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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.
Ask Mr. Blue Grass Smarty Pants appears at odd times in Blue Yodel. You can post questions or add comments below…
The forming of a bluegrass band and the subsequent management of that band involves a lot of important decisions, too numerous…
It’s that time of year again… when sensible adults indulge their inner child and don their whimsical or macabre apparel to…
Monroe Crossing has announced that their banjo player for the past five years, Benji Flaming, is to leave to pursue alternative…
Instead of writing my bluegrass music column, I’ve been watching the World Series. Tonight, it’s Game Six, which is important enough…
The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) has been named the winner of a special award. The Owensboro, Kentucky-based IBMM has been…
The Banjo Project documentary is to be aired November 4, as part of the PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains…
Another important release this week is Goat Rodeo Sessions, a superstar project from Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Yo-Yo…
Special thanks to Ted Lehmann for this piece. Ted is a retired teacher who blogs at Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books, and…
We posted last week on the passing of Gene Daniell, a highly-regarded audio engineer, and a man beloved not only by…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
