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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.
This is the second part of a St. Patrick’s Day column. Yesterday was an interview with Richard Hawkins, the editor of…
We all know the story of how bluegrass came to Ireland—how Bill Monroe banished the dreadful snakes and taught three-part harmony…
Though we weren’t able to have correspondents at the Folk Alliance conference in Memphis last month, our Bluegrass Today advertising and…
Balsam Range mandolinist Darren Nichols posted on Facebook last night about their fiddler and dear friend Buddy Melton, who was seriously…
IBMA President and Chairman of the Board Stan Zdonik says improving IBMA’s financial health “will be the driving criterion” behind all…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has published job listings for two openings in their Nashville office. There is a full time,…
Today’s edition of the Ellen Show will include a performance from Dierks Bentley and Punch Brothers. They are teaming up to…
In last week’s discussion of bluegrass music camps, I focused primarily on the students, and what they can expect at events…
Buddy Melton, fiddler and tenor vocalist with Balsam Range, was injured earlier today when he was kicked in the face while…
Boston’s favorite bluegrass gals, Della Mae, have been selected to participate in the US State Department’s American Music Abroad program. A…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
