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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.
One part of the IBMA Fan Fest programme that didn’t go according to plan was the presentation of the 2008 Grand…
The story of banjo man Eddie Adcock’s groundbreaking brain surgery, which we first reported here a month ago, is spilling out…
The Kruger Brothers have been a fixture on the folk and Americana circuit for the past ten years – since they…
Here’s another sad story about a stolen instrument, this time a string bass belonging to a student in the bluegrass music…
Another stolen instrument report. This one is from Bryan Turner of Cumberland Gap Connection. It seems someone swiped his bass Tuesday…
Those of us who work in and around the music business recognize instrument thieves as among the most degenerate scum prowling…
Michael Cleveland took home his sixth strait IBMA award for Fiddle Player of the Year, and his band Flamekeeper walked away…
Last week, Brance posted a few photos of Mountain Heart performing with Tony Rice at the Keith Case suite on Wednesday…
Many have been wondering what is to become of the music industry with the seeming demise of the CD as a…
IBMA is mostly an old family homecoming, but there are a few bad apples in the barrel, so to speak. It…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
