel Grindstaff, who has worked of late with Marty Raybon and Bobby Osborne….
Lou Reid & Carolina have announced that their guitar position has ben filled by Skip Cherryholmes. Kevin Richardson had been filling…
Chris Davis, who has been playing mandolin with Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice, has made his exit. Anyone close to a…
Gruhn Guitars opened for business in their new location on Saturday (6/15), across town from their long time home on Broadway…
Folk/bluegrass rockers Mumford & Sons have been forced to cancel their performance at Telluride Bluegrass Festival on June 20 while bass…
Much of the bluegrass and acoustic world was shocked to learn earlier this week about singer/songwriter David Via being attacked and…
The VW Boys have been fixtures at festivals throughout the southern US for many years. Mixing comedy, magic and bluegrass has…
We have learned that Curly Seckler, the legendary bluegrass singer and songwriter, suffered a mini-stroke on May 19. At 93, he…
Recently we discussed bluegrass urban legends, but it has since come to my attention that we have a lot bigger things…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
