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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.
Volume Five has announced that Jeff Partin, of Ella Jay, GA, is the new guitarist with the band. At 19 years…
Jim Lauderdale (I call him “Jim”) does a characteristically hilarious name-dropping bit on stage, which often involves the names of semi-famous…
Time is running out to submit nominations for special awards that will be presented at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass conference in…
Our friend Zach White has sent along another clever graphic he devised, picking up on a theme originated by Caroline Melby…
This post is a contribution from David Dufresne, CEO of Bandzoogle, a website platform for independent musicians. He has agreed to…
[I receive these occasional emails from Porter Mapes, a bluegrass sideman living the life. The previous batch was posted in Blue…
Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of…
Bluegrass guitarslinger Clay Hess and his lovely wife Samantha are expecting their first child later this year. They just found out…
With my return to the Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC area in April to join the staff of The ArtsCenter, life has been…
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks that saw The Night Drivers and me going from Bean Blossom, Indiana to Huck…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
