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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.
Jayme Stone picked up another trophy last Saturday (11/21) at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in Ottawa to add to his…
Nancy Cardwell, Special Projects Director for IBMA, is starting her Thanksgiving holiday on a sour note. Her 1966 D-35 Martin guitar…
Richard Thompson contributes this brief overview of a seminal bluegrass artist. Raymond Allen Shelton RIP: July 2, 1936 – November 21,…
The International Bluegrass Music Museum, in Owensboro, KY, has recently announced a new initiative to increase awareness and participation in Museum…
But not for him… Ricky Skaggs has recently joined with World Vision to help sponsor children living amidst dire poverty in…
Larry Stephenson will be spending his Thanksgiving week learning how to eat left-handed. He recently underwent surgery to deal with a…
Last week, much of the music world was abuzz about the news that Gibson Guitar’s solid body electric guitar plant, and…
We heard this morning from Greg Cahill, banjo player, founder and leader of Special Consensus – Special C to their close…
Chris Pandolfi has released the first of what we presume will be several videos from The Infamous Stringdusters’ recently-concluded tour of…
We are deeply saddened to note that Allen Shelton passed away, November 21. After having been released from the hospital a…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
