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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.
Most of you should be familiar with Disc Makers, the company that provides CD replication services to unsigned artists. Recently they…
David Russell with The Bluegrass Journal reports that this past weekend’s benefit concert for Ernie Thacker was a great success. It…
The Gibson company has set up a Memorial Fund for the family of Charlie Derrington, whose tragic death in a highway…
This past weekend marked the 30th anniversary of Stompin’ 76, a huge music festival held near Galax, VA. Estimates of the…
This post is a contribution from Richard Thompson, a founding member of the British Bluegrass Music Association. He is also a…
The following is a contribution from luthier and resophonic guitarist Brad Harper. This post has been adapted from a post that…
Charlie Derrington’s tragic death in a senseless accident on Tuesday night has received some attention in The Tennessean, the primary daily…
Episode #40 features an interview with banjo player and band leader Sammy Shelor. We’ve interviewed Sammy before, but felt like it…
Update 8/04, 8:45 a.m.: Owing to a number of reader requests, we have enabled commenting for Megan’s post. Comments are moderated,…
Charlie Derrington, long time employee of the Gibson company and a noted luthier, was killed last night while riding his motorcycle…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
