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.
There’s a new group recently formed in East Tennessee, made up of four familiar faces on the young bluegrass scene. They…
I addressed the issue of name-dropping early on in the life of this column. Béla said he was pretty happy with…
Rodrigo Ruiz, Trevor Gabriel, Nathaniel Grohmann, Elijah Chen, Jason Keiser – photo © Steven Glaze California guitarist and composer Jason Keiser…
Peden and Payton Williams wedding (3/1/25) – photo © Taylor Holley Gospel Plowboys’ banjoist, Peden Williams, married fiddler, Payton Brown, on…
Long time bassist/vocalist, and all-around popular Nashville personality, Ernie Sykes, died on Wednesday, March 5, of natural causes. He was 64…
Elliot King and Truett Wagner at the 2025 Star Fiddlers’ Convention – photo © G Nicholas Hancock G. Nicholas Hancock attended…
We haven’t discussed haiku much lately, and I’m not sure with all that’s going on in the country and the world,…
The Gallagher Guitar Co. is celebrating 60 years in business in 2025, and marking the milestone by introducing a limited edition,…
Seth Mulder has announced the final piece of the puzzle as he rebuilds his powerful touring band, Midnight Run, in the…
Melody Williamson Keyes, fiddler and vocalist with Williamson Branch, and her husband Geoff, are celebrating the birth of their first child….
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
