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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.
Happy New Year, friends and readers! 2024 is here at last. It’s one of those special every four years in the…
Jim Rae, a former research scientist and faculty member at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, who contributed mightily to the groundwork…
We reported earlier this week on fiddler Glen Duncan’s very scary week before Christmas, and the remarkable recovery he has made…
This article marks the second of what we expect will be regular contributions from Bluegrass Canada, the bluegrass music association of…
Among the 2024 inductees into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame is Tulsa fiddler Shelby Eicher, who had dedicated his professional…
Dave Freeman, bluegrass and old time music archivist, record label owner, and historian, has died at 84 years of age. He…
Peter Thompson, noted California bluegrass DJ and former concert organizer, recently e-mailed out a copy of Woody Guthrie’s New Years resolutions…
Popular Nashville fiddler, songwriter, and producer Glen Duncan is recovering from a series of strokes suffered on December 20. He is…
Mason Via and Waverly Leonard at Moore’s Knob (12/23/23) – photo © Shane Sargent A Christmas bluegrass proposal! And an extra…
Well… that didn’t take long. Just a week ago we shared that Dale Thomas was stepping away from his banjo role…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
